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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4344630 | Sealingly mounting arrangement for propeller shafts of watercraft An arrangement for sealingly mounting a propeller shaft in a passage of the stern region of a watercraft hull includes a supporting sleeve, a separating sleeve closely surrounding the propeller shaft and received in the supporting sleeve coaxially therewi... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4343325 | Valve assembly and coupler therefor An improved valve system for obtaining access to a container of fluid. In a container of fluid, and particularly a keg for beer, a valve assembly receiving member or keg neck extends from the top of the container. A sealing mechanism is provided to secure... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4336946 | Non-rotatable elastomeric O-ring seal An elastomeric O-ring seal (10) for sealing between a housing (20) and a shaft (22). The seal (10) defines an inner sealing surface (12) and an outer sealing surface (14) having a generally uniform non-deformed radius of curvature in cross section. An upp... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4335750 | Reversing valve construction and piston head assembly therefor and methods of making the same A reversing valve construction having a housing provided with a movable valve member therein that is interconnected to a piston unit having opposed piston heads that define a main chamber of the housing therebetween. The housing has end portions respectiv... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4331338 | Duct seal assembly A flexible, fluid-tight seal assembly for sealing the gap between a duct and a wall where the duct passes through an opening in the wall. The seal assembly includes an annular housing affixed to and centered on the opening in the wall. The housing include... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4327921 | Pressure balanced - constant engagement force seal A seal apparatus (40) for sealing between relatively rotatable structures (12,14) is provided and has a pair of seal rings (62,64) which are engageable at axial sealing face portions (70,72). Axially facing surfaces (78,80) of the first seal ring (62) are... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4324273 | Reversing valve construction and piston head assembly therefor and methods of making the same A reversing valve construction having a housing provided with a movable valve member therein that is interconnected to a piston unit having opposed piston heads that define a main chamber of the housing therebetween. The housing has opposed ends respectiv... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4324114 | Moveable joint seal An improved seal (10) for use in a universal joint (11) having an elastic seal ring (23) compressed between a pair of right circularly cylindrical sleeves (24,25). The seal ring is bonded to the sleeves. The sleeves are adapted to have press-fitted relati... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4313463 | Pressure-relief valve device A pressure-relief valve device, especially for use with hydraulic props, has a main hollow housing containing a guide piece with a through bore in which a cylindrical shank of a valve or piston member is received. The shank is slidable within the guide pi... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4306652 | Seal for a dial indicator on a gauge or the like An improvement in the combination of a cylindrical outer frame which is coaxially rotatably mounted on the outside of a cylindrical inner frame as disclosed. The improvement which maintains a sealed condition between the two frames includes a first circum... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4304407 | Seal assembly A seal apparatus is provided for sealing a fluid in a stationary housing apparatus having an orifice through which a rotatable shaft extends. A bearing member with an optically flat bearing surface rotates with the shaft inside the housing. A rotationally... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4298204 | Seal A seal is provided for sealing first and second mating surfaces. The seal comprises a channel in the first surface with a first projection in the bottom of the channel projecting upward towards the first surface. A second projection projects from the seco... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4296935 | Mechanical seal In a mechanical seal for the rotary shaft of a rotary machine wherein the pressure difference between the internal and external liquids acting on the mechanical seal changes from positive to negative, and vice versa, a ring and a seat ring are formed with... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4293291 | Gear pump with improved shaft seal A gear pump for pumping hydraulic fluid includes housing, a pair of gears mounted for rotation within the housing, and a drive shaft affixed to one of the gears for transmitting a rotational input force to that gear. The drive shaft includes a portion ext... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4291890 | Valve seal with O-ring and backup ring A seal structure for use in high pressure pneumatic or hydraulic fluid actuators. A solid toroidal shaped elastomeric O-ring and a solid toroidal shaped backup ring are emplaced in a specially configured circumferential groove on an internal sleeve. A con... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4290497 | Automatic wear compensating seal device An automatic wear compensating seal device is provided for forming a seal between first and second members. An elastic sealing member is positioned between the first and second members such as that the elastic force of the sealing member holds the sealing... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4286139 | Coupling assembly for heating element A coupling assembly for mounting a heating element to an opening in an engine block. The coupling assembly includes a guide member which prevents a blow-out of the coupling assembly from the engine block opening when high pressure is exerted against the c... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4281839 | Rotary face sealing apparatus Rotary sealing apparatus for sealing off between a relatively rotating shaft having an axis of rotation and mounting an impeller, and a relatively non-rotating wall through which the shaft extends, there being an annular seat on the wall, comprises: (a) a... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4278115 | Device for capturing and retaining spilt fluids Disclosed herein is a device for capturing and retaining fluids such as gasoline which is split while filling a main storage tank, for example, in a gas station. The device includes a manhole having a floor through which the fill pipe for the main storage... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4273080 | Exhaust gas conduit system for multi-cylinder reciprocating piston internal combustion engines An exhaust gas conduit system for a multi-cylinder reciprocating piston internal combustion engine having its cylinders arranged in at least one cylinder row and provided with a cylinder head having an exhaust manifold connected thereto; exhaust gas condu... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4272084 | High pressure shaft seal A multiple stage mechanical end face seal assembly which has been developed to improve seal reliability and performance during both steady-state and transient operation. The seal assembly features a rotating seal ring mounting system which utilizes a rigi... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4265457 | Shaft seals A shaft seal incorporates a casing formed with a stepped bore both diameters of which are greater than the diameter of the shaft fitted to the bore. A bearing sleeve fitting the shaft is located in the smaller diameter portion of the bore. A seal-carrying... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4261582 | Rotary mechanical shaft seal assembly A mechanical seal assembly for sealing between a rotating shaft and a housing wall through which it passes with the mutually engageable rotating and stationary sealing surfaces being located in a radial plane with respect to the axis of the rotating shaft... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4258902 | Steering valve with annular sealing element for radial annular gap An annular gap between a valve shaft and the bore in a valve body of a steering control valve is dimensioned to accommodate relative eccentricity of parts and is sealed by a sealing gland having a rigid annular element rotatable with the valve shaft. The ... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4258925 | O-ring groove A groove particularly designed and constructed for receiving an O-ring sealing member therein, and particularly for use on the closure member of a check valve. The groove comprises an annular recess provided on one face of the closure member, and having a... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4252332 | Sealing device A pair of blocks or shell members of an appliance or the like are mated with each other, and an O-ring is fitted in an O-ring groove provided in the mating end surface of one of the shell members along the entire circumference thereof. In addition, a narr... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4252331 | Sealing arrangement A sealing arrangement for a two member couple, includes a sealing ring which is interposed between the two members of the couple and having a face which engages one of the members and two axially spaced edges. An elastically resilient ring is interposed b... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4250718 | Ice maker conversion apparatus and method A conventional Reynolds-type ice maker evaporator assembly such as is used in a drink dispensing machine is modified to accommodate a novel form of seal assembly for prevention of water seepage into the transmission or gear box, to allow conventional ball... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4244553 | Hydraulic actuation system for engine valves This invention relates to an hydraulic actuation system for poppet valves of internal combustion engines. In substance, the system replaces the valve guide and spring assemblies of conventional mechanisms with miniature hydraulic actuators wherein the val... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4241644 | Pneumatic actuator A pneumatic actuator in which a piston and a cylinder define an annular gap therebetween axially connecting two portions of the cylinder cavity otherwise separated by the piston. When compressed air is admitted to one of the cavity portions, an O-ring in ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4229010 | Self-aligning shaft seal A self-aligning seal for minimizing, or entirely suppressing, the flow of a fluid in a direction generally longitudinally of a shaft subjected to axial motions and to tilting motions in any direction. The seal comprises a shaft, a bushing surrounding said... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4213618 | Self-contained rotary mechanical seals A self-contained rotary mechanical seal is provided for mounting on a rotating shaft to form a seal between the shaft and structure on a housing through which the shaft extends. The seal includes an annular lug holder to be secured to the shaft as by set ... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4212345 | Device for forming holes in a foundry sand mold A device for forming a sprue or vent hole in a foundry sand mold. The device includes a body having a central bore and having an air outlet in the upper end of the body communicating with the bore. An axial opening in the lower end of the body has a small... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4210220 | Axle assembly An axle assembly having an axle shaft rotatably mounted within a housing and operably connected to a driving device at one end thereof, the axle shaft having an annular head formed on its end opposite the driving device, fastening element to fasten the he... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4205767 | Cannula injection device An injection device for use with a fluid transporting cannula and a female fitting for a liquid system. The cannula is surrounded by a first sleeve which in itself is surrounded by a second sleeve. The end portion of the second sleeve places within the fe... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4204690 | Sealing retaining ring assembly A sealing ring assembly is disclosed for use in sealing the annular gap between two concentric cylindrical members, one of the members having an annular groove and the other member having a surface opposed to the groove. Deformable seal material and a rad... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4203607 | High pressure, fluid tight seal A system for effecting a fluid tight seal between two surfaces where one of the surfaces has an annular recess for receiving an annular sealing element which typically is an elastomeric sealing element. The sealing element is compressed when disposed betw... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4199157 | Two part sleeve gasket A two part sleeve gasket is provided for sealing between a pipe and a hole receiving the pipe, such as a porthole in a manhole. The gasket includes a first annular element of resilient elastomeric material having a generally tubular body portion and an ou... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4199156 | Sealing ring for drilling tool cutters An earth boring tool having journals with rotary cone cutters thereon wherein an internal lubricant exerts pressure on one side of the sealing means and pressurized drilling mud exerts external pressure against outwardly accessible portions of the sealing... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4192483 | One piece seat ring with O-ring seal Sealing means for a flat gate valve comprising one-piece seat rings on both sides of the gate. A resilient O-ring is loosely received in an annular groove in the leading face of each seat ring and the leading faces of the seat rings, radially outward of t... | 03/11/1980 |
