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 |
| 5971190 | Split ring closure for cylindrical drum Closure means for fastening a cover over the open end of a cylindrical drum, utilizing an annular split ring contoured to mate the cover to the drum. Included are a pair of depending lugs, extending from the ring on opposite sides of the split. Each of th... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5422152 | Sleeve label attachment A sleeve label for application to the peripheral exterior of an article such as a gas cylinder, including a flexible label sleeve having a circumference and a central axis, and first and second portions parallel to its axis and extending the length of the... | 06/06/1995 |
| 4915434 | Apparatus for shortening and fastening a strap to wrap and hoist a load An apparatus is provided to shorten and/or fasten flat belts or straps for wrapping and hoisting a load. The apparatus includes a vertical base plate having a crane lug located in its upper portion. Also, at least three deflectors with free ends are mount... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4731178 | Clamping band for securing flanged members together A clamping band for securing together two flanged members formed with annular flanges, such as a filter housing, comprises an elongated flexible member wrappable about the annular flanges of the two flanged members; a draw bolt and shackle for fixing the ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4296534 | Clamp for flexible hoses A clamp used mainly for connectively fixing a flexible hose, typified by a gas hose, water-service hose or the like, to the mouthpiece portion of a cock, joint or the like. The clamp comprises a clamping band formed of a single metal wire wound into a pai... | 10/27/1981 |
