Lear Donnelly Overhead Systems, L.l.c.

Cascade Engineering, Inc.

Herman Miller, Inc.

Prince Corporation

Dean T Miller

Steven Jerome Caruso

John Fredric Aldrich

Jerome Carmel Caruso

Brian G Parker

Douglas A Fischer

Andrew Keith Hector

Thomas William Granzow

Linda R Umlor

Richard Thomas Peek

Nels R Smith

Kim L Van Order

Benjamin Edinger

Richard J Weber

Douglas C Miller

Mark R Litke

Chad D Aerts

Walter M Weiland

James R Kilduff

Brian Begg

Joseph A Bollo, Jr

Michael A Barrett

Peter E Mack

Cameron Courtwright

John F Mola

David Emerling

Jeffrey W Miles

Guy L Samuels, Jr

Adam Canni

Donald A Kosheba

A waste cart includes a container having first and second wall portions, and first and second openings defined by the wall portions to receive and support a grab bar. The container includes at least one positioning element to constrain the lateral movement of the grab bar. During assembly, the first end of the grab bar is inserted through the opening in the first sidewall, and the grab bar is pivoted to align the grab bar with the opening in the second sidewall. During the pivoting of the grab bar, the first positioning element is deformed. The second end of the grab bar is inserted into the opening in the second sidewall, allowing the first positioning element to snap back to its original, non-deformed orientation. When the grab bar is installed, the positioning elements are positioned at the outer ends of the grab bar.

Waste container with snap-in grab bar

Cart wheel

A seating structure includes a plurality of boss structures arranged in a pattern and a plurality of web structures joining adjacent boss structures within the pattern. At least some of the web structures are spaced apart such that they define openings therebetween. Adjacent rows of said web structures are spaced or staggered.

Seating structure having flexible support surface

A seating structure includes a plurality of boss structures arranged in a pattern and a plurality of web structures joining adjacent boss structures within the pattern. At least some of the web structures are non-planar and at least some adjacent web structures are spaced apart such that they define openings therebetween. In another aspect, the seating structure includes a plurality of boss structures arranged in a pattern and defining a support surface and a plurality of web structures joining adjacent boss structures within the pattern. At least some adjacent web structures are spaced apart and shaped such that they define substantially non-circular openings therebetween when viewed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the support surface. A reinforced frame is also provided.

A soft-touch drawer pull including a substantially rigid substrate and a rubber-like plastic attached to the outer surface of the substrate. The substrate preferably includes teeth or catches on an inner surface that interact with corresponding recesses or holes on a drawer unit or other article to allow the drawer pull to be easily secured to the unit or article. Preferably, the drawer pull further includes catches that interact with snaps on a drawer to further secure the drawer pull to the drawer.

Soft-touch drawer pull

An energy dissipation assembly is provided for dissipating energy between a vehicle component and a vehicle sheet metal member. The assembly includes a collapsible crash box forming a central aperture therethrough for receiving the vehicle component. The collapsible crash box includes a plurality of collapsible levels oriented concentrically with respect to the central aperture. A sufficient impact against the component causes collapse of the plurality of levels between the component and the sheet metal member, thereby dissipating energy of the impact.

Crash box component holder

A console and method of installing a console for a motor vehicle or the like including a passenger cabin. The console includes an accessory module for use by occupants of the vehicle and has a housing with fasteners adapted to mount the console within the vehicle cabin. A chamber having an open side is formed in the console and receives an accessory module. At least a portion of the housing comprises an expanded polymeric material, preferably expended polypropylene, to provide a soft surface within the vehicle cabin. A decorative skin covers a surface of the housing that confronts the vehicle cabin in another embodiment

Vehicle soft console with interchangeable accessory bins and in-molded skin and fastener

A vehicle overhead console assembly includes a console body with a door pivotally attached to the console body. The door is pivotally movable between open and closed positions. A navigation display unit is connected to the door such that the navigation display unit is exposed for viewing by a vehicle occupant when the door is in the open position, and hidden from view when the door is in the closed position.

Vehicle overhead console with flip down navigation unit

A vehicle sun visor according to the invention includes a frame defining an open-top channel and a track assembly mounted to the frame in the channel. The track assembly includes a planar central portion and depending parallel sidewalls. Each track sidewall is hinged to the central portion for hinged articulation of the sidewalls relative the central portion prior to assembly within the frame. Further, each track sidewall has at least one inwardly directed flange forming at least one track. An extender blade is mounted in the at least one track for sliding movement from a retracted position substantially within the track assembly to an extended position wherein the extender blade at least partially extends from the track assembly.

Slide-out visor

A vehicle accessory has a mounting wall with an elongated slot which slideably receives a snap-in fastener which is fixed in the orthogonal direction of installation of the snap-in fastener. The fastener cooperates with an elongated slot formed in a vehicle support structure which slot extends orthogonally to the slot in the vehicle accessory such that the fastener can be moved into alignment on two axes to align with the aperture in the vehicle for insertion of the fastener and installation of the accessory.

Adjustable fastener

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Wyoming, MI, United States of America

Dean T Miller