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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7578241 | Telescopic rail and carriage assembly for suspending a patient lift A telescopic rail and carriage assembly for suspending a patient lift. The carriage has a downward projection to which the patient lift is to be connected. The telescopic rail has an inner rail section and an outer rail section. The outer rail section is provided wi... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7506589 | Telescopic rail and carriage assembly for suspending a patient lift A telescopic rail and carriage assembly for suspending a patient lift. The carriage has a downward projection to which the patient lift is to be connected. The telescopic rail has an inner rail section and an outer rail section. The outer rail section is provided wi... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7377398 | Portable knockdown trolley hoist A portable knockdown trolley hoist, comprising: a trolley support member having opposing ends; a trolley having a plurality of upper roller bearings and a plurality of lower roller bearings, the trolley rollably sandwiching an upper portion and a lower portion of th... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7363864 | Mechanic's track creeper A mechanic's track creeper is described, which includes a body, and a rail interface coupled to the body, wherein the rail interface of the creeper is operatively engageable with a rail having a translational axis, wherein the rail interface of the creeper comprises... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7328491 | Gate mate This specification discloses an apparatus for constructing a gate opening comprised of a spacing unit with a first end and a second end, means for expanding the spacing unit such that the distance between the first end and the second end may vary; means for locking ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320435 | Model toy train track A model toy train track segment in accordance with the present invention comprises an elongate roadbed having a first and a second end and a first and a second side. The said first and second ends of the track segment are configured for attachment to adjacent track ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7303368 | Trailer for walk greensmower A trailer for a walk greensmower comprises a trailer frame supported by a pair of ground engaging trailer wheels. The trailer frame includes a pair of spaced, parallel wheel ramps. A tongue is provided for connecting to a tow vehicle. The trailer frame is pivotal re... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295352 | Scanning apparatus Apparatus for performing optical scanning functions, wherein the apparatus includes an exterior scan module to facilitate a compact size. That is, the scanning apparatus in accordance with the present invention is made smaller by way of a deployable guide track and ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7228669 | Suspended table assembly A suspended table assembly includes a first support and a second support that are vertically spaced from each other. A plurality of legs is provided. Each of the legs has a first end and a second end. Each of a plurality of first brackets is pivotally coupled to one... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7168580 | Rack A first section of a rack includes a first lower wire bend, a second lower wire bend, a first upper wire bend, and a second upper wire bend. The first section also includes a first pivot coupling into which is received a first end of each of the first and second low... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7155757 | Store away shower chair Various embodiments of the invention relate to a seat mounted on wheels for rolling along wheel tracks of parallel longitudinal members of a frame having end members connecting the longitudinal members. The frame may be placed on an upper surface of a bath enclosure... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7069704 | Roofing rail transportation system A rail transportation system particularly suited for transporting roofing materials upon an uncompleted roof. Sections of tubes form rails, allowing several rail cars carrying various roofing materials to transport those roofing materials from the edge of the roof t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6953377 | Suspended runway A runway over which can travel vehicles driven by gravity, comprising a supporting structure and a track line structure sustained by the supporting structure and extending from a upper start region to a lower arrival region, wherein the supporting structure is limit... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948785 | Track system for mobile carriages A track system for high density mobile storage comprises parallel tracks each receiving a rail on which mobile carriages roll. The tracks are supported off a building floor by multiple transverse leveler channels. A pair of insert nuts are immovably held in each lev... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935920 | Toy train accessory A toy train accessory for use with a toy train is provided and has at least one track section disposed across the accessory and connectable to a toy train track. A slot is formed in the track section, and an upwardly spring biased sensor is disposed in the slot. At ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6924838 | Grenade cam A grenade cam is provided and is designed as a surveillance camera projectile. It is manually thrown or propelled by means of a grenade launcher into a visually restricted area or location of surveillance. Once the grenade cam lands in the desired position, four leg... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924469 | Remotely operated microwave oven Apparatus and method for a microwave oven 12 having color-coded pressure switches 24, 26 applied to the face plate incorporating a receiver 14 for remotely operating the color-coded switches by means of a transmitter 16 having indicia and... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6748160 | System of sharing objects having a plurality of contents In order to use video contents created according to DVD video in DVD audio, audio and video sub-directories are located under a root directory. The video sub-directory includes video contents and their management information. The audio sub-directory includes audio c... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6647893 | Race track assembly A race track assembly that can be assembled from a flat folded configuration for use and disassembled to a flat folded configuration for storage. The race track assembly includes a plurality of track sections that can be positioned end-to-end to form a ra... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6575100 | Support structures The present invention relates to support structures. The present invention in particular relates to a telescopic track as well as a telescopic mast assembly which may for example be exploited in the context of a person (e.g. patient) handling system.... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6550393 | Wooden rail for a ride as well as a method for fabricating and mounting such a wooden rail A wooden rail for a ride, in particular for a roller coaster, includes a number of layers of individual planks/boards, laminated veneer wood or presspahn wood, bonded with each other and milled to the precise rail form in accordance with a roller coaster ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6533135 | Portable lifting frame A portable lifting frame comprises an elongate track provided with a bogie movable there along. The bogie is adapted to accept a lifting device. An elongate support is provided for the track wherein the track and support are made up of two or more cojoini... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6493921 | Method of conveying articles from a transport vehicle A method of conveying articles on a transport vehicle from a first location to a second location spaced from the transport vehicle including the step of providing a conveyor system comprising (a) a cart for supporting an article, (b)mechanism for guiding ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6273341 | Non-derailable train system including a movable crossing platform A non-derailable train system including a movable crossing platform for preventing train derailments. The non-derailable train system including a movable crossing platform includes spaced tracks having a rounded upper surface, train wheels having a concav... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6202566 | High-speed high-capacity transportation system A high-speed high-capacity transportation system is composed of an elevated inverted U-shaped electrified guideway that provides traction and capture surfaces for wheeled motive modules that ride within. Payloads are suspended below the motive unit using ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6189455 | Transport apparatus An easily carried and assembled apparatus for use in moving materials between two elevated locations, such as windows of spaced building, that includes a sending assembly positionable across a window in a first building, and a receiving assembly positione... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6155177 | Model train system with improved banking characteristics A model railway system with improved banking characteristics 10 comprising a series of track sections 16, 18 joined end-to-end to form a continuous track assembly 12 and a modular trestle assembly 32 to elevate the track assembly 12. The trestle assembly ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6125765 | Rail incorporating elevation change and method for its production A pre-fabricated monorail track section (104, 105) can be bent vertically quickly and easily, without using any special tools, so as to effect any of a number of desired incremental inclination changes in the rail section (104, 105) and without plasticall... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6010019 | Dual beam header connector plate A gantry lift includes one or more pairs of vertically extendible lift columns and one or more horizontal lift beams supported across the upper ends of the lift columns. The lift beams are supported on header plates that permit slight pivoting or rocking ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5979783 | Toy vehicle track coupling support A device for supporting a coupling between at least two toy vehicle track sections. The device includes a retractable connector support and a support housing. The retractable connector support is an extensible body produced from a rigid material. The retr... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5967052 | Wall-mountable toy track assembly with scenery slots A toy track assembly for use with a toy vehicle is supported by a substantially vertical wall or a substantially horizontal flat surface. The toy track assembly includes at least one scenery cutout, an upper track and a lower mounting having a first matin... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5904099 | Cushioned braking system for a monorail trolley A cushioned braking system for cushioning the impact of a moving vehicle for amusement for children. The braking system comprises a double ended air cylinder having a first cylinder end and a second cylinder end. A first head member and a second head memb... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5873521 | Children's play apparatus A children's play apparatus which includes a specially designed play table that can be used with commercially available toys including toy trains and train tracks, and one that can also be used with specifically designed modules for supporting sections of... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5865327 | Hydraulic boom for gantry and the like A hydraulic boom gantry and a method of lifting a load associated therewith. The gantry includes telescoping sections with a hydraulic cylinder mounted therein. A swiveling plate structure allows minor deviation between sets of telescoping sections. A col... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5794846 | Model railroad track alignment apparatus Track alignment apparatus for supporting and linking sections of model railroad track and/or for receiving a model railroad trestle. Track alignment apparatus may include one or more track alignment members to engage trestles, provide rigidity to curved o... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5711227 | Portable and collapsible dolly and track A portable and collapsible dolly and track system is movably supporting a tripod which retains a camera or the like thereon. Once the dolly and the track have been assembled, the dolly is positioned on top of the track. A tripod is positioned on the dolly... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5687649 | Monorail track structure A splice plate for monorail track sections includes a mechanism for drawing the sections together and for leveling the top surfaces of the track with respect to one another. A hanger bracket which is used to attach the track to a support structure connect... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5664351 | Method and apparatus for animated display A method and apparatus for creating an animated display with an ornamental object that incorporates a unique combination of motions and appearances which can be controlled and choreographed with the use of a computer or other control devices. One specific... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5657695 | Reversible race track system A reversible track section for a toy car circuit. The reversible track section has a length, two opposite ends, two opposite sides, a top surface and a bottom surface. The reversible track section includes a thin, elongated plate including a central reces... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5638755 | Trolley system A trolley includes a track having first and second ends. A pivot is located between the first and second ends of the track so that movement of the first end of the track causes opposite movement of the second end of the track. A counterweight is located n... | 06/17/1997 |
