Abrégé

A remotely releasable tow line is provided. The tow line has a releasable latch at a distal end that is removably connected to a race car. The releasable latch is operatively associated with a cable handle adjacent to a proximal end of the tow line. Accordingly, a user disposed on a tow vehicle, to which the proximal end is connected, may manipulate the cable handle so that the release latch disconnects from the race car, in such a way that while the race car is still being towed it is unhooked from the tow vehicle, thereby saving time in getting the race car in a pit area where the race car can be tended to before its soon-approaching next race.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60D 1/18 - Câbles de remorque, chaînes ou organes similaires
• B60D 1/26 - Couplages de tractionAttelagesOrganes de tractionDispositifs de remorquage caractérisés par des dispositions en vue de fonctions particulières pour la commande à distance, p. ex. pour le décrochage

Abrégé

A method and system for restraining the top plate of ballistic cover systems used during a supercharged engine explosion is provided. The restraining system embodies bushing-pin attachment points along the periphery of the top plate for attaching the restraint straps. The attachment points may be set at an angle of incidence relative to the top plate. Each bushing-pin attachment point includes spaced apart bushings for retaining a retention pin. The retention pin is made of a material more malleable than that of the top plate and the bushings so as to absorb a predominance of the stress through the restraint straps during an explosion. Moreover, the retention pins are easily detachable from the bushings for installation and repair purposes.

Classes IPC  ?

• F02B 77/10 - Dispositifs de sécurité relatifs aux explosions dans le carter
• F16B 5/06 - Jonction de feuilles ou de plaques soit entre elles soit à des bandes ou barres parallèles à elles par brides ou clips
• F02B 39/16 - Autres mesures de sécurité pour les pompes ou autres commandes de celles-ci

Produits et services

Custom construction of protective automobile racing parts in the nature of soft armor panels attached to competition vehicles to contain both fragment and fluids in the event of explosion or component failure

Produits et services

Tow ropes for automobiles, namely, a quick release two strap designed for competitive automobile racing

Abrégé

A ballistic cover system that embodies a novel ballistic blanket and method for containing energy and fragmentation projected during a supercharged engine explosion is provided. The ballistic cover system enables the ballistic blanket to react to the engine explosion, positioning itself from a racing configuration to a ballistic configuration. A plurality of restraint straps are attached to the supercharger, keeping it along a controlled path during the explosion. Moreover, two of the restraint straps act as mounting rails that the ballistic blanket rides along when reactively moving from the racing configuration to the ballistic configuration.

Classes IPC  ?

• F02B 77/10 - Dispositifs de sécurité relatifs aux explosions dans le carter
• F41H 5/00 - BlindagePlaques de blindageBoucliers