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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815391 | Structural member joints A connector and method for joining one end of a first wood member such as a wood log or beam to a side of a second wood member involving metal sleeves secured in aligned holes in a respective member with a protruding one of the sleeve slidable into the other sleeve.... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7731445 | Captured shim head set for bicycles A captured shim head set for a bicycle has a bearing set for mounting on the head tube of a bicycle; a member for axially loading the bearing set and radially affixing the bearing set to a steerer tube of a bicycle front fork; a top cap for covering the bearing set ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7398952 | Telescoping pole mount A telescoping pole mount having a clamping mechanism, formed of a substantially rigid platform forming a substantially planar contact surface and having a clearance hole therethrough that is substantially crosswise to the platform contact surface; a substantially ri... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7357363 | Expansion bolt An expansion bolt. A first chock has first and second outer ramping surfaces. A second chock has an inner ramping surface complementarily corresponding to the first outer ramping surface. A spring member biases the second chock radially inwardly against the first ou... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7309187 | Releasable keyless bushing assembly A releasable self-centering keyless bushing assembly connects two machine elements, such as a hub to a shaft. The assembly includes an outer ring having two tapered inner peripheral surfaces, wherein each of the tapered surfaces has a different taper angle, and an i... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293573 | Umbrella frame and operating system An improved, durable and versatile umbrella frame assembly is provided to more readily endure abusive weather conditions and that may be quickly, easily and inexpensively repaired. In addition, the assembly is also easily modified to accommodate umbrella canopies of... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7186030 | Expandable shaft assembly An expandable shaft assembly including an axially extending shaft with an axial axis, an extending shaft with an axial axis, an external dimension, at least one shaft end and a bore extending generally axially from the at least one shaft end. The shaft assembly also... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182578 | Ceramic spindle coupling structure A ceramic spindle coupling structure includes a metal bushing which has a housing space that has an inlet and a tapered fastening section of a smaller diameter than the inlet to form a tight coupling with a ceramic spindle without embossing the ceramic spindle and t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7128328 | Mechanical stop for a rigid bar A mechanical stop is adapted to be mounted onto a rigid bar and includes a single piece conically shaped body having a plurality of inwardly extending projections. Each of the inwardly extending projections have a distal end that is contoured to match an outer surfa... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7048052 | Apparatus comprising expandable bistable tubulars and methods for their use in wellbores At least a first expandable tubular and a second expandable tubular are connected to each other by a connector system. The connector system is expandable and utilizes a plurality of extensions that may be used to create an interlocking engagement. The system design ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037026 | Method for mounting a sleeve on a shaft and a sleeve device for such mounting A method for mounting an axially split sleeve provided with an axial slot on a shaft so that a tapering surface on the sleeve cooperates with a tapering bore of a machine member. A flange is axially connected to the sleeve and supports a number of spaced apart tight... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011281 | Expansion bolt An expansion bolt. A first chock has first and second outer ramping surfaces. A second chock has an inner ramping surface complementarily corresponding to the first outer ramping surface. A spring member biases the second chock radially inwardly against the first ou... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6860672 | Reinforcing bar coupling A reinforcing bar coupling is provided for simply and quickly applying to a mechanical butt joint of two bars in the concrete constructions. The reinforcing bar coupling is consisted of a cylindrical sleeve (2) formed an uneven inner surface (22) to ma... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6851331 | Tilt steering apparatus A tilt steering apparatus comprises a lock lever rotatable around the axis of a supporting shaft. When a lock lever is rotated around the axis of the supporting shaft, a cam surface is rotated relative to a cam follower. As a result, the cam surface presses the cam ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6786671 | Device for fixing the hub of an arm of a windscreen wiper A device for fixing the hub of an arm of a wind-screen wiper (2) on a pivoting axis (1) with locking elements (6, 7) for the arm on the pivoting axis (1), a cavity (32) which is created in the hub (2) and is provided with ad... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6755590 | Box tube clamping system A box tube clamping system featuring a variable geometry clamp for secure joining of telescoping box tubes. A variable geometry clamp aligns between an inner and an outer box tube and includes a center wedge plate flanked by adjoining wedge plates which are advanced... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6733203 | Cable connection device A clamping device for a wire or cable (2), the end of which has to be attached in a housing (10) includes two clamping bodies (7, 8) with interacting conical surfaces. One clamping body (7) is arranged for receiving and passing through th... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6726397 | Interlocking device An interlocking device for connecting a shelf, drawer or similar component with respect to a frame preferably includes a mateable support and receiver. The support includes a groove extending at least partially through the support and a support ramp positioned on th... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6694687 | Building glass facade and a clamp fitting for mounting a glass plate in a glass facade of a building There is now provided a building glass facade of a building comprising a plurality of glass plates each of which is secured by clamp fittings for a glass plate, with each clamp fitting comprising two clamp elements that clamp the glass plate between them ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6685384 | Cable harness assembly for bicycle A cable harness assembly is provided on a bicycle for guiding a disk brake control hose in accompaniment of the cable stoppers brazed on a bicycle frame. The cable harness assembly basically has a hose hanger, a hanger stopper, a stopper bushing and a han... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6659679 | Device for fastening a cathode ray tube on a covering frame The invention relates to a device for fastening a cathode ray tube on a covering frame, in the case of which a flat flange which is fastened on the cathode ray tube and is provided with a bore is screwed to the covering frame by a screw, via an internal t... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6604886 | Adjustable telescoping system for a bicycle In a preferred embodiment, a light weight telescope assembly for bicycles that is readily adjustable by riders in the field and that provides smooth action of the suspension system. This telescope assembly contains roller bearings to reduce stiction and p... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6599052 | Hub and shaft coupling system A technique is disclosed for removably coupling a shaft and hub to one another. The hub includes a pair of tapered regions near ends of its inner peripheral surface. The shaft may be tapered in a region designed to contact one of the tapered surfaces, or ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6578329 | Anchoring device for fixing a structural cable to a building element An anchoring device for fixing a structural cable to a building element, the cable comprising a plurality of strands each comprising wires which are themselves enclosed together in a protective sheath, each of the protective sheaths being interrupted at a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6561720 | Axial securing device for two components by means of a locking ring An open end of a hollow cylindrical body receives part of a cylindrical component, where the hollow cylindrical body and the cylindrical component each having a groove, the grooves being aligned when the cylindrical component is in its intended final posi... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6543960 | Camming coupler for a music desk A camming coupler for removably attaching a music desk to an upright support of a music stand is disclosed. The camming coupler includes an inner sleeve for receiving the upright support. The inner sleeve has at least one longitudinal slit formed therein,... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6533301 | Stabilizer bar direct connect insert An expandable insert secures a linkage bolt to the ends of a stabilizer bar. The insert comprises a cylindrical body portion, a cap, and an aperture. The insert is placed in the end of a stabilizer bar. As the linking bolt is torqued within the aperture o... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6467989 | Adjustable column connection An adjustable connector that can slide along a rod or tube and can be secured from axially translating in infinite positions along the entire length of the tube. It also has the capability of attaching itself to a surface or structural element such as a s... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6446541 | Method and device for jointing rods and piston pump including the device A device is provided for splicing our joining together two rod-like elements which each have at least one end that shall be joined to a respective end of the other rod-like element, wherein the ends of the two rod-like elements are caused to face one anot... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6431654 | Mining machine having an extendable and retractable rotor arm and method of repairing an extendable and retractable rotor arm assembly An extendable rotor arm for a mining machine includes a rotor arm having an end portion, a sleeve removably secured on at least part of the end portion, a rotor arm extension having an internal opening in which the sleeve and the end portion of the rotor ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6402416 | Waterproof structure of connecting portion A waterproof structure includes a first member (front cover) having an elastically-deformable projection at one end and a second member (rear cover) having a contact surface capable of contacting outer and inner surfaces of the projection. When the first ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6379077 | Device for joining two concrete members together A device for joining two concrete members together, such as concrete tunnel or shaft lining segments (1, 2) includes at least one elastic female member (6) anchored in one of the segments and at least one elastic male member (7) anchored in the other of t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6331092 | Corner joint for profile sections A corner joint for profile sections (13) provided with one or more longitudinal channels (16), in connection with the outside of the profile section via a likewise longitudinal slot opening (12). The channel (16) constitutes an attachment for a nut means ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6264395 | Slips for drill pipe or other tubular goods Slip assemblies are provided for gripping drill pipe or other tubulars such that the load is distributed along the length of the dies of the slip segments rather than being concentrated at the lowermost dies within the slip segments. The load is distribut... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6099198 | Combined connection for axially split casings A axially split casing with flange connection of two casing halves, wherein the casing upper part (1) is bolted to the casing lower part (2) with split line bolts (5) on the circumference of the axial split line flange (3). An axially divided casing exten... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5980353 | Connecting device for connecting a fan blade to a rotor of a motor if a ceiling fan The connecting device includes rotor and blade mounting segments each secured on a rotor and a fan blade at a respective connecting end thereof. A socket end of the rotor mounting segment extends in a radial direction relative to the rotor, and has an ins... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5931598 | Assembly for connecting tubes A connecting assembly includes a first tube having an oval inner periphery with a boss extending from an outer periphery thereof, a second tube having a circular outer periphery and a sleeve connected the first and the second tube together. The sleeve has... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5842385 | Handlebar stem assembly for a bicycle A handlebar stem assembly includes a handlebar stem, a tubular housing formed on one end portion of the handlebar stem, a passage transversely defined in an inner wall of the tubular housing, and an adjusting member rotatably mounted in the passage such t... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5823556 | Head set for a bicycle A head set disposed at each one of two ends of a head tube of a bicycle includes a bowl member having a neck portion inserted into the head tube and a skirt portion with a first groove defined therein, a ring member force-fitted into said neck portion, a ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5806180 | Method and device for automatic completion of casing joint at high line voltage The apparatus of the present invention comprises two parts; an apparatus for automatically installing the supplemental (shunt) joint, and the shunt joint itself. The shunt joint provides both mechanical and electrical connection between two ends of an ele... | 09/15/1998 |
