William L Townsend

US Patent:

47921838, Dec 20, 1988

Filed:

Oct 29, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/114041

Inventors:

William R. Townsend - Lombard IL

International Classification:

A47B 8302

US Classification:

297163

Abstract:

A desk for use in automobiles is pivotally secured to a head rest of an automobile seat for selective angular adjustment. A pair of support arms are pivotally connected at one end to an elongated base secured to the head rest. A pair of cam locks secure the support arms for pivotal adjustment and maintain the arms in the selected adjusted position. A second pair of cam locks at opposite ends of the support arms pivotally mount a planar desk surface for selective angular adjustment. An elongated edge strip has a pair of spaced curved slots and is secured to a leading edge of the planar desk surface for movement to a raised or a lowered position. The desk is intended for use by back seat occupants of an automobile.

US Patent:

62099353, Apr 3, 2001

Filed:

Jul 23, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/359972

Inventors:

Andrew R. Kavc - Rochester Hills MI
William G. Gondert - Troy MI
Chad C. Baslock - Waterford MI
Gerald Thompson - Southfield MI
Jesse A. Harris - Waterford MI
Jonathan P. Varnhagen - West Bloomfield MI
Glenn T. Nomi - Ballwin MO
William C. Townsend - Highland MI
James L. Arnone - Chesterfield Township MI

Assignee:

DaimlerChrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI

International Classification:

B60R 1924

US Classification:

293155

Abstract:

The present invention provides an adjustable fascia for a bumper of a vehicle which has an upper fascia member and a lower fascia member detachably connected to the upper fascia member. The lower member can be adjusted relative to the upper member to maintain the uniformity and consistency of the gap. In another aspect of the present invention, the adjustable fascia has an upper fascia member having an upper series of alternating indentations and protrusions positioned along a face of the upper fascia. Likewise, the lower fascia member has a lower series of alternating indentations and protrusions. The lower series is positioned on a face of the lower fascia and is adapted to physically communicate with the upper series such that the indentations of the lower series receive the protrusions of the upper series and the indentations of the upper series receive the protrusions of the lower series. A fastener is provided to draw the lower series toward the upper series thereby affixing the upper fascia in place after it has been adjusted.