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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4108284 | Railway brake assemblies including knock-back compensating means A brake comprises a rotor which is permitted to float axially and a friction pad which is carried by a support. The support is movable towards and away from a braking surface of the rotor and is urged to a datum position under the action of a return force... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4082165 | Brake assembly including mounting, actuating and adjusting structure A brake assembly comprises opposed brake parts arranged to be applied in unison to associated rotor surfaces. Each brake part comprises a friction pad or shoe and an adjustable length strut which transmits brake-actuating forces to the friction pad and wh... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4042071 | Wheel and axle assembly for railway vehicles having disc brakes A wheel and axle assembly for railway vehicles has a pair of brake discs mounted on the axle and each brake disc comprises a hub which is force-fitted on a portion of the axle and a friction disc member mounted on the hub. Each of the hubs is axially offs... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4031984 | Brake actuator and thrust receiving structure A brake comprises a friction pad carried by a support and engageable with a braking surface of a rotor. An adjusting device moves the friction pad relative to the support to compensate for wear of the friction material. The adjusting device comprises a sc... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4019608 | Lever actuated caliper brake A caliper brake adapted to grip the sides of a clamped member and, more specifically, the sides of solid and ventilated discs such as those used in industrial and automotive applications. The present caliper brake includes a base adapted for mounting on a... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4015691 | Disc brake for railway vehicles In a railway vehicle having two brake discs on the axle of a wheel and axle assembly a disc brake comprises brake shoes on opposite faces of each brake disc and the brake shoes being suspended from the bogie frame. For each brake disc there is a pair of b... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3991860 | Means enabling replacement of worn disc brake shoes without disassembly This invention relates to a disc brake apparatus wherein a plurality of brake shoes, that transmit braking force to a plurality of rotating discs, when worn to their minimum allowable thickness, may be replaced with new brake shoes, without disassembly of... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3989126 | Resilient railway disc brake pivotal mounting A disk brake for a railway vehicle is provided with a resilient pivot mount for a cross member upon the ends of which are pivotally mounted the brake levers having brake shoes which are engageable with a brake disk on either the wheel or axle of the railw... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3986584 | Fail-safe disc brake with spring actuated slack adjuster This invention relates to a fluid pressure operated disc brake assembly that includes a tandem-arranged spring-applied fluid-pressure-related brake operating unit and an automatic slack adjuster mechanism which is actuated by a pair of springs to so compe... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3974780 | Changeable gauge railing truck Railway truck having side frames at a fixed lateral spacing with each side frame axle bearing support located between two track width locations to be accommodated, the side frames having universal-movement retaining mountings for replaceable rigid wheel-a... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3964579 | Railway brakes A vehicle brake comprises a plurality of elongated friction members for engagement with the brake rotor, the friction members being laterally supported close to their rotor-engaging ends, and an actuating mechanism having an elongated thrust-transmitting ... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3945472 | Lever actuated brake assembly A brake assembly is disclosed in which a first pivoted lever receives and transmits brake actuating force to a second pivoted lever via rollers which transfer force between the two levers at a point which, due to the geometry of the second lever, moves pr... | 03/23/1976 |
