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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082651 | Micro-structure fabrication method A micro-structure fabrication method fabricates a micro-structure including an inclined part inclined to a principal plane of a substrate by plastically deforming a work piece having the substrate with the principal plane. The structure fabrication method includes t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7752731 | Method of making an electrical box extender mechanical fastener An extender and a method for making an extender for an electrical box is provided. The extender includes: a side wall having a length with first and second ends and a width with first and second edges, wherein the side wall is configured so that the first and second... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7425021 | Pipe joint structure A pipe is received through a through hole of a connector. A bulged portion of the pipe is press fitted into a recess of the connector located at a first side of the connector and a retaining member is located at a second side of the connector. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7364394 | Break away fastening system A fastening system is providing, the fastening system has a weld stud having an annular weldment portion and a fracturable nut. The fracturable nut and stud construction is configured to fail under torsional load prior to the structural parts failure. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363664 | T-shaped side rails for bed frame A bed frame comprising T shaped side rails provide support for a box spring and mattress. A leg assembly is affixed to the bed frame and is affixed to the side rail and to the cross rails for better strength of connection. The use of T-shaped side rails provides mor... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7263757 | Electromagnetic trimming, flanging and hemming apparatus and method Electromagnetic (EMF) trimming, flanging and hemming steps are performed at a single workstation in a combined fixture designed to form a hemmed panel assembly, such as a vehicle closure panel. Two or more formed sheets, outer and inner panels, are positioned togeth... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254973 | Roller tool and positional pressure method of use for the forming and joining of sheet material An apparatus and method for forming and joining a first sheet material (A) located in a nest (30) to a second sheet material (B) positioned on top of the first sheet material. The apparatus includes a positional pressure roller tool or positional pressure var... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241073 | Sheet metal hem A reduced radius hem assembly and method for joining an inner panel and an outer panel together. The inner panel has an outwardly extending perimeter flange comprising an end surface, an inboard surface, and a beveled surface located between the end surface and the ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7216390 | Corner guard for box spring A corner guard arrangement for a box spring, the corner guard arrangement having first and second members formed of a sheet material and being interlocked together, the interlocking arrangement being such that the first and second members are in sliding engagement t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7179116 | Collapsing bridge crimp The collapsing bridge crimp comprises a central portion and two mutually-opposite side arms extending from the central portion. Each side arm comprises a first portion attached to the central portion, the first portion being inwardly curved, and a second portion ext... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7162788 | Pot and pan washing machine A non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of a pot and pan washing machine together as a single unit is provided. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156598 | Waffle stud for insert molded plastic members A fastener is configured for use in the manufacture of molded plastic components that will be subsequently attached to other components by the fastener. The low profile head portion of the fastener has a rounded contoured and convoluted top surface to facilitate the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7127792 | Method of manufacturing spring assembly A method of manufacturing a spring assembly, which includes two annular plates and compression coil springs, and which is adapted so that the compression coil springs are assembled to the annular plates by caulking projection portions formed on the two annular plate... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126132 | Apparatus for preparing a TEM sample holder The preferred embodiment further includes a press for cutting a TEM sample holder from a TEM coupon and joining a probe-tip point with an attached sample to the TEM sample holder. The press includes: an outer die; an inner die situated inside the outer die; a former... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115322 | Hem flange An open hem flange for a vehicle door includes an inner reinforcing panel and an outer panel having a first outer portion and a second inner portion folded about the inner panel at a base. The inner reinforcing panel includes dimpled sections against the second oute... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111378 | Fastener closing Apparatus for closing a fastener includes a first member adapted to engage and bend a fastener toward a closed position, a second member defining a recessed fastener guide adapted to engage and bend the fastener toward the closed position, the recessed fastener guid... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100736 | Serviceable muffler A serviceable muffler (20) has an end plate (34) releasably clamped (36) to an open end (30) of a muffler body (26) and permitting access to an internal catalytic or filter element (28) for removal and replacement. An apertu... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7069758 | Metal stud punch system and a method of manufacture A portable metal stud punching system has an alignment frame with an infeed alignment port in a first side and an outfeed alignment port in an opposite side. There is a punch and die positioned within the alignment frame. A length of metal stud is inserted through t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047636 | Method of connecting a connecting member and a flat circuit member A method in which a claw portion of a connecting member penetrates a first piercing portion of a flat circuit member in a thickness direction thereof. In the case of connection to the flat circuit member having a thick conductor portion, the claw portion is bent suc... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041019 | Automotive compressor having a simple waterproof structure for a bearing supporting a pulley In an automotive compressor, a pulley (6) is rotatably supported on a compressor housing (1) through a bearing (5) to have an axial gap (10) left between the compressor housing and the pulley. A waterproof cover (13) covers the axi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025694 | Golf club head and manufacturing method therefor A golf club head includes a golf club head body and a striking plate. The golf club head body has a recession in a side thereof. The striking plate is embedded in the recession of the golf club head body. The striking plate includes a front face acting as a striking... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7004751 | Gas burner assemblies, methods for assembling, and gas fired appliances employing same A gas burner assembly includes in one embodiment a top plate having at least one port for discharging fuel and a downwardly-depending, peripheral edge having a plurality of spaced-apart slots, and a bottom base having a peripheral edge disposed within the downwardly... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994901 | Heat shield having a fold-over edge crimp with variable width and method of making same An improved heat shield provides for reduced noise transmission of vehicular engine components is disclosed. The heat shield has three layers; a first sheet layer, a center insulation layer, and a second sheet layer. The insulation layer is positioned between the fi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986205 | Composite structural member A method for making a composite structural member. The composite structural member has a flange having a base wall and two side walls extending from the base wall, the base wall and side walls forming a pocket to receive a portion of a web. Each side wall of the fla... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6964091 | Wiper blade claw with crimping design A method of manufacturing a wiper blade for a windshield wiper system of motor vehicles with a yoke system for guiding an elongate wiper strip including a lip mounted on a carrier via a web is disclosed. The wiper blade and method of manufacturing the wiper blade in... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6941596 | Bed frame A bed frame assembly for supporting a bed in a substantially flat manner above a floor including interlocking elongate rails and feet for forming a rectangular, flat platform, each of the feet including an upper portion defining a receptacle oriented in a first dire... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938395 | Method for closing slider-operated zipper on filled reclosable pouch An apparatus for closing a slider-operated zipper on a moving filled package, comprising means for performing the following steps: conveying a package forward in a straight line; guiding a slider on a zippered portion of the package through a channel as the package ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931692 | Kingpin-free caster assembly A kingpin-free caster in which a plate is assembled onto a yoke with ball bearings therebetween and the plate is deformed in place upon the yoke to capture the ball bearings between the yoke and plate and couple the yoke and plate together against removal. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925708 | Method of shielding a printed circuit electronics card mounted on a metal substrate A method of manufacturing proposes an assembly including a printed-circuit electronics card mounted on a metal substrate, as well as a metal screening cover electrically connected to the substrate. The substrate exhibits a recessed gutter in which the edge of the co... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6904662 | Method of sealing a cartridge or other medical container with a plastic closure A method of sealing a cartridge having a barrel with a polymeric closure, wherein the polymeric closure includes a tubular collar portion and an integral radial portion, The method includes disposing the tubular collar portion over the radial rim portion of the barr... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6896803 | Filter apparatus and associated method A filter apparatus comprises a ring secured to a filter cover so as to engage a center tube extending within a filter element to retain the center tube and the filter element. A method of assembling a filter apparatus is also disclosed. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6895651 | Method for jointing metal components A method for joining metal components includes a body and at least a sideboard. A plurality of lock members are installed on a side of the body. Each of the lock members is punched directly and extended into a shape for being cut into two corresponding bending parts... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6880581 | Method of forming a tube A method of forming a tube involves the punching of tabs from overlapping longitudinal seam and folding the tabs to mechanically fix the opposed lateral edges of the sheet material forming the tube. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6851165 | Apparatus for retaining a poppet seal An apparatus and method for retaining a poppet seal with respect to a housing of an integrated pressure management system. The integrated pressure management system includes an aperture near a mouth of a housing, and the mouth includes a tip that is deformable so as... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848160 | Method of forming a product in a moving web A manufacturing process (100) for forming a product, such as a thermal shield (20), in a web (102) of material. The thermal shield includes a first plate (22) and a second plate (24) joined to one another at a seam (28). The... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6842976 | Method of connecting flat cable and terminal A method of connecting a flat cable and a terminal, comprising a sticking step in which cramp pieces (13b-13d) are stuck through a flat cable (10) to be received in corresponding cavities (15b, 15c) that... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6810570 | Method of attaching a connector element to a duct flange A duct assembly for transporting pressurized fluid therethrough. The assembly includes first and second duct sections. Each of the duct sections has sides extending between opposite ends. Each of the sides join an adjacent side and has a flange extending laterally o... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6742259 | Assembling bearing housings for rotary shafts A method of assembling a bearing house for a rotary shaft, such as a camshaft, comprising a bearing cap secured to a relatively massive component, such as a cylinder head. The bearing cap and the massive component afford respective semi-circular recesses which coope... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722661 | Multilayer gasket In order to provide a multilayer gasket, which comprises at least one first layer and one second layer and at least one joining device for joining the layers of the gasket to one another and in which the layers of the gasket are joined to one another in a simple and... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6694596 | Closure having a lenticular lens A closure and lenticular lens assembly that has a retaining member with a bend and a substantially horizontal, circular rim portion is disclosed. The rim portion extends annularly inward from the bend to secure the lens to a top surface of the closure. A ... | 02/24/2004 |
