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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132482 | Manual transmission shifter having continuously adjustable throw An automobile manual transmission shifter is provided that includes a shifter central shaft means for dampening at least part of the vibration transmitted from the manual automobile transmission, an adjustable connector attaching an upper and lower portions of the s... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7854181 | Manual transmission shifter An automobile manual transmission shifter is provided that includes a shifter central shaft means for dampening at least part of the vibration transmitted from the manual automobile transmission, and an adjustable swivel shifter handle means for maintaining a contin... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7526980 | Universal locking lever A repositionable operating lever including a lever body having a handle and a generally hollow cylindrical housing, an inner end portion of which has a multi-faced wall configured to engage a multi-faced head portion of an adjusting member, an adjusting member posit... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7503237 | Device for adjusting the position of the operating lever of a hydraulic actuator A device for adjusting the position of the brake lever of a motorcycle comprises a bracket (5) connectable to a handlebar (4), a brake lever (2) extending in an essentially longitudinal direction (X-X), pivotally mounted on the bracket (5... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7299714 | Telescoping and locking lever arm A telescoping lever arm comprises a tube and a rod. The tube has an opening at one end thereof and has an inner circumferential dimension along the inside thereof. The opening is smaller than the inner circumferential dimension of the tube. The rod has an outer circ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7243771 | Clutch assist mechanism including kit and method of utilizing mechanism A clutch assist mechanism for reducing the amount of application force required to actuate a hand clutch of a vehicle. A clutch lever of the hand clutch is pivotable about a pivot axis and the vehicle includes a handle grip. The clutch assist mechanism includes a te... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7210371 | Control lever assembly A control lever assembly suitable for use in connection with an offroad motorcycle. The lever assembly includes a control lever having a finger grip portion and a mount portion. A control lever support has a first flange and a second flange defining a space therebet... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204088 | Lever device for hydraulic operation In a lever device for a hydraulic operation where hydraulic pressure is generated in a master cylinder by rotation of a lever, to make invariable an operation of a pushrod, which operates a piston of the master cylinder by being pushed at one end thereof by an adjus... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7140476 | Hand brake lever A hand brake lever, especially for a motor vehicle, includes at least two tubes (2, 3) telescopically inserted into each other for actuating a locking device (5) of a parking brake. The tubes (2, 3) automatically lock in any pulled-out position ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131349 | Device for actuating a gearbox and pulse control method The invention concerns a device for actuating a gearbox, in particular controllable by pulse control, the device comprising a housing and a lever mounted oscillating in the housing, and the lever being selectively activated via a knob movable along a first direction... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121049 | Stake-pulling device A device that is used to pull a stake from a newly poured concrete slab. This device allows for attachment to a concrete pole, a tool that is commonly possessed and used by most concrete contractors. It contains a flexible loop that is used for the removal of stakes... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114335 | Apparatus for controlling a hydraulic circuit for clutches Apparatus for controlling a hydraulic circuit to be used for operating hydraulic clutches with a pump (8) connected with a relevant reservoir (88) for the fluid of the hydraulic circuit and comprising a piston (89) sliding within a relevant cham... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100751 | Hydraulic pump for vehicles controllable by handlebars A master cylinder which has an unusual ability to limit space requirements, to be fitted in vehicles controllable by handlebars, comprises a cylinder body provided with a seat for housing a portion of the handlebar. A chamber for slidably housing a piston extends al... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7007569 | Telescoping and locking lever arm A telescoping lever arm comprises a tube and a rod. The tube has an opening at one end thereof and has an inner circumferential dimension along the inside thereof. The opening is smaller than the inner circumferential dimension of the tube. The rod has an outer circ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000497 | Selectively positionable gearshift and method An adjustable gearshift assembly (10, 130) for connecting by a bracket (16) to a transmission of a motor vehicle, providing a shifter knob (12, 132) movable to a selected position relative to an elongate member (14, 144). The shifter knob... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6973850 | Transmission gear shift lever device having a variable select lever ratio The transmission gear shift lever device has a variable select lever ratio adapted to accommodate most of the operating mechanisms of the conventional transmission gear shift (TGS) lever device without major design changes. The select lever ratio is a ratio of rotat... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968926 | Actuating assembly for a bicycle control device A bicycle hub brake component is provided for a bicycle hub brake that includes a fastening bracket adapted to be nonrotatably mounted relative to the bicycle frame, a brake drum adapted to rotate integrally with the hub relative to the fastening bracket, and a brak... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957534 | Reach adjustment mechanism for a master cylinder lever of a hydraulic disc brake A master cylinder for a hydraulic disc brake includes a housing defining a cylinder, the cylinder having a first and second end along its axis. A piston is received in the cylinder and has a radial seal between the piston and the cylinder. A lever is pivotably assoc... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957597 | Adjusting apparatus for a bicycle brake control device An adjusting apparatus for a bicycle brake control device comprises a brake control member bracket adapted to be mounted to a handlebar and a brake control member movably mounted to the brake control member bracket such that it can move from a brake release position... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6915718 | Selector handle in a motor vehicle A selector lever for automatic transmission for an automobile has an automatic selector handle in which the horizontal movement of the push button into the housing is transmitted to the rod by means of a deflecting lever which is swivelable around a cylindrical pin.... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6804961 | Master cylinder lever for a hydraulic disk brake having on the fly dead-band adjustment A master cylinder for a bicycle hydraulic disc brake includes a cylinder having a port in fluid communication with a hydraulic fluid reservoir. The port opens to the cylinder between first and second ends of the cylinder. A piston within the cylinder is movable betw... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6776066 | Hand lever A hand lever includes a sleeve-shaped member having an inwardly protruding projection, a fastening element having a stop interacting with the projection, wherein the fastening element is mounted in the sleeve-shaped member so as to be longitudinally slidable to a li... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6647820 | Variable position hand control mount for operator controls A mounting system for an operator control implement comprises a manipulation tube which defines a first axis and upon one end of which an operator control implement is adapted to be mounted. The manipulation tube extends through a housing within which a f... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6621406 | Keyless entry system for vehicle A keyless entry system for a vehicle is provided, on the vehicle, with detection distance setting circuit for changing a detection distance within which an electronic key can receive an activation signal. By carrying out predetermined operations, the keyl... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6530294 | Vehicle control device for agricultural vehicles A vehicle control device, in particular a clutch mechanism for a tractor, includes a control lever and guide mechanism in which the lever is selectively movable from a first rest position to a second engaged position. The control lever is subjected to the... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6499236 | Snow removing machine A snow removing machine has a vehicle body having a body frame, a snow removing section mounted on a front portion of the body frame for removing snow, an operating handle mounted to a rear portion of the body frame and having a first handle portion and a... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6467371 | Vehicle control device for agriculture vehicles A vehicle control device, in particular a clutch mechanism for a tractor, includes a control lever and guide mechanism in which the lever is selectively movable from a first rest position to a second engaged position. The control lever is subjected to the... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6460426 | Hand lever for column shift device A column shift device for motor vehicles includes a steering column, and a hand lever secured to the steering column in the vicinity of the upper end and including a knob arranged in the vicinity of the steering wheel and comprising two different and sepa... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6457378 | Control lever equipment for bar handle vehicle The control lever equipment for a bar handle vehicle enables smooth pivoting of a grip allowance adjusting mechanism for a control lever with respect to a grip. In this equipment, the control lever is composed essentially of two pieces, i.e., a lever piec... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6443029 | Vehicle control device for agricultural vehicles A vehicle control device, in particular a clutch mechanism for a tractor, includes a control lever and guide mechanism in which the lever is selectively movable from a first rest position to a second engaged position. The control lever is subjected to the... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6318209 | Shift lever position adjustment device for an automotive vehicle A neutral shift lever position control device for an automotive vehicle includes a swing block pivotally connected to a vehicle body by a rod, a shift lever at one end thereof pivotally connected to the pivot shaft, a neutral position selector which is cy... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6240802 | Device for adjusting a two-part gear lever Arrangement for manually altering the mutual position setting in a lateral direction of the first and second parts of a two-part gear lever (2) mounted articulately in a vehicle, where the first part is an upper lever element (6) and the second part is a ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6202503 | Device for adjusting a two-part gear lever Arrangement for manual resetting of the mutual positional setting of an upper lever element (6) and a lower lever element (8) connected articulatedly to the latter, which lever elements together form a two-part gear lever (2) supported articulatedly in a ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6202504 | Extension handle for emergency or safety brake lever The combination of an emergency brake system comprising a brake and an elongate hand lever that is vertically movable to a first position to engage the brake and to a second position to release the brake, and an extension handle attached to and angulated ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5873284 | Control for portable power tool A portable tool having a frame, a power unit having a control that is operable to place the power unit in first and second different states, a control actuator that is operable to change the power unit from one of the first and second states into the othe... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5537891 | Bicycle brake lever mechanism A bicycle brake lever mechanism having a bracket mountable to a bicycle handlebar, a lever mounted for pivotal movement to the bracket and a brake cable connector connected to the lever. The cable connector is connected to the lever via an adjusting mecha... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5381931 | Caulk dispensing device with multi-position thrust selection dial A caulking gun incorporating an inexpensive and convenient adjustment feature which allows the user of a caulk dispensing gun to vary the thrust output while using the gun, The adjustment feature is accomplished by means of a selection dial pivotally moun... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5301568 | Stick lever device A stick lever device including a mechanism for shifting a neutral position and capable of decreasing the number of parts of the device and facilitating the assembling. A pivotal shaft of a variable resistor mounted on a mounting member is securely mounted... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5285695 | Steering wheel and deflection unit for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle A steering wheel and deflection unit for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, is described, of the type in which a steering wheel is connected in an angularly rigid manner to a steering shaft and a control lever for a direction signalling device ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5197635 | Variable thrust caulk dispensing device An improved single and double cylinder hand-operated caulking gun having a direct plunger drive mechanism including a bearing assembly for increasing trigger leverage to allow delivery of a dense composition at a high volume and flow rate. The caulking gu... | 03/30/1993 |
