Abstract: A tiltable ashtray, e.g. for motor vehicles, includes an ash receptacle, a support housing for a lighter and a lighter which are removably disposed in a receiving housing that is tiltably pivotally supported in an external frame receivable in a recess. The ash receptacle, receiving housing and lighter can be removed from the receiving housing and replaced with a storage bin. Detachable clip connectors hold those elements in the receiving housing enabling the bin to replace the other elements, and vice-versa. A contact assembly on a circuit board in the receiving housing is connectable to an electrical system. It includes an electrical contact for the cigarette lighter and an additional contact connection to an electric light in the receiving housing.

Abstract: A storage bag attachable to a wheelchair is pivotable from a stored position against the back of a wheelchair backrest to an accessible position adjacent a wheelchair armrest. Pivoting is accomplished under power of an electric motor which rotates an L-shaped bar supporting the storage bag or similar receptacle. The motor can be reversible for powering the bag in both directions between its stored position and its accessible position, or a return spring or gravity return can operate in the return direction. A manual switch controls the driving motor and is preferably mounted on the wheelchair armrest. Electrical energy for powering the motor can be derived from an auxiliary battery mounted on the wheelchair frame.

Abstract: A tray including a flat horizontal surface, positioned within a frame, with the frame tray adaptable to be positioned atop the dashboard of a vehicle, such as an automobile. There is further provided an attachment of one end of the tray to the windshield via suction cups, and for providing a second pair of suction cups which are adjustable in height to be attachable onto the dashboard, so that the tray can be supported flat during use. There may be further included a trash bag support bracket, and holders for receiving a cup thereinto to maintain the cup in a vertically supported position on the tray.

Abstract: A device for concealing an electronic piece of equipment within a dashboard of a motor vehicle is provided and consists of a cylindrical console having a compartment in one side for holding an electronic piece of equipment therein. The console is rotatively mounted within the dashboard. A mechanism for rotating the console in one direction within the dashboard to conceal the electronic piece of equipment and in an opposite direction within the dashboard to expose the electronic piece of equipment mounted within the console.

Abstract: An equipment rack for vehicles includes a lower support arm extending generally parallel to the rearward bumper of the vehicle and connectable to the vehicle hitch. An upper swinging arm is pivotally connected to the lower arm and includes a horizontally extending portion and a vertical shaft. The upper arm is connected to the lower arm such that the vertical shaft will swing through an arc away from the rearward end of the vehicle. A locking pin is connectable through apertures in the upper and lower arms to lock the upper and lower arms together to prevent swinging movement of the upper arm. Interchangeable brackets are designed for selective connection to the vertical shaft and have supports thereon for various types of equipment.

Abstract: A tray or drawer for mounting beneath a seat in a motor vehicle is mounted on rails so that it can slide out forwards and then tilt to allow access to the interior space of the tray.

Abstract: A bicycle utility carrying rack has a two piece clamp and a separate carrying grid. One clamp piece is bent to form a square-ended head which fits in a channel in the grid. The grid can be assembled to the clamp in one of two mutually perpendicular orientations for flexibility in mounting at various points of a bicycle frame. A single bolt secures the grid to the clamp and once assembled, the grid cannot turn about the bolt to another position unless disassembled from the clamp.

Abstract: An accessory for disposition in an automotive vehicle to support a disposable trash bag, a liquid-containment bottle, and two drinking cups. The trash bag is suspended from a platform that is located below a liftable clamp plate; the plate exerts a clamping pressure on the upper edge areas of the trash bag to retain it in a suspended position. The liquid containment bottle is located equidistantly from the two drinking cups such that the bottle can be swiveled around its central axis to orient a discharge spout above either drinking cup for pouring purposes.

Abstract: A load carrying apparatus that attaches to the existing square tube trailer hitch or receiver of a vehicle which does not need to be affixed to the towing vehicle by its bumper and which may also have an affixable swivel wheel, loading ramps, and tie downs to tie down a load and which may be used as a tilting or dumping device which may be tilted or dumped to either side or the rear.

Abstract: A container is disclosed which is particularly well suited for anchoring to a motorcycle, the container includes: a box provided with a lid, a first bottom and a second bottom; the second bottom hingeably connected to said box; the second bottom having a plurality of openings therein for the connecting of suction cups thereto, having suction cups connected thereto for anchoring the container to the motorcycle.

Abstract: A vehicle roof top carrier having a base which is secured removably to the roof rack of a vehicle. A hard, aerodynamically shaped cover closes over the base, thereby protecting the contents of the carrier from the elements. The base has a plurality of downwardly opened channels to enable the base to fit over the vehicle roof rack and in close proximity to the vehicle roof. Removable fastening devices, protectably disposed within the carrier, secure elements of the rack within the channels to hold the carrier securely and removably in place over the rack. Thus, when the cover, which can be locked to the base, is in its closed position, the means of attachment of the base to the vehicle roof rack is protected from access by unauthorized persons.

Abstract: A spare tire holding apparatus has an arch-like frame and an attached bracket for supporting a tire and wheel thereon. The frame extremities are rotatably mounted on one end of a pair of couplings which in turn have the opposite ends connected to spaced extensions of the end of a body frame of an automotive vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a notepad holder for automobiles which may be mounted directly to the windshield of a car for viewing by the driver during operation of the motor vehicle or for making notes during times when the vehicle is momentarily stopped. The notepad holder includes a base which is removably mounted to the inner surface of the windshield of a motor vehicle by at least two separate mounting locations. The base includes a clamp for removably holding a pad or other writing material, and further includes a compartment for holding a pen or other writing implement.

Abstract: A removable cargo carrier for van-type vehicles, in which the vehicle includes a body, a rear bumper, a rear door assembly and a groove between the perimeter of the door assembly and the van body, includes a cargo box having a number of walls defining an enclosure with a door for providing access to the enclosure. The cargo box is attached to a mounting frame which includes a pair of spaced apart elongated vertical members having rubber caps at the bottom of the members for abutting engagement with the bumper of the van. A lateral flexible strap is connected between the vertical members and the cargo box with a bracket attached at each of its free ends for connection to the door assembly at portions of the groove between the vehicle body and the door assembly at the opposite sides of the door assembly.

Abstract: Several embodiments of a drink holder are designed to replace a conventional ashtray pivotally or slidably mounted in a vehicle.

Abstract: A pivoting cup holder for supporting a beverage container in a vehicle. The cup holder comprises a flat movable drawer which can slide into and out of a retainer set into or below the dashboard or an armrest of an automobile. A semicircular indentation is formed in each side of the drawer. Pivotally mounted to the drawer are a pair of cup rings, each of which is formed with a curved edge complementary to the semicircular indentation. The cup rings are spring-loaded to rotate horizontally to a use position when the drawer is pulled outwardly of the retainer. In the use position the cup rings cooperate with the semicircular indentation to form complete circular retainers for supporting the side wall of a beverage container. The cup holder further comprises a spring loaded bail and cup support which, when the drawer is opened, vertically pivot to a position centered below the circular retainers to brace the bottom surface of the beverage container.

Abstract: A car-top carrier (1) with supporting elements (3) which can be connected to the top of a car and at least one supporting member (2) connected to the car top by the supporting elements, on which at least one holding member (6) for the objects to be transported is disposed, is designed in such a way that the influences of wind-resistance can be diminished in case no object is transported in the car-top carrier. A joint (8) is disposed between the supporting member (2) and the holding member (6), with a swiveling axis (10) of the joint extending transversely to the direction of travel (7), and the holding member (6) can be swiveled between a use position and nonuse position about the axis (10).

Abstract: A tool box assembly for installation in pickup trucks is provided. A pair of tool boxes are pivotally mounted in an enclosed frame for movement between an access position and a secured position. The movement of the tool boxes is driven by a hydraulic system. In the access position, the tool boxes are supported in an open position above the sidewall of the truck. In the secured position, the tool boxes are enclosed completely by the frame which does not extend above the sidewalls of the truck. As the boxes are raised, the lids are opened. When the boxes are lowered, the lids are closed and locked in a closed position.

Abstract: A locking system defined between a stationary support housing defining an interior space to be closed by a closure, and a closure movably mounted upon the stationary support housing between an open, unlocked position and a closed, locked position, includes first and second cams fixedly mounted upon the closure, and a rotatable control element rotatably mounted upon the stationary support housing. When the closure (10) is disposed in its closed, locked position within the stationary support housing (11), the first cam (32) is engaged with a first end (27) of the rotatable control element (25).

Abstract: There is disclosed a fishing pole holder having a tubular sleeve to receive the butt end of a fishing pole and a mounting bracket secured to the sleeve with an adjustable directional plate. The sleeve has a stud with at least one flatted surface which is received in a central, multi-flatted aperture of a mounting clamp, thereby permitting the clamp to be indexed to any of a plurality of orientations on the mounting stud. The directional block is removably secured to the mounting block which is one member of a clamp formed of two blocks. Each of the blocks of the clamp has a central V-groove and these V-grooves are opposed to define a clamp passage therebetween.

Abstract: A holder apparatus, being attachable on a wheelchair frame for holding a catheter bag and the like, includes a pouch defining a rectangular-shaped compartment closed at its bottom and open at its top for permitting a catheter bag to be easily inserted therein or removed therefrom, and attachment components in the form of an elongated pivot rod mounted across the pouch adjacent to the closed bottom thereof and being adapted for mounting the pouch to a portion of a wheelchair frame so as to locate the pouch below and behind the wheelchair seat. The attachment components also include a pair of clamps connected to the opposite ends of the pivot rod and being adjustable for attaching them upon and releasing them from the wheelchair frame portion.

Abstract: A multicompartment storage receptacle is disclosed configured to be mounted between the front seats of an automobile, having a lower compartment member providing large volume compartment, with an upper compartment member functioning as a lid hinged on one side to the lower compartment member. A locking cover for an upper storage compartment is hinged to the opposite side of the upper compartment member from the hinge to the lower compartment member to create an accordion-like unfolding allowing independent access to each compartment. The underside of the cover projects forwardly to be usable as a writing surface, while the top is recessed to form a tray storage space. Circular openings are formed in the upper compartment member at a location aligned with a secondary cavity in the lower compartment member adapted to receive beverage cans and the like disposed in the circular openings.

Abstract: An apparatus for emergency locking of a lid for a glove compartment where the lid is pivotally attached to the opening portion of the glove compartment at the lower end thereof comprises an arm connected to the lid at one end thereof and inserted into an arm receiving hole formed in at least one side wall of the glove compartment. The arm has a first engaging portion disposed at the other free end thereof and engaged with the side wall when the lid is opened. The arm further has a second engaging portion disposed between both ends of the arm. A claw hook is disposed in the vicinity of the lower wall portion of the arm receiving hole and is capable of engaging with the second engaging portion of the arm to prevent the lid from being displaced in the opening direction thereof when the lid is pressed slantingly downwards.

Abstract: A container such as a fuel tank pivotally mounted on a vehicle for movement between an operation position adjacent the vehicle and an assembly position remote from said vehicle. The pivotal movement is accomplished by having a support for the container threadably engaged with a screw spindle supported on the vehicle. The support can swing about the screw spindle and also be moved vertically along the axis of the screw spindle by rotating said screw spindle. The vertical movement serves to bring the container in or out of mesh with a lock mechanism which avoids a further pivot movement in the operation position.

Abstract: A storage apparatus carried inside interior panels of motor vehicles is provided. The apparatus has a storage container which is open towards the interior of the panel and which is movable forwardly and downwardly in through guide levers arranged in a parallelogram. The apparatus overcomes dead center in a closed position flush with the panel and is spring-mounted on first stops through lever arms articulated on the panel at one end and on the storage container at the other end and is further mounted by a spring and shock absorber arrangement cooperating with the guide levels which is lockable on two stops in an opened position projecting from the panel. Specifically, two forward, laterally outer lever arms and a rear, triangularly shaped lever arm disposed parallel to the approximately vertical rear wall of the container are provided, and a spring and bell-crank lever arrangement engages below on a support point mounting on the panel and above on a transverse bar of the triangularly shaped lever arm.

Abstract: A glove compartment in the dashboard of a motor vehicle is closed by a movable door having brackets which carry pins slideably retained in arcuate guide tracks provided in the side walls of the glove compartment. By virtue of the appropriate curvature of guide tracks, the door, while being opened, is able to move along the outer contour of the dashboard and inside of the dashboard. The glove compartment is preferably divided into upper and lower compartments. A spring acts between the compartment and the door and one of the pairs of guide tracks have depressions into which the spring pulls the pins to retain the door in either the fully closed position closing both compartments and a partly closed position opening the upper compartment.

Abstract: A container having a plurality of open-topped receptacles for supporting loaded shopping bags in an upright position. The container is particularly adapted for supporting loaded shopping bags during transportation thereof in a vehicle and comprises: a box which is movable between a first position and a second position and which has open-topped receptacles, each one of which is adapted to receive and support a loaded shopping bag in an upright position; and means for supporting the box between the first and second positions in a vehicle.

Abstract: A storage tray assembly for packaged articles where the tray has a plurality of parallel spaced upstanding panels adapted to engage a packaged article. The tray may be fixed on an angled bracket means or be slidably mounted in the bottom of a housing. The tray also may be pivotally mounted in the bottom of a housing and connected by levers to the housing such that when the front of the housing is opened, the tray is raised to a substantially tilted position and moved forward in the housing. Clamping means may be associated with each panel so as to resiliently engage a packaged article to prevent its rattling in the tray.

Abstract: A foldable vehicle is adapted to be transported in its own container on the back of a motor home, yacht, or the like, or for storage or shipping. The storage container is hingably attached to a motor vehicle, or the like, and has lifting cylinders for swinging the container from a first horizontal loading position to a second vertical storage position. The container is designed to receive a specially designed collapsible vehicle and has means to attach the vehicle to the floor of the container when in a horizontal loading position, and for latching the container with the collapsed vehicle therein to the rear of the motor home in its vertical storage position.

Abstract: A utility platform is described that is attachable to the standard tubular hitch connector of a vehicle. The platform includes a central support beam that is mounted at one end to the tubular hitch connector. The support beam mounts a support panel for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis. A detent assembly interconnects the support beam and panel. It automatically operates to lock the panel in a horizontal carrying position. It is manually operable to unlock the panel and allow it to pivot to a tilted loading position. The panel is centered over the support beam and is substantially balanced thereon when in the horizontal carrying position.