Robert J Conley

US Patent:

20130055805, Mar 7, 2013

Filed:

Sep 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/227426

Inventors:

Robert J. Conley - Saginaw MI, US
Thomas Derocher - White Lake MI, US
Alan J. Calder - Warren MI, US
Thomas A. Brock - Fenton MI, US

Assignee:

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC - DETROIT MI

International Classification:

G01L 5/28

US Classification:

73121

Abstract:

A tool measures the vertical distance and lateral distance between a brake pedal pad and an accelerator pedal pad. A base plate lies atop the brake pedal pad. A first measuring plate is mounted on the base plate for movement laterally toward and away from the accelerator pedal pad. A second measuring plate is mounted on the first measuring plate for movement laterally with the first measuring plate to engage a lateral edge of the accelerator pedal pad and for movement vertically to engage with a top surface of the accelerator pedal pad. First measuring indicia provided on the base plate and the first measuring plate reads the lateral distance between the brake pedal pad and the accelerator pedal pad. And a second measuring indicia provided on the first measuring plate and the second measuring plate reads the vertical height between the brake pedal pad and the accelerator pedal pad.

US Patent:

63281910, Dec 11, 2001

Filed:

Dec 6, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/454632

Inventors:

Robert W. Conley - Plymouth MI
Dudley E. Schmidt - Lincoln Park MI

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

B60R 700

US Classification:

224563

Abstract:

A storage assembly for a vehicle including an outer panel having a lower portion and an upper portion, and a closure device. The lower portion of the outer panel is attachable to an inner panel to define a storage pocket. The upper portion is deflectable from the inner panel to define an aperture of the storage pocket. The closure device has an arcuate shape and a convex side. The closure device is fastened to the upper portion of the outer panel with the convex side facing the inner panel such that the closure device urges the upper portion against the inner panel. This force by the closure device helps define the closed position as the "normal" or "relaxed" position of the storage assembly. The force of the closure device can be overcome by a user of the storage assembly to move the outer panel into an open position, which would allow insertion or removal of objects from the storage pocket.