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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841088 | Method of producing a suspension coil spring A suspension coil spring, when assembled to a suspension device, in which a spring reaction axis is positioned coincident with or sufficiently close to a load input axis, and the design and manufacture of coil springs are facilitated. Namely, A suspension coil sprin... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7374157 | Spring assembly and method for manufacturing the same A manufacturing method of a spring assembly, assembles an annular plate and a compression coil spring. The method includes forming a protrusion having a tapered portion on the annular plate, and inserting a punch including a first portion having a larger diameter th... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367551 | Elastomeric bush bearing with improved torsion characteristic The invention is directed to an elastomeric bush bearing. A bearing of this type is substantially unaffected by torsional loads and has a simple design. The proposed bush bearing includes, in a conventional manner, an inner sleeve formed as a hollow cylinder, a slee... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357381 | Method of manufacturing spring assembly Large-diameter projection portions and small-diameter projection portions are formed in each of the two annular plates, while large-diameter end turn portions, which are respectively associated with large-diameter projection portions, and small-diameter end turn por... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7301113 | Diaphragm for use in switch, method for manufacturing thereof, membrane switch, and input device A dome-shaped diaphragm includes a convex portion; a base portion provided on an outer periphery of the convex portion; and a pressing force reducing portion provided in at least one of the convex portion and the base portion. Examples of the pressing force reducing... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7249808 | Brake liquid pressure control unit of on-vehicle device and its manufacturing method In brake liquid pressure control unit for an on-vehicle device and its manufacturing method, a lid member constituting at least one reservoir together with a cylindrically shaped hole is formed substantially in a bell shape, the lid member comprising a cylindrical w... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7242899 | Collar assembly for printer fusing system An apparatus and method for stabilizing a fuser in an imaging apparatus. The apparatus includes a hub having a body. The body comprises an outside diameter configured to be at least partially disposed inside an end of a fuser core. The apparatus also includes an ela... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210190 | Wiping device A wiping device particularly for motor vehicles includes a wiper blade formed of a wiper rubber with two longitudinal grooves arranged opposite each other and a supporting element in the form of two elongated elastic rails arranged in the longitudinal grooves. An ad... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7178815 | Stabilizer bar integrated end link A stabilizer bar for an automotive vehicle is provided having an end link mounted to at least one end thereof. One end of the end link includes a bore in which is received a spherical bearing, such that forces transferred directly from the stabilizer bar to the end ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165521 | Variable valve timing control device A variable valve timing control device includes a rotational shaft, a rotation transmitting member assembled around the rotational shaft, and a vane assembled to one of the rotational shaft and the rotation transmitting member. The variable valve timing control devi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7127792 | Method of manufacturing spring assembly A method of manufacturing a spring assembly, which includes two annular plates and compression coil springs, and which is adapted so that the compression coil springs are assembled to the annular plates by caulking projection portions formed on the two annular plate... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7077066 | Axle guide The invention relates to an axle guide consisting of a fiber-synthetic material composite for guiding an axle in the running gear of a rail vehicle, in particular a high-speed rail vehicle. Said guide has two end sections (11, 11′) for connecting the guide ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7047581 | Stranded mattress spring A mattress construction with a stranded wire spring is disclosed. The stranded wire spring can be designed with the same performance characteristic as a conventional single strand coil spring, but at a lower manufacturing and material cost. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6986203 | Manufacturing method for a composite coil spring A manufacturing method for a composite coil spring includes the following steps: preparing a mold, winding a coil former around a mandrel of the mold, winding composite material pre-preg, compressing and heating, opening the mold and detaching the mandrel and the co... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6904680 | Method of making a guide bushing A bushing utilizes a fabric reinforced thermoset composite sleeve incorporated within an outer shell in a construction enabling the sleeve to be press-fitted within the shell and held therein by a constriction in the shell bore which is embraced by the bearing liner... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6836964 | Method and apparatus for producing a helical spring A method for producing a helical spring by coiling an element wire while feeding the wire, and performing an after-treatment includes at least a warm setting process. The method includes (1) providing a plurality of parameters for defining a desired configuration of... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6660114 | Method for producing a hybrid leaf spring In a method for making a hybrid leaf spring, at least one layer of composite material is molded onto a primary leaf using a mold with an interior cavity having a curvature for receiving the primary leaf at a depressed camber relative to its initial camber... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6651339 | Method for producing a wiper-strip support element for motor vehicle windshield wipers The invention relates to a method for producing a bandlike-elongated, spring-elastic element (12) for supporting a rubber-elastic wiper strip (22) of a windshield wiper for vehicles, which element has two spring rails (26, 28), located with a spacing (24)... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6619637 | Leaf spring arrangement for automotive vehicle A suspension spring arrangement for a vehicle having an upper elongated spring leaf (12) and a lower elongated spring leaf (14) with an upper elongated spring leaf (12) is provided with a slot (22) and a lower elongated spring leaf (14) is provided with a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6481702 | Reduction of coil spring load height variability A method of making the load height of a suspension coil spring more consistent uses different sized isolators to make a combined spring and isolator height more consistent. The isolator or isolators may be attached to the top or the bottom, or to both the... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6363613 | Torsion bar shoulder bearing The method for manufacturing a torsion bar shoulder bearing has four method steps: (1) the manufacture of a elastomeric spring as a not fully vulcanized molding for receiving a sleeve-shaped or bolt-shaped inner connecting part in a central bore and an ou... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6286214 | Self-extruded bushing assembly and method of making the same A method for mounting a bushing into a metal member which comprises providing a metal member forming a bushing receiving opening in the metal member, the opening defined by an annular edge portion surrounding the opening. A bushing is then forced through ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6185976 | Method for adjusting a diaphragm spring A method of adjusting the axial height of the fingers of a diaphragm spring has the following steps: a) a localized area or portion of each finger is heated, and b) the sections of the finger that are adjacent to the heated are bent relative to each other so t... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6132533 | Method for making arcuate coil springs, resulting springs and devices for carrying out the method The invention relates to a method for making arcuate coil springs from straight coil springs and particularly includes a phase of bending the straight springs during a heat treatment, which method provides exceptional results in that for the bending, a la... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6003888 | Pontoon boat center lift trailer axle assembly A torsion axle for a trailer for transporting a load such as a pontoon boat. The torsion axle assembly is part of a wheel unit for maintaining stability for the trailer during transport. The torsion axle is assembled to have two pairs of resilient element... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5833776 | Method of making a Belleville spring A Belleville spring comprising a thin strip of hardened spring steel coiled into a circular shaped body with a frusto-conical configuration having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, wherein the strip has two free ends and the coiled spring steel bod... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5797185 | Method of making an isolated ring gear for planetary gear drive systems An isolated ring gear (60) for a planetary gear drive system (12), which isolated ring gear (60) is operative transferring torque loads and reducing the transmission of high frequency vibrations from the planetary pinions (36) of the drive system (12) to ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5416962 | Method of manufacture of vibration damper A vibration damper is formed from two metal layers. The first metal layer is coated with primer layers, slit, and partially stamped to form a strip holding a plurality of vibration damper blanks. Each of these blanks has a body portion and tab portions. A... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5365646 | Method of manufacturing an elongated spring member A compact suspension system for a wheeled vehicle and method for its manufacture. The suspension includes a tapered, vertically mounted elongated arm having an integral eye at one end. The integral eye rotatably connects the elongated arm to the vehicle w... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5335403 | Method for making an elastomeric spring assembly The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for making an elastomeric spring assembly comprised of first and second plates joined to opposite sides of an annular elastomeric spring member. The preferred method of the present invention includes... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5252803 | Vehicle suspension member and method for making A vehicle suspension member such as leaf spring (50) is provided having at least one plate (3) having an irradiation exposed region (R) therein that is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis ("L/A") extending between opposite ends of plate (3) and oper... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5248130 | Vehicle leaf spring with irradiated center for crack diversion A vehicle suspension member such as leaf spring (50) is provided having at least one plate (3) having an irradiation exposed region (R) therein that is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis ("L/A") extending between opposite ends of plate (3) and oper... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5244189 | Vehicle leaf spring with a longitudinal discontinuity for crack propagation A vehicle suspension member such as a leaf spring (50) is provided comprising at least one composite leaf or plate (2) having a second layer (12) sandwiched within a first layer (10) in such a manner as to provide at least one discontinuity therein effect... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5203545 | Vehicle suspension member designed to divert crack propagation A vehicle suspension member such as a spring leaf or plate (50) is provided with at least one discontinuity therein that extends generally parallel to a longitudinal axis ("L/A") extending therealong between opposite ends thereof and is effective to diver... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5187969 | Leaf spring cambering method and apparatus Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for cambering a leaf spring by pressing a heated leaf spring element or member between a pair of molds, characterized in that the pair of molds each comprises a plurality of mold fingers which can be advanced or retr... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5144734 | Method for making a vehicle suspension member A vehicle suspension member such as a spring leaf or plate (50) is provided with at least one discontinuity therein that extends generally parallel to a longitudinal axis ("L/A") extending therealong between opposite ends thereof and is effective to diver... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5119543 | Device and method to vary axle orientation An insulator block (10) for use with vehicle suspension systems particularly camel-back truck suspension systems. The insulator block (10) comprises a resilient base (12), locating pin (13) and a ring (14) with an eccentric aperture (15). The eccentric ap... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4985973 | Manufacturing method for diaphragm spring A manufacturing method for a disk-like diaphragm spring for making a center hole at a center part, making rectangular holes on an outer peripheral part with specified spaces left between such holes in a circumferential direction, forming plural ligulated ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4821390 | Multiple-strand torsion spring and method of forming the same A method of forming a helical spring composed of a plurality of parallel, coiled strands of spring wire with such strands being unconnected along most of their length but being joined together at least at one end of the spring. In a preferred embodiment, ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4719683 | Preloaded spring, method and apparatus for forming same A closely wound, coil type tension spring of one hand having an initial tension exceeding that obtainable by prior spring forming techniques is formed by reverse winding an open-wound compression spring of the opposite hand. Alternative methods and appara... | 01/19/1988 |
