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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7124859 | Manually actuated brake system for manually towable vehicle A brake system for a vehicle having a plurality of wheels and a frame comprising a mechanically actuated braking assembly operably coupled with at least one of the wheels and being operable between braking and non-braking conditions, a handle coupled to the braking ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6823969 | Braking device for an elevator A braking device acts on a guide rail and consists of a housing that is arranged at an elevator car yoke and serves as a support for spring packets and/or for adjusting packets. The housing also serves as a support and guide for chock guide elements that in turn ret... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817598 | Gun brake device The present invention provides a gun brake system adapted to slow the descent of a tool string in a well. In one embodiment, the brake system comprises a brake installed within the well and having a snug fitting restriction and one or more fluid channels extending a... | 11/16/2004 |
| 4792127 | Friction damper In a friction damper a core part is telescopically movable in an outer part. A friction piston is secured to the core part. The friction piston is pot-shaped and includes a basic body and skirt segments. The skirt segments are integral with the basic body... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4673066 | Brake in a light-constructed transport carriage A brake for a substantially light-constructed transport carriage includes a frame part, wheels and a part for drawing the carriage, the draw part being turnably carried in the frame part so that it can be lifted into vertical position to produce a braking... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4671522 | Pull cart A Non-Motorized People Transporter having a frame member upon which a freely rotatable pair of wheels for movement is mounted thereon. A seat unit of sufficient size for three adult passengers to ride therein is mounted to said frame member. A pull bar wh... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4417648 | Braking arrangement for vehicles A braking arrangement for vehicles having a "dead man" brake, and which includes means for rendering the dead man brake ineffective during a particular mode of operation. A three-position brake control handle is pivotally mounted on the stationary structu... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4258831 | Brake mechanism for a hand operated lift truck A brake mechanism for hand operated lift trucks in which two brake shoes are pivotally mounted on the lower end of the handle assembly so that contact between one or the other shoe and the brake drum is accomplished by either upward or downward movement o... | 03/31/1981 |
