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An armor with rollers is provided that enables a user to move in all positions by rolling on a hard and smooth surface while constantly varying his bearing points on the ground.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303095 | Merchandise dispenser with time delay A dispenser for items of merchandise is formed as a wire rack having an entrance opening for placing the items into the dispenser and a discharge opening for removal of the items from the dispenser by a customer. A pivotally moveable gate located adjacent the discha... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299517 | Loading pad An apparatus for loading bikes and motorcycles from the ground to a higher elevation such as into a transport vehicle without lifting. The apparatus permits the user to walk the bike or motorcycle into up a vehicle on a foldable, for easy storage, arcuate ramp. The ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7237294 | Tri-folding ramp The tri-folding ramp is a portable, collapsible device that includes three sections which define an upper surface of the ramp as having an arc-shaped profile. The arc-shaped profile of the ramp can reduce the loading angle between the distal end of the ramp and an u... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7213722 | Merchandise dispenser with time delay and one-way retaining member A dispenser for items of merchandise is formed as a wire rack having an entrance opening for placing the items into the dispenser and a discharge opening for removal of the items from the dispenser by a customer. A pivotally moveable gate located adjacent the discha... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7152757 | Can and bottle dispenser A coupling for connection of a tube comprises a coupling housing which includes a first end into which the tube is inserted, a clamping ring which is positioned in the coupling housing against a first conical surface, a sealing ring which is positioned in the coupli... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7118077 | Platform and system for mass storage and transfer in space A platform for storage and transfer of payloads in space includes a plate for supporting a payload, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the payload to and from the plate. A groove extends diametrically between two edges of the plate for receiving a rail provid... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7025173 | Rescue system for high-rise buildings A system for the evacuation of individuals trapped in multiple story buildings by gliding down a rescue sleeve. The sleeve (12) is composed of sections (20), each section being made of a sheet material strengthened by a circumferential rigid support me... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6978706 | Machine tool spindle liners and methods for making same A spindle liner for a turning machine has an elongated polymeric member sized to fit within the inner diameter of a spindle and further has a bore through the polymeric member sized and shaped to receive a given size bar stock. The spindle liner may be installed wit... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966415 | Rollable support for a cement-pouring chute An apparatus for rollably supporting a cement-pouring chute having a support structure cooperatively engageable with a cement-pouring chute for supporting the chute and directing the pouring of cement therefrom. The support structure is angularly adjustable to allow... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6898816 | Adaptable cab floor engagement assembly for commuter and conventional jet aircraft An engagement structure adapted for securement to the end of an aircraft boarding bridge includes a floor, a first floor panel rotatably associated with the floor, and a second floor panel displaceably associated with the floor. The second floor panel is preferably ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6682294 | Loading ramp deck A lightweight loading ramp deck and a method for forming such deck is provided. This loading ramp deck is capable of being used in a retractable loading ramp in the loading and unloading of intermodal cars. The loading ramp deck comprises a plurality of t... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6401901 | Baggage chute apparatus A baggage chute for transferring baggage from an elevated level of an aircraft passenger boarding bridge to ground level. The chute includes at least one slide member which is shaped to form a truncated cylinder of arcuate cross-section and which has annu... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6253898 | Equipment loading plank An equipment loading plank that is detachably mounted on a machine tool table and used for easy and safe installation and removal of equipment on and off the machine tool work tables. The equipment loading plank includes a flat rectangular shaped body wit... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6209712 | Conveyor for channels between storage racks A conveying apparatus (1) for use in a shelf channel of rack storage facilities. The conveying apparatus (1) comprises circulating conveying means (2) for conveying and storing goods. The conveying means (2) is an endless loop formed partially by a roller... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6202821 | Gravity motivated flow-rail A gravity flow rail conveyor and picking system comprises a plurality of conveyor rail lanes having module or pallet support surfaces that rise at a suitable gravity flow angle from a selectively erected abutment chock. When erected, the chock abutment pr... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6179109 | Conveyor device for shelf channels in shelf-storage systems A conveying apparatus (1) for shelf channels of shelf storage facilities comprises two parallely arranged, circulating conveying means (2) for receiving pallets (P). The conveying means (2) are partially designed as support roller chains (3) whose ends ar... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6145651 | Guide rail mechanism for a bonding apparatus A guide rail mechanism for a bonding apparatus for transferring a workpiece such as a lead frame, etc. including a pair of guide rails each comprising an edge surface guide rail element for guiding the edge surface of the workpiece and an undersurface gui... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6135270 | Guide rail mechanism for a bonding apparatus A guide rail mechanism used for, for instance, a die boding apparatus and a wire bonding apparatus, including a pair of guide rail sections that face each other and convey a workpiece such as a lead frame in between. The guide rail sections include rail h... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5974733 | Greenhouse conveyor system and methods A conveying method and a conveyor for carrying out the method is disclosed for manually moving plant stock around in a greenhouse. The method utilizes an elongated rectangular conveyor with rounded corners and handholds at each end and having the proper m... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5911179 | Pallet and method for using same A pallet including a ramp and two slide assemblies inserted between the pallet surface and the article to be shipped. The ramp is pivotally attached as part of the pallet structure and may be folded up during shipping and down during unloading. The slide ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5735377 | Modular impact or wear pads An impact or wear pad composed of a rubber or urethane sheet with one or more metal plates secured to one major surface. A threaded bolt is secured to each plate and extends outwardly from the rubber or urethane sheet at a right angle. The metal plates ar... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5466103 | Article unloading system and method An article unloading system for unloading articles from an article rack includes a pair of unloading ramps which are removably and pivotably attached to the rack beneath an upper article slot in the rack. The ramps are connected by a cross-member which is... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5386900 | Adjustable infeed design An adjustable can conveyor comprises a fixed trackwork assembly and a moveable trackwork assembly. The fixed trackwork assembly includes at least two outer collars, a can guide track and two guide rails. The moveable trackwork assembly includes at least t... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5325951 | Peripheral card header lead-in arrangement A peripheral card header (100) is disclosed including an alignment device (160) and a hold-down anchor (230). The peripheral card header (100) is for mounting on a surface (110) and has application in portable electronic devices, such as electronic organi... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5220986 | Chute for tilt tray sorter An improved discharge chute for a material handling system. The chute includes a generally elongated rectangularly shaped support backing. A sheet of low friction, wear resistant polymeric material is bonded to the upper surface of the support backing. In... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5163536 | Modular foodservice equipment A two-tier counter system for use in commercial foodservice having an upper level of top-defining modular counter units with upper work areas, end margins of substantially identical profile and dual latching apparatus for releasably interlocking adjacent ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5154270 | Container raceway A raceway for guiding containers relative to a structure utilizing a yoke which is anchored to the structure. Elongated rods are each fastened in spaced relationship to the yoke structure by a clamp. The clamp includes a body portion with a slot for holdi... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5077852 | Loading ramps An arrangement for limiting the extent to which telescopically mounted sections (1,2,3) can be extended is enclosed in a chamber (7) between each pair of sections, so as to be out of the way of personnel handling the sections. The arrangement comprises tw... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4986405 | Inclined ramp A mobile inclined ramp having longitudinal members that are disposed at the sides and are connected by transverse members that have a U-shaped cross-sectional configuraiton, with the cross parts of the transverse members being directed downwardly. To incr... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4974718 | Method and apparatus for transporting yarn packages A yarn package transferring apparatus having a slide for sliding yarn packages thereon from a yarn processing machine and a vertical endless belt assembly for raising the packages from the bottom of the slide to a conveyor which carries the packages for d... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4878587 | Positioning appliance A positioning appliance for accurately positioning a container suspended on crane cables with respect to a chassis on which the container is being placed comprises two slide chutes (30, 31) which are each pivotably suspended on a carriage (32 and 33 respe... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4863160 | Exercise and training device A multi-positionable arrangement of substantially parallel bars which form a substantial track for a ball and for disposing the track to a position accessible to the feet, legs, hands and arms of the body to be exercised. The bars are adjustably spaced ap... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4795018 | Contained trackwork for can conveying A high speed gravity feed can conveyor comprises two facing C-shaped guides formed of hard chrome plated sheet metal. The guides are held in opposed spaced relationship by open U-shaped collars distributed along the conveyor. The collars distributed along... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4757889 | Guide height adjuster A guide height adjuster comprises a block consisting of a plurality of steps of different heights integrally joined together and having a slot formed to allow the passage of a screw across all the steps, a guide holder having a through hole for the insert... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4684309 | System and apparatus for use in fabricating small tubular articles A system, apparatus and procedure for processing tubular or cylindrical stock, particularly short lengths thereof, into precision formed end products includes a chute, preferably formed of a pair of parallel wall surfaces mounting opposed guide plates at ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4677837 | Flat die thread roller The stationary die of a flat die thread rolling machine is supported on a series of stacked members which may be automatically unclamped, automatically adjusted and then automatically re-clamped to hold the stationary die in a precisely adjusted position ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4662522 | Paper selecting apparatus A paper selecting apparatus includes an upstream side transportation passage having an inclined bottom surface(s) held in the inclined state in the transverse direction, a lower stage transportation passage extending in continuation from the downstream en... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4660704 | Weapon system A link guide chutes for a weapon system including a main gun using link fed ammunition and a co-axially mounted machine gun mounted in a turret rotatably positionable in an armored vehicle. The spent links for the main gun and the spent machine gun links ... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4609090 | Method and apparatus for moving and handling heavy objects Method and apparatus for minimizing the work required for moving, handling, and rolling heavy boxes and the like having a center of gravity. The apparatus incorporates a ramp contoured to the locus of points described by the surfaces of the workpiece as t... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4533055 | Storage rack for drilling tubulars A rack for supporting drilling tubulars such as drill pipe, collars and the like includes a base and a rail. The rail is coupled to the base by means of two columns, each of which is provided with threads such that the tilt angle of the rail with respect ... | 08/06/1985 |
