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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435032 | Resilient joint for deployable structures A resilient flexure has one end attached within a cavity in a rigid member, and the other end attached within a cavity in a structural mode. The cavities are shaped to limit the flexure's bend radius. The member and the node have mating surfaces that abut to constra... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7344144 | Steering control coupling structure for children's wagon A steering control coupling structure used in a children's wagon having a wheel assembly and a towing bar is disclosed to include a linking bracket affixed to the wheel axle of the wheel assembly, a first adapter affixed to a carriage and pivoted with the carriage t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7252108 | Collapsible shelter with flexible, collapsible canopy The collapsible shelter includes a truss and a canopy framework that provides a flexible, collapsible canopy that is capable of flexing and moving, in whole or in part, between a raised position and lower positions having a reduced profile from the raised position. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243931 | Turning device for a wheel set A turning device for a wheel set includes a handle strut and an axle pipe. The handle strut comprises a connecting tube at the bottom. The connecting tube comprises swirl tubes at respective ends. Each swirl tube has restricting members. The axle pipe comprises a re... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7225896 | Collapsible handrail mechanism A collapsible handrail mechanism for steps or a ladder including: an outer stringer and an inner stringer jointly pivotable about a pivot point; a stanchion located between the outer and inner stringers and pivotal... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7156358 | Interior rearview mirror assembly with polymeric components An interior rearview mirror assembly for vehicles incorporates a reflective mirror element and a first polymeric pivot joint allowing pivotal adjustment of the field of view of the reflective element. The assembly includes a polymeric support element, a polymeric re... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144029 | Bicycle seat attachment The present invention discloses unique apparatus for attaching a bicycle seat to a typical bicycle seat support post. The seat attaching apparatus permits the seat to controllably tilt, to the left and/or right of the bicycle longitudinal center line, as the bicycli... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7108103 | Rigidified step ladder A step ladder includes rigidified left and right legs and step units between the legs. Each rigidified leg includes a web interconnecting first and second tubular members. Each step unit includes a hollow step including an internal rigidifying partition wall and ste... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077277 | Foot assembly of a clothes rack A foot assembly includes two first legs each having a first ring provided with a first limiting recess defined in an inner face of the first ring and a first finger extending from the inner face of the first ring, two second legs each having a second ring and a seco... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070578 | Surgical cassette latching mechanism A surgical system having a cassette latching mechanism having two pivoting latching rails. The rails are connected to a rotating latching wheel by spring-loaded latching arms. The latching wheel is connected to a motor by a latching pushbar. The cassette is pressed ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7004546 | Stowable chair armrest A stowable chair armrest for a seat assembly which includes a armrest portion connected to the seat assembly through a restricted movement rotating joint which has limited rotation about a horizontal X and Y axes, the Y-axis being parallel to the length of the armre... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6872024 | Pivot shaft structure for scissor mechanisms A pivot shaft structure for scissor mechanisms consists of a pivot shaft and a matching receiving hole. The pivot shaft includes at least a turning contour formed by a portion of the shaft contour of a pseudo turning shaft and a constraint contour formed by removing... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6848459 | Umbrella canopy orientating device An umbrella canopy orientating drive is applied to a large-sized umbrella. The umbrella has a central rod comprised of an upper section to which a canopy is attached and a lower section positionable on a fixed surface. The umbrella canopy orientating device includes... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6779940 | Fastening device for a linear drive A fastening device for pivotably fixing one end of a linear drive to a support part includes a first fastening half disposed at an end of the linear drive and a second fastening half arranged on the support part. The linear drive has an installation position and a f... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6766562 | Extendible hinge A door assembly includes a swinging door with an extendible hinge disposed along an inner edge of the door. The extendible hinge allows the door to pivot through a range of pivotal positions and, when necessary, allows the door to move through a range of extended po... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764244 | Pin stop for mechanical joints A compact and efficient stop for establishing the position of maximum extension in a mechanical joint, which comprises a free-floating piston, a piston-retaining pin, and a resilient bumper positioned to engage one end of the piston. The piston, retaining pin, and b... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6598542 | Interconnectable table system A table interconnection system includes a connector with two or more end portions sized and shaped for engagement with connection receptacles formed in adjacent tables. The connection receptacles each receive an end portion to retain the adjacent tables i... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6499762 | Frame support apparatus and coupling device for use with an ambulatory system and method of fabrication thereof A frame support apparatus and coupling device for use with an ambulatory system and method of fabrication thereof. In one embodiment an ambulatory system having a frame support is provided. The ambulatory system includes a first side frame having a front ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6430769 | Wheelchair ramp with keyway joint A wheelchair ramp assembly (10) is disclosed as including a first ramp section (22) and a second ramp section (24) joined by a keyway joint (26). The keyway joint (26) connects the two ramp section (22, 24) surfaces when the ramp is in an extended positio... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6430887 | Hinge assembly for a truss For a truss, a hinge assembly for connecting truss members that form the truss. The hinge assembly may include a first hinge plate having a first boss formed thereon and a second hinge plate having a second boss formed thereon. The second boss defines an ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6401563 | Actuating mechanism for a slidable nozzle ring A linkage mechanism for linking for example actuator rods to the nozzle ring of a variable geometry turbine. First and second components of the mechanism are interconnected by at least two links which are displaceable in a predetermined direction relative... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6338588 | Stabilization coupling adapted to both sides of a rotatable clamp block A rotatable clamp block mechanism includes a chassis having a first curved surface, and a rotatable clamp block having a second curved surface that slidably engages the first curved surface to permit the rotatable clamp block to rotate around an axis rela... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6315259 | Articulating arm for maintaining the orientation of a remote member An articulating arm for moving a first member with respect to a second member while maintaining the first member in the desired orientation with respect to the second member has first and second connectors and first and second arm members. The first arm m... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6315095 | Self-latching scissor mechanism It is often necessary to unfold the integral carrying case of a device such as a portable electronic instrument comprising an upper and lower module. However if it is necessary upon unfolding the case to move apart the modules a limited distance while mai... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6241416 | Agile mobility chassis design for robotic all-terrain vehicle An improved connection between articulated bodies for agile vehicles is disclosed. It features independent bodies which are connected to each other with concentric sleeves serving as the pivot to allow the bodies to rotate in a plane parallel to the direc... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6234705 | Transconnector for coupling spinal rods The present invention is directed to a transconnector for coupling first and second spinal fixation rods or other elongate fixation elements. The transconnector includes a male member, a female member, and a locking member. The male member has a body with... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6174101 | Rotating joint for a profiled crossbeam A rotating joint is provided for a profiled crossbeam with an inner cable duct. The joint includes an upper part and a lower part which are screwed to each other. The opposite front faces of the upper and lower parts have mounting flanges. The central rot... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6170598 | Support structure of operator control panel in electrically-driven wheelchair An electrically-driven wheelchair is provided with a frame, drive wheels, an operator control panel and a support lever. The operator control panel controls action of the drive wheels. The lower side of the operator control panel is supported to the upper... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6146044 | Rotary flexure A rotary flexure is designed to exhibit very high radial and axial stiffness and to exhibit virtually no movement in its center of rotation. The flexure, which is formed from a single billet of material, includes an outer ring from which three thin flexur... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6106060 | Wheelchair accessible stadium seating A seating arrangement comprising two seats mounted to a single support pole, each seat capable of being rotated about the support pole and stowed independently of the other. The seating arrangement may also include a single seat slidably and rotatably mou... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6062098 | Mounting arrangement for an external gearshift mechanism of an automobile transmission A gearshift lever (3) is mounted on a ball-and-socket joint which is partially surrounded by a bearing shell (8) made of plastic whereby an economic mounting arrangement (2) which permits maintenance work and can prevent a transmission of vibrations to th... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5983589 | Truss pitch break connector plate A truss pitch break connector plate having a main body portion. A first stiffener flange projects generally perpendicular from one face of said main body portion along an arcuate first edge having an outer radius. A second stiffener flange projects genera... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5924504 | Suspension drive unit assembly for an electrically driven vehicle An automotive vehicle suspension unit assembly located near the sides of a vehicle includes a driving axle shaft, a gear box, an electric motor, and a suspension beam. The driving axle shaft, which drives a wheel hub of the vehicle, defines an axis of rot... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5873149 | Hood tilt hinge A hinge assembly includes an upper hinge section having a circumferential wall structure and a top plate and a lower hinge section having a circumferential wall structure and a bottom plate, the upper and lower hinge sections fitting together to form a si... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5857655 | Thermometer mount The invention relates to an assembly kit comprising a thermometer having a circular cylindrical groove attached at its rear side and which is open across an angle of less than 180°, and a holding device having a circular cylindrical member which can be p... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5851081 | Bi-stable spring loaded pivoting joint The present invention provides a pivoting joint that has two stable positions. The pivoting joint is comprised of two housing elements that can rotate co-axially with respect to one another. A spring, generally in the shape of a modified hairpin, is conta... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5759206 | Apparatus for mounting a prosthesis or the like An apparatus for mounting a prosthesis or the like on an appendage of the human body, the apparatus having a first assembly adapted to be mounted on the prosthesis; a second assembly adapted to be mounted on the appendage; and an adjustment assembly opera... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5655741 | Pivotal instrument support apparatus A pivotal apparatus for supporting instruments beneath a patient during certain diagnostic procedures. The apparatus is adapted for pivotal locking engagement in a support member having at least one extensible and retractable mounting pin and includes an ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5542774 | Orthotic joint An orthotic joint comprising a first member, a second member and an intermediate plastic member secured together by a pivot. The second member includes a cam follower affixed thereto. The first member and intermediate plastic member include first and seco... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5531625 | Universal joint device for a toy A universal joint device includes a number of couplers. Each coupler has a spherical head and a frustum portion secured together for engaging with the frustum portion and the spherical head of the other couplers. A tube has a frustum portion formed on one... | 07/02/1996 |
