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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370985 | Vehicular mirror with slip clutch for jack screw actuator A motorized tilt actuator assembly comprises one or more threaded jack screws attached to a mirror glass case and traveling along one or more threaded actuator shafts with rotation of the motor. When a jack screw reaches its limit of travel, relative movement betwee... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7226233 | Snap-in coupling comprising a spring clamp A snap-in coupling for releasably connecting a first structural member and a second structural member. The snap-in coupling comprises a female coupling member comprising a plastic support member and a metallic spring clamp, said support member being insertable into ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7114869 | Ball joint system for drywall finishing tools The present disclosure describes drywall tools that employ rotatable joints, e.g., ball joints, and methods of using such tools. One particular implementation of a drywall tool includes a body having a recess adapted to pivotably receive a rounded connector of a han... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7086802 | Knuckle to tie rod damping system A steering assembly is provided that incorporates a system for controlled damping of vibration between a steering knuckle and tie rod end. A bushing formed from a damping material is inserted within an aperture formed in a tie rod arm of the steering knuckle. The sh... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083356 | Ball joint with angular movement restriction system A ball joint restriction system provides a cylindrical extension in the end of the ball, and also provides an oblong housing in the closing cover of the ball joint to restrict movement of the extension. A positioning member positions the cover with respect to the bo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082919 | Mounting structure for engine cover A mounting structure for an engine cover includes: a protruded member which has a neck and a head with a larger diameter than the neck; and a recessed member which has an external circumferential surface small diameter section to be locked to a mounting hole of a mo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6935469 | Assembly 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 |
| 6902343 | Element for fixing plates An element for fixing or a fastener for plates, particularly for sheets of glass, which includes an elongate pivot to be fixed to a framework and which has a free end and a hollow housing the free end in a moveable way. Tilting movements of the longitudinal axis of ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6860670 | End connector assembly The end connector assembly (12) for a gas spring (44) enables the connector body to be connected with and disconnected from a ball (14) on the end of a ball stud (16) by relatively moving the connector body (26) and ball along a pa... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6821047 | Ball joint A ball-and-socket joint (1) is provided with a housing (2) closed by a cover (3), with a bearing shell (5, 6) and a joint ball (4) accommodated therein rotatably and tiltably with a ball pivot. The bearing shell (6) provided... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6767153 | Locking positional arm device A positional arm device is a series of multiple rods connected to each other by a spherical housing and ball joint with a spring-loaded locking piston providing a multiple position holding device serving as an anchor to hold tools in a certain position, and also as ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6676325 | Automotive steering compliant pivot socket with tapered head A pivot socket of the present invention incorporates a stud shaft component having a tapered head portion disposed within a housing cavity, and an axial pin extension extending upward into the cavity therefrom. The tapered head portion seats against a tap... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672788 | Ball joint with detent action A ball and socket joint incorporating a detent mechanism that provides positive biasing toward a desired position. The ball and socket joint can be used in flexible supports that hold and support items such as lamps, tools and faucets. The detent mechanis... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6644328 | Stick similar to a ski stick or walking stick A stick such as a ski-stick, walking stick or same, provided with a handle comprising a gripping element and a length-adjustable pole in addition to a regulating device that contains a joint and is arranged outside the pole, whereby the gripping element c... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6485218 | Housing for a tappet end which is configured as a ball head In the case of a holder (1) which is intended for a motor vehicle and is for a ball head (10) of a tappet (11), the ball head (10) is enclosed in a sealing manner between an elastic insert body (13) and a sintered insert body (8) forming a ball socket (7)... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6422779 | Ball joint A ball joint (10) includes a socket (40) with a housing (42) and a stem portion (44). The housing (42) defines a chamber (60). A ball stud (80) has a ball portion (82) in the chamber (60) and a stud portion (84) extending from the ball portion. The ball p... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6413003 | Compliant pivot socket for automotive steering A pivot socket of the present invention incorporates a stud shaft component having a partially spherical head portion disposed within a housing cavity, and an axial pin extension extending upward into the cavity therefrom. The partially spherical head por... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6352227 | Segmented, ball jointed support A segmented, ball jointed support, which is an improvement over other support devices which make use of ball joints to provide universal flexibility of the support. This support is made up of a plurality of individual hollow segments, each segment shaft h... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6227751 | Mount for plate-shaped components A mount for plate-shaped components, more particularly glass plates is disclosed. The mount comprises a socket element, which penetrates a recess in the plate-shaped component, thereby fixing the component, and a hinged bolt. At its first end, the hinged ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6030141 | Ball-and-socket joint and device for assembling a ball-and-socket joint A ball joint, particularly a steering joint for motor vehicles, with a joint housing (1) having a spherical ring-shaped bearing surface (1b), in which a ball (2c) arranged on a ball pin (2) is seated so as to be able to rotate and tilt to a limited extent... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6010272 | Ball joint with two-piece bearing and spring A ball joint (10) comprises a socket (60), a bearing (100), and a stud (80). The bearing (100) supports a first end portion (82) of the stud (80) in the socket (60) for movement relative to the socket. The stud (80) has a second end portion (84, 86) proje... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6010271 | Joint assembly A joint assembly (10) includes a metal housing which encloses a head end portion (24) of a movable stud member (22). A metal outer (30) bearing engages the head end portion (24) of the stud member (22). The outer bearing (30) has a cylindrical outer side ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5782573 | Ball-and-socket joint with ball retention device A ball-and-socket joint includes a journal (1) having a ball (2) on one end. A plastic housing (3) has a socket and an opening through which the ball (2) is inserted into the socket. The socket is defined by a plurality of circumferentially spaced segment... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5772352 | Ball joint having extended service life A ball joint generates play when wear of a ball sheet reaches a predetermined allowable amount so that the end of service life of the ball joint can be recognized by a simple inspection. A spherical portion of a ball stud is interposed between an upper sh... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5704726 | Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint used in a linkage mechanism of the motor vehicle steering device has a ball head of a shank, encompassed by a bearing in a housing. The housing has an end opening at the opposite side of the shank. A joining member made up of a hea... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5672023 | Ball joint The invention pertains to a ball joint, having a ball joint socket (1), inside of which the ball (3c) of a ball-ended spindle (3) is arranged in a rotatable and tiltable manner by means of a bearing shell (2) that supports the ball (3c) below its largest ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5607249 | Non-oscillating socket joint A non-oscillating joint comprises a housing with an annular inner surface, an annular sleeve wedged within the housing, a stud with a radially outer bearing surface received in said housing, a radially outer bearing surface of the stud adjacent a radially... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5597258 | Preloaded pivot joint A pitman arm incorporates a preloaded pivot joint that has a stud that rotates and angulates. The preloaded pivot joint is designed so that different internal components transfer the respective lateral loads, axial compression loads and angulation loads o... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5564664 | Spherical suspension for a technical instrument The suspension (1) permits of the almost frictionless swinging into equilibrium position of an instrument (53) fastened to an instrument holder (5). For the balancing of the weight or the swinging into the position of equilibrium, the spherical end (7) of... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5551791 | Ball joint A ball joint has a housing forming a cavity, a ball in the housing, and a stem fixed to the ball and extending downward out of the housing. A rigid cover fixed in the housing upwardly closes the cavity over the ball and a metallic lower ball cup in the ca... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5544968 | Lockable ball joint apparatus A lockable ball joint apparatus including a ball and a ball receiving cavity and at least one annular clamp ring in the casing extending around the ball. The clamp ring has a spherically concave inner clamping surface engaging the outer surface of the bal... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5509749 | Compression lower preloaded ball joint A compression lower ball joint includes a ball pivotally mounted in a socket. The ball includes a substantially hemispherical bearing with a recess receiving a post of a stud which includes a parti-spherical head adapted to mate with the bearing. A spring... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5405411 | Articulated ankle joint with inner and outer races for universal movement An artifical ankle joint for use as an ankle between a foot prosthesis and leg prosthesis in an artificial limb. The artificial ankle joint includes a foot plate attached to a foot prosthesis, a leg plate attached to a leg prosthesis, a stem assembly and ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5372446 | Captive ball and end connector assembly A captive ball and end connector assembly having a spring wire split, ball retaining ring positioned within the socket. The ball retaining ring is movable to an expanded position so as to enable the ball to be inserted through the ring. After the ball has... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5230580 | Ball joint The invention concerns a ball joint with a ball (6) arranged in a joint housing (1), with at least one bearing shell arranged between the joint housing (1) and the ball (6) and with at least one thrust collar (14) arranged between the joint housing (1) an... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5153976 | Ball-and-socket assembly and method of making The ball-and-socket assembly (10) comprises a rod (12) having a ball head (14) at one end thereof, the ball head (14) having a diametrical groove (16) with a flexible member (30) disposed therein and extending radially beyond the outer surface (14A) of th... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5022779 | Ball joint The invention relates to a ball joint, especially for steering or transmission rods of motor vehicles. The ball joint includes a bearing shell (3) made of plastic which has a lower shell (5) and an upper shell (6) for the support of a ball head (2) in a j... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4986688 | Structure of ball and socket joint for a vehicle steering control system A ball and socket joint for a vehicle steering control system, which includes an inner ball head received in a ball socket which simultaneously serves as an outer ball head and is received in a casing which has a shank connected to a drag link of a vehicl... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4929136 | Floating Matable element The devices are floating engageable means which may be a floating nut or a floating driver for use in hostile environment, such as space. The device includes a housing with a cross-shaped opening, each arm of the cross receiving a wing of a floating membe... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4770382 | Stand for display terminals in particular A stand for adjusting the viewing angle of a display terminal, including a sleeve-like frame portion (1) an inner boring of which is at one end thereof enlarged into a socket provided with a slide surface (3) for a slide part (4) to be attached to the dis... | 09/13/1988 |
