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Apparatus for Simulating a High Five
A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4081050 | Front engine tractor having transverse midship mounted heat exchanger Engine location above or alternatively in front of the front axle of a two axle vehicle provides improved weight distribution in a tractor. Heat exchangers are located amidships with a fan drawing air through the heat exchangers and directing it around th... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4079799 | Steering drive axle assembly The combination of wheel bearing spindle, steering knuckle and brake support assembly is formed from a one piece casting for use in a steerable driving axle. The wheel bearing spindle portion has a generally conical shape and an axial bore of a shape adap... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4072096 | Baler gate hydraulic lock A baler adapted for towing by a tractor to pick up a windrow of hay and roll the hay into a cylindrical bale of substantial size and weight. The baler includes a gate pivotable rearwardly and upwardly to permit discharge of a completed bale onto the groun... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4070924 | Automatic control of lockable differentials A pilot source of fluid pressure allows the engagement of a lockable differential into a locked mode in response to a pressure signal directed to it. Metering of the signal is related to the operating condition of the implements being carried by the vehic... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4069843 | Clutch cylinder circuit and charging valve therefor Hydraulic mechanism in a transmission for engaging a clutch for forward or reverse before a clutch for first, second, or third speed. Flow of pressure fluid to the latter clutch is by way of a quick fill spool having a large orifice, a rate of rise spool,... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4067410 | Load transporting vehicles An off-the-road earth-moving truck having a rearwardly dumping body, has equal weight distribution between a steerable drive axle and a drive axle both when fully loaded and when empty.... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4067176 | Gathering unit attaching apparatus Gathering unit attaching apparatus is provided for a forage harvester of the type having a basic processing unit and a crop gathering unit which articulates in a vertical plane relative thereto. The attaching apparatus includes an attaching yoke pivotally... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4067467 | Quick coupler device A quick coupler device for use on tractor vehicles in which a quick attach plate is connected in place of the usual implement. Implements, equipped with complementary attachment fixtures, attach to the quick attach plate. A spring loaded latch automatical... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4066047 | Toroidal heat exchanger having a hydraulic fan drive motor A toroidal heat exchanger incorporates an air flow directing support cone housing a hydraulic motor used for driving an air propelling means at variable speeds depending on the cooling requirements of the host vehicle.... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4065914 | Offset baler with steerable control A baler adapted for towing by a tractor to pick up a windrow of hay and roll the hay into a cylindrical bale of substantial size and weight. The baler includes a front mounted pickup and a bale forming structure directly behind the pickup. The bale formin... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4064934 | Radiator air flow control mechanism An air flow control mechanism for use in a radiator system of the type having a radiator core constructed from a plurality of parallel core sections which are equally spaced apart and aligned in a single row with the opposing faces of adjacent core sectio... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4064768 | Detent mechanism with arc travel limiter A transverse appendage is spring biased into contact with a protuberance equipped platform. The platform protuberances act as detents impending arcuate travel of the transverse appendage. Tabs extending upwardly from the platform positively limit the arcu... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4062401 | Toroidal multifluid segmented heat exchanger A plurality of segmented components are arranged to form a fixed radial heat exchanger. Each segment is an independent heat exchanger having a core of fluid tubes and air flow corridors between the tubes. Air flow is maintained through the heat exchanger ... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4061079 | Load sensing pull-type hydraulic amplifying fluid motor A fluid operated motor amplifies input force and communicates a greater amount of output force to a reaction device. Input effort is directly proportional to the amplified output effort. A power piston residing in a cylinder bore has an input rod, having ... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4061188 | Fan shroud structure A contoured shroud exit having means capable of producing low pressure vortices when a fan generated air stream is expelled therefrom.... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4060157 | Control mechanism A vehicle control mechanism for manipulating three controllable members through one control handle. The control mechanism includes a support rigidly attached to the vehicle. The support rotatably carries three control assemblies which are operably connect... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4059886 | Hydraulic actuated grab bucket This grab bucket comprises a pair of shells or scoops pivoted to the lower portion of a frame structure and operatively connected to a vertical hydraulic cylinder and piston actuator of which the piston rod is held against translation in relation to said ... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4055230 | Vehicle control armrest in a vibration isolated control module A control module is isolated from the vibrations of a host vehicle through the use of vibration absorbing mounting components and flexible control cables and fluid lines. The control module further incorporates a multiple functioning control armrest integ... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4050733 | Vehicle cab The invention relates to a sub-frame, a support structure and a cab for a vehicle such as a crawler tractor. The sub-frame is mounted on the vehicle support structure by resilient mountings and a cab is mounted on the sub-frame. In this way, the cab is in... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4050478 | Combined fixed and variable displacement pump system A hydraulic pump arrangement and control circuit for supplying fluid at high volume and a high pressure to a work circuit. The system utilizes a fixed displacement pump, a variable displcement pump, a dual pressure compensator, and an unloading valve work... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4051296 | Silicone rubber mold A reinforced silicone rubber mold composite is formed by bonding a silicone mold member to a rigid laminated member. The silicone rubber mold member is cast to conform to a desired pattern and its back surface is bonded to a flexible open-celled foam by m... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4049207 | Forage harvester drive A forage harvester of the type having a rotary reel cutterhead and a feed roll mechanism for feeding crops to the cutterhead is provided with improved drive means for the feed roll mechanism including a forward chain drive arrangement incorporating interm... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4049084 | Audible lining wear indicator Providing a secondary frictional material between a primary frictional material and a backing plate for use in a clutch or brake system having a reaction member which operates in an oil bath, whereupon the consumption of the primary frictional material th... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4047313 | Convertible grab bucket This grab bucket comprises a pair of shells or scoops pivoted to the lower portion of a frame structure and operatively connected to a vertical hydraulic cylinder and piston actuator of which the piston rod is held against translation in relation to the f... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4046160 | Transmission clutches with sequence valve and piston-controlled pressure modulator Hydraulic controls in a transmission for engaging a clutch for the F-R, or forward or reverse, direction before a clutch for first, second, or third speed. Flow of hydraulic fluid to each direction clutch and to each speed clutch is by way of a reducing v... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4046021 | Free floating actuating linkage An operating rod comprising a foot pedal assembly is carried on a first movable body and is maintained in vertical axial alignment with a control means grounded to a second movable body. The operating rod maintains operative association with the control m... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4046236 | Locking control device A device for allowing the transmission of motion from an input arm to an output means and preventing the transmission of motion from the output means to the input arm. A lockable cam acting on an arcuate surface acts to lock the device while components of... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4043609 | Armored tire having a flexible tapered belt arrangement A pneumatic spacer and cushioning tire assembly, having an armored peripheral track fitted thereto is provided for use on construction and earthworking equipment. The track assembly has a non-uniform cross section tapered belt of elastomer insulated inext... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4040499 | Vehicle control armrest in a vibration isolated control module A control module is isolated from the vibrations of a host vehicle through the use of vibration absorbing mounting components and flexible control cables and fluid lines. The control module further incorporates a multiple functioning control armrest integ... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4040309 | Automatic two-speed transfer case A transfer case assembly is disclosed as comprising two output shafts rotatably supported within the transfer case housing in a coaxially relationship and connected to the output hubs of a two-way roller clutch. The transfer case input shaft is rotatably ... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4036076 | Gear adjusting, locking, and pre-loading means Adjusting, locking, and pre-loading means for a bevel gear or the like exerting axial thrust on the shaft which the gear is made fast to. The adjusting means is a large nut which is rotatable in its mating threads to move a mount for the gear shaft so as ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4034874 | Hose supporting linkage A linkage for supporting the hoses extending between a fixed portion of a machine and a shiftable carriage mounted on the fixed portion. A pair of links are pivotally interconnected with one of the links pivotally connected to the carriage and the other p... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4034563 | Load sensitive hydraulic system A load sensitive hydraulic system having a variable displacement pump, a priority dependent work circuit, at least one secondary work circuit, priority means preferencing fluid flow to the priority dependent work circuit over the secondary work circuit, f... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4026379 | Multi-positional seat having a following instrument panel Parallel linkage supporting a seat and an instrument panel in a vehicle allow the seat and panel to be moved together to a distant operating location.... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4026365 | Caster wheel supported agricultural implement with self-locking caster wheel A transversely and linearly elongated tractionally supported tool-carrying frame for agricultural implements having caster wheels which are shiftable individually and vertically relative to the frame to move the latter, and consequently the tools, between... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4024802 | Hydraulic piston and rod assembly A fluid cylinder, piston and rod assembly where the cylinder is equipped with mounting means and the piston and rod are slidably carried in the cylinder. The piston rod is attached to the piston by means of a segmented locking ring engaging a groove at th... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4025110 | Suspension seat safety belt mounting A safety belt mounting structure for use in conjunction with a vehicle seat that is suspended to permit adjustment up and down, and fore and aft for passenger comfort. The structure includes a rigid link pivotally mounted to the vehicle frame and to the s... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4023827 | Operator positioning grab handles Grab handles positioned above and slightly in front of the operator's seat. The handles each having a major plane, which intercept behind the operator's seat. Each handle is secured to the roll-over protective structure or frame work of the cab. This is a... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4019398 | V-Belt pulley with automatic tensioning device An automatically adjustable V-belt pulley which has a moveable pulley half that is resiliently urged by a compression spring axially towards a fixed pulley half in order to vary the dimension of the V-belt receiving groove defined therebetween and to main... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4018270 | Automotive fan shroud for screening debris Shroud, associated with a type of automotive fan and a vehicle radiator core, supports in a position between the fan and core an interposed debris screen which is slidable in guides in the shroud so as to be readily removable transversely out of the hood ... | 04/19/1977 |
