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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7712393 | Safety fold-away handle A safety grip for a handwheel which is movable between an operating position and a home position is comprised of an elongated and ergonomic body (1) and of a support (2), which is anchored to the body of a maneuvering member, such as a handwheel. The b... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7311332 | Speed crank locking device for trailer landing gear assembly A speed crank locking device automatically secures a hand crank in its operative position to an input shaft of a gearing mechanism, with the locking device being easily disengaged to move the crank from its operative position to a stored position following rotation ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303210 | Secure crank locking device for trailer landing gear assembly A secured crank locking device automatically secures a hand crank in its operative position to an input shaft of a gearing mechanism, with the locking device being easily disengaged to move the crank from its operative position to a stored position following rotatio... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287450 | Tool device having rotatable driving shank A tool device includes a handle and a driving shank having one end engaged into the handle and rotatably attached and coupled to the handle with a pivot shaft for allowing the driving shank to be rotated relative to the handle from a straight position in line with t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281738 | Interchangeable handle assembly for lock An interchangeable handle assembly includes a spindle, a coupling member removably coupled to the spindle, and a handle. Two grooves are defined in an outer circumferential face of the spindle. The coupling member includes two arms and an intermediate section betwee... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7251860 | Window rotating handle A window operator handle securable to a casement window operating drive shaft is described. The handle is movable between an operating position to a folded position. The handle has a body housing that has a cavity which includes an operating mechanism. The operating... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7194930 | Handle A handle for a window operator. The handle includes a handle member 10 pivotally coupled to a base 11. A locking mechanism releasably locks the handle member 10 in a position relative to the base 11 which corresponds to an in-use position... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178752 | Crank handle for spinning reel A crank handle for a spinning reel includes an axle inserted through a base, an bush mounted on the axle inside the base and having two cut faces, a retaining member, which has an axial hole for receiving the axle and the bush, two notches at one end, and two flat p... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163168 | Spinning reel handle assembly A spinning reel handle assembly that does not expose a male threaded section to the outside includes a handle shaft portion, a cylindrical cover member, a cylindrical screw-threaded member and a cylindrical moveable member. The cylindrical cover member is mounted on... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147256 | Fold down window operator A fold down operator (10) is provided for a rotatable spindle (224) of casement window assembly (200). The operator (10) comprises a hub (12) and a handle (48). The hub (12) has a receiver (22) and an arm (3... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7000897 | Apparatus and method for operating a water valve A valve wrench comprising a telescoping shaft assembly further comprising an inner shaft and an outer shaft, a handle pivotally attached to a first end of the shaft assembly, and a work coupling element fixed or mounted on a second end. The inner shaft may include a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6971278 | Manual multi-ratio tension-applying device A tension applying device including a housing in which are mounted a primary shaft, a main shaft, a pinion shaft, and a load-member sheave shaft. A ratchet handle is associated with the primary shaft for imparting rotation thereto when pumped by a user. Rotation of ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6914340 | Handheld generator The invention concerns a handheld power generator for generating electrical power for a consumer device, the generator comprising a main casing housing an input gear for driving an alternator via at least one intermediate gear so as to provide a step-up drive ratio ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6450063 | Folding handle A folding handle for attachment to a rotatable shaft element. The handle includes a handle body 10 having a cavity 17 within which a mounting block 20 is engaged. The mounting block 20 has oppositely projecting pivot members 21 slidingly engaged in recess... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6382543 | Swing arm device for fishing reel A fishing reel includes a reel body, a main shaft, a spool, a driving tube, and a swing arm device. The swing arm device includes a swing arm, a driving shaft journalled in the body, and a sleeve unit journalled on the body and disposed around the driving... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6343668 | Foldable control lever A foldable control lever for use with a riding mower comprising a main lever tube having a lower end, an upright section and a grip portion. An upper weldment is affixed to the lower end of the main lever tube. The upper weldment comprises a support flang... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6298749 | Jointed hand brake release handle A jointed hand brake release handle for a railway car hand brake mechanism, having a lever arm with an inner end attachable to a rotatable hand brake release post of a hand brake mechanism, and an extension arm pivotally attached to the outer end of the l... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6240803 | Gear change mechanism in a vehicle A gear lever (7) is arranged between the driving seat and the passenger seat in a truck. The gear lever (7) incorporates a disengageable locking mechanism (34) by means of which it is possible to lower the gear lever (7) from a substantially vertical posi... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6164156 | Window operator A window operator is disclosed. The window operator may be provided with a handle that may be folded from an operable (or extended) position to a stored (or retracted) position. In the window operator, a spring assembly having an integrally formed spring ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6062615 | Actuating assembly for motor-vehicle door latch A motor-vehicle door latch has an element displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position and a bowden cable has one end connected to the element and an opposite end. A latch-actuating assembly has a housing, a main lever pivoted on the ho... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6053069 | Two piece hand brake release handle A two piece hand brake release handle for a railway car hand brake mechanism having a relatively long lever one end of which is rotably fitted onto a rotatable brake release post extending from the hand brake mechanism, such that manual rotation thereof w... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6021691 | Manual override for power windows A window operating system for moving a vehicle window up and down that includes an electric drive motor having a gear coupled to a window movement mechanism through a magnetic clutch assembly wherein the drive gear includes a crank extending outwardly the... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5937582 | Rotary window operator A rotary window operator to effect opening and closing of a window. A rotatable handle (14) is mounted on a housing (10) from which a link member (16) projects. The handle (14) is pivotally coupled to a cage (29) in which a bush (30) is slidingly engaged.... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5823067 | Crank handle apparatus and method A crank handle (40) which is used in a roll-up flexible cover assembly (64) for an open container, such as a truck (68), includes a longitudinal tube (42) and a rotatable tube (44). The rotatable tube (44) has a longitudinal portion (46) being telescopica... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5639392 | Locking crank mechanism An arc welder has a locking crank mechanism for adjusting and securing the adjustment of a transformer having a moveable transformer core shunt. The arc welder has an adjustment base, with a plurality of locking detents in a substantially circular planar ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5632311 | Fence repairing tool for wire fences A fence repairing tool for wire fences is described which includes an elongate wire retaining member. The wire retaining member has an exterior surface and a transverse passage. An end of a wire is inserted into the transverse passage and the wire retaini... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5582370 | Switch machine with ratchet mechanism on hand throw mechanism There is provided an improved hand throw device of an electric motor driven switch machine having a ratchet mechanism that permits torque to be applied to the hand throw device in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction as desired by an operator... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5551316 | Retractable window crank For the shaft of a window pivoting device, a retractable crank which includes a socket, a turning arm and a rotatable knob articulated together so that the turning arm can be pivoted between operating and retracted positions with the knob always on the si... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5513544 | Locking, retracting mechanism for crank handles A retractable, locking mechanism for use with a crank handle wherein the mechanism allows the handle to be rotated from an extended position to a retracted position is comprised of a male swivel and a female swivel, a pin for joining the male and female s... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5482347 | Roll-up tarp apparatus and method A roll-up assembly for covering or uncovering an open container, such as a truck, includes a roll tube transversely extending over the container, a flexible cover being rolling about the roll tube whereby one end of the flexible cover is attached to the r... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5421180 | Casket locking crank collapsible into compact configuration A collapsible locking crank for use in locking burial caskets including a body pivotally housing a crank key arm and crank handle. The crank key arm includes a hexagonal key head on its free end for engaging the locking mechanism of the casket. The arm an... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5368249 | Handle collapsing mechanism for fishing reel A mechanism which for collapsing a handle of fishing reel to its side perpendicularly intersecting a plane containing the axis of the handle and that of a handle shaft. A manipulation member (15) having a manipulating projection (14) constituting the inne... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5345894 | Adaptor plate for shielded drop-lock adjustment on an animal feeder This invention is a drop-lock adjustment used on automatic feeders to adjust the feed gates either up or down and includes shielded drop locks connected to control rods that pass through a channel. An adaptor plate mounted on the channel has a downwardly ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5253917 | Apparatus for fastening a removable roof section of a passenger car Fastening apparatus for detachably fastening a removable roof section to a vehicle body includes an elongated locking device on the roof section movable between a roof-lock position in which the locking device locks the roof section to the vehicle body an... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5230290 | Flush-mounted crank The invention is a crank which is flush-mounted into a work surface and provides for raising or lowering a vertically adjustable work surface. The crank can be raised from its stored position to a fixed position above the work surface and unfolded providi... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5222460 | Shielded drop-lock adjustment means This invention is a drop-lock adjustment used on automatic feeders to adjust the feed gates either up or down and includes shielded drop-locks connected to control rods that pass through a channel adjacent slot-like openings in such channel to prevent the... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5201241 | Window crank handle apparatus A crank handle includes an extension cylinder secured to a shaft member of a window drive housing, with the extension cylinder including a second wall spaced from a first wall receiving the shaft. A second wall shaft extends into a handle cavity, with the... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5168770 | Pivotal handle for a window actuator A pivotal handle for an actuator of a window includes a triangular shaped cap member with a recess along one side of the triangle shape into which the splined shaft end of the actuator is inserted and clamped. A handle member is pivotal relative to the ca... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4928547 | Crank device A crank device for driving a panel of an open roof construction comprises a drive pinion (2) and a crank arm (9). Between the drive pinion (2) and the crank arm (9) there is provided an uncoupling device (46-53; 61-66) for uncoupling the crank arm (9) wit... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4860423 | Method of mounting and regulating a vehicle opening device utilizing a winder The present disclosure provides a vehicle window or like opening device regulator retractable winder apparatus and method of utilization of the same. The present disclosure provides a mounting plate rotatable along a first rotational axis and having rotat... | 08/29/1989 |
