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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163998 | Electrical busway flange end stub A flange end stub for an electrical busway system is provided. The flange end stub includes a flange plate having a first and second tab extending perpendicular to a first surface. A pair of joint side plates is coupled to the first and second tab with one or more c... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7655865 | Apparatus for mounting busbars An apparatus for mounting bus bars having at least one bus bar holder which can be attached to a loadbearing structure and which has at least one foot receptacle for introducing a foot section of a bus bar and fixing the latter by a holding piece. Simple, stable mou... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7414194 | Bus bar wiring board and method of assembling the same A bus bar wiring board includes a first conductive bus bar, a second conductive bus bar, a first insulating board, in which one end portions of the first and the second bus bars are embedded and a second insulating board, in which the other end portions of the first... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7367830 | Busway fitting with switch mounted perpendicular to primary axis A busway fitting wherein the switch and/or fuse are disposed in a horizontal orientation. As the switch assembly and/or fuse are disposed in a horizontal orientation, the buses coupled to the switch assembly and/or fuse also extend horizontally. As such, the buses c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7334315 | Method of servicing a channel bus splice assembly For use in switchgear equipment having channel bus bars joined together at a bus joint, there is provided a method of servicing and maintaining a channel bus splice assembly and method. The channel bus splice assembly comprises switchgear or switchboard equipment ha... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335041 | Bus bar support A bus bar support, including a lower part which can be mounted with a lower side thereof to the base. Several bus bars which are disposed in a longitudinal direction and at a distance from each other, are used to insert, in an isolated manner, bush bars extending in... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329813 | Modular insulation system A method and modular insulation system for an electrical equipment enclosure having multi-phase bus bars and a mounting base for mounting electrical equipment. The insulation system includes a plurality of components including a plurality of side isolation barriers ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7295427 | Electrical component with flush side action fasteners for a load center basepan An apparatus and method for a load center comprising a basepan with fastener devices for securing bus bars, neutral bars, and a variety of other electrical components to the basepan. Each fastener device comprises a self aligning support post flush with two extendin... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285724 | Bus bar carrier The invention relates to a plastic bus bar carrier having a lower part, an upper part and an adaptor arranged between the lower part and the upper part for the adaptation to different sizes of bus bars. The lower part includes a number of receiving grooves in corres... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7245030 | Integrated generator and transformer and associated methods An electrical power generating apparatus (20) may include a housing (22), an electrical generator (24) within the housing, and a step-up transformer (30) within the housing and connected to the electrical generator. A turbine (26) ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7227740 | Bus shroud A non-conductive bus shroud for a dual circuit breaker system that has a plurality of vertical walls extending generally perpendicular from the top side and including at least one bus member support vertical wall. The dual circuit breaker system includes a housing a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224577 | Mounting plate system A method and a mounting plate system for electrical equipment in a switchgear cabinet having spaced apart frame members. The mounting plate system comprises a first mounting plate having a plurality of orifices located proximate an outer edge of the first mounting p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7192290 | Room lamp provided with insulating structure between bus bars thereof Switch-controlled vehicle room lamps are provided with an insulating structure between bus bars disposed on a back surface of a case Short circuiting between the bus bars is prevented by fitting insulating members molded from a relatively flexible resin into grooves... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7136277 | Basepan assembly There is provided a method and a basepan assembly for a panel board. The basepan assembly comprises a basepan having a bottom portion and at least one sidewall. A first bus bar is mounted in the bottom portion of the basepan. A second bus bar is mounted to its side ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121856 | Device for connection of busbars to equipment of an electrical switchboard A device for connection of a plurality of busbars to at least one apparatus of an electrical switchboard. The device comprises mechanical-coupling means to the busbars. The mechanical-coupling means further comprise at least one first element made of insulating mate... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7109420 | Harness protector and method for producing the same A harness protector includes a first protector formed by injection-molding and a second protector formed by extrusion-molding. The second protector is fitted with the first protector. The first protector and the second protector are connected each other. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7091417 | Busway fitting having a stacked bus bar with an extruded support A busway fitting bus assembly for a busway fitting, wherein the busway fitting has a housing assembly defining an enclosed space, the housing assembly having a top end, a bottom end, and a sidewall, the sidewall having a side opening, at least one tap bus extending ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7060902 | Bushing The invention relates to a bushing (1) for supporting electric conductors. Said bushing contains a flange section (2), a corrugated section (3), which projects above the flange section in the longitudinal direction of the electric conductor, in ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037128 | Electrical connectors and methods for using the same An electrical connector for use with a conductor includes a housing defining a port. The port includes an entrance opening, an exit opening, and a conductor passage extending between and communicating with the entrance and exit openings. The conductor passage is ada... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6960722 | Multi-branch junction overwrap A multi-branch overwrap for protecting elongated items is disclosed. The overwrap is formed from a flexible, resilient substrate. Interengageable attachments are positioned on opposite sides of the substrate for releasably attaching one surface of the substrate to t... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6956164 | Inner conductor supports for rigid coaxial transmission lines An support for coaxial transmission lines is described, having a reduced mass and being configured to reduce bending stresses when subject to insertion or axial load effects. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6921862 | Connector for conductor bars A connector for conductor bars, which are in-line or extend at a right angle with regard to one another and which rotate 90° around their longitudinal axes. The connector is comprised of a first contact piece and of a second contact piece of which the first contact... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913236 | Component mounting track A mounting track for electrical components including a base that is designed to attach a track to a support surface. A wall extends from the base to a mounting rail. The rail includes a number of large tool receiving apertures located directly above mounting apertur... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6867373 | Sprinkler resistant tap-off base assembly A sprinkler and drip resistant tap-off base for an electrical busway distribution system. The tap-off base includes an overmolded perimeter seal providing a liquid resistant seal between the busway housing and the tap-off base and between the tap-off base and a tap-... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6854996 | Electrical connectors and methods for using the same A busbar assembly for electrically connecting a plurality of conductors includes a housing defining an interior cavity and first and second ports. The first and second ports each include a conductor passage and communicate with the interior cavity. The conductor pas... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6765800 | Multiple channel modules and bus systems using same Various module structures are disclosed which may be used to implement modules having 1 to N channels. Bus systems may be formed by the interconnection of such modules. ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6748651 | Method of manufacturing a bus-bar wiring board to reduce the amount of waste This method includes punching a bus-bar pattern out of a conductive metal sheet. A bus bar terminal piece is punched out of the remaining material in the conductive metal sheet. An electrical connection is formed between the bus-bar pattern and the bus-bar terminal ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6714128 | Motor vehicle lighting system A motor vehicle lighting system includes a master controller, a smart light, and a hot bus. The master controller is electrically couplable to a power supply and is adapted to receive an input signal corresponding to a left turn signal, a right turn signal, a run si... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6689956 | Electrical bus duct system with heat-dissipating enclosure An electrical bus system is disclosed in which first and second bus bar assemblies are provided for conducting electrical currents of respective first and second polarities. A bus duct enclosure is provided for enclosing the bus bar assemblies. The bus du... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6677532 | Isolated phase bus duct joint assembly An isolated phase bus duct joint assembly couples together first and second phase bus duct sections where each section has an interior bus conductor surrounded by an outer housing. The joint assembly couples end portions of the interior bus conductor and ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6674006 | Load configurable electrical distribution bus An assembly for electrical distribution includes not less than six conductors, the assembly defining a distribution portion and a source application portion, load connecting portions of the conductors being arranged in overlying layers in the distribution... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6616465 | Bus bar for electrical power distribution A bus bar for electric power distribution, comprising a body made of conducting material, the body having, on at least one side, at least one slot which has a C-shaped cross-section, the back wall of said C-shaped slot comprising two substantially straigh... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6607115 | Junction box An electrical junction box for a vehicle has a connector circuit having bus bars fixed on an insulation substrate to connect to electrical connectors, a fuse circuit having bus bars fixed on an insulation substrate to connect to fuses, and a relay circuit... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6603075 | Vertical bus power connector A universal electrical connector is incorporated into the electric power distribution network of a motor control center, switchboard, or switchgear between vertical bus conductors and the power line inlet. The connector in the form of substantially a sing... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6590164 | Device for fastening a support rail on frame legs of a rack of a switchgear cabinet A device for fastening a support rail on frame legs of a rack of a switchgear cabinet, wherein the frame legs have two fastening sides oriented perpendicularly with respect to each other and each has a row of square fastening perforations. Both ends of th... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6574115 | Computer system, electronic circuit board, and card There are provided motherboard 7, signal line 12 formed on motherboard 7, multiple ground lines 13 formed spaced apart and substantially in parallel with each other adjacent signal line 12, card board 10, signal line 14 formed on card board 10, multiple g... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6545875 | Multiple channel modules and bus systems using same Various module structures are disclosed which may be used to implement modules having 1 to N channels. Bus systems may be formed by the interconnection of such modules.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6521837 | Electrical busway housing system and connection means therefor An electrical busway housing system mechanically connected at the joints of adjoining housing sections by utilization of a coupling system having a top plate and a bottom plate, at least one of which has a roughened surface that provides superior gripping... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6479751 | Contact discs for conducting plates of busbars The invention relates to a contact disc (1) for a conducting plate (2) of busbars, comprising a contact surface (3) projecting upwards with respect to the surface of the conducting plate where the contact surface (3) is integral with the conducting plate ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6472605 | Frangible work cover for breaker box A frangible cover, generally made of a synthetic material, such as plastic, which fits over and grips the "hot" or energized bus bars in an electrical breaker box and fits under the insulating panel fingers in the breaker box. In this arrangement, the nov... | 10/29/2002 |
