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 |
| 7946545 | Wall mount assembly A wall mount assembly for mounting to a building is described. The wall mount assembly includes a base member having a front surface and a rear surface and having a wall extending about an outer periphery and inwardly from the rear surface. The base member also incl... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7552899 | Slide bracket allowing front access for dismounting A slide bracket allowing front access for dismounting includes an end plate disposed to the bracket, suspension blocks disposed on the end plate, and a retaining member provided on the bracket. The end plate has a front part and a rear part opposite to each other. T... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7422189 | Device for fixing a vehicle antenna A device for securing a vehicle antenna to a vehicle body is described, to prevent the vehicle antenna from tilting out of the vehicle body in the mounting operation. The device includes projections which engage behind an orifice in the vehicle body for introducing ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7357362 | Bracket positioning structure for a slide A bracket positioning structure for a slide includes a bracket having an end plate at one end and a fastening seat close to the end plate. The fastening seat is pivotally connected with a connecting element. The connecting element comprises an arm having at least on... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353957 | Pegboard with through peg-hole mounting A pegboard panel includes a plurality of perforations and a plurality of box-anchor receptacles that project outwardly from a rear surface. Each box-anchor receptacle communicates with one of the plurality of perforations and includes a back wall that is spaced from... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334763 | Socket hook bracket assembly A displaying fixture assembly for mounting on an upright support surface and for supporting a plurality of merchandise items comprises a planar base member adapted for reversible attachment to the upright support surface. The base member includes an aperture opposit... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318568 | Device for releasable mounting of a bundle of bags on a wall A device is for releasably mounting a bundle of bags on a wall. The device has a wall-mounted suspension fitting. One rear major surface of the bag bundle is connected to a sheet which is parallel with said bundle and which is adapted for releasably co-action with t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7191908 | Rack with uprights and girders with couplers facing the uprights, and system and method for producing same A rack comprises two upright elements and a girder element, wherein the girder element extends between the two upright elements and comprises couplers, wherein the upright element or the coupler is provided with at least one coupling cam, whilst the other is provide... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175144 | Detachable base support The invention provides a detachable base support including a support, a base plate, and a latch. The support includes a protrusion which has a latch hole. The base plate has a receiving space for accommodating the protrusion. The latch is movably connected to the ba... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165750 | Weapon caddy A caddy is provided for supporting a weapon such as a rifle, gun, pistol, cross bow, or long bow while hunting. The caddy serves as an adjustable cradle for supporting the weapon while aiming at a target and a safety device for transporting the weapon. The caddy may... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7137767 | Storage media drive isolation apparatus and methods In one embodiment, a fastener includes an integrated isolation member composed of a resilient material, the isolation member being adapted to isolate a storage media drive to which the fastener is to be mounted from a drive cage in which the drive is to be installed... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7051984 | Assembly for supporting and displaying objects An assembly for supporting a cantilever bracket and an assembly for supporting an object are provided. The assemblies include a mounting structure having a first surface and an opposite surface and defining an opening therebetween. A relief is defined at a distance ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040583 | Support stand for holding display items A stand for supporting display items of a flat plane type in a vertical position, and of the type having a ground engaging flat base plate (10) a fixed vertical support member with a flat planar surface (20) and an adjustable vertical support member ( | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036187 | Reinforcer for wrapped band friction hinges An improved friction hinge assembly is provided. The friction hinge assembly includes a rotatable shaft and a band having a circular spring portion for defining an opening in which the shaft is rotatably inserted in order to provide frictional torque between the sha... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014155 | Method and apparatus for mounting panels in electrical cabinets In a cabinet having vertically extending side members (5) forming part of a chassis of the cabinet, panel mounts (1), also to extend vertically in the cabinet and to have panels mounted thereupon, are mountable to the side members (5) by integra... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004553 | Method and apparatus for hanging a panel of an electrical cabinet In a cabinet having vertically extending side members (5) forming part of a chassis of the cabinet, panel mounts (1), also to extend vertically in the cabinet and to have panels mounted thereupon, are mountable to the side members (5) by integra... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997292 | Brake rotor attachment assembly that promotes in plane uniform torque transfer distribution A brake assembly for use on vehicles includes a rotor and a wheel mount, formed as a hat portion, fastened to the rotor with a bobbin assembly. The rotor has a flange formed as a series of spaced tabs, and the bobbin assembly is bolted to the hat portion with the ro... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6980429 | Device retention apparatus locking assembly The present invention is directed to a device retention apparatus for an information handling system. The device retention apparatus includes a housing for mounting an information handling system device and a retaining portion located on the housing, the retaining p... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6929227 | System for connecting mounting rails A system (1) for connecting mounting rails comprises a base member (2) and an angular attachment member (3). The base member (2) has an opening (6.1, 6.2) in at least one lateral wall (4.1, 4.2 or 4.3) for passage the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921055 | Method for securing frame members for an electrical cabinet In a cabinet having vertically extending side members (5) forming part of a chassis of the cabinet, panel mounts (1), also to extend vertically in the cabinet and to have panels mounted thereupon, are mountable to the side members (5) by integra... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6902242 | Apparatus for supplying items to be used in garages An apparatus for supplying items to be used in garages includes a fixing device including two supporting elements and at least two associated suspending elements. The supporting elements include front supporting surfaces, and they are designed and arranged to approx... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6837009 | Brace for restricting relative movement between a rod and building structure A brace for retaining a rod at a fixed location relative to building structure. The brace includes two brace members in face-to-face engagement to define a rod receiving opening with slots formed in the brace members. The brace members are connected together by an i... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6799743 | Bracket for mounting auxiliary machinery to vehicle body In a visor side bracket 5, a sun visor is arranged in a lower surface side, a shaft supporting portion 8 fitting a fixing shaft 4 to an upper surface side is protruded, and a guide portion 12 is formed near a peripheral wall portion of th... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6745814 | Guide track assemblies and mounting brackets for upward acting doors Guide track assemblies for upward acting doors include identical vertical and horizontal linear track sections and a curvilinear transition track section. The linear track sections include spaced-apart elongated slots formed at acute angles with respect to the longi... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6726165 | Bracket connecting structure In a bracket connecting structure, hooks (8) are respectively provided on one end side and another end side of a surface of a base plate (7) of a panel-side bracket (5), the hooks are engaged with opposing peripheral edge portions of an opening ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6698700 | Fastener for simple holes A molded fastener for securing an object to a support is herein disclosed. The fastener is capable of bearing tension, shear, and bending stresses and may be installed in a simple aperture or hole formed in the support. The fastener is comprised of a base... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6592331 | Reinforcement ring for the tower of an wind energy facility The present invention concerns a tower of a wind power installation for carrying a tower head of the wind power installation, comprising a flange for receiving a connection which is suitable for receiving the tower head of the wind power installation. The... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6540226 | Apparatus for a document processing system An upstream module has a document transport path portion, and a downstream module has a document transport path portion. The modules are aligned such that a waterfall effect is created from the document path portion of the upstream module to the document ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6536718 | Pressure plug for supporting electric cables A pressure plug for supporting electric cables, of the type that is forced into a hole formed in a wall and including a flattened head, a passage for receiving a fastening member therein, and a rigid shaft provided along the entire length thereof, except ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6517276 | Connector for orthogonal plates A connector includes a first plate (10) and a second plate (30) perpendicular to the first plate. The first plate includes a base (12) defining two cutouts (16), and a perpendicular flange (14) defining a locking slot (19) and defining two openings (18) i... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6511029 | Bracket for mounting an accessory on vehicle body This mounting bracket is used for fixing an accessory to a panel of a vehicle body provided with an auxiliary panel and comprises a panel side bracket (5), a visor side bracket (9) and a cover (10). The cover has a lock member having temporary fixing pawl... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6484983 | Speaker mounting device A mounting device (10) for mounting a speaker enclosure (12) in an elevated position at an intersection of two walls (14,16) or similar surfaces, wherein the device (10) facilitates easily locating supportive wall studs (18,20) underlying wall sheathings ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6454230 | Tool holder for use with a perforated support panel A tool holder for use with a perforated support panel are disclosed. The tool holder includes a base plate at one end thereof and a panel engaging tab at an opposite end thereof. The base plate includes an aperture for receiving therethrough a fastener fo... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6439608 | Bracket and side rail structure for supporting a steering gear on a vehicle frame assembly A mounting bracket secures a steering gear or other ancillary device to a closed channel structural member, such as a hydroformed side rail in a vehicle frame assembly. The side rail has a relatively large opening formed through one of the walls thereof. ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6390725 | Fastener for permanently securing composite gratings to structural members An apparatus for permanently securing a grating sheet having parallel and transverse bars that form a pattern of openings to a structural member. The apparatus includes an elongated generally L-shaped connector having an upper plate section generally rect... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6237282 | Trellis system and latch mechanism for use in growing vine plants A trellis system and latch mechanism for use in growing vine plants, such as grapes, raisins and the like that is particularly suited for use with the alternate bearing method of raising such plants. The latch mechanism has a latch body that pivotally con... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6062528 | Plate-shaped holder A plate-shaped holder for holding a first component on a supporting part, including a base plate, devices arranged on the base plate for fastening the holder on the first component, and devices arranged on the base plate for mounting the holder on the sup... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6021986 | Snap-in mount A sun visor includes a visor body attached to a pivot rod. The sun visor is pivotally mounted to a vehicle roof and/or headliner by using a visor mount assembly. The visor mount assembly includes a mounting bracket, attached to the pivot rod, and a mount ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6015126 | Triangular snap-in mount A sun visor includes a visor body attached to a pivot rod. The sun visor is pivotally mounted to a vehicle roof and/or headliner by using a visor mount assembly. The visor mount assembly includes a mounting bracket, attached to the pivot rod, and a mount ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5979431 | Portable stove The present invention is directed to a portable stove. The portable stove comprises a body member which contains burners. The portable stove includes shelves which lock into place onto the body member during use and storage. A griddle having a heat disper... | 11/09/1999 |
