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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4388763 | Device for the detection of the displacement of at least one point relative to a referential, and application of the detection of the underinflated state of tires and/or of mass and centering for aerodynes Devices for detecting the displacement of an element relative to a referential. A first end of a recopying bar is connected with the element and the other end is capable of cooperating with a mechanism for determining the displacement of this second end r... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4376335 | Method of mounting a timing gear on a crankshaft A method of mounting a timing gear on a crankshaft by shrinkage fit. At room temperature, a bore of the timing gear has smaller diameter than that of a mounting portion of the crankshaft. A guide jig having a mounting key portion and a guide key portion i... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4366624 | Arrangement for benches for measuring and straightening vehicles Apparatus for measuring and checking vehicle bodies comprises a bench with a co-acting measuring bridge. In a known way, a vehicle body can be clamped over the bench and selected points on the body can be located from underneath by means of slides with po... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4302882 | Engine boring fixture An apparatus and method for aligning an internal combustion engine block to be bored by a vertically movable boring tool so that the center of rotation of a crankshaft to be mounted within the engine block is perpendicular to the direction of vertical mov... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4294016 | Automobile height gauge An automobile height gauge for measuring the vertical distance between the floor or ground and certain parts of an automobile such as the bumper. A telescopic bar is provided with "U" shaped fittings at each end. These fittings are adapted to fit over the... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4291426 | Combination socket wrench and gauge A combined socket wrench and gauge for removing, installing and setting the gap of spark plugs includes an elongated tubular body with a socket in one end and an annular gauge wall extending axially from the other end. The gauge wall has a series of flat ... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4291467 | Guide rule for automobile moulding or the like The disclosure relates to a guide rule for aligning and facilitating mounting of a protective side moulding to a side panel of a vehicle, with said side moulding in a substantially straight line orientation. The guide rule includes a continuous elongated ... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4290205 | Rim surface measuring guage for wheel balances A gauge for use in a wheel balancing machine for ascertaining the location of the plane of the inner edge of the wheel rim. The gauge includes a flat resiliently flexible plate which has an edge that is graduated in units of distance. Extending from the p... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4155170 | Apparatus and gauges for use in measuring the diameter of a buffed tire in relation to a particular matrix Gauges are provided to measure the diameter of a buffed tire to determine whether with the addition of a predetermined amount of uncured rubber thereto by an extruder builder, a predetermined mold or matrix can be used, whether additional rubber will have... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4129950 | Wheel gauge This wheel gauge is for use in obtaining primary measurement data of an unidentified automobile wheel and includes a hub opening indicator, a bolt circle diameter indicator and a rim diameter indicator. The gauge includes a base plate and the hub opening ... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4127942 | Method and apparatus for reconditioning cylinder heads An apparatus and method for reconditioning cylinder heads and more particularly for permitting proper, quick, and easy alignment of the cylinder head relative to a machine for drilling and reaming valve guides for reconditioning the valve guides in the he... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4098003 | Distortion detection device, notably for motor vehicle frames This device for detecting possible distortions in a frame or in the base of a chassis-cum-body of a motor vehicle or other frame structures comprises a pair of carriages slidably mounted on rigid support members, each carriage having pivotally and separat... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4096636 | Motorcycle wheel alignment tool A manually operated alignment tool for the wheels of a motorcycle which, on making a two point contact with the tire sidewall of each wheel, assures alignment of the wheels. The tool includes a bar and, when necessary, a spacer disposed at one end of the ... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4058903 | Wheel base, tracking and frame analyzer A wheel base, tracking and frame analyzer that has a pair of gauges each having a set of telescoping channels is disclosed. The two channels of each gauge carry reverse scales which overlap when the channels are extended the tread width of a set of wheels... | 11/22/1977 |
| 3978589 | Apparatus for measuring two dimensions of an object and combining the measured values to obtain single value Apparatus for measuring two dimensions of an object and combining the measured values to obtain a single value is disclosed. The apparatus comprises means establishing a fixed reference point, first means movable with respect to the fixed reference point ... | 09/07/1976 |
