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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7137740 | Sensor-holding lid for a wheel hub bearing Sensor-holding lid for a wheel hub bearing, the lid presenting a base wall which is externally delimited by a peripheral border, an axial ledge which is integral to the wall and which is provided with a passing hold for housing the sensor, and a cylindrical wall whi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7051896 | Opening assembly A opening assembly (10) suitable for use on a can for containing carbonated beverages. The assembly (10) comprises a main part (14) with an oval opening (16). A flange (18) is provided around the underside of the opening (16... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7004504 | Method for skate board identification A cover designed to accommodate the unique shape of a wheel for a skate board. In one embodiment, the cover snaps onto the wheel. In another embodiment, security of the cover to the wheel by an adhesive gasket. Various patterns are punched into the cover providing d... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6971722 | Low cost truck or like hubcaps The hub cap has first end wall portion, a sidewall portion and a laterally extending mounting flange. There are plural fastener-receiving openings in the flange. A second endwall portion is integrally formed on the flange and is free from engagement with the hold-do... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6938963 | Venting plug for vehicle hub cap A hub cap vent plug which is resistant to penetration by water sprayed under high pressure during vehicle washing. The plug includes an axially outer end face portion, sidewall portions adapted to mate in fluid-tight relation with an opening in an associated hub cap... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6676227 | Metallic debris extractor An axle end plug employs a magnet which attracts ferrous metallic debris from a cavity in a trailer axle wheel end. The axle end plug includes a vent hole which is substantially aligned with an aperture in the magnet. The vent hole vents the cavity in the... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6546892 | Overheating axle warning device An overheating axle warning device comprising a heat sensor device with a neoprene seal which is substituted for a standard rubber filler wheel hub plug. The device can have various colors to identify certain temperature ranges of activation.... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6485110 | Drive hub having an oil check hole An apparatus for determining the amount of lubricant within a housing is disclosed. The apparatus includes a shaft driving the housing about an axis, a number of interior components positioned within the housing, and an opening defined in the housing and ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6447072 | Oil-bath wheel hub An oil-bath wheel spindle and hub assembly including a heat dissipating oil seal cap with a transparent window for observing the lubricant level and thermal conductive vanes forming a heat sink to transfer heat away from the wheel spindle and hub assembly... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6273519 | Oil hub cup An oil hub cup includes a cylindrical body mounted to a wheel axle defining an interior space for preserving lubricant oil. The cylindrical body has a top face defining a central bore with a circumferential shoulder formed around the central bore for rece... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6203114 | Temperature indicator for a semi-fluid synthetic grease filled axle A novel temperature probe provides a visual indicator to an operator of when an assembly, such as a vehicle axle, filled with a semi-fluid synthetic grease for lubricating the bearings therein has reached an unsafe temperature during operation. In one emb... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5551530 | Pressure reducing cap for a liquid lubricant-filled wheel hub A hub-spindle assembly is provided having a spindle and a hub with forward and rearward apertures and an axial passageway extending therebetween. The spindle is received through the rearward aperture into the axial passageway and a wheel bearing is conven... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5505525 | Hubcap and method of manufacturing the same A heavy duty vehicle hubcap preferably made from a plastic material and having a sidewall, an end wall with a transparent window insert formed therein, and further including a radial mounting flange. The mounting flange is reinforced with a mounting ring ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5066071 | Device for detecting metallic particles in lubricant A device for visibly detecting the presence of metallic particles in the oil of the hub of a motor vehicle such as a truck. The hub has a transparent portion and an access hole with a plug therein. In this invention the plug carries a flat strip or flag o... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5058959 | Identification system for wheeled suitcases Problems arise when a traveler must quickly identify his suitcase from an array of similar suitcases, such as on a checked luggage carousel or traveling belt. Tags and labels bearing ownership information are normally not distinctive enough to help in the... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5024488 | Hub cover assembly A sub-assembly consisting of a synthetic plastic hub cover, separate fastener members, and a gasket improves efficiency in the production line mounting of hub covers to vehicular wheel ends. In a preferred form, each sub-assembly incorporates a plurality ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4834464 | Magnetic wheel bearing cap A plug for the wheel bearing hub assembly of a truck wheel bearing. The plug is a substantially unitary article having as a part of its construction a magnetic rod which, when the plug is in place in the hub, will lie along the axis of revolution of the w... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4073540 | Sealed hub cap and method A hub cap assembly for vehicle axles which includes a rigid hub cap body with a sidewall portion and a radially inwardly directed flange having a window therein so that the lubricant level in the axle housing can be seen without removing the hub cap. The ... | 02/14/1978 |
