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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353566 | Adjustable wheel assembly An improved wheel assembly comprises a caster fork, a caster wheel rotatably supported by the caster fork, and a caster swivel post defining an axis about which the caster fork rotates. The caster swivel post is being adapted to rotate about a pivot axis within a cy... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7299525 | Self-locked hinge device A self-locked hinge device includes a hinge body, a first mounting plate, a second mounting plate and a locking mechanism, The first mounting plate is hinged to a first end of the hinge body, and the second mounting plate is hinged to a second end of the hinge body.... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7121412 | Hinged swing bracket assembly for a rack system A hinged swing bracket assembly for a telecommunications rack system has first, second and third arms. The first arm has a first end and a second end and is adapted to be connected to a support. The second arm has first and second ends. The first end of the second a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6944910 | Caster wheel assembly with anti-flutter control A caster wheel assembly for a wheeled device, such as a wheelchair, includes a housing suitable for connection to a wheeled device, a caster fork configured to mount a caster wheel for rotation, and a caster bolt connected to the caster fork and inserted into the ho... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6749215 | Dolly having multiple supports hingedly joined together A dolly for transporting multiple containers. The dolly is provided with a plurality of casters which allow it to spin on its footprint. Supports, each of which can carry a container, are hinged together allowing the dolly to flex when encountering alterations in fl... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6694964 | Barbecue grill assembly with a foldable side rack A barbecue grill assembly includes aside rack mounted foldably on a main frame, which has a mounting seat formed with an insert hole for access to a slide passage and installed with a resilient locking pin and an operating shaft coupled to the locking pin... | 02/24/2004 |
| 5784732 | Side rail for a bed enclosure A bed enclosure is provided with a side rail which is movably mounted to a frame of the bed enclosure by a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly allows the side rail to pivotally move between a raised position, in which the side rail is adjacent a side of a ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5203317 | Auxiliary burner An auxiliary burner unit for mounting on a shelf of a barbecue grill cart or the like is disclosed. The burner unit includes a housing with a burner element and a fuel source. Brackets are provided for securing the burner unit to an existing shelf in spac... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5054723 | Hinged tube support A tube support for facilitating bedside attachment of a life support tube or duct includes a base member configured to rest on a surface, a tube support member having a tube support shoulder at one end thereof and a pivotal attachment extending between th... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4969232 | Adjustable caster wheel assembly An improved caster wheel assembly for a wheelchair or the like includes adjustable bearing components for variably resisting swivel motion of a caster wheel to prevent undesired wheel flutter. The caster wheel assembly includes a wheel fork unit having a ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4834434 | Safety latch for a nuclear waste container A permanent locking device for a nuclear waste container which, in combination with a lid and a box, utilizes a dee-shaped ring held by a wide, flat hinge and a protruding narrow malleable metal retaining strap. The ring can rotate or slide up and down wi... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4311322 | Self-locking folding outrigger assembly A folding, self-locking outrigger for a load transporting vehicle, the outrigger disposed on a side of the vehicle such that the outrigger is movable between a first position wherein the outrigger is disposed substantially adjacent the side of the vehicle... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4210068 | Bag sealer lid assembly In a home bag sealer of an integral molded and elongated box housing having an opening for supporting a roll of bag material with a rear pivoted lid on the housing to close the opening and, with a heater along the opening operative on lid closing to seal ... | 07/01/1980 |
