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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8128308 | Double flanged bushings and installation methods A dual bushing installation kit includes a first metal bushing and a second metal bushing. The first metal bushing can include a first body having first and second ends. The first and second ends are connected by a first outer surface having a first outer circumfere... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7497639 | Insert in the form of a threaded bushing, which is designed to equip and fix plates, for example, glass plates, and plates thus equipped An insert configured to be received or formed in a glass plate to allow, in cooperation with a connecting element, the glass plate to be mounted on a support. The insert is designed to be received in a hole made in one face of the plate, the hole being bounded by a ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7363945 | Low chamfer angled torque tube end fitting with elongated overflow groove A method of forming a torque-transmitting coupling (193) includes forming at least one fitting (192) having a tube conforming area (200). The forming area (200) includes a material overflow groove (194) and multiple flat surfaces (... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360964 | Joint structure A joint structure is for joining a pair of connecting members to each other. One of the connecting members has a lock portion formed so as to protrude from the member, and the other connecting member is provided with a receiving portion into which the lock portion i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7314031 | Camshaft arrangements for engines A camshaft assembly 16 is disclosed for an engine 10, along with a method of producing the camshaft 16. The camshaft includes a support shaft 22 that carries in the region of one end 26 a camshaft element. The camshaft element may ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7241054 | Connection device for connecting a rolling contact bearing to a wheel hub unit Connection device for a rolling contact bearing which is to be connected to a wheel hub, the connection device being suitable for connecting an inner race of the bearing to a cylindrical body of the wheel hub, and presenting a peripheral connecting outline which is ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7217059 | Fixing and release systems A connecting means adapted to fix or release a first element (4) and a second element (5) includes a locking pin (1) which is moveable to remote activation means between a locked position. In which leg (8) expends wall (9) into rec... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7140446 | Connector for expandable well screen A tubing connection arrangement that includes two expandable tubing sections is disclosed. In one embodiment, each of the tubing sections includes a filter screen sandwiched between inner expandable tubing and outer expandable tubing. On expansion of the tubing sect... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128494 | Method and apparatus for securing a caster wheel An integrally formed caster socket is provided in a tubular framing member for a merchandising display or the like. The framing member has aligned stem receiving holes with the upper hole being on an outwardly domed frusto-conical shaped area and the lower hole is o... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125193 | Modular connection for orthopedic component An orthopedic component comprising a first element and a second element, with the first element and the second element being secured to one another with a modular connection, wherein the modular connection comprises a taper junction and an engaged-fit junction. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7082650 | Snap fit mechanism A snap fit mechanism has an elastic tongue provided on a base of the mechanism. On the tip of the tongue is provided an engaging claw that has an engaging inclined face. A far end of the engaging inclined face from the base is arranged so as to be located between th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7036203 | Internal jigging A jigging device, for example, for positioning parts to facilitate assembly line procedures. The jigging device maintains a first element (10) in a desired spatial relationship with a second element (12). The jigging device has a first fastening means ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7007567 | Shift lever apparatus and method of constructing thereof A shift lever apparatus is provided in which, after a slider has been assembled at a case, a link is assembled to the case while an intrusion shaft is inserted into a hole. For assembly of the link to the case, an assembly pawl provided at the link is resiliently de... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994373 | Connection between an inner casing tube of a steering column of a motor vehicle and a holder In a connection between an inner casing tube of a steering column of a motor vehicle and a sleeve-shaped holder, an adjusting device for the casing tube is fastened and engages around the casing tube in an encircling manner and is fixed thereon in a form-fitting man... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6953300 | Combining device for suspending object A combining device capable of being embedded into an object comprises: an embedding unit having a first end to be embedded into an embedded object and a second end having an elastic buckling means; a hollow coupling unit having an inner surface which is formed as a ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945728 | Mechanical fastener A mechanical fastener assembly having a first member and an insert. The first member includes a cavity into which the insert is forced. The insert includes a body portion having a non-circular cross section defined by a plurality of arcuate sections. Forcing the ins... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932118 | Low chamfer angled torque tube end fitting metal A method of forming a torque tube (64) is provided. The method includes forming a fitting (80) having an elongated tube conforming area (88). The conforming area (88) includes chamfer areas (82) having upper surfaces (90), l... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921254 | Pump A pump includes a cylinder, a piston, a connecting rod, a plug, a nozzle and a fastener. The cylinder includes a first open end and a second open end. The piston is movable in the cylinder. The connecting rod includes a first end connected with the piston in the cyl... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6902825 | Brazed sintered compact A brazed sintered compact composed of first and second components, which are easily positioned relative to each other, enabling the provision of a good joining clearance. If a protrusion 3 of a first component 1 is fitted into a recess 13 of a s... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896057 | Connector for expandable well screen A tubing connection arrangement that includes two expandable tubing sections is disclosed. In one embodiment, each of the tubing sections includes a filter screen sandwiched between inner expandable tubing and outer expandable tubing. On expansion of the tubing sect... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6722443 | Connector for expandable well screen A tubing connection arrangement (10) comprises two expandable tubing sections (12, 14), each tubing section comprising a filter screen (16, 18) sandwiched between inner expandable tubing (20, 22) and outer expandable tubing (24, 26... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6592287 | Self-fixtured joint assembly and its preparation An assembly of parts is prepared by providing a female part having a recess and a male part having an inserted surface received within the recess. A relief pattern such as knurling is formed on the inserted surface. The inserted surface of the male part i... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6416244 | Furniture fitting The invention is directed to a furniture fitting that is detachably fastened to a furniture part. The fitting comprises a fitting body removably mounted on the furniture part, an expansion sleeve insertible into an opening arranged in the furniture part, ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6389684 | Swaging flexures to E-block arms A swaging device for connecting suspension assemblies to an actuator block of a disc drive. The swaging device includes an expandable member which is designed for insertion into channels of tubular stakes coupled to suspension assemblies to swage the tubu... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6269532 | Device for detaching swaged components in a disc drive A device for detaching a suspension assembly, adapted to support a head, staked to an actuator arm of an actuator block of a disc drive. The device includes an expandable device operable between an insertion dimension and a deswaging dimension having a fl... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6217115 | Simplified linkage assembly A linkage assembly is used to vertically adjust the position of a seat. The linkage assembly includes a first link that is connected to a second link without the use of fasteners. The first link has a first mounting portion and the second link has a secon... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6098361 | Parking meter anchor system A post attachment including an anchor receptacle (20) mounted in the ground. A post (30) is attached to the anchor receptacle by a removable locking bar (40) which engages a slot (34) in the post and a groove (28) in the anchor receptacle. A first tool (1... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6039502 | Method of forming a formlocking connection of two telescopic tubes and a formlocking connection formed thereby A method of forming a formlocking connection of two telescopic tubes and including providing in one of the two tubes at two diametrically opposite locations, elongate cut-outs, with the cut-outs having their respective end sides limited by at least one we... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5980174 | System for reinforcing a sandwich panel A system for reinforcing a sandwich panel, the panel having a first exterior skin, an intermediate skin and a second exterior skin, the skins being separated by first and second cores and having a hole bored therethrough of diameter A, the holes in the fi... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5940936 | Pivot device for use with a monitor A pivot device for use with a notebook computer has a keyed washer and an axle corresponding to the keyed washer. The keyed washer has a keyed opening defined therein and a plurality of keys formed on an inner periphery defining the keyed opening. The axl... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5896788 | Hammer with improved handle interlock and method of making same A hand-held striking tool has a striking head having an eye passage of generally rectangular cross section a portion adjacent one end thereof enlarged along one transverse axis. Seated in the eye passage is an elongated handle with a metallic core rod of ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5862024 | Magnetic disk cartridge A magnetic disk cartridge has a first cassette shell half provided with engagement holes and a second cassette shell half provided with engagement pins. Each engagement hole has an entrance portion enabling insertion of an engagement pin and a shoulder-li... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5848469 | Vehicle frame with side/cross member joint A vehicle frame having a side/cross member joint, including a pair of side members each having at least one opening therethrough, the openings having a plurality of generally straight edge portions. A cross member is connected to the side members, wherein... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5803843 | Lockable arrow nock A nock that mounts to an arrow shaft. The nock is designed of a light weight plastic material. It incorporates the use of a mechanical locking mechanism to secure it to the end of an arrow shaft. The portion of the nock that is inserted into the arrow sha... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5629823 | Magnetic disk cartridge One of cassette shell halves has a cylindrical body protruding toward the other cassette shell half. The cylindrical body has a rivet press-fit hole and is constituted of elastic engagement pieces. The other cassette shell half has an opening for rivet in... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5598749 | Table turning apparatus A table-turning driving apparatus comprises a pair of first and second worm shafts 16 and 17 which engage a driving shaft through gears and which is rotated in the same direction of rotation as that of the driving shaft. One 16 of the worm shafts is fixed... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5584372 | Friction clutch, such as for a motor vehicle, the friction clutch having a clutch disc and a pressure plate, the pressure plate having a blind hole fastening arrangement A friction clutch having tangential leaf springs which are fastened by means of blind hole rivets, on one hand to the pressure plate, and on the other hand to the clutch housing, whereby the blind hole in the pressure plate is conical.... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5554244 | Method of joining fluted tube joint A method of forming a tube joint which can be used in a desalination plant includes providing a fluted tube, applying a sealant to the tube end and inserting the tube end into a tube sheet or plate to form a joint therebetween. After insertion, the inner ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5498091 | Connecting assembly for fixing the tubular stem/stud of a portable lamp to the base of the same A connecting assembly for fixing the tubular stem/stud of a portable lamp to the base of the same comprising a tube having a butting shoulder to abut upon the upper end of a top hole in the base of a portable lamp, and folding tabs at the lower end of the... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5472243 | Fluted tube joint A method of forming a tube joint which can be used in a desalination plant includes providing a fluted tube, applying a sealant to the tube end and inserting the tube end into a tube sheet or plate to form a joint therebetween. After insertion, the inner ... | 12/05/1995 |
