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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7232140 | Steering knuckle pin bearing In a wheel support structure of a commercial vehicle including an axle with a jaw structure having two bearing bores and a stub protruding into the jaw structure with a pin extending into the stub and into the bearing bores, the bearing bores are closed adjustably b... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7204500 | Motion control arm bracket assembly A bracket assembly for mounting a control arm, such as a leaf spring, of a vehicle suspension. The bracket assembly includes a first, relatively more rigid member including a first mounting flange and a second, relatively more flexible member including a second moun... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7162991 | Lightweight four-stroke engine A lightweight, four stroke engine includes a crankcase enclosure and at least one piston assembly disposed within the crankcase enclosure. The piston assembly cooperates with the crankcase enclosure to provide an internal pressure to the crankcase enclosure which va... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7070331 | Hinge bolt modular unit The joint-pin modular unit for articulately connecting a fork-type or stirrup device (1) with a connecting eye embracing a joint pin (8) of the fork-type or stirrup device (1), includes at least one seal (9) provided between the connectin... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047847 | Toolkit with chain tool A toolkit includes a frame, at least one tool set and a chain tool. The tool set is pivotally connected with the frame. The chain tool is attached to the frame in a detachable manner. The chain tool is located in the frame in a manner that it supports the frame.... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6957466 | Folding multipurpose pocket tool with floating springs A folding multipurpose hand tool including folding pliers or scissors and other tool blades and bits. A pair of handles each has a pivot axle at each end. A base of each pliers jaw or scissors blade is mounted on the pivot axle at one end of a handle, allowing the h... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6916030 | Lightweight knuckle with in-cast spindle An independent vehicle suspension includes a knuckle assembly supported by control arms or links. The knuckle assembly includes a forged, elongated steel spindle, one end of which includes a pair of axially-spaced radial flanges separated by a radially-enlarged shan... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6742932 | Axle bolt An axle bolt has a shaft with a pair of opposed ends. An axle passage extends within the shaft and a transverse passage extends radially outwardly from the axial passage. A head attached to one end of the shaft has an outer face. A recess extends in from the outer f... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6648512 | Slide bearing and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a slide bearing comprising with a bearing opening (4) pertaining to a hinge-housing component (2) and a flange bearing box (6) pressed into said bearing opening (4), whereby a bearing pin (26) can be inserted and rotated therein. ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6514002 | Rotary pin A grease hold extends in an axial direction from one end of a rotary pin to an eccentric portion, and a pair of grease injection holes communicating to the grease hole is open on the outer circumferential surface of the eccentric portion. These grease inj... | 02/04/2003 |
| 5803613 | Bearing body In a bearing body for support of a tiltable section of a component, the bearing body includes a front body part (10), a rear tap (11) and a locking device (12), the part (10) and tap (11) being held by the locking device (12) in their position relative to... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5716144 | Sliding surface bearing A sliding surface bearing for two components of a planar swivel joint for doors and flaps, which are contacting each other and are connected by a bolt, consists of a sliding material clamped into the bore of a component with press fit. To avoid the abrasi... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5713672 | Positioning pivot A positioning pivot including a shaft, at least one sleeve and at least one hinge butt is able to prolong its lifespan by inserting the sleeve between the shaft and the hinge butt after a combination of the shaft and the hinge butt is accomplished. Due to... | 02/03/1998 |
| 4759645 | Bearing base structure for a foldable hex-key wrench set An improved structure of the bearing base for a foldable hex-key wrench set. The both ends of the bearing base are mounted with several hex-key wrenches respectively. The bearing base comprises two bearing plates formed into L-shaped members. The two bear... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4336953 | Method and apparatus for installing steering axle pivot pins This is a unique method and apparatus for installing and replacing pivot pins in steering mechanisms. The method is characterized by removing existing pivot pin and bearing assemblies and replacing them with an apparatus which comprises a pivot pin and be... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4229017 | King pin assembly A vehicle suspension assembly has a spindle with lower and upper arms forming a yoke, a knuckle support portion of a front axle fitted between the lower and upper arms, a kingpin extending through aligned holes in the knuckle support and lower and upper a... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4179998 | Head insert for railway trailer hitch In a railway trailer hitch, a wear resistant and crack resistant insert is removably attached to a fixed portion of the head which is subject to wear or cracking in service. The insert is made of a material which reduces or avoids wear and cracking of the... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4112540 | Elevating and shifting railway car sliding door mechanism A mechanism for moving a sliding door of a railway car is capable of moving the sliding door between a first position in which the sliding door is supported on the body of the railway car and closes an opening in the railway car body and a second position... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4076345 | Sealed joint construction A sealed joint including a first member having a shaft affixed thereto, a second member having a bore receiving the shaft, an annular groove in the first member about the shaft and facing the second member, an annular seal in the groove, a sleeve within t... | 02/28/1978 |
