Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7712646 | Adaptor for a tool An adaptor (10) for a fastening tool (12) having an attachment portion (18) for coupling the adaptor (10) to the fastening tool and a support (14, 16) for coupling a mounting bracket (26) to the adaptor (10), arranged... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7331496 | Hammer drill A hammer drill (2) includes a clockwise and counterclockwise driven tool spindle (28), a drive pinion (70) operatively connectable with the tool spindle (28) for transmitting a torque thereto, a separate control handle (6) for sele... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7290693 | Cable holding assembly for cable stapler A cable holding assembly for cable staplers is provided, which is housed inside a slot in front of the muzzle of a cable stapler. The cable holding assembly contains a spring blade, a holder blade, and a resistance blade. The spring blade is configured on the wall o... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7210887 | Bookbinding machine A bookbinding machine for processing inner books includes a transport system with a multiplicity of inner-book clamps continually movable in a closed continuous track. Each of the inner book clamps is articulated to a circulating roller chain and has a rear-edge sto... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6145825 | Sheet processing apparatus and method therefor A sheet processing apparatus includes a staple tray that stacks a sheet discharged from an image forming apparatus, a rear end fence that vertically aligns the sheet stacked on the staple tray by hitting a tail end of the sheet in a conveying direction ag... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5183195 | Device for stapling sheets individually supplied and deposited on a stack A device for stapling sheets comprises a collecting tray (1) which is downwardly inclined to the direction of entrance "A" of sheets and has a support surface (2) and a pivotable abutment (3) associated with the front portion of the sheets. Between abutme... | 02/02/1993 |
| 4480778 | Heel nailing machine A heel nailing machine having a holddown for the heel which clamps the heel against movement during attachment. The holddown is then moved upwards to lift the heel and attached shoe off the stand. The holddown then swings to one side and the shoe is relea... | 11/06/1984 |
