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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5992580 | Reversible braking mechanism A reversible braking mechanism is described, wherein a female member (5) receives a male member (3). One member (3, 5) carries a pair of bushes (19, 31) and the other member (3, 5) carries a pair of uni-directional roller bearings (21, 39) which engage th... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5848629 | Non-rotating awning lock A lock assembly for an awning roller adapted for having an awning rolled thereon and rotationally supported by a rod includes first and second pawls. The first pawl prevents relative rotation between the roller and the rod in one direction and the second ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5152726 | Shiftable roller clutch A shiftable roller clutch to replace the standard disk pack clutch in an automatic transmission is specifically designed to act cooperatively with the planet carrier, and to occupy a minimum of axial space within the transmission housing. The cage pilots ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4938454 | Chain hoist with automatic brake and double chain hooks A pair of axially aligned input and output shafts are jornalled from a frame supporting a brake drum about the output shaft and the output shaft mounts two pairs of diametrically opposite brake shoes therefrom spring biased into friction braking relation ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4836340 | Anti-backlash device for a pump shaft The present invention is concerned with an anti-backlash device for a pump shaft comprising an asymmetrical idler (3) pivoting around a fixed axis (4) and an elastic device (5) which produces a restoring force that tends to press the idler (3) against the... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4785683 | Hand operated brake actuator A brake actuator for an all-terrain vehicle, the actuator including a housing and a cover, a hand-operated lever arm pivotally mounted in the housing and projecting outwardly from the housing through said cover, the lever arm being operatively connected t... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4763544 | Infinitely variable positive mechanical transmission Disclosed herein are two embodiments of transmissions. In a first embodiment, a transmission is provided in which the input shaft and output shafts are mounted for rotation with respect to each other on a common shaft, and power is transmitted from the in... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4722198 | Slush or ice cream maker A machine suitable for placement in a freezer for making slush or ice cream in a cylindrical container. The machine comprises a platform which is lengthwise adjustable, at least four rollers which have an adjustable distance support container, a driving m... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4586329 | Anti rotation device Those gas turbine engines which have reserver cascades covered by a translatable cowl portion when reverse thrust is not required, may undergo inadvertent translating of the cowl portion on take off or cruise with consequent disasterous results. The inven... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4516667 | Rotary motion damping means Damping members are provided for damping momentum in a rotary member to stop it at a desired normally stopped position without any override therefrom, the members include a friction plate moveable against the rotating member at least in the terminal stage... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4481864 | Hydraulic jack with mechanical safety lock A double-acting hydraulic jack, comprising a hollow piston reciprocable in a surrounding cylinder, includes a tubular shaft extending axially inside and carrying a nut of the circulating-ball type which coacts with a screw coaxially disposed in that shaft... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4470745 | Boat loader and unloader A boat loader and unloader has a vertical post which is mounted on the rear of a vehicle. A carriage is slidably and pivotally mounted on the top of the post by rollers. A reel assembly having a crank-operated, cable take-up tube is removably mounted tran... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4288046 | Spinning reel with anti-reversal mechanism A spinning reel having anti-reversal mechanism of simple and improved construction. The anti-reversal mechanism thereby provides a reversal rotation of a rotor because of the engagement between a ratchet gear and a stop pawl. This engagement can be releas... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4057220 | Ratchet type operator for cable winches and the like A cable winch shaft, adapted for rotational mounting adjacent its opposite ends in laterally spaced supports, has an end extension formed as a ratchet gear which is confined in a cavity in a base member also adapted to be secured to one of the supports. A... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4044968 | Downrigger for trolling Downrigger for trolling having a reel mounted for rotation for winding a line thereonto, and unwinding line therefrom. Downrigger has brake means which permits control of rotation of the reel with one hand only to leave the other hand free for trolling ro... | 08/30/1977 |
