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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087845 | Integrated locking assembly for reconfigurable end-effectors An integrated locking assembly that includes a linear locking mechanism and a rotary locking mechanism. The linear locking mechanism employs opposing locking plates having aligned bores that can lock onto a rod extending through the bores. The rotary locking mechani... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7578633 | Connector for plates, particularly for shelves or trays A connector for plates, particularly for shelves or trays, includes a mounting member which is insertable into a recess of a first part, wherein a fastening member for a second part is insertable into the mounting member approximately in axial direction. A bolt or t... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7534067 | Coupling assembly for animal management systems A releasable coupling includes a male coupling portion having a frustoconical male plug portion, and a female coupling portion having a frustoconical female socket portion. The male and female coupling portions are locked together and unlocked by a bidirectional rot... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7407337 | Cam-locking positioning mechanism A locking positioning mechanism includes a first element and a second element, the first element and second element rotatable relative to one another about a common rotational axis between a locked orientation and an unlocked orientation and axially translatable rel... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7354217 | Fastening device and method for attaching an object to a support structure A fastening device for attaching an object to a support structure, comprising at least one locking member on the object or the support structure and adapted for insertion in an aperture running through the support structure or the object. A transverse hole in the lo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334960 | Attachment device for removable components in hot gas paths in a turbine engine An attachment device for coupling one or more removable turbine components to a carrier of a turbine engine. The attachment device may include a securement structure rotatable about an axis of rotation and including one or more arms for grasping an arm extending fro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329065 | Coupling assembly and method for connecting and disconnecting a shaft assembly A coupling assembly that can be used to quickly connect and disconnect an impeller shaft to and from a drive output shaft. A portion of the coupling assembly can be used to secure the impeller shaft inside a mixing vessel so that the impeller shaft can remain secure... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314330 | Bushing system for power transmission products A system is provided for securing two ends of a rotating member, such as a shaft, with respect to a non-rotating member, such as a mounting hub. Inner and outer sleeves have tapered surfaces and are positioned about the rotating member and provided within a bore of ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305767 | Shaft and hub mounting system and method A system is provided for securing a rotating member with respect to a non-rotating member. A hollow member, such as a mounting hub or an inner ring of a bearing assembly, includes an extension having an annular outer groove. One or more tapered sleeves serve to lock... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303361 | Concrete form with keyway and clamp with base engaging the keyway A concrete form with a keyway with an opening between opposing keyway lips together with a base that fits through the keyway opening and rotates without restriction in the keyway such that a portion of the base rests behind the keyway lips so when it is pulled as a ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7270040 | Cutting head mounting and support ring system A cutting head mounting and supporting ring assembly having an interlocking joint arrangement for mounting the cutting head on a food slicing machine. The ring assembly includes a support ring having a plurality of circumferentially spaced, radially extending flange... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7234733 | Device for regulating the suction flow in a flexible connection pipe between a tool for machining surfaces and a machining dust suction unit A device for regulating the suction flow in a flexible connection pipe between a tool for machining surfaces and a machining dust suction unit. The device includes a tubular terminal connector fitted with internal threading for attaching the flexible pipe and at lea... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223041 | Camming coupler A camming coupler for removably attaching a music desk or other object to an upright support leg. The camming coupler includes an inner sleeve for receiving the upright support leg. The inner sleeve has at least one longitudinal slit formed therein, and preferably h... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223074 | Propeller shaft arrangement, propeller arrangement, adaptive arrangement and propulsion arrangement Apparatus for adapting a propeller system including a propeller shaft (15, 16) and a propeller (7, 8) adapted to be mounted on the propeller shaft (15, 16). The propeller system includes a propeller (7, 8) connected in a rotationally fixe... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207741 | Bushing system for power transmission products A system is provided for securing two ends of a rotating member, such as a shaft, with respect to a non-rotating member, such as a mounting hub. Inner and outer sleeves have tapered surfaces and are positioned about the rotating member and provided within a bore of ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7144184 | Rotary-type fastening structure A rotary-type fastening structure for fixedly coupling an extension rod with a coupling plate, having a rotatable fastening device in the form of a main body with an off-center shaft hole. The rotatable fastening device can be rotated off-center so as to lean its la... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7118138 | Quick connect fastener and connection A connecting fastener is provided. The fastener includes a cylindrical base that includes a first end and a second end and a wall. A central bore is defined in the base and an aperture is defined in the wall. At least one projection extends from an inner surface of ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111855 | Link adjustment mechanism A toe link assembly of a suspension system includes a cam sleeve having a first and second end, a first cam plate fixedly attached to the cam sleeve at the first end, and a second cam plate fixedly attached to the cam sleeve at the second end. In addition, the toe l... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101124 | Hole saw assembly A hole-saw assembly including a hole-saw having at one end a plurality of cutting teeth and at the other end two shafts. The assembly includes a mandrel coaxially aligned with said hole-saw and including a body having two bores therethrough coaxially aligned with sa... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7025523 | Device for fastening a cordless communication device A cordless communication device is fastened to a wall surface by a supporting element having a central tubular plug element, which points with its axial direction toward the wall surface, and which is provided for plugging-in and retaining a mating plug element that... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7002279 | Armature shaft for an electrical machine An armature shaft for an electrical machine having a plurality of notches, extending along the circumference of the armature shaft essentially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the armature shaft, which notches form a notching heap. At least the notching hea... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6974244 | Hand-held wand mixer A wand mixer having a wand assembly that is detachable from the motor assembly as a single unit. The wand assembly includes a drive shaft that is enclosed within a tubular housing having a seal at the lower end for preventing entry of fluids and debris. First and se... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6942437 | Milling cutting tool having cutter body mated to an adapter A rotary milling cutter has a cutter body mountable on an adapter. A first side of the adapter is provided with circumferentially arranged drive pins centered about a centrally positioned, conically tapered male locating member. A first side of the cutter body is pr... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939053 | System and method for mounting a shaft within a hollow member A system is provided for securing a rotating member with respect to a non-rotating member. A hollow member, such as an inner ring of a bearing assembly, includes an extension having an annular outer groove. A tapered sleeve serves to lock the hollow member about a m... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935636 | Arrangement for the detachable mounting of a rotatable tool on a drive shaft Rotatable tool coupled to support body, and drive shaft detachably mounted to rotatable tool, such that rotatable tool is drivable in a working direction, in which support body includes an inlet opening defined by at least three eccentric segments and drive shaft in... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929226 | Twist lock mounting system A twist lock mount for quick mounting and positioning a device to a support includes a mount receiving member attachable to or integral with the support and a mounting member attachable to or integral with a device to be mounted. The receiving member provides a chan... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6908254 | Cam nut adjustment apparatus and method An adjustment apparatus and method includes a sliding member and a cam for directing longitudinal movement of the sliding member relative to a stationary member. Assembly, adjustment, and tightening of the sliding member onto a stationary member can be achieved with... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908121 | Locking arrangement for a threaded connector A connector arrangement used for connecting and locking tubular members. The connector consists of two tubular members and a coupling member. The tubular members are threaded together to create a threaded connection. The locking arrangement is provided by a pathway ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6863464 | Detachable assembly of two elements The invention relates to a detachable assembly of two elements between which at least one shaft is arranged and which is secured on at least one end thereof to a holding fixture that is mounted on one of the elements. The holding fixture can be rotated, in relation ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863465 | Fixing assembly with helical ramp An assembly comprising two parts to be assembled, a substantially cylindrical peg, a ring, a support comprising pins, means for guiding in rotation the ring relative to the support, and resilient means linked on the one hand to the ring and on the other hand to the ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6837442 | Expansion valve An expansion valve 1 comprises a square-column-shaped valve body 10, and a spherical valve means 30 housed within a valve chamber 20 opposing against a valve seat 22. A working shaft 50 coming into contact with said valves m... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6821049 | Floor attachment device for storage shed Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a storage shed that is strong, durable, low-maintenance, easy to assemble and use, and relatively inexpensive to manufacture and ship, and can be mass produced. In one embodiment, an attachment device is provided ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6769832 | Clock lock A system for joining two rails includes a rotatable disc in a slot in an end of a rail, where the disc has a pair of diametrically opposed notches, a pair of diametrically opposed first sectors having a first radius, and a pair of diametrically opposed second sector... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6769831 | Quick-disconnect fastener assembly for installing stowage bins and the like A fastener assembly is provided that permits the quick connection and disconnection of various objects, including stowage bins. The fastener assembly includes a tubular connector for engaging a pin. The tubular connector may define a keyhole having a head end and a ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6761501 | Telescoping device and tripod Each one of telescopic units (12) that are used for a tripod includes a first tubular member (15). A second tubular member (16) is inserted in the first tubular member (15) so as to be capable of rotating circumferentially and enabling th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6685383 | Antenna and radio interface A novel locking mechanism for mounting a radio to an antenna. The mounting face of a radio is secured to the mounting portion of an antenna. The mounting portion of the radio has a locking ring on which a plurality of radio locking tabs are located at equ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6679646 | Electronic housing system An electronic housing system is provided which includes at least two, especially plate shaped, electronic housings which can be snapped onto a mounting rail. The housing system includes a locking system including at least two housing portions, namely a st... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6622442 | Combination light-weight deck form, with connectors The disclosure sets forth pre-fabricated deck forms and reinforcement bar connectors for light-weight concrete decks on bridges. The three different types of deck forms disclosed provide light-weight and composite concrete decks for bridges, with reinforc... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6619877 | Structure for positioning an expandable rod of a tree pruner An expandable rod of a tree pruner is formed of an outer tube and an inner tube, which are located by a drive block and a stop block such that a first end of the drive block is retained in a first tightening recess and stopped by a first check edge of a f... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6604885 | Torque transmitter connection assembly An assembly including a driving connection for torque transmission in a drive train of an engine by means of a shaft-hub connection. The shaft-hub connection is provided with lengthwise teeth for releasable connection of a crankshaft with a coaxial hydrod... | 08/12/2003 |
