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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8002253 | Button actuated detent system A detent system that includes a plurality of detent recesses formed in a first component, a detent pin that selectively engages at least one of the detent recesses, a linkage connected to the detent pin, and a detent button that is associated with a second component... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7618028 | Method and fixture for handling and processing die components A fixture for machine tools and the like includes a base member and first and second workpiece support units that are movably connected to the base member and define a space therebetween. The fixture includes a drive assembly that is operably connected to the workpi... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7530557 | Multi-axis workpiece chuck A multi-axis chuck that rotates about at least two axes. Preferably, the axes are perpendicular. The multi-axis chuck includes a first portion, second portion, and third portion. Rear sides of the first portion and the second portion have a first mating portion that... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7322571 | Bar clamp A clamp is adapted to be secured to a second substantially identical clamp in order to accommodate a larger workpiece than can be held by a single clamp. The clamp includes a first jaw that is secured to an intermediate member, such as a bar or pipe, and a second ja... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7213316 | Machine tool and detachable/attachable motor A machine tool is provided with: a rotating table apparatus that has a table for holding a workpiece, and that rotates the table based on a drive force that has been input; a processing area for processing the workpiece, the rotating table apparatus being carried in... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7168694 | Multi-axis workpiece chuck A multi-axis chuck that rotates about at least two axes. Preferably, the axes are perpendicular. The multi-axis chuck includes a first portion, second portion, and third portion. Rear sides of the first portion and the second portion have a first mating portion that... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159496 | Portable vise and saw combination A portable vise and saw combination includes a vise element having three attachment points. One attachment point is used to attach the vise to an existing support such as an existing horizontal rail, and another attachment point allows a saw to be mounted to the vis... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6964213 | Low power, high torque actuator retention A smart actuator and method includes an actuating device adapted to deliver a selected driving torque to a geartrain that is coupled to an output shaft and adapted to selectively convey the driving torque from the actuating device to the output shaft to achieve a se... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6948894 | Multi-axial machine tool and table unit mounting jig In the multi-axial machine tool, a table unit is detachably mounted on the upper surface of the interior portion of a portal bed disposed on a leg. The table unit comprises a table base fixed to the upper surface of the leg, a turning table which, when it is viewed ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948720 | Computer controlled positioning table A computer controlled positioning table for use in automatically rotating a large diameter article into which an evenly spaced circle of bolt holes are to be drilled. The article to be drilled is centered and clamped onto a table top of the table and then the comput... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938312 | Work pallet A work pallet that is arranged to be simple in construction capable of machining five faces of a work by rotating it around the axis of rotation. A work pallet (4) comprises a base body (5) detachably fixed to the table (3) of a machine-tool ( | 09/06/2005 |
| 6874773 | Modular indexing workholding system A modular workholding system for holding workpieces while performing machining or inspection, enabling adjustment of the attitude of the workpiece to various predetermined positions relative to the machine base, and utilizing one or more pairs of cooperating interlo... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6823572 | System for carrying out mechanical workings A machine for carrying out mechanical workings preferably by showing removal includes a frame arranged for receiving a semi-worked piece having a cross section exhibiting dimensions remarkably smaller than the length of the piece measured along its own longitudinal ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6772493 | Workpiece changing system A workpiece changing system capable of automatically changing a heavy workpiece using a robot. A jig for attaching a workpiece thereto is mounted on a jig mounting device. The jig mounting device comprises a jig mounting unit having a rotary member and a swing membe... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6367529 | Method of adhering wafers and wafer adhering device The method and the device of the present invention are capable of uniformly using whole surface of a carrying plate, improving the polishing accuracy of wafers and extending span of life of the carrying plate. The method of adhering a plurality of wafers ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6240807 | Indexing apparatus An indexing apparatus for selectively indexing a payload about an axis. The apparatus includes a housing that supports an indexable support table. A second retainer is provided on the indexable support table that is adapted to selectively axially engage a... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6092796 | Multi position part holder for robotic applications A work piece holding mechanism which provides multi position part holding capability to automatically sequentially hold and present a work pieces in multiple orientations for work thereon. The work piece holding mechanism includes two rotatable clamp mean... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6032708 | Radial sawing log holder and method A method of log sawmilling capable of producing quartersawn boards, backsawn boards, trapezoidal sections and radial sector wedges for direct use and further processing, comprising the steps of: (a) sawing a log or logs into radial sector wedges with pred... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6009787 | Process and device for punching holes in flat workpieces To manufacture orifice disks, polygonal workpieces are prefabricated and oblique holes are punched successively by positioning the polygonal workpieces in different angular positions between lateral stops on an inclined bearing surface of a fixed punch di... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6003571 | Flower like rosette cutting device A router guide apparatus for use in forming rosette designs in a work piece includes a frame having a work surface with a wheel rotatably mounted upon the work surface. The wheel has a plurality of position stops. The frame includes an adjustable guide fo... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5816568 | Component holding system A lightweight component holding system which is simple to use, and in which an irregularly component may be readily positioned and repositioned for light assembly or inspection is disclosed. The system comprises: a side assembly having an elongated base h... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5735514 | Indexing apparatus An indexing apparatus for indexing an article about an axis. The indexing apparatus is adapted to be removably attached to the article and is constructed to axially displace the article along the axis to a disengaged position upon the initial application ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5601674 | Fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite member and method for making A method for making an environmentally stable, fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite member includes use as a bonding agent of a ceramic precursor which transforms upon heating to a ceramic phase. The ceramic phase bonds together discontinuous materia... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5595376 | Mandrel for processing a workpiece with an internal spline A mandrel for use in processing a workpiece having an internal spline. The mandrel includes an expandable collet having an upper expandable spline-shaped portion and a lower portion with a groove adapted to receive two half-keys. Inside the expandable col... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5562277 | Modular vise-like workholding system A workholding system comprising dissimilar support members, each adapted to interchangeably operably support at least one vise-like clamping assembly in a plurality of workholding orientations relative to a support member. One support member arrangement c... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5526715 | Indexible workholding apparatus An indexable workholding apparatus. The apparatus has a column member with at least one pair of workholding jaws operably attached thereto. The column member is rotatably and axially supported on a shaft member that is operably attached to an indexing ass... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5501123 | Indexing apparatus An indexing apparatus for indexing an article about an axis. The indexing apparatus is adapted to be removably attached to the article and is constructed to axially displace the article along the axis to a disengaged position upon the initial application ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5454148 | Tombstone fixture A tombstone style machine tool fixture for machining valve castings having hexagonal flanges on each end and a bonnet intermediate the ends of the castings, the fixture including a column having a number of work stations mounted on the column, each work s... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5400841 | Pole framing apparatus An automatic machine for performing framing operations on a power pole. The machine is controlled by a programmable logic control and interchangeable programs are provided to control the operation of the machine according to a pole frame specification. Po... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5292041 | Adjustable elastic band inspecting apparatus An adjustable elastic band inspecting apparatus comprising a supporting frame attached to a bench by a C-clamp, and an inspection holder connected to the support frame by a pivoting axle that enables the height and inclination of the inspection holder to ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5248024 | Wafer mounting device having position indicator A mount plate has a disc-shaped body having a wafer-mounting surface on which semiconductor wafers are to be mounted for polishing. The mount plate is carried by a rotary support which is rotatably indexed to different angular positions which correspond t... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5211382 | Arrow fletcher An arrow fletcher for use in supporting an arrow shaft having a nock and holding a fletching proximate the shaft is provided which includes a frame, an shaft support and an indexing head including a nock receiver. The shaft support may include a plurality... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5092569 | Workpiece holding device for a machining equipment A workpiece holding device is used to retain a workpiece that is to be provided on a rotatable workbench of a machining equipment and includes a clamping assembly that is formed as a hollow sphere having six inner sides which confine a cubic receiving spa... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5005618 | Means for positioning arched halving-joints of frame portions and for milling bevels into these frame portions For positioning and milling halving-joints of arched frame portions a clamping rail is rotatably and movably mounted on a workable. Arresting means associated to the clamping rail engage counter elements of a gauge. Clamping means determine the position o... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4936559 | Indexing work-piece holder for numerically-controlled machine tools The holder comprises a base adapted to be fixed to a part of the machine tool facing the tool holder, a work-piece backing plate rotatably carried by said base, a brake system carried by said base and by said backing plate and normally biased to a breakin... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4899998 | Rotational positioning device A rotational positioning device of this invention comprises a rotary table for supporting a work, a servo motor including a rotor which secures the rotary table, a rotational angle detecting means for detecting the rotational position of the rotary table,... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4895197 | Method and apparatus for sawing logs A log (10) to be sawn into boards is supported by a support assembly (26) which supports the log with its longitudinal axis aligned with the direction of carriage movement of a carriage (22) reciprocating along a defined pathway. A side trimming head (12)... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4819923 | Gearless indexing device A gearless indexing device for positioning and repositioning a workpiece to be machined in accordance with a desired system or predetermined program has a housing means, a bore end to end therethrough in which an actuating shaft is rotatably mounted. The ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4789146 | Angle vise An angle vise includes a body with a curvilinear guide rail having a predetermined number of graduation holes on its outer surface, the holes being arranged in a manner such that a line connecting the centers of the graduation holes is a curve with a same... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4664575 | Workpiece transferring apparatus for a robot Workpieces to be machined are stacked on all but one of a series of uniformly spaced vertical guide bars on a turntable movable along a transfer path. An elevator mechanism moves into engagement with the turntable and lifts a carrier with a stack of workp... | 05/12/1987 |
