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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431229 | Garbage material reduction and separations process and organic fusion process A new method and concept for the recovery of valuable materials from solid waste and the conversion of organic solid waste and sewage into crude oil, gas, usable elemental solids and water uses a two step process, solid waste reduction and an organic fusion process.... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7278779 | Mixer with optional faucet A food mixer device and method includes a container configured to receive food. A pair of interchangeable container bases are each separately and removably couplable to the container. At least one mixing assembly is rotatably disposed in the container. A faucet is o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273315 | Mixing device with variable speed drive and related control features A mixing machine includes a drive assembly and control system for making speed changes on the fly and for providing controlled acceleration and deceleration. A bowl receiving portion may be movable between a lowered position and a raised position with a power bowl l... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270286 | Food processor with inside mounted cover-retaining means In the case of a food processor (1) having a base unit (2) and having a work container (40) that can be placed on a housing wall (3) of the base unit (2), and having a cover (47) for the work container (40), retaining... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264189 | Hand-held food processor A hand-held hand-powered food processor having a pull cord motor for rotating a spindle that carries an arm. The arm can be a cutter blade or an elastomeric flexible peeler arm having a durometer of preferable between Shore 80A and Shore 82A. A food processor having... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258289 | Combination food cutting, storage, and shredder apparatus A combination food cutting, storage and shredder apparatus, having a cutting board and storage box containing a knife drawer and a garbage disposal drawer. A shredder is positioned just above the garbage disposal drawer and just below the cutting board for holding s... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7220047 | Control dial and ejector button for handheld appliance A handheld mixer (10) has a body comprising a housing (12) that houses a motor and drive system and an integral handle (16), and one or more mixer attachments (20). A rotatable dial control (24) is rotatable about an axis (28 | 05/22/2007 |
| 7191489 | Integrated cleaning apparatus An integrated apparatus for carpet cleaning, pressure washing, air duct cleaning and inspection, portable welding, moisture abatement and other building maintenance and repair services, in which a gas engine mounts to a frame and has a drive shaft that extends from ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163165 | De-coking tool A tool for disintegrating coke has a housing attached to a drill stem in operation, at least one nozzle for cutting and one nozzle for drilling of coke, and at least one valve for closing and opening the nozzles, wherein the tool is adapted to have two different ope... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7143677 | Food slicer A food slicer includes a frame with a food-receiving platform having an aperture therein. A reversible cutting blade has first and second cutting edges and is selectively removably mountable on the frame in first and second positions for respectively disposing the f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7107890 | Safety manual vegetable cutter The present invention relates to a manual vegetable cutter, for selectively varied cutting. Furthermore, the cutter of the present invention does not expose the user to risks of serious cuts. The cutter includes a frame fitted with at least one cutting blade mounted... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7066071 | Food slicer A food slicer includes a frame with a food-receiving platform having an aperture therein. A reversible cutting blade has first and second cutting edges and is selectively removably mountable on the frame in first and second positions for respectively disposing the f... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066418 | Combined pepper grinder and salt shaker A pepper grinder includes pepper and salt containers. The pepper container has first and second openings, through which first opening the container may be refilled with pepper seeds, and includes a pepper grinding mechanism in the second opening, through which groun... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066416 | Garden refuse shredding apparatus This invention provides garden refuse shredding apparatus (10) which has a chipping rotor (20) supported for rotation about a vertical shaft (31) in a chamber (11) which has a hopper (14) which feeds refuse to radially disposed elo... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7014354 | Power bowl lift, motor mount and tensioner for mixing machine A mixing machine includes a power bowl lift mechanism that operates independent of a drive motor for mixing operations, and may be formed by a linear actuator. A pivoting motor mount assembly can be used in conjunction with a portable tensioning tool for tensioning ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6986476 | Food processor with different tools A food processor (1) with two bowls (20, 21), which are of different constructions and each comprise a bottom wall (22, 31) and a tubular inner portion (28, 34) rising from the bottom wall (22, 31) into the bowl interior, comprises... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6928799 | Apparatus for fine pulverization of dry leaves and garden debris An apparatus for finely pulverizing lawn debris has a central drive shaft driven by a gasoline or electrical power source. Lawn debris is drawn into a suction and grinding chamber by the rotation of a distribution plate which has a plurality of curved impeller blade... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910648 | Garden refuse shredding apparatus This invention provides garden refuse shredding apparatus (10) which has a chipping rotor (20) supported for rotation about a vertical shaft (31) in a chamber (11) which has a hopper (14) which feeds refuse to radially disposed elo... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6827002 | Automatic coffee maker with grinding device An automatic coffee maker having a grinding device is provided. Responsive to closing a door, activating an electromagnetic valve will move a covering member away from first apertures and counterclockwise pivot a stop with resilient means being expanded so that powe... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6298776 | Turning device for food processing cutting machines A turning device for food processors that include a rotatable cutter to cut foodstuffs to be processed. A stationary container is fitted with a lid, and a tubular member extends upwardly from the container bottom through which a driven shaft extends. The ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6213008 | Multi-functional food processor A multi-functional food processor comprises a processing rack, a elevated device and/or a rotary device. An appropriate tool stand is selected to fixedly attach an end of the processor rack. Then, adjust the turning knob in the elevated device such that t... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5985347 | Cheese processing vat and method A cheese processing vat of the type having a pair of interconnected generally cylindrical wall portions with agitator panels rotating therein to sweep generally cylindrical volumes includes agitator panels which are driven to rotate in opposite directions... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5911373 | Self-propelled rock crushing machine A self-propelled rock crushing machine which utilizes the drive unit to a conventional excavator of the type normally found in the construction industry. Each of the components on the self-propelled rock crushing machine is operated by a hydraulic motor a... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5606907 | Food processing vat A cheese processing vat of the type having a pair of interconnected wall portions each having a compound frustoconical shape, with agitator panels rotating therein to sweep volumes which correspond to the frustoconical wall portions, said agitator panels ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5540038 | Lawn and garden chipper/shredder vacuum apparatus Lawn and garden maintenance equipment for collecting and shredding debris and chipping branches is provided with wheel support, a housing, and a handle for guiding the apparatus, the housing having a substantially closed bottom wall below a motor-driven d... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5513559 | Food processing vat A cheese processing vat of the type having a pair of interconnected generally cylindrical wall portions with agitator panels rotating therein to sweep generally cylindrical volumes includes agitator panels which have radially inner edge portions spaced ra... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5408815 | Rotary mower shredder attachment A method and apparatus for converting a conventional rotary mower to a shredder which includes cutting an aperture or hole in a deck of the mower above the cutting blades thereof, positioning and affixing to the deck a feeding assembly above the hole; and... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5305587 | Shredding disk for a lawn mower A shredding disk for a lawn mower which attaches to the motor shaft and between the mower blade and the lawn mower deck. The shredding disk includes a disk member and a plurality of knives in a serrated fashion located inboard of the circumferential edge ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5294063 | Debris vacuum selectively usable as a hand-held and wheeled unit The combination of: a) a portable vacuum unit useable independently in a portable vacuum mode and having a housing defining an intake opening into which debris to be picked up is drawn and an outlet opening in communication with the intake opening, and st... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5231827 | Lawn and garden chipper shredder vacuum apparatus Lawn and garden maintenance equipment for collecting and shredding debris and chipping branches is provided with a wheel-supported housing having a handle for guiding the apparatus, the housing having a substantially closed bottom wall below the blades an... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5222675 | Seed cotton module handler with wet and/or dirty cotton separator A cotton module handling system includes one or more feeder beds delivering seed cotton modules into a feeder head to disintegrate the module into a large number of small clumps of cotton, seed and plant trash for transport into a gin. A shaver assembly i... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5142972 | Feeding device for vegetable cutting machines An improvement in vegetable cutting machines of the kind comprising a cylindrical feeder (1) which includes a vertically upstanding cylinderical tube (2) and a vegetable press-feed device (3) in the form of a plate (4) which extends perpendicular to the l... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5129589 | Table-top multi-purpose device driven by means of an immersion blender A table-top multi-purpose device (10), for cutting, chopping, grating, squeezing or whipping foodstuffs, comprises a rotating element (19) for processing the foodstuffs placed therein, a drive mechanism (16) for transmitting movement to the element (19) i... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5074478 | System for crushing and discharging powder and granular material caking in storage tank A system for crushing and discharging a powder and granular material that has become caked in a storage tank has a device for supplying compressed air that is used to activate machines as well as to blow up and deliver crushed material, a drilling machine... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5035366 | Paper shredder with service power outlet A paper shredder is provided not only with cutters for cutting paper, a driver for driving the cutters and a power source for the driver, but also with a service power outlet from which power can be supplied to an external electrical equipment such as a v... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5025995 | Apparatus and crushing disposable containers A compact apparatus for processing disposable containers at their collecting site uses a single pair of counter-rotating crushing rollers mounted one above the other. The containers are dropped against the upper surface of an indented feeding roller paral... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4972999 | Ice piece barrier for selective ice crusher dispenser An ice barrier for a selective ice cube and crushed ice dispenser having a crusher section including a crusher arm mounted to a horizontal shaft axially rotatable in either direction, and a stationary crusher arm mounted to one side of the shaft. When the... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4969321 | Mulcher The invention provides a mulching arrangement for a rotary, motor lawnmower. The attachment comprises a base plate on which a motor mower can be removably mounted. A feed hopper is provided for receiving vegetable matter to be comminuted, the feed hopper ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4938424 | Food processing vat An improved food processing vat including an outer shell, and a vessel to contain a food product, such as curds and whey, is spaced inwardly of the shell and is composed of a pair of generally cylindrical sections which intersect along vertical apices. Ea... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4912917 | Mulcher A mulching attachment for a rotary lawn-mower has a baseplate on which the mower can be mounted. A feed hopper is in communication with the cutting region of the mower via a feed passage opening to the upper face of the baseplate. Vegetable matter is fed ... | 04/03/1990 |
