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A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926672 | Yoke for a railway draft gear and method of making Yokes utilized in railway coupling apparatus are designed according to the invention to have improved stress profiles and increased service life. Investment casting techniques used to make the yokes and other components of the coupling apparatus yield improved surfa... | 04/19/2011 |
| 6796448 | Railcar draft gear housing A railcar draft gear housing formed from an austempered ductile iron casting having an original shape and including an open end, a closed end, and wall structure axially extending between the housing's ends. The wall structure of the housing defines an axial section... | 09/28/2004 |
| 5593051 | Slackless cushioning device for railroad cars A railroad car coupling mechanism is described as having a yoke which is disposed within, I) a carsill which is attached to the underside of a railroad car adjacent each of the opposing ends of the car, and II) a striker which is secured to the subsill an... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5511676 | Coupler yoke with tapering key slot reinforcement A coupler yoke for a coupler of a railway vehicle is constructed with a nose portion which is reinforced by a raised region which surrounds the forward end of the key slot. A tapered buttress extends along the length of both sides of the key slot. The wid... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5427257 | Drawbar assembly yoke casting An integral yoke member casting having a back wall portion, a first side wall portion formed integral with the back wall portion adjacent a first outer edge thereof. The first side wall portion has a front face portion which is engageable with a rear face... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5360124 | Slackless buff gear connection system with sliding yoke casting A railway car connection system for a railway car having a center sill. Such connection system includes a sliding yoke. The sliding yoke having a front pocket portion open at a front end thereof. The front pocket portion is formed by a top wall portion, a... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5339970 | Slackless drawbar assembly employing adjustable blockout apparatus There is provided a slackless drawbar assembly which connects the adjacent ends of a pair of railway cars together in a substantially semi-permanent fashion. The assembly includes a yoke, an adjustable blockout apparatus which has a pair of spaced end blo... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5320229 | Yoke for coupling railway cars utilizing a drawbar assembly A railway car yoke having a rear end portion, a body portion, a top forward portion and a bottom forward portion. Each of the top forward portion and the bottom forward portion include a thickened portion through which one aperture is formed to receive a ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5221015 | Yoke for coupling railway cars utilizing a drawbar assembly A railway car yoke having a rear end portion, a body portion, a top forward portion and a bottom forward portion. Each of the top forward portion and the bottom forward portion include a thickened portion through which one aperture is formed to receive a ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5131548 | Slackless, resilient drawbar system for a railway car A slackless drawbar system for a railway car in which there is provided an elastomeric pad that absorbs forces during buffing conditions and helps to maintain the slackless nature of the system. The elastomeric pad absorbs forces during lateral and vertic... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4635804 | Yoke for railway car coupler assembly A yoke for a railway car coupler assembly includes a yoke body having a generally rectangular front portion. A central opening provided in the front portion extends longitudinally therethrough. A pair of opposed first and second straps extend rearwardly f... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4593828 | Rotary railroad car F coupler A rotary railroad car F. coupler assembly which employs a rotary connector between the yoke and car coupler, is described as having a yoke with a larger diameter opening in which a bigger rotary connector is mounted. The rotary connector in turn, is desig... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4428489 | Rotary railroad car F coupler A rotary railroad car F coupler assembly which employs a rotary connector between the yoke and car coupler, is described as having a yoke with a larger diameter opening in which a bigger rotary connector is mounted. The rotary connector, in turn, is desig... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4243149 | Railroad car draft gear and coupler arrangement A rotary railroad car coupler and attached draft gear are provided with strategically located stops for maintaining a predetermined clearance between the butt end of the shank of the coupler and the adjacent front follower of the draft gear when the coupl... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4128178 | Rotary type railway car coupler An improved rotary-type F Car Coupler. The yoke of the coupler is provided with the side opening through which the pin for holding the shank of the coupler head to the yoke is removed. A plate is provided for covering the side opening and retaining the pi... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4022329 | Draft rigging for railway cars The invention relates to a rapid transit draft rigging for an automatic coupler which includes a yoke, disposed within a drawbar, which has a stem abutment extending inwardly from the rear of the yoke, passing through a shear block release member and cont... | 05/10/1977 |
