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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4699527 | Angular contact ball bearing with an out-of-round rim and method for assembling same An angular contact ball bearing consisting of an inner race and an outer race, each of which contains at least one ball track in which a ring of balls rolls, at least one ball track of one race being bounded by a high rim on one side and by a low rim on t... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4694554 | Method of clamping off a tubular member such as the neck of a balloon A device for clamping a tubular member such as the neck of a balloon in a clip having locking arms joined by a hinge comprising an open ended channel member for receiving a sequential chain of clips and a base member to which the channel member is secured... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4694556 | Track tread The invention disclosed is that prefabricated wear pads are applied to the track link bodies of tracked vehicles by inserting projections of the pads through apertures in the link body from one side of the apertures and locking means co-acts with the proj... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4689867 | Concrete reinforcement spacer and method of use A welded wire concrete reinforcement spacer having spaced uprights with tops projecting up from the bottoms toward one another, a support means on the uprights and located below the tops of the uprights, the tops being spaced sufficiently to allow a reinf... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4683634 | Method of making an insulated window space assembly A window spacer assembly is disclosed having tubular members interconnected by corner pieces. The corner pieces are provided with flexible fingers which create an interference fit with the tubular member ends and resist forces which tend to pull the assem... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4683629 | Simulated wire wheel trim An improved construction and method of assembly for forming a simulated wire wheel trim is disclosed herein which employs axially inner and outer spoke retainer plate members which are secured together subsequent to assembly of spoke members thereto and o... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4679293 | Method of making a railroad track insulator unit A railroad track insulator, part therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the railroad track insulator being adapted to hold a railroad rail against its foundation and comprising the combination of a metallic part and a polymeric part secured... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4677810 | Method and apparatus for placing flexible web pieces into concave shaped shells A method and apparatus for placing multiple crimped flexible pieces into concave formed shells. In the method, a plurality of flat fibrous web pieces are provided on a shuttle device and are picked up and crimped longitudinally by gripper fingers, and eac... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4672732 | Method of fixedly attaching a component to a base member Integrally-molded with a plastic TV cabinet is a collapsible holding member. When a PCB is mounted on the TV cabinet at an assembly station, the collapsible holding member squeezes through an aperture in the PCB to temporarily secure the PCB to the TV cab... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4654951 | Method of assembling extreme pressure belted structures A die (10, 40) for extrusion of optical grade fibers includes an insert (12, 42) placed under compression within a sleeve (14, 44). Tapered surfaces (18, 20 & 48, 50) between the insert and the sleeve enable axial assembly of the components when the inser... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4653676 | Captive cap construction for hand-held dispenser A hand-held dispenser including a container having a dispensing neck portion provided with an exterior, annular locking-type retention bead and a nozzled dispenser cap adapted to be forcibly applied to the neck portion and to be permanently retained there... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4651402 | Method of making an assembly of a metal bearing ring and a solid or hollow cylindrical metal part, and an assembly so obtained The cylinder may be an aircraft landing gear axle. The items may be pick- to sense axle deformation. A ring (30) for supporting the pick-ups is made of highly resilient material. It is initially of such a size that its cylinder-engaging surface overlaps ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4651821 | Heat exchanger with tubes and fins and tube-plates The heat exchanger comprises a tubular core having tubes engaged into perforations of fins inside which they are inflated. The tubes are designed for being tightly connected to tube-plates by means of deformable gaskets. The tube-plates comprise resilient... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4651959 | Mounting for a room air conditioner Method and apparatus are provided for mounting an air conditioner in a wall opening with a single bracket attached to the lower wall and extending upwardly into the wall opening. The air conditioning housing is formed with a lip on its upper surface to en... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4648499 | Release bearing mounting In a clutch release bearing there is provided a groove for the coupling ring ensuring its coupling to the coupling member provided to this end on the side of the clutch release device to be operated opposite that facing the clutch release bearing. The fla... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4644628 | Method of truss structure construction A truss structure for use in orbital systems and methods of constructing the same are disclosed. The structure is characterized by high stiffness and a precisely determined geometry and takes the form of an oblique triangular prism. The structure is const... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4644630 | Method of producing a plastic baseball bat or the like having metallic appearance A hollow plastic baseball bat or the like has a preprinted plastic sleeve shrink fitted onto a portion of the bat to provide the bat with a metallic appearance.... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4635823 | Dispensing closure construction A dispensing closure construction of the type having a base part or body that is held captive on a container neck, and a sealing cap and integral hinge connected to the body. The body has an off-center discharge orifice and a high, domed top portion behin... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4630350 | Method for making a flexible corrugated rubber tubing with internal reinforcement A method for making flexible, corrugated rubber tubing with internal reinforcement. An extruded sleeve of uncured rubber is slid axially onto an elongated internal forming member, after which an external forming means is placed around the assembled sleeve... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4630956 | Scaffolding connection and retention device and method Improved apparatus is provided for temporarily securing together scaffolding members. A slotted stud fixed to a scaffolding support member is provided with a pivotal dog rotatable within the slot for receiving the hole punched end of a cross member. A spr... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4630506 | Drive axle and method of assembling same A high ratio semi-floating drive axle is disclosed. The axle includes a pair of axle shafts which are prevented from pulling out of the differential side gears by retainer ring assemblies which engage grooves around the axle shafts and are held in the gro... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4629220 | Method and apparatus for quick-coupling connecting nipple for plastic pipe A pipe connection in which an improved method and apparatus for forming a quick-coupling connecting nipple for plastic pipe is disclosed. A plastic pipe section having an annular groove perpendicular to the axis of the pipe is disposed about the periphery... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4628582 | Method of making spacer frame for an insulating glass panel A spacer frame assembly for an insulating glass panel is disclosed which is constructed by arranging a plurality of spacer frame segments end to end in substantial alignment, with adjacent frame ends being connected together, and supplying sealant to the ... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4625889 | Replaceable, crimp-on, threaded closure for plastic container A plastic drum and closure assembly for providing a replaceable two-inch straight pipe thread flange includes a synthetic material drum having a drum end which is molded with a two-inch buttress thread opening and an internally splined raised annular boss... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4621400 | Method of securing a cover to the end of a thin-walled tube and the article produced thereby A method of securing a cover to the end of a thin-walled tube using a fla. According to the invention the flange is slidably disposed in the tube and is restrained from being pulled out of the tube by a resilient ring accommodated in a shallow groove in ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4616390 | Superdensity assembly method and system for plastic heat exchanger resists large buoyancy forces and provides fast melt down in phase change thermal storage Superdensity assembly method and system for coiled tubing bundle plastic heat exchangers resists the large buoyancy forces occurring due to ice build-up on the multiple tubes and provides fast melt down in phase change thermal storage tanks. The coiled tu... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4616394 | Method of lock capping A utility cylindrical lock set having a series of pin tumbler bores accommodating a plurality of pin stacks and biasing springs is provided with an improved cap. The external surface of a cylindrical lock body includes a cap-receiving groove crossing the ... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4615440 | Tappet cartridge assembly container and applicator The invention includes a method of retaining, shipping and assembling tappet cartridge assemblies, as well as a plastic sleeve for retaining the tappet cartridge assembly during shipping and assembly. In the method, a plastic sleeve retains an otherwise r... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4615094 | Method and apparatus for automatically attaching clips to weather strips A method and apparatus for automatically attaching clips to a weather strip for an automobile. The clip attaching apparatus comprises a guide rail for supporting an elogated weather strip with a plurality of clip holes arranged in the axial direction ther... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4612694 | Method of connecting ends of filamentary fastener Disclosed is a method of connecting ends of a fastener of the type having a filament portion of a predetermined length, a tubular socket portion connected to one end of the filament portion and a pin portion connected to the other end of the filament port... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4612603 | Method of mounting an appliance to a bracket An assembly of an appliance and a bracket including a unique arrangement for locking the appliance and bracket together. Either the appliance or the bracket includes a male engaging member, and the other one of these elements includes a frame forming a fe... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4610834 | Apparatus and method for installing internal annular rings in tubular box members A tool for installing a corrosion barrier ring into its groove behind the threads of a tapered box end comprises a tapered metallic liner for covering the threads and a suitable mandrel for carrying the ring to its location through the liner. A suitable s... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610187 | Tool for applying and removing a spring clamp A tool for applying and removing a spring clamp comprising a pair of handles, a pin joining the handles for relative rotation and a pair of jaws on the handles. One of the jaws is relatively thin in radial dimension relative to the axis of rotation thereo... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4608741 | Method of assembling a clutch release bearing and corresponding clutch release bearing, in particular for automotive vehicles In a clutch release bearing an axially acting annular spring bears on a maneuvering member and on a radial rim on a drive member, so as to urge the latter towards a flange on the maneuvering member. The annular spring is adapted to turn inside out during ... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4600222 | Apparatus and method for coupling polymer conduits to metallic bodies A polymer socket is secured to a metallic conduit by snapping a split polymer sleeve around the conduit with a flange on the sleeve engaged within a groove in the conduit, and then securing the sleeve against spreading. The securing function is provided b... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4597153 | Method for mounting plastic body panel Apparatus and method for mounting a plastic panel upon an underlying metal substructure includes fixing the longitudinal location of one end of the plastic panel by machining a locating feature in the metal substructure at a precise location relative the ... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4594765 | Strand covering devices and methods Hand tools described for use in covering a longitudinal portion of a strand with a slit, flexible, protective tube comprise a pair of planar members, each having a face surface with a longitudinal guide groove therein, that may be held face-to-face to def... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4592127 | Method for securing the components of a decorative molding system A method and apparatus are provided for applying a unitary molding system to a mounting surface. The molding system includes a channel member having a pair of opposed longitudinal ribs interconnected by an adhesive-backed web. A decorative trim member is ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4581805 | Wire-marking clip applicator A wire-marking clip applicator includes a holder which carries a number of wands, each carrying a unique set of marked C-shaped clips that can be individually dispensed onto a wire from a flared shoe at the end of each wand. Such clip-dispensing wands hav... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4582243 | Extreme pressure belted structures and assembly method therefor A die (40) for extrusion of optical grade fibers has its hard insert (42) placed under compression within a sleeve (44). Sleeve (44) is provided with a tapered interior surface (50) which matches the tapered exterior surface (48) of the insert (42). A met... | 04/15/1986 |
