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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7123201 | Radar antenna leveling system A remotely controllable, tiltable platform supports a radar transmitter/receiver for rotational movement of the radar relative to a mounting on a vessel, such as a mast of a sailboat or the superstructure of a power boat. A cowling extends upward from the foundation... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117972 | Vibration isolation mount for garage door opener The invention provides a vibration isolation mount for a motorized garage door opener system. The mount includes a substantially planar first mounting plate with apertures configured for mounting to structure inside a garage, and a substantially planar second mounti... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7032501 | Apparatus and method for providing a clamp on a fluid power cylinder A fluid power cylinder provided with a clamp to allow for clamping of the cylinder to another surface, or for clamping of an object onto the cylinder housing without applying forces directly on an inner bore of the cylinder and without causing any distortion of the ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6585222 | Vibration isolating device In a vibration isolator wherein an inner and an outer cylindrical fittings are connected by a rubber elastomer between both fittings; in the rubber elastomer above and below the inner cylindrical fitting, hollow spaces are formed circumferentially in a la... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6247383 | Two-part torque-compensating suspension A two-part torque-compensating suspension for a transmission 2 mounted around the shaft 1 of a machine. The suspension includes a rocking plate 3. The rocking plate is preferably symmetrical with respect to a plane extending through the shaft. The plate i... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6155372 | Suspension system for power train It is an object of the present invention to provide a suspension system for a power train in which vehicle vibration when idling can be reduced and thus improves in giving more comfort in riding in the vehicle. A power train assembled an engine and a transmiss... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6098949 | Mounting arrangement for supporting a hydraulic control unit of a vehicular braking system A mounting arrangement for attaching a hydraulic control unit of a vehicular braking system to a vehicle body includes a mounting stud attached to and extending axially outward from the hydraulic control unit. The mounting stud also includes axially and l... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5873560 | Gimbal support system with uni-directional roll stiffness The present invention is a gimbal system for an apparatus supported in a frame. The gimbal system includes at least two parallel flexible beams positioned on either side of the apparatus. The apparatus is attached to the beam near a center of the beam to ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5725195 | Cylinder trunnion mount A trunnion mount for a fluid-actuated cylinder assembly which has a pair of opposed trunnion pins carried by a framework with a plurality of separate pieces that can be easily assembled onto the cylinder tie rods without having to disassemble the cylinder... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5509837 | Truss system engine mount for light watercraft An engine mount for supporting an inboard powerboat engine on a light marine craft. The present invention teaches an inboard, truss engine mount for marine engines, tailored for supporting the weight of the engine in spaced, transverse fashion along weigh... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5462465 | Marine transmission mounting system A marine transmission mounting system for marine engine and drive that are mounted in a mid-travel position to joists in the hull space between a hull and a floor of the boat. Such a system is typically used on a competition water-ski boat where the engin... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5390893 | Mounting for cylinders and drums in printing machines An easy to assemble mounting for the cylinders and drums of printing machines is provided which at the same time reduces journal flexing and guarantees a high degree of rigidity in the drive wheel train. The stub journal of a cylinder is received in the c... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5390758 | Motor mount A motorcycle has a frame, a swing arm pivotally mounted on the frame about a pivot axis, a wheel rotatably mounted on the swing arm and an engine pivotally mounted on the frame about the pivot axis. A first elastomer engine mount couples the engine to an ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5370349 | Structure for positioning and stabilizing an object at a given point within a three-dimensional coordinate system The invention relates to a structure for positioning an object in a three-dimensional coordinate system. The object of the invention is to obtain a structure making it possible to orient an object in space without displacing its center of gravity. This object ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5332187 | Adjusting arrangement An arrangement is provided for the adjusting of a mounting part on a carrier in a statically determined position which can be adjusted in a rotatory and translatory manner in three axes with respect to the carrier. The arrangement comprises at least three... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5297769 | Hydroelastic support especially for the suspension of a motor vehicle engine The invention proposes a hydroelastic support (10) intended to be interposed between two assemblies to be suspended one with regards to the other, of the type comprising two armatures (12, 14) joined together by a block of elastomer material (16), a worki... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5277554 | Tandem compressor mounting system A tandem compressor mounting system has a set of four elastomeric grommets for mounting each of the compressors to a pair of common rails. Each of the elastomeric grommets is secured to a mounting plate located on each of the two compressors and are dispo... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5253841 | Printer vibration isolating apparatus An apparatus to isolate vibration during printing by a printer of a computer or a word processor, including vibration control swingable devices provided at their bearing portions, where the printer is mounted, with concave-surface bases extending in paral... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5197341 | Payload attitude control tester The testing device, also known as a totally integrated payload attitude control tester (T.I.P.A.C.T.), is suspend on a single, high strength, low torsional moment line through the gravity vector axis. Attached directly to this line is a strong back assemb... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5129479 | Suspension system for an engine and transmission assembly mounted transversely in a vehicle A suspension system includes an engine and transmission assembly mounted transversely in a vehicle and having a main axis of moment of inertia extending in a left and right direction of the vehicle, a single first mount located at a first end of the engin... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4905956 | Fluid mounting system for a marine engine A fluid mount for an inboard marine engine includes a combination of a solid elastomer and a fluid dampening means to significantly improve vibration isolation and cushioning under normal shock loads. The fluid dampening means is constructed to lock-up an... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4883369 | Roll mounting device with a cooled bearing A mounting device for a roll, particularly a roll for a continuous casting apparatus, comprises a support and a bearing for the roll affixed to the support, the support and the bearing defining channels for the circulation of a cooling fluid therethrough,... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4852748 | Ferris wheel shaped fixture holding apparatus A ferris wheel shaped frame having a plurality of fixture storage locations along its periphery is used to store a plurality of fixtures. The fixtures are held in place by a pivoting member comprising a pivotable sleeve, and a latch comprising a removable... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4850448 | Sway bar for an engine mounting An engine and transmission mounting system has mounts which support the weight of the engine and transmission and which dampen vertical vibrations due to operation of the internal-combustion engine. A separate torque reaction mechanism reacts torque gener... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4842258 | Composite engine mount A composite engine mount includes first and second members and an elastic member. The second member defines a space into which one portion of the first member extends. A first stopper rubber for providing a front and rear, left and right and rebound stopp... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4779834 | Engine displacement limiter A three-point torque strut connected between an engine and support resists rolling of the engine by reactive torque thereon while inducing with a portion of the reactive torque force from the engine a bending moment in the support that counteracts against... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4770398 | Engine mount assembly An engine mounting device resiliently supports an engine on a frame including a first plate member for connection to the frame. A second plate member is U-shaped and has flanges at each end of the U-shaped portion for connection to the first plate member ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4717111 | Fluid-filled resilient engine mount A fluid-filled resilient engine mount including an inner and an outer sleeve which have axes parallel to each other, and a resilient member which is interposed between the inner and outer sleeves and which cooperate with the outer sleeve to define a plura... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4679778 | Fluid-containing power unit mounting device A fluid-containing power unit mounting device capable of effectively damping vibration in a wide range of frequency is shown. The damping function of the device is accomplished by a mounting rubber forming an internal fluid-containing chamber between a po... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4648576 | Mounting structure for power unit A mounting structure disposed between a body and a power unit of a vehicle, including a cylindrical housing having two cavities on opposite side of a partition member, and a first and a second elastic member which close open ends of the cavities to form a... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4641809 | Motor vehicle engine mounting arrangement A motor vehicle engine mount is disclosed comprising a core of a solid material placed between two parts made of elastomeric material, each of which is connected to a rigid outer part attached to the engine or the chassis. The core is determined to vibrat... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4637584 | Power unit mount assembly A fluid-containing power unit mount device in which an elastic member is secured between a power unit side base plate and a vehicle body side base plate to form an inner space. A fluid is enclosed in the inner space, forming a fluid chamber. An aperture i... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4630803 | Suspension-strut mounting for installation between a shock-absorber strut or spring strut and a vehicle body spring-supported with respect to the axles, in particular of a motor vehicle A suspension-strut mounting for installation between a shock-absorber strut or spring strut and a vehicle body spring-supported with respect to the axles, with at least one connecting element having elastically resilient and vibration damping properties w... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4625939 | Engine mounting for motor vehicles An engine mounting arrangement is disclosed having brackets attached to a vehicle body adapted for connection to damping blocks attached to an engine. Each bracket supports two slidable spring-loaded clamping pieces with teeth that coact with teeth of an ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4624435 | Electro-magnetic vibration-damping mount A mount, for example for mounting an engine in a vehicle, has a resilient vibration isolator and, separate therefrom, an electro-magnetically controllable vibration-damping arrangement. In this way, the damping can be controlled independently of the isola... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4611782 | Vibration isolating apparatus A vibration isolating apparatus employed for mounting, for example, the engine of an automobile includes a tube communicated with a hollow chamber which is expanded and contracted by vibrations generated in the engine. The tube is provided therein with a ... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4610421 | Mounting construction for engine-transmission assembly An engine-transmission assembly is supported in an engine room of a vehicle by two elastic support devices supporting it substantially at opposite ends of its rolling axis of inertia and two other elastic support devices supporting it substantially at opp... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610420 | Apparatus for mounting power unit A mounting apparatus for a power unit comprises a first elastic member comprising a rubber-like elastic member and a second elastic member comprising rubber-like elastic members and a mass member therebetween. The first and second elastic members are disp... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4537381 | Engine mount An engine mount for resiliently connecting an engine to a vehicle body. The engine mount has an isolator and a bracket. The isolator includes an inner tubular member, an outer tubular member, and a resilient member arranged between the inner and the outer... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4494723 | Device for mounting an engine on a vehicle body A device, for mounting an engine on a vehicle body, comprising a mount insulator which has a shaft fixed onto the vehicle body. A hollow cylindrical rubber ring, surrounded by a cylindrical metallic outer member, is inserted onto the shaft. A dish-shaped ... | 01/22/1985 |
