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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4277934 | Checkrein releasable latching mechanism A releasable latching mechanism for a checkrein having a body fixed to a harness and in which is removably accommodated an anchor secured at one end to a checkrein. Locking balls are accommodated in openings formed in a wall of the body, the balls being o... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4271764 | Vehicle adapted to be guided on tracks for the public local passenger traffic with pivotal rear axle and longitudinal guide members for such axle A vehicle adapted to be selectively operated with or without guide rails with the vehicle including a steerable vehicle axle and at least one nonsteerable vehicle axle. The nonsteerable vehicle axle is mounted so as to be entirely pivotable to a limited e... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4272087 | Nonloosening drill chuck A chuck has a chuck body rotatable about a chuck axis and provided with a plurality of jaws which can be radially displaced toward one another by rotation of a tightening sleeve on the chuck body in a tightening direction and which can be displaced radial... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4260171 | Bicycle handlebar adjustment assembly A handlebar height adjustment assembly for a bicycle for use with a bicycle having a vertically presented head tube, a stem, and with handlebars engaged to said stem comprising a vertically presented stem tube engaged to the upper portion of the stem and ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4244081 | Hinge for spectacles A hinge for spectacles consists of two parts one of which one has a cam surface while the other part comprises a blind cylindrical housing in which are arranged at least one spring and one ball bearing, with the spring pushing the ball bearing against the... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4242768 | Means for attaching a boat to a trailer A device for attaching a boat to a trailer including two cones. The first is a male cone attached to the bow of a boat. The second is a female cone attached to a boat trailer. When the two devices are joined together the point of the male cone enters the ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4243342 | Snap fast fastener A fastener assembly is disclosed for connecting an attachment to a frame. The fastener assembly is mounted to a frame portion of, for example, a garden-type tractor. The fastener includes a pin holder, latch pin, and torsion spring. The torsion spring inc... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4239412 | Connector means Connector means are disclosed for connecting together two shaft members in coaxial relationship and in preselected angular orientation with respect to each other. The connector means includes a locking bracket which is secured to one end of the first of t... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4234262 | Single element print head A single element print head having an apparatus for firmly and releasably attaching itself to the drive shaft of a typewriter. The body of the print head is provided with a central opening therethrough for receipt of the drive shaft. A cap is secured on t... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4225126 | Surgical operation tables A surgical operation table has a patient supporting platform including a main section and a removable extension section. The extension section has a pair of support arms which can be inserted in sockets at the sides of the main section. A toothed wheel is... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4179632 | Spindle locking mechanism for a rotary power device The instant invention provides a manually operable locking mechanism for a rotary power tool. The locking mechanism comprises a housing for the rotary power tool, the housing having an opening therein, a spindle rotatably mounted within the housing, the s... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4165854 | Eccentric pawl for chair locking device A chair locking device engageable with a movable member for retaining same in a selected position relative to a stationary support member. The locking device includes a barrel mounted on the stationary member and a plunger within the barrel having an ecce... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4128249 | Seal for a variable ratio hydraulic master cylinder A sealing device is mounted in the bore of a housing in which a piston is slidably mounted. A fluid tight seal is mounted between a shoulder of the housing and a washer circumscribing the piston. The washer has an outer diameter substantially equal to tha... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4113221 | Locking device A locking device having portions engageable with a movable member for retaining same in a selected position relative to a stationary support member. The locking device includes a body member mounted on the stationary member and a plunger within the body m... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4088008 | Quick release adapter and tool combination An adapter member is arranged to be connected between a portion of a machine and a tool to enable quick attachment and removal of the tool to the machine. One end of the adapter member connects to the machine portion and the other end terminates in a redu... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4085763 | Quad cane A quad cane includes a stabilizing device for improving the strength and rigidity of the cane. The stabilizing device comprises a collar having an interior opening therein and a wing screw which is threadably received in a hole which communicates the inte... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4085856 | Quick attach means for end loaders or the like A quick attach apparatus for end loaders or the like such as tractor loaders or the like. The tractor loader includes a pair of booms operatively pivotally secured at one end thereof to the tractor. A hydraulic cylinder is operatively pivotally secured to... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4083081 | Handle securing device A handle is immobilized on a carrier portion of an article by a handle securing device. The handle has a recess which accommodates the carrier portion. The securing device includes a detent notch provided in the carrier portion and an elongated latch memb... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4047821 | Break-resistant telescoping tool An elongated, lightweight, insulative, multi-section, break-resistant telescoping tool especially adapted for work around energized electrical lines is disclosed which overcomes breakage problems heretofore encountered in tools of this type by provision o... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4042305 | Quick change snap lock connector A quick change connector for use in connecting flexible rotating shafts. The device comprises a cylindrical segment and cooperating sleeve member which are locked into engagement by means of a depressable latch pin member. The sleeve is provided with a tr... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4026605 | Mining tool An improvement in mining tools of the rotary and replaceable type which includes a retainer in the form of a double ball spring detent to provide axial retention, easy removability, and to permit ready rotation of the tool in a collet while preventing the... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4016962 | Vibration resistant mechanical clutch A friction plate clutch for attachment to an internal combustion engine is protected against vibration induced wear of loosely interfitted parts thereof by spring devices which keep the parts yieldingly in firm contact with each other.... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4002256 | Lift assembly The invention is concerned with an improvement in a carriage-fork assembly. The assembly includes a carriage attachable to a lift truck, the carriage including a plurality of notches along an upper edge thereof. The assembly also includes a plurality of f... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3980409 | Extensible tool for handling energized electric equipment The tool comprises a plurality of tubular telescoping sections of insulating material arranged in a series. Each of the sections, except a most rearward end section, has a forwardly facing annular exterior shoulder at its rearward end and each of the sect... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3967909 | Latching and latch releasing mechanism for auger string couplings A lever-operated latching device for securing in endwise coupled relation a socket and mating shank of axially aligned auger sections of an auger mining machine, and a mechanism for automatically releasing essentially simultaneously a plurality of lever-o... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3958887 | Shaft couplings The invention relates to a shaft coupling assembly wherein two shafts are rotationally located with respect of each other by means of splines provided upon the two shafts. The shafts are located axially by the provision of a further member being provided ... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3948547 | Pipe couplings An automatic coupling for the joining of two pipes has a male element and a female element with an internal bore to receive the male element. The female element incorporates a locking member arranged to engage behind an annular shoulder on the male elemen... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3945744 | Telescoping strut construction An extendable and collapsible telescoping strut construction comprising inner and outer tubular members adapted to be slidably received in one another. The inner member is provided with rolled-in portions constituting annular locking grooves, respectively... | 03/23/1976 |
