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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 |
| 4258743 | Expanding gate valve having mechanically secured seats An expanding gate valve having seats (74) which are mechanically secured in place. The valve body has seat pockets which include undercut grooves (78) intersected by a cylindrical body cavity (24) to form a pair of openings (80) to each groove. Each valve... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4241895 | Annular resilient metal valve seat An annular valve seat having a resilient metal seal for use in a variety of types of valves provides positive control of fluid flow, with effective metal-to-metal sealing, long life and easy replacement of the seal. The metal seal is in the form of an ann... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4236692 | Controlled floating seat for gate valves A controlled or limited floating seat for an expanding type gate valve. The seat is received in a shrink fit in a groove formed around the flow passage of the valve adjacent the valve chamber. The seat is able to move in the groove toward the valve chambe... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4217875 | Cylinder head for internal combustion engines, especially diesel engines A cylinder head for internal combustion engines, especially Diesel engines, with at least one opening for a passage forming an inlet or outlet and leading to a combustion chamber. This opening which is adapted to be closed and opened by a valve is on that... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4134455 | Oilwell tubing tester with trapped valve seal An oilwell tubing tester for the in-place pressure-testing of oilwell tubing strings for leaks, utilizes a flapper valve, a valve seat, a three-piece sealing mechanism, and a sliding J-mandrel located inside the tester housing in abutting relationship wit... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4126296 | Eccentric faucet insert A water valve for lavatory, garden and other use having a housing forming a chamber with a fluid inlet in the bottom wall and a fluid outlet port in the side wall has a replaceable seat means on the bottom wall. The valve has a valve means mounted for rot... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4116419 | Limited float seat construction for expanding gate valve A limited float or controlled float seat assembly for a gate valve with a transversely expandable gate assembly has generally L-shaped annular seat retainers fixed in recesses around the valve inlet and outlet flow passageways and generally L-shaped annul... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4113233 | Seat structure for gate valves A non-floating seat structure for an expanding gate valve in which a seat ring is pressed within a body recess and a sealing member is inserted in a groove between a rear face of the seat ring and an opposed wall defining the recess to form a fluid-tight ... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4103663 | Cylinder head for internal combustion engines, especially diesel engines A cylinder head for internal combustion engines, especially Diesel engines, with at least one opening for a passage forming an inlet or outlet and leading to a combustion chamber. This opening which is adapted to be closed and opened by a valve is on that... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4083383 | Faucet assembly A faucet assembly including a spigot having a passageway therethrough is provided. One end of the spigot is open for exit of fluid and the other end is adapted to be rotatably connected to one end of a stationary fitting. The other end of the fitting is a... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4047697 | Valve seat-to-seat connection for easy installation and removal of seat A valve seat - to - body connection, and an installation therefor. A resilient metallic ring having an inside diameter slightly smaller than the outside diameter of a valve body in which the seat member is to be installed, is placed around the section of ... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4040442 | Valve seat construction for valves for controlling the pressure of liquids Improvements in the seats of valves for controlling the pressure of liqui consisting in arranging the seat of the shutter of the valve in a sliding configuration in a recess of the valve body and maintaining the seat in a normal position by its bearing o... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4033550 | Water gate valve A gate valve having a valve body particularly designed and constructed of a "slim" design, or of a minimum overall length whereby the valve may be interposed in a flow line in a minimum of space.... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4022427 | Sleeve valve mandrel and seal means for indexing valve assembly A two piece valve sleeve mandrel utilizes replaceable insert seal carriers having peripheral elastomeric sealing areas thereon which may be partially or fully pressure-balanced.... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4022426 | Indexing valve mechanism An indexing valve assembly utilizes a mandrel having elastomeric seal means retained by a seal housing containing a seal island over which is slidably located a slotted indexing sleeve.... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4006883 | Adjustable seat for butterfly valves An adjustable seat for butterfly valves wherein an annular groove is provided in the valve body for receiving an annular sealing member against one sidewall thereof for sealingly engaging the valve closure member in the closed position of the valve. A plu... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3988785 | Valve seat and closure member assembly of flush valves for flush tanks and the like A valve seat of an integrated valve seat and closure member assembly is secured by waterproof sealant over the upper end of a flush valve seat portion in a flush tank, the waterproof sealant preferably constituting the sole support for the integrated asse... | 11/02/1976 |
