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A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162761 | Low interface noise rotary shaft tips A rotary shaft having ends with a surface layer or raised portions made of a compressible, preferably elastic, material, the ends including the surface layer or raised portions being covered with relatively thin walled durable plastic tubing. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7435180 | Thrust reverser actuator system flex shaft assembly A thrust reverser system drive shaft assembly is provided that includes a first shaft and a barrel. The first shaft has an end section and comprises an age-hardenable martinsitic steel alloy material having fracture toughness, stress corrosion cracking resistance, a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7374492 | Shaft support and method for assembling the shaft support in a tube Arrangement in a tube for an engine powered tool for support of a drive shaft extending inside the tube. A tube shaped section (15) acts as a shaft support (14) for the drive shaft and the tube shaped section (15) is constituted by a number of s... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7340980 | Tattoo machine A tattoo machine, comprising at least one elongated hollow body inside which there is a cavity for containing a coloring liquid that is connected to the outside by a hole provided at one end of the hollow body, a needle that can slide in a reciprocating fashion alon... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7284773 | Quick disconnect with retaining spring A quick disconnect is provided to permit two cable ends to be rapidly connected and disconnected without the use of tools. The quick disconnect includes rear and front couplings which may be mounted to respective cable ends. Quick connection of the cable ends is eff... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7244142 | Connection structure or fastening structure with resonant circuit A connection structure or a fastening structure including a circuit which functions as a resonant circuit whose connection or fastening is confirmed by resonance of radio waves, the connection structure or a fastening structure has a connector for connecting a membe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7214135 | Drive shaft having a damper insert A damper insert for assembly in a tubular drive shaft of a motor vehicle includes a tubular sleeve, a helically wound, resiliently deformable wiper secured to the sleeve, and a corrugated winding secured to the sleeve. The wiper includes an arch that spans mutually ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201081 | Bowden cable with a curved guide part Bowden cable is provided with an interchangeable curved guide part which is detachably connected to a fastening element. Due to the detachable fastening of the curved guide part to the fastening element, a modular design of the Bowden cable is achieved, necessitatin... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7153202 | Flexible shaft drive transmission Helical members applied in flexshaft assemblies for retaining lubricant inside a flexshaft casing 22. The helical members have a helix that is opposite of a helix of wires that make up a flexible drive member. The helical members direct the lubricant away fro... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7109704 | Flexible shaft with a helically wound data cable supporting a smooth outer sleeve for eddy current probe A flexible shaft of nonrigid components for use in pushing an eddy current probe through small diameter pipe bends includes a thin-walled flexible outer sleeve enclosing a data cable helically coiled around a central inner core, typically of braided wire. The inner ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108651 | Centrifuge having multiple rotors In a centrifugal chamber 9, an elastic rotation shaft 30 and a high-rigidity rotation shaft 34 extend coaxially. When a rotor selected from an angle rotor 17 and a swing rotor 36 which have different sizes and shapes is set in the ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7070009 | Vibration isolation mount system (ISO) A power tool includes vibration isolation material positioned between an engine shroud and a drive shaft housing. The vibration isolation material isolates the drive shaft housing from engine vibration for radial, axial, and torsional movement without utilizing inte... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036783 | Drive bracket with locking device A drive bracket (10) includes a locking device (30) to secure data storage devices (50) therein. The drive bracket has a bottom plate (11), and first and second side plates (12, 13). A plurality of slots (16) is defined in t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022018 | Drive unit A drive unit includes a cable possessing connecting portions at both ends, one of the connecting portions inserted into a groove of an output shaft at one side, and the other one of the connecting portions inserted into a groove of an input shaft at the other side, ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022019 | Drive shaft assembly A drive shaft assembly (8) for automotive applications for transmitting a rotary drive. The drive shaft assembly (8) comprising a central flexible rotatable core shaft (14), an outer sleeve (12) surrounding the central flexible core shaft... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004668 | Connector for flex shaft for string trimmer An improved connector for flex shafts for a string trimmer has an input area and a drive area, where the input area of the connector has a modified diamond shape with sloping sides. This diamond shape allows for easy and reliable connection of the driven working end... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997812 | Drive shaft for use in portable working machine A drive shaft extends into a tubular member for use in a portable working machine. The drive shaft is mounted relative to the tubular member so as to undergo rotation relative to the tubular member. The drive shaft has a longitudinal axis and resin bushes integrally... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6913539 | Flexible drive shaft liner A flexible, rotating drive transmission assembly having a substantially spiral-shaped liner supporting a center, rotatable, flexible shaft. The liner and its center shaft are carried within an outer down-tube. The spiral-shaped liner contains flexible, continuously ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905415 | Flexible element A flexible element, for example a flexible shaft, has a core (12) and a tubular sheathing (16) protecting the latter. Sleeve elements (20) surround the core and hold the tubular sheathing (16) between them. Different co-efficients of ther... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6881150 | Wire wound flexible shaft having extended fatigue life and method for manufacturing the same A wire wound flexible shaft has layers of wire wound one upon another, with a dry film of lubricant bonded to the outer surfaces of a number of the outer layers; or if desired, to the outer surfaces of all layers of the shaft. The lubricant is applied by preheating ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6821048 | Coupling apparatus for a rotary hand tool A ferrule for coupling an attachment to a rotary hand tool unit of the type that has a housing with a nose portion through which a rotary output shaft extends. The nose portion has at least one groove extending generally circumferentially around at least a part of t... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6726568 | Coil shaft and method for fabricating same A coil shaft or tube to be fitted into a flexible sleeve to serve as a flexible rotation transmission shaft, containing a partially coarsely wound coil shaft formed by winding around a core a plural number of unit wires which are arranged in intimately parallel rela... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6668680 | Noise and vibration reducing flex-cable assembly A flexible drive cable assembly for a powered adjustable seat, powered adjustable pedals or the like of a motor vehicle. The flexible drive cable assembly includes an elongate flexible core for transmitting movement from a first end of the core to a secon... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6550145 | Portable handheld work apparatus The invention is directed to a portable handheld work apparatus such as a brushcutter, edge cutter or the like. The work apparatus has a drive motor which drives a rotatable work tool via a drive shaft (3) journalled in a guide tube (2). The guide tube (2... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6513403 | Flexible drive rod for access to enclosed locations A flexible metallic bolt assembly including a flexible threaded rod formed of a helical tension coil spring is engaged by a rotationally fixed threaded hole, such as a nut, that defines a first longitudinal axis of the assembly. A guide positionally fixed... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6328514 | Odometer cable disconnect blocking device A device for preventing disconnection of a coupling. The device includes a main body portion having defined therein a fastener chamber and an opening in communication with the fastener chamber. The opening is located above the fastener chamber. In a prefe... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6267680 | Device for connecting, to an external part, an inner armature core of a flexible joint The connection between the core 12 of the flexible joint and the external part concerned is provided by two strips mounted head to foot in a through rectangular opening in the core, on the ends of which the strips abut by their widened head 18. The body 1... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6257985 | Global shaft coupling A global shaft coupling assembly includes first and second hubs adapted to be mounted on first and second shafts to be coupled. The first and second hubs each include a plurality of groups of axially-spaced and axially-aligned apertures. The coupling asse... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6220372 | Apparatus for drilling lateral drainholes from a wellbore Apparatus for drilling lateral drainholes from a well casing comprises a flexible shaft having a bit at the lower end; the shaft extending through a shaft guide conduit anchored within the casing adjacent an oil-bearing formation. The "L" shaped guide con... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6186900 | Flexible shaft A flexible shaft comprising a flexible outer tube (10) containing a shaft core with specially designed links (18) that closely fit within the smooth interior of the outer tube (10). The links (18) are substantially rectangular and have construction which ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6122830 | Self-powered device for wearing on the back and for cutting foliage A self-powered device for cutting foliage that includes a backpack portion, a foliage cutting portion, and a coupling portion. The backpack portion includes a frame, a gas engine, and a flexible shaft. The coupling portion includes a power portion and a t... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6019692 | Belt drive device for reducing belt load A belt drive device is constructed by looping a timing belt 14 about a driving sprocket 9, a cam sprocket 11, and a driven sprocket 12 for transmitting a driving force from the driving sprocket 9 to the sprockets 11, 12. A dynamic damper 15, comprising a ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6010407 | Flexible shaft liner assembly and torque transmitting shaft A torque transmitting shaft of this invention is so constructed that a flexible shaft liner assembly is inserted in an external tube, and a flexible shaft is inserted in a flexible shaft liner. The flexible shaft liner has two groups of projecting portion... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5966992 | Collapsible snow probe A collapsible snow probe includes a tip and a plurality of elongate tubular members each of which has an interior bore. A cable is provided having a first end and a second end. The first end is secured to the tip. The cable extends through the interior bo... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5931736 | Liner for rotating drive cables A liner for a flexible rotative drive shaft has a single tube with a multiplicity of spaced-apart, flared sections disposed along its elongated length. The flared sections serve many purposes, but primarily center the liner within an external aluminum tub... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5913659 | Apparatus and method for adjusting rotor blade tracking A helicopter rotor has two or more blades which extend from a hub and has an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the lead/lag variation of the blades which typically occur due to manufacturing tolerance variations or to changes which occur through operatio... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5839961 | Bearing arrangement for a drive shaft The invention is directed to a bearing arrangement for a drive shaft connecting a work tool to a drive unit. A protective tube has an inner wall surface and is part of this bearing arrangement. A bearing structure is mounted in the protective tube and has... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5791622 | Vehicle power seat adjuster with flex cable guides Guide members are carried on a drive motor mounting bracket in a vehicle power seat adjuster and receive a flex drive shaft extending between the drive motor and a lead screw mounted in the track assembly in a snap-in connection. The guide members station... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5695404 | Coaxial drive cable centering apparatus Flexible centering apparatus for centering a flexible drive cable within a cylindrial cable housing, the centering apparatus formed of an elongated finned sleeve in which radially disposed fins engage the cable housing, the fins being free and unattached ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5642965 | Interface system for operation of remote control vehicle All points at which torque is usually applied to subsea equipment, particularly in the search for and production of oil, are centralized at a single panel upon which standard kinds of connecting terminals fitted with sockets are clearly marked and corresp... | 07/01/1997 |
