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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE40484 | Tracking, propulsion and braking system for bridge tripper/hopper car A tripper/hopper car rides on a conveyor via four wheel tires running on T-section rails, with respective hold down wheels riding adjacent the underside of the rails and respective caster side wheels riding adjacent the vertical edges of the T-rails. Each wheel tire... | 09/09/2008 |
| 6955590 | Ice resurfacing blade sharpener Blade sharpener apparatus and method for ice resurfacing machines which can include a tabletop for laying a longitudinal blade from an ice resurfacing machine thereon in a stationary position. A moveable carrier assembly attached to the table includes a drill press ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6917136 | Synchronous machine design and manufacturing Synchronous motors according to the invention operate at higher efficiency, with lower cost, reduced mass and reduced cogging. Magnet dimensions are selected that reduce cogging forces to a negligible amount even though there are fewer slots than normal. Optionally,... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908373 | Shear blade sharpener method and apparatus Blade sharpener apparatus and method for ice resurfacing and paper cutting machines includes a table for laying a longitudinal blade in a stationary position thereon. A moveable carrier assembly attached to the table has a drill press power head that is lowered from... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6418856 | Passive steering assembly for a guided vehicle A passive steering assembly for a guided vehicle movable along a guideway includes a vehicle including at least one axle structure; a pivot joint at each end of the axle structure; a wheel mounting pivotably engaged with each pivot joint; a hub for rotata... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6098780 | Tracking, propulsion and braking system for bridge tripper/hopper car A tripper/hopper car rides on a conveyor via four wheel tires running on T-section rails, with respective hold down wheels riding adjacent the underside of the rails and respective caster side wheels riding adjacent the vertical edges of the T-rails. Each... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5842422 | Railway track In a vehicle track having longitudinal rail members positioned in parallel on either side of a track centerline and on which respective drive wheels and guide wheels of a vehicle move, the improvement including longitudinal rail members each having an asy... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5397211 | Automatic storage and retrieval system A storage and retrieval machine comprising a generally horizontal rail including a rail member, a base, a linear slide supporting the base for movement along the rail member, a generally vertical mast supported by the base, a carriage supported for genera... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5381737 | Rail truck suspended car transit vehicles A rail truck for use in an elevated closed beam having a slot in the bottom surface for clearance of a car body support member. The passenger car body is hung beneath the beam and elevated above the ground with the trucks running inside the beam. The flan... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5353887 | Household trash delivery system A household trash delivery system having a guidance member moveable within a track. The cart is controlled by a programmable timer to send the cart from a household location to a curbside destination at a desired time, and the return of the cart from the ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5325788 | Safety trolley restraint system for railroad bridges having pivotal clamping rollers A safety trolley restraint system for easy attachment to the rail of a railroad track crossing a bridge includes a trolley carriage with opposed rollers clampable to the rail so as to hold the trolley on the rail while permitting rolling movement of the t... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5275256 | Ladder carriage apparatus An apparatus having first and second floor plates defining a floor opening to receive a ladder therethrough is provided, with the floor plates having first and second side plates mounted to opposed ends of the floor plates, with the side plates arranged i... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5267514 | Track for material handling car and car wheel assembly for cooperation therewith A material handling car and track assembly, the assembly comprising a track having a pair of opposed U-shaped rails, and a car having a chassis with four wheel assemblies mounted on the chassis, each of the wheel assemblies comprising a first generally ve... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5247891 | Transverse adjustable linear motion guide unit A linear motion rolling contact guide unit includes a rail, a slider assembly and a plurality of rolling members interposed between the rail and the slider assembly so that the slider assembly can move along the rail in any direction. The slider assembly ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5165268 | Extrusion puller mounting An extrusion pulling apparatus wherein an extrusion puller is guided from above and below for movement along an extrusion line from an extrusion press. The upper guide comprises a T-shaped beam with rollers mounted on the puller for rolling along vertical... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5141100 | Device to convey parts to one or more processing stations and remove them Disclosed is a device to convey parts towards one or more processing stations and to remove them therefrom. This device includes a rail forming a continuous closed circuit and supporting a series of supports which are in contact with the rail by rollers, ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5119734 | Chassis for rail-bound exhibition vehicles A chassis for rail-bound amusement vehicles including a vehicle frame with a bearing block connected to the frame and a bearing bracket elastically mounted on the bearing block via a ball-and-socket joint. Wheel shoes are provided for hinges with supporti... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4991257 | Sliding door apparatus A sliding door apparatus for installation in a structural opening, having overhead runway rails with tracks or runways in which guide rollers of the sliding doors are mounted in a displaceable arrangement, additional cylindrical guide pins (pilots) (14) b... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4922831 | Lightweight car-on-track system A lightweight car-on-track system having a pair of spaced-apart rails and an associated rotatable drive tube with a captive carrier movable along the rails and having a drive wheel in driving engagement with the rotatable drive tube. The drive wheel is sp... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4831937 | Amusement ride device An amusement ride device comprises a track composed of a pair of parallel rails and having a central axis extending between the rails, and a car adapted to travel along the track. The car includes a car body, a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear whee... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4825771 | Rail guided jack for lifting derailed rolling stock The invention provides a lifting device for re-railing railroad vehicles comprising a guide rail which is adapted to be disposed substantially horizontally in use, having an outer surface including a toothed rack, a traveller mounted by rollers for guided... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4805537 | Vehicle and joist monorail trackway and method of transporting roof decking thereover A pair of truck vehicles are manually moveable along the top and side edge running surfaces of parallel joist members of a factory roof a-building. Each truck runs on a separate joist and each has wheels running on the top surface of the joist with horizo... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4794865 | Amusement ride vehicle An amusement ride vehicle for travel along a trackway defined by a pair of track rails. The vehicle includes a pair of transverse frames pivotally carried by an elongated main frame, with drive wheels carried by the transverse frames in driving engagement... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4776282 | Self-running device for a transporting carrier A conveyor device for conveying articles along a predetermined path of travel having a running rail on opposite sides of the path of travel. A bus bar is below said running rails. A self-propelled carrier has driving wheels to roll on the running rails. T... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4682547 | Amusement ride with vehicles supported by universally hinged wheel groups An amusement ride installation of a closed track figure eight configuration has passenger carriers suspended to swing from a plurality of support rods pivotally mounted to a single carriage. Each carriage has a frame made of transverse and longitudinal me... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4669390 | Robot carrier structure A robot carrier structure constituted by a carriage movable on rails and supported on four wheels two of which are mounted on a driven shaft and two are idle wheels. Each drive wheel has a structure adapted to ensure a high adherence to the rail, particul... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4467726 | Stabilizing apparatus A stabilizing device for a satellite tracking communications aerial comprises a first element which depends from the frame of the aerial and a second element which carries at its lower end one or more rollers arranged to run along the downwardly facing su... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4447680 | Power collection apparatus for a transportation system A power collection apparatus is disclosed for the purpose of power distribution from a central power supply to the propulsion motors of at least one mass transit vehicle operative with a predetermined roadway track, including one or more rail gaps and/or ... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4422151 | Liquid handling apparatus A liquid handling apparatus capable of being used as a fraction collector, sampler, dispenser, diluter or the like utilizes a microprocessor and three stepping motors to move a liquid handling tube suitable for dispensing, sampling or the like in two hori... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4346945 | Multipurpose reciprocal bearing unit A reciprocal bearing unit to be provided between a shaft and a support member includes a plurality of thin members so layered in the axial direction of the shaft as to form a casing with a plurality of recessions in which a plurality of rollers are so arr... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4248157 | Conveyor trolleys A conveyor trolley for transporting articles along an elongated supporting rail and embodying dielectric supporting and retaining wheels and bumpers constituted and arranged so as to effectively electrically insulate the trolley and the article to be tran... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4241664 | Formable drive rails An elongate formable drive rail for carrying a working apparatus having a toothed drive gear and support elements is provided in the form of a narrow elongate strip of metal having a regular series of corrugations extending lengthwise of the strip interme... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4236454 | Mountain monorail slide A guideway gravity vehicle combination designed for recreational use on hills and mountains consisting of a wheeled, stabilized vehicle riding on a monorail which extends from the top to the bottom of a downwardly inclined slope. The rider controls the ve... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4232611 | Guided vehicle for guide-way transportation system A guide-way vehicle adapted for running on guide way means having running surface means and guide rail means on the running surface means, wherein the vehicle comprises three axle assemblies provided at front and rear end portions and an intermediate port... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4171670 | Overhead rail transportation systems A rail having an upper supporting edge and a lower braking edge, and a traction unit for riding on the rail and adapted to be connected to a carrier so as to suspend the carrier from the rail. This traction unit has a power-driven wheel to ride on the rai... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4155434 | Electric conductor system for rapid transit railways A rail electrification system for electric railways utilizing 3-phase power, comprising three conductor rails arranged in a group characterized by a staggered relationship, commonly known as a delta configuration, so that two of the rails face in one dire... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4092928 | Traveling support apparatus Traveling support apparatus for supporting welding device or other apparatus for peripheral travel about a pipe. The support apparatus utilizes endless belts disposed around paired wheels at opposite sides of the apparatus to propel the apparatus along a ... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4089272 | Transportation vehicle guidance apparatus A transportation vehicle for use in a mass transit system is provided with a laterally sprung guidance apparatus operative with a vehicle restraining guide beam included with the vehicle roadway, for restraining the removal of the vehicle in relation to t... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4056064 | Transversely removable gantry loader A gantry loader comprising a horizontally disposed support beam, a railway rail secured to the support beam, the rail including a head, a loader assembly including a carriage selectively displaceable along the beam, the carriage having a first pair of whe... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4044688 | Monorail transport apparatus There is disclosed a monorail transport apparatus for transport of golf equipment in golf links, comprising a transport vehicle body provided with a caster wheel rollable on a monorail, a driving vehicle body equipped with a prime mover and partly receive... | 08/30/1977 |
