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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802940 | Forged knurled socket housing A ball and socket joint assembly comprises a housing having an interior socket and an exterior surface at least partially knurled for press fit into a mating first suspension part, such as a control arm. A ball is rotatably seated within the socket to provide an art... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7762735 | Self-locking, quick-releasing, and self-releasing ball-and-socket latch system An apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention includes a socket having at least three ball support points to constrain a ball, and a yoke rotatably coupled to the socket, the yoke having an axis of rotation that intersects the ball when the ball is ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7600940 | Ball joint with spacer cup A ball joint includes a housing extending between open and closed ends. The housing has a cavity with a cylindrical wall extending from adjacent the closed end to an annular flange adjacent the open end. A stud extends into the cavity. An inner bearing element has a... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7497638 | Socket joint for tie-rod attachment system and method An apparatus, system, and method includes a socket having a substantially spherical inner contour being accessible via an opening. A member having a partial spherical shape substantially similar to the spherical inner contour. A cross-sectional profile of the member... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7438491 | Multi-directional connector A structure for a ball-and-socket joint connector is provided, including a connecting element, an encasing unit and a fastening unit. The connecting unit includes a ball-shaped connecting element at one end. The connecting element is placed inside the encasing unit ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7413201 | Steering systems The invention discloses a utility vehicle, in particular an agricultural tractor, with a steering system having single-wheel-suspended steering wheels, which are mounted on a respective wheel carrier (11). Each wheel carrier (11) may be swivelled about... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7325478 | High pressure low volume pump A piston carrier supports an elongated, slender piston rod for reciprocation in a pump cylinder to pump fluid into and out of the cylinder. The piston rod is made of a material such as sapphire or zircon and has a diameter less than about ten millimeters, and the pu... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320555 | Cardan shaft structure with tightness adjustable functions A cardan shaft structure with tightness adjustable functions has a through-hole passing through spheres located at both ends of the cardan shaft body, and a taper socket respectively installed into the opening end of each sphere. A bolt is inserted into both spheres... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7300028 | Tripod head A tripod head includes a cylindrical housing 1 having connection member at one end for a tripod, a ball joint (2) rotatably and pivotally arranged in the housing (1), a bearing element (4) for the ball joint (2), having a sliding s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7265342 | Accessory mounting system for mounting a plurality of accessories to the windshield of a vehicle An accessory mounting system suitable for mounting a plurality of accessories at a windshield portion within the interior cabin of a vehicle includes a housing adapted for releasable mounting to a receiving structure on the interior surface of the windshield of the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262406 | Accessory mounting system for mounting a plurality of accessories to the windshield of a vehicle An accessory mounting system suitable for mounting a plurality of accessories at a windshield portion within the interior cabin of a vehicle comprises a housing that is adapted for releasable mounting to a receiving structure on the interior surface of the windshiel... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237978 | Joint sealing bellows with sealing ring and assembly/installation method A ball and socket joint bellows seal is provided with a ball pivot pin with a connection piece, a bellows with an annular engagement surface with a sliding ring groove and a bellows seal element. The bellows seal element has a connection piece sealing face staticall... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226233 | Snap-in coupling comprising a spring clamp A snap-in coupling for releasably connecting a first structural member and a second structural member. The snap-in coupling comprises a female coupling member comprising a plastic support member and a metallic spring clamp, said support member being insertable into ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7163181 | Magnetic mounting assembly A magnetic mounting assembly for securely attaching a positionable object to be variably fixed in a desired selected position to a support, for universally moving the positionable object to the desired selected position, and for holding the positionable object in th... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156358 | Interior rearview mirror assembly with polymeric components An interior rearview mirror assembly for vehicles incorporates a reflective mirror element and a first polymeric pivot joint allowing pivotal adjustment of the field of view of the reflective element. The assembly includes a polymeric support element, a polymeric re... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7136042 | Display controller permitting connection of multiple displays with a single video cable A display controller that permits more than one display to be operated by a single cable and a single display adapter. The display controller provides custom EDID information to a computer to which it is attached. The custom EDID information may include information ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121755 | Device for a ball-and-socket joint type connection of two members A device for a ball-and-socket-type connection of two members includes a first member having a head and a second member having a cavity that receives the head. The cross-sectional surface of the cavity is tapered at the lower end of the second member as a result of ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108447 | Construction castings with ball and socket connectors A joint suitable for construction castings having a frame and a lid or cover, such as manholes, grates, trench drains, hatches and the like, and construction castings incorporating the same. No tools are necessary to separate the joint. A ball head located on a lid ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7059084 | Garage door opener An automated garage door opener for opening an outwardly swinging door pivotally mounted about a vertical axis. The garage door opener includes a track, a trolley slidably mounted on the track, and at least one push bar having a first end and a second end. The push ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047868 | Piston and cylinder assembly with push rod retention A piston and cylinder assembly in which the rear end of the piston defines an arcuate concavity opening in the rear face of the piston, a retainer having an arcuate configuration matching the arcuate configuration of the piston concavity is positioned in the concavi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6968864 | Rotary holder for corrugated tube A rotary holder for a corrugated tube is structured such that an inner rotary body containing a corrugated tube is received in an inner portion of an outer fixing body, and an outer peripheral sliding surface of the inner rotary body slides along an inner sliding su... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6919864 | Display monitor A computer monitor and computer system are described having multiple integrated display screens to allow for multi-tasking without any overlapping of images. The computer monitor includes a primary display platform, having a monitor screen, and at least one auxiliar... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6767153 | Locking positional arm device A positional arm device is a series of multiple rods connected to each other by a spherical housing and ball joint with a spring-loaded locking piston providing a multiple position holding device serving as an anchor to hold tools in a certain position, and also as ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6760941 | Accessory attachment for magnetic retrieval tool An accessory attachment device for a magnetic retrieval tool includes a ferrous base member having a substantially flat surface for magnetically securing to a magnetic tool and an accessory attachment member extending from the surface; and an accessory member connec... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6736049 | High pressure low volume pump A piston carrier supports an elongated, slender piston rod for reciprocation in a pump cylinder to pump fluid into and out of the cylinder. The piston rod is made of a material such as sapphire or zircon and has a diameter less than about ten millimeters, and the pu... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6568871 | Spherical joint for coupling three or more links together at one point A spherical joint for coupling three or more links together at one point. The joint includes a bail and a hollow spherical body wrapping the ball therein. The ball is movable in the hollow spherical body. An upper link inserted into and fixed to the hollo... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6551004 | Compensating linkage A mechanical linkage for attaching a first load-carrying member to a second load-carrying member includes an elongated race that defines an axis and at least one ball. The elongated race is formed with an aperture that is surrounded by two opposed faces a... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6454333 | Rotatable gripping device for transport or machining of an arbitrarily shaped part Rotatable gripping device for the transport or machining of an arbitrarily shaped part. A rotatable gripping device designed to be fitted on a universal table for the transport or machining of a part comprises a ball joint support (16), a ball joint (18) ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6364569 | Dynamic system for maintaining spacing between two or more objects A system for maintaining a spaced relationship between two energetic sources is disclosed, which system including in a preferred embodiment a clamping means securable to the energetic sources, spacing means disposed between these sources, a pivot mechanis... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357101 | Method for installing fasteners in a workpiece An apparatus for installing rivets or other fasteners through a workpiece includes an automated machine disposed on one side of the workpiece and a hand-held tool that is manipulated by a single worker located on the opposite side of the workpiece. The au... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6354757 | Section connector The device is a section connector for building structures, such as, for instance, a rafter assembly section connector for winter gardens or the like, with the aid of which a hollow section can be attached to another hollow or solid section at variable ang... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6345926 | Spherical mounting arrangement Spherical mountings are useful for pivotally connecting a push arm of a blade to a track roller frame of a machine. When the blade is removed the bearing assembly must be disassembled and to reconnect the blade to the spherical mounting the bearing assemb... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6302612 | Pivotally extensible display device An interface apparatus includes a base element, an interface element, and an attachment mechanism for attaching the interface element to the base element. The attachment mechanism is pivotable within a plurality of degrees of freedom. The interface elemen... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6293724 | Adjustable mount for vehicular ball joints An adjustable ball joint assembly to be secured between the wheel and the apex of an upper control arm member of a motor vehicle suspension system to provide for camber/caster adjustment of motor vehicles with altered suspensions, typically lowered suspen... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6231264 | Torque rod bearing assembly A V-configuration torque rod has an apex pivotal joint assembly which includes either a single forging or a pair of eyelets each of which form one arm of the V. An intermediate sleeve is located within the forging or each eyelet and an elastomeric bearing... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6168341 | Device for protecting and guiding an elongate part connected via a hinge to two mutually hinged rigid elements, and industrial applications thereof A device for use with a hinge in which two rigid elements (104, 105) may be placed in various relative angular positions, wherein the elongate part (109) to be protected and guided consists of a section or tube inserted through two mutually facing channel... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6119994 | Device for supporting a first computer component relative to a second computer component A device for supporting a first computer component relative to a second computer component. The device may comprise a base member configured to engage the second computer component and a support surface. The device may further comprise a support assembly ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6113301 | Disengageable pivot joint A disengageable pivot connection includes a ball stud that is capable of being selectively removed from the corresponding socket. The ball stud includes an engagement head that has substantially flat faces or grooves that correspond to tabs extending from... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6042161 | Variable position lock actuator A flexible coupling is provided for a lock actuator and a latch assembly. The coupling is particularly useful for sliding glass doors and enables the actuator to be mounted to the door in an axially offset relationship with respect to the connecting membe... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5876149 | Ball joint A ball joint with a ball (1a) that is arranged on a gudgeon (1) and situated in a ball socket in a rotatable and tiltable fashion. The ball socket consists of plastic and is closed on one side. The ball socket is arranged in a housing (3). The ball socket... | 03/02/1999 |
