"What can be more palpably absurd than the prospect held out of locomotives traveling twice as fast as stagecoaches?"
The Quarterly Review ; March edition, 1825
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7432455 | Frame for a monitoring scale A frame for a monitoring scale includes a supporting part and two transverse parts by which the frame is supported on the floor. The frame includes a hollow body that may be filled with a ballast material, such as an antiseptic medium, to suppress longitudinal vibra... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7367279 | Stackable support shock absorbing platform A system for supporting a user in a shock absorbing manner over a base floor comprising at least one base platform selectively secured the base floor. There is at least one additional platform wherein this platform can be stacked on top of the base platform. This ad... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7195217 | Bracket assembly for removable mounting of a vibrator onto a railroad car A bracket assembly for a car shaker vibrator that includes a vibrator mounting member that is pivotally connected by a pivot pin, in a hinged or clevis arrangement, to a wedge member. The wedge member includes the male portion of a Gardner type bracket that is adapt... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7114692 | Vibration isolation device A vibration isolation device for isolating a vibration source from a carried member, includes: a carrier for carrying the carried member; a housing positioned on the vibration source, and formed with an accommodating space; a cover for sealing an open end of the hou... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7095482 | Multiple system vibration isolator A vibration isolator (200) for isolating a first assembly (206) from vibration from a second assembly (208) includes a first system (202) and a second system (204) coupled to the first system (202). In one embodiment, the fi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6926263 | High center of gravity stable pneumatic isolator A pneumatic isolator for isolating payloads from vibrations consisting of a vertical isolator suspended from pendulum wires. The top load surface of the isolator strongly resists tilt, thus improving payload stability. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6382718 | Automatically fastenable vehicle seat A vehicle seat having a seat part which is vibrationally movably supported on a seat subframe by way of a multi-spring arrangement. The seat part can be fixed, as required, at the seat subframe while the vibrational mobility is largely canceled.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6126137 | Vibration isolation system A vibration isolation system having at least three vibration isolation units. Each of the units preferably has the same general configuration. The isolation units each include a support stand having three (3) adjustable feet for adjustably supporting and ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6000671 | Vibration isolation system A vibration isolation system having at least three vibration isolation units. Each of the units preferably has the same general configuration. The isolation units each include a support stand having three (3) adjustable feet for adjustably supporting and ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5249784 | Vibration isolating support device A vibration isolating device comprises a base, a plurality of support members each placed onto the base and comprised of a two series layer of an electroviscous body and an elastomeric body, and a cradle supported through these support members. These supp... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5121904 | Hydraulically damped rubber bearing having a relief spring A hydraulically damped rubber bearing includes a journal bearing, a bearing member and an annular spring element of elastic material forming a bearing spring having a perpendicular axis of deformation. The bearing spring is disposed between the journal be... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5016854 | Height adjustable supporting device for an instrument A spring is continuously acting on an upper part adjustable in the height by a spindle for compensating the weight of the vertical adjustable parts. An additional compensating spring acts over a piston on the upper part. By means of a screw which can be s... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4872652 | Two chamber engine mount A two-chamber engine mount has a working space and a compensation space which are filled with liquid and connected by a choke aperture having the shape of a canal. The inlet and outlet openings of the choke canal are rigidly related to the choke canal and... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4863133 | Arm device for adjustable positioning of a medical instrument or the like An instrument-supporting, articulated device has a distal end capable of supporting an instrument in the region of a surgical operating site. The device has at least one joint that supports a movable distal support element relative to a proximal support, ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4722505 | Resilient mount with variable antivibration controls for record players A mount for a record player with variable antivibration controls that make it possible for the user of the player to separately establish an optimum antivibration setting depending on the conditions of the specific surface that the player is resting on an... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4645169 | Vehicle seat The invention concerns a vehicle seat having pneumatic suspension with automatic regulation of the seat height and an integrated height adjustment system. The height adjustment is designed in such a way that it can be used, even in the rest position of th... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4566667 | Seat suspension A seat suspension is disclosed in which a movable frame to be mounted onto a seat cushion for an automobile so as to be resiliently movable relative to a base frame mounted onto the floor surface of the automobile. The movable and base frames are connecte... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4542877 | Support spring blocking structure, and spring-structure combination An essentially tubular spring housing (FIGS. 5, 6) is formed with longitudinal slits (8d, 8e) into which the support spring blocking structure (1, 10) can be assembled. The support spring blocking structure, in one form (FIGS. 1, 2) is a longitudinal rail... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4533126 | Three piece snubber for automatic washer A three piece snubber is provided with two frictional surfaces, a low frictional surface and a high frictional surface and said snubber is held between a frame of an automatic washer and a suspended mass such that small movements between the frame and the... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4447033 | Weight balancer In a mechanism or support for a television or movie camera which allows the camera to be tilted or pitched upwardly and downwardly, the weight of torque offered by the camera is counterbalanced by means of a series of accumulators or spring elements place... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4362287 | Shock absorber arrangement for mounting delicate equipment and shock absorber for use in the arrangement Delicate equipment is mounted on a carrier such as a vessel or a vehicle by means of shock absorbers which are spring biased to an accurately defined position in which the equipment is rigidly fastened to the carrier. When the carrier is subjected to a sh... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4344597 | Vehicle seat with fore-and-aft shock isolation In a seat suspension wherein a seat part is slidable fore-and-aft on a suspension part, a latching member having an elongated slot therein is swingable to and from a normal position about a rivet secured to the seat part and extending through the slot. In... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4225178 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat has a rigid seat support plate which is spring-mounted for vertical movement on the frame and becomes locked in the event of a collision by a pendulum actuated ratchet and pawl mechanism to prevent a "plunging" or "submarining" effect.... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4213594 | Vehicle seat A spring loaded vehicle seat is of the kind having a seat frame and an underframe supports this seat frame by levers and a pneumatic spring so that the seat is maintained at a constant height. Valves control the flow of air to and from the spring to count... | 07/22/1980 |