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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120025524 | GRIP RING ASSEMBLY A grip ring assembly including at least one yoke assembly for assembling on to a pipe that is to be coupled axially to a mechanical part, the at least one yoke assembly including an upper yoke and a lower yoke, wherein the at least one yoke assembly includes at least on... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110316274 | RISER CLAMP A riser clamp (1) made up of several parts and designed to carry a plurality of fluid pipes (11) in parallel with and spaced apart from a surface coated steel riser (10) is shown. The riser (10) itself is designed to be deployed into the sea ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110272888 | Slip joint with clamp The present invention provides an improved slip joint pipe coupling, which is reinforced by the mechanical compression of a split collar and sealing ring.... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110241342 | Pipe Repair Clamp with Self Pressurizing Seal The invention provides a faster, safer, more reliable and cost-effective method to permanently or temporarily repair leaking in-service pipes than welding and other devices and methods currently used to repair leaking pipes. The interlocking pipe clamp and internal circ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110215574 | TIGHTENING DEVICE WITH COLLAR The collar has a substantially cylindrical metal belt (16) and at least one pair of lugs (18, 20) that project relative to said belt and that define a tightening space (22) between them. It also has tightening equipment for bringing the lugs togethe... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110210542 | Connector for Spoolable Pipe Connectors for use with spoolable pipe. An example embodiment includes a connector for a spoolable pipe including a segmented clamping element comprising a plurality of clamping segments, means for releasably coupling the plurality of clamping segments when positioned o... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110175329 | LIGHT WEIGHT FOLDABLE AND CUSTOMIZABLE WHEELCHAIR A light weight foldable and customizable wheelchair (4) is described. It is comprised of a tubular frame (9) formed at least in part of molded polymer matrix composite material tubes and connectors. The wheelchair has two side frame tubular assemblies (... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110163541 | CAM CLAMP ASSEMBLY A cam clamp assembly for a sanitary fitting includes a first arcuate segment having a first extension with a slot. A second arcuate segment has a second extension, and the first and second segments are pivotally coupled together for movement about a first axis. An elong... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110148109 | LAYING HEAD PIPE CLAMP A clamp assembly is disclosed for detachably retaining a curved laying pipe along the correspondingly curved edge of an auger support plate in a rolling mill laying head. The clamp assembly comprises a boss fixed to and projecting from the curved edge of the support pla... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110109081 | Drilling riser connector The method of providing a clamping connection comprising providing one or more clamping hubs, providing two or more clamping segments to engage the clamping hubs, constraining the clamping segments to move approximately radially with respect to the clamp hubs, providing... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110073366 | FLEXIBLE CONDUIT COUPLING CONNECTOR A connector is provided for coupling a first conduit to a second conduit. The connector includes a first hub configured to connect to the first conduit and a second hub configured to connect to the second conduit. A flexible body is configured to sealingly connect to th... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110049879 | CLAMP SUITABLE FOR INCREASING THE FATIGUE LIFE OF THE BUTT WELDS OF A PIPE PRESSURE VESSEL WHICH IS SUBSEQUENTLY BENT A pipe clamp for affixing to a pipe subjected to bending to minimize fatigue for a butt weld in the pipe. The pipe clamp includes an inside clamp segment and an outside clamp segment each having a semi-cylindrical shape, a first end and a second end. An inside surface o... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110041314 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING PIPING A piping connector is provided having a ring configured to install around an external diameter of a pipe, the ring having at least one clamp closing portion that has an open uncrimped position and a closed crimped position, a piping shield connected to the ring, the pip... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042947 | CLAMP CONNECTOR FOR CLAMPING TOGETHER CONNECTING PIECES ON PIPELINES A clamp connector for clamping together connecting pieces (5) on pipelines, having two clamping ring parts (1, 3) which are connected at one end by means of a joint arrangement (11) and which are pivotable about said joint arrangement (11) be... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042095 | RISER CLAMP A riser clamp (20) comprising a first jaw portion (211) and a second jaw portion (212) that can be opened and closed relative to each other. The jaw portions (211/212) each comprise a thermop... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110018263 | BAND CLAMP WITH EMBOSSED GASKET FOR SLOTTED PIPE LAP JOINTS A band clamp used for forming a pipe lap joint. The band clamp includes a band, tightening mechanism, and gasket. The band extends circumferentially from a first end to a second end and is sized to fit over an outside pipe end. The tightening mechanism is connected to t... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110006522 | GAS NOZZLE ATTACHMENT Attachment system for a gas nozzle (33) on a gas nozzle mount (30) arranged on a welding torch (10), which is designed for the detachable attachment of the gas nozzle (33). To create such an attachment one part of the gas nozzle mount (30<... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100320758 | PIPE COUPLER WITH SPLIT GASKET AND GRIPPING CLIPS A pipe coupler has two arms, a gasket lacking a centered ridge, and clips upon the arms that grip pipes regardless of their end condition. The hinged arms define an annular opening that encircles the gasket and the ends of coupled pipes. The arms connect with a hinge lo... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100314864 | Pipe coupling A pipe coupling for connecting pipes of the same or different diameters. The coupling has a barrel sleeve with clamping rings on each end. The clamping rings each carry nested seals. An inner portion of each nested seal may be removed so as to adapt the clamping ring to... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100314870 | PIPE CLAMP A system for temporarily joining two pipe ends securely in a reversible manner, where the joined pipe will carry fluids or mixed fluids and solids under high pressure and volume. Two clamshell clamps each grip a pipe near its end where two pipes are to be joined and. Th... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100308580 | FLUID PASSAGE CONNECTION DEVICE A fluid passage connection device includes a positioning mechanism that incorporates a male coupler attached to a stationary base member and a female coupler attached to a movable member, and that positions the movable member with respect to the base member so that it b... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100283241 | Clamp Apparatus for Threadedly Connected Tubulars A clamp for clamping to two tubulars, each of the two tubulars including a component of a top drive system, the two tubulars threadedly connected together, the clamp for inhibiting relative rotation of the two tubulars, each of the two tubulars having at least one tubul... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100276928 | Tube Tightening Structure of Music Instruments A tube tightening structure of a music instrument is disclosed. A plastic body is provided inside a metal hollow shell. The body has a through hole for the insertion of a tube. The body has an extension part that has a tightening part. A threaded element is connected wi... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100270790 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A PIPE COUPLING A pipe coupling support having a substantially rigid body with an inner surface formed to mate with at least a portion of the exterior surface of a pipe coupling installed on pipe. In many cases, the exterior surface of the installed pipe coupling will be non-cylindrica... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100268161 | CLAMP FOR A FLEXIBLE TUBE, PUMP PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR OPENING SUCH A CLAMP, AND INFUSION KIT PROVIDED WITH SUCH A CLAMP The invention relates to a clamp (10) for a flexible tube, in particular an infusion tube, composed of a substantially U-shaped plastic band, the free end (111) of the first branch (11′) of the U being bent over, so as to form the head (11)... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100213708 | Adjustable Pipe Coupling Assembly An adjustable pipe coupling assembly (10) has a first clamp (30), a second clamp (32), and means (38, 40, 44) for rotating the clamps independently about a first common axis shared by the clamps and extending vertically. The first clamp (3... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100194109 | Method of Using A Coupling Having an Angularly Oriented Cavity A method for joining pipe elements in end to end relation uses a coupling that includes interconnectable coupling segments having connection members at opposite ends. The connection members are tightenable for drawing the segments toward one another and into engagement ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100013221 | Method and apparatus for repairing a flawed welded joint in a core spray piping system A clamp is disclosed which structurally replaces a cracked P3a weld in the piping of a BWR's core spray line. The clamp includes upper and lower clamp bodies that are joined together by clamp bolts held by keeper nuts with crimp collars engaging the bolts.... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100013217 | Tube joint and method of joining tubes in an engine exhaust system A substantially leak free joint connecting conduits in an exhaust system of an engine. The joint connects a first exhaust conduit extending between a first distal end and a first join end, and a second exhaust conduit extending between a second distal end and a second j... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090200802 | Clamp A clamp is disclosed which is for mounting upon a cylindrical member such as a sub-sea riser or umbilical 12. The clamp has a set of outer clamp shells 14 shaped to be arranged around the cylindrical member 12, and preferably adapted to be secured t... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090189392 | SINGLE-BOLT BAND CLAMP WITH GASKETED CENTER RIB AND PIPE LAP JOINT USING THE SAME A band clamp that connects overlapping pipe ends includes a band, a tightening mechanism, and a gasket. The band has a radially protruding rib, a first lateral section that extends from a side of the rib, and a second lateral section that extends from another side of th... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090140516 | Pipe saddle A pipe saddle having a pipe compression pad suitable for sealing engagement with any of a range of different diameter irrigation pipes with the pipe saddle having pliable pipe straps integrally formed to the compression pad to provide a continuous surface for compressiv... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090121480 | GARMENT FOR USE IN PUMP THERAPY FOR ENHANCING VENOUS AND ARTERIAL BLOOD FLOW Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of an impulse therapy garment for use in pump therapy for enhancing venous and arterial blood flow. The garment may be advantageously fitted to a human foot, and may include a rotationally positionable heel-strap, an air inlet ... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090079189 | PIPE CLAMP WITH INTEGRAL LATCH A pipe clamp that enables two pipes to be loosely connected together in a desired axially-aligned and rotationally-aligned configuration prior to tightening of the clamp. The pipe clamp includes a band having a first end and a second end, and a tightening mechanism conn... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090050625 | FUEL INLET DEVICE AND PART THEREFOR A fuel tank inlet device is for attachment to a fuel tank or filler neck. The fuel tank or filler neck includes a filler opening, a fuel tank or filler neck abutment surface and one or more projections extending inwardly into the filler opening. The fuel tank inlet devi... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090026766 | PIPE CLIP A pipe clip for fastening a pipe to a wall, ceiling or another support comprises a clip body which can be attached around a pipe. Outwardly extending first and second flanges are formed integrally with the ends of the pipe clip. The head of a tightening element engages ... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090026757 | RISER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY THEREFOR An improved gas riser assembly for transmitting gas from an underground gas service line to a meter manifold includes an elongated plastic tube having a first end and a second end. The first end is adapted to be connected below ground to the underground gas service line... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080314381 | Positive locking device for snorkels, scuba regulators and the like Positive locking device for components of snorkels and other equipment such as diving regulators, buoyancy compensator hoses and the like. The locking device in a preferred embodiment comprises a hard plastic C-shaped ring or clamp which is preferably mechanically and/o... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080258464 | Fitting for a tube A fitting tube including a fitting body (12) having a support sleeve (14) for connecting a tube thereto, a press sleeve (16) surrounding the support sleeve (14) and at least one holding element (18) for holding the press sleeve (16<... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080246279 | Pipe Clip With Rapid Closure A pipe clip for fastening a pipe to a wall, ceiling or other support, including a clip body having an opening for fitting the pipe clip around the pipe, which opening is delimited by a first and a second end of the clip body. The pipe clip further includes a tightening ... | 10/09/2008 |
