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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7251861 | Electronic equipment The present invention provides an electronic equipment has an operation tool with crashing function. An operation tool 3 is supported on an encoder 5 serving as a support member. In the operation tool 3, an outer knob 9 serving as an oper... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246413 | Magnetic safety knob for a cabinet door A magnetic knob is provided for use with a series of plates attached to threaded mounts which may be substituted for kitchen or bathroom cabinet door or drawer knobs. The user simply unscrews existing kitchen and/or bathroom cabinet knobs and replaces them with flat... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7216414 | Method of attaching metal and plastic parts of an implement handle A method of connecting a hollow handle having deformable sections to a tool supporting end piece having one ore more indentations. The deformable sections of the handle are deformed into the indentations of the tool supporting end piece. The handle and the end piece... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7203998 | Composite knob with light pipe leakage barrier A composite knob including an injection molded translucent core having a side wall and a top wall with light pipe window or a light pipe opening formed in these walls. A trim ring is positioned on the core and has an opening therethrough to align with the light pipe... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7089630 | Hot knob A knob assembly for use with cooking utensils, which includes a hand graspable metallic knob, a metallic bezel for the knob, a first heat insulating separator between the knob and the bezel and a second heat separator between the bezel and the cooking utensil to whi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7036188 | Composite knob with light pipe leakage barrier A composite knob including an injection molded translucent core having a side wall and a top wall with light pipe window or a light pipe opening formed in these walls. A trim ring is positioned on the core and has an opening therethrough to align with the light pipe... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028375 | Attachment of metal and plastic parts of an implement handle A hollow, cylindrical, handle is substantially permanently connected to a end piece by insertion into the distal end of the handle of a first axial section of the end piece and inwardly deforming portions of the handle wall inwardly into indentations formed in the o... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6886585 | Soft grip drain A tool having a hand gripping region for rotational attachment to an irrigation system with the tool having soft bumps thereon spaced from each other and affixed to the hand gripping region to cushion the user's hand as an irrigation component is field attached to a... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6834430 | Method of making two-part knob An appliance knob has a polymeric body, which is molded, and a metal cup, which is made by stamping and drawing a metal sheet or a metal strip. The polymeric body has a central boss, which has an end face, a cylindrical wall, and an annular recess encompassing the c... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6826805 | Collapsible control knob A collapsible control knob assembly includes a knob having a tunnel therein for receiving a shaft. Stops in the tunnel are configured and arranged to cooperatively stop the insertion of the shaft during assembly. The stops are configured and arranged to shear from t... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6687957 | Two-part knob and method of making same An appliance knob has a polymeric body, which is molded, and a metal cup, which is made by stamping and drawing a metal sheet or a metal strip. The polymeric body has a central boss, which has an end face, a cylindrical wall, and an annular recess encompa... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6473940 | Knob for a post valve A knob for a medical post valve, the post valve having a threaded bonnet with a diameter, and a valve stem, the valve stem having an external end shaped, generally, as a cylinder with two opposing flat sides, the knob comprising a hub having an elongated ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6427289 | Tool handle connection system and apparatus, and methods of making and using same A tool handle connection system and apparatus includes an elongate metal tube, and a connection member. The connection member has one attachment end thereof fitted in an end of the metal tube, and an opposite, threaded end axially projecting from the meta... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6363579 | Ergonomic hand attachable drain valves A hand attachable drainage valve having diagonally opposite ears with inwardly curved finger grasping areas between the ears to permit user with either larger or small hands to find a gripping postion that is comfortable for the user's fingers to grasp an... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6193096 | Cover with prehensile button A lid with a holding knob and coupling elements designed to secure the holding knob to the lid. The coupling elements comprise at least one lug and a notch having an entry portion for the lug to pass through the notch, as well as a retaining portion for r... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6003206 | Control knob using LED for backlighting The control knob engages, on its interior, a translucent polycarbonate jewel body collar assembly of a first color, such as white, which, in turn, provides a housing for a translucent polycarbonate jewel LED holder assembly. The LED emits light, possibly ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5771783 | Cookware top A cookware lid having a where the handle supports a thermometer having a meat probe and an aperture to cause a whistling sound to warn that the internal temperature of a container has reached 180 degrees, eliminating possible carcinogens, e. Coli bacteriu... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5469758 | Knob with soft plastic cover A composite knob having an elongated, cylindrical, inner core molded of a relatively stiff plastic and a partial outer covering of a soft resilient plastic molded to the inner core. Anchoring cavities are provided in ribs of the inner core to receive plug... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5363720 | Stove knob safety cap A dome-shaped cap which fits over standard stove knobs to prevent small children and toddlers from turning or engaging the knobs. Two latches, one of each side of the cap, are simultaneously depressed to release or install the cap. The latches are attache... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5050269 | Control knob A knob (100) comprises an inner portion (105) made of a nonmetallic material and an outer portion (102) molded over the inner portion (105). The outer portion (102) comprises a material having a reduced hardness factor with respect to the inner portion (1... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4889443 | Connection arrangement A generally cylindrical shaft has a longitudinally extending flat area along its end section. A plastic member mounted on the shaft has a longitudinal bore complimentary in shape to and fitting around the shaft end section. The bore includes a longitudina... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4862552 | Knob with stainless steel cap A knob for the lid of a cooking vessel. The knob being made of heat sensitive material and having a metal cap covering the portion of the knob that is exposed on the underside of the cooking vessel lid.... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4622454 | Waterproof cigarette lighter The knob of a handpiece for use in a push-pull type electric lighter is provided with an increased diameter portion positioned in closer proximity to the ignition end than the handle portion of the knob. At least one O-ring or like seal is mounted around ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4571111 | Knob-to-shaft assembly A knob-to-shaft assembly comprises a plastic knob having a cylindrical recess having a diameter corresponding to that of the outside diameter of the shaft onto which the knob is to be manually pushed. Projecting from the outside diameter of the shaft, at ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4435993 | Control knob to shaft assembly A control knob to shaft assembly including a rotatable, bifurcated shaft, the bifurcation spanning the diameter of the shaft and having a central cylindrical bore interconnecting two open slots, one of which has a width larger than the other. There is als... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4418637 | Audible signal valve knob A knob for a cooking vessel is a whistle which gives an audible signal that cooking temperature has been reached, and has a valve slide assembly including a separate leaf spring for shutting off the whistle. Supporting inside and outside knob parts incorp... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4209266 | Snap-on handle structure A snap-on handle structure including a handle mountable on a splined operating shaft having a series of teeth, said handle having an internal recess to receive the shaft and having spaced, splined sections in said recess to interfit with the splined opera... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4189248 | Snap-on-handle structure A snap-on handle structure for attachment to an operating shaft having detent notches and cam members including a handle with an internal recess, and a generally U-shaped spring member in the handle recess with a pair of spaced-apart arms with free ends e... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4113399 | Knob spring A generally H-shaped knob spring is provided which comprises two flat members joined by a center bowed member. The spring is received in an undercut slot adjacent one side of a recess in a knob for receiving the end of a shaft, the bowed portion extending... | 09/12/1978 |
