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A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7150343 | Shoe brake assembly, in particular for rail vehicles A shoe brake assembly for a rail vehicle including a bogie connected with the rail vehicle. The assembly also includes a wheel having a wheel web and radially inward-facing surfaces on opposite sides of the wheel web. Also included are at least two brake pads adjace... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7124861 | Motion control apparatus A brake (10) having application for a linear or rotational motion device includes a housing (120) in which a first piston (140), a wedge (142) and a second piston (144) cooperate to engage a friction facing (136) through a p... | 10/24/2006 |
| 5715755 | Traveling carriage The invention relates to a traveling carriage moveable on a guide rod (14), wherein a traveling body (10) of the traveling carriage partially embraces the guide rod (14) with a gap opening remaining on one side, the gap opening being formed by a fixed pro... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5685227 | Brake assembly for overhead trolley The present invention relates to a brake assembly, for overhead conveyers of the type which are suspended from and move along a rail and more particularly, a leaf spring brake or wedge assembly for an overhead trolley which wedges two pairs of wheels in a... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5524548 | Festoon brake system A trolley system is provided which includes a powered tow trolley that travels along a rail, an end trolley that is fixed to an end of the rail, and several intermediate trolleys that travel along the rail between the tow and end trolleys. All trolleys ar... | 06/11/1996 |
| 4747119 | Ceiling mount for an X-ray radiator The invention relates to a ceiling mount for an X-ray radiator comprising a carriage carrying said X-ray radiator, the carriage being displaceably guided in rails. For the purpose of locking the carriage, a friction block motor-displaceable perpendicular ... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4650197 | Hand trolley A hand trolley for ascending and descending stairs is disclosed as including an elongated frame with a pair of outer rails and a pair of inner rails being spaced from the outer rails, a pair of wheels mounted on the frame at one end of the outer rails wit... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4576096 | Wheeled locking carrier A locking wheeled locking carrier including a pair of identical molded half carriage parts each of which carries a pair of canted wheels to support the carrier within a track, and a pendulum part pivoted between the carriage halves and extending downward ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4491201 | Trolley A trolley assembly for use in an automobile lift rack employs individual trolley wheel mounts wherein the wheel is supported by a plurality of elastomeric mounts arranged in vertically displaced, mutual relationship to prevent bending of the mounts when t... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4416456 | Trolleys for target ranges A trolley for moving along a mono-rail track comprising two superimposed tubes, the trolley being provided with means for carrying a target, and being further provided with pairs of drive wheels which are inwardly inclined to rest on upper parts of the lo... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4353308 | Cog wheel railway Cog wheel vehicle system. A single track consists of a square beam having a pair of flanges. There is a row of holes in each flange. A vehicle rides on the track and has a cog wheel engaging the holes in the flange. A directional hydraulic motor is connec... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4246846 | Downhill sledding system A sledding system having a track installed on a ski slope in the summer has U-shaped track sections with a flat bottom and substantially upright sides which serve to retain a driver controlled sled sliding on the track. Braking is provided by extendable s... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4121702 | Emergency brake for rail cars An emergency brake mechanism is provided, particularly for small railway cars such as those used for monorail systems, for braking a car released by failure of the motor and main braking system. The brake mechanism includes a brake shoe with tapered surfa... | 10/24/1978 |
| 3980158 | Brake apparatus with variable brake force for aerial cableways A brake apparatus with variable braking force for cable cars having a brake mount or housing connectable with a cable car by a connection shaft and including at least one pressure released catch brake. The catch brake has brake jaws which can be applied w... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3936906 | Curtain stopping device This invention is a curtain stopping device wherein a body is displacable on a curtain rail and is provided with a presser continuously urged toward the curtain rail so that the body can only be substantially moved by separating the presser from the curta... | 02/10/1976 |
