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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7784772 | Spring system A spring system has a first pulling part with a first fastening element connected by a tension spring to a second pulling part with a second fastening element. The pulling parts are moveable relative to one another so as to increase or relieve stressing on the tensi... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7216687 | Cord tensioner A cord tensioner for the guide cords of a cord-guided window blind with movable rails holding a blind material. The cord tensioner, located at one of the rails, is a helically wound, extension spring with an integral extension limiter, extending axially through the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7209096 | Low visibility dual band antenna with dual polarization A low visibility, field-diverse, dual band antenna provides cross-polarized fields enhancing signal communications. A generally flat, but helical, antenna is achieved in conjunction with a core substrate about which the antenna is wrapped, wound, or fixed. The core ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7162399 | System for and method of selecting pneumatic device, and recording medium A pneumatic device selection system has a computer, first through sixth databases connected to the computer and storing data of at least pneumatic devices, a coordinate input unit and a keyboard connected to the computer, for entering input data based on an input ac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146946 | Valve timing adjusting device A valve timing adjusting device includes a first rotor that rotates synchronously with a crankshaft of an engine; a second rotor that is relatively rotatable by a predetermined angle within the first rotor, and is secured on the end face of an intake or an exhaust c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7093876 | Tailgate lift-assist assembly A tailgate lift-assist assembly is provided for a tailgate mounted to a vehicle body. The tailgate is movable between a closed position and an open position. The tailgate lift-assist assembly includes a spring having a first spring end and a second spring end. The s... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7032529 | Shock absorbing line device A shock absorbing line device that preferably comprises one or more loops of shock cord protected by one or more lengths of tubular webbing with carabiners secured to either end. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022069 | Circumferential retractor apparatus with locking slots A circumferential retractor apparatus including a first retractor paddle, a second retractor paddle and an elastic member. Each of the first and second retractor paddles includes a body portion with an arm extending outwardly therefrom. The arm supports a grasping s... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018332 | Circumferential retractor apparatus A circumferential retractor apparatus including a first retractor paddle having a grasping surface and a body portion supporting the grasping surface, a second retractor paddle having a grasping surface and a body portion supporting the grasping surface and an elast... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000908 | Tailgate stabilizer A counterbalance for use in a motor vehicle that is connected to a tailgate to at least partially control the movement of the tailgate. The counterbalance is made of a spring that counters the load applied to the tailgate, a flexible material strap that provides a s... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6948218 | Spring clip apparatus A spring clip device for use with leashes and dog runs to prevent or reduce the likelihood of injury to pets and their owners. The spring clip assembly includes a closable clip member, a swivel portion, a housing, a sleeve member and a resilient member. The closable... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6918464 | Energy absorber An energy absorber comprises a housing (1), a store (15) of plastically deformable material (8) mounted in the housing and having an endstop (27), an attachment (3) for attaching the energy absorber to a structure, another attachme... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6485004 | Trailer gate-ramp lift spring assist apparatus This invention is a lift kit for conventional trailers which include a foldable tailgate or trailer ramps mounted for pivotal movement about a gate or ramp axis from a transport position wherein the gate or ramps are elevated for transport to an unload po... | 11/26/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6345583 | Bi-directional dampening device and method therefor A bi-directional shock absorbing apparatus for attenuating undesirable dock movement, wherein two independent rods, one associated with a dock and the other with a fixed object, receive forces from the raising and lowering of the dock and transfer these f... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6098970 | Spring breakage safety system A spring having a helical body with opposed ends and two flexible safety cables each of which is coupled to one of said opposed ends, with the two flexible cables extending in opposite directions pass the center of the helical body, terminating in an atta... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6062157 | Yieldable tackle for tension elements such as cables A spring apparatus for use with hauling elements such as mooring ropes. The apparatus has a spring element (1) in the shape of a tension screw spring which has an intermediate section having a diameter considerably larger than that of its end sections (3)... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5937676 | Suspension system of a washing machine A suspension system of a washing member is comprised of two rods each connected with an upper main suspensor and a lower main suspensor and a secondary suspensor disposed at adjacent ends between the individual rods. The secondary suspensor is comprised o... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5832861 | Boat docking apparatus A boat mooring apparatus having an elongated tubular housing wherein the housing is adapted for positioning between a boat and a dock while providing positive control in two directions. Adjacent each end of the housing a pin is utilized to secure an elong... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5694879 | Boat docking apparatus A mooring apparatus having an elongated tubular housing wherein the housing is adapted for positioning between a boat and a dock while providing positive control in two directions. A pin for fixing an elongated helical spring within the housing is dispose... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5622297 | Adjustable handgun holster The holster includes two opposing barrel support strips adjustable in length and joined together at their forward ends through two over-lapping right angle legs adjustable in width and joined together by a selectively releasable connector to form a muzzle... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5540417 | Adjustable coil spring assembly A vehicle supplementary spring assembly is adapted to supplement the spring force provided by a leaf spring of the vehicle. The spring assembly includes an elongate coil spring which forms an axially extending passage having a wall of helical configuratio... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5490662 | Garage-door spring reinforcement and repair kit The invention is a kit of parts to be retrofitted to a type of garage-door spring that functions in extension and may break near its retention hook, which may be an integral hook formed by bending of the spring material itself. The kit of this invention i... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5445364 | Load counterbalancing coiled wire spring assembly A load counterbalancing coiled wire spring assembly adapted to provide predetermined nonuniform bending stress induced torsional load supporting force in response to load induced longitudinal spring wire displacement.... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5416273 | Strain relief for flexible wire at fixed junction In a towed array breakout of the type deployed from or retrieved by naval ssels a junction is defined between a fixed portion of an electrically conductive wire and a movable portion of the wire portion. A relatively hard potting material is provided arou... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5332071 | Shock absorber for safety cable system A shock absorber which is especially adapted for use in conjunction with a horizontal safety cable plasticly deforms under the impact load of a falling worker. The shock absorber has a break away housing so that upon inspection, the shock can be identifie... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5308101 | Elastically retractable automobile towing strap An elastically retractable towing strap used for towing one vehicle with another vehicle is disclosed. A first strap of elastic material, encased in a sleeve of woven fabric material, is connected to a second strap of a woven fabric towing line. The ends ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5291826 | Tension bars for roll press for paper making machine The axes of a first press roll (1) and of a second press roll (3) lie in a press plane (E). Each of the press rolls has a journal pin (2) and (4) respectively. The first press roll is supported in a first bearing pedestal (5). The second press roll rests ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5222709 | Vehicle seat suspension unit A vehicle seat suspension unit has a base frame mountable in a vehicle and seat support frame on which is mounted a vehicle seat. A scissor-arm assembly, with primary links and secondary links, interconnect the frames overlapping cam tracks, with cam prof... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5219030 | Spring for a scale and method of assembly of same An improved method of assembling conventional scales, including bathroom scales, is provided by employing an improved spring for connecting the upper housing to the bottom pan. The upper housing may now be connected to the bottom pan with a simple downwar... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5158270 | Enclosed hydraulic cylinder acting as a tension-buffer An enclosed hydraulic cylinder which may be used as a tension buffer, mainly consists of a body casing having an integrally formed sealed inner passage and a piston stem. The body casing is internally divided into a pressure chamber, a buffer chamber, and... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5113981 | Safety line shock absorber A safety line shock absorber that is designed to gradually break the fall and stop the user without the shock that occurs when the standard lanyard reaches full extension. The shock absorber incorporates the structure of a bungy cord in combination with a... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5009119 | Brake control apparatus for bicycle A brake control apparatus includes a bracket, a brake lever pivoted to the bracket via a lever shaft and a lever spring for urging the brake lever to its home position relative to the bracket. The lever spring has first and second spring legs engageable r... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4992629 | Cable shock absorbing apparatus An apparatus including an elongate three-part housing with end portions separable from a main housing portion. A cable extends through the housing and has a looped portion within the housing. Within the housing is a coil return spring attached at its ends... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4977631 | Trucker's bed A device for suspending a mattress or the like within the sleeping compartment of a truck. The device includes a generally elongated frame with a flat support surface for placing the mattress thereon. The frame may be directly suspended from the walls of ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4925164 | Coil spring with guide rollers A coil spring has a series of short length plastic rollers received on the spring coils so that the rollers engage either a cylinder wall in which the spring works or a rod received through the spring, or both. The rollers act as roller bearings to preven... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4869473 | Resilient device for connection between two structural elements, particularly for connecting the control shaft of a braking modulator to an axle of a motor vehicle The device comprises two rods which are each intended to be connected to one of the structural elements, and at least one helical spring whose ends are connected to two discs, each associated with one of the rods, so as to oppose the movement apart of the... | 09/26/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4854558 | Sound deadener for window counterbalance spring A window counterbalance spring (10, 30) enclosed within a spring cover (35) or tube (25) is sound deadened against rattling by having its outer surface (16) coated with a hot melt adhesive (11). Hot melt (11) is preferably sprayed on outer surface (16) of... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4854559 | Suspension arm for the tub of a laundry washing machine An extensible suspension arm for damping the vibrations of the tub of a laundry washing and drying machine comprises a tension spring whose ends are connected to two suspension members, a damping member, and at least one stop providing a degree of freedom... | 08/08/1989 |
