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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4799576 | Protective device to prevent projection of a heavy coiled spring away from an air brake housing A protective device for use on a wheeled vehicle such as a tractor pulled trailer equipped with an air brake is provided. The air brake includes a housing generally disposed lengthwise of the trailer and comprises a transversely disposed diaphragm in a me... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4749298 | Temperature resistant fastener arrangement A fastener (24) secures a thin sheet liner (16) to a supportive substrate (10) for protection against an adjacent high temperature environment (12). Cooling air (20) flows through a plurality of openings (34) and impinges (36) on the fastener (24). The fa... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4747804 | Protector for universal joints A protector for use around the universal joint in the power take-off of a motor vehicle has a rigid tubular section which is made of a synthetic plastic material and surrounds one of the shafts in the joint, a rigid frustoconical section which is made of ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4710049 | Safety hinge A padded safety hinge construction for use in infant playyards and the like wherein the fasteners which hold the padding of the hinge in place also function as the pivot pins about which the playyard legs pivot. The inwardly protruding extremities of the ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4702724 | Drive shaft shield assembly An easily removable tubular shield assembly for shielding a drive shaft extending to the front wheels of a work vehicle, such as a tractor. The shield assembly has a plurality of telescoping tubular members forming a continuous tube, and one or more remov... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4659287 | Helicopter engine-drive assembly Helicopter engine-drive assembly on which the engine and drive unit are connected by a propeller shaft extending inside an articulated tubular member connected in removable manner, at one end, to the casing on the engine and, at the other end, to the casi... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4637747 | Device for mounting a protective cap on a support Device for mounting a protective cap (18) on a support (12), the support (12) having a base surface (20) intended to be at least partially protected by the cap (18), and a first bearing surface (28, 38, 54), the device incorporating a first rigid componen... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4610559 | Shield for universal joint A shield for a universal joint having two yokes is disclosed. Each one of a pair of opposed bell elements is journaled upon the yokes and has a hemispherically shaped outer surface. Each one of a pair of frusto-spherically shaped shoes slidably overlaps o... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4605332 | Universal joint guard A guard for a universal joint of the type having a yoke pivotally connected by a cross-link to a housing is disclosed. The guard includes a bell element which has a hemispherically shaped outer surface and is mounted coaxially with the yoke. A boot having... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4600330 | Frame, more particularly for a shower partition The invention relates to a frame, more particularly for a shower partition, the said frame comprising at least two shaped or profiled rails preferably connected together at a right angle. In the case of a frame of this kind, problems arise in the corner a... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4594918 | Wrist mechanism for industrial robot In a wrist mechanism of the type that two sets of differential speed reduction devices are provided within a wrist and arranged symmetrically of and perpendicularly to the axis of an arm and that the adjustment of the angle of the wrist and the rotation o... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4570291 | Cover for butt-hinges A decorative cover for mounting on butt-hinges to conceal the exposed portions thereof to improve the aesthetic appearance. The cover includes flap portions which are attached to the leaf members of the hinge to place an arcuate in cross section hump port... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4560300 | Disengageable coupling mechanism for a drive shaft assembly A drive shaft assembly for providing a drive connection between the power take-off shaft of a tractor and an agricultural implement is formed in two drive shaft parts with one of the parts which is attached to the tractor joint being formed with a couplin... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4540305 | Drive shaft assembly A drive shaft assembly including a pair of telescoping drive shaft parts one adapted to fit within the other having a tapered member on the one drive shaft part which extends outwardly therefrom and which is retractable against the force of a spring. An i... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4527816 | Safety coupling arrangement A safety cage including two end plates connected by straps extending therebetween is adapted to be placed over an assembled quick connect-disconnect coupling, and the end plates engage behind abutment surfaces on the coupling to prevent accidental separat... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4473361 | Multipartite protective device for universal joint shafts A multipartite protective device for universal joint shafts is formed with inner and outer telescoping protective tubes concentrically arranged with a plurality of elastic braking tongues being frictionally interposed between the tubes to prevent relative... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4462223 | Method and means for preventing coupling freezing Freezing of ice on quick connect couplings during transfer of a cryogenic liquid, such as liquid oxygen, from one container to another is prevented by providing a cup-like shield means encircling the body of the coupling. Cold, dry purge gas from the cont... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4415825 | End turn bracing with locking and alignment device A clamping mechanism for the end turns of a dynamoelectric machine is disclosed which permits periodic retightening and provides a means for compensating for misalignment of the clamping components. Annular spacers are provided, each of which have two non... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4411546 | Oil well sucker rod shear tool An oil well sucker rod shear tool is described comprising a generally cylindrical elongated member having externally threaded portions at the opposite ends thereof. The elongated member has a reduced diameter portion formed therein between the ends thereo... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4408924 | Split collar A split collar for surrounding an article comprises two half sections, each having an internal surface configured to engage the article. A pair of grooves surrounds the collar, and a cut-out is provided to form a pair of attachment projections. An elastic... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4407600 | Turnbuckle boot cover A boot cover for turnbuckles and the like has an upper cap portion that fits around a stay, and fits snugly over an elongated central portion that covers the entire turnbuckle. Both the upper cap portion and the elongated central portion are made of resil... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4406556 | Means for fixing boards on a base Means for attaching boards on a base, e.g. on a wall or ceiling, comprising U-shaped fixing pieces located between the edges of the boards and engaging therewith, and T-shaped profiled strips which cover the joints between boards. The U-shaped fixing piec... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4326392 | Multipartite protective device for universal joint shafts A multipartite protective device for universal joint shafts is formed with inner and outer telescoping protective tubes concentrically arranged with a plurality of elastic braking tongues being frictionally interposed between the tubes to prevent relative... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4324533 | Universal guard A four part guard assembly for the rotating drive connection between a drive motor and a pump. The guard assembly being rigidly and removably secured to the frame of the pump and extending to a point short of the drive motor and encompassing the drive con... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4237986 | Flexible rock guard for bulldozer A flexible guard for preventing rocks and other debris from becoming trapped in the hollow area between the lift cylinder mounting lugs and then being crushed by one of the angle cylinders when the bulldozer blade is angled. In a first embodiment, the fle... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4195538 | Machine tool feed screw assembly A machine tool feed screw assembly has a lubricant bath disposed in the ball screw support assembly and in retractable enclosures surrounding the feed screw on either side thereof, and flows freely through the ball screw support assembly from one enclosur... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4176424 | Hinge casing A hinge includes a hinge casing made of plastic material and a cover plate made of metal which is securable on the hinge casing to cover the top of the casing such that when the latter is mounted in a furniture door there is given the impression that the ... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4168921 | Cable connector or terminator A cable connector or terminator suitable for coaxial cables, devices including coaxial cable-like fittings, or the like embodying a protective or security shield is disclosed. The connector or terminator includes a protective sleeve-like shield open at on... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4154429 | Continuous wire means for electrically grounding or charging insulation coated chain link fabric The invention is an improved method for the electrical grounding of insulation coated chain link fabric that is usually used for fences or similar enclosures. The invention provides a continuous wire at the top or bottom, or both, edges of the erected fab... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4095522 | Sound abatement device for mechanical presses A sound abatement device for large mechanical presses of the type which employ large gears and operate at relatively high speeds. The device is especially adapted to reduce noises emanating from the enclosed crown of such presses where the press gearing, ... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4073591 | Composite U Joint guard-step A composite "U" joint guard-step has a first member and a second member. A first assembly is provided for releaseably maintaining the first member in substantial mating alignment to the second member. A second assembly is provided for maintaining the seco... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4004436 | Drive line safety shield A drive line, such as is used in agricultural equipment to drive various components, includes a rotating driveshaft that is connected to a driven shaft through a slip clutch that is coaxial with the two shafts and has clutch components that extend radiall... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3969033 | Torque transmitting coupling A torque transmitting coupling of a type having a housing with an opening therein which has a plurality of longitudinal splines along one part thereof and having another portion thereof which is circular. A sleeve is rotatably disposed within the circular... | 07/13/1976 |
