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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331405 | Powered hammer device The present invention relates to a powered hammer device including: a hammer with at least a first and a second projection; at least one translation dog adapted to engage with said projections, and a drive mechanism capable of moving the translation dog substantiall... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7243753 | Carrier vehicle for drilling or rockbolting machine The invention relates to drilling or rockbolting machines, for the execution of underground works, in particular in mining operations. The carrier vehicle comprises a chassis and four wheels, all driving wheels, with two wheels situated on the right-hand side of the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237706 | Drop hammer Embodiments of the present invention pertain to a drop hammer comprising a load, an actuator connected to the load, and a fluid circuit that is connected to the actuator and is connectable to a fluid source, such as a source of hydraulic power. The fluid circuit is ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7198115 | Lead alignment attachment A construction equipment attachment for driving an object, such as a timber piles, steel piles, pipe piles, steel sheet piles, h-beam and the like, is provided. In one embodiment, the attachment includes a hammer slidably coupled to a lead, a lead mounting assembly ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7100709 | Feed table pivot pin constraining device A restraining arrangement for limiting the separation of a feed table having a pivot pin and a positioner block of a mobile track drill. The restraining arrangement includes a first constraint device positioned on the positioner block and a second constraint device ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7073975 | Slot cutting apparatus and method An apparatus for cutting slots in pavement has a slot cutting assembly with several pairs of rotating blades mounted to a vehicle and vertically adjustable relative to the vehicle. A lift system moves the vehicle between a first position wherein the lift is not enga... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063172 | Grounding rod driving device A driving assembly includes a driving device that is slidable along one or more vertical supports as the driving device drives a driving member into an object. The driving assembly may be suspended from a crane or other overhead support, whereby the vertical support... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6938703 | Automated post driver A post driving apparatus includes a chassis having a longitudinal axis and a frame carried by the chassis. The frame includes an upper support member having an axis of elongation substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the chassis. A post magazine is... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6793024 | Rock drilling rig A rock drilling rig has a carrier (1) provided with a service platform (7) arranged on a service boom (6). The service boom has a number of relatively movable boom sections (33, 36). The service platform (7) is connected to the ser... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6752221 | Self-supporting pneumatic hammer positioner with universal joint A self-supporting pneumatic hammer positioner for effortless command and control by an operator of a pneumatic hammer. The positioner comprises a rigid elongated template having a handle at a first end portion thereof, a saddle mount for a pneumatic hammer at a seco... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6698978 | Rock drilling rig A rock drilling rig has a carrier (1) provided with a service platform (7) which is arranged on a boom (6). The carrier (1) is provided with a four link mechanism (8) which is swingable in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (2) of the car... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698529 | Translating turret rock bolter A rock bolter has a turret assembly having a positionable base. The base slidably and rotatably engages a cylindrical member on which a feed track support is affixed. A jack rotatably and slidably engages the cylindrical member, but cannot translate with ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6527063 | Directional boring device A directional boring device is provided for attachment to a carrier having a power source for providing a first power supply to the boring device for moving the device and a second power supply for operating the device. The boring device includes an attac... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6481507 | Doweling hole drilling machine A doweling hole drilling machine includes a vehicle such as a tractor having a frame pivotally mounted to the side of the tractor. The frame is moveable around an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle from a first horizontal orientation to... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6305480 | Post driving and earth boring machine A machine for driving posts, drills, large spikes, and the like work pieces into the ground, pavements, or wall structures. The machine comprises an elongated tower, a carriage, a hammer, a combination of an elongated two-way cylinder and a pulley system,... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6269890 | Tap hole drill A taphole boring machine serving two tapholes includes a support structure, a mount and a suspension device of which the mount is secured on the supporting structure and the suspension device has a tilting device for the mount with the suspension device f... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6105684 | Roof bolter or a roof bolt installation apparatus The present invention relates to improvements in the operation and construction of roof bolters or roof bolt installation apparatus. The improvements comprise a roof bolter constructed so that the critical moving parts of its timber jack, feed frame, feed... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6082469 | Doweling hole drilling machine A doweling hole drilling machine includes a vehicle such as a tractor having a frame pivotally mounted to the side of the tractor. The frame is moveable around an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle from a first horizontal orientation to... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6076615 | Multi-linked working boom for working machine The present invention is directed to a multi-linked working boom for a working machine which carries at the other end a hydraulically maneuverable and hydraulically driven working equipment, where the boom comprises a first pair of link arms which is conn... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5937952 | Feed shell positioning mechanism An improved feed shell positioning mechanism for a rock drilling machine, having a boom, a feed shell support pivotably mounted with respect to the boom and supporting a feed shell having a feed shell axis, a roll actuator interposed between the boom and ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5927408 | Head brake release with memory and method of controlling a drill head A control is provided for a drill head that is mounted on a drill mast. Hydraulic motors raise and lower the drill head and a hydraulically releasable brake holds the drill head in position on the mast. The control has a hoist line that connects the hydra... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5896935 | Arrangement in boom for rock drilling unit An arrangement in a boom for a rock drilling unit, comprising a boom (1), pivotally connected to a frame (2) about a shaft (3), a lift cylinder (4) between the boom (1) and the frame (2), at the other end of the boom a feed beam pivotally connected about ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5896936 | Arrangement for controlling boom for rock drilling unit An arrangement for limiting the swing angle of a boom for a rock drilling unit when the boom is being lifted and lowered. In the arrangement, a control member is coupled to the boom, turning therewith. The control member includes a slot which receives a m... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5893421 | Arrangement for mounting swing cylinders in boom for rock drilling unit An arrangement for mounting swing cylinders in a boom for a rock drilling unit which includes a frame, a boom pivotally connected about vertical and horizontal shafts, relative to the frame, a lift cylinder connected between the frame and the boom, and a ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5884712 | Arrangement for a telescope feeder of a rock-drilling machine An arrangement is provided for a telescope feeder of a rock-drilling machine, having two telescopic portions, between which is connected an extension cylinder so that the rock-drilling machine moves along one telescopic portion. The extension cylinder com... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5836400 | Three speed circuit for hydraulic tool A hydraulic tool having a ram or other working element propelled by pressurized fluid. The tool has a lever which is squeezed to develop fluid force in a pump. The fluid circuitry automatically operates the ram selectively at any one of three operating sp... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5799738 | Doweling hole drilling machine A doweling hole drilling machine includes a vehicle such as a tractor having a frame pivotally mounted to the side of the tractor. The frame is moveable around an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle from a first horizontal orientation to... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5794716 | Vibratory systems for driving elongate members into the earth in inaccessible areas A system for allowing elongate members such as piles, caissons, and casings to be driven into the earth at inaccessible locations. The system comprises a structural assembly having a support assembly and a bracing assembly. The structural assembly is arra... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5746277 | Drilling apparatus Augering device is disclosed which is useful for drilling holes in the ground at various angles under relatively low overhead or ceiling conditions. The device is suitable for mounting on a wide variety of vehicles ranging from the bed of small pickup tru... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5630477 | Downcrowdable telescopic augering apparatus A downcrowdable telescopic augering apparatus including a vehicle having a boom which carries a cradle in which a kelly tube is slidably mounted and on which a kelly winch and a service winch are mounted. A winch management system oversees the operation o... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5213169 | Exploration-sampling drilling system The drilling system of this invention provides a drill mast mounted on a turntable. The turntable may be mounted on any type of undercarriage or carrier. The drill mast can be positioned around the perimeter of the turntable, it can be positioned near to,... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5201816 | Side angle drilling apparatus An apparatus includes a vehicular mainframe having a vehicular longitudinal axis and a substructure mounted on the mainframe. The substructure has a substructure longitudinal axis and is tiltable relative to the vehicular mainframe about the substructure ... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5016942 | Anchor boring unit An anchor boring unit includes a base plate attached to a loading apron of a section advance machine, with a square tube swivelling around a vertical axis and movable by a hydraulic cylinder attached to the base plate. Another square tube is telescoped in... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4915180 | Post driver A post driver has a combination of hydraulically operable orthogonal and angular mechanical carriages giving five degrees of motion of the driving hammer for the setting of posts in various soils and terrain slopes. Adjustment of the carriages allows accu... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4858700 | Articulated apparatus for positioning rock drills Disclosed is an articulated apparatus for positioning a rock drill comprising a self-propelled vehicle having a chassis propelled by endless tracks, a carriage for carrying an engine for driving the tracks, and a rotary drive for power actuated rotation o... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4799556 | Drilling boom A drilling boom has an articulated arm 12 which carries a drill feed beam 28 on its outer end. Apart from the articulation 36, 38 provided by the joint at the outer end of the arm, the feed beam can rotate about two mutually perpendicular axes at the end ... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4767256 | Method of operating a boom A method of operating a boom which comprises an elongate member mounted on a base for pivotal movement about a first axis transverse to the axis of the elongate member, first fluid operated power means mounted between the base and the elongate member to c... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4712624 | Rock drill with tunnel profile control system A rock drill having a tunnel profile control system comprising a boom assembly, a converting unit for converting the position of one of positioning points on an orthogonal coordinate system representative of the transverse section of a tunnel to be driven... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4698570 | Boom positioning apparatus for rock drill A boom positioning apparatus for a rock drill, including a boom mounted with a drilling apparatus, an input device for determining, as set values expressed in a rectangular coordinate system, positions and directions of a number of drilling points formed ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4637475 | In-the-hole drill A compact, easily disassembled, minimum headroom drilling unit is disclosed. The drill, especially useful for newly developed vertical retreat mining methods, drills at compound angles from the vertical and horizontal directions. Low headroom is achieved ... | 01/20/1987 |
