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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7635234 | Coupling element of a support arm system A coupling element for connecting a housing or a support arm system element with a support arm. The coupling element has a hollow cylinder-shaped receiving element fixed in place on the housing or the support arm system element for receiving and fixing in place the ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7429142 | Tray plug The invention relates to a tray plug that includes a base portion; a plurality of towers extending upwardly away from the base portion; a secondary base portion contiguous with the underside of the base portion; and a means for securing the plug to a display structu... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7374154 | Mounting system for mounting a rail to a post A fence rail clip for attaching a fence rail to a vertical fence. The rail clip has a base with a raised central area flanked by two lateral areas and a rail connector that, vertically or horizontally, slidingly engages the central area of the base. The lateral area... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7216465 | Connectors, tracks and system for smooth-faced metal framing A novel system for constructing smooth-faced metal framing and novel tracks and track connectors therefore. The system and connectors of the present invention utilize metal framing tracks that demonstrate a U-channel configuration having a base, sidewalls with at le... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182578 | Ceramic spindle coupling structure A ceramic spindle coupling structure includes a metal bushing which has a housing space that has an inlet and a tapered fastening section of a smaller diameter than the inlet to form a tight coupling with a ceramic spindle without embossing the ceramic spindle and t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7127862 | Connectors, tracks and system for smooth-faced metal framing A novel system for constructing smooth-faced metal framing and novel connectors therefore. The system and connectors of the present invention utilize known metal framing or wall studs that demonstrate a U-channel configuration having a base, sidewalls and marginal l... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117647 | System for constructing log structures A system for constructing log structures includes a corner connection structure, a through-bolt clamping apparatus, an opening support structure, a butt joint connection structure, a log profile, and an exterior casing structure. The corner connection structure has ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7014384 | Connection system for furniture structural elements The connection system is for connecting structural elements of pieces of furniture, which structural elements include a plurality of support posts and a plurality of bars which are fastened to corresponding posts in accordance with predetermined geometrical configur... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6959622 | Rotary tilt locking mechanism A steering column rotary tilt locking mechanism. The mechanism includes a rod pivotally interconnecting upper and lower column members and a sleeve supported about the rod. The rod and sleeve have selectively engageable surfaces. The sleeve has opposed slots with on... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6877722 | Plastic fencing simulative of wrought iron A bracket for supporting an elongated rail with respect to a post includes a bracket body with a rail supporting portion and an attachment portion. The rail supporting portion has an opening defined therein for receiving the end of the rail when the bracket body is ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6874970 | Coupling assembly having a split-ring collar locking mechanism The coupling assembly connects at least first and second members of a structure. The first member has at least a first end with an outer surface, and at least one attachment means is located on the first end of the first member. A collar has at least one attachment ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6827520 | Connection system for firmly connecting at least two elements This invention relates to a joining system (1) for fixedly joining at least two elements (2, 3), in particular girders, comprising at least one first element (2) which is adjacent at one of its ends to the other element (3) on a contact s... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6779941 | Connector device A connector device for forming a structural inter-connection between two members, such as an inclined hand rail and a vertical support post, and which permits variation of the angle of inter-connection includes a body portion having a bore defining a housing to rece... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6761500 | Connector A connector includes first and second engagable components for mounting on an implement and a handle. The first component has a boss formed with an internal socket and an outer peripheral surface surrounding the socket, and the second component includes an insert me... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6726967 | Adapter for welding objects to plastic An adapter provides for mounting an object on plastic. The adapter comprises a body coupled with at least two feet. The feet are weldable to the surface of the plastic while the plastic is in a molten state. The adapter also includes a coupling mechanism coupled wit... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6648540 | Rabbet plate for coupling rotors A locating plate for locating a first piece of rotary machinery relative to a second piece of rotary machinery is provided. The plate has a first periphery surface for mating with a first receiving surface of the first piece of rotary machinery and a seco... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6626604 | Bicycle connecting element, particularly for connecting carbon rear forks to frames A connecting element, particularly for connecting rear forks, also known as monostays, made of carbon to bicycle frames. The connecting element is constituted by a first insert and a second insert which are mutually detachably associable at a first end by... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6565279 | Clamp for pipes or for other cylindrical struts For clamping one end of a first, cylindrical strut to a second, cylindrical strut crossing the end of the first strut, a clamp comprising two clamping members, each having a first portion adapted to fit one half of the end of the first strut and a second ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6530715 | Nonconductive extension for electric motor shaft An apparatus and method for adding a velocity transducer to an electric motor, such as an elevator drive motor, includes mounting a shaft extension on an end surface of a motor shaft by drilling and tapping a bore at the shaft center as parallel as possib... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527469 | Mounting bracket for railing A bracket for attaching a rail to a post. The bracket comprises a means for attaching said bracket to a post and means to provide said bracket with added support. Preferably, the bracket is bread shaped to fit a specific rail style well-known in the art. ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6367224 | Hidden connector A connection is created between a first member and a second member. The connector used to join the first and second members includes the following members: an attachment member, a plurality of fasteners that are received by the attachment member, and an a... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6308937 | Railing system A railing system suitable for decks, stairs, porches and other structures uses a collar connector applied over the open end of a tabular rail for securing the rail to a support surface. The connector has an exterior collar into which the open end of a rai... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6227752 | Failsafe weld-free method of joining tubular elements A failsafe weld-free method of joining tubular elements provides for connecting a first tubular element to a second tubular element. The assembly includes an insert, with screw threads, inside of the first tube, a connector fitting for mounting to the ins... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6085812 | Wood planing machine with a carriage locking mechanism A planing machine includes a carriage locking mechanism disposed above a cutter carriage, which in turn, is connected movably to upstanding posts of a machine base that is disposed below the cutter carriage. The locking mechanism includes a pair of post e... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6000874 | Furniture system, in particular a kitchen furniture system The invention relates to a furniture system, in particular a kitchen furniture system consisting of a self-supporting basic framework with tubes and/or sections connected to each other by connecting elements. In accordance with the invention the connectin... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5765959 | Supporting structure for a rotation member A structure for supporting a rotation member to an attached member is formed of a clip for rotationally supporting the rotation member to the attached member, and circular member. The clip includes a leg elastically engaging a hole in the attached member,... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5732927 | Vehicle flag mounting assembly A flag display assembly for a vehicle having a license plate assembly including a mast, a plurality of mast support members having a gripping collar and an arm integral with the gripping collar. The gripping collar includes an opening with an inner diamet... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5716155 | T-shaped connection frame The present invention relates to a T-shaped connection frame for connecting car frames, in which a first member is connected to a second member via a joint member to form a "T." The joint member is formed by symmetrically dividing a rectangular tube betwe... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5429446 | Apparatus for hydraulically locking a hollow cylinder body onto a shaft An apparatus for selectively and hydraulically locking a hollow cylinder body, such as a lathe cylinder body, onto, and unlocking the cylinder body from, a cylindrical shaft includes a tubular sleeve defining an axially extending passage therein, the slee... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5366314 | Connector for detachably connecting a shaft to an implement A connector for connecting a shaft to an implement, for example for connecting a handle to a mop head, comprises two engageable components for mounting on a shaft and an implement respectively. One of the components has a boss formed with an internal thre... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5269584 | Reinforcement with tubular portion for receiving bolt A reinforcement is comprised of a support member in the form of a waved sheet and a plate member in the form a generally flat sheet and secured to the support member. The support member has a ridge-like bent portion protruding to one side thereof and form... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5195779 | Motor vehicle body structure employing sandwiched structural body A motor vehicle body structure has a pair of side frames each comprising a core layer having opposite surfaces and a pair of outer skin layers covering the opposite surfaces, a motor vehicle component, and joints disposed between the side frames and the m... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5161783 | Fence rail connection The fence rail and post connection of the present invention includes a hollow tubular PVC post with an opening formed in one vertical wall to receive a hollow tubular PVC fence rail. A hollow tubular PVC sleeve has flanges formed on the forward and rearwa... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5141352 | Seat belt anchor A seat belt anchor with a first leg which has a first shank carried by a first base. The shank is elongate, generally tubular, with a top, a longitudinal axis, and an axial recess. The axial recess has an end which is open to the top of the shank. The bas... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5126607 | Stepper motor vibration isolator An apparatus for isolating a stepper motor from an associated mounting frame, with the motor having a circular locating step on a mounting face. An insert is used to increase the height of the locating step, to enable an isolation member to be positioned ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 4919561 | Ceramic fitting for tubular furniture construction An ornamental ceramic fitting is mounted between two spaced, confronting, axially aligned, tubular members. The distance between the confronting ends of the tubular members is less than the corresponding axial length of the ceramic fitting. The ceramic fi... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4842986 | Positively working resist material A positively working resist material is disclosed, comprising a compound having at least one silyl ether group and capable of directly dissociating an Si-O-C bond upon irradiation with far ultraviolet rays, X-rays, an electron beam, or an ion beam. The re... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4828324 | Knockdown upholstered furniture construction A knockdown upholstered furniture construction including a pair of end frames, first, second and third elongated metal tubes detachably secured by first, second and third tube end connector members to the end frames. The first tube extends between the for... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4773665 | Motorcycle stand This invention relates to a stand for a motorcycle. The stand comprises an elongate transverse frame member, which has a non-circular cross-section, a first pair of similar elongate leg members, and a second pair of similar elongate leg members. Each leg ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4700918 | Hand rail A hand rail assembly for installation between opposing surfaces includes rod structure and rod support structure adapted to be mounted on the opposing surfaces. The rod support structure is preferably slidably engageable to the surface and preferably incl... | 10/20/1987 |
