Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5879167 | Contact element for anticipatory earthing A contact element is used for anticipatory earthing of a plug-in module during insertion in guides of a casing or a modular chassis up to plugging in. In order to ensure a reliable and effective protective earthing and a very early conducting away of elec... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5829615 | Equipment case The invention relates to an equipment case with a metallic, self-supporting casing and an inner frame forming a reception space for equipment and components and which is fixed to the casing jacket by means of vibration-damping elements spaced from the cas... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5752449 | Working table A working furniture item or table has a modular construction and is usable as an office and conference table and as a work place for electronics engineers, computers, laboratories and technicians. In order to create a working table which functions correct... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5735411 | Constructional system The invention relates to a constructional system for frames, racks and casings and in particular for sub-racks and equipment cabinets for accommodation of electrical and electronic assemblies, units and printed circuit boards. At least one joint system ha... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5722269 | Locking device for cabinet or cupboard doors A locking device is used for doors of cabinets or cupboards and, more parularly, for doors of modular cupboard systems. In order to create an operationally reliable, inexpensive locking device which is suitable for narrow counterstops and which permits a... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5695263 | Cabinet The invention relates to a cabinet for receiving electrical and electronic equipment and subassemblies with facing parts, which comprises a frame of vertical, horizontal and transverse sectional bars interconnected by means of corner connectors. In order ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5561886 | Separable hinge The invention concerns a hinge, in particular a hinge for switch-cabinet and instrument-cabinet doors, the hinge comprising a part fitted to the door and a part fitted to the cabinet which engage with each other for rotational motion by means of at least ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5503511 | Arrangement for the spring elastic position fixing of fastening means in recesses An arrangement is provided for the spring elastic position fixing of fasteners, e.g. spring nuts, in a recess, e.g. a T-slot. In smooth recesses, a reliable position fixing of a fastener, such as a rail, can be obtained if the fastener is placed in the re... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5208942 | Insertion and removal aid The invention relates to an insertion and removal aid, particularly for the fitting of electronic subassemblies in systems, with a moulding, which has a locking part and a gripping part, the gripping part being provided with an extension and a substantial... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5068944 | Container with a carrying handle The carrying handle comprises a handle strip and two terminal legs, which are articulated to the narrow side of the container. The legs are subdivided into two portions, which are interconnected by means of an intermediate joint. The articulation axis of ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5063477 | Frame for circuit boards with electronic components The frame has a reception area for receiving plug-in cards or circuit boards and a forced ventilation for the reception area. The forced ventilation is provided by a blower arrangement, as well as an air distributor and air collector, by which a vertical ... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5040268 | Case hinge Two parts of a case hinge are detachably interconnected, i.e. the hinge pin of one part and the hollow cylinder of the other part can be disengaged by axial displacement. Moreover, the hinge pin is rotatably and axially displaceably mounted on the associa... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4984833 | Lock hook A lock hook for a door of a computer cabinet is described. The lock hook is pivotable about a pivot axis into a closed and an open position. Commonly, locking devices project out of the main surface of the door of computer cabinets when the lock hooks the... | 01/15/1991 |
