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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398584 | Press fitting tool For press fitting a pin member into aligned holes of works, a press fitting tool is provided, which comprises a pin diameter reducing device that reduces at least a leading end of the pin member to a given diameter by applying an external force to the pin member. Th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7272880 | Distributed load edge clamp An arrangement for clamping a flat plate to a flat surface includes juxtaposing the plate to the flat surface. An axially-movable wedging element defining a surface fitted with wedges is fixed against motion in other than a direction of elongation, and is forced to ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266884 | Apparatus for cutting and removing wedges of a stator core of an electrical machine The wedge removal apparatus includes an elongated frame having telescopic elements at opposite ends with cylinders to engage pads along opposite sides of the frame against diametrically opposed wedges of stator core slots. The frame mounts a linear drive assembly ca... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7207203 | Methods and apparatus for forming a workpiece A method of forming a workpiece using an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first stage including a die fixture, a die actuator coupled to the die fixture, and a holding member configured to cooperate with the die fixture to hold the workpiece. The meth... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7165319 | Tool for wedge tap connector Tool for securing a tap connector having a C shaped member and a wedge using a ram tool. The tool head comprises an elongate base member comprising first and second ends. A collar at the first end of the base member has a through opening for receiving a ram tool. A ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6923261 | Apparatus and method for expanding a tubular A method of isolating a section of downhole tubing comprises: running a length of expandable tubing (20) into a tubing-lined borehole (12, 14) and positioning the expandable tubing (20) across a section of tubing to be isolated; deforming at lea... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6895663 | Wedge connector tool head A tool head is used for securing a tap connector having a C shaped member and a wedge using a ram tool. The tool head comprises an elongate base member comprising first and second ends. A collar at the first end of the base member has a through opening for receiving... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6883221 | Pin removal and placement tool A pin removal and placement tool (50) has a body member (52) made of plate steel having a contact surface (52b) and a rear edge (52c). Tool (50) also may have an anvil plate (54) mounted on a striking plate ( | 04/26/2005 |
| 6836946 | Method and apparatus for removing nails from tape An apparatus for removing nails from a tape is provided. The apparatus comprises a guide that directs a path of movement of the tape through the apparatus. The guide has a transition end over which the tape passes as the tape moves through the apparatus. The guide t... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6675461 | Method for manufacturing a magnetic dipole antenna A method for manufacturing a magnetic dipole antenna employing one or more spacers is disclosed. The magnetic dipole antenna having three plates, where each plate has holes for inserting one or more spacers through the bottom and middle plates. The distan... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6450931 | Device for removing eyelets A device for removing eyelets, in particular stainless steel eyelets, from textile or plastics sheets is provided. Eyelets in textiles or plastics sheets, for example in lorry tarpaulins, wear through in the course of their use and thus have as a rule a s... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6249947 | Tapered handle remover A Mohs tapered handle remover enables a user to remove a bit by rotating a knob on a first end of the device to actuate the device. The knob, through a threaded interface, drives a slide rod outward. The slide rod causes a raising block to separate from a... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6145179 | Method and apparatus for shock absorber removal A removal device for a front shock absorber of a vehicle and method of using the same. The device comprises a first portion having first and second ends and a second portion connected to the first end of the first portion. The second portion includes a su... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6141868 | Apparatus for press-in attachment of suspension assembly in hard disk drive A method of and apparatus for assembling a disk drive. The method comprises steps of clamping a number of head suspension assemblies in an actuator body such that base plate hubs in the suspensions are in alignment with corresponding boss holes in actuato... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6131263 | Method and apparatus for releasing laser bars after facet coating A slot is formed behind each face of a stackable laser bar spacer of the type having a laser bar supporting face and a lower face for contacting a laser bar therebelow, each slot being generally parallel to the face in front of it and being located near a... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6029341 | Latch tool for electrical connector A tool to facilitate latching of an electrical connector to a mating electrical connector comprises a main shaft and a tool head extending at an angle from the main shaft. The tool head includes a wedge which is insertable between a housing and a latch ar... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5852862 | Hinge and window tool system A hinge and window tool system including a handle, a first combined hinge pin removal and window break head detachably attachable to the handle, a second combined hinge pin removal and window break head detachably attachable to the handle, and a two ended... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5673898 | Hydraulic ram attachment for a rescue tool The invention is an attachment for a hydraulic rescue tool and a method of using the attachment. The attachment comprises a front face; a rear face; two opposing outer side faces; an inner bottom face, having grooves therein and being angled upwardly from... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5617620 | Snap ring applicator A snap ring applicator having a pair of scissor arms connected to a pivot element. The snap ring applicator includes a linear activating device connected to a driving element. The driving element contacts the angled activating surface contained on the rea... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5537736 | Tool for removing microchip modules from their sockets A tool for removing a rectangular microchip module from a corresponding pin holding socket gripping a pin lead array extending downwardly from the module is described. The tool comprises a plurality of wedge-shaped prongs positioned around a lower periphe... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5495663 | Apparatus for removing an electrode chip from a shank of a resistance welding machine An apparatus for removing an electrode chip of a resistance welding machine from a shank holding the electrode chip thereon comprising a shank holder to hold the shank, an electrode chip holder having a pair of holder halves to hold the electrode chip on ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5463808 | Discrete pallet deck board remover machine A discrete deck board remover apparatus comprises a pallet pusher assembly for pushing a pallet into a position in which a selected deck board can be removed by a deck board plow assembly. Once the defective deck board is removed, the pallet can be option... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5330284 | Apparatus for mounting and dismounting bearings A device for mounting and/or dismounting a bearing on a shaft incorporating a tapered clamping sleeve between bearing and shaft and an arrangement for mutual axial displacement of the bearing and clamping sleeve in at least one axial direction, which arra... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5249342 | Extractor A device for pulling a bushing from a housing comprises a collet having legs which are expanded outwards by a cam action. The collet and cam are mounted on a shaft and the collet legs pushed onto a conical cam surface of the cam to expand them outwards. R... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5226771 | Apparatus and method for applying hard and soft covers to bound or unbound documents A book binding apparatus and method secures pages of a document in a U-shaped channel. The apparatus automatically adjusts the binding jaws of the apparatus to the current size of the channel prior to the binding force being applied to the channel. The op... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5224255 | Hydraulic bearing puller A hydraulically activated ram suitable for insertion into blind holes for a bearing has dogs which extend within the hole when the ram is activated. Further activation of the ram results in the ram contacting the blind hole surface and removing the bearin... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5203063 | Device for mounting and dismounting shaft furnace tymps The device comprises a gripper with retractable claws which can engage through the tymp and control means which pass through the gripper and can be controlled from outside in order to spread or retract the claws radially with respect to the axis of the ty... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5191705 | Combination for removably supporting a magnetic transducer carrying arm In a magnetic head carrying device a method and apparatus for removing a magnetic head carrying arm from a support arm wherein ball stake mounting is used to affix the magnetic head carrying arm to the support arm. A mounting plate is provided having a be... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5165155 | Archery bow pliers Archery bow pliers for removing a split nock ring from a bow string. The archery bow pliers have a wedge and anvil which are formed to open a split nock ring along its longitudinal cleft, allowing the split nock ring to be removed from a bow string withou... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5095604 | Forked wedge separators This invention is a adjustable forked wedge separator. The invention basically consist of a handle that is integrally attached to the narrow edge of a truckcated triangular shaped body member. On the wide edge of the trunkcated triangular shaped body memb... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4866801 | Sprinkler riser extractor tool A sprinkler riser extractor tool in the form of a screw driver having a head sized to fit the slot of the flow control screw in the nozzle of a sprinkler head and having a sleeve slidably mounted on the shaft of said screw driver formed with a flange adja... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4846287 | Impact apparatus An impact apparatus, e.g. for moving portions (2, 3) of two elements (4, 5) away from each other by a wedge shaped tool (1), which is introducable between said portions, comprises a carrier (9), to which the tool is attached and which is movable relative ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4821391 | Machine for forming automotive muffler mechanical lock joint An apparatus for forming a muffler mechanical lock joint, and the resulting assembly. An end panel is loaded in a die structure. Die segments on chuck jaws hold an end panel flange. A tube is loaded over a wedge, punch segments, a punch segment holder, ba... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4799305 | Tube protection device A tube protection device is positioned within a heat exchange tube of a nuclear steam generator to span a defect region and protect same against damage or deformation during withdrawal of the tube from the generator for subsequent defect analysis and test... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4793046 | Method and apparatus for precision installation of piano hammers on piano actions Method and apparatus for piano head setting device wherein a glue remover is provided to remove glue collars from interconnected hammer shanks and hammer heads, a knuckle remover is provided to lift the shank knuckles from their mortises in the hammer sha... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4763395 | Lock cylinder loading tool and method of use A tool and a method for loading pins into pin holes in the bore of the cylinder of a tumbler lock is disclosed. The tool is an elongated rod with two rod sections, a loading section and a handle section having a greater circumference than the rod section ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4757730 | Device for releasing conical connectors A device for releasing conical coupling connections including a handle including opposing jaws which define wedge-shaped cross-sections. Preferably, the jaws define a central semi-circular portion adapted to engage the circumference of the conical connect... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4724608 | Extractor tool for bearings, bushings and the like A puller for spherical bushings comprises an inner puller body having a cylindrical outer surface so that it can be inserted into the bore of the bushing with a lip at one end for engaging behind the bushing. A wedge member actuated by an elongate bolt fo... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4649613 | Welding tip removal tool A welding tip removal tool for use on spot welding machines as are presently used in the industry. The tool can remove multiple size welding tips by engagement with different dimensioned inclined surfaces multiply positioned within the same tool.... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4586235 | Pallet stripper apparatus A pallet stripper apparatus includes a pair of guide arm assemblies each of which includes a pair of guide arms pivotally supported for movement between closely spaced generally parallel positions and outwardly biased inclined positions. The guide arm ass... | 05/06/1986 |
