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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7195131 | Drum closure A drum closure which establishes a connection between the body of a drum and lid, wherein the connection will prevent separation of the lid from the body under severe loading conditions such as dropping the drum from a height of thirty (30) feet. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175313 | Locking assembly for ballast housing A locking assembly for a ballast housing simply and easily locks a lid to a body of the housing. The body has a first base and a first wall extending upwardly from the first base. The lid has a second base and a second wall extending downwardly from the second base.... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7002794 | Portable computer and base member receiving arrangement A portable computer and base member arrangement having a base member and a portable computer is disclosed. The base member has two stop flanges protruded upwardly from the top face in two rear corners and adapted to engage two recessed locating holes of the portable... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6924975 | Computer case with side panel clip fastening A computer case with side panel clip fastening configuration utilizing a direct clip fastening method to quickly secure side panels of a computer case to a computer case housing. An inner catch first lodges into a notch defined on the side panel, and subsequently ro... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6454117 | Manway for pressure vessels A manway assembly (10) designed for mounting within an opening (19) in a vessel wall (20) is provided which includes a manway ring (12) having a passageway (24) therethrough, with an inner cover (14) and a cover lock (18). The cover (14) is supported by a... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6412221 | Catalyst door system A high temperature industrial door having a flexible door plate with notches about the periphery thereof for receipt of swing bolts. The door plate includes interior insulation and is suspended from and hinged to a door frame using a davit assembly. In th... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6161727 | Fluid flow connector, fluid pressure mechanism and product tank lid for fluids such as adhesives A disconnectable flow connector for connecting a fluid-containing flexible bag (1) to a fluid supply line (100) is sufficiently airtight so as to allow dispensing of fluids, especially adhesives, which are highly reactive on contact with even the least qu... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5488808 | Interlock for wall panel system An interlock system for locking wall panel frames. Vertical frame members are provided with keyhole-shaped openings for receipt therethrough of the head of a carriage bolt in one portion and having and a second elongate slotted portion capable of a non-ro... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489132 | Safety latch A safety latch for securing a cover on a machine integrating a safety swi with a latching swing bolt. The swing bolt for securing the cover pivots between a latched position and an unlatched position. The switch for energizing and de-energizing the machi... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5458432 | Unit tray hold down mechanism The hold down apparatus securely engages a unit onto a tray. The tray includes an opening having a front block on the underside of the tray at the opening. The front block also includes a pin. The apparatus comprises a housing having an internal space and... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5454606 | V-retainer coupling assembly construction which prevents incorrect installation with reduced width slot A coupling assembly includes a first coupling element having first and second ends and a second coupling element having first and second ends. A first structure secures the first end of the first coupling element to the first end of the second coupling el... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5169277 | Lift arm lock down apparatus and method A lift arm lock down apparatus for a load lifting vehicle is described. The vehicle has a vehicle body and a lift arm or boom rotatable between a raised and a lowered position about a horizontal pivot on the vehicle body. The lift arm lock down apparatus ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5103717 | Baking tongs for producing edible wafers from wafer dough in a wafer baking oven or an automatic wafer baking machine Baking tongs for producing edible wafers from wafer dough in a wafer baking oven or an automatic wafer baking machine consist of a wafer baking mold comprising baking mold parts in respective tong parts which are moved toward each other and away from each... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5013197 | Locking bolt for equipment support In order to fix an equipment (12) to a support (10), such as a support onboard an aircraft, use is made of a locking bolt (16) having a threaded rod (24) articulated by a yoke (18) to support (10) and on which is screwed a manipulating nut (26). A bearing... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4830530 | Hold-down device A hold-down device is shown for connecting a chassis to a rack under a predetermined force and for extracting the chassis from the rack. The device includes a threaded bolt which receives a tubular, internally threaded clutch drive shaft having an integra... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4729584 | Boat hatch or window construction There is disclosed a boat window construction having a window frame including a spigot defining a window opening, and a window pane hingedly connected to the window frame and adapted to be moved between open and closed positions. A tie rod is swivel mount... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4655488 | System for latching a leveling door A latch assembly is disclosed for latching a leveling door used to close a leveling rod opening which is surrounded by a seal in a leveling box at the upper portion of a coke-oven door. The latching assembly includes spaced apart side flanges connected to... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4570759 | Disc brake with caliper having releasably lockable reinforcements The caliper (52), in the form of a closed frame surrounding the fixed support (50), incorporates at least one axial reinforcing member (3) joining two axially separated zones (1, 2) of the caliper by passing through them and extending radially beyond the ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4530530 | Locking latch assembly for mounting an electronic component drawer in a rack In a locking latch assembly for mounting an electronic component drawer in a rack a clamping ring 30 is provided with plug and socket elements 46, 48 adapted to cooperate with a dynamometric key. An all metal hollow cylindrical spring cushion 44 is receiv... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4470623 | Plate fastening system A fastening system is provided for fastening a plate having open-ended slots formed about its periphery to a supporting wall. The system includes a mounting block which is mounted to the supporting wall, a clevis pivoted on the mounting block, the clevis ... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4438965 | Locking device for vehicles equipped with sliding windows The locking device includes a first arm which may be secured to a first sliding panel such as a window. A second arm is secured to a second sliding panel which may also be a window. Each arm is secured to a major surface of the respective panel and includ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4395062 | Cover hold down mechanism This invention pertains to a screw-nut mechanism for clamping two work pis together. In one application the mechanism is used to clamp a cover plate over an access opening in a vehicle hull or similar member. The screw-nut mechanism is specially designed... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4193173 | Clamp assembly This invention provides improved apparatus for clamping together a pair of flanges of a processing vessel. The apparatus includes an elongated tubular stem having a handle at one end thereof for applying torque to the stem. Means defining a surface at the... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4023944 | Filter unit A filter unit adapted for receiving a flow of fluid potentially carrying particulate material and for holding filters transverse to the flow is disclosed, and in one preferred application of the invention the flow is an air stream containing radioactive p... | 05/17/1977 |