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Apparatus for Simulating a High Five
A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4114910 | Lathe chuck assembly for holding universal joints A self-centering lathe chuck assembly for positioning and holding universal joints and associated propeller shafts comprises a pair of jaw assemblies mounted for radial movement toward and away from one another and each having a concave, conically shaped ... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4045039 | Adjustable clamping jaw for chucks An adjustable clamping jaw assembly for a lathe chuck. The jaw is adjustable by assuming any one of several discrete positions relative to an elongated jaw base upon which it is mounted. Such adjustment is carried out by a keyway in the elongated jaw base... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4041612 | Jaw tensioning device A device for radially tensioning the jaws of a chuck to permit the jaws to be accurately machined. The device comprises a flat ring coaxially mounted onto the chuck and having a cam slot formed therein for each of the jaws of the chuck. A cam follower is ... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4029325 | Chuck with radially adjustable jaws In a chuck with a plurality of two-part jaws each jaw has a radial clamping means bearing on mating formations consisting of a dovetail-shaped bar and groove which permit removal of a workpiece-engaging part in a transverse (i.e. tangential) direction.... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4026566 | Power-driven wedge-activated chucks A chuck for lathes and other machine tools has a chuck body provided with axially shiftable wedging members to actuate the jaws, a rotatable guard ring prevents full axial withdrawal of these members from sockets in the jaws in one angular position of the... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3999418 | Method of making a tapered wedge A method of making a tapered wedge for use in gripping a multi-ply rope or cable, especially concrete-reinforcing tendons, wherein the tapered wedge is circumferentially divided into a plurality of parts surrounding an axial aperture for the rope or cable... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3947048 | Segmented circumferentially split collet pad with replaceable serrations A longitudinally sectioned collet pad having plural pad segments of the detachable type, such as are conventionally used in an expansible collet, is provided with a freely interchangeable liner for each pad segment. Fastening means secure each liner again... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3945654 | Chuck jaw and spindle alignment attachment Provides an annular frame for attachment to the outer end of a circle of soft jaws carried by a radially adjustable chuck of a rotary machining assembly, whereby in spite of looseness or misalignment of the chuck jaws, their soft jaws can then be shaped t... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3938815 | Chuck having jaw counterbalance mechanism A chuck or coupling for connecting a rotary shaft to variable diameter work ieces; the work piece can be a pulley, shaft, bar stock or other mechanism required to be gripped by a chuck. The chuck structure comprises radially movable jaws slidably mounted o... | 02/17/1976 |
