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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4582447 | Plastic display building device for cans An adaptor structure for connecting a plurality of beverage cans together in selected configurations comprising a base plate with connector members on a first side thereof, a can-receiving socket on the opposite side thereof and spacer members within said... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4576203 | Pressure-operated eccentric shaft coupling A coupling device for interconnecting a drive shaft and a driven shaft which is maintained under fluid pressure to provide a tensile preload and which is specifically adapted for utilization with hydromechanical or electrohydraulic servovalves.... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4527986 | Resilient anti-backlash shaft coupling A coupling for connecting the end of the camshaft of an internal combustion engine to the drive shaft of an ignition distributor. The coupling comprises a drive coupling member that is fixed to the drive shaft of the ignition distributor. The coupling mem... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4504168 | Connecting structure Structure for connecting two members together, each including parallel, spaced apart, oppositely disposed, opposed surfaces having a cross section including a short straight portion adjacent one edge thereof, a longer obliquely extending portion extending... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4416329 | Oil well setup and pumping apparatus A continuous length of reinforced plastic ribbon rod is wound on a reel and replaces a conventional oil well sucker rod formed of long sections of steel rods. The reinforced plastic has a high modulus of elasticity, is sufficiently stiff for use in pumpin... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4408450 | Repair or replacement link A chain link has two U-shaped portions designed to interfit to provide a complete link. An end of each of the portions is connected to that of the other portion by a twisting advance. The other end of each portion is designed to provide abutting faces whi... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4371285 | Connection between two bodies The disclosure is of means for connecting two bodies in abutting surface-to-surface relation by means of interfitting hooks and recesses, upon relative movement of the surfaces with respect to each other.... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4352585 | Door operator screw coupling A garage door operator is disclosed which has a motor-driven screw nearly enclosed within a guide, and a partial nut is guided by this guide means and moved longitudinally therealong by engagement with the rotating screw. The partial nut is adapted to be ... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4344718 | Cold weather coupling device A quick coupling device for use in cold environments such as the Arctic to joint two shafts in an end-to-end relation which comprises a first hollow cylindrical body on one shaft end which has a cut out portion and carries a hollow, internally threaded st... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4328839 | Flexible drill pipe A flexible pipe adapted for connection in a drill string, having sufficient wall thickness in order to withstand forces imposed by drilling a well. The flexible pipe has a plurality of improved, essentially circumferential cuts, each cut being through the... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4109350 | Clamp band A generally circular clamp band assembled from a pair of identical clamp band members each having an integral connection formed at one end for cooperation with a like connection on a like member to join a pair of members at one end without the use of addi... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4106233 | Imitation bark board for the support of climbing plants An elongated, integrally-formed member simulating natural wood bark along one surface is provided with snap-fit interlock means for interconnecting, both longitudinally and laterally, with one or more like members for selectively increasing length and/or ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4105051 | Prefabricated composable duct element A prefabricated composable duct element for piping aeriform fluids in general and for use in erecting concrete casting boxes is provided. The duct element may be connected to further duct elements to constitute conventional ducts such as straights of vari... | 08/08/1978 |
| 3990664 | Mounting bracket for reflectors A hanger for a bicycle reflector so as to maintain the reflective face of the reflector in a generally vertical position and which includes means that prevent the reflector from being incorrectly mounted on the bicycle.... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3931700 | Surfaces produced by interlocking members A member which when disposed in a plane in abutting relationship with a plurality of other members defines a planar surface which will remain flat when pressure is applied along the thickness from two opposed directions. The member takes the form of a bod... | 01/13/1976 |
