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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429024 | Hook assembly, and kit A hook assembly enables a user to stow handbags and the like underneath tables or similar other support structures. The hook assembly comprises a hook support and a hook member pivotally attached thereto. The hook support comprises an attachment surface and a hook-r... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7334761 | Cluster gauge mounting structure for vehicles A cluster gauge mounting structure for vehicles includes a hole part of an instrument panel, the instrument panel being connected to a windshield of a vehicle and forming a front inside part of the vehicle, a cluster gauge mounted to an inside of the hole part of th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322249 | Mounting for a probe sensor A robust, easy to mount probe sensor includes an elongated body enclosing a sensor element and an integral flange extending away from the body. The body and flange are formed of material having a relatively low characteristic yield point. First and second generally ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7219868 | Hook device for attachment to tables and the like A hook device for securement to the substantially horizontal, bottom surface of a table top, bar top, or the like for supporting personal items. The hook device includes a base, a hook, and an attachment mechanism pivotally securing the hook to the base. The attachm... | 05/22/2007 |
| 6716140 | Display for an exercise device A display for an exercise device has a cylindrical housing formed from a rear half shell and a front half shell. The housing has an inner space and two open ends, and a support rod of the body-build can pass through the inner space and extend out from the open ends.... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6546807 | Handlebar mounting electronic digital bargraph tachometer for motorcycles The invention is an electronic digital bargraph tachometer apparatus encased within an upper handlebar clamp encasement which replaces the existing upper handlebar clamp for many American made and similar foreign made custom and stock motorcycles having e... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6508192 | Marine instrument A marine instrument includes a housing, a processor for processing an input signal comprising vessel navigation information, a substantially water resistant display connected to the processor, the display having at least one control switch extending outwa... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6298567 | Tram bar in a milling machine or the like The milling machine tool holder or chuck is used to support a spindle on a chuck axis through which a crossbar is transversely and slideably mounted. First and second ends of the crossbar adjustably support a mirror and a dial indicator, respectively, so ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6187146 | Mounting arrangement for wet end weight measurement system A mounting system for removably mounting a sensor array adjacent the wire of a papermaking machine. The mounting system comprises an elongate base member formed with a tongue or groove with a corresponding interlocking groove or tongue formed on the senso... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5855388 | Floating gauge mount for motorcycle A springer fork assembly is provided for use on a motorcycle having handlebars. The springer fork assembly includes a springer fork and a gauge mount. The springer fork includes a non-moving portion that does not move relative to the handlebars and a movi... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5813636 | Instrument gauge holders An improved apparatus for instrument gauge holders which are precision made to fit each gauge properly so they prevent excessive vibration and damage. These holders can easily be properly located to increase the visibility of the gauges, and, importantly,... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5761823 | Relative planarity verification apparatus and method of use An inspection tool for verifying the relative planarity of a flat surface or for verifying whether a first planar surface is parallel to a second planar surface is described. The tool includes a dial indicator on the end of a flexible support arm which is... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5704132 | Indicator holder with slidable connecting member An indicator holder for use in connection with a dial test indicator and with machine tools such as jigbore machines, milling machines and the like which is of simple construction, but yet is extremely versatile in use and enables positioning of the dial ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5560572 | Instrument panel dovetail slide mounting assembly A device, such as a radio, has opposing vertical sides and a vehicle instrument panel includes a recess having a rearward access opening and opposing spaced apart side walls. Each side wall of the instrument panel recess includes an integrally formed long... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5456017 | Adjustable holder for the fine adjustment of a dial gauge A dial gauge adaptor having a single shaped part forming two elastically connected legs. One leg is longer than the other one and overlaps it at its end. The tip of the longer leg is designed to receive a dial gauge, while the adaptor itself can be attach... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5413007 | Gauge assembly for handlebar attachment A gauge mounting assembly for attachment to a motorcycle handlebar includes a housing in which an engine monitoring gauge such as an oil pressure gauge is positioned. The gauge is positionable within the housing for optimum visibility and lockable thereto... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5311777 | Wheel balancer with adjustable operator pod The present invention discloses a wheel balancer having a floor standing base and an operator keyboard and display pod mounted to a support above the base. Manually adjustable brackets attaching the substantially L-shaped support to the base and to the po... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5271384 | Powered surgical retractor Apparatus useful in surgery for holding surgical instruments such as retractor blades in a number of different positions required by a surgeon for the performance of a surgical procedure, including an actuation means responsive to a control signal, a sign... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5217190 | Panel yoke A yoke for flush mounting a modular housing within an opening in a planar surface is disclosed. The yoke includes a flat plate having an aperture therethrough, a pair of hooks for securing a housing to the plate, a pair of gripper arms for securing the pl... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5097603 | Fine adjustment means for instruments The invention relates to fine adjustment means used with instruments which have to be finely aimed in a certain direction. The multi-directional fine adjustment unit comprises two discs held coaxially adjacent to each other by connecting means located alo... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5092551 | Articulated stand An articulated stand, in particular for lever gauges, having two articulated arms pivotably connected with each other at a central joint. Each articulated arm has on its end a ball joint. Each articulated arm has a clamping device for rigid clamping of al... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5088671 | Retaining device for a sensor of a revolution counter of a cycling vehicle A retaining device for coupling a sensor to a frame fork of a cycling vehicle including a sleeve formed integral with the sensor, a pair of oblong holes formed in the sleeve, a clamp ring engageable on the frame fork and including a rod radially extended ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5036595 | Gauge holder A gauge holder for mounting a gauge on a machine chuck jaws and a bed is provided. The gauge holder includes a fixture which is adapted to be secured in the chuck jaws, and a pair of rods. Either one of the rods is slidably engagable in the fixture, paral... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5033196 | Tri-directional tool holder Apparatus for providing adjustment along three perpendicular axes such that a marking head can be properly and precisely positioned for applying identifying markings to boxes or containers of various sizes, the positioning being accomplished without the u... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4920799 | Universal casing for an instrument The invention presented in a universal casing for an instrument having a read-out, suitable for flush, surface or bracket mounting. The casing comprises a watertight instrument module which comprises (i) a facepiece having at least one aperture through wh... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4896857 | Vernier adjustment system for dial indicator holder An "add-on" vernier adjustment device for retrofitting to machinist dial indicator holders for enhancing measurements. The device is installed upon the articulated, multi-link arm of the dial indicator holder, and by adjusting a single rotatable knob, ver... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4878644 | Router bracket A router bracket having a pair of cylindrical rings. A bridge member interconnects one cylindrical ring with another cylindrical ring. One of the cylindrical rings has a lug member bound thereto for engaging a depth gauge.... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4781351 | Device for adjustably supporting a dial indicator A dial indicator is supported by a device which relies on a differential screw to enable the feeler of the dial indicator to be precisely adjusted in very fine increments. In one embodiment, the differential screw extends between the two legs of a U-shape... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4750699 | Dial test indicator holder An improved dial test indicator holder is provided which is adjustable in length and which may be utilized on a variety of machine tools. A quill clamp is provided for releasably gripping a spindle of machine tools such as milling machines, drilling machi... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4718151 | Retractor apparatus A retractor apparatus for attachment to a rail of a surgical table includes first, second and third support rods and first, second and third clamps. The first support rod is attached to the rail of the surgical table and permits movement about and along a... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4632352 | Mount for a proximity sensor A mount for a proximity sensor with a cylindrical housing having a male thread thereon, is made up of two gripping jaws and a longitudinally slitted bush able to be gripped by the jaws and able to have the proximity sensor screwed into it. The bush has th... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4586221 | Universal clamping device for dial indicators A clamping device for use in clamping dial indicators and like instruments used in surveying comprises a bifurcated clamping element having a pair of elongate arms defining a central slot. The arms define a pair of circular openings at the base of the slo... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4569497 | Meter leveling saddle A mounting for adjustably securing a meter to a pipe. The preferred embodiment of the mounting includes a one-piece, unitary saddle member, leveling member, and U-bolt which extends substantially about the pipe and is attached to the saddle member to secu... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4511840 | Mounting assembly for a speed sensor A mounting assembly for a sensor (60) that senses the rotational speed of a drive shaft (70) of an aircraft turbine engine. The mounting assembly includes a bushing (30) slideably mounted within a portion of a tubular housing (10) and a spring (20) within... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4491435 | Jointed stand The jointed stand comprises two joint or swivel heads coupled to each other and two arms each extending from a related one of the joint heads and terminating in a respective ball-and-socket joint. Each ball-and-socket joint is operatively associated with ... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4402481 | Articulated device for service component An articulated device for a service component, wherein a front arm and a rear arm, each provided at one end with an engageable member, are rotatably connected to each other by a transmitting shaft slidably coupled into the enggeable members, the transmitt... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4397092 | Caliper with dial indicator clamp and pistol grip Caliper with a pistol grip and a simple two-piece clamp for releasably securing a dovetail-equipped dial indicator thereto. The caliper fingers are stabilized and strengthened along their midlength by bracket plates fixed to the sides of one finger and em... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4365691 | Integrated elevator cab fixture A control panel is attached to one wall of an elevator cab and selected elevator control buttons are located on a panel surface which is oriented upward and a cab display is located on a higher surface which is oriented downward, to permit passengers to e... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4358955 | Liquid level gauge Apparatus for externally determining the level of a mass of flowable material such as liquid or granular material contained in a closed or sealed container having walls of magnetic material includes an elongate strip of thin magnetized metal sheet materia... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4348000 | Dial indicator holder A "V" block for supporting a dial indicator in a stable position upon a cylindrical motor coupling; the "V" block including a "V" shaped notch for positioning against the cylindrical surface of the coupling, a roller chain adjustably attached to the "V" b... | 09/07/1982 |
