Textron Corporation

Hayes Brake, LLC

Other

Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.

Scott A Walterman

James A Buckley

Donald D Brown

James M Criscuolo

Terry Lou Reese

Susan R Lang, Legal Representative

Brian Bigsby

Traci J Barron

Joseph A Lang

Seat inserts and methods of manufacturing seat inserts are disclosed. An example seat insert includes a frame. A first base panel is coupled to the frame, and a second base panel is coupled to the frame. The second base panel is joined to the first base panel. The first base panel is positioned at a first incline and the second base panel is positioned at a second incline to provide an inclined support for a child. A relative length of at least one of the first base panel or the second base panel is adjustable to adjust angles of inclination of the first base panel and the second base panel.

Child seat inserts and methods of manufacture

A golf car having a hydraulic fluid brake system. The hydraulic fluid brake system is implemented as a disk brake system which is responsive to hydraulic fluid pressure generated from a master cylinder. A brake pedal and associated linkage provides input to a master cylinder to generate a hydraulic fluid pressure to control a brake caliper assembly. The brake pedal has a range of travel, where a first portion of the range defines a service mode of operation and a second portion of the range defines a parking mode of operation. In the parking mode of operation, the brake pedal and linkage engages a detent to maintain application of the brake to provide a parking mode of operation. An accumulator in the brake system provides an input force to maintain hydraulic fluid pressure sufficient to retain a parking mode of operation.

Golf car having disk brakes and single point latching brake

A hydraulic brake system includes a hydraulic accumulator that stores much of the energy generated upon brake pedal depression. The stored energy can be used to maintain the brakes in their fully engaged state and to help return an applied brake pedal to its released position, in which case return fluid flow to the master cylinder is damped to avoid undesirable severe kickback of the brake pedal. A booster is provided to automatically boost the energy storage capacity of the accumulator during normal brake and hold cycles in order to provide sufficient energy accumulation to compensate for relatively severe pressure drops occurring, e.g., during prolonged periods of storage at extremely low temperatures. The booster may comprise an indexing arm that is acted upon by the system's brake pedal to selectively move a variable thickness spacer on the indexing arm into and out of engagement with the accumulator.

Brake system having boosted hydraulic accumulator

A hydraulic brake system () for a vehicle such as a golf car or the like uses the same brakes () and same brake pedal () for both service braking and park and hold braking. The brakes () are selectively engaged, locked in their engaged position, and released using an integrated control assembly including a brake pedal (), an accelerator pedal (), and a brake pedal locking mechanism (). The brake pedal locking mechanism () is configured to automatically latch the brake pedal () in a locked position thereof and to automatically unlatch the brake pedal () from its locked position upon either subsequent movement of the brake pedal () into an overtravel position or subsequent actuation of the accelerator pedal (). In addition, a hydraulic accumulator () stores part of the energy generated upon brake pedal depression and consequent manual actuation of a master cylinder () of the system to maintain the brakes () in their fully engaged state when the brake pedal () is latched. The stored energy can also be used to help return an applied brake pedal () to its released position, in which case return fluid flow to the master cylinder () is damped to avoid undesirable severe kickback of the brake pedal. The accumulator () preferably comprises a modular spring and retainer assembly that can be preassembled separately from the remainder of the system and subsequently mounted on the system as a unit.

Brake system having hydraulic accumulator and/or combined service brake and park and hold brake

A golf car having a frame supported on a plurality of wheels, a pedal system, and a pedal arm assembly operably coupled to the pedal system for actuating either a brake system or drive system of the golf car. The pedal arm assembly includes an arm pivotally coupled at least indirectly to the frame and a pedal member extending therefrom. The pedal arm assembly is injection molded such that the arm and the pedal member are integrally molded as a single member that is generally resistant to corrosion. The pedal arm assembly may also include an internal reinforcement member that is encapsulated within the pedal arm assembly for improved structural rigidity.

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Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

Scott A Walterman