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Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.

Lacks Industries, Inc.

Thomas J Hawkins

Jack A Phillion

Frank R Wurtz

A dry eraser is disclosed including an eraser body having an upper region and a lower region, a layer of erasing material having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion affixed to the lower region of the eraser body, at least one socket on the upper region for accommodating at least a portion of a writing utensil, and a magnetic member operatively engaged to the eraser body between the top portion of the layer of erasing material and the upper region of the eraser body.

Magnetic mount dry eraser for accommodating writing utensils

A deployment door (24) for an inflatable air bag (18) has a door panel (80), a hinge (84), and first and second stress risers (128,192). The first stress riser (128) ruptures under stress induced in the door panel (80) upon movement of the air bag (18) forcefully against the door panel (80). The hinge (84) supports the door panel (80) for pivotal movement about an axis (190) when the first stress riser (128) has been ruptured. The hinge (84) includes a pivotal hinge leaf (150) having opposite side edges (180,182). One of the side edges (180) extends alongside the axis (190). The other side edge (182) is skewed relative to the axis (190). The second stress riser (192) ruptures under stress induced in the pivotal hinge leaf (150) when the door panel (80) pivots about the axis (190).

Air bag deployment door

A deployment door assembly (30) covers an inflatable air bag (12) in a vehicle. The deployment door assembly (30) is a part which has a panel portion (32) and a base portion (36). The panel portion (32) has a peripheral edge surface (74), and includes a deployment door (34) which is spaced fully from the peripheral edge surface (74). The base portion (36) directs the inflating air bag (12) to move outward toward the deployment door (34). The base portion (36) includes corrugated walls (180-186) which surround the deployment door (34) and project inward from the panel portion (32).

Deployment door assembly

A wind operated generator is disclosed herein having a stationary frame or base rotatably supporting at least four sets of pivotal blades intended to be driven by impinging wind currents. Each set of blades operate in unison for opening and closing air passageways between adjacent ones of the blades as the sets of blades rotate about a common vertical axis. A wind direction sensor is provided which moves into the direction of the wind and electro-mechanical or electrical interface networks operably couple the wind direction sensor to the respective sets of blades whereby the blades are responsive to wind direction so as to be properly feathered to propel the sets of blades. By employment of the interface network, those blades that are in position to actuate or rotate the windmill will receive the full force of the wind while other blades which are not in a position to accomplish the proper operation will be turned to permit passage of the wind thereby.

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Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

Thomas J Hawkins