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 |
| 7106858 | Carabiner communication device A novel carabiner-type attachment means for personal communication devices is provided. In one embodiment the carabiner-type attachment device extends from the bottom of said communication device. The attachment device is in one embodiment integral with the communic... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7082647 | Snap-hook for carrying accessories The body of a snap-hook for carrying accessories is equipped with a guard lug attached to the top part and extending facing the lateral branch opposite the finger so as to define a groove designed to be inserted on a support element, in particular a belt, to achieve... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077445 | Dual lever locking hook A dual lever locking hook comprises a hook member having a mounting portion and a catching portion, first and second locking levers, and a connecting member rotatably coupled to the hook member. The locking levers are affixed to the hook member at the mounting porti... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7051410 | Snap hook with two opposed closing figures The snap hook of the invention comprises a snap hook body closed by two closure fingers pivoting in opposite directions. The two closure fingers are separated by an insertion space. The insertion space has a width sufficient to allow the insertion of a loop oriented... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7010331 | Wireless communication device with latch According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mobile telephone handset construction, which is adapted to be attached removably in an inverted manner to a support element, such as a strap, loop or ring attached to a back-pack or ot... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6948219 | Latch system for child seat A latch system for attaching a child seat to an anchorage of a vehicle seat includes a first latch device connected to a first end of a length of webbing, an adjuster connected to a second end of the length of webbing, and a second latch device. The adjuster has a p... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948275 | Snap swivel assembly including bearing for fishing line A terminal tackle for securing a fishing lure to a fishing line and wherein the terminal tackle includes a slidable/rotatable ring that is trapped to a swivel portion of the terminal tackle and whereby a bearing is trapped to the ring but is slidable on and rotatabl... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6925690 | Bullsnap The bullsnap fastener includes a rigid elongate member having a mid-section, a hook mounted to one end of the mid-section, a gate closing the hook, and an eye mounted to an opposite end of the mid-section. The hook has a shank and a curved distal end. The hook exten... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6631539 | Hook device A hook device has a main body having a pair of arm portions, a connection portion and a hook portion, a block mount disposed on the main body, a fastener seat disposed on the block mount, and a torsion spring. The block mount has a generally U-shaped midd... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6588075 | Fish-hook clasp with a double activation mechanism A fish-hook clasp with a rotating mechanism or "small jack" whose shape forms two activating wings which protrude respectively from the side edges of the clasp's shell. It is possible to act on at least one of the wings to cause the rotating mechanism to ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6519818 | Hook device A hook device has a main body having a connection portion and a hook portion, and a movable fastener disposed on the main body. The movable fastener has a corrugated plate having two curved end portions and a U-shaped middle portion having a plurality of ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6477752 | Lock for a necklace, bracelet or such ornament, as well as an end eye for such a lock A lock (1) for a necklace, bracelet or such ornament, which lock is provided with a carbine hook (2) defining an eye-shaped space and with an end eye (3), which carbine hook (2) is provided with a hook portion (4) and a locking portion (5), which locking ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6438809 | Parrot clasp with an opening button A clasp equipped with an external shell (1), an internal thrust spring (2) and of a rotating lever (3) having a protrusion shaped activation button (8) to allow the user to act upon it with a pressing action to determine its opened position. The external ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6223402 | Clip and casing test telephone incorporating clip A clip for a test telephone has a hook part and a gate part which pivots to open and close the mouth of the hook part. In the open position it enters a slot in the hook part. The hook part has an offset coupling portion for pivotable connection to the gat... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5937490 | Safety snap hook A safety snap hook comprising a so-called "hairpin" pawl including a rod of elastically deformable material, bent to form an open loop. Bent-over ends of the rod, about which the pawl pivots with respect to the body of the snap hook, are not coaxial. The ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5740751 | Mooring line hook It is common practice for pleasure boaters to moor their craft to fixed and buoyed moorings by securing a line from the vessel to a ring attachment on the mooring. To accomplish this normally requires one person standing at the bow to capture the ring on ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5586374 | Clasp mechanism A base portion 122 in a hook 12 having an arc-shaped portion 121 is pivotally secured to a main body 11 by a pivot pin 15. A tip end 124 of the arc-shaped portion 121 projected outward from the main body 11 is mated with and disengaged from a mating end 1... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5579564 | Locking snap-hook The present invention features a user-friendly locking snap-hook having an inwardly acting release mechanism that requires the simultaneous depression of interacting grips. Each of the gripping surfaces of these grips is usually flush or slightly recessed... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5127219 | Safety chain and latchable hook therefor A single length, wire-formed latch is pivotally attached to the hook of the chain and is so configured as to blockingly span the mouth of the chain-receiving slot of the hook when the latch is in its closed position. By grasping opposite limbs of the latc... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5018254 | Tug release connector A tug release connector which is opened by tugging on an object being held by a clip. The tug release connector having a hollow body member with a bore therethrough. At one end there is provided a lip surrounding the bore. The lip acts as a catch. An elon... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4908913 | Safety hook A safety hook includes a generally R-shaped latch member pivotally mounted on a hook member for opening and closing a mouth of the hook member. The R-shaped latch member includes a ring-shaped head having a pair of spaced resilient support lugs on which p... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4731910 | Hooking mechanism A hooking mechanism for quick, easy and reliable securing including a shank having one end securable to a connecting member, and having first and second yoke arms extending outwardly at its opposite end. The yoke arms are curved to define a generally annu... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4714288 | Remote release tow hooks A device with which a tow line may be attached to a towed object, e.g., a submarine vessel, and then detached remotely includes a body member, a trip member, a latch and a keeper member. The body member has a pivot portion and an integral tow portion. The... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4712279 | Clasp for personal ornaments An improvement in a clasp for personal ornaments comprising a hook-shaped main body and a closing piece biased by means of a spring so as to close an opening thereof, the closing piece having one end to serve as a closing portion and the other end serving... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4635903 | Electric hoist pendant control switch arrangement There is disclosed a pendant control arrangement for overhead electric hoists featuring a helically wound elastically memorized insulative cord enclosing a plurality of electrical conductors for attachments at their opposite ends to terminals in the hoist... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4631785 | Clasp for a chain The clasp for a chain consists of three parts, of a casing bent to an U-shape, a plate-like locking member located between the flanks of the casing and pivotably supported by a pin. The locking member has at one of its ends a hook and at the opposite end ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4546523 | Safety hook construction A safety hook construction is operable for providing a simple, safe and durable interconnection between a safety belt, harness, etc., and a safety line. The safety hook comprises a hook body, a closure member pivotally mounted on the body and normally bia... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4528728 | Locking snap hook A latching and locking snap hook utilizing a conventionly shaped snap hook body having a normally open hook end portion which is opened and closed to receive and discharge a connector, line or other fixture by movement of a spring biased latch member pivo... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4528729 | Locking snap hook A locking and latching snap hook, including an open hook body portion which is opened and closed to receive and discharge a to-be-connected item by movement of a normally closed, resiliently biased, latch member pivotally connected to the body. The hook b... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4434536 | Locking snap hook A positively locking snap utilizing a conventionally shaped snap hook having a normally open hook end portion which is opened and closed to receive and discharge a line or other fixture by movement of a U-shaped spring biased closure pivotally connected t... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4411050 | Jewelry clasp This invention is related to a clasp used in jewelry. The clasp includes a first element having a main body and a jaw in the shape of a hook which is integrally formed with the main body; a second element, also having a main body and a jaw in the shape of... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4340999 | Metal clasp A metal clasp includes an outer housing made of a sheet of metal foil folded about its notched center portion so as to define a generally U-shaped housing having two opposed surface portions defining lateral openings therebetween. The clasp additionally i... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4062092 | Safety hook A safety hook is provided with a spring loaded closure segment normally closing the mouth of the hook. A pin carried by the segment is normally engaged by a spring loaded crank latch. The crank latch prevents the pin and segment from rotating to open the ... | 12/13/1977 |
| 3949451 | Safety snap hook assembly A main hook portion is provided with a D-ring engaging upper area and safety ring engaging lower area. A spring loaded pivoted snap component holds the D-ring in the upper area yet allows a safety ring to be engaged and disengaged from the lower area. In ... | 04/13/1976 |
