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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7465120 | Wedge mechanism A mechanical wedge mechanism comprising base member, output member, and movable wedge member in which frictional connections between mutually movable mechanical members are replaced with shear deformations in elastomeric shims connecting respective surfaces of the m... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7367744 | Stabilizer bar system for automotive vehicle A stabilizer bar system for an automotive vehicle includes a stabilizer bar having a circular cross section and a rigid sleeve applied to a section of the outer circumference of the stabilizer bar. The sleeve has a number of circumferentially extending grooves and l... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354637 | Damper and process thereof A fitting type damper and a process thereof being capable of increasing largely slipping torque in strength are ones that the large slipping torque can be increased not only when the damper is a new product but also after a heat aging test and/or a durability test a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7306211 | Coupling A coupling for resilient interconnection of two objects, especially a wheel axle housing and a chassis of a vehicle. The coupling comprises an elongated supporting piece (50), which extends in a longitudinal direction and two end attachment portions (52, 5... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7258615 | Elastic shaft joint An elastic shaft joint is constituted of a joint member, a shaft member being fitted in a shaft of the joint member, and an elastic bush having a cylindrical inner sleeve fitted and fixed on the joint member, a cylindrical elastic member fixed on an outside surface ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244085 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a grommet having an enlarged bulbous body and a cylindrical extension projecting therefrom, the projection and body defining axially aligned openings therethrough. The cylindrical projection is configured to retain a washer on the outsid... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7179039 | Vibration-damping ring insert arrangement and component connection arrangement incorporating the same Vibration-damping ring insert arrangement includes a vibration-damping ring. A hollow cylinder member includes a first end, a second end, and an inner surface that is connected to an outer surface of the vibration-dampening ring. One of an outwardly extending edge a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7101108 | Collar for taking hold of fixation piece of window shade rod A tubular collar is used to take hold of a fixation piece at one longitudinal end of a window shade rod. The collar is provided in an outer wall with a plurality of axial grooves extending through both longitudinal ends of the collar. The collar is provided in an in... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7032473 | Shift lever vibration isolator A two-stage, bi-directional shift lever vibration isolator. A shift lever has a sleeve whereinside is a lever vibration isolator which includes a damping body having an axial bore and an outer surface characterized by an hour-glass cross-section composed of convex a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032474 | Mechanical attachment for a shift lever vibration isolator A mechanical attachment for a two-stage, bi-directional shift lever vibration isolator. A shift lever has a sleeve which receives thereinside a lever vibration isolator which includes a damping body having an outer surface characterized by an hour-glass cross-sectio... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6949026 | Axially compliant isolator A housing has a longitudinally extending aperture and at least one internal, longitudinally extending groove. At least one longitudinally extending blade is mountable on the shaft and positioned within the housing such that the blade extends radially outwardly into ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6925906 | Vehicular shift lever The vehicular shift lever has rubber bushes tightly fastened to the external surface of a lever axle and a cover pressed over the external side of the rubber bush. The shift lever includes: first and second rubber bushes fastened to the top and bottom of the lever a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6902157 | Vibration isolator A vibration isolation assembly comprises a base, a plunger and an annulus of resilient material between the base and plunger. The base has a pair of oppositely inclined, internal, tapered surfaces connected to each other which define an opening though the base. The ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6840862 | Universal coupler for agriculture drive systems An adjustable coupler for in-line coupling of a motor drive shaft of an agricultural system with the square drive shaft of a gearbox, wherein the coupler has an adjustable clamping hub for securing around differing sizes of square drive shafts while maintaining coax... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6783297 | Shift lever bush A projecting portion 52 which becomes convex in radial direction is formed in a rubber elastic body 5 for connecting together an inner cylindrical body 3 mounted to a shaft portion 21a of a lower shift lever member 21 by ext... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6435757 | Mechanical coupling for elastic axial and radial constraint with torsional freedom, especially for elastic pivots and suspensions and the like Mechanical coupling for elastic axial and radial constraint with torsional freedom, especially for elastic pivots and suspensions and the like, comprising, according to the invention, a composite tubular member made of metal and elastomer (11) that exhibi... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6430774 | Crimped bushing A pivot bushing for a suspension system has an inner metal and an outer metal with an elastomeric bushing disposed between the metals. The outer metal has one end which is partially closed by an inwardly curved portion and one end which is open. The assem... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6379071 | Self aligning connector bodies Self aligning, blind mating connector bodies are provided for connecting to mating connector bodies. One embodiment of the connector body has an annular housing with two slots disposed 180 degrees apart. An inner body has two dowel pins disposed at locati... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6296416 | Vibration damper, in particular for vehicle steering wheels A device for eliminating vibrations in motor vehicles, more particularly vibrations occurring in the steering wheel rim, includes a fastening plate and a vibratory body which is elastically connected to the fastening plate. An element is provided for limi... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6213677 | Joint mechanism for mowing machine A joint mechanism for a mowing machine which can be easily assembled and disassembled, including a support member of a casing which houses a cylindrical damper, which prevents vibration of a power unit from being transmitted to a rod, a holder in which th... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6186694 | Device for permanently coupling two shafts A device for permanently coupling two shafts rotatable about a common axis comprises a tubular intermediate member disposed between the outer shaft and the inner shaft, an elastic connecting member disposed between the inner shaft and the tubular intermed... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6149526 | Variable length steering shaft for steering mechanisms of motor vehicles A variable length steering shaft for steering mechanism of motor vehicles and including an external profile tubular member having a non-circular cross-section, an internal profile member arranged coaxially with the external profile member and having its e... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6125559 | Plow trip board biased by elastic torsion joint A plow blade is described which has first and second sections, e.g., a moldboard and a trip board, which are rotatable with respect to each other and maintained in a desired angular relationship with respect to each other via an elastic torsion joint. The... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123481 | Elastic shaft joint An elastic shaft joint of the present invention comprises an elastic member, a slide sleeve and a stopper. The elastic member is composed of an elastic material such as rubber, elastomer etc and held on an inner peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6027426 | Neutral sensing and shift lever interlock assembly for a vehicular transmission A combined neutral sensing and shift lever interlock assembly senses when all of the shift rails of a transmission are in a neutral gear ratio and prevents more than one shift rail from being shifted out of a neutral position at any given time. The transm... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6014908 | Releasable attachment for shift handle A manual shift lever connection mechanism for connecting a shift handle to the stub shaft of a transmission. The connection mechanism has a sleeve portion disposed about said stub shaft and an insert member for engaging the stub shaft disposed within said... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5951196 | Frictional mount for engaging a monitor in a process chamber and method of using The present invention discloses a frictional mount for engaging a monitor to a process chamber by utilizing a base member that has at least three apertures therethrough adapted for mounting at least one monitor and two fastening devices, a compressible me... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5910192 | Low-cost linear positioning device In a preferred embodiment, a linear positioning device, including: a frame member; an electric motor disposed to selectively move axially back and forth in the frame member; carriage apparatus attached to the electric motor; and apparatus to guide the mot... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5829909 | Male coupler end for a rotary steering cable A male coupler end fitting assembly in combination with a flexible conduit is disclosed. The male coupler includes a substantially cylindrical body portion having a male adaptor end and a conduit attachment end disposed on opposing ends of the cylindrical... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5785450 | Structure for coupling steering wheel and rotary connector of vehicle Pins are arranged on the upper surface of a rotary case of a rotary connector for electrically connecting the steering wheel and the steering column of a vehicle by a flexible flat cable, while the steering wheel is provided on the lower surface thereof w... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5782570 | Alignment of attachment(s) mounted on a power tool An alignment device for power tools is disclosed comprising a power tool attachment, typically a socket or an extension and an alignment ring mounted on an output shaft. The alignment ring is placed between the output shaft and a socket or extension. The ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5758860 | Radiator support A radiator support includes a rigid inner tube member, a rigid outer tube member, and a rubber elastic member. The rigid inner tube member has a radial through concavity formed through the inner peripheral portion in the radial direction, or the rigid out... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5755431 | Post assembly and mounting fitting therefor An apparatus and method for installing a post particularly for use with vinyl fencing. The apparatus includes a mounting fitting having a first member defining a web and an aperture and a second member defining a peripheral surface. The aperture formed by... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5752453 | Apparatus for use in applying fertilizer A fertilizer applying apparatus for agricultural row crops applies fertilizer at a predetermined depth and lateral distance relative to a row line. A castering pair of disks are sized and oriented to part the soil adjacent the row line in a manner which m... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5735015 | Wiper apparatus for vehicles A wiper assembly has an arm head which reciprocates with respect to a center line of a wiper arm by receiving motive force from a reciprocating rod. An elastic component is coaxially provided proximate to the center of rotation. When the coefficient of fr... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5722786 | Universal joint A universal joint for coupling a pair of members with a connecting rigid link rockable about two sets of pivot axes. Each of the two members has a corresponding bolt hole through which extend respective stepped bolts defining two pivotal axes about which ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5676324 | Traverse device A traverse device for simultaneous winding of yam packages in a spinning machine, which device can suppress the flexural vibration generated in a long rod. The traverse device incorporates a number of yarn guides 5 attached to a long, reciprocally moving ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5638720 | Vehicle transmission shifting system vibration damping arrangement An arrangement for damping vibrations in a vehicle transmission shifting system in which the shift rod between the gear shift lever and the shifting transmission is divided into two parts. The two partial sections are connected with one another by way of ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5621944 | Wiper arm with vibration damping Wiper device includes an arm system composed of an arm head, arm retainer and an arm piece that are connected together. The arm system has a movable portion which is capable of moving a wiping direction. A rubber vibration damper is disposed at the movabl... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5577854 | Single shear joint A single shear joint is provided which includes a conical ferrule establishing a nesting means of engagement with controlled embedment between a link and a mating component.... | 11/26/1996 |
