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A method of swing on a swing is disclosed, in which a user positioned on a standard swing suspended by two chains from a substantially horizontal tree branch induces side to side motion by pulling alternately on one chain and then the other.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110298234 | DEVICE FOR GRIPPING A HOLLOW BODY BY THE NECK THEREOF A device (10) for gripping a hollow body (12) having a tubular neck (16), the device (10) includes a back plate (38) defining an axial bearing surface (40), a head (34) delimiting a radial bearing surface (50), a l... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110127787 | ACTIVATED CHOPSTICKS An implement (800) for use in the consumption of food, said implement comprising a pair of elongate members (820, 822) having a first end for contacting the food and a second end for applying a pressure to operate the implement. The elongate members are pi... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110008146 | Method and Apparatus for Lifting Cumbersome Articles Method and apparatus for gripping and lifting heavy and cumbersome objects is disclosed. A slotted safety latch lever assembly permits the pivoting action of an upper tube relative to a main tube, facilitating the gripping and releasing action of arm assemblies at eithe... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100308609 | GRIPPING ASSEMBLY AND GRIPPING MEMBERS FOR A GRAPPLE ATTACHMENT A gripping assembly with gripping members, as part of a grapple attachment, used to grasp and manipulate elongated objects, for example pipe, is described. Due to the gripping action of the gripping members and tilt control capabilities of the grapple attachment, total ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100276954 | CAM ARM ACTUATED BACKUP TONG Disclosed herein is a backup tong that comprises an activating mechanism for advancing a jaw die mounted on a jaw carrier within the backup into engagement with a pipe positioned centrally therein. The jaw carrier is fitted within the tong body to permit a sliding actio... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100127522 | Gripping assembly, especially scissor-type clamp, including control mechanism A gripping assembly, comprising gripper elements (2, 3) adapted to be opened and closed for gripping and clamping a load, is adapted to be secured to the boom of traveling equipment. A control mechanism (40) is provided for controlling the opening and clos... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100109362 | LIFTING CLAMPING The invention relates to a lifting clamp for a workpiece such as plate material, comprising a bearing part and a clamping arm which is rotatably connected to the bearing part above said bearing part and at one end is provided with a clamping face for the purpose of clam... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20090309379 | GRIP DEVICE FOR MOVING FRONT FLOOR A grip device for moving a front floor of a vehicle includes a front clamping member and a rear clamping member. The front claming member can clamp a flange portion around a suspension mounting hole of the front floor according to an angle of the flange portion. The rea... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090297325 | GRAPPLE APPARATUS FOR HANDLING COTTON MODULES A grapple apparatus for handling cotton modules includes a frame comprising first and second portions. The second portion is selectively movable relative to the first portion between an opened position and a closed position. The frame defines a module-holding space when... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090230707 | Panel Grabber A removable device which slides over the top edge of a sheet to be picked up and carried, and which clamps the sheet when the handle is lifted, forming a single secure handle temporarily attached to the sheet for carrying without marring the sheet, at a handle height su... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090218836 | Plate Lifting Clamp A plate lifting clamp may include a body with a slot sized to receive the plate. A contact member may be positioned at a first side of the slot, and a cam may be attached to the body and positioned at the slot across from the contact member. The cam may include a contac... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090108606 | Grapple Attachment For Handling Wrapped Round Modules And Including A Wrap Cutter A grapple attachment is equipped with driven rollers for selectively turning a wrapped round module about its axis so as to position it for having the wrapping slit at the bottom side of the module. When the module is properly located for having the wrapping slit, a pow... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090039665 | GRIPPER A gripper 1 comprising a support 5, 6 for attachment to a robotic arm, outer gripping plates 2, 3 mounted for movement on the support, drive means 13, 14, 15 for independently moving the outer plates 2 and 3 with respect to an i... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080277953 | Robotic End Effector and Clamping Method An end effector for use on a robotic arm includes a clamping assembly for clamping a workpiece, and a tool such as a drill for performing an operation on the clamped workpiece. The clamping assembly is slidably mounted on the robotic arm and self adjusts its position re... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080054657 | SUBSTRATE PICK Disclosed is a device for handling devices, such as reticles, in a semiconductor manufacturing environment. In one illustrative embodiment, the device includes a body, a plurality of spaced-apart grippers and a plurality of magnets for producing a magnetic force to secu... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070164578 | PIPE ENGAGING AND LIFTING APPARATUS A pipe clamping apparatus comprises a housing defining a pipe aperture with an open bottom. A jaw is pivotally attached inside the housing. When the jaw is in the open position, an upper portion of the jaw extends into the pipe aperture. In operation the top of the pipe... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20060087138 | Work piece gripping device for robotized manipulating systems A gripping device for gripping work pieces which is connectable to a robotized manipulating system includes a box-shaped body for supporting a first and a second gripping member, at least one of which being angularly movable, and a linear actuator operatively connected ... | 04/27/2006 |
| 20050264018 | Grappling assembly for excavating machines and the like An arm member mountable on a dipper stick of a machine and cooperative with an implement pivotally connected to the dipper stick for grappling articles between the arm member and the implement when the implement is pivoted towards the arm member generally consisting of ... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050151386 | Linear slide gripper A linear slide gripper assembly is provided having a linear slide assembly coupled to a gripper assembly. The linear slide assembly has extension and retraction ports in fluid communication with a fluid source to move the gripper assembly between extended and retracted ... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050077744 | Systems and methods for gripping inserts The present application discloses gripping systems and various uses thereof. As one example, a gripping system including a gripping jaw and an extensible bar is disclosed. The gripping jaw includes two opposing members that are operable to grasp a gripped object between... | 04/14/2005 |
