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Crispy Chip Sandwich and Process of Producing a Sandwich Product
A food product comprising a multilayer cookie or snack having outer layers formed from a crispy type edible food product such as a potato chip or corn chip, etc. with an intermediate marshmallow layer being in contact with the inner surface of each crispy chip and one or more filler substances.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5562306 | Adjustable steering device An adjustable steering device for motor vehicles has a steering spindle which can be axially displaced in at least one jacket tube by way of an adjusting device, The adjusting device is provided with an operable adjusting element which holds the steering ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5553887 | Inflatable restraint modular housing with deployment directing feature An inflatable restraint housing for enclosing an air cushion assembly and securing the assembly within a vehicle is provided. The one-piece housing is formed of thermoplastic material and includes an inboard and outboard half hingedly secured together and... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5547039 | Security and safety interlocks for a loader A front end loader is provided with a seat switch that is closed when an operator sits in a seat and a seat belt switch that is closed when a seat belt is fastened. Closure of the seat switch enables a programmable controller which begins executing a prog... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5544916 | Two piece inflator housing An inflator for an air bag-type passenger restraint system for a motor vehicle includes two cup-shaped members which are joined to form chambers for a gas generator and activating devices for activating the gas generator. The two members are coupled by th... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5542702 | Pressurized gas inflator for vehicle occupant protection systems A pressurized gas inflator suited for side impact airbags comprises an elongated cylindrical bottle having a closed end and an open end defining an outlet opening. A diaphragm is sealed across the open end of the bottle to form a chamber containing pressu... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5538279 | Collision-protection device for vehicle passengers Collision-protection devices for vehicle passengers, are disclosed which include a gas cushion which is connected to a gas generator and inflates under sensor control in the event of an accident and hence protects the body of a vehicle passenger from a co... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5509496 | Lawn and garden tractor hydrostatic foot control system A mechanism for controlling the direction and speed of an off-road vehicle having a frame, an operator seat, a steering wheel, an engine and a variable speed transmission coupled for driving at least one of a plurality of ground wheels. The mechanism comp... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5505475 | Attachable apparatus for unlocking adjustable suspensions An apparatus which is attachable to and operable for unlocking existing, adjustable suspension systems. The apparatus comprises: a housing; a securing member for securing the housing on a suspension system actuating member; a spring member positioned in t... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5498018 | Wheel suspension A wheel suspension for an axle of a motor vehicle, particularly a McPherson front axle, has a transverse control arm and a pivotally connected tension strut, the transverse control arm being held on the wheel carrier by way of a joint, and the body-side b... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5496066 | Safety device for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle body A safety device for the passenger compartment of a passenger car comprises a cushion plate, which is mounted in the front part of the vehicle on the knee level and is displaceable by drive means toward the knees of the passenger. In a simple embodiment th... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5489115 | Active suspension system In a vehicle suspension system including a hydraulic actuator between a sprung mass consisting substantially of a vehicle body and an unsprung mass consisting substantially of a wheel, a force proportional to but opposite in phase to an inertia force acti... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5487563 | Pretensioner for vehicle seat belt systems A pretensioner for vehicle seat belt systems comprises a belt-pulling member connected to a belt system component, a driving device for moving the belt-pulling member along a predetermined path in a direction to apply pretension to the belt, and a return-... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5486019 | Automotive vehicle including a security arrangement provided with an inflatable protective bag The invention concerns an automotive vehicle. This vehicle comprises a dashboard (26), steering control handles (28) distanced from the dashboard (26), the dashboard comprising a compartment (32) closed by a flap (34) and in which is arranged a protective... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5484161 | Adjustable mounting for suspension strut An adjustable mount for the upper end of a motor vehicle suspension strut located in a bush (12) wherein a flange (22) is located between a clamping plate (13) and a face plate (14) with studs (17) passing from the clamping plate through enlarged aperture... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5482321 | Subframe cross member A cross member for a motor vehicle subframe is disposed between at least two adjoining sides extending lengthwise of the vehicle as a receptacle for a wheel suspension. The cross member comprises two supports of identical configuration, located in a trans... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5482319 | Passenger protection device for an automotive vehicle A passenger protection device of an automotive vehicle which includes a steering support member for supporting a steering column and extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle in an instrument panel. A knee protector is disposed in the instrumen... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5482313 | Passive restraint system for a vehicle occupant using an air bag In a passive restraint system for a vehicle occupant using an inflatable air bag, an open base end of the air bag is clamped between an air bag housing for accommodating the air bag in its folded state and an inflator housing for receiving an inflator for... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5478103 | Suspension system for automobile A rear end of a torsion bar is fixed to a distal portion of a spring plate so that the rear end of the torsion bar is in a position other than front to rear direction of a cross member. Thus, when a load is applied to the suspension system in the front to... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5478111 | Dynamic burn vents for the cushion of an air bag module An improved device for controlling the rate at which gas is exhausted from an air bag cushion which is used in passenger vehicles. A novel gas vent is incorporated into the material from which the air bag is made, The vent comprises a dynamic vent that is... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5476251 | Axle bracket providing improved support A bracket for fastening an axle housing to a suspension beam of a vehicle comprises a base with a pair of upwardly extending opposing walls. The base is configured to be secured to the lower portion of the axle housing and is provided with apertures for r... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5476288 | Safety belt system and adjusting device therefor A safety belt adjusting device adapted to be secured to a three point safety belt. The safety belt adjustment device includes a pair of parallel and spaced apart rods having a threaded portion at one end, and an enlarged head opposite the threaded portion... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5474325 | Slide-in protective cover for passenger airbag module The sidewalls of a reaction canister for a passenger-side airbag module define a pair of opposed, parallel channels on their inner surfaces. A protective cover in the form of a thin rectangular plastic body has two opposite edges thickened to form lobes. ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5474328 | Stored gas hybrid driver inflator A gas generator apparatus for an air bag is provided and includes a pressure container for receiving a high pressure, highly compressed gas. The container includes an opening closed by a seal. While the seal, by itself, would not withstand the pressure in... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5474323 | Passenger air bag module with snap-attachment deployment cover An improved passenger air cushion module having a module cover which snap-fit engages to a corresponding complementary module reaction canister which eliminates the need for fasteners or retaining clips and brackets when assembling the cover to the canist... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5474324 | Tethered cover airbag system An airbag system for motor vehicles and the like includes an inflatable airbag contained in a housing having a protective cover normally closing a panel opening aligned with an open end of the airbag housing. The cover is bodily movable away from the open... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5472233 | Air bag device for passenger seat An air bag device for a passenger seat includes an air bag 1 stored in a folded state, an inflator 3, a case 5 for enclosing and storing the inflator 3 in the rear portion thereof and the air bag 1 in the front portion thereof respectively, and a cover me... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5470099 | One-piece steering wheel assembly A method and steering wheel assembly having a steering wheel comprising a preselected material continuously molded onto at least a driver's side thereof to conceal the air bag when the air bag is mounted to the steering wheel. The preselected material cov... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5470104 | Fluid fueled air bag inflator An apparatus and method for inflating a vehicular inflatable device adaptable to a variety of fuels and oxidants wherein a fluid fuel is burned and mixed with stored, pressurized gas to produce inflation gas containing little or no particulate.... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5470106 | Air bag having a high burst strength The air bag of the present invention having an excellent burst strength is formed from substantially circular bottom and top cloths each consisting of a woven fabric, the bottom cloth is reinforced with an apron formed from a woven fabric, arranged around... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5468019 | Belt pretensioner with a pyrotechnic gas generator The piston of a piston/cylinder unit of a belt pretensioner with a pyrotechnic gas generator is characterized in that the piston is made from a first metallic piston part (12) which is firmly connected with the cable (16) and at least one second piston pa... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5468017 | Auto ignition package for an air bag inflator An inflator (10) for inflating an air bag (12) includes an outer housing (40). A hermetically sealed canister (90) containing disks (110) of gas generating material is located in the outer housing (40). The canister (90) also contains an annular auto igni... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5466001 | Air bag system for an automotive vehicle The head rest is detachably mounted to the seat back of the front seat and the air bag unit with an air bag mounted therein is mounted to the head rest. The air bag is expanded toward the passenger seated on the rear seat in response to an explosion signa... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5465990 | Locking system for a semitrailer sliding undercarriage A pneumatic locking system mounted on a sliding undercarriage of a semitrailer, the semitrailer pulled by a tractor. The locking system is used for securing and releasing a sliding undercarriage from a pair of parallel rails mounted on an underside of the... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5466005 | Motor vehicle An exterior lateral side rail in the area of a passenger compartment is adjoined in the forward structure and/or rearward structure of a vehicle by additional side rails which, in particular, are provided with a right-angle bend. Elements that reinforce t... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5466000 | Flat-lying cutter/ripper foldable into upstanding position during deployment of a vehicle airbag for detaching a deployment door from a panel In a vehicle airbag installation in which a deployment door in a panel becomes detached along a tearable region of the panel for creating an outlet in the panel through which an inflating airbag deploys, apparatus for detaching the deployment door at such... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464252 | Anchor device for seat belt An anchor device for a seat belt for connecting, to a vehicle, a webbing for restraining an occupant to a seat so that a load applied to the webbing is received by the vehicle body. The anchor device includes a frame on which an anchor for locking the web... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5462307 | Supplemental inflation restraint inflator A hybrid air bag inflator is provided including an elongated first pressure chamber storing a compressed gas with first and second apertures; a first membrane sealing the first aperture; a second membrane for sealing the second aperture; a tube fluidly co... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5462308 | Occupant protecting system for vehicle An occupant protecting system for a vehicle includes a triangular shock absorbing member which is accommodated in a folded state within an accommodating casing mounted along a roof rail. The shock absorbing member is held stationarily at its front and rea... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5462303 | Side strut for a lower steering arm of a tractor A side strut 6 for the lower steering arm of a three-point attaching device of a tractor is telescopic and has a first telescopic member 14 and a second telescopic member 15 which are able to carry out relative movements relative to one another along an a... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5462131 | Device for attaching an agricultural implement to a tractor A device which attaches an agricultural implement (2) to a tractor (1), and in addition, establishes a driving connection between the power take-off shaft of the tractor and the drive of the implement has, for this purpose, a drive unit (8) which includes... | 10/31/1995 |
