Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7753350 | T-slot block modules for milling machines and method of use The present invention is a T-Slot block assembly that provides a plurality of attachment points for attachment to a milling machine worktable and to other T-Slot blocks for accommodating a variety of differing clamping or work piece holding jobs. Furthermore said in... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7351899 | Quick action drum lug assembly and method Lug assemblies and associated methods of attaching a drum head to a drum body. The lug assembly may comprise a lug body having a seating surface; an elongate link having a proximate end disposed proximate the drum head and a distal end disposed distal from the drum ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347067 | Mold for an I.S. machine A mold is disclosed which has a vertical front face having a glass object surface defined therein and a stepped vertical rear surface. The upper portion of the rear surface projects outwardly from the lower portion of the rear surface. The lower rear surface include... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7285890 | Magnet retention on rotors Permanent magnets are mounted on a rotor of an electrical motor by an apparatus that keeps an adhesive bonding layer between the magnet and rotor in compression over wide variations in temperature and speed of rotation. The mechanical stresses on the magnets are con... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7240707 | Portable work bench station A portable work bench station having a base with a flat plate having four holes for securing to the work bench. The base has a longitudinal hollow receiver opening to the outside edge of the work bench. The portable work bench station has a receiver arm having outsi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7222861 | Sealing in a hydraulic turbine unit System for providing sealing between a rotor and a turbine casing in a hydraulic turbomachine includes a sealing ring arranged in a peripheral region of the rotor. The sealing ring forms at least one hydrostatic bearing with respect to at least one of the rotor and ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7146705 | Manufacturing cell using tooling apparatus A manufacturing cell having a plurality of work stations, where at least one of the work station comprises a metalworking machine, and where at least one metalworking machine is provided with a modular tooling apparatus. The modular tooling apparatus consists of a b... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7090211 | Assembling device for liquid crystal displays An assembling device for holding a liquid crystal display (LCD) thereon includes a base plate (110), a first clamp plate (120) fixed on the base plate, and a second clamp plate (130) movably set on the base plate. The first clamp plate has a fir... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086643 | Spring pin assembly The subject invention provides a work support apparatus (20) including a spring pin assembly (32) for biasing a work piece (22) against a work stop (24), which includes a table (26) having a recess (30) with the spring pin a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7021637 | Work box A work box to be combined with a work table has a base with at least one extending side wall enclosing a tool retaining area. An interruption is formed in the base to define a gap for receiving a support on the work table. The support mounts the base and, in turn, t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6993821 | Manufacturing cell using tooling apparatus A manufacturing cell having a plurality of work stations, where at least one of the work station comprises a metalworking machine, and where at least one metalworking machine is provided with a modular tooling apparatus. The modular tooling apparatus consists of a b... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6899324 | Automatic truss jig setting system A automatic truss jig setting system is disclosed that includes a table including a plurality of segments with a side edge of adjacent segments defining a slot. At least one pin assembly, and optionally a pair of pin assemblies, is movable independently of each othe... | 05/31/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6712347 | Automatic truss jig setting system A automatic truss jig setting system is disclosed that includes a table including a plurality of segments with a side edge of adjacent segments defining a slot. At least one pin assembly, and optionally a pair of pin assemblies, is movable independently of each othe... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6659440 | Portable support assembly for a workpiece A workpiece support assembly includes an elongated workpiece support structure and a pair of support members pivotally connected to one another towards upper ends thereof. The support members are pivotally movable between an open position and a folded pos... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6420679 | Material holding fixture for laser engraving The material holding fixture has a base, which is slidably engaged with a rotatable holding platform. There are a pair of levers attached at one end to a base end and at the opposite end to a holding platform pivot position intermediate the ends of the ho... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6286824 | Collapsible worktable The invention relates to a worktable mountable on a sawhorse, the sawhorse including two frames articulated to one another along a longitudinal top axis, and a top bar having two side faces extending parallel to the longitudinal axis. The worktable includ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6276676 | Manual registration pin alignment system A registration alignment system to be used with a printed circuit board drilling machine for registration of PCBs on the tooling plate for drilling and other operations. The registration alignment system includes a registration bar and a registration bloc... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6254077 | Clamp and V-block apparatus A clamp and V-block apparatus for improving the use and structure of a V-block. The clamp and V-block apparatus includes includes a block member having a front and a plurality of sides with a first side having a V-shaped slot extending therein and being a... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6174114 | Draw-in nipple for a palette or clamp-on plate for securing workpieces for the purpose of metal machining Described is a draw-in nipple for fastening a palette on a machine tool, with the draw-in nipple for fastening of the palette being received by a rapid-action clamping system, with the draw-in nipple being attached afflicted with clearance on the palette ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6158728 | Workpiece holding device A workpiece holding device for a T-slotted machine table includes a locator block having a planar bottom surface, a mounting hole that intersects the bottom surface to define a center point, at least one workpiece locating surface disposed a predetermined... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6105951 | Work positioning jigs for machine tools A work positioning jig for machine tools is attached to a table with use of a T-slot formed in a work holding surface of the table to position work in place. The jig comprises a jig body having a positioning portion to be brought into contact with the wor... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6105946 | Apparatus for supporting and lifting a workpiece An apparatus for supporting and lifting a workpiece includes a base, an upwardly extending column fixed to the base, a screw rotatably mounted on the base parallel to the column, a motor operatively coupled to the screw for rotating the screw, and a carri... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6070334 | Retaining bracket for carpenter's square A retaining bracket is provided for securing a carpenter's square thereto in a desired fixed position relative to the bracket, such that the carpenter's square can be used to mark surfaces of construction materials to be cut. The retaining bracket include... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6042096 | Workpiece locating device There is provided a new and useful workpiece locating device for use on a machine table comprising at least two spaced elongated support members arranged in parallel so as to create at least one elongated slot, in a top surface of said table, between adja... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5984291 | Mounting support device A mounting support device allows workpieces to be attached at points intermediate between discrete positions of fixture bases of machine tools. The mounting support device has three support members. A lower support member is slidably attached to an interm... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5934657 | Setup device for machine tools A setup device for use in a machine way channel of a machine table comprising an elongate member having opposed first and second ends. The elongate member has a stock engaging surface located adjacent the first end for facilitating alignment of a desired ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5820120 | Cradle system repair of model railroad trains This invention provides a portable system for adjustably grasping and cradling a model train engine or other car (especially Garden Scale) without damaging it and presenting the desired portion of such engine or car for repair or maintenance. The device u... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5743502 | Bench vice support platform A displaceable bench vice support means consisting of a two-component bench-mounted device, the first component is a handle means of a rectangular configuration cooperating to lock with a rigid planar component that is also provided with a peripheral depe... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5716043 | Mounting support device A mounting support device allows workpieces to be attached at points intermediate between discrete positions of fixture bases of machine tools. The mounting support device has three support members. A lower support member is slidably attached to an interm... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5702095 | Truss table with integrated positioning stops A table for forming trusses that includes channels that do not unduly deform or bend during truss construction comprises: a support frame; first and second substantially horizontally-disposed elongate panels; a first channel having a generally horizontal ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5702096 | Pallet with multiple vises A work holding apparatus includes a generally horizontally enlarged platelike support pallet having a plurality of vises mounted on and integrated into the pallet. The vises are typically disposed in sidewardly spaced but generally parallel relation. Each... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5695178 | Sliding block for clamping tools A sliding block (8) for securely clamping a clamping tool on an underlying surface, in particular a clamping table (7), which exhibits at least one T-slot shaped clearance (18), having a base (14) which may have a rectangular outline and a clamping plate ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5657974 | Workpiece clamping apparatus for a collapsible work bench A workpiece clamping apparatus has a first cam with an arcuate exterior surface thereon. A pin is provided for rotationally mounting the cam about an axis to an anchoring member. An adjusting mechanism is provided for adjusting the position of the pin mea... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5630576 | Saddle clamp workpiece clamping apparatus A workpiece clamping apparatus for securing a workpiece relative to a planar support surface has a pair of saddle clamp members each provided with a plurality of threaded apertures. A mounting member associated with selected ones of the plurality of threa... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5608970 | Quick release truss clamp and method A quick release clamp for clamping relative to a member is provided as well as a method of locating frame members of a roof truss frame on a roof truss frame table to permit fabrication of roof truss frames. The clamp has a moveable clamping jaw, a thread... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5586754 | Grid block workpiece clamping apparatus A workpiece clamping apparatus for securing a workpiece relative to a planar support surface including a pair of contoured block members, each provided with a plurality of slots and apertures and having a base provided with structure for operatively attac... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5516089 | Adjustable workpiece locating unit A workpiece locating unit is receivable in a T-slot formed in a workpiece supporting table member and provides a pin or other locating device cooperable with a locating feature on a workpiece to aid in accurately positioning the workpiece on the work supp... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5509644 | Modified T-slot arrangement A modified T-slot arrangement is provided for firmly holding objects to be fastened to a holding surface. A mounting member is provided with outwardly flaring inclined surfaces to cooperate with a mating member having similar surfaces. The outer surface o... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5501437 | Adapter for use with clamping devices on multi-hole-machine-tool workpiece tables An adapter for use with clamping devices for clamping workpieces on perforated screen plates of machine tools. The adapter has a plurality of building block-like elements. One such element, a base plate, has at least two bores for fastening the base plate... | 03/26/1996 |
