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A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7500661 | Self-clamping mechanism A self-clamping mechanism includes a first support surface and a clamping member in sliding contact with the first support surface. The clamping member has a first surface in confronting engagement with the first support surface, and a second surface for engaging th... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7337648 | Clamp and repair tool A tool for gripping, clamping or holding an object, wherein the tool has a handle portion, a linkage portion and a working portion, and wherein the working portion includes two workpiece contacting surfaces, at least one of the surfaces shaped to generally conform t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331148 | Stud for concrete forms and forms using such studs A concrete form comprises cross members, plywood, and metal studs. The studs include a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls, the walls arranged to form a generally rectangular cross-section. A pair of inner walls extends between and perpendicular to the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7290425 | Gripping apparatus and method A quick change gripping apparatus for gripping a workpiece having a profile. The apparatus includes a cylindrical housing having a first end and a second end. The cylindrical housing also includes an inner feature having a tapered wall. The housing also has a bottom... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7249399 | Cargo securing systems for cargo bed The present invention relates generally to restraint systems for cargo on cargo transporting vehicles, such as trucks, having designated cargo-carrying space. In particularly, the present invention relates to a system for restraining cargo in the bed of a truck, suc... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7125009 | Door clamp A clamp holding an object such as a door. The clamp comprises a body shaped to define a recess for receiving a portion of the object, and a wedge which is movable within the recess in order to clamp the object, between the wedge and the body. The wedge and the body ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7073784 | Modular structure for maintaining a body part The invention concerns a structure for maintaining a body part, the structure consisting of assembled frame members, at least one of the frame members being a tubular beam (1) provided on the outside with at least a groove (7) extending longitudinally.... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069761 | Gripping apparatus and method A quick change gripping apparatus for gripping a workpiece having a profile. The apparatus includes a cylindrical housing having a first end and a second end. The cylindrical housing also includes an inner feature having a tapered wall. The housing also has a bottom... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6964215 | Rotary positioning multi-faced tooling fixture and associated methods A tooling fixture for rotatably positioning a plurality of workpieces includes a base and a housing carried by the base. A plurality of workpiece spindles are carried by the housing. The tooling fixture also includes a spindle drive assembly for rotatably positionin... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6883794 | Adjustable positioning device An adjustable positioning device used to position a work piece on a work platform is provided. The adjustable positioning device includes a base which is coupled to the work platform and has multiple sockets, and a supporting frame which has multiple slots. The supp... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6854227 | Anchor bolt locating jig A jig (40) for locating anchor bolts in concrete standards of outdoor lighting installations comprises four complementary corner members (42) that can be interconnected and then secured together with fasteners (45) in the desired pattern. A seco... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6830273 | Parallel gripper A parallel gripper includes a housing and two adjustable gripper base jaws which are displacably guided in a jaw guiding recess. The base jaws are moved relative to one another by a wedge hook gearing that is adjusted by a piston guided in the housing. The jaw guidi... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6777903 | Wedge type parallel jaw gripper for automated data storage library The present invention provides a robotic gripper mechanism. The invention comprises gripping jaws and a wedge that moves along angled groove between the gripping jaws. The angled grooves are connected to the gripping jaws, and the wedge moves the gripping jaws toget... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6736383 | Clamping element with sliding clamping claw A clamping element is provided for clamping work pieces on machine tables and the like with a tiltably mounted clamping lever, which is longitudinally displaceable in the clamping plane. The clamping element includes a housing (1) provided with a fork head ( | 05/18/2004 |
| 6698741 | Workpiece support device A workpiece support device includes a body having a base portion adapted for mounting on a surface. The workpiece support device also includes a support member mounted on the body so as to be extendable outward relative to the body and away from the base ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698739 | Apparatus for retaining objects on a surface and related methods An apparatus for retaining objects on surfaces includes a body, a lock pin extending from the body, and a pin extending through the body and engageable with the lock pin so that movement of the pin causes movement of the lock pin so that the apparatus is ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6685177 | Clamping locator A clamping and locating fixture includes a hollow body, a pin or angled plate mountable to the body, a locking arm positionable within the body locatable between two positions and a drive pin moveable within the body to engage the locking arm. A workpiece... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6539600 | Pressing machine for joining workpieces A pressing machine for joining two workpieces includes a workbench (10), a rigging (30) providing periodical vertical movement, a pair of pressing devices (42) for impacting the workpieces, and a push apparatus (70). A wedge block (40) is secured under th... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6506143 | Apparatus for finishing inside diameter of work In a finishing apparatus, a plurality of works are retained at distances from each other in a direction of an X-axis. A single spindle is disposed on a table movable in the direction of the X-axis, the spindle has an axis parallel to an axis of each of bo... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6471200 | System for guiding the jaws in grippers operated by a fluid A gripper includes a body, at least two jaws (11, 11'), which can move linearly on the body in opposite directions and at least one fluid-type piston (12, 12') that is arranged in the body and is intended to control the movements of the jaws. The jaws are... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6435496 | Low-profile rocking lever clamp A rocking lever clamp device is disclosed for holding a workpiece. The rocking lever clamp is a one-piece design. In a preferred embodiment, the rocking lever clamp contains an elongated hole to permit rotation of the clamp relative to downward motion of ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6394439 | Two-sided gripping device A device having a fixture with a working surface and at least one hole, at least one stop rising above the working surface, a fastener, a gripping member having a first block portion and a second block portion where the first block portion is joined to th... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6371469 | Expandable mandrel A workpiece holder features a grip post having an interior wall structure and an exterior wall structure defining a plurality of expandable sections adapted to engage the wall of a bore formed on a workpiece. The grip post houses a cam arrangement abuttin... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6305679 | Ski and snowboard supporting stand and method of employing same A portable stand for holding snowboards and skis horizontal and upright during servicing, comprising two identical and free standing stations. Each station having one horizontal member having two temporarily connected support legs. The top surface of the ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6244581 | Wedge clamp A wedge clamp for clamping a plurality of planar members in a side-by-side disposition for work such as gluing to be performed thereon. The wedge clamp includes a rail unit which defines a track having two opposing side walls and an end wall disposed in a... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6234465 | Clamping apparatus An apparatus for clamping metal concrete forms. The clamping apparatus includes a clamp body (10) and wedge (20). The clamp body includes two opposed sides (16) and (18) that define a tapered slot for receiving the wedge therebetween. The clamp body also ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6126159 | Machinable workpiece clamp A holding device which wedges against the side of a workpiece to provide unencumbered access during machining operations. The jaws of the device are thick enough to be contoured to the shape of the workpiece for a firmer hold. A clamping brace is provided... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6109602 | Clamping device A clamping device for frictional clamping of a workpiece which includes a clamp element adapted to frictionally clamp a workpiece and a mechanism for moving the clamp element which includes a shape memory alloy adapted to move the clamp element when the s... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6073922 | Clamp apparatus Clamp apparatus comprising a base, a rocker arm mounted at a location intermediate first and second portions thereof to the base for pivotal movement in opposition to the base, a first clamp element carried by the first portion, power transfer structure s... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6065897 | Roller locking mechanisms The present invention is a locking mechanism which utilizes rolling members positioned on recessed inclined surfaces, the rolling members being biased toward a locked position wherein the rolling members engage both the inclined surface of the locking mec... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6050560 | Clamping apparatus for holding a motor vehicle window pane Clamping apparatus for holding a motor vehicle window pane wherein a window pane (6) is fixed to and moved in a height-adjustable manner on a driver holder (2) of a window lifting mechanism (1), said clamping means comprising a driver holder (2) having at... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5961108 | Two-sided gripping device A device having a fixture with a working surface and at least one hole, at least one stop rising above the working surface, a fastener, a gripping member having a first block portion and a second block portion where the first block portion is joined to th... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5833225 | Gripping device A gripping device including a fixture having a working surface and at least one hole. A stop rises above the working surface of the fixture. A threaded fastener is provided to screw into the at least one hole in the working surface of the fixture. A gripp... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5737820 | Tool for clamping runners onto drawers A clamping tool designed for clamping sheet metal runners onto the side panels of drawers comprises an elongated grippable casing, at one end of which is a clamp (27, 127) composed of a pair of jaws (20, 21, 121) designed to grip a clamping area of a runn... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5735513 | Multi-station single action high precision mechanical vise A multi-station, single action high precision mechanical vise for simultaneously clamping at least two work pieces with high dimensional stability and high holding forces. The multi-station work piece holder is used to hold a set of work pieces, so that s... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5730432 | Multi-beam strongback clamp A clamp used in the concrete forming industry to attach various devices to framing systems in order to maintain vertical alignment of concrete forms. The clamp is a wedge style clamp that provides a friction connection between the waler and strongback bea... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5718420 | Workholding wedge clamp A wedge workholding clamp has a clamp body that is adapted for mounting onto a table and is used for holding various objects, and specifically for holding piece parts in machining. The clamp body slidably mounts a movable jaw that is actuated with a wedge... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5701791 | Workpiece processing machine with retractable clamping device A workpiece being processed on a machine tool is moved by control devices to the tool head or work station of the machine mechanically or automatically. A stop defines an area around the work station from which the holding devices must be kept to prevent ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5696328 | Self tightening clamp A clamp assembly for holding an object includes a first clamp member having a first grip portion and a second clamp member having a second grip portion disposed opposite said first grip portion. A first guide member restricts the first clamp member to mov... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5692284 | Freeze plug installation tool A tool for installation of freeze plugs in automotive internal combustion engines comprising an elongated hollow member having a wedge in cooperative relationship with a hammer which is slidably mounted in an end of the elongated member to move in a direc... | 12/02/1997 |
