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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370851 | Damping system of a glove box A damping system of a glove box using a damper and a wire. The damper is attached to the glove box. An end of the wire is fixed to a fastener on a lower panel. Thereby, when a field problem occurs, the damper is mounted and demounted with ease. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367086 | String type air damper A string type air damper includes a cylinder formed in a tubular shape, defining a guide hole at one end portion thereof, a piston, which moves in the cylinder, a helical spring for biasing the piston toward the other end portion of the cylinder, and a string member... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7240889 | Securing bracket for a floor supported laundry appliance A securing bracket for a floor supported laundry appliance, such as a washing machine or a clothes dryer. The securing bracket is connected between the rear legs of the appliance and an adjacent wall to prevent skidding of the appliance on the floor. The securing br... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7202414 | Apparatus and method for manipulating a line such as a cable or cord Apparatus and method according to which a line extends through a sleeve so that a first amount of the line is disposed within the sleeve. After stretching and permitting the sleeve to retract, a second amount of the line is disposed within the sleeve, with the secon... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7184366 | Short seismic streamer stretch section with adjustable spring force A seismic streamer stretch section includes at least one spring member. The section includes means for coupling the at least one spring member at each end to at least one of a seismic streamer and a seismic lead in cable, and a cable coupled at its ends to the means... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7089631 | Mounting hook and wire array apparatus and method A mounting hook for a wire array mountable on a seat frame has a first portion having a seating member running longitudinally along the first portion, a second portion having a channel running across the top of the hook and outboard of the hooking surface, and a hoo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7051414 | Method of retaining components strung on a bead wire The method of easily and securely retaining components strung on a bead line by placing a portion of the bead line between coil members of a tension spring comprises applying torque action to leverable members of the tension coil between the thumb and index finger o... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6997842 | Differential assembly and method of assembly A method of assembling a differential assembly and a biasing element for a differential wherein the biasing element may be added or removed from an assembled differential without having to remove the pinion shaft. The biasing element is generally a W-spring that inc... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6902150 | Steel yielding guardrail support post A guardrail support post includes a continuous structural member having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a generally uniform cross section from the top edge to the bottom edge. The structural member includes first and second generally parallel flanges, and a web formi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6481739 | Docking assembly A docking assembly configured to allow a first medical device to move with a second medical device includes a hitch, a base, and a connector. The hitch is configured to be coupled to the first medical device. The base is spaced apart from the hitch and is... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6427987 | Radially compressed elastic rope The present invention provides apparatus for applying additional momentum to the movement of a body (1) adapted to reciprocate or flex through a substantially linear or arcuate path, notably for increasing the impact velocity of a linearly travelling weig... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6419211 | Manipulator and method for manufacturing the manipulator A manipulator comprising a linkage with at least two links (1, 4) which have ball joints (3, 6) at their ends, and a spring device (10) which exerts a tensile force between the links. The spring device (10) comprises a first drawing device (11) with a fir... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6390009 | Adjustable shock absorbing mooring and utility line A shock absorbing and adjustable-length mooring and utility securing line for mooring a boat to a dock in a marine environment utilizes a hollow flexible tubing constructed of substantially inelastic fabric material and a bungee cord disposed within the t... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6241296 | Snowmobile extricating apparatus and method Extricating apparatus and methods are disclosed for aiding movement of a snowmobile after becoming bogged in deep and/or soft snow. The apparatus includes at least a first unit having a stretchable cord with first and second implements joined thereto at o... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5845749 | Linear motion absorber with synthetic components A linear motion absorber for damping linear movement utilizing a cylinder having a reciprocal piston located therein. The cylinder and piston are molded of synthetic plastic and the piston is of an extended length and a diameter slightly less than the inn... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5772188 | Shock absorber with elastomeric strip A suspension component (300) has a pair of elongated slidably coupled in a telescoping arrangement. A pair of attachment plates (305, 306) are fixed to the respective suspension components (311, 314) inside an outer tube of one of the suspension component... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5695102 | Elastic shoulder strap A shock absorbing carrying strap for easing the ability to support loads. The strap includes two webbing sections, each of which includes an outer end and a connecting section to permit attachment to loads. The two webbing sections are also connected to a... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5613665 | Vehicle suspension component A shock absorber (10) having an elongated first suspension component (12), a tubular second suspension component, (16) slidably coupled to the first suspension component, and an elastic cord loop (20) for restraining relative movement between the first an... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5529293 | Arrangement of pulling means The lifting apparatus employs a plurality of stacked annular discs, each of which is secured at the inner and outer periphery to an adjacent disc to define a hollow space. Circular discs are secured at the opposite ends of the stacked annular discs to enc... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5464496 | Plastic pipe butt fusion machine A plastic pipe butt fusion machine has a base, a clamp on the base for securing a first length of plastic pipe, a second clamp mounted on the base for securing a second length of plastic pipe to be fusion welded to the first in axial end-to-end alignment,... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5449151 | Shock absorber tether line A shock absorber is incorporated into a tether line to provide a take up device for adjusting the effect of certain instantaneous stress forces in the tether line. This shock absorber is formed as part of an assembly and is positioned in transverse orient... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5259597 | Tension relieving device for seismic cables A tension relieving device for seismic cables or cable sections having a stretch element (4) which is passed in loops between two end pieces (1,2) designed to be attached to end contact pieces on the seismic cable. The stretch element (4) is passed in at ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5244170 | Passive nonlinear interface strut (PNIS) A passive load limiting strut particularly useful in limiting loads between a spacecraft and an upper stage during booster first stage operation and thereby permit the launching of heavier spacecraft. The strut operates on the principle of snap through bu... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5135216 | Modular resistance assembly for exercise machines A resistance assembly useful to provide resistance to exercise movements performed by a user on an exercise machine includes a pair of spool-like ends disposed within a resilient loop which passes around a portion of each spool end. Each spool end is conf... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5083522 | Swimming harness A swimming harness for holding a swimming at a selected location in a body of water such as a swimming pool and giving the swimmer freedom of swimming movement. The swimming harness comprises an elongated integral braided cord having an inner end which is... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4895351 | Tension-compression stay with fiber-reinforced synthetic resin material strut Metallic force-introducing elements are fastened to the two ends of a fiber-reinforced synthetic resin material tube. These elements consist each of an inner and an outer part which are screw-connected with one another. The inner part comprises a bushing-... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4864956 | Yieldable mooring line for a boat A yieldable mooring line for a boat comprises a coil spring with first and second spring key clevises connected to opposite ends of the spring and projecting therefrom. A chain at one end is connected to the first spring clevis. A line is removably anchor... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4762208 | Vibration damper for a towed body A vibration damper is provided for a towed body usable more particularly as head section of an underwater antenna towed by a boat and containing detection and measuring instruments. The damper of the invention comprises at least one piece with high loss a... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4754957 | Shock absorber for lines The instant invention is an apparatus for introducing resilient forces into a line when the line is tensioned. The apparatus comprises a housing to form and maintain a section of line into a loop or bight portion lying generally in planes substantially pa... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4736487 | Windshield wiper arrangement A force responsive, variable length push rod for connecting the motor and windshield blade of a windshield wiper unit. The variable response push rod includes a pair of members connected at one end to the motor and windshield blades respectfully and overl... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4695677 | Wire tensioning system A temperature and stretch compensating wire tensioning system. In parallel wire capacitive security systems, the maintenance of proper tension in the sensor wires in essential in order that false alarms be avoided as a result of movement of the sensor wir... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4606687 | Resilient tie-down device A tie-down device interposed between a hook adapted to be connected to a vehicle frame and a chain adapted to be connected to a transporter and characterized in that the tie-down device includes a webbing which is encapsulated in a rubber jacket with the ... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4570866 | Line retractor A retractor for storage of a long, flexible line includes a thin, flat, elongated strip spring member of tough, resilient, inelastic resin, preferably an oriented polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate, the spring having an arcuate configurati... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4446653 | Device for supporting and rotating a hanging plant A device for supporting a hanging plant and for slowly rotating it to expose different sides to sunlight. The device comprises a cord for attachment at one end to a hook or other fixed object and for attachment at the opposite end to the plant. The cord e... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4258608 | In-line snubber for use with braided cordage Disclosed herein is a snubbing device for use with traditional braided cordage. Traditional braided cordage exhibits a certain elasticity when tensioned by having the longitudinal axis of the braided cordage pulled in such a manner that the braid and resu... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4044415 | Surfboard leash The invention is a leash which attaches to a surfboard at one end and to the surfer's ankle by means of a novel Velcro sandwich-type strap structure at the other end, the leash comprising two separable sections one of which includes an elongated length of... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4025011 | Spring hanger assembly A spring hanger assembly for suspending pipelines includes spring carrying means attachable to a supporting structure, a first sprung member carried by the spring carrying means, a second sprung member carried by the first sprung member, and locking means... | 05/24/1977 |
| 3957260 | Device for changing the amount of linear movement in a linkage A device for changing the amount of linear movement in a linkage system, preferably for reducing the movement, consists of a hollow body into opposite ends of which a tube and a co-axial rod extend. Attached to the inner end of the rod is a pair of flange... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3954077 | Trimarans An arrangement for preventing the capsizing of trimaranes, and to facilitate their righting, comprising a main hull, two stabilizing hulls pivotally connected to the main hull by a pair of arms and further including a pair of extensible elastic members to... | 05/04/1976 |
| 3938792 | Protective end covers for the resilient suspension members of trampoline beds and the like The hooked ends of the springs or like members by which the bed of a trampoline or similar apparatus is suspended from its frame are equipped with protective sleeves of flexible material. The sleeves are split at their outer ends to form two flaps, one of... | 02/17/1976 |
