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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6709183 | Joint A joint having a metal or plastic core and a metal or plastic outer shell. The core has two studs extending in a direction of an axis of rotation and arranged vertically at 180° from each other. The outer shell consists of two half shells, each having a reinforcing... | 03/23/2004 |
| 5969450 | Armature assembly with creepage shield An armature assembly for use in a motor has an annual creepage shield received on the armature shaft between the bearing and the commutator. The creepage shield has a first face adjacent to the commutator, and a second face adjacent to the bearing. The se... | 10/19/1999 |
| 4417515 | Lateral support for squeegee A lateral support for a squeegee of an application mechanism of an application machine, has a supporting element arranged to support one end portion of a squeegee, and at least one substantially upright upwardly open guiding element arranged to slidingly ... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4309062 | Bearing movement preventing system A self-aligning bearing is provided with an axial thrust movement preventing system along at least one bearing support structure. The system controls end play within an acceptable range without excessive frictional losses and enables the bearing to withst... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4248486 | Spherical bearing assembly with stress relief A spherical bearing adapted for use in rod end connections and the like, characterized by an outer race member having opposite faces and a concave spherical inner race surface, and a ball-like inner member within the outer race member having a complementa... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4212502 | Bearing take-up frame An elongated, rectangular, bearing take-up frame has guide rails on the longitudinal frame members for guiding a slidably adjustable bearing block therebetween and an aperture in one end member midway between the guide rails for journalling and retaining ... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4170388 | Pivotally mounted bearing housing in which two turbo-machine shafts are rigidly coupled The mounting arrangement employs a pedestal and a bearing housing which is pivotally mounted on the pedestal independently of the machine housings. The shaft ends are coupled together by a rigid coupling and are each journaled in bearings mounted within t... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4140413 | Hub-locking device An improved hub-locking device for conveyor pulleys including a spherically shaped collet having a centrally located bore for receiving a shaft and having an axially aligned slot extending through one side thereof permitting compression of the collet on t... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4126195 | Replaceable wear pad for a rock bit cutter yoke A cutter assembly for a rotary head of a drilling machine comprises a yoke having a base for attachment to the rotary head, a pair of legs depending from the base, and an asymmetrical mounting hole through each leg, the hole being aligned with each other.... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4124257 | Bearing housing A housing is provided for mounting a bearing adjacent a wall to support a rotatable shaft that projects perpendicularly through the wall. The housing has a thin-stock stamping that forms on end cap having an axially extending hub and a mounting flange pro... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4077508 | Sealed hanger bearing for use with abrasive conveyors An enclosed hanger bearing suitable for use under severe operating conditions is disclosed. The bearing is completely sealed to prevent the entry of abrasive materials. The bearing has an adaptor plate for engaging augers which are supported by the bearin... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4062600 | Dual-gimbal gyroscope flexure suspension A universal gyroscope flexure hinge assembly is provided to interconnect the inertial flywheel of a 2-axes free rotor gyroscope to the gyroscope spin shaft, with two symmetrical, axially displaced gimbal elements which allow two axes of angular freedom. E... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4024774 | Modular cam driven roll feed In the strip feeding mechanism of the invention, the main drive shaft drives meshing bevel gears on secondary shafts respectively, which extend in opposite directions with one secondary shaft being journalled by a main bearing cartridge unit. The said car... | 05/24/1977 |
| 3949919 | Self-aligning capstan bearing A cartridge tape player adapted to receive a cartridge having a capstan shaft for driving the tape in the cartridge and a tape player chassis including a pair of bilateral symmetrical retainers mounted to the tape player chassis. Each of the retainers inc... | 04/13/1976 |
