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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8424180 | Wedge anchor setting apparatus Objects of the present invention provide an attachment for power tools that places and set wedge anchors. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a new and improved attachment apparatus for a rotary-hammer type drill, the attachment including a first ... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8397363 | Belt mounting jig A holding surface 7 holding a portion of a belt 4 radially outwardly of a pulley flange 6 is formed on a belt mounting jig 1. A guide surface 8 guiding the belt 4 to the holding surface 7 is formed on the belt mountin... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8347475 | Handle structure A handle structure suitable for disposing on a surface of a carrier is provided. The carrier has a locating part is assemble to a case. The handle structure includes a holder, an elastic element and a fastening element. The holder has a rotating axis and a locating ... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8272113 | Grommet installation device and method A grommet and/or plug installation device and associated installation method. The device includes a head portion that is adapted to releasably retain a grommet and/or plug. The head is preferably connected to a handle that is grasped by a user during the grommet/plu... | 09/25/2012 |
| 8256083 | Device for assembling and disassembling a bicycle chain A device for assembling and disassembling a bicycle chain comprises a mounting seat, an actuating member, an assembling member, a rod member, a spring, and a pulling member. The rod member, the pulling member and the spring are connected to one another to guide a po... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8186033 | Hand-held tool for inserting flexible tags into a shelf-mounted price channel A hand-held tool has a leading edge which is inserted into a price channel and which has a tag exit port defined therein to be located in the price channel when in use and a trailing edge having a tag entrance port defined therein and into which a flexible tag is in... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8091196 | Device for mounting a part to the body of a motor vehicle A device for mounting a part to a body of a motor vehicle. A positioning mechanism positions the part in relation to the body in a determined fixing position, which is geometrically defined in a reference trihedral formed by the longitudinal axis X, the transverse a... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087138 | Bead crimping tool A bead crimping tool for crimping a bead element and method for use, wherein the tool includes a base handle, a crush plate member, a pair of opposed pincer members, an actuator handle, and a crush arm member. The bead element is placed on the crush plate and prefer... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7963012 | Tool for seating a grip on the shaft of a golf club The Golf Grip Seating Tool permits tapeless seating of a grip onto the shaft of a golf club by having the controllable application of compressed air expand the grip, as it is positioned onto the shaft of the golf club. The Golf Grip Seating Tool comprises an enclosi... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7921532 | Sink flange ring installation tool A tool for installing a retainer ring onto the lower portion of a loosely inserted drain fitting for engaging a mounting flange thereto includes a generally resilient cup structure provided with a plurality of axially aligned and resiliently cantilevered peripherall... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7661183 | Blade changing tool A blade changing tool for use in a cutting device including a chuck table for holding a workpiece and a cutting device including a blade mount for rotatably supporting a cutting blade for cutting the workpiece held by the chuck table. The blade changing tool include... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7434302 | Replacement device for clamping heads comprising a plurality of clamping jaws A replacement device for clamping heads comprises a plurality of clamping jaws and is provided with pivoting parts, which are pivotably mounted on a carrier. The pivoting parts extend essentially in the axial direction of the device and can engage in holes on the cl... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434300 | Process and device for producing clutch friction plate A process for producing a clutch friction plate in which a plurality of friction material segments are bonded to an annular flat face of an annular core plate so that oil channels are formed between the segments, the process including: a step of forming a plurality ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7409755 | Push rod removal tool A tool useful for engaging and pivoting the rocker arm of an internal combustion engine in order to enable removal of a push rod from the engine by virtue of positioning the rocker arm in a manner that disengages the rocker arm from the push rod includes a pair of b... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404245 | Fuel line disconnect tool A fuel line disconnection tool includes a handle member with a hand grip end and a slotted opposite head end adapted to receive generally mirror image flanged adapters having semi-cylindrical tubular projections which enable placement of the adapters in the slot at ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7373709 | Method of installing a blind threaded fastener A method of installing a threaded fastener from one side of a hole through a substrate. The fastener includes a collar and a bolt having a head, a threaded tail portion and a tool engagement portion extending from the tail. The method includes: (a) engaging the tool... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367098 | Removing tool removing a protection strip of car A tool for removing a protection strip of car comprises mainly a handle, a stem part and a shovel blade; the stem part has an elongate straight rod with a S-shaped plate at one end thereof; the outer end of the S-shaped plate at one end thereof; the outer end of the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361080 | Utensil for opening a shell of a crustacean A utensil for opening a shell of a crustacean, such as crab, lobster and the like, has a pair of pivotally connected elongated members. Each elongate member has a handle portion and a head portion. A cutting blade is positioned in each of the head portions; the cutt... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353588 | Installation tool for assembling a rotor blade of a gas turbine engine fan assembly A rotor blade installation tool for coupling a plurality of rotor blades to a rotor disc wherein each rotor blade extends from the rotor disc to a radially outer blade tip is provided. The tool includes a blade engagement end configured to engage the plurality of ro... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343658 | Reinforcement member arrangement jig for concrete electric pole In a method of reinforcing an existing concrete electric pole having an annular side wall, an inner hollow portion provided therein and an opening portion formed to a position of the annular side wall to be penetrated therethrough, at least one of a predetermined am... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338101 | Apparatus and method for handling a crossover tube of a gas turbine A unique, new and useful structure and method is provided for effectively and efficiently engaging and manipulating a crossover tube of a gas turbine. The tool is manipulated to a gripping position in which it securely engages the spring loaded locks of a crossover ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337515 | Hybrid breaching bar An device for breaching an outwardly opening door and methods for use thereof. The device combines a serrated blade for penetrating the crevice between a door and a doorjamb and an extendable handle with a ratcheting mechanism allowing the operator to remain out of ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322085 | Portable hose fitting inserter A portable hose fitting insertion apparatus and method. The apparatus can be hand held and operated in areas such that hose repairs can be made without removal of the hose. A friction operated ratcheting mechanism is preferably used to drive a shaft forward. A pad i... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322088 | Quick release tool for engaging elongated objects, particularly suited for use with tubing Tool includes a fixed handle and a movable, lockable handle. A working end of the tool includes an upper jaw and a movable lower jaw. A passage may be provided in one or both of upper and lower jaws. A sealing device may be provided in the upper jaw, the sealing dev... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7310867 | Snap in place gasket installation method A pipe sealing gasket is shown which is designed to be received within a groove provided within a belled, socket end of a plastic pipe. The groove in the plastic pipe is preformed during manufacture and the gasket is installed thereafter. The gasket nominal diameter... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305746 | System for removing heat transfer fins from, and beveling the ends of, boiler tubes A system is disclosed to use a first rotary milling head to break or cut the bond of a heat transfer fin base to a boiler tube, thereby removing the heat transfer fins from the boiler tube, and a second rotary milling head to bevel the exposed end of the boiler tube... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7290305 | Mop with cleaning pad insertion tool A cleaning pad insertion tool for facilitating coupling of disposable cleaning wipes onto a head of an electrostatic mop by inserting a portion of the disposable cleaning wipe into a grip assembly of the electrostatic mop, and method of use therefore. The cleaning p... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275293 | Fuel line assembly tool A fuel line assembly tool and method for repairing or creating replacement fuel lines. An exemplary embodiment of this tool uses a squeeze operated plunger to insert a fitting into a length of synthetic flexible tubing by holding the parts and plunger in alignment f... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275318 | Fixture for installing or removing coil springs A spring fixture (1) is provided for quickly installing or uninstalling a coil spring (36) in or from an electrical connector (3). The fixture includes an operation member (11) having a generally cylindrical handle (12) at an end t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263765 | Marine bearing alignment and insertion tool A bearing alignment and insertion tool wherein a gimble bearing must be rotatably aligned with a grease fitting during insertion. The tool utilizes an alignment shaft with a cylindrical mounting sleeve slidably positioned thereon. A mounting plate secures the tool t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249752 | Hand tool for extracting a fastener from a material A hand tool is disclosed for extracting a fastener from a material. The hand tool includes a pair of elongate members joined by a pivot to form a pair of jaws and a pair of handles. The pair of jaws are operated by moving the pair of handles relative to one another,... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240413 | Process and device for producing clutch friction plate A process for producing a clutch friction plate in which a plurality of friction material segments are bonded to an annular flat face of an annular core plate so that oil channels are formed between the segments, the process including: a step of forming a plurality ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228971 | Vibratory screening machine and vibratory screen and screen tensioning structure A vibratory screening machine having opposite sides with a plurality of stationary aligned tensioning members mounted on one side and a plurality of nut actuated movable tensioning members mounted on the opposite side and a vibratory screening screen mounted on the ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204668 | Panel fastener with spring retaining ring A fastener assembly having a bolt having a shaft and a nose portion at its terminal end. A ring is mounted on the bolt. The ring is an elongated piece of resilient material curving from a first end about the bolt shaft, then curving back around to a second end adjac... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191504 | Universal bushing tool and method of use A universal bushing tool for removing bushings of various diameters from machine assemblies is disclosed. The present tool comprises a handle, a plurality of interchangeable handle extensions, a plurality of sets of interchangeable wedge segments, and a plurality of... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185409 | Installation tool for irrigation emitter barbs with cutter A tool installs barb emitters in irrigation tubing. The tool has a cradle which receives irrigation tubing and a punch mounted opposite the cradle. The punch has a first cylinder and a second cylinder telescopically received within the first cylinder. The first cyli... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185473 | Anchor sheet and anchor sheet module This application discloses a relatively thin flexible anchor sheet for installation under carpets or other decorative coverings and a covering module composed of a pre-attached decorative covering and anchor sheet which can be assembled by overlapping hook and loop ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182205 | Magnet sweep A device for attracting metal particles which comprises a longitudinal member having a first and second end and a first magnet connected to the first end. The first magnet has a surface. The device further includes a housing connected to the second end which is subs... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174615 | Screw holder A screw holder for securing a screw having a longitudinal shank and a central axis, a spindle adjoining the front end of the shank and having a bore therethrough flush with a groove, configured and dimensioned for receiving an elastic component to secure a screw int... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174667 | Handgun bushing removal tool A tool to facilitate the removal of a barrel bushing on a handgun such as the 1911 automatic pistol. The tool has a handle which foldably receives a wrench having an aperture conforming to the shape of bushing. In the extended position, the wrench is provided with r... | 02/13/2007 |
