A headrest is adapted to be supported from the window of an automobile or other vehicle. A bracket is hooked at one end to the top edge of a window and is supported to extend downwardly within the vehicle. A head support is adjustably secured to the bracket so that it may be adjusted to a desired height. A window spacer mechanism serves to adjustably vary the spacing between the window's side surface and the bracket, and thereby vary the extent that the head support extends into the vehicle.

A refreshment holder tray for automobiles having a pair of front seat backs separated by a gap, and an arm rest in registry with the gap. The tray is constituted of a front section which seats on the arm rest, a rear section that extends between the backs of the front seats and the rear seat on which it rests, and a narrow neck section which extends through the gap between the front seat backs and connects the front and rear sections of the tray. Apertures for receiving and holding conventional ...

Vehicle having a passenger compartment constituted by a rigid unit, a relatively more deformable front part and rear part. There is provided in front of each front wheel and/or at the rear of each rear wheel a shoe which is located substantially mid-way of the height of the wheel and substantially in a longitudinal plane containing the wheel. The shoe is designed to deform plastically under the effect of a predetermined violent shock to absorb a part of the energy involved in the shock.

A protective covering for parked automobiles that covers the automobile upper surfaces, together with extendible flaps which cover the sides of the automobile. The covering is mounted so as to permit air space between the covering and the top and sides of the automobile, and fastens to the automobile body by means of magnetic strips fastened to the covering, and to straps fastened to the covering. The roof section of the covering is peaked by means of a central support mount so as to expedite dr...

This disclosure relates to an automobile polisher and in particular to one including: a housing having a front handle and a rear handle for making it easier to be held; a clutch mechanism having a toothed ferrule, a control rod, a spring, a sliding disc and an axle, said control rod extending through said housing to engage with a main gear, said sliding disc being fitted between the main gear and said control rod so as to prevent said main gear from being damaged by said control rod; a gear chan...

An automobile is provided with canvas top elements. The automobile includes a rear opening defined by a central pillar, rear body side portions and a rear body portion. A rear canvas rib is provided including a rear arch-shaped portion and a front arch-shaped portion. The front arch-shaped portion has lower end portions which are link-coupled with lower end portions of the arch-shaped rear frame. The lower end portions of the rear frame are disposed slidably along a longitudinal direction of the...

A new and improved automobile locator apparatus includes a base member adapted to fit onto a top edge of an automobile window, an identifier element, and an adjustable assembly, connected between the base member and the identifier element, for orienting the identifier element with respect to the base member at a variety of selectable orientations. The adjustable orientation assembly includes a first element containing a first uneven surface connected to the base member and a second element conta...

Disposed between a sprung element and an unsprung element is a shock absorber of multi-degree variable-damping-coefficient type. A damping coefficient of the shock absorber is changed so that an actual damping force generated by the shock absorber becomes equal to a target damping force that causes no sprung vertical motion. Such a change is inhibited when the difference between the damping force and the target force falls in the range of a predetermined value. The value is changed according to ...

An automobile gauge in which the needle thereof is brightened so that the ability with which the driver can see and confirm the position of the needle is enhanced. A pigmented layer is formed on the indicator portion of the needle. Bulbs and a light-guiding plate disposed on the reverse surface of a dial, or a light emitting element provided at the back of the needle introduces light so as to brighten the needle. Because the indicator portion of the needle is shaped into a substantially long and...

An automobile door comprises a cavity-defining door body, and shock absorber consisting of a plurality of foamed-resin tubes disposed in the cavity such that the tubes are axially in parallel and are aligned in the thickness direction of the door body.