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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7267047 | Strapping machine A strapping machine feeds strapping material around a load, positions, tensions and seals the material around the load. The machine includes a work surface, a portion of which is upwardly pivotal. A conveyor mounted within the work surface has a friction belt drive.... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243784 | Roller shaft mount A roller shaft mount or support secures a shaft end of a conveyor roller at and between opposite sidewalls of a conveyor. The shaft support includes a mounting portion mountable to a sidewall of the conveyor and a clamping portion. The clamping portion is movably at... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7025345 | Replacement method and assembly for paper pick rollers A sheet feeder and separator assembly for separating and sequentially feeding individual print media sheets from a stack thereof includes a frame having at least one bearing recess. A removable print media tray is carried by the frame. A separator is connected to th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6604859 | Bushing for oil film bearing A bushing has a cylindrical wall with an inner bearing surface configured and dimensioned to surround the journal surface of a roll neck in a rolling mill. The bearing surface has a primary recess into which oil is admitted to serve as a lubricant between... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6382837 | Device and method for holding a drum in a printer or copier A device and a method for the holding of a drum in a printer or copier. A star-shaped spring intercepting the differing longitudinal expansions of photoconductor drum and a shaft is arranged between an outer ring bearing the drum and an inner ring.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6332715 | Bearing device The bearing device comprises a bearing 4, a washer 5 and a coupling piece 6 that couples the bearing 4 to the washer 5 and/or separates itself from the washer 5 and the bearing 4 by a pressure force applied thereto, wherein the bearing, the washer and the... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6149309 | Bushing for oil film bearing An oil film bearing for a roll neck in a rolling mill, comprising a bearing chock containing a bushing having a lining of babbitt metal. A sleeve is removably received on and rotationally fixed relative to the roll neck. The sleeve is journalled for rotat... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6109792 | Combination stack tightener and journal bearing assembly A combination stack tightener and journal bearing for a shear shredding or material processing apparatus includes a retaining ring fixedly mounted to an end of the shaft; a pressure disk slidingly positioned on the shaft between the retaining ring and the... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6024497 | Bushing with molded spring A bushing mountable in a housing for supporting a rotating member and for providing a bias force to the rotating member in a first direction is disclosed. The bushing includes a body defining an aperture therein and a mounting member for mounting the bush... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5762753 | Delaminating method and apparatus Method and apparatus for peeling a layer from a laminate utilizing a peel rod about which the layer is guided during peeling. The peel rod is continuously supported along its length by a bearing sleeve having a longitudinal passage receiving the rod and i... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5556499 | Delaminating method and apparatus Method and apparatus for peeling a layer from a laminate utilizing a peel rod about which the layer is guided during peeling. The peel rod is continuously supported along its length by a bearing sleeve having a longitudinal passage receiving the rod and i... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5457520 | Dual snap fit bearing A bearing for supporting a moving member on a support structure. The bearing includes a substantially U-shaped member having an internal periphery and an external periphery. The bearing also includes a first securer, associated with the internal periphery... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5413036 | Roll press, specifically for the paper industry A roll press with two press rolls which together form a press gap and whose axes are situated in a press plane. A journal is disposed on the ends of each roll, with pillow blocks for receiving the journals, with a rack for supporting the pillow blocks, an... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5403099 | Roller bearing for rollers in printing units of a printing machine Roller bearing for a roller in a printing unit of a printing machine having a receptacle for a tang formed on an end of a roller, and a hold-down device movable for respectively locking and releasing the tang on the end of the roller, includes a device fo... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5333516 | Apparatus for driving transverse shafts of a baler A drive system for a baler of large cylindrical bales that permits a plurality of transverse driven shafts to be slidably engaged and disengaged for quick and easy assembly and repair of the baler. The transverse driven shafts extend between a pair of spa... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5297875 | Head structure for rotatably supporting shafts Head structure for rotatably supporting shafts and the like, including fixed head bodies, each of which defines a seat for the accommodation of bearings which are connected to the shaft to be supported and which defines an axial cavity which rotatably acc... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5283621 | Fixing apparatus and method of supporting a roller shaft of the fixing apparatus A fixing apparatus comprises a forcibly rotated heat roller, a pressing roller rotated in contact with the heat roller, a roller shaft for supporting the pressing roller, a heater for heating the heat roller, a pair of plain bearings for supporting the ro... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5279498 | Bearing journals for paper guide rollers A bearing journal for a paper guide roller has a blind bore extending inwardly from an axial outer end. The blind bore carries cooperating clamping wedges which are slidable with respect to each other to thereby radially expand an annular clamping area of... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5277078 | Vehicle shifter with roller and detent type shift lever positioner A vehicle transmission shifter mechanism having a shift lever frame including a roller detent, a shift lever shiftable to a plurality of different shift positions and a feel positioner for providing a feel to a vehicle operator for establishing each of th... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5137196 | Manner of rotatably mounting a bale wrapping material spreader roll to support walls A wrap material spreader roll includes a smooth, cylindrical tube having spiral flights at opposite end portions thereof formed from spirally wound wires of circular cross-section, the wires having respective inner ends defined by a radially inwardly proj... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5061087 | Bearing apparatus for a doctor journal A bearing apparatus for permitting axial rotational and angular movement of a doctor journal of a papermaking machine, includes a housing which defines a cylindrical bore for the reception therein of the doctor journal. An annular bearing ring defines an ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4971691 | Quick change sludge processor A sludge processor is provided which enables rapid disassembly and reassembly for changing between a sludge thickener configuration and a press configuration, and for enabling rapid disassembly for cleaning in the press configuration. The processor includ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4914711 | Integrally molded bearing block assembly The assembly of a support and a slide carried by the support for translational movement relative thereto in which the support defines a slide opening having opposed end edges and opposed side edges, the side edges diverging from each other proceeding from... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4345678 | Roller conveyors Rollers are provided for roller conveyors. The roller comprises a sleeve body receiving roller bearings in the ends thereof, the bearings receiving a spindle. One race of each bearing supports the sleeve body, whilst the other has a bore engaged by the sp... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4325473 | Bearing assemblies for use in conveyor roller The invention provides a bearing assembly for a conveyor roller comprising a roller bearing comprising an inner race and an outer race. The outer race is for engagement in the end of a sleeve body while the inner race receives a stub axle. A blanking plat... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4325474 | Slip friction roller drive A slip friction drive for powered roller conveyor apparatus which minimizes coupling of forces between the driving engagement and the bearing surfaces and additionally provides an adjusting means for compensating for the varying frictional forces caused b... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4291808 | Roller conveyor-classifier A roller conveyor or conveyor-classifier assembly is disclosed which comprises a plurality of rollers (16), a corresponding bearing support block (18) for each end of each of the rollers (16), with each block (18) being of upper case "H" configuration in ... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4274625 | Exercising apparatus An exercising apparatus having a base member with a roller assembly positioned on the surface of the base member. The roller assembly is formed of an array of discrete rollers having a series of parallel axles with closely spaced rollers mounted on the ax... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4235002 | Rotary unit for use in calendars or the like A rotary cylinder for use in a calender has a roller with a hollow cylindrical sleeve and two trunnions secured to the end portions of the sleeve. The roller contains a coaxial displacing component which defines with the sleeve an annular clearance for th... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4186162 | Method of making a platen core A method of making a business machine platen core wherein a cylindrical body including a hollow tube extending co-axially thereof is encapsulated with an insulative foam with a pair of opposed plugs inserted in each end thereof.... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4174031 | Lubricating system and method A series of conveyor idler roll shafts in end-to-end relation supported by bearings provides a pressurized chamber for the flow of grease or oil to the bearings from a reservoir, which is capable of pumping the lubricant into the axial bore of each shaft.... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4105264 | Processing roller having reinforcing jacket of hard metal Hot working roller reinforced with a working jacket of hard metal or the like, the jacket being prestressed in the direction of the roller axis by a clamping force acting via clamping rings presenting clamping surfaces inclined with respect to the roller ... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4076341 | Fastening arrangement for a longitudinally multiply divided roller to be used in continuous casting plants A fastening arrangement for a roller that is divided a number of times and is to be used in a continuous casting plant has supporting brackets arranged in the longitudinal direction of the roller. The brackets are provided with pocket-like recesses for ac... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4033497 | Combination quick removal and adjustable width work pressure back-up roll or billet roll A combination quick removal and segmentally adjustable work pressure back-up roll or billet roll (commonly called a billy roll) is mounted to freely float in a vertical direction with one end mounted within a sectional clamp. The clamp sections may pivot ... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4011938 | Suspension idler A conveyor idler and idler terminal bearing apparatus has a one-piece molded, elongated, flexible polymer idler having a plurality of rollers formed thereon and having a tread formed on the surface thereof. Each end of the idler has an enlarged portion wh... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3941435 | Roller Disclosed is a roller with an outer mantle and an inner shaft, the middle part outer diameter of the inner shaft being greater than the outer diameter of its other parts and the outer mantle having been joined by shrinking to the middle part of the inner ... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3934951 | System of construction components for the production of roller assemblies Components for roller assemblies including a cylindrical roller pipe, and first and second end members having internal roller bearings, the end members being slidable onto a fixed cylindrical axle and into the ends of the pipe. Hubs on the end members fri... | 01/27/1976 |
