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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7472627 | Automatic transmission mid adjust linkage An adjustable linkage comprises a housing, a slider slidable within the housing, and a locking member seated within an opening in the housing and selectively contacting the slider to prevent sliding movement thereof. The adjustable linkage is attached between a firs... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7350628 | High force locking spring A spring system for relatively displacing elements attached to end mounts of the spring system. The spring system includes a housing having an axis, an internal chamber, and axially opposite bottom and top ends, a spring rod coaxial with the axis and positioned with... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325822 | Trailer tandem release handle tool This invention is a multi-functional tool designed to stop injury, save time, and minimize aggravation to truck drivers when sliding trailer tandems and or releasing fifth wheel devices The device can be used as an extension handle facilitating the safe manual pulli... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7216878 | Steering column retainers for children's ride-on vehicles A children's ride-on vehicle and a method of connecting a steering column to the vehicle. The vehicle includes a body and a plurality of wheels. The vehicle also includes a steering assembly configured to steer at least one steerable wheel. The steering assembly inc... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207854 | Connection system for two or more marine propulsion devices A tie bar arrangement uses a rod end cartridge assembly that provides relative rotatability between an associated rod end and a coupler tube. The provision of a connecting link and steering arm adapter associated with the rod end cartridge assembly also provides rel... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188680 | Hydraulically adjustable hinged hitch An agricultural implement includes a pivoting assembly, a working assembly, and a tow bar assembly. The working assembly includes a front gang of coulters and a rear gang of coulters. The pivoting assembly includes a hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic cylinder is adj... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185556 | Tie rod jam nut A tie rod jam nut includes a tubular body having an axial bore for receiving a tie rod. A locking portion at a first end of the body can engage the tie rod and a threaded portion of a connecting component attached to the tie rod to lock the connecting component to t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7163216 | One end adjustable torque rod A length adjustment system for a torque rod assembly includes a tubular rod attached to one joint assembly and a solid rod attached to another joint assembly. The solid rod extends into the tubular rod. An adjustment nut attached to the tubular rod threadingly recei... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162935 | Crankshaft coupling structure for engine A crankshaft coupling structure used in an engine and coupled between a piston and a crankshaft to enhance the output torque of the engine is disclosed to include connector pivoted to the crankshaft, the connector having a radially extended and smoothly arched slidi... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7121360 | Hand-held power tool A hand-held power tool includes a percussion mechanism (3) arranged in the tool housing (2), and a motor (4) for driving the percussion mechanism and connected therewith by a gear unit (5), with the percussion mechanism including an eccen... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7048071 | Adjustable link assembly An adjustable link assembly includes a pair of coupling yokes, each having a threaded rod projecting therefrom. First and second lock members projecting from the corresponding first and second yokes. The first and second yokes are threadably coupled to opposite ends... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028647 | Variable compression ratio connecting rod for internal combustion engine A variable compression ratio connecting rod for an internal combustion engine includes a large end adapted for attachment to a crankshaft and a small end adapted for attachment to a piston. An adjustable four-bar link system extends between and links the large end a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7013800 | Mechanical press The object of this invention is to provide a mechanical press that presents no inconvenience in press operations despite its low height, providing great stability and excellent durability. The invention comprises a slide guiding mechanism provided at an upper... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6978985 | Mechanism type non-sectional locking buffer device A non-sectional locking buffer device. The device utilizes a screw ascending and descending principle as a buffering function, wherein ball bearings or outer screw grooves are configured on a central shaft of the buffer device to operate in coordination with inner s... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966567 | One end adjustable torque rod A length adjustment system for a torque rod assembly includes a tubular rod attached to one joint assembly and a solid rod attached to another joint assembly. The solid rod extends into the tubular rod. An adjustment nut attached to the tubular rod threadingly recei... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6913497 | Tandem connection system for two or more marine propulsion devices A connection system for connecting two or more marine propulsion devices together provides a coupler that can be rotated in place, without detachment from other components, to adjust the distances between the tie bar arms. In addition, the use of various clevis ends... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902341 | Turnbuckle linkage assembly A turnbuckle linkage assembly is provided for transmitting a force between first and second locations in a machine. The assembly includes a first link for connecting to the first location such as a rod, tube or cable, a second link for connecting to the second locat... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6854436 | Composite push rod An adjustable length composite push rod constructed of a composite bar having two specially shaped ends to which metal end fittings bond via mating surfaces provided thereon for evenly distributing mechanical stress from the metal end fittings to the composite bar. ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6699082 | Tie bar and mount for boat drives A motor boat drive mounting configuration connects the drives of a boat together at their centerlines so that the drives are turned at equal angles and are synchronized by the boat's steering system. The tie bar that interconnects the drives includes an e... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6604496 | Longitudinally adjustable connecting rod The invention relates to a longitudinally adjustable connecting rod (1), in which a piston part (2) and a shaft part (9) are telescopically inserted one inside the other. Piston part and shaft part can be locked together at certain lengths by pins (5a, 5a... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6457897 | Variable-length connecting element The invention relates to a preferably rod-shaped and variable-length connecting element for transmitting traction or pressure forces between at least two points of application of force, from and to assemblies connected to the connecting element, with fast... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6324940 | Composite link A composite link comprising a fiber reinforced composite tube, an end fitting on each end of the tube and layers of resin impregnated fiber wound over the end fittings and tube. The fiber is laid in a primary layer formed by winding longitudinally over th... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6283483 | Electronicallly controlled ackerman steering A system is provided for use on a vehicle (10) which allows the relative angle of turn between a first steerable wheel (20) and a second steerable wheel (22) to be established by use of a tie rod assembly (32) which is variable in length. The tie rod asse... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6273631 | Connecting rod equipped with ball joints capable of adjusting the distance between the centers A connecting rod includes first and second ball joints made of ball-shanks and holders tiltably connected with the ball-shanks. A connecting portion, which connects the holders of the first and second ball joints, adjusts the distance between the centers ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6149526 | Variable length steering shaft for steering mechanisms of motor vehicles A variable length steering shaft for steering mechanism of motor vehicles and including an external profile tubular member having a non-circular cross-section, an internal profile member arranged coaxially with the external profile member and having its e... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6135670 | Polished rod clamp In an oil well pump, a rod liner is clamped onto a polished rod using an external clamp with an upper clamp section that clamps onto the polished rod, a lower clamp section that clamps onto the liner below the liner head and a yoke section bridging the up... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6116113 | Composite link A composite link includes a fiberglass body. The body is formed by coating glass fibers with a liquid resin and winding the fibers around a plurality of end pieces or bushings. The end pieces have transition sections for smoothly changing the shape of the... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6112608 | Long reach shift arm A robotic device is provided for moving a shift lever of a vehicle including a shift actuator device drivingly connected to an elongated shift arm which is connected to a bracket assembly which is adapted to be mounted to a shift lever. The shift arm has ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6098496 | Control device for an automobile vehicle seat adjustment element A control device for an automobile vehicle seat adjustment element including a control element connected to the adjustment element by a connecting rod. The rod is attached to one of the elements by a clamp made of a material more deformable than the mater... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6079287 | Locking device A locking device having a tubular body, in which a stationary nut member is fixed and a lead screw is threadedly engaged with and through the stationary nut member. A lock nut member is threadedly engaged about the lead screw and biased by a biasing eleme... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6058798 | Infinitely adjustable lifting mounting With a device for the infinite adjustment of a telescopic rod for fixing pivotable elements into an open position and returning them into a closed position, and for raising and lowering adjustable head and leg parts of a bed, a couch and an armchair, the ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5946981 | Pitch link for rotary wing aircraft and automatic adjuster thereof A pitch link for a rotary wing aircraft includes first and second shaft members threadingly engaged with each other. A first rod end is fixedly secured to the first shaft member and a second rod end is rotatably coupled to the second shaft member. First a... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5761971 | Press shutheight control through hydraulic pressure A mechanical press having a very precise shutheight control system is disclosed. The press includes a bed connected to a frame with a slide connected with the frame for reciprocating motion opposing the bed. The slide and bed together define a shutheight ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5727926 | Pitch link for rotary wing aircraft and automatic adjuster thereof A pitch link having an adjustable length is constructed as a diamond-shaped frame by coupling and fixing four flexible beams at end portions thereof. Spherical bearings are provided on opposite ends of the structure. A turnbuckle shaft is screwed into ver... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5722304 | Linear actuator A linear actuator comprising a hollow first cylindrical shaft with helical threads on its exterior surface and helical threads of opposite pitch on its interior surface and a second cylindrical shaft having an exterior surface with helical threads of the ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5607173 | Adjustable parking frame of bicycle An adjustable bicycle parking frame comprises a fastening plate, an inner rod, a support rod and an adjustment rod. The parking frame can be turned and located by a spring, an outer tube and a fitting ring, which are disposed between the fastening plate a... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5572908 | Ratchet mechanism for telescope devices on toy vehicles A ratchet mechanism for telescope devices on toy vehicles comprises a manually drivable driving gearwheel rotatably positioned on a telescope base body, a rack on the telescopic arm, the rack engaging with the driving gearwheel, and a pawl of ratcheting e... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5542315 | Elephant's foot adjusting screw assembly for internal combustion engine A sliding friction- and wear-resistant elephant's foot or swivel pad adjusting screw assembly for contacting an actuating member interface in an internal combustion engine is provided to transmit arcuate motion into reciprocal motion. The assembly include... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5524733 | Adjusting device of brake rods for bicycles An adjusting device of brake rods for bicycles includes a connector, two rods and two receivers. The two rods each has first and second ends, the first end thereof rotatably engaged to the connector and the second end thereof having a threaded portion for... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5505106 | Adjustable tie-rod assembly for a motor vehicle An adjustable tie-rod assembly for an automotive vehicle has inner and outer rod end sections, and an intermediate rod section. The intermediate and inner rod end sections are rotatably connected together. The intermediate rod section is threaded on the o... | 04/09/1996 |
