Abstract: A lid support releasably locks a casket lid in an open position relative to a casket body. A curved arm with a curved slot is pivotably connected at one end to the lid and the other end having a circular opening at the adjacent end of the slot. A follower has a stem disposed in the slot and is movable therein as the lid is moved between its open and closed position. A tubular boss coupled with the stem is adapted to enter the circular opening under the influence of a spring to releasably lock the lid in its open position. Upon depressing the stem against the bias of the spring, the boss is adapted to be withdrawn from the opening and the stem is adapted to enter the slot to permit the lid to be moved to its closed position.

Abstract: An arresting device for a hinged component such as a window or roof hatch of a motor vehicle has a peg mounted to a first member, which in turn is pivotally mounted to the hinged component or to the frame for the hinged component. A guide rail is pivotally mounted to the other one of the frame or the hinged component and has a slot in which the peg slides. A gate is slidably mounted to the guide rail and also has a slot in which the peg slides. The slots in the guide rail and the gate each have at least one recess formed in their sides which are selectively alignable such that the peg can move into the aligned recesses. At least the recess on the guide rail has a notch formed at one end to positively hold the peg. Preferably, the gate and/or guide rail are spring biased so that the peg will move into the recesses when they are aligned. When the recesses are not aligned, the side of the slot on the gate covers the recess on the guide rail, and vice-versa, preventing the peg from moving into the recesses.

Abstract: A cover assembly for an automobile has a case and a rotary shaft mounted within the case. The case can form an integral component of the automobile bumper and can be either curved or straight. The rotary shaft onto which a cover is rotated can also be straight or curved. The cover assembly includes an operating mechanism which features an assembly for curving the rotary shaft and devices for extending or shortening the rotary shaft. The operating mechanism also includes a bearing assembly that provides the shaft with freedom of movement in a vertical direction and in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. A cap is pivotably supported to the case and the cover assembly includes a locking device for securing the cap in place. The cover has a main sheet and an auxiliary sheet, with the auxiliary sheet designed for securement with the locking device such that the main sheet can cover above and below the case.

Abstract: A cover for a stowage compartment can pivot about a pivot axis running along the lower edge of the stowage compartment. On a stay projecting into the stowage compartment it has an eye, which engages in a guide on one side wall of the stowage compartment. This guide narrows towards the end at the opening side so that the eye is increasingly braked by clamping action as the cover is opened.

Abstract: A lid support rod for holding open the lid of a storage container is comprised of a first plate member, second and third plate members and a central pin member disposed between the first plate member and the second and third plate members. The second plate member is pivotally mounted on the pin member so as to be rotatable about the axis thereof and cooperates with the stationary first plate member to form a hinge. An elongated support rod is pivotally attached at one end thereof to the second plate member and is free to rotate relative to the second plate member so that the rod has three degrees of freedom of movement to engage the container lid at essentially any desired position thereon.

Abstract: A safety latch for the hinged lid of an open-top container includes an elongated, curved latching bar secured at one end to the lid and extending through a bracket secured to the side of the container with a latching pin extending through one wall of the container and supported by the bracket and extending into selected ones of a plurality of notches along the curved face of the latching bar.

Abstract: A flat, plate-like member of resilient synthetic plastic has one end pivotally connected to a stud affixed to the inner end wall surface of one luggage shell. One of a pair of elongated, parallel curved slots formed in the plate is received onto a second stud affixed to the other luggage parts such that when the two luggage parts are opened or closed on each other, the stud will slide along and be guided by the slot. The second stud has cross-sectional dimensions larger than the slot width which distends the plastic material between the two slots producing a resilient clamping action on the stud.

Abstract: A first version includes a flat, plate-like member of resilient synthetic plastic having one end pivotally connected to a stud affixed to the inner end wall surface of one luggage shell. One of a pair of elongated, parallel curved slots formed in the plate is received onto a second stud affixed to the other luggage parts such that when the two luggage parts are opened or closed on each other, the stud will slide along and be guided by the slot. The second stud has cross-sectional dimensions larger than the slot width which distends the plastic material between the two slots producing a resilient clamping action on the stud.A second version includes a metal plate with an end pivotally connected to a stud on the inner surface of one shell. A slot in the plate is received onto a stud on the other luggage shell such that the stud will slide along and be guided by the slot. A thickened ear is located immediately adjacent the slot as a stop.