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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 |
| 8056877 | Support mechanism A support mechanism includes a bracket, two sliding members, a first arm, a second arm, and an elastic member. The sliding members are slidably connected to the bracket. Each sliding member includes a resisting portion. An end of the first arm is pivotally connected... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7257862 | Decelerating device for insertion between two relatively rotating members, in particular a drum and an oscillating door for loading the drum in a top-loaded washing machine A decelerating device includes a bushing and a pin carried coaxially by the bushing. A first end of the pin is housed inside the bushing and a second end of the pin, opposite to the first end, projects axially in cantilever fashion from the bushing. Inside the bushi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7226024 | Magnetic altitude adjusting mechanism A magnetic altitude adjusting mechanism is described. The magnetic altitude adjusting mechanism includes a slide, a track, and a magnetic repulsive device. The slide including a magnetic piece is bar-shaped. The magnetic piece is configured in the slide. A longitudi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195214 | Stand for display A stand for a display having a base, a supporting case mounted on the base, a supporting member mounted inside the supporting case and having an end seated on the base to support the weight of the display, and a mounting bracket engaged with the the other end of the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7065812 | Patient care equipment management system An equipment management system provides an equipment support for supporting patient care equipment. The equipment support may be mountable on an arm that extends from a wall, on a column depending from the arm, on a wall mount, on a stand, or on a patient support. V... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6974190 | Armrest adjustment mechanism An armrest adjustment mechanism that comprises a sleeve, a bracket, an adjustment rod and a pair of adjustment blocks, by pulling the pulling portion of the adjustment rod upward will cause withdrawal of the adjustment blocks and further lead to disengagement of the... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6938869 | Plastic pedestal with a height adjustment function A plastic pedestal with a height adjustment function is employed to support an LCD monitor. The plastic pedestal has a rail module, a plastic upper housing and a plastic lower housing. The rail module has a leaf spring, an inner rail and an inner block. The plastic ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6609686 | Adjustable support apparatus An adjustable support for a microphone, lights, etc. includes a pair of elongated tubes in telescopic relationship and an engager carried by the inner tube for releasably engaging the interior surface of the outer tube. The engager includes an elongated w... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6520461 | Leg support The leg support is constructed of a split plastic housing into which a tubular plastic foot is threaded. Metal sleeves of non-corrosive material are slidably mounted on each of the housing and foot to provide an aesthetic appearance. The internal thread o... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6179255 | Seat mounting assembly A seat mounting assembly to rotate a seat in a segment of an inclined rotational plane. The assembly rotates at a predetermined angle with respect to the direction of the force of gravity to bank the seat upward as it traverses to either the left or the r... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176459 | Self-locking angularly-tilting seat support A self-locking, angularly-tilting seat support is provided for supporting fishing boats and the like. The seat support includes a mounting plate adapted to support a seat thereon. A support stud has its upper end pivotally attached to the bottom of the mo... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6027087 | Releasably retaining telescoping tubing segments A telescoping tube assembly of adjustable lengths comprising two or more elongated tubular members with a locking mechanism designed to retain the tubular members and desired relative relationship one to another. The locking mechanism includes a truncated... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5911523 | Adjustable display support An improved adjustable display support is disclosed wherein a pair of coaxially telescopic tubes are provided with an O-ring and cap clutch assembly. The resilient O-ring clutch rests on one terminal end of the tube having the larger diameter and surround... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5833199 | Music stand A lightweight, durable music. The stand includes a base, telescoping upright support assembly, and rack, all formed from a durable, lightweight synthetic resin. The rack includes a matrix of support ribs that provide the rack with exceptional durability i... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5678892 | Adjustable furniture apparatus An adjustable furniture device having at least one adjustable longitudinal support element including a female section and a male section in telescoping engagement, with positionally-adjustable devices interposed between the male and female members to perm... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5636823 | Interior drag brake for telescoping tubes An IV pole having an interior drag brake which selectively prevents downward movement or allows downward movement of the pole due to gravitational acceleration including a first pole member and at least a second pole member which telescopes into and out o... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5570968 | Push button lever clamping device for telescoping members In order to simplify the design of a clamping device (1), in particular for securing an axially displaceable rod (3) in optional adjustment positions, in which a rolling body (17) is supported at a housing (5) enclosing it for clamping purposes, the rolli... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5400995 | IV pole with interior drag brake An IV pole having an interior drag brake which selectively prevents downward movement or allows downward movement of the pole due to gravitational acceleration including a first pole member and at least a second pole member which telescopes into and out o... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5393125 | Height adjustable chair arm assembly A height adjustable chair arm assembly includes an inner tube joined to an arm support of a chair, an elongated lock plate disposed within the inner tube and a lock tube assembly including an upper lock release housing and an elongated guide tube telescop... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5356100 | Sliding-fit operating table stabilizing post and rack A rectangular top post slides into an operating table post base opening just large enough to receive it. Rulon (TM) rods are inserted in slots around the opening. The rods are secured permanently in the slots and the rods protrude into the opening evenly ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5329882 | Small livestock head restraint device A small livestock head restraint device is provided which can be temporarily secured to a fence for field use in securely capturing the head of a small animal. The small livestock head restraint device includes a vertical support member typically position... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5219045 | Linear mechanical lock with one-piece lock housing Simplified assembly and reduced parts count in a linear mechanical lock assembly of the type where a rod is normally gripped against axial translation through a housing by a coil spring and released by unwinding the spring, is achieved by a one piece hous... | 06/15/1993 |
| 4902368 | Vibration-damping substituted aromatic silane compounds and damping method employing same A method for damping vibration between two bodies comprising providing a layer of a selected material between opposing surfaces of the bodies wherein said material comprises a cured polymer of a compound having the formula ##STR1## where: R... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4650145 | Slider mechanism A self-locking slider mechanism for holding telescoping relatively-movable inner and outer tubular members in adjusted lengthwise position and which requires a greater force manually applied lengthwise of the members to decrease the over-all length of the... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4650250 | Guide means for a support bar of a vertically slidable headrest A guide means for a support bar of a vertically slidable headrest of which the two guide elements, made of resilient material and inserted mutually superposed at an interval in a guide rail, are in mutual communication by a web in a manner favorable for p... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4629078 | Clothes display rack A support part (1) of the clothes display rack is provided with a securing device (2) for a height-adjustable carrier-rod (3) for placard-holding means (4). The securing device (2) contains a plug part (6), which is inserted, with a tight fit, in the supp... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4589698 | Head-rest device for a vehicle seat A head-rest device for a vehicle seat is disclosed in which a head-rest stay mounting a head-rest in its upper portion is supported in such a manner that it can be adjusted vertically with respect to a seat back by means of a lock mechanism provided in a ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4527834 | Adjustable headrest The headrest is adjustably mounted by a molded plastic guide inserted through an aperture in the mounting bracket concealed in the seat back and having a central bore for receiving a support post of the headrest. Longitudinally extending slots communicate... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4278223 | Self supporting stand for hand held hair drier This invention consists of combining a vertical stand with a standard hand held hair drier to convert the hand drier into a self supporting one. The stand is made into telescopic components for height adjustment; and the drier is attached to the stand, at... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4111484 | Dental chair headrest locking device A headrest mounted above a dental chair backrest can readily be positioned by means of a headrest bar engaging a locking device affixed to the chair backrest. The locking device comprises a pair of resilient rubber surfaces or other high friction material... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4111483 | Dental chair headrest locking device A headrest mounted to the top of a dental chair backrest can readily be positioned by means of a headrest bar engaging a locking device affixed to the chair backrest. The locking device comprises a pair of resilient rubber surfaces which grip or contact t... | 09/05/1978 |
