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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033590 | Tractor An object is to provide an assist grip for an operator to easily ride on/off an operation section. An assist grip 31 for supporting a weight of an operator riding on/off an operation section 4 is disposed in front of a steering wheel 11 s... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7604277 | Working vehicle equipped with assist grip A working vehicle comprises a dashboard, a boss and an assist grip. The boss is provided on the dashboard so as to have a surface in which a hole is opened. The assist grip is provided with a flange, and provided with a base portion extended from the flange. The ass... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7549693 | Tractor An object is to provide an assist grip for an operator to easily ride on/off an operation section. An assist grip for supporting a weight of an operator riding on/off an operation section is disposed in front of a steering wheel so as to overlap steering wheel when ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7452021 | Tractor An object is to provide an assist grip for an operator to easily ride on/off an operation section. An assist grip for supporting a weight of an operator riding on/off an operation section is disposed in front of a steering wheel so as to overlap steering wheel when ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7347470 | Mechanism for securing a grab handle to an armrest An armrest assembly secured to a substrate comprising an armrest having a cavity and at least one tee lock, a grab handle having a least one side wing, and wherein the grab handle is secured to the cavity of the armrest by operatively engaging the at least tee lock ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7090278 | Grip handle at passenger seat in automobile A grip handle at a passenger seat in an automobile includes an instrument panel having at least one hole formed therethrough in front of the passenger seat, a core, made of hard plastic, including at least one insert hole formed therethrough, into which an insert bo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7014255 | Industrial vehicle An industrial vehicle has a body, a hood and an armrest. The hood is installed on or above the body and has an end. The end is a pivotal axis around which the hood is pivoted so that the hood is opened and closed to the body. The armrest is installed on or above the... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6761390 | Golf cart footrest A golf cart footrest including horizontal footrest bars mounted between two steel endplates, which are attached to steel golf cart mounting brackets. The mounting brackets can be mounted through existing holes in the canopy frame of a golf cart or appropriate holes ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6612636 | Hand reference for control panel of utility vehicle A hand reference for a control panel of a utility vehicle provides a gripping handle for an operator to adjust controls without observing the controls. The hand reference assists in steadying the operator's hand when fine tuning adjustments on the control... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6523879 | Four-wheeled utility vehicle A four-wheeled utility vehicle has a driver's and passenger's compartment having open front and lateral sides, and an assist grip (32) that can be grasped by a passenger seated in a natural position on a passenger seat (4b). The assist grip (32) includes ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6431643 | Motor vehicle grab handle A motor vehicle (1) with a grab handle (6), for a passenger compartment (12). The grab handle (6) is secured to a support, such as a roof panel (14), via a pair of pivot points (16) so that the grab handle (6) may be rotated (3) to extend away from the su... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6131979 | Van hand rail A safety hand grip for use in entering and exiting the cargo door of a van or similar vehicle comprising a pair of mounting brackets, one securable to the floor of the vehicle the other securable to the sidewall of the vehicle, and a pole that is detachab... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5975606 | Grip handle assembly and method of assembling same A passenger assist handle for use in an automobile includes a handle pivotably mounted to a base and biased in an non-use position by a helical torsion spring. The base has an upstanding mounting block for pivotably retaining the handle and a mounting cli... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5649735 | Passenger car cell with load-bearing shell structure A passenger cell for a passenger car with a load bearing shell structure. The A-pillar and the adjoining lateral roof frame each have a two-part longitudinal profile. The two longitudinal profile parts are arranged at a distance from each other and an inn... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5519917 | Mounting device for a front mounted removable handle and the like A handle (12) mounted to a support bracket (34) underlying a headliner (10) through two mounting devices (11). Each mounting device (11) includes a T-shaped end section (24) of a U-shaped spring metal strap (22) of the handle having a T-end that engages a... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5497846 | Hand support for tractor controls A face plate to be affixed to the interior of the operator's cab of an agricultural tractor around the electronic control devices within the reach of the operator is disclosed wherein the face plate is provided with an outwardly projecting hand brace affi... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5440783 | Assist strap An assist strap is made of a flexible exoskeleton of a tubular shape which overlies a tubular core to provide a strong yet cushioned strap. Opposite ends of the strap are held by clamps which in turn are secured to a vehicle for attaching the strap to a v... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5285551 | Assist strap An assist strap is made of a flexible exoskeleton of a tubular shape which overlies a high density foam core to provide a strong yet cushioned strap. Opposite ends of the strap are held by clamps which in turn are secured to a vehicle for attaching the st... | 02/15/1994 |
| 4912808 | Occupant assist strap and installation method An assist strap is provided for attachment within spaced apart apertures on a vehicle body. The strap has mounting portions at the end thereof which space the strap from the vehicle body. Attaching legs are provided on each of the mounting portions and ar... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4794668 | Assist strap termination structure A termination structure for an assist strap includes a rectangular, ring-like mounting bracket used to secure an end of the assist strap and a generally U-shaped assist strap termination piece to a vehicle. The termination piece, which has first and secon... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4626016 | Structural aid for facilitating egress from a vehicle A structural aid for assisting an occupant of a vehicle in rising from a seated position in the vehicle to a standing position outside the vehicle is disclosed. The structural aid includes sleeve means mounted in a door frame of the automobile and a handl... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4530517 | Instrument panel structure of automotive vehicle An instrument panel structure of an automotive vehicle, comprising an upper panel member having a rear end portion extending laterally or transversely of the vehicle, and a protective pad assembly covering and upwardly protruding from the upper surface of... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4373229 | Fastening system for assist straps and the like An improved fastening system for automobile assist straps and the like using a threaded fastener having deep recesses on the surface which bears upon the strap component to be secured. The strap component has correlative ridges which mate with the recesse... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4357734 | Stand-off mounting system for assist straps A vehicle assist strap having a central metal core with exposed ends which are secured to a vehicle body via an anti-rotation member. The anti-rotation member is completely concealed by covers which also conceal the fasteners and the ends of the strap. Si... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4356592 | Vehicle assist strap A vehicle assist strap, and more particularly, an improved assist strap having a central metal core with formed ends which cooperate with covers for concealing fasteners utilized for fastening the assist strap to a surface of the vehicle. The covers are l... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4266318 | Hand rail assembly A hand rail assembly (10, 110) including a graspable portion (14, 114) connected at spaced portions, such as ends (15, 18), to a support wall (11) with at least one of the connections (16, 116) being breakable by inadvertent application of high force to t... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4169623 | Hand rails extensibly mounted in guide tubes at the rear of a van or trailer Extensible hand rails are adjustably mounted in vertical guide tubes positioned at the rear of a van or trailer. These hand rails may be moved into retracted positions and held in this position so that the tops of the hand rails will lie flush with the fl... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4073036 | Multi-way grab rail A multi-way grab handle, particularly useful for vehicles such as trucks, is disclosed to comprise a base structure and a plurality of handhold structures. The device may be oriented to provide a pair of horizontally disposed handholds and a pair of verti... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4072339 | High ground clearance passenger vehicle handle apparatus A `U`-shaped handle member is secured to the door post of a high ground clearance passenger vehicle to extend into the interior of the vehicle at an angle. The handle member is secured to the door post at a point along its vertical length to be graspable ... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4067602 | Grip attachment for vehicles A fastening arrangement for a handle strip consisting of band-shaped high tensile material at an inner sheet metal wall of a motor vehicle passenger space by a clamping-type fastener, whereby a form-lockingly interengaging connection preventing rotation o... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4023827 | Operator positioning grab handles Grab handles positioned above and slightly in front of the operator's seat. The handles each having a major plane, which intercept behind the operator's seat. Each handle is secured to the roll-over protective structure or frame work of the cab. This is a... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4021072 | Inner door pull for automobiles The specification discloses an automobile inner door pull having an elongated body of a resilient molded plastic material which contains a reinforcing longitudinal metal insert and a longitudinal cavity for a rich cushiony feel.... | 05/03/1977 |