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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6796206 | Working machine having a safety door A working machine has a platform, a hood disposed on the platform, two lateral plates disposed on the platform and connected to the hood, a hollow interior confined by the hood and the lateral plates, and a safety door connected to the lateral plates. Each lateral p... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6732753 | Umbrella frame An umbrella frame has a hollow shaft, an upper runner disposed on the hollow shaft, a lower runner receiving the hollow shaft, a winding device inserted through the hollow shaft, a pulley disposed on the hollow shaft, and a thread connected to the pulley and the win... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6596934 | Adjustable retaining device for a bass drum An adjustable retaining device for a bass drum has a positioning plate securely engaged with the base, a first clamping plate pivotally connected with the position plate and a second clamping plate selectively engaged with and movable relative to the firs... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6579004 | Internet clock An internet watch in accordance with the present invention further comprises a beat hand 4 to indicate internet time and a beat dial 5 mounted on the circumferential outside of the watch having an hour hand 1, a minute hand 2, and a second hand 3, thereby... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568299 | Reversible ratcheting tool with a smaller head A ratcheting tool includes a handle and a head with a compartment. A drive member includes a first end, a second end, and a gear wheel formed between the first end and the second end. The gear wheel is rotatably mounted in the compartment and includes a t... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565155 | Chair A chair comprises an arm mechanism and a back mechanism each having an adjustment screw for releasably securing a sleeve and a shroud to a J-bar so that a height of either arm or back mechanism can be adjusted relative to the j-bar. Also, a protruded enla... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6561212 | Pressure indicating device for tire An apparatus mounted on a valve for indicating a pressure of tire comprising a pressure indicator formed of transparent plastic and including a base having a scale, base consisting of an inner hollow cylinder sleeved on valve and an outer hollow cylinder ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557863 | Skate body A skate body having a first body portion and a second body portion that are releasably secured together. A brake device includes a brake seat mounted to one of the first and second body portions and a brake block. The brake seat includes a resilient hook ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6557263 | Hairdressing scissors A pair of scissors includes two scissor element each having a handle and a blade. Each handle includes a through-hole and a connection block securely received in the through-hole. The connection block includes opposed first and second sides. A slot is def... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6555258 | Image transfer sheet An image transfer sheet include a substrate having a water permeability, an image dye layer containing a negative image overlaid on the substrate, a white dye layer overlaid on the image dye layer, a transfer layer made of a water-soluble epoxy resin and ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553899 | Juicer with an easy-to-assemble pivotal connection for the handle A juicer comprises a base, a column extending upright from the base, a head securely attached to an upper end of the column, a vertical rod extending vertically through the head, a Y-shaped handle including a main section and two arms branching from an en... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547598 | Socket connector used in lan An RJ45 type network socket connector consists of a dielectric housing and a unit body inserted into the housing so as to increase the manufacturing efficiency of the connector. The unit body has a base with a bracket extending horizontally from a front s... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6547088 | Combination type support rack structure A combination type support rack structure includes multiple upright support posts, multiple separation boards mounted between the support posts, and multiple support and securing devices mounted on the support posts for supporting and securing the separat... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6546846 | Device for sensing internal temperature of meat in rotisserie A device is mounted on a rotary spit of a rotisserie. The spit has an external handle at one end, a rod, and a connection member at the other end releasably coupled to a drive source. The device comprises temperature sensing elements on a central portion ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543896 | Eyeglass temples having angle adjustable arrangements An arrangement for angularly adjusting an eyeglass temple comprises a first connecting mechanism releasably connected to a frame, the first connecting mechanism comprising a lateral hole having a staged bore and a rear engagement section including inner o... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6536934 | Decorative light plug A decorative light plug has a collar slidably retained on the decorative light and having a through hole defined through the collar and an inner thread formed on an inner face defining the through hole; a female connector integrally formed on the decorati... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6534020 | Fume recovery methods Apparatus (10) for recovering fumes from a roofing kettle (12) includes a fan (72) for drawing air from the hollow interior of a housing (20). A conduit (34) extends through the housing front wall (22) and terminates in the hollow interior. A burner assem... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6533179 | Guarding system of a credit card against unauthorized use A guarding system of a credit card against unauthorized use includes one or more sets of letter-and-number series composed of letters and numbers stored in a credit card, and the same letter-and-number series as those of the credit card are set up in the ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6532779 | Lockset assembly allowing interchange between an interchangeable core type handle and a cylinder type handle A lockset assembly comprises an inner handle assembly, a chassis, a latch assembly, an outer spindle, an outer handle assembly of cylinder type, and an outer handle assembly of interchangeable core type. One of the outer handle assembly of cylinder type a... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6530821 | Battery powered, riding, floor burnishing machine A riding burnishing machine (10) includes a battery pack positioned as low as possible in the chassis (12) between the front and rear wheels (14, 15) and removable in a horizontal movement direction while supported by the bottom by a pallet jack. A steeri... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530308 | Steam grill A steam grill includes a body, an upper lid, a water-storing member positioned on the upper lid, a beating section provided in the interior of the body, a dripping controller, and a grilling section under the heating section. The dripping controller is po... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530219 | Jack assembly that may be lifted rapidly The present invention relates a jack assembly that may be lifted rapidly. A secondary shaft is mounted in a lifting column, and has a distal end screwed into an axial hole in the base. The main oil path is provided with a lower ball and an upper ball, and... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6524015 | Adaptor for an optical cable terminal An adaptor for an optical cable terminal consists of an outer tube that contains an interior optical cable and is able to be used with a toslink socket provided in a household appliance, a clip contained in the outer tube, and an inner tube contained also... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6523800 | Article-positioning board An article-positioning board includes a board body provided on top surface with a plurality of through holes respectively having a comparatively large diameter at the bottom side and a relatively small diameter on the topside for receiving a same-shaped i... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6520094 | Table assembly A table assembly has a table plate, a pair of leg devices, and a plurality of fastening clamps. The table plate has two pairs of spaced recesses, and a plurality of grooves. Each leg device has a U-shaped rod, two posts, two first link bars, two second li... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6520051 | Head of a wrench handle A head of a wrench comprises a hole having a center and a radius. The head further includes a compartment communicated with the hole. A wall defining the compartment has a center of curvature and a radius of curvature. A ratio between the radius of curvat... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6513653 | Head frame for a golf bag A golf bag includes a bag, a head frame mounted to an end of the bag, the head frame comprising two pivotal seats integrally formed thereon, and two supporting rods each having an upper end pivotally connected to an associated pivotal seat. The head frame... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6499804 | Easy chair device An easy chair device has a leg frame, and a chair main body disposed on the leg frame. Two backrest support rods and two armrest support rods extend upward from the leg frame. The chair main body has a backrest, a seat, and two armrests. The armrests are ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6494347 | Grease gun having automatic continuous feeding device The present invention relates to a grease gun having an automatic continuous feeding device, including a gun body, a piston chamber, a piston, a spring, a barrel chamber, a plunger, a container, a switch valve, and a trigger. Thus, the piston may be moved... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6477759 | Method for processing a hand tool A method is provided for processing a handle tool. Raw material formed into the hand tool is firstly hardened by heat treatment. A surface of the hand tool is polished after hardening. A layer of metal is deposited on the surface of the polished hand tool... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6476526 | Direct current brushless motor for a fan The invention discloses a direct current brushless motor for a fan. The motor has a housing, a stator, and a rotor. The stator has four pole sheets, a sensor installed between two neighboring pole sheets, and a circuit board electronically connected to th... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6474246 | Table with extendable legs A table with extendable legs includes at least one base and extendable leg having one end secured in the base so the leg can stand upright. A tabletop is mounted horizontally on the other end of the leg. The leg includes an external rod and a sleeve centr... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471569 | Rotary mower blade grinder A device for grinding a rotary mower blade (16), the device comprising an adjustable support for receiving a rotary mower blade, means for fixing the blade relative to the support, means for feeding the support and blade both axially and transversely rela... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471433 | Pen having a 3-dimensional pattern thereon A pen having a 3-dimensional pattern has at least one flexible strip. The flexible strip is sandwiched between a pattern ring and a liner ring with the 3-dimensional pattern partially protruding out of the pattern ring from a corresponding through hole. T... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471232 | Locking device for a detachable bicycle top tube assembly A top tube assembly is detachably mounted between a seat tube and a head tube of a bicycle and comprises a tube, two hook-like attaching members, and two latch members. Each attaching member has an end securely attached to an associated end of the tube an... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6470874 | High production, riding, concrete saw A concrete saw (10) includes a cutting assembly having a high compression diesel motor (38) mounted on a carriage (40) in turn slideably mounted in a frame (22) in turn pivotally mounted to parallel rails (14) of a chassis (12) moveably supported on the c... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6467515 | Gas container A gas container comprises a container including a main chamber for containing flammable gas. The container comprises a valve seat in an end thereof, the valve seat defining a chamber communicated with the main chamber. A cover is mounted to close the end ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467109 | Hammock assembly A hammock assembly has a bed net, and a foldable support frame. The bed net has two opposite hoop devices. The foldable support frame has a pair of base rods, a pair of left lifting rods, a pair of right lifting rods, two pairs of connectors, two pairs of... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6466312 | Illuminance sensing head structure The present invention relates to an illuminance sensing head structure including a housing, a light detector, a positioning member, a first color light filtering plate, a second color light filtering plate, and a diffusion plate. The housing has a top fac... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6463946 | Table rotating device A rotating device has a turning wheel, a threaded sleeve, and a nut. The turning wheel has a hub having a center hole, a wheel rim, and a plurality of spokes connected to the hub and the wheel rim. The threaded sleeve has a flange and an outer thread. The... | 10/15/2002 |
