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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7857287 | Lifting device A lifting device includes a jack having a first portion and a second portion movable relative to the first portion. A coupling is fixedly attached to the second portion for movement relative to the first portion, the coupling extending away from the second portion a... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7726631 | Disposer installation tool A tool is used to elevate and hold a garbage disposer against a sink fixture during removal and/or installation of a garbage disposer. The tool includes a flat base including a notch opening through a corner of a rectilinear base to allow an electric cord to pass ar... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7331567 | Coupling device for two connecting poles A coupling device for two connecting poles which includes: a lower fixing sleeve sleeved on the upper portion of a lower connecting pole, having an opening communicating the outer surface and the inner surface of the lower fixing sleeve, two fixed plates extend outw... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7313978 | Linear motion device associated to a worm A linear motion device (10) associated to a worm (14) including a body (12) internally provided with a housing seat for partially receiving a worm having a plurality of grooves, a mobile device (52) for temporary engagement in an exposed ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311294 | Jack bar with extendable tubes and fixturing mechanism A jack bar includes an outer tube, an inner tube and a positioner tube coaxially located. The positioner tube is extendable to adjust a length to the jack bar in use while enabling the jack bar to be retracted for storage. The jack bar further includes a clamp confi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310917 | Hinged frame spreader A hinged spreader board of a pre-set length with shaped ends is pivoted open inside a frame to mate with the inside faces of the sides of a frame and maintain the sides apart by the length of the board while attaching the frame to a wall. Additional hinged sections ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7231676 | Cross-rail support system for a bed frame with telescopic legs A cross-rail support system for use with a bed frame to support a mattress having at least two adjustable support leg assemblies attached to two parallel and adjacent elongate beams. The overall width of the support system is adjustable by sliding the elongate beams... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210379 | Rigging tool A rigging tool for use with a turnbarrel for joining ends of cables together in which the rigging tool has a first gripping member with a receptacle suitable for receiving a terminal end of a cable therein, a second gripping member having a receptacle suitable for r... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7159849 | Vehicle jack positioning device and method A novel device and method for positioning a vehicle jack in relation to a vehicle. The device uses a sensor which communicates with an indicator located at the point on the vehicle frame for proper placement of the vehicle jack, or jack point. The sensor detects the... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152496 | Screw nut assembly of linear actuation device A screw nut assembly of a linear actuation device, having a screw, a main screw nut and a safety screw nut is disclosed. The main screw nut and the safety screw nut engaged with the screw are operative to displace linearly along an axis of the screw. The safety scre... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140086 | Adjustable support assembly A support assembly useful in supporting a plumbing fixture in the course of effecting connections thereto includes a base provided with a vertical tube segment supporting a nut assembly threadably engaged to a rod partly received in the segment with the upper rod en... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7086433 | Tree felling assembly An assembly for felling a segment of a tree trunk in a safe and controlled manner and method of using the same. The assembly comprises a vertical support structure having an elongated base portion, an elongated mast portion connected to the base portion or integrall... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086203 | Support A support apparatus (10) for providing a robust load bearing support for screed rails (12) during the laying of concrete in which the height of the screed rails can be accurately adjusted and supported so as to allow the screed rails to be used for car... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7062828 | Cab to frame alignment tool A cab-to-frame alignment tool positions a cab on a vehicle frame in alignment with a box rearwardly of the cab. The alignment tool has a tool body. A holder removably secures the tool body to the vehicle frame. A contact member is carried by the tool body. A driver ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063305 | Adjustment of device for setting laminar plate elements An adjustment device for setting laminar plate elements having a nut screw supported by a bearing structure and a threaded through hole for receiving the screw. The screw has an end protruding from the nut screw having a reference plane for supporting the lower edge... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7024743 | Garbage macerator installation mount A support assembly useful in aligning and mounting a garbage disposal to the drain fitting of a sink includes a base provided with a vertical tube segment supporting a nut assembly threadably engaged to a rod partly received in the segment with the upper rod end sup... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6955622 | Preassembled drive means unit including a mounting aid A preassembled drive means unit provided with a support body comprising at least one wheel receiver, which is adapted to receive therein a respective drive means wheel, and an endless drive means, which is adapted to be put around said drive means wheels. This drive... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6926255 | Pool table slate lifter A pool table slate lifter with an adjustable support assembly and a lifting mechanism provided for lifting the entire slate horizontally from the table. Winches are arranged in relation with a power transmission shaft for contemporaneous, synchronous lifting and low... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6912938 | Vehicle pedal depressor A pedal depressor for a truck or large vehicle includes adjustable telescoping tubes with a locking plate for locking the tubes in a fixed position. A rubber tip is provided at one end for engaging a pedal and a Y-shaped yoke, which is rotatably adjustable, is provi... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6877198 | Cylinder liner remover and installer A liner remover and installer assembly for a cylinder that includes a base having an opening to receive a rod with a tool at an end, an adjustment member and a support member. The support member can have an alignment feature adapted to mate with a dowel pin on an en... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6769655 | Workstation panel lifting bracket A workstation panel lifting bracket is adapted to be mounted to a jack to raise a workstation panel off the floor a sufficient distance to allow for access beneath the panel. The bracket comprises a generally horizontal top plate that is adapted to be mounted to the... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6736743 | Belt installation tool A belt installation tool. The tool comprises a pair of arms connected at a pivot. Each arm has an end for engaging a pulley axle. A handtool is engaged with an arm. By a torque applied with the handtool through a short arcuate motion to the arms, the pulleys are mov... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6663084 | Wallboard jack and holding apparatus A jack for raising, lowering and holding articles such as wallboard can be used by a single installer to install a wall-board panel. The wallboard panel is lifted by turning a knob that moves a foot member down against the floor to lift the wallboard. The... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659428 | Jack for automobile A hollow housing of a screw-type jack is integrally formed by a press. A ram is mounted in the center portion inside this housing in an axial direction to be extendable/contractible in a vertical direction. A drive mechanism mounted in the housing, for ex... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6651968 | Portable collapsible engine support apparatus A portable, collapsible engine support apparatus. The device is attachable to the fender or firewall of the vehicle and is mountable either transversely or longitudinally above the engine compartment. A pair of primary load bearing metal angles are secure... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6607180 | Multi-purpose vehicle tool The present invention relates to a multi-purpose tool for use in connection with vehicle adjustments and repairs when it is required, in the course of repair or maintenance work, that the steering wheel, brake pedal or accelerator pedal (or clutch pedal, ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6581912 | Jack assembly for supporting a shelter structure A jack assembly for supporting a shelter structure includes a first tubular member fixed at a first end thereof to a plate, a nut disposed in the first tubular member and fixed to the plate, the plate defining a central hole aligned with a central hole in... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581911 | Load lifting and supporting device A load lifting and supporting device for leveling beams and other adjustable compressive load applications. The load lifting and supporting device includes a housing with opposite ends, a longitudinal axis extending between the ends, a threaded bore exten... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6435360 | Vehicle supported lift system A vehicle supported lift system in which a generally horizontal lift beam is supported at each end by supports. A hand operated lift mechanism is mounted on the beam and operates a vertically movable member extending downwardly from the beam for connectio... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6374506 | Shaft centering tool for nuclear reactor coolant pump motor An RCP pusher tool for use in maintenance of RCP motors wherein the tool utilizes a clamp assembly that fits over the existing bolts and nuts of the motor's lower bearing oil pan flanges, obviating the need for disassembly of the motor. The pusher tool is... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6334279 | Adjustable outrigger for manufactured home An adjustable outrigger (10) for manufactured home (60) spans between lower end (76) of main beam (70) and outer end (83) of transverse floor joist (80) for supporting outer end (83). Outrigger (10) has a longitudinal axis (21) and generally comprises an ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6244969 | Adjustable billiard table bed support An upper wood frame member carrying a slate bed is spaced apart from and in parallel to a lower wood frame member. An upper plate is affixed to the bottom surface of the upper frame member with screws through mounting holes. A lower plate is affixed to th... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6243996 | Adjustable truss for mating seam of multi-section manufactured home An adjustable truss (10) for a multi-section manufactured home (70) comprising a left section (71L) and a right section (71R); each section having a beam (72) having a lower end (75) including an inner flange (77) and an outer flange (78) and a upper end ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6230448 | Push/pull outrigger for manufactured home An outrigger (10) for a manufactured home (90) spans between lower end (76) of main beam (70) and outer end (83) of a transverse floor joist (80) and selectively provides a push (raising force) or pull (lowering force) to joist outer end (83) to level flo... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6217005 | Load lifting and supporting device A load lifting and supporting device for leveling beams and other adjustable compressive load applications. The load lifting and supporting device includes a housing with opposite ends, a longitudinal axis extending between the ends, a threaded bore exten... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6199828 | Linear spreader This invention provides a tool and a method of using the tool to spread linearly spaced objects apart. The tool is positioned between the spaced objects and then operated by mechanical action to generate compressive forces which act against the spaced obj... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6155536 | Hydraulic staging jack A hydraulic staging jack has a circumferentially grooved cylinder which fits into a base in which two shoes are seated and each shoe has two axially spaced flanges which engage in two axially spaced grooves of the cylinder. Radially outer surfaces of the ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6029331 | Brake shoe spreader/holder A tool for spreading apart opposed spring biased brake drum shoes adjacent one end to facilitate access to a brake cylinder. The tool includes a pair of fork members having depending prongs mounted on a shaft having screw threads along its length. A first... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5971362 | Wall panel jack A wall panel jack comprising a turnbuckle connecting a cradle shaft to a foot shaft, a cradle pivotably attached to an extreme of the cradle shaft opposite the turnbuckle, and a foot pivotably attached to an extreme of the foot shaft opposite the turnbuck... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5953802 | Windshield removal jack A windshield jack includes a linear actuator operable between retracted and extended conditions. The actuator includes telescoping inner and outer tubes. A reversible drive motor connected to the outer tube includes a threaded drive shaft which engages a ... | 09/21/1999 |
