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Pizza Pie With Concentric Rings of Crust

A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.

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Class 403/123 - Including internal tie means


Subclass of Class 403 - Joints and connections
Definition: Structure comprising link or tie means within or passing
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 11/06/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7290760Rotating, positioning and tilting mechanism with cam locks
A locking positioning mechanism utilizing cam locks. The invention provides lever operated cam locking mechanisms for locking a rotating, tilting and positioning vise. ...
11/06/2007
7241069Universal joint arrangement between an apparatus holder and a support arm or a console
In a universal joint arrangement between an apparatus holder and an apparatus support console including a receiver element mounted to the console, a ball joint element projecting from the holder, a ball element for engaging the ball joint element and the receiver el...
07/10/2007
7166132Adjustable bone prostheses and related methods
Adjustable prostheses and related methods provide a wide range of adjustment along or about multiple axes. The prostheses and related methods make possible a straightforward, yet robust way of securing, e.g., a humeral head prosthesis in a desired position and maint...
01/23/2007
7121755Device for a ball-and-socket joint type connection of two members
A device for a ball-and-socket-type connection of two members includes a first member having a head and a second member having a cavity that receives the head. The cross-sectional surface of the cavity is tapered at the lower end of the second member as a result of ...
10/17/2006
7097381Joint
A joint for the movable connection of two components of a motor vehicle, which are movable in relation to one another, with a housing (1) and with a bearing shell (2) accommodated in the housing (1) for the slidingly movable mounting of a mount ...
08/29/2006
7037023Ball joint
A ball-and-socket joint, especially a wheel guide joint for motor vehicles is provided with a housing (1), in the cavity (2) of which, which is open on at least one side, a bearing shell (3) is inserted with a joint ball (4) mounted there...
05/02/2006
7007901Microphone support
The present invention provides a microphone support which includes a restriction groove 520 between a universal ball 50 and a mounting member 70 in order to restrict the rotating angle range of the universal ball 50 rotating with the axis...
03/07/2006
7000304Seismic structural device
A pin-fuse joint generally utilized in a beam-to-column joint assembly subject to extreme seismic loading is described. The pin-fuse joint resists bending moments and shears generated by these loads. The joint is comprised of standard structural steel building mater...
02/21/2006
6935469Assembly with ball-joint connection for a master cylinder equipped with such an assembly, and method of assembling such an assembly
A ball-joint connection for a braking system comprising a male element (2) and a female element (4). A first end (14) of the male element (2) includes pegs (30,30′) that are automatically radially extracted when the first end (
08/30/2005
6896436Adjustable locking mount and methods of use
An adjustable locking mount system permits rotation about at least one of x, y, and z axes. Methods provide for rotating and rocking the mount to obtain the desired position, fixing the mount in the desired position, and mounting an object onto the mount. ...
05/24/2005
6739786Ball joint bearing block lubrication device
Lubrication device for a ball joint bearing block. The device comprises at least one reservoir grease (30), a pump (34) capable of circulating grease between the reservoir and at least one bearing block lubrication groove (28), and a syst...
05/25/2004
6736852Adjustable bone prostheses and related methods
Adjustable prostheses and related methods provide a wide range of adjustment along or about multiple axes. The prostheses and related methods make possible a straightforward, yet robust way of securing, e.g., a humeral head prosthesis in a desired position and maint...
05/18/2004
6688798Adjustable locking mount and methods of use
An adjustable locking mount system permits rotation about at least one of x, y, and z axes. Methods provide for rotating and rocking the mount to obtain the desired position, fixing the mount in the desired position, and mounting an object onto the mount....
02/10/2004
6364564Finger device for blocking one component relative to another
A device for blocking first and second components (1, 2) relative to one another may be provided with first and second parts (3, 4) capable of cooperating with one another in order to effect the blocking, the first part (3) being carried by the first comp...
04/02/2002
6168341Device for protecting and guiding an elongate part connected via a hinge to two mutually hinged rigid elements, and industrial applications thereof
A device for use with a hinge in which two rigid elements (104, 105) may be placed in various relative angular positions, wherein the elongate part (109) to be protected and guided consists of a section or tube inserted through two mutually facing channel...
01/02/2001
6105699Heavy equipment apparatus that includes undercarriage with mobile tilting upper
A heavy equipment apparatus such as a feller buncher includes a mobile tilting undercarriage and a working upper that supports a boom and its working end portion. The undercarriage includes a frame and a deck with a spaced apart, generally parallel powere...
08/22/2000
5653546Connector assembly
A connector assembly connects two rails to a T-post. The connector assembly includes a first and second connector configured to receive the rails, and a mounting member attached to the T-post for pivotally mounting the first and second connectors to the T...
08/05/1997
5236289Shielded universal joint, jointed tool and guided surgical drill
A shielded universal joint having a pivot head defining a primary axis. The pivot head has a ball and a neck. The ball has a longitudinal slot. The slot has a throat at the center of the ball. The imperfect socket head is provided having a socket and a pi...
08/17/1993
5033154Adjustable head toothbrush
A toothbrush structure having a head which may be removably attached to a handle at any one of a plurality of operative positions wherein such operative positions are defined by a first, substantially straightline orientation between the handle and the he...
07/23/1991
4853965Flexible joint mechanism
A flexible joint mechanism comprises male and female joint members for joining a microphone pole to a base member. The male joint member has a substantially spherical end surface. The female joint member has a dish-shaped end surface for receiving the sph...
08/01/1989
4764004Automobile outer mirror assembly
A connection arrangement for a mirror back supporting plate and a mirror support member in a mirror case for an automobile outer mirror assembly comprises a connecting portion of the mirror back supporting plate being held between a connecting portion of ...
08/16/1988
4755033Exterior rearview mirror for a motor vehicle
An exterior rearview mirror for a motor vehicle has a housing mounted on a base member by means of a ball-and-socket joint comprising a socket formed in the base member and a convex member attached to the housing. The socket comprises the concave inner su...
07/05/1988
4690323Swivel bellows assembly
A swivel bellows assembly designed to be mounted within a valve housing to provide self-alignment with a valve opening. The bellows assembly comprises a mounting element having a central opening surrounded by a depending, contoured skirt, or wall, a bello...
09/01/1987
4659053Tiltable mount
A tiltable mount comprises a stationary base member or base and a support member or support for supporting equipment thereon. The support is movably mounted to the base to enable the support to tilt omnidirectionally relative to the base while remaining r...
04/21/1987
4515336Ball and socket mount for optical sensing system source and/or detector devices
A ball and socket mount (13) for supporting the housing (11) of a light source and/or detector device is disclosed. The ball and socket mount (13) includes: a ball (23) affixed to one end of the housing (11); and, a socket formed by a collar that surround...
05/07/1985
4279041Endoprosthesis composed of a socket and a head receivable and lockable in the socket
An endoprosthesis composed of a first member constituting a prosthesis socket provided interiorly with a chamber presenting a receiving surface, a second member constituting a prosthesis head arranged to be inserted into the socket to be received in the c...
07/21/1981
4273461Coupling of the ball-and-socket joint type
This invention relates to a coupling of the ball-and-socket joint type between two objects. Connected to the one object, which may be a driver's seat in a working vehicle is a joint socket and a joint ball with a gap between them. Connected to the other o...
06/16/1981
4160607Hinge joints for elongated collapsible members such as a fishing rod
A collapsible and lockable hinge joint for elongated members such as a fishing rod. The embodiment disclosed utilizes a unitary, flexible, non-elastic hinge formed of polypropylene which is slotted into ferrules which are attached to adjacent segments of ...
07/10/1979
4157876Lockable articulated joint
This orthopedic appliance for correcting a wide variety of lower extremity deformities comprises: a bar which is scored so that it can be broken to provide a bar of a desired length; lockable articulated joints at both ends of the bar; releasable clips fo...
06/12/1979
4137722Coupling between an above sea-level platform and a below-water foundation
The invention relates to an above sea-level platform, for use as, for example, an oil-rig, which is connected to a sea-bed foundation by a ball-joint arrangement. For protection, the ball joint is hollow and partially received in a recess at the lower end...
02/06/1979
4051924Device for mounting brake shoe of brake for bicycle
In a brake for bicycles including brake shoes having brake blocks and secured by a threaded fastening member to brake arches so that the brake blocks are engageable with and disengageable from the rim of a wheel, a device for adjustably or shiftably suppo...
10/04/1977
4004771Ball-and-socket type connections for use with mining apparatus
A ball-and-socket type connection particularly intended for interconnecting a prop and a roof bar or floor rail of a mine roof support assembly. The connection has a socket formed on the bar or rail and a ball part formed on the prop. The socket part has ...
01/25/1977
 
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