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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7322091 | Vibration isolating bushing and its manufacturing method This invention relates to a vibration isolating bushing, for example, built into a suspension system, an inside diameter of one edge (4) of an inner cylinder (1) being made larger than that of the other edge (6). The outside diameter of the thin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322591 | Suspension apparatus for a vehicle and vehicle including same In a vehicle suspension system, suspension arms are attached to the right and left sides of a vehicle body frame, a knuckle is attached to the ends of the suspension arms, a front shock absorber is provided between the vehicle body frame and the suspension arm on ea... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7284707 | Data card holder A data card holder is presented for releasable attachment to the rear view mirror of a vehicle. The data card holder includes a base with a slotted shroud having a transparent face. The face provides magnification of the data on the card and a means to illuminate in... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7261306 | Grommet device The present invention relates to grommets. In particular, the present invention relates to grommets used within vehicle suspension systems. In preferred embodiments, the dome end of the grommet comprises an anular extension that engages a fastener or bolt extending ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252298 | Pivot bearing A pivot bearing used in a vehicle trailing arm suspension includes a housing, a resilient bush compressed and bonded in the housing, and a rigid axial sleeve in the bush. The bush has voids, above and below the sleeve when the pivot bearing is fitted for use and sti... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7229088 | Shackle assembly A shackle assembly is shown to include a shackle bracket, wear pads, a shackle stop, shackle plates and elastomer bushings. The shackle bracket includes legs forming portions thereof, which serve as contact surfaces for the wear pads and the shackle plates. By provi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216860 | Bearing seat of a tension strut made of composite materials A mount support of a force connection strut is provided manufactured from plastic/metal composite materials for a chassis of a motor vehicle. The force connection strut has an elongated basic body and a sleeve (H) passing through the basic body. The sleeve (H) has a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7197959 | Coupling structure mountable to a rotatable shaft A coupling structure capable of being removed in an undamaged condition from a rotatable shaft. The coupling structure includes a metallic insert and a polymer hub surrounding the metallic insert. The metallic insert features a sleeve and a flange at the leading edg... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7165909 | Elastic chassis bearing for utility vehicles An elastic chassis bearing in utility vehicles is provided as a joint as such for the elastic mechanical connection of two machine parts especially in the construction of vehicles, having a claw (connection part) 1 and a housing (13, 14). The claw (... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146652 | Face guard connector assembly for a sports helmet The present invention provides a face guard connector assembly for a sports helmet, such as a football, hockey or lacrosse helmet. The face guard includes a plurality of elongated bar members that intersect to define a grid. The connector assembly removably connects... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7120967 | Pet door hinge A pet door hinge adapted to accommodate potentially damaging forces. The hinge mechanism includes a shaft that is received by a shock-absorbing bearing. The bearing is received by a sleeve. The bearing rotates within the sleeve to allow pivoting of the flap. In the ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114712 | Non-slip rate-plated sta-bar bushing A stabilizer bar assembly has a stabilizer bar and a pair of bushing assemblies. Each bushing assembly has an elastomeric bushing disposed around the stabilizer bar and an outer metal member disposed around the elastomeric bushing. The elastomeric bushing has a mold... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7044457 | Mount with replaceable load bearing and rebound members A mount with replaceable load bearing and rebound members is provided. The mount comprises a housing that defines a first chamber and a second chamber; a load bearing member removably located in said first chamber, said load bearing member comprising a load bearing ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6976816 | Combination lock washer and spindle bearing assembly The present invention relates to a connection between a spindle and a bearing assembly to retain the bearing assembly on the spindle. A combination lock washer and spindle bearing assembly is provided to include a spindle, thrust washer, lock washer and nut in which... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6860015 | Method of forming opposing internally preloaded conical elastomeric bearing assembly A method is provided for producing an elastomeric conical flap bearing assembly for rotary aircraft including an inboard bearing element and outboard bearing element disposed within an outer housing. The outer housing has an outer surface configured with a plurality... | 03/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6582148 | Elastic shaft coupling having a torsion element The invention relates to an elastic shaft coupling having at least one torsion element (1) which comprises at least one elastomer body (5) serving as a transmission element. Axial metallic connecting flanges (2) are mounted in a fixed manner, preferably b... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6471436 | Elastomeric connector coupling motor to cam actuator of infusion pump A drive connector for elastomerically coupling a drive shaft to a driven shaft. An elastomeric coupling includes openings on opposite ends that are generally "D"-shaped forming an interference fit with correspondingly shaped ends of the drive shaft and th... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6381935 | Cutting machine comprising a cutting device connected to a chassis by means of an improved connecting device A cutting machine comprising a chassis connected to a motor vehicle, a cutting device comprising cutting members, a connecting device connecting the cutting device to the chassis in such a way as to allow the cutting device to be brought into a work posit... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6234702 | Swivel coupling A swivel coupling for coupling together two vehicles, in particular two rail vehicles. The swivel coupling rests on a shared bogie between the two vehicles and has a rotation function and a shock-absorbing function. Each of these functions is performed by... | 05/22/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6032349 | Alignment coupling and method An alignment coupling and method of joining an extensible member of a linear actuator to an actuated member for moving a load utilize an enlarged coupler (A) carried by the extensible member within a receptacle in the actuated member formed by a transvers... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5807009 | Mechanical coupling A mechanical coupling comprises an input member, an output member a chamber associated therewith, within the chamber a charge of cured silicone composition in crumb form and a spring biased piston for compressing the charge to an extent sufficient to perm... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5807010 | Pivotal ball-end link An end link is provided for a stabilizer bar of a vehicle suspension system. The end link includes a rod having pairs of grommets generally at each end thereof. Each grommet includes a bushing and washer which are interengaged and rotatable with respect t... | 09/15/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5595452 | Link assembly and bushing therefor A link assembly connectable to a member and adapted for rotary motion and conical deflection relative to the connectable member generally consisting of an elongated rigid member having an opening therethrough for receiving said connectable member therein.... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5565251 | Stabilizer bar bushing with ultra high molecular weight polyethylene lining method of manufacture A stabilizer bar bushing adapted to receive a metal stabilizer bar and to be secured within a mounting assembly that is attached to a vehicle frame for cooperatively resisting excessive sway when a vehicle is turning and a method of manufacture. The stabi... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5472289 | Advertising display mounting device An advertising display mounting device is provided for attaching promotional displays, dispensers, or other objects to a price channel mounted on the edge of a grocery or other retail store shelf. This mounting device uses clips which are adapted to mate ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5442993 | Self-aligning piston A self-aligning piston assembly has a piston member having a sidewall for slidable displacement within a bore, the piston member having an inner curved surface, the piston assembly having an inner race member having means to attach to a connecting member,... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5344250 | Advertising display mounting device An advertising display mounting device is provided for attaching promotional displays, dispensers, or other objects to a price channel mounted on the edge of a grocery or other retail store shelf. The advertising display mounting device has first and seco... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5335893 | 360 degree adjustable vibration dampening and thermal isolating bracket A vibration dampening and thermal isolating 360° adjustable bracket to connect components and accommodate for tolerance buildups in various manufacturing installations. The bracket comprises a bracket plate with a notched circular cutout therein, a vibra... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5318373 | Ball joint for motor vehicles A ball joint for chassis parts in motor vehicles is described, in which a hinge pin 1 with a spherical part 2 is mounted in a housing 3 by a bearing box 4. The hinge pin is led through an opening 6 out of the housing 3. The housing 3 is sealed by a lid 7,... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5295755 | Shock mount A shock mount is used for mounting a first member of a piece of furniture to a second member thereof. The shock mount includes an elastic portion and a metal portion secured to the elastic portion. The metal portion has an exposed surface of a shape which... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5286132 | Elastic joint A joint is described which has a pair of coaxially aligned elastic rings (5) of truncated conical form the respective vertices of which are directed in opposite ways and are engaged each between a central core (3) externally having an attachment surface (... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5218880 | Joint for connecting a transmission to a gear control mechanism A joint is provided between a transmission operating member of a transmission and a control rod of a transmission gear control mechanism. The joint includes rigid stopper rings for rigidly stopping deformations of resilient deformable members in predeterm... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5173000 | Flexible coupling A coupling 1, 50, 100 for joining adjacent frame members 2, 3 of a fish breeding enclosure 5 comprises a first mounting means 10, 52, 105, 106 for mounting to one frame member 2, a second mounting means 11, 53, 105, 106 for mounting to another frame membe... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5127767 | Method and a device for mounting the piles associated with the installation of a pile-founded offshore platform A method serves to mount the piles (6) associated with the installation of a pile-founded offshore platform, e,g, a production platform, wherein these are driven down into the sea bed through pile guides (12) attached to or forming part of the foundation ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5069431 | Bush assembly A bush assembly includes an inner cylindrical member for supporting an elongated member, a rigid sleeve slideably fixed to the outer surface of the inner cylindrical member via a slipping member, and an outer cylindrical member fixed to the outer surface ... | 12/03/1991 |