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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096024 | Rope termination device Disclosed is a termination device for an aramid-based elevator rope having a high breaking strength. The termination device comprises a socket having a cylindrical, tapered internal passageway adapted to receive a corresponding wedge. The wedge includes a semi-cylin... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7302739 | Device for fastening emergency equipment to a ship's deck A device is for fastening emergency equipment to a ship's deck or to a structure on a ship's deck. The device includes a first and a second fastening facility for, respectively, a first external and a second external fastening device having, respectively, a first an... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7257866 | Strap-adjusting device A strap-adjusting device includes a base frame, a cover member, a strap holder, and a biasing member. The cover member cooperates with the base frame to form a strap-operating space, and is formed with a strap hole unit. The strap holder is movable in the strap-oper... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247164 | Methods for attaching connective tissues to bone using a multi-component bone anchor An innovative bone anchor and methods for securing connective tissue, such as tendons, to bone are disclosed which permit a suture attachment which lies entirely beneath the cortical bone surface, and wherein the suturing material between the connective tissue and t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7207090 | High tension, surgical cable lock A cable retaining device is suitable for retaining flexible cables at high load tensions. The device includes: a body including a void having a width that tapers from a wider rearward end to a narrower forward end; and a wedge shaped plug, capable of slidable insert... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7181807 | Rope clamp A clamp for securing a section of rope or the like is provided. The clamp includes a link having two side members connected at a first end by a cross member and attached at an opposite end at an apex. A ring is slidably attached to the link and a finger extends from... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174605 | Handles for attachment to wired products Various aspects of the invention provide handles that can be attached to wire-like members. In one exemplary embodiment, a handle generally includes a handle portion, a retaining member, and a key member. The handle portion has a channel and an aperture extending fr... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7127781 | Release device for a kite A safety release device for a kite line has a first fastening member with an attachment point for a first line portion and a second fastening member with an attachment point for a second line portion. In a fastened position the second fastening member engages throug... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6994487 | Elevator load bearing termination assembly A device for securing an end on a load bearing member in an elevator system includes a socket portion and a wedge portion. The socket and wedge preferably are made from an extruded piece of metal or a formed piece of sheet metal material. A brace member secures the ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971615 | Line support systems Embodiments of the invention may include a line support system that may have a support member with an elongate body that may form a loop. The support member may be configured such that a positive biasing force may be provided at a distal end of the line support. The... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6662739 | Rope hitch A rope hitch (1) to facilitate the tie down and/or tensioning of ropes (11) in various situations is provided with a cam locking system and a rope block (6). Ropes attached to the hitch can be tensioned and shortened with minimal effort.... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6574838 | Tie-down device and method A tie-down device secures an aircraft to the ground. The tie-down device includes a hook and slide member operating within the hook to secure a line. In use the line passes through an aperture within the slide member for biasing against a bottom portion o... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6082789 | Temper deterrent wire seal A seal for use with a flexible wire for providing visible evidence of tampering therewith includes a housing and a wire retaining key. The housing has two passageways for passage of the ends of the flexible wire therethrough so that the ends of the flexib... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6058575 | Cable clamp A cable clamp may be constructed from a hollow body, a wedge-shaped member and a means for dislodging the member from the body. The body includes a tapered channel that is sized and shaped to accommodate the member and round, flat or rectangular cable sec... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5988929 | Easy-out cable socket wedge and method for use thereof A cable socket wedge has two wedge halves held apart by at least three blocks, such that cutting the blocks allows the wedge halves to collapse inward, loosening the wedge and cable in the socket. Crushable inserts are located in the spaces between adjace... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5871243 | Tamper deterrent wire seal A seal for use with a flexible wire for providing visible evidence of tampering therewith includes a housing and a wire retaining key. The housing has two passageways for passage of the ends of the flexible wire therethrough so that the ends of the flexib... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5699975 | Extension member anchor A spring drive retractor having a case with an inner space for a spring and a reel, with one end of the spring connected to the case and the other end of the spring connected to the reel, with an extension member having one end connected to the reel and t... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5683199 | Elastic cord retaining end tip for sectional poles An end tip for an elastic-cord-connected compactable tubular assembly (14). The tip has an insertable body portion (10) which acts as the elastic cord retainer. Because of two longitudinal channels (11) and a connecting cross hole (12), the tensioned elas... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5607429 | Wire fastening tool A wire fastening tool has a wire mounting portion on which one end of a wire is to be mounted, a containing portion into which a movable member is to be inserted from outside and removably contained, and at least two openings which are formed in a periphe... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5553360 | Extended wedge socket assembly A wedge socket assembly having a wedge socket, a pin for connecting objects to the wedge socket, a wedge, and a bolt for holding the wedge in the wedge socket. The wedge socket has an elongated, hollow basket of substantially rectangular cross-section. Th... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5402840 | Venetian blind tilt divider The slats of a venetian blind are divided into upper and lower portions by the installation of a divider, comprising a spacer and a retainer, which serve to shorten the working length of the tilt adjusting ladders on either the inside or outside of the bl... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5353893 | Elevator cab and/or counterweight compensation rope hitch assembly Elevator compensation ropes are attached to the elevator cab frame by means of a wedge block which is mounted on a lower portion of the frame. The wedge block has a plurality of separate wedge-shaped passages thereon through which each of the compensation... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5336846 | Cable clamp having loop-forming wedge A cable clamp for holding a cable suspended from a support comprises a shell member having a mouth opening for the passage of the cable and first and second elongated inner abutment surfaces against which first and second portions of the cable received th... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5229178 | Elastic cord apparatus comprising an elastic cord, serving and binding The combination of a shock cord including a shock cord loop at an end thereof, a serving tightly disposed about the shock cord immediately adjacent to the shock cord loop, and a binding tightly disposed about the serving and connected to the serving and s... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5199137 | Rope guard assembly for wedge clamp A guard assembly which includes a bushing and assembly for securing the assembly in the slot of a wedge clamp. The bushing abuts a rope secured in the wedge clamp for preventing axial movement of the rope and wedge assembly which could loosen the secureme... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5058244 | Free falling cinch tongue A free falling cinch tongue has a lock bar which is supported to be freely rotatable about a fixed axis to move a belt clamping surface on the lock bar toward and away from a belt clamping surface on the cinch tongue frame.... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4993123 | Adjustable nautical rope lock A two part rope lock for hooking over the railing of a boat, having a hanger member with a pair of transversely arranged guide hooks at upper and lower ends. A channel is formed by two outstanding flanges at the back of a leg of a rail-engageable hook bet... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4916850 | Line attachment device A line attachment device for fixing objects to a line such as a fishing line, a string or a piece of rope. The device includes a shank or stem securable to the object to be fixed. The line attaching portion of the device includes a plug fixed to the stem,... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4887337 | Cord cinching device The disclosure herein describes a device for cinching a cord; it comprises an outer body, having a cord entrance and a cord exit, and an inner body having a channel allowing the cord to extend from the entrance to the exit and a pair of opposite gripping ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4809408 | Shielded wedge-type cable clamp A wedge-type cable clamp has an outer member providing an open-ended tapered recess receiving a wedge around which a cable is wrapped in the usual manner. The wedge projects beyond the larger end of the recess, and the sides of the outer member extend pas... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4762318 | Exerciser An exerciser that includes a stretchable tension member connected to an adjuster mechanism which permits the tension member's length to be varied as desired by the user. The adjuster mechanism, in preferred form, includes a housing that defines a cavity o... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4628630 | Deep trolling release device A deep trolling release device releasably connects a fishing line to a downrigger line. A hollow outer member is connectable to the downrigger line. An inner member is slidably received in the outer member. There is a pin on the inner member adjacent the ... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4614007 | Clamping means for a strap Clamping means for a strap comprises a support member having a concave surface and a guide member having a convex surface. The guide member is pivotally mounted on the support member for angular movement between a first position in which the concave and c... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4602891 | Open wedge socket An open wedge socket for a cable or the like includes a wedge having a peripheral surface for engaging the cable, a housing including an outwardly opening channel for receiving the wedge and cable, and an interference member having a sliding fit on the ho... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4561154 | Wedge-type rope socket connection and method A socket-wedge connection for wedge-type rope socket wherein a multi-part wedge is employed having one part collapsible, finding advantageous use, for example, in the lines employed with excavating equipment.... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4549770 | Belt clamping guide loop A restraint belt guide loop assembly for deflecting a belt from a retractor to a diagonal position across the occupant upper torso includes a mounting bracket pivotally mounted on the vehicle body and first and second belt clamping bars independently pivo... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4536921 | Cable clamp Cable clamp with jaws and a wedge. The invention deals with a cable clamp having clamping jaws, a clamping wedge and locking means. The clamp can work as a cable joint and, according to the invention, has the following individual parts: (a) a base with a faste... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4516295 | Securement means An apparatus (1) for attaching each end of a rope (12) to the boom of a sail board so that the rope (12) can be used by a rider with a "Hawaiian Harness" the apparatus (1) having in each case a frame (2) with a pliable member (3) held to the frame (2) and... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4473102 | Drapery carrier for a string connected carrier system A carrier for supporting a panel for movement along a track and adapted for connection to a string for controlling the spacing of the carriers along the track. The carrier includes a carrier body having a key receiving cavity, a locking key integrally con... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4384389 | Rope-chaining device A rope-chaining device is formed consisting of a screw bar screwed into one side of acceptor, and an arcuately-shaped plate is provided rotatably at the end portion of the screw bar within the acceptor. A rope-fixing member is disposed within the acceptor... | 05/24/1983 |
