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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4550469 | Windshield wiper assembly A windshield wiper assembly including a one-piece plastic shaft and crank coupling the drive unit to the driven assembly.... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4545796 | Spinner device for rotary production of fibers Apparatus for the rotary production of fibers comprising a flanged rotatable shaft with the spinner positioned on the flange and retained substantially in fixed relationship to the shaft by means of bearing means slideably positionable along the shaft.... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4472916 | Pre-fabricated house construction A building construction system that permits the erection of a modular-skeleton structure type building in a very short time utilizing relatively unskilled labor. The construction of vertical metal profile posts which extend from the foundation to the hori... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4461195 | Multi-machine cutter holder An adapter or machine tool holder for cutters and the like and having a centrally disposed flanged piece with a support means extending axially therefrom in one direction and a hub member axially projecting from the flanged piece in the other direction, a... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4411549 | Installation and retainer device for power steering pitman arm An installation and retainer cap is disclosed for making a secure connection between an annular internally splined collar member and an externally splined shaft end. The cap includes a cap body, a threaded driving shaft extending from the inner side of th... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4386870 | Structural tee joint A tee joint in a tubing structure including a running tubing member and an abutting tubing member forming a tee joint, a transitional connector having a saddle shape to receive therein the running tubing member on one side thereof and a recess on the othe... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4365907 | Fastening devices A fastening device is disclosed for joining two members, for example tubular members, together, one of the members having a recess in an end which is to abut the other member. The device includes wedge elements which are moved relative to one another to e... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4353507 | Sprinkler head A sprinkler head has a pop-up riser having a nozzle at the upper end thereof for directing a desired flow of fluid therefrom; the riser contains a turbine drive device for rotating the nozzle in response to fluid passing through the sprinkler head; the no... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4340317 | Splineless coupling means In the first embodiment, the invention comprises an imperforate turbine wheel having a hub of polygonal cross-section engageable with a hollow shaft of polygonal conformation, and a thrust collar and bolt for fastening the shaft and wheel together.... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4337406 | Bearing-less remotely journalled dynamo electric machine, particularly alternator for combination with a gas turbine To reduce the axial length of the dynamo electric machine--remote rotating apparatus combination, in which the remote rotating apparatus, typically, is a gas turbine, the operating shaft of the remote apparatus is formed with a conical recess, and a claw-... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4318675 | Rotary expansible chamber apparatus with stress relief Rotary expansible chamber devices include slant-axis rotary apparatus such as engines, compressors, pumps, and the like. Eccentric rotating members of such apparatus generate thrust and bending loads of high magnitude during operation thereof. The rotor s... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4316676 | Mechanical joint A device for attaching a plate (12) to a post (14) with a plurality of rectangular apertures (18) equally spaced about the post (14). A plurality of arms (16) are engaged in the post (14), each arm including a retaining end (30) joined to a flat portion (... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4276783 | Lightweight mounted camshaft post A camshaft post assembly is mounted onto an axial end of a camshaft and axially extends therebeyond. The camshaft post has an outwardly extending rim which has a sprocket ring mounted thereon and an eccentric pilot surface with a fuel pump cam mounted the... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4270872 | Structural joint This device relates to a structural material or joint comprising the combination of: a connector capable of connecting a rectangular pipe in an arbitrary direction, a spacer possible to insert into a penetrating hole perforated in the connector, a rectang... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4261665 | Wooden members assembly A set of wooden members assembly comprises a plurality of elongated pillar members having a number of grooves provided on the peripheral surface thereof for receiving the tongues of spar members, each of the grooves being provided with a through hole ther... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4260278 | Fastening assembly A fastening assembly is provided for securing structural parts at least one of which has an externally exposed appearance surface. Mounting bosses protruding from the wall of the appearance surface have a longitudinally extending cavity formed therein whi... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4257308 | Anchoring device for an opening, e.g. a tube end The invention concerns an anchoring device, more particularly a screw anchoring device, for insertion in an opening, e.g. in the end of a tube, to there form an anchor for a screw or bolt introduced into the opening. The device comprises an internally thr... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4223570 | Power transmission for automotive vehicle An output gear of a power transmission is drivably connected through an idler gear to an input gear of a final drive unit having a differential. The idler gear is mounted through a pair of tapered roller bearings on a sleeve shaft which is supported by op... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4223966 | Glass display case An adjustable glass display case, which permits ready assembly and disassembly, is provided which includes a frame having four glass plates, a generally horizontally-disposed top plate, a generally horizontally-disposed base plate and two upstanding, spac... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4190375 | Fastening device A fastening device is disclosed for joining two members, for example tubular members, together, one of the members having a recess in an end which is to abut the other member. The device includes wedge elements which are moved relative to one another to e... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4148373 | Fender support A quarter fender and associated support of the type used with a tractor of a tractor-trailer mounted from the frame of the tractor adjacent rear wheels of the tractor. The support for the fender comprises a tube or pipe accommodating at one end a hefty wa... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4139314 | Insert nut A fastener having a generally cylindrical body with a laterally enlarged head spaced frame said body by a web which is transverse to a threaded bore in the cylindrical body and with the body having rib-like extensions disposed perpendicular to the web.... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4133465 | Adjustable vehicle article carrier An article carrier adapted for attachment to a portion of a motor vehicle having a pair of spaced supporting rails with adjustable article restraining bars extending therebetween. Slider members are provided having a clamp member operatively associated th... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4083641 | T-Shaped structural joint A T-shaped structural joint includes a tubular member connected endwise to a plate member by a screw and a connector press-fitted in a hollow open end of the tubular member, the connector having on its periphery a knurled surface which is held in tight fr... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4080081 | Method of joining a rattan pole to a member Several rattan furniture joints are disclosed, one comprising a T-shaped connection for two rattan poles, a second joint having the poles parallel and alongside one another, and the third joint having the poles connected end-to-end. In each of these three... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4074941 | Cam operated toggle for securing a light fixture or the like to a tube A hub extends into the top of a pole and has a central web. A carriage bolt extends through this web with its nut exposed on the top of the web and its head below the web within the pole. The central support of the toggle rests on and engages the bolt hea... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4013371 | Jointing device A jointing device for securing a horizontal frame member to a vertical frame member comprises a strip having its longitudinal ends extending beyond the vertical width of the horizontal frame member and including a central portion extending substantially o... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4008971 | Joint for rattan poles A joint for fabricating rattan furniture particularly joining two rattan poles to form a T-shaped connection which includes forming a saddle at the end of one pole, forming an axial hole in said one pole, locating an internally screw-threaded sleeve in th... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3968737 | Disjoinable assembly designed for connecting of piston with piston rod in engines and machines, particularly suitable for use in compressors A disjoinable assembly designed for connecting of piston with piston rod in ngines and machines, this assembly being particularly suitable for use in compressors, includes an insert [4] and a bolt connector [3] mounted in the said insert, said connector co... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3967432 | Panel edge fastener receptacle and joint A fastener receptacle, preferably having a threaded hole formed axially therein, is installed in an opening prepared at the edge of a first member, which is usually a thin rigid plate or panel. The receptacle is used to releasably attach the first member,... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3960275 | Modular display system with interlocking frame members This display system includes tubular frame components which are easy to assemble, disassemble and rearrange to form various types of display units. The frame components are provided with interlocking connector means which includes a multi-sided stud exten... | 06/01/1976 |
