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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171714 | Chain comprising a plurality of interconnected links The invention relates to a chain suitable to moor or anchor boats, to lash cargo in road, rail, water and air transportation or for conveying, hoisting, suspending or lifting applications, said chain comprising a plurality of interconnected links. More in particular... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8161723 | Chain link Chain link comprising two side limbs at both ends joint by curved end portions. The chain Link comprises at least one endless band of fiber material wound along the perimeter of the chain link. The fiber material follows the longitudinal direction of the limbs and t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8127523 | Link made from a D-profile steel length for use in a hoist chain A link made from a D-profile steel length, that can be used to form a hoist chain including a substantially planar outer circumferential area and two side flanks opening into the same, each flank comprises a first planar flank section which is substantially perpendi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8074438 | Link chain A link chain comprises a chain link including two shank portions and two arc portions connecting the two shank portions. The two shank portions and the two arc portions define an interior space of the first chain link; and a dividing element extends inwardly from an... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8028510 | Link for a linear actuator A link for a chain, which is used in a linear actuator, comprises a base member and a plate pivotably mounted on the base member. An arm extends from the plate. A first connecting means is disposed on a distal end of the arm to connect the link with a first adjacent... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7971422 | Marine safety device attachment with automatic release capability A device for fastening emergency equipment to a vessel includes a hydrostatic release mechanism, a tether, and a float-free link. The tether is attached to the hydrostatic release mechanism and provides an attachment point for lashing the emergency equipment to the ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7958715 | Chain with identification apparatus A link member (e.g. a chain link or an elevator link) having a body, the body having two spaced-apart ends, wave-energizable apparatus (one or more) on the link body, and, in one aspect, a wrap or wraps securing the wave-energizable apparatus to the link. This abstr... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7930874 | Chain member assembly for a tire chain and chain member for use in such a chain member assembly A chain member assembly for a tire chain has a link having at least one receiving opening delimited by a wall and a ring member engaging the receiving opening. The wall of the receiving opening has at least in the contact area with the ring member at least two conta... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7877977 | Master link for a track chain A master link for a chain assembly is provided. The master link includes a body member with a first side, a second side positioned opposite the first side, a shoe surface configured to receive a track shoe, and a rail surface positioned opposite the shoe surface. Th... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7856805 | Non-extending hinged bracelet The invention concerns a non-extending hinged bracelet including a plurality of links (6, 6′) hinged one after the other, each of the links including on one side a male hinge element and on the other side a female hinge element, the male hinge element of on... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7546726 | Chain with protection device A chain includes a chain unit. The chain unit includes a pair of first and second plate units, a link pin extending in an inner-to-outer direction, and a protective member. Each of the first and second plate units includes two chain plates adjacent to and arranged i... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7389634 | Link chain A chain comprising at least two links (15) having a generally oval or rounded shaped side profile, each of the links having a longitudinal axis (x-x) and linked together such that a force (16) is applied to each of the links when the chain is in tensio... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380394 | Apparatus for adjustably connecting two chain links of a closed link chain without the use of tools at varying distances and/or for repairing a broken link chain Device configured for modifying the length of snow chains or guard chains. For this purpose, two recesses are disposed on a shaped disk and are interlinked by a sliding slot. The distance of the adjacent chain links is modified by slipping the chain links through th... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377097 | Chain link for conveying chain of a machine of the tobacco-processing industry A chain link for a conveying chain of a machine of the tobacco-processing industry, in particular a storage device for a rod-shaped tobacco product, includes holding means for a hinge pin and a hinge pin bearing for connecting the chain link to adjacent chain links,... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7343730 | Investment cast, stainless steel chain link and casting process therefor An investment cast, stainless steel chain link is provided for chains used in water and wastewater treatment. The chain link comprises a pair of spaced apart, elongated sidebars having forward ends and rearward ends. The forward ends are spread apart and are provide... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7325391 | Bicycle chain A bicycle chain has an outer link with two outer link plates, an inner link formed with two inner link plates and a link pin connecting adjacent ones of the together. The link plates are configured to aid in smoothly shifting a chain moves between sprockets. The out... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310934 | Method of making one-way chain One-way chain for an aircraft tie-down, as well as a method of making one-way chain. The method preferably includes the steps of providing an unmodified welded chain having a plurality of welded links; feeding the unmodified chain into an automated shaping machine c... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306394 | Hinge device for attaching at least two bracelet links The hinging device (1) for pivotably attaching the links of a bracelet includes a bar (5) comprising at at least one of its ends (8) a hole (9) provided with an inner thread (10), and a screw (11) whose thread is engaged in ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7272922 | Articulated chain A chain has chain links (110) having basically spherical geometry (116) and four flattened surfaces (118) equally distributed in the circumferential direction. A chamber (120) is formed in the chain links (110) in which a connectin... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7246699 | Conveyor chain A section of chain for conveying product along a material handling system includes a pin connecting a center link between two side links. The pin may be dialable or selectably positioned at the side links to control and adjust the wear surface of the pin relative to... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240973 | Crawler, crawler pin, crawler bush, and crawler manufacturing method A crawler having a crawler pin and a crawler bush having lubrication between the crawler pin and the crawler bush without lowering the strength of the crawler at the running time, thereby to prevent the creak or seizure, as might otherwise be caused at the running t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237376 | Chain repair system A system for repairing a continuous loop chain includes a plurality of pairs of chain links, each link having a pair of straight, substantially parallel side bars. Each pair of chain links has an outer link having a first width between the outer link side bars, and ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237375 | Investment cast, stainless steel chain link and casting process therefor An investment cast, stainless steel chain link is provided for chains used in water and wastewater treatment. The chain link comprises a pair of spaced apart, elongated sidebars having forward ends and rearward ends. The forward ends are spread apart and are provide... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231759 | Link chain A chain 1 with individual links 2, 3, inserted one into the other, of which at least every second link is formed as a flat link 3. When the flat link 3 has a vertical orientation in the shank region 6, 7 connecting the curvatures | 06/19/2007 |
| 7211730 | Cable or the like protection and guide device An improved cable or the like protection and guide device in which even if curling, strain and the like exist in a side plate after molding, static electricity can escape and the device can be produced at a reduced cost. In a cable or the like protection and guide d... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207162 | Chin chain A chin chain for bits/bridles used in equestrian sports (e.g. curb bits) has a first chain element and a second chain element. The first element has members formed of loops that are twisted in one direction, and the second element has members formed of loops that ar... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195301 | Roll up ramp system A roll up ramp system facilitates transition between a first elevation and a second, higher elevation. The roll up ramp system includes a securement device temporarily connecting a roll up ramp to the second, higher elevation. Further included by the roll up ramp sy... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192240 | Roll up ramp system A roll up ramp system facilitates transition between a first elevation and a second higher elevation. The roll up ramp system includes a plurality of load-bearing links connected to one another having top and bottom faces and being comprised of at least one load-bea... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7162781 | Tenter device A clip has a frame and a flapper. Two dry bearings are inserted into a hole formed in the flapper. Then an attaching shaft is inserted from one of the holes in the frame to the other through the dry bearings, so as to swingably attaching the flapper to the frame. DA... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150142 | Chicken chain An improved chain, compatible with food grade lubricants, is capable of use in poultry and other meat processing facilities. The chain comprises pairs of side links alternating with center links, and held together with pins. A pair of lubricating wells is located on... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7107754 | Chain in particular a hoist chain According to the invention, the resistance of the links of a D-profile chain may be increased, whereby the transitions between the flanks (2, 3) and the outer planar bearing surfaces of the links comprise roundings of radius r, which is 0.2 to 0.4 times the v... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086218 | Linked ring structures An articulated ring, such as a finger ring is based on a cast linkable connector element and a cast open connector link element having hooked ends which are fitted to posts provide on said cast linkable connector element The invention also includes a novel method of... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082722 | Method and apparatus for making an elongate spindle member of chain links for transfer of pressure and tensile loads An elongate spindle member having rigidity and stability against pressure and tensile loads as well as bending and torsional loads is made by winding-up a plurality of mutually interlocking chain links (1, 12), during axial advancement of the chain links, int... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7065952 | Chain with coded links The present invention discloses a chain where, upon the stressing of the chain, the links automatically arrange themselves with respect to one another in terms of their position in the chain, preventing any undesired link. A link can be developed in the form, in top... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063207 | Long wear conveyor assembly A chain conveyor assembly having the combination of a polymeric material and a hard diamond-like coating at the frictional interface of the chain links. The conveyor chain preferably includes male and female links connected to one another by connector pins. The shaf... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056248 | Silent chain A Hybrid Roller/Silent chain that has the wear resistance of a roller chain combined with the noise performance of a silent chain. This is accomplished with the use of bushings that allow increased bearing area for the articulating members of the chain, specifically... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040120 | Flexible piece of jewelry A flexible piece of jewelry, such as a charm bracelet or necklace, that utilizes non-continuous chain links that constitute the continuous chain of the piece of jewelry. This link design allows more non-continuous links to be added to the bracelet as the child grows... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036338 | String of beads A string of beads with deformable connecting pieces which extend between each pair of adjacent beads and which are secured to the beads, wherein the connecting pieces are plastics threads or flexible wires. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032372 | Chain link A chain link is designed in the form of a main body portion which is shaped into a loop enclosing an open interior space. Adjacent ends of the loop are spaced from one another and are disposed at a first acute angle to a centerline of the loop of the main body porti... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032466 | Load bearing device including overboard indicator A load-bearing device including an overload indicator and a wire form overload indicator are provided for interconnection of load bearing connectors, preferably elongated load bearing connectors, for bearing a load. In preferred embodiments, the load bearing connect... | 04/25/2006 |
