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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7695211 | Retainer for preventing accidental ball joint separation A retainer for use with a ball and socket joint includes a first portion that is adapted to be connected to a ball stud of a ball and socket joint and a second portion that is adapted to be engaged by a socket of the ball and socket joint. An intermediate portion co... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7413201 | Steering systems The invention discloses a utility vehicle, in particular an agricultural tractor, with a steering system having single-wheel-suspended steering wheels, which are mounted on a respective wheel carrier (11). Each wheel carrier (11) may be swivelled about... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7367742 | Ball and socket joint A ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle, especially for the chassis of the motor vehicle has a ball-and-socket joint housing (i), which has a joint opening and in which a bearing shell (5) made of an insulating material is arranged. A ball pivot (4... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341392 | Lock device in an articulated joint for a foldable ladder An articulated joint for a foldable ladder includes an outer casing pair, an inner casing pair pivotally moving with respect to the outer casing pair, a lock device composed of a lock block and a locating pin. The locating pin has a ball end to be slightly squeezed ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341391 | Pipe fitting and assembly using such pipe fittings A pipe fitting of the present invention comprises a combination of a plurality of split fittings and has a central cylinder and an extended cylinder which outwardly projects from the central cylinder, the central cylinder and the extended cylinder being capable of r... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337715 | Juice extractor including pressure-actuated nozzle and associated methods A juice extractor may include a juice extraction assembly, and at least one pressure-actuated spray nozzle having an inlet to be connected to a controllable fluid pressure source and a spray outlet directed toward the juice extraction assembly and moving between a r... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328655 | Juice extractor with drive and return cams for extractor cup movement A juice extractor includes at least one pair of extractor cups being relatively moveable for compressing fruit therebetween. A drive mechanism engages at least one of the extractor cups and includes a drive cam that drives the extractor cup into engagement with the ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309289 | Coupling structure and coupling method for power transmission A first mark for indicating the direction of the rotational unbalance of a propeller shaft is provided on the propeller shaft while a second mark for indicating the direction of the rotational unbalance of a companion flange is provided on the companion flange, whic... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305920 | Juice extractor with orifice tube beam drive extending into side panels A juice extractor includes an extractor frame, at least one inner side panel that divides the interior into a product material area and a drive mechanism cavity. An orifice beam includes an end extending through a beam opening in the inner side panel. An orifice tub... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305918 | Juice extractor with counterweight operatively engaged with camshaft A juice extractor includes an extractor frame and extractor cups relatively moveable for compressing fruit therebetween. A camshaft is mounted for rotation within the extractor frame. A drive cam is mounted on the camshaft and operatively engages an extractor cup fo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305919 | Juice extractor with juice manifold having side outlet for juice A juice extractor includes extractor cups relatively moveable within a product material area that compress fruit therebetween. A strainer tube is mounted to receive juice and pulp and discharge juice therefrom. A juice manifold is positioned to collect the juice dis... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303061 | Multi-lane fruit guide assembly having integral ridge ends for a juice extractor and related methods A fruit guide assembly may include a frame to be positioned between the fruit conveyor and the multi-position fruit feeder, a vibrator connected to the frame, and a fruit guide body having a series of alternating ridges and valleys therein defining a plurality of fr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293390 | Roof boundary clip A roof boundary connection uses a clip that eases installation of the clip to blocking members both in the field by a carpenter and at a factory by one such as a truss manufacturer. The clip is formed with two indexing tabs that are set against the blocking for corr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275909 | Working machine comprising an implement coupling and an implement locking element A working machine includes a lift arm and an implement coupling fixed to the lift arm. The implement coupling includes a locking element which is displaceable between an inoperative position and an operative position in which it is designed to shoot into a hole in t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7254919 | Truss anchor A unitary, one-piece anchor for connecting a roof truss or other building structural member to a cementitious wall to resist uplift and lateral forces. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7222567 | Juice extractor with tapered clean up nozzle A juice extractor includes a juice extraction assembly having a wall surface and fluid outlet thereon. At least one tapered spray nozzle is mounted flush on the wall surface at the fluid outlet for receiving and discharging fluid and configured for preventing build-... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222862 | Tool holder A tool holder for a power tool, in particular a drilling and/or hammering tool comprising a manually actuable sleeve (40) wherein components of the tool holder are held within the sleeve by a snap ring (100) which snap ring is fitted within the sleeve.... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201530 | Adjustable torque rod An adjustable torque rod comprising includes an adjusting sleeve, a housing and a rod. The adjusting sleeve includes a center surface, a first end and a second end. The housing has a receiving end that is rotatably connected to the second end of said adjusting sleev... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197827 | Razor handle having an attachment structure A razor handle supports a razor head, which is attachable to a supporting stem. The handle has an elongated body, which defines a body longitudinal axis, a razor head attachment member for attaching the razor head to said razor handle adjacent a body first end, and ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175237 | Hewing or cutting roll In a hewing or cutting roll including a central roll part and at least one lateral roll part telescopically extractable in the axial direction of the roll, wherein the central roll part and the extractable roll part have each a connection site for a hydraulic cylind... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165426 | Locking device with convertible shank including locking method thereof A method utilizes a locking device that includes a shackle member having a shank with a latch portion and a stop at opposite ends. A locking head mounts in a locked state on the latch portion but is removable when unlocked. A sleeve is carried on the shank but is re... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156016 | Juice extractor with integral juice manifold and cup bridge A juice extractor and associated method includes an extractor frame, extractor cup mounted for movement within the extractor frame and a cup bridge mounted within the extractor frame. A juice manifold is integral with the cup bridge for receiving juice during extrac... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143691 | Juice extractor with bottom loading strainer tube A juice extractor includes an extractor frame, at least one pair of extractor cups relatively moveable to each other, a strainer tube that receives juice and pulp and discharges juice therefrom, and a juice manifold positioned to collect the juice discharged from th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144279 | Electrical connector including viewing windows and associated methods An electrical connector for electrical cables may include an electrically conductive body, a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) insulating cover, and windows aligned with cable end viewing openings in the conductive body. The electrically conductive body may have spaced ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140072 | Lockable ladder hinge A lockable hinge includes a first and second hinge member, a lock, and an actuator. The lockable hinge is coupled to a pair of ladder-leg sections and is arranged to allow the ladder-leg sections to move among closed-ladder, trestle-ladder, and straight-ladder posit... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121780 | Multiple load path fastener systems Dual load path fastener systems, and methods for their use, are described herein. In one embodiment, a dual load path fastener system includes first and second fasteners. The first fastener has a first end portion, a second end portion spaced apart from the first en... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118427 | Electrical connector including removable tether and cap assemblies and associated methods An electrical connector includes a respective removable fastener inlet closure cap for each tubular fastener inlet, and a respective flexible tether having a proximal end removably connected adjacent a corresponding tubular fastener inlet and a distal end integrally... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7094094 | Electrical connector including insulating boots and associated methods An electrical connector includes an electrically conductive body having spaced apart cable-receiving passageways for receiving respective electrical cable ends. The electrically conductive body may also have at least one respective fastener-receiving passageway inte... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093843 | King pin arrangement for steering knuckle A steering knuckle assembly provides a tapered roller bearing on the bottom and a needle bearing on the top of a king pin. A spring cap preloads the tapered roller bearing. The king pin includes a step on the upper portion to transfer the spring cap preload force to... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048461 | Ball joint assembly with wear indication A ball joint assembly (10) comprises a socket (12) with a chamber (18), an opening extending through a first axial end (20) of the socket (12), and electrically conductive structure (60) closing the second axial end (22 | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047596 | Structural bushing application for highly loaded composites lugs A composite lug assembly includes a composite lug defining a loaded side and an unloaded side and having at least one hole extending therebetween, a shoulder bushing assembly including a first side bushing having a first cylindrical portion adapted to fit in the hol... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021878 | Categorizing fasteners and construction connectors using visual identifiers A method of categorizing fasteners and construction connectors by size and type using a color coding system. Each fastener receives a designated and distinct color contained on the surface that is exposed before and after installation. The colors are preselected to ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021667 | Connector apparatus and system including connector apparatus A connector apparatus is configured to replace a separation module in a system for dispensing a fluid. When it is desired to purge the system of a dispensed fluid, the connector apparatus, having the same configuration of an inlet and an outlet as the separation mod... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018331 | Endoscope assembly useful with a scope-sensing light cable An endoscope assembly consisting of an endoscope 622, a light source, 626 and a camera 552 with display 558. The endoscope contains a memory 670 with data that describes the endoscope and its operating characteristics. When the lig... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997759 | Electrical connector including moveable cable seating indicators and associated methods An electrical connector for electrical cables includes an electrically conductive body, an insulating cover, and moveable cable seating indicators aligned with seating indicator openings in the conductive body. The electrically conductive body may have spaced apart ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6942415 | Shaft assembly safety mechanism A shaft coupling assembly comprising a coupling element including a shaft-receiving slot configured to receive a shaft. A retaining bolt is extendable through the coupling element adjacent the shaft receiving slot and to be received and retained in a bolt receiving ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923416 | Adjustable device with a musical keyboard stand An adjustable device includes a first disk mounted on a side of the first stand to have a finger hole to movably receive therein a finger, a second disk mounted on a side of the second stand to combine the first disk and having multiple adjusting holes defined in a ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6854194 | Wheel centering adaptor with protective liner and wear indicator A wheel centering adapter for being applied to an elongated mounting shaft designed for extending through a center hole of a vehicle wheel. The centering adapter cooperates with a clamping assembly to align and center the wheel relative to the shaft. The centering a... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6786426 | Fire apparatus monitor A fire-fighting monitor for directing the flow of fluid from a mount includes a monitor housing having an inlet, which is adapted to receive the mount for receiving fluid from the mount, and an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet for discharging fluid from ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6739788 | Ball pivot A ball pivot (1) of a ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles with a joint ball (2) and with a pivot (3) connected to the joint ball (2) is presented, in which a substantial part (3.1) of the pivot (3) is made nonround for ... | 05/25/2004 |
