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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7748290 | Parking lever system for vehicle A parking lever includes a base plate, a parking lever rotatably mounted to the base plate and having a parking brake cable connected thereto, a ratchet disposed on the base plate, a pawl lever rotatably mounted to the parking lever, a button mounted to the parking ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7430940 | Shift lever device A shift lever device which includes: a shift lever turnably fitted on a stationary member; an engaging member for engagement of the shift lever with the stationary member; and a knob fitted on the shift lever. The engaging member is moved toward its distal end to di... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7360469 | Shift lever A shift lever includes: a knob having a opening, which is mounted on the distal end of the lever main body; a moving body, movably arranged in the interior of the lever main body with one end protruding from the opening thereof and is placed in the interior of the k... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7333862 | Position control device of moving body, stage device using the position control device, and position control method of moving body A position control device of a moving body, by which position control device a moving body can be driven in a translational manner with high precision where the moving body is not rotated in a yawing direction even if disturbance is input, a stage device using the p... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7272988 | Shift knob A shift knob (1) for a gearshift lever (3) of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle has a locking bar (5) guided axially in the gearshift lever (3) and a release button (2) which can be actuated manually for actuating the lo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258205 | Blade stop components and roller bearing clutch design for a power tool A power tool includes a braking system that minimizes a stopping time for a cutting blade of the power tool. The braking system includes a roller bearing clutch mechanism combined with a positive stop pin. The stop pin is provided at an end portion of a cable assemb... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7152882 | Mobile carriage The invention provides a mobile carriage which is adapted to shift the center of gravity efficiently by utilizing the weight of wheel rotating means, power source means and control means to thereby increase the weight of a weight portion and reduce the increase in t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152495 | System and method for adaptive cancellation of disturbances A disturbance-cancellation system and method is provided that facilitates the adaptive cancellation of periodic disturbances. The disturbance-cancellation system and method includes a pair of control moment gyroscopes (CMGs) arranged together as a scissored pair. Th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146873 | Cable pull adjustment for a parking brake A device for adjusting a cable pull of a vehicle parking brake includes an actuating lever rotatable about a first axis, a pull element and a locking element. The pull element includes a pull rod and a guide housing, wherein the pull rod includes notches and is spri... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7059212 | Arrestable tensioning device, in particular for a parking brake system An arrestable tensioning device 10, in particular for a parking brake system, is described. The tensioning device 10 comprises an actuating device 20, a tensioning element 40 coupled to the actuating device 20 for executing a tensi... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021174 | Parking brake actuator with anti-release feature A parking brake actuator for a vehicle includes a toothed stationary sector fixed to a mounting structure, a brake lever pivotably mounted to the sector, a pawl mounted to the brake lever for movement between engaged and disengaged positions relative to the teeth, a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6973852 | Parking brake comprising mechanism for adjusting brake cable tension The present invention relates to a parking brake lever of a vehicle. The parking brake comprises a supporting member adapted to be fixed to a frame of the vehicle and provided with a ratchet portion; a parking brake lever mounted on the supporting member and oscilla... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968933 | Selectably engageable clutch for a device A clutch assembly selectively transfers rotational energy from a rotatable drive shaft to a wheel. The clutch assembly includes a drive transmitting member rotationally coupled to the drive shaft, a clutch member rotationally coupled to the drive transmitting member... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6871564 | Control lever system for parking brake A control lever system for a parking brake includes a control lever for a parking brake attached to an interior equipment of a vehicle, the control lever moving between an operating position B and a releasing position A, and a recess provided for accommodating the c... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6840134 | Hand brake assembly for a motor vehicle A hand brake arrangement for a motor vehicle, particularly a passenger car, has a brake lever which is swivellably disposed on a vehicle-fixed stationary base and, with a locking device, can be locked in different swivelling positions. The brake lever has an unlocki... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6789444 | Shift lever device with locking mechanism A shift lever device which includes a housing, a shift lever, a knob, a rod with a key and a locking mechanism. The shift lever has a tube and a supporting member provided with a pivot supported by the housing on the vehicle body and a base block to which the tube i... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6732608 | Shift knob and shift lever A lever (60) is for operation via a grip (40). Lever (60) has a transmission member (61) incorporated therein. A mechanism (M1) is for the operation of transmission member (61) via grip (40). A connecting member (1... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6601469 | Shifting device comprising a gearshift lever for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle A shifting device with a gearshift lever for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle is provided with an unlocking mechanism for unlocking the gearshift lever with a manual actuating element. The gearshift lever can be moved, in at least one shift ga... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6446528 | Decoupled actuating element for a latching device for a selector lever An actuating element for a latching device of a selector lever is provided. To prevent improper unlatching of the latching device, the force that can be introduced by an actuating element into a transfer rod is limited by a pretensioned spring located the... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6431025 | Ratchet mechanism for a surgical retractor assembly A ratchet mechanism for a surgical retractor blade having a dual ratchet holder. A pivot ratchet is mounted on the dual ratchet holder. A pawl key mounted on the dual ratchet holder. The pawl key is used to engage the teeth on the pivot ratchet. The mecha... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6060803 | Starter with multiple lever springs A starter comprising: a motor 24, a clutch 21, which is connected to the motor 24; a pinion gear 22, which is connected to the clutch 21 and engages and disengages with the ring gear of the engine; an electromagnetic switch 2, which switches on and off an... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5950496 | Parking brake for motor vehicles trailers or the like The hand brake lever 1 mounted rotatably at a stationary frame 4 engages with two lever arms 10 to a slide 11, which surrounds a tie rod 15 and is to displace same along its longitudinal axis via a silent ratchet. At least one cable line 6 is linked to th... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5819595 | Security brake mechanism A safety brake mechanism incorporates a self-regulating device and a self-adjusting device, the first including a traction body (36) attached to one end (44) of the steel cable (60) of the control cable and a traction spring (37) coupled to the pivot pin ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5609066 | Mechanism for actuating a vehicle parking brake An actuating mechanism for a vehicle parking brake mounted in a vehicle consisting of the following elements. An actuator that is pivotally-mounted for movement between a first and second position. An elongate output member connected to a vehicle parking ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5564315 | Locking system for vehicular seats, in particular for motor vehicle seats A locking system for vehicular seats, in particular motor vehicle seats, is described and includes a rail (9), having a row of identically designed snap-in holes (11), which are separated by identically long, web-like material members (13), and a part hav... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5509326 | Parking brake for motor vehicle with a low application force This brake comprises a lever (1) articulated onto a pin (2), a soleplate (3) and a toggle joint mechanism (8) connected to the application cable (9); this mechanism (8) includes a connecting rod which is articulated onto the lever (1), the end of the cabl... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5479993 | Adjustable pitch garden hoe tool Disclosure is made of an adjustable pitch garden hoe tool head (16) as an article of manufacture wherein the pitch of the garden hoe tool head (16) head assembly can be adjusted to control the dig or "bite" into the soil and comprises ferrule legs (11, 11... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5467666 | Non-jamming self-adjust pawl and ratchet mechanism An improved non-jamming self-adjust pawl and ratchet mechanism for use in an automotive parking brake system or the like, includes cam-out and cam-in devices that are spaced to define an overlap dwell distance to insure suitable engagement between the adj... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5375481 | Multi-position ratchet mechanism A multi-position ratchet mechanism for holding a surgical retractor blade which permits a retractor blade to be rotated into the wound and retracted at the same time to duplicate the natural "toe-in" method of retraction achieved with the hand. The ratche... | 12/27/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5272935 | Hand brake with an adjusting device for a motor vehicle A hand brake for a motor vehicle includes a hand lever pivotably supported on a support bracket fixed to the vehicle body, and an adjusting disc likewise supported on the support bracket and connecting the hand lever with a pull member leading to a wheel ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5265492 | Handle-operated locking device for tilt steering column A device for locking a tilt steering column in adjusted position has two clamping rings, one of which is rotated by a handle. When the handle is rotated in one direction, the clamping rings interact to lock the steering column in adjusted position. When t... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5247850 | Actuating device for a hand brake of a motor vehicle The actuating device for a hand brake of a motor vehicle includes a hand lever pivotably supported on a support bracket fixedly secured to the vehicle body and displaceable against a bias of a return spring, and a traction lever that connects the hand lev... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5243856 | Parking brake operating device In a parking brake operating device for a motor vehicle, an operating lever and an intermediate lever are pivotally mounted around a transverse common shaft. The intermediate lever is pivotally mounted to a locking lever at its upper part. The locking lev... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5090260 | Gyrostat propulsion system A thrust producing apparatus comprising a gyrostat having a gyrostat wheel, apparatus for supporting the gyrostat, apparatus for toppling the gyrostat creating precessional force in a predetermined direction against the supporting apparatus, and apparatus... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5009629 | Shift lever assembly for bicycle A shift lever assembly for use in a bicycle wherein a wire connected at its one end to a derailleur is wound up or paid out to operate the derailleur. The assembly comprises a lever pivot fixed to the handlebar of the bicycle; a shift lever having a base-... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4881424 | Brake actuator A vehicular parking brake is incorporated within and operates in conjunction with a centrally mounted armrest. The parking brake is actuated by swinging the armrest upwardly. The locking components are fashioned such that the armrest may be returned to it... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4633733 | Ratchet mechanism A ratchet mechanism comprising a disc rotatable on a pivot pin, said disc being provided with radially disposed ratchet teeth on a face of the disc, an engagement plate provided with channels corresponding to and engageable with the teeth of the disc, the... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4561323 | Adjustable steering column assembly and mechanism therefor An adjustable tilt steering wheel column, including a tilt steering column mechanism which operates substantially independently from the steering column is disclosed. The tilt mechanism includes an upper plate, a lower plate, a hinge pin and a release lev... | 12/31/1985 |
