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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061697 | Wheel with rotary shock absorber A rotatable wheel having a rotary shock absorber coupled on an axle and between a disc brake rotor and the rotatable wheel, for providing enhanced suspension. The rotary shock absorber consists of an air-tight hollow disc structure filled with lubricant, the disc st... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7566050 | Rotary shock absorber A rotary shock absorber coupled on an axle between a disc brake rotor and a rotatable wheel of equipment, bicycle or motor vehicle, for providing enhanced suspension. The rotary shock absorber consists of an air-tight hollow disc structure filled with lubricant, the... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7018092 | Spiral spring for time measuring device A spiral spring for use in connection with horology instruments is disclosed which includes a spiral spring and a collet which are produced in one piece without molecular discontinuity. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008001 | Automatic tarper A tarping system that automatically covers and prevents trash from spilling from a trash opening in the rear vertical panel of a CRC. The tarping system automatically draws a tarp from the lower edges of the trash opening up over the opening, effectively closing the... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6863435 | Spring, mainspring, hairspring, and driving mechanism and timepiece based thereon A mainspring used as a power source for a driving mechanism is made of an amorphous metal sheet, and has an S-shaped free-exploded shape. The curvature changing point, where the curving direction of the free-exploded shape changes is formed on the inner end side of ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6843594 | Spring, power spring, hair spring, driving mechanism utilizing them, and timepiece A mainspring used as a power source for a driving mechanism is made of an amorphous metal sheet, and has an S-shaped free-exploded shape. The curvature changing point where the curving direction of the free-exploded shape changes is formed on the inner end side of a... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6457622 | Actuation mechanism for a tarping system An open-topped vehicle body, such as a dump body, includes a tarping system that is deployed over the body by a pivoting bail member. An actuation mechanism applies a torque to the bail member to automatically pivot the member and deploy the tarp. The act... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6318790 | Actuation mechanism for a tarping system An open-topped vehicle body, such as a dump body, includes a tarping system that is deployed over the body by a pivoting bail member. An actuation mechanism applies a torque to the bail member to automatically pivot the member and deploy the tarp cover. T... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6299367 | Coil spring sheet-pressing member for sheet feeding mechanism A sheet feeding mechanism includes a sheet feed roller for transporting a sheet along a paper transport path, and a sheet-pressing member disposed so as to press the sheet feed roller. The sheet-pressing member integrally includes a pressing portion which... | 10/09/2001 |
| 5271611 | Arm for suspending a vibrating member An arm for suspending a vibrating member is disclosed. The arm has low bending stiffness in two mutually perpendicular first and second directions (x and z), and high stiffness in compression and in traction in a third direction (y) perpendicular to the f... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5133225 | Electronic foot pedal having improved biasing arrangement An electronic foot pedal for outputting an electrical signal proportional to the degree a treadle is pivoted. The electronic foot pedal has an improved spring arrangement for yieldably biasing the treadle toward its home position. Dual springs are provide... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4869704 | Toy Spring-like element for use as a toy or the like consisting of a coil of copper tape of high width-to-thickness ratio forming an elongated frusto-conical structure that exhibits spring characteristics combined with dry friction damping.... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4830343 | Vibration and impact isolator A vibration or impact isolator for use between bodies and/or structures, such as between a boat and a dock, is formed from a resilient elongated strip of resiliently flexible material of uniform lateral cross-section wherein longitudinal lateral portions ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4778159 | Adjustable range spring for differential pressure responsive devices A range spring assembly for a differential pressure responsive device which includes a spring retainer plate configured for coaction with a movable portion of a device, such as a bellows or diaphragm. A flat spiral spring in spaced relation to the retaine... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4776574 | Seat belt retractor rewind spring assembly This invention relates to an improved seat belt retractor rewind spring assembly. In accordance with this invention, a rewind spring assembly is provided having the "bridling" effect wherein the coiled flat strip spring is retained by a spring cap which e... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4635755 | Backwound pre-stressed spring motor and method A backwound pre-stressed flat spring motor and method of making the same having a pre-stressed spring element backwound on a central arbor within a cup wherein a portion of the spring element extends beyond the arbor wherein the initial turns of spring el... | 01/13/1987 |
