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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 |
| 7373674 | Tub spout installation system An improved system for attaching a tub spout to the rough in water supply pipe or stub-out which typically extends out of a tub wall. The improved tub spout includes a vertical ring clamp inside the spout for receiving the stub-out. The stub-out passes through an ap... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7040670 | Coupling apparatus The present invention relates to an alternative pipe coupling apparatus, to conventional tapered screw threads usually used to join ends of pipe sections to fixtures. The invention utilizes a bayonet style interlocking arrangement having a male element and a female ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6857667 | High pressure fluid quick connect A fluid quick connect includes a body having a conical, split end retainer slidably mounted in a recess in at least one end of the body. The retainer has a leading edge extending into a through bore in the body which is engagable with an annular flange on an endform... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6338507 | Synthetic resin pipe with joint A synthetic resin pipe with a joint, includes a first pipe end portion to be connected, having an open guide cylinder, a large-diameter cylindrical portion formed in a deep portion thereof continuous with the open guide cylinder and having a diameter larg... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6308995 | Quick release coupling device for hollow body The invention relates to a quick release coupling device comprising an annular groove (4) formed on the inner face of one of the hollow bodies, a projecting part (6) formed on the other hollow body (2) and a force transmitting member (5) engaged with the ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6179514 | Telescopic tube joint A telescopic tube joint has a sleeve, which is adapted to securely coupling an outer tube and an inner tube, and defines a locking chamber therein. At least two locking rings are received in the locking chamber of the sleeve, the locking rings are forced ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5816627 | Coupling A coupling comprising a first member defining a socket, a second number such as a tube defining a spigot inserted into an open end of the socket, and a locking device received within an annular gap defined between an inner wall of the socket and an outer ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5788285 | Document protection methods and products A method and product for making non-reproducible documents, in which a nearly invisible indicia on the document is printed by continuous screened lines of a desired pitch, and a background that will not reproduce by copying that is formed by orthogonal re... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5527073 | Coupling A coupling comprising a first member defining a socket, a second number such as a tube defining a spigot inserted into an open end of the socket, and a locking device received within an annular gap defined between an inner wall of the socket and an outer ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5507533 | Hose connector A tethering apparatus for use with garden hoses to prevent the sprinkling nozzle from becoming lost or misplaced after having been disconnected from the hose connector. The apparatus includes a hub-like member which can be connected to the sprinkling nozz... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5224681 | Hand releasable locking collar A device for releasably gripping a shaft has a body with a central channel for receiving the shaft. The device also has an arrangement, mounted to the body, for gripping and releasing the shaft when a member of the arrangement, is respectively in first an... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5186501 | Self locking connector A self-locking connector comprising first and second tubular fittings, the first fitting having an annular intermediate shoulder and a threaded end, and the second fitting having an annular shoulder adjacent one of its ends. A nut is rotatably mounted on ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5108066 | Hand releasable locking collar A hand releasable locking collar to secure objects or itself in a desired location on a shaft, bar or the like. The device comprises a housing, end cap, preload spring and clutch plate conformed to the shaft. The clutch plate is rotatably assembled within... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5108137 | Coupling for rapidly connecting a tube This invention relates to a coupling for rapidly connecting a tube made of rigid material such as metal, of semi-rigid material, such as a plastics material. The coupling presents, at one end adapted to receive the tube, a bore whose diameter is substanti... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4951974 | Remote-controllable screw connection A remote-controllable screw connection includes a nut, a first flange relvely closer to and a second flange relatively further away from the nut. At least one screw bolt connects the flanges to the nut. A sheath surrounds the screw bolt between the nut a... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4664427 | Quick connect fitting A quick connect fitting for tubing which can be inserted into a pre-assembled fitting where it will become sealed and locked against pull-out. A main fitting body has an open-ended recess in which is located a movable piston to seal against the body and a... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4613172 | Releasable plug-in socket pipe coupling In a releasable plug-in socket coupling for one or more pipes or pipe elements sealingly insertable into a socket member, an annular groove-like chamber is provided for receiving a retaining element in the front area of the socket member. The retaining el... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4377301 | Fuel tank filler pipe retainer A retainer for supporting and locating the fuel filler pipe relative to the fuel tank of a motor vehicle, the retainer having a keyway that cooperates with a bead on the filler pipe to deter axial separation once assembled, attachment of the retainer to t... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4340244 | Clip for slip-joint tube connections A clip and method of using same are provided whereby the angle valve beneath the sink is positively coupled to the flexible connector tube leading to the faucet to prevent the tube from working out of the slip-joint of the angle valve over a period of tim... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4318498 | Uplocking dispensing pump The plunger may be releasably locked in a fully extended condition against depression by an annular locking disc which receives the plunger and has a series of radially inwardly projecting, circumferentially spaced, plunger-engaging teeth snapped into a n... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4303044 | Aluminium 2-stroke engine cylinder and crank case An aluminium 2-stroke engine cylinder and the crank case assembly is provided, in which a cylinder flange rests in sealing manner over its entire area upon a corresponding counter-surface of the crank case and a deformable packing lies between the sealing... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4261601 | Jetting adapter for well point pumping apparatus A pipe header assembly for well point pumping apparatus for use with a series of well point risers forced into the ground and extending above ground where they are connected to pipe header whereby water is pumped out of the ground and conveyed through the... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4235461 | Coupling between mechanical elements A coupling, arranged to form a frictional joint between two mechanical elements, comprising of a tubular contact member, arranged to take up a non-deformative frictional contact with an element to be attached by means of a first peripherical surface when ... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4141575 | Coupling sleeve A hollow tubular member is provided with a plurality of obliquely oriented slots creating therebetween a series of ring elements which are offset from the transverse plan of the tubular member to provide an effective reduction of the internal diameter the... | 02/27/1979 |
| 3995897 | Coupling A threadless coupling for coupling a pipe to a support member or for coupling two or more sections of pipe together is provided. The coupling comprises an outer sleeve or housing and a plurality of substantially identical pipe end receiving and retaining ... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3989394 | Steering linkage adjust retainer The adjuster tube, threaded at opposite ends to an outer tie rod and an inner tie rod in a steering linkage, is provided at one end with anti-rotational means on the exterior thereof including a radial inward extending aperture means and the tie rod at th... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3985379 | Friction joint between mechanical elements A friction joint between mechanical elements, of which at least one has a mainly cylindrical surface, including a sleeve-means extending coaxially with the aforementioned cylindrical surface and which is per se capable of being adjusted axially along the ... | 10/12/1976 |
