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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7086941 | Multiposition vehicle exhaust recovery system A multiposition exhaust recovery system for removing vehicle exhaust gases from a plurality of positions in a work area includes a vertical support column, a pair of pivotally attached tubular arms rotatable by separate power means for each arm, a flexible tube conn... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6932390 | Swivel fitting A swivel fitting comprising a tubular entry member and a tubular exit member, the internal diameter of the tubular exit member being larger than the internal diameter of the tubular entry member, thus facilitating the transition of an inserted cable or cable or wire... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6648376 | Flexible sectioned arm with internal overbending-prevention sleeves A flexible, sectioned plastic arm for a showerhead comprises a series of interconnected ball-and-socket (B&S) sections (10) with a proximal (shower pipe) end piece (12) and a distal (showerhead) end piece (14). Each B&S section has a proximal (cup or sock... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6058975 | Connection member of water control valve A connection member is designed to connect a plurality of water control valves and is formed of a main body which is connected with a water main and is provided with two connection tubes for fastening a plurality of valve mounts in conjunction with a plur... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5566989 | Solids pipeline having multiple rotary connectors A pipeline for introduction of solids into a treatment vessel consists of a plurality of pipe elements made up of two or three pipe sections having their respective axes running at an obtuse angle to each another, with a rotary connection in the vertical ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5478121 | Connector for gas appliances A connector for delivering combustion gas to a gas fired appliance from a stationary supply line where the appliance moves toward and away from the supply line with the connector straightening and flexing between them as the appliance moves. The connector... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5358287 | Jointed pipe connection Jointed pipe connections are used for axial, angular and lateral oscillation decoupling of tubular pipe segments. A jointed pipe provided for connection with a first pipe segment has an annular fold, against which a pressed wire ring rests respectively on... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5178422 | Gas appliance connector assembly A connector assembly for delivering natural gas or propane from a fixed pipe having a shut-off valve to a moveable gas cooking appliance on casters is provided in which a swivel is coupled with a connector which in turn is coupled between the shut-off val... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5167430 | Automotive exhaust system decoupler with resilient sleeve A flexible coupling for connecting an engine manifold to an exhaust pipe to relieve torque. Concentrically spaced flexible tubes, which have insulation filling the annular space between them, are connected to inlet and outlet tubes having interior ends lo... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5158328 | Universal duct elbow and connector plate A universal duct elbow as for the vent system of a clothes dryer, formed of a body and a pair of swivel sleeves rotational on the body. The body has an outer 180° portion of a configuration like that of a quarter toroid, and an inner 180° portion like a... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5145217 | Universal dryer duct and vent A dryer duct assembly employs two universal elbow components and at least one flexible component. The flexible component has ends capable of connecting to another flexible component or to a universal component without the use of other devices such as hose... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5056563 | High pressure gas charging apparatus A common manifold, which is connectable to a source of pressurized gas, is connected via two symmetrical sets of rigid components to respective coupling elements, which are connectable directly to vessels to be charged with gas. Since there is no flexible... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4727908 | Flexible tube or hose of rectangular cross-section, particularly energy supply conduits A flexible tube or hose, particularly to carry cables, tubes and the like between a fixed and a removable end position. The tube or hose is of rectangular cross-section, and has separate, ring-shaped links that intermesh at a joint or separating line by m... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4702281 | Carrier for energy and supply lines A tube-like carrier, for energy and supply lines, comprising a plurality of interlocking link and bracket members that can be angled relative to one another. Inwardly disposed link members are provided with outwardly directed stops, and outwardly disposed... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4639016 | Pipeline repair kit A system for repairing pipeline, such as underground fuel, gas or water pipeline systems which have been damaged by explosives, wherein the ruptured sections have been misaligned. Quick-connect fittings are attached to the misaligned pipe ends after trimm... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4589160 | Apparatus for stripping fluids including dimensionally stable and substantially rigid bag An apparatus for stripping fluids from the surface of a vehicle (26) including a plurality of dimensionally stable and substantially rigid bags (12) including an inlet (14) for introducing air under pressure into the bag (12) and an elongated opening at o... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4420017 | Energy conduit support An energy conduit support between a movable consumer and a stationary connection comprising narrow tubular members with outwardly directed outer abutment stops and wide tubular members with inwardly directed abutment stops which interengage, respectively,... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4384594 | Energy conduit support An energy conduit support for an arrangement between a movable load-consumer and a stationary connection, comprising narrow tubular members with outwardly directed abutments and wide tubular members made of two tubular member halves with inwardly directed... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4372344 | Ball and socket joint with fluid flow capability through the joint A ball and socket articulated connection in which the socket has an associated enclosed chamber for fluid transfer through the connection. A fluid conduit hole extends through the ball and a fluid conduit communicates with the chamber. It can be used at t... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4348137 | Pivotal connection for articulated column of sea-bed working structure The invention relates to a pivotal connecting device of the kind forming a universal Cardan joint coupling in particular for a compliant or articulated column of a sea-bed working structure, said column being pivotally connected to a base member, wherein ... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4258937 | Connecting device for an equipment unit suspended from a system which subjects said unit to differential movements of displacement An equipment unit such as the primary pump of a liquid metal cooled reactor is suspended from the reactor vault roof by means of complementary bearing zones formed respectively in top flanges of the pump and in stationary supporting flanges secured to the... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4231594 | Pipe joint structure An arrangement of pipes, as in a riser line for use as in the art of shelf drilling, is shown as having a plurality of pipes connected in end-to-end fashion with a joint operatively interconnecting a pair of adjacent pipes and allowing relative pivotal mo... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4228825 | Transmission line carrier A transmission line carrier for the arrangement between a moveable consumer and a stationary connection comprising a row of tubular members which can be angled with respect to one another and engage in one another, including an alternating arrangement of ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4158462 | Localized suction device with a sucking inlet head carried by a tubular duct end orientable in space A device which is to constitute a tubular duct includes a plurality of flexible tubular sections and a plurality of rigid tubular sections. Articulation units are provided between one section and the next. Each articulation unit includes a pair of bracket... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4111236 | Transmission line carrier A self-supporting transmission line carrier between a moveable consumer and a stationary connection comprising a row of tubular members of any selected cross-sectional shape which are pivotally connected with one another and engage in one another. The tub... | 09/05/1978 |
