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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 5855408 | Ingress and egress handle assembly An ingress/egress handle assembly for a vehicle is pivoted between a stowed position and an assist position. The handle assembly is mounted to first and second brackets by way of first and second cams and first and second leaf springs. The cams and leaf s... | 01/05/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5403064 | Attachment parts such as hand grips, sun visors or the like for the interior of a vehicle An attachment part for the interior of a vehicle, such as a hand grip (31) or sun visor (33, 37), has a receiving housing (4) adapted to grip over a bearing bracket (6) which is to be fastened to an attachment wall of the vehicle. The attachment part is s... | 04/04/1995 |
| 4981323 | Assist strap for a modular headliner A modular headliner includes an assist strap for mounting to the modular headliner to the vehicle body structure and includes an assist strap fastening means. The fastening means extends to engage a vehicle body adjacent an opening defined by a vehicle bo... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4862554 | Safstrap A lightweight strap with a handle at one end of the strap for grasping and a heavy duty hook snap and "D" ring configuration at the other end. The snap hook to be inserted through a handle or other aperture in a tractor trailer door and snapped to the "D"... | 09/05/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4570545 | Connecting means for a stanchion in a railway car A stub post is connected between the roof and ceiling of a railway car. A stanchion is fixed to the stub post and slip fitted into a cup secured to the top of an aisle seat. An adapter unit attached to the stub post is provided to receive the top end of t... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4502181 | Mount for automotive loop strap that pivots on horizontal axis A mount 10 that allows a loop strap 11 to pivot on a horizontal axis between vertical and horizontal positions uses a fixed pivot pin 15 arranged on the horizontal axis for supporting loop strap 11. A sheet metal sleeve 16 wraps loosely around pivot pin 1... | 03/05/1985 |
| 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 |
| 3992832 | Stairway safety suspension support means Stairway safety suspension support means that includes overhead means and extending along the stairway above the flight of stairs, from which are suspended successively a plurality of depending loops of flexible strand means with the bottoms of the loops ... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3931770 | Passenger hand assist rail for transit vehicle A hand assist rail for a transit vehicle comprises an aluminum extrusion of Y cross sectional shape with a bulbous, preferably laterally offset, bottom portion shaped for gripping by hand of a passenger standing in the aisle of such vehicle. A resilient c... | 01/13/1976 |
