Abstract: A wheel suspension for vehicles which has an elastic toe-in change and approximately horizontal pivot axes of the guide members at the vehicle body; one guide arm which consists of a leaf spring is thereby connected with another relatively rigid guide arm to provide a relatively soft pivotal action by way of a joint located at the ends of the guide arms opposite their pivotal connection at the vehicle body.

Abstract: A ski binding to releasably hold a ski boot has a mechanism for holding the toe of the skier''s boot which releases the boot when the lateral or upward forces of the boot toe in the binding reach predetermined levels The ratio between the lateral and vertical forces necessary for release of the boot toe is fixed by the toe release mechanism and may be varied by substituting interchangable parts in the mechanism

Abstract: A front wheel suspension for motor vehicles which includes a steering system disposed essentially to the rear of a vehicle cross plane containing the wheel centers that contains a steering linkage and a steering gear, as well as a wheel guide system formed by double cross guide members which include each a forward guide arm extending substantially in the vehicle cross direction and a rear guide arm forming the longitudinal support of the suspension; the cross guide members are elastically connected to the vehicle superstructure in points of pivotal connection which form a wide support base; the steering axis of the wheels which is determined by the points of pivotal connection of the cross guide members with the wheel carrier thereby extends obliquely downwardly and forwardly and intersects the vehicle cross plane containing the wheel centers intermediate the wheel center and the point of contact of the wheel and is so inclined in relation to the respective wheel plane that a steering roll radius results which is equal to or smaller than zero.

Abstract: In a highway type motor vehicle, a vehicle wheel and wheel mounted pneumatic tire positioned in the front or rear of the vehicle, with the wheel and tire substantially parallel to the highway surface about the height of a standard automobile bumper and having means for supporting the approximate center and rear portion of said tire and wheel securely in a housing with a kingpin and slotted hole and/or the alternative track each having members being connected to the frame of the vehicle so that the front exposed tire and wheel will act as a pneumatic bumper system having on each side of the tire and wheel a lateral motion, fulcrum-hinged, bumper-bars, that are thrust inward against the spare tire, as they move aft upon collision, into an obstruction, at the front or corner of the vehicle, dissipating the energy of motion into the pneumatic tire, instead of destruction of the sheet metal, because the energy of motion is used up in the 360* compression of the spare tire and wheel (front, rear, R side, L side) upon collision into an obstruction at the front or corner areas of the vehicle.