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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
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| 7055647 | Electrically-assisted steering mechanism for vehicles A vehicle steering mechanism includes an electrical power assist device connected with the steering shaft by an adjustable coupling, thereby to permit accurate perfect alignment between the output shaft of the power assist device and the steering shaft on the steeri... | 06/06/2006 |
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| 6647693 | Three-dimensional structures of sheet material A construction assembly in which a plurality of interconnected three-dimensional elements each has at least one wall and the elements are connected by loops or tongues of material of one element extending into windows of another element and held in place ... | 11/18/2003 |
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| 6375595 | Toroidal type continuously variable transmission A plural cavity toroidal transmission is designed to permit transmission of great torque between output side disks and a sleeve while maintaining a thickness of the sleeve. To this end, convex portions are formed on outer surfaces of the output side disks... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6311443 | Pre-manufactured deck panel This invention provides an apparatus, method, and system to arrange a deck or balcony with the use of pre-manufactured deck panels. The deck panels are inexpensive, easy to install, remove, or add to, and only requires common framing hardware.... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6203238 | Shaft coupling with axial alignment A shaft coupling for connecting two shaft ends to transmit torque. Each shaft end has a recess or a projection. A projection on one shaft end projects into the recess in the other shaft end and their cooperating side walls transmit torque. A centering dev... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6182414 | Wooden floorboard assembly A wooden floorboard assembly has a foamed plastic layer, a carpet layer disposed on the foamed plastic layer, at least a first and a second wooden floorboards. The first wooden floorboard has a first wooden plate, a first hook-and-loop-type fastener pad a... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6131354 | Hurricane protection for large windows and doors Hurricane shutter hardware for patio doors, picture windows, and other large openings on a house. The hardware consists of mounts that are permanently attached to a house, and brackets that are mounted to a shutter cover. The mounts are composed of unique... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6119550 | Linkage component A linkage component (22) for a vehicle includes a rod portion (60) which extends between opposite end portions (56 and 58) which are connected with the vehicle. The rod portion (60) of the linkage component (22) has a seam (64) which is held in a closed c... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6065262 | System for connecting juxtapposed sectional boards System for connecting section boards, particularly panel-like elements having rectangular greater surfaces and horizontal greater sides to form partition walls includes two metal sections intended to connect a lower sectional board to an upper sectional b... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6036198 | Coupling for attaching a tool to a chuck A coupling for attaching a tool to a chuck includes a steel body substantially in the shape of a rectangular prism. The body includes an electrode end for attachment to an electric discharge machine electrode. The body also includes a chuck end opposite t... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6029416 | Jointing system In a system for jointing together of adjacent pieces of flooring material by means of grooves (3) and tongues (4), at least one of the opposing surfaces on the tongues (4) and the grooves (3) of the pieces display flocked surface portions (10-13). The flo... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6003279 | Sunroom enclosure The invention relates to a thermally efficient and low maintenance enclosed structure, such as a sunroom, made from a framework of joined structural members, thermally insulating kick panels, windows, optional door assembly, optional skylights, and a roof... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5975789 | Clip for attaching membrane to wire frame structures and wire fences A plastic clip, a plurality of which are employed to attach a plastic or fabric material to wire frame garden structures and wire fences, is formed in the general shape of a cylindrical shell, open at one end and closed at the other end, a peripheral wall... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5947618 | Core There is disclosed an improved thermal printer with a rigid frame made from a main frame plate with compound bends and a base plate, record member supply roll mounting and guide devices, an ink ribbon and record member web feed control system, a print hea... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5908242 | Stand mixer with locking connection between the mixing bowl and the bowl support A stand mixer comprising a lower housing with a support rotatably mounted thereto and a mixing bowl removably connected to the support. Between the mixing bowl and the support is a self-locking connection. The self-locking connection comprises the support... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5897417 | Construction system A construction system where elements have connection components for a ball-to-socket or socket-to-socket connection. The ball-to-socket connection "locks" at orientations when one or more detents in the interior of the socket protrude into one or more of ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5833377 | Core, spindle and combination thereof There is disclosed an improved thermal printer with a rigid frame made from a main frame plate with compound bends and a base plate, record member supply roll mounting and guide devices, an ink ribbon and record member web feed control system, a print hea... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5833445 | Rotary pump having a compensating coupling The rotary pump, which in particular is suitable for use in a continuously variable transmission, is provided with a pump housing and a rotor with a drive shaft. Movable displacement elements are accommodated in the grooves of the rotor. The rotor is surr... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5826461 | Camshaft assembly and method of making the same A cam shaft assembly for an engine has a hollow elongate shaft with a plurality of cam lobes and bearing journals received on and positioned along the shaft in a predetermined spaced apart relationship. The cam lobes are further oriented angularly in a pr... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5807012 | Coupling apparatus A unique coupling apparatus of the present invention comprises a substantially hollow cylinder functioning as a coupling member (106) preferably having gaps (126, 141) extending in the axial direction from the ends, leaving attachment members in the cente... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5791498 | Rack mount mechanism having an angled bar-nut The present invention provides a rack mount mechanism that includes first and second recessed slides fixed in a stationary position and first and second mounting brackets slideably mounted on the first and second recessed slides, respectively. The first a... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5788400 | Quick connecting bayonet style linkage A quick connecting bayonet style linkage has a hollow tube member with a transversely disposed pin near an engaging end; a shaft member sized to have a sliding fit in the engaging end of the hollow tube member and having a transversely disposed slot sized... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5783285 | Method for obtaining a tight, secure connection between interfitting members and the connection resulting therefrom A method for obtaining a tight, secure connection between two relatively non-deformable members and the connection resulting therefrom. The method includes the steps of forming a recess in a first of said members, forming a second member with a portion th... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5749716 | Integrated oil pump rotor and coupling piece for an oil-sealed vacuum pump The invention pertains to an oil-sealed vacuum pump (1) with a pump chamber (8, 9), with a rotor 3 rotatively mounted therein, with a bearing piece (13) delimiting the pump chamber on the drive side and with a passage (35) in the bearing piece (13) which ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5749786 | Shaft coupling in motor vehicle steering shaft A shaft coupling including a socket in an end of a first shaft element and a plunger on an end of a second shaft element. The plunger is divided by a longitudinal slot in the second shaft element into a pair of laterally flexible cantilever springs each h... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5725035 | Apparatus for adjusting the relative positions of two components of a power tool An apparatus for adjusting the relative positions of a first component and a second component of a power tool includes a drive rod which interconnects the first and second component. The drive rod has a plurality of external threads in meshing engagement ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5704186 | Construction element A construction element, preferably a constructional toy, including a tubular body portion and, formed integrally with each of the opposite ends thereof, a pair of gripping jaws, each pair constituting a coupling portion. The constituent jaws of each pair ... | 01/06/1998 |
