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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290739 | Clamp support A clamp support for holding and guiding a cable loom has a basic element and a wedge, which can be shifted relative to the basic unit to clamp the basic unit to a structural component. While clamping the basic unit with the structural component, the wedge is arrange... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7004485 | Steering link with buckle portion A vehicle steering linkage member (40) comprises a socket (42), and a stud (10) having a ball end portion (48) received in the socket and supported for pivotal movement relative to the socket. The stud (10) has a longitudinal axis ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 5503418 | Offset tie rod end An apparatus for moving the pivot point of an automobile steering mechanism. Tie rod connecting link (20) replaces an original equipment tie rod end. Connecting link (20) has a connecting link boss (22). Tie rod socket assembly (30) connects boss (22) wit... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5412843 | Hinge connector A hinged connector for joining a first structural member to a second structural member in a support structure, comprising first and second metal connector members each having a base portion for attachment to a respective structural member and a tab integr... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5373617 | Articulated piping connector An articulated piping connector facilitates installation of an in-line device such as a gas consumption meter to be supported by a gas supply pipe. The connector has two elongate rigid legs pivotable from a closed condition in which the legs are superpose... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5213435 | Adjustable fastening of a ball joint to a tie rod for steering linkages of motor vehicles The subject of the invention is an adjustable fastening of a ball joint (2) to a tie rod (1) for steering linkages of motor vehicles, with a ball-ended wrist pin (12) movable in all directions located in a universal joint housing (14), which is arranged i... | 05/25/1993 |
| 4875697 | Variable wheelbase length steering linkage An adjustable Ackerman steering mechanism to adjust the steering knuckle arm and tie rod to operate with various wheelbase lengths of a motor vehicle.... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4262780 | Fixture for converting luggage for articulated movement A fixture for luggage which has a flexible outer casing housing independent bottom and end panels disposed in substantially right angular relation to each other, the fixture having a base plate adapted to be mounted on the casing in fixed relation to the ... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4162859 | Vehicle steering knuckle arm angle compensator The outer ball joint end of a tie rod in a vehicle steering mechanism is connected to the frustoconical swivelably adjustable joint of a steering knuckle arm by an offset connector. Such connector positions the axis of the steering knuckle arm frustoconic... | 07/31/1979 |
| 3953138 | One-way twist lock for telescopic tubes A locking mechanism operates to selectively lock and unlock a pair of telescopic tubes. A lock base is fixed to one tube and is formed with an eccentric pin. A lock ring is slidably disposed within the other tube and is slipped over and carried by the ecc... | 04/27/1976 |
