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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401801 | Remotely releasable coupler and hose retrieval mechanism for airbrake system A remotely releasable brake hose coupler for pressure fluid operated brake systems, such as on a motor truck and semi-trailer unit, and a retrieval mechanism for retrieving flexible hoses connected to the coupler. Pressure air from the truck tractor brake system is ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7360622 | Differential mounting structure A differential mounting structure includes a pipe into which a bushing coupled to the differential is forcibly inserted. The pipe is inserted into a through hole of a cross member and is fixedly attached at one end thereof to a flange. Coupling bolts penetrating the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7318469 | Piping structure for refrigerant cycle system of vehicle Front side members as a platform member of a vehicle are provided in a vehicle body on a lower side of an engine compartment to extend in a vehicle front-rear direction. A piping arrangement portion such as a piping recess is provided in an inner wall of the front s... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7273413 | Vehicle exhaust system hose and coupling assembly An improved de-coupling device for vehicle exhaust systems specifically emergency vehicle exhaust systems. In this application, flexible hoses are normally utilized as a conduit for exhaust fumes. This invention incorporates a tether inside the flexible hose thereby... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7219931 | Clamp for elongated objects such as pipe An elongated object clamp 1 which reduces transmission of vibration between an object 2 and a support 3 in a circumferential direction of the object and an axial direction comprises a gripper unit 5 for holding an elongated object such as... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7165645 | Fixing device for an automobile muffler A fixing device for an automobile muffler is constructed to effectively support and minimize the vertical and transverse movement of a muffler in relation to a car body via a resilient hanger that is diagonally angled. The rear part of the resilient hanger is attach... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150474 | Permanently mounted hose fitting and method for filling tank cars The present invention relates to a permanently mounted hose fitting for filling tank cars that facilitates the insertion of the hose into the top of the tank car to disperse material, pellet-like particles for example, throughout the tank car. The secured hose fitti... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7104881 | Locator ring insert with baffles A connection assembly for an exhaust extraction system which is designed to vent the exhaust from a vehicle tail pipe includes, in combination, three primary components. One component is an annular sleeve which is constructed and arranged to assemble onto the vehicl... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100305 | Air dryer mounting assembly An improved system and method for mounting an air dryer is provided. The improved system and method employs a single centralized special fitting that secures the air dryer manifold to a reservoir. The bore in which the fitting is disposed is used to communicate air ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077688 | Cable manager A cable manager includes a body and a cable clamping device integrally formed on the body. The cable clamping device has a pair of clamping pieces forming a space and an opening therein, and the space having a reception width and the opening having an opening width.... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7036775 | Fastener for pipe or the like A fastener (21) for a pipe or the like, comprising a base (22) and a pipe holder portion (23–26) supported by the base. The pipe holder portion includes a wall (30, 31) defining a recess for receiving a pipe or the like therein, and a r... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7007720 | Exhaust tip An exhaust tip for attachment to a tailpipe that includes a thermoset heat shield at least partially surrounding and fastened to the tailpipe, and a thermoplastic decorative cover at least partially surrounding and fastened to the thermoset heat shield. The thermose... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6915990 | Pipe holding fastener A fastener for a pipe or the like, having a stud engagement portion through which an elongated article such as a pipe held by the fastener is mounted on a workpiece such as an automobile body. The fastener 1 comprises a base portion 6, and a support po... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6878194 | Remote purge drying unit for compressed gas An air dryer assembly and mounting bracket for mounting an air dryer to a vehicle. The air dryer assembly has a manifold and a canister which seal against the surface of the mounting bracket. Orientation pegs are provided along the sealing surface of the air dryer m... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6843510 | System for coupling a fuel feed hose with the opening of equipment for filling a motor vehicle tank A system for coupling the end of a fuel feed hose with the opening of feed equipment placed inside a motor vehicle fuel tank. The end of the hose and opening have resiliently snap-fastening complementary locking mechanisms provided with an elastically-deformable ton... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6619699 | Flexible hydraulic brake line assembly for motor vehicle wheels Hydraulic fluid is supplied to hydraulic brake cylinders for calipers and brake shoes of a motor vehicle through brake line assemblies each including a flexible multi-layer high pressure brake hose having opposite end portions each receiving an inwardly f... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6601877 | Piping structure of a working machine A piping structure of a working machine, which prevents damage to the hoses that are so arranged as can be flexibly bent on the working machine. The piping structure of a working machine comprises a guide cylinder in which is slidably inserted an intermed... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6443224 | Piping structure for heat exchanger, piping joint block for heat exchanger and heat exchanger with said joint block A first joint block 30 and a second joint block 40 are connected to an end of a refrigerant inlet pipe 6a and that of a refrigerant outlet pipe 6b, respectively. Both the joint blocks 30 and 40 are connected each other. A predetermined face of the first j... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6394217 | Dual draw and return fuel manifold with integral mounting bracket for a vehicle A dual draw and return fuel manifold with an integral mounting bracket for use on a mobile vehicle containing at least two fuel tanks such as a heavy duty truck. The invention overcomes problems associated with assembling several fittings to a bracket and... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6213243 | Dual draw and return fuel manifold with integral mounting bracket for a vehicle A dual draw and return fuel manifold with an integral mounting bracket for use on a mobile vehicle containing at least two fuel tanks such as a heavy duty truck. The invention overcomes problems associated with assembling several fittings to a bracket and... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6079750 | Integrated hose body quick connects Quick connect couplings for connecting a small internal diameter brake hose to a formed metal tube in a brake system includes a connector body having a crimp collar at one end and a stepped bore with an entry opening at the other end. The stepped bore inc... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5988308 | Flexible articulated coupling that minimizes leakage A flexible coupling suitable for use in an automobile exhaust system having axially spaced conduit sections. Upstream and downstream conduit sections are held end to end by an intermediate coupling member. The upstream conduit has a part-spherical end con... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5941070 | Flexible sealed conduit system A fluid conduit system, including silencer systems, including intake and exhaust systems for engines, blowers, compressors, pumps, and the like, includes first (16), second (22), and third (28) pipes, and first (34, 36) and second (38, 40) flex joints eac... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5927759 | Connection assembly for an exhaust extraction system A connection assembly for an exhaust extraction system which is designed to vent the exhaust from a vehicle tail pipe includes, in combination, three primary components. The first component is an annular sleeve which is constructed and arranged to assembl... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5899505 | Piping joint structure A piping joint structure has a block joint disposed in a passenger's compartment and communicating with an evaporator, a first holder mounted on an end of a maintenance lid in the passenger's compartment closer to a dashboard panel, and a second holder co... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5679072 | Emergency vehicle exhaust system An emergency exhaust system is couplable to a vehicle for conducting exhaust fumes from the vehicle exhaust pipe to an enclosure ventilation system to be exhausted from the vehicle enclosure when the vehicle is normally parked when not being used. The exh... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5629476 | Modular fluid manifold system A user friendly engine delivery system is provided which employs a wheeled engine pallet assembly for transferring a dressed engine to a dynamometer room where the engine will be subsequently tested. A set of guide rails work in conjunction with a self-ce... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5588683 | Anti-resonance pipe clip A plastics pipe clip comprising at least one article-securing member carried on a support mount adapted to be engaged on a stud projecting from a surface to which the pipe is to be secured having the article-securing member mounted on a flexible bridge me... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5588684 | Non-rotatable mechanical attachment and method therefor A three-piece air horn assembly is provided including a die cast base configured for attachment to a vehicle, an intermediate tube, and a die cast bell, which pieces are interconnected by mechanical connections. In particular, the base includes a cylindri... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5515795 | Delivery system for a foldable agricultural implement A system for delivering particulate material from a common hopper to row units mounted on each of first and second pivotally interconnected frame sections of an agricultural implement. The delivery system includes a first series of conduits for directing ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5496075 | Rotative joint applicable in pneumatic air pressure control assembly A rotative joint for a pneumatic air pressure control assembly having a body having at least one air outlet, an externally, threaded projection and a set nut arranged thereon to fix the assembly to a shaft end of a vehicle, and a kinematic shaft coaxially... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5490470 | Tube alignment spacer bracket A tube alignment spacer bracket for mounting on a tube alignment bracket which is, in turn, mounted on or shaped integrally with the seed distribution tube of a seed planter, to align the planter insecticide tube or tubes in close proximity to, and in a v... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5466900 | Tail pipe adapter The adaptor includes a tail pipe extension having a sleeve radially spaced about the extension to provide a circular space therebetween. Arms project outwardly from the extension and beyond the attached sleeve and constitute limit stops during installatio... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464256 | Plate and an endpiece for a coupling device, a coupling device, and a method of making it The present invention relates to a coupling plate for coupling an endpiece to a fluid circuit. The plate includes at least one body in which an opening is formed to receive an endpiece of a tubular duct, and means for preventing said endpiece rotating abo... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5431455 | Recreational vehicle sewer hose containment assembly A recreational vehicle sewer hose containment assembly comprising a plurality of rigid linear tubes telescopically mated to define a housing, with the housing adapted for receiving a sewer hose of a recreational vehicle therein and with the housing contra... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5411297 | Conduit mounting system A quick connector assembly has a male fitting and a female fitting. The female fitting includes a conduit having a brazed eyelet which couples with a projection member including O rings on the male fitting to seal the male fitting with the female fitting.... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5366256 | Spring retainers for hose couplings An end coupling for a brake hose is retained in an opening through a chassis bracket by a spring assembly comprised of a wave spring and an anchor spring. The wave spring engages a first surface of the bracket with portions of an undulating surface while ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5333914 | Hose device Disclosed is a hose unit including harnesses which can be easily attached to and detached from the other portion of the unit at the time of fastening thereof to the body of a motor vehicle or the like and which hardly undergoes stress even at the time of ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5330234 | Exhaust coupling with an adjustable airway A coupler is provided for connecting a vehicle exhaust pipe to an exhaust extractor hose. The coupler (30,114) has a housing (32,116) with an inlet end (3,124) and an outlet end(36,118). A curtain wall assembly (68,122) is provided at the inlet end to sea... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5313780 | Free-riding oil tube damper A free-floating damper system is provided wherein a damper housing is configured to receive a damper arm for free-floating movement in the x/y plane while restricting similar movement in the z plane. The damper arm is specially configured with first and s... | 05/24/1994 |