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Patent No. 5926874

Automatic Bed Maker

An automatic bed maker which uses the expansion of inflatable bladder to straighten, align, and tuck-in bed-cover assembly.

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Assignee: Eaton Coporation


Location: Cleveland, OH
No. of patents: 12

NumberTitleIssue Date
6729457Synchronizer
A double acting synchronizer (18) includes cone clutch friction surfaces (24,40a and 26,42a) and jaw clutch teeth (28,38b and 30,38c) for frictionally synchronizing and positively connecting gears (14...
05/04/2004
6361051Face seal for barrel type water valve
A cylindrically curved rectangular face seal is provided for a cross-ported barrel type rotary valve member. The seal has a central flow orifice therethrough with an annular raised rib formed about the orifice and extending in a radial direction from the ...
03/26/2002
6259339Remotely controllable circuit breaker with combined visual indication of state and manual override
A remotely controllable circuit breaker has a set of secondary contacts in series with the main contacts and which can be opened and closed from a remote location by a magnetically latchable solenoid. A pivotally mounted operating member/indicator member ...
07/10/2001
5943204Electronic trip unit with dedicated override current sensor
An electronic trip unit for a circuit breaker having two current sensors per phase, wherein the first magnetic core current transformer is designed to monitor current in the normal and overcurrent range, and the second low-permeability core sensor is desi...
08/24/1999
5861796Multiple position hall effect switch with lever actuator biasing mechanism
A support structure is connected with a base and supports a carrier for movement along a linear path relative to the base. The base includes inner and outer panels. A pair of Hall effect devices are mounted on the inner panel. A magnet is mounted on the c...
01/19/1999
5839550Brake shoe assembly and method of forming
A brake shoe assembly is formed by precision stamping a net shaped web blank out of steel forming a series of tabs projecting outward therefrom, stamping a corresponding table member provided with tab receiving apertures, and bending the table member into...
11/24/1998
5727309Method of attaching a controller housing to a panel
A controller having a housing with a cover plate attached and a user moveable control shaft extending from the housing. The cover plate has a spring member with tabs attached which permits the cover to be attached to the housing over the shaft and the ass...
03/17/1998
5690483Gaseous fuel burner
A gaseous fuel burner with a base formed of cast aluminum and a wafer cooperating with the base for forming an annular of flame generating ports. A cap is received over the wafer and forms a dead air space for reducing the temperature rise of the cap. The...
11/25/1997
5394126Circuit breaker with improved magnetic trip assembly
A circuit breaker with improved magnetic trip assembly includes electrical contacts operable between a closed position in which a circuit is completed and an open position in which the circuit is interrupted, a latchable operating mechanism operable to op...
02/28/1995
5336995Annular speed sensor with strain relief
An in-axle shaft speed sensor has an annular configuration and is attached to the axle differential bearing adjustment ring. An annular sensor housing ring has a radially inwardly extending flange with inwardly cantilevered tabs formed therein for absorbi...
08/09/1994
5081603Amplitude-control system for a signal generator
An amplitude-control system for a signal generator corrects for variations that occur in the amplitude of output signal upon changing of the specified frequency. It also corrects for errors that occur (due to non-linearity) in the amplitude of its output ...
01/14/1992
4425513Method and device for providing dwell in timer controlled appliances
The accumulated number of cycles of an alternating current power supply are counted and a first signal is generated when the count reaches a number representing a desired time lapse and a second signal is generated when a desired multiple of a number have...
01/10/1984
 
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