Bizarre Patents
Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186883 | Cover-bearing arrangement and method for mounting an actuator shaft A cover-bearing arrangement for mounting a shaft which extends into a housing in the region of a housing opening and for closing off the housing in the region of the housing opening. The arrangement comprises a sleeve section which surrounds the shaft and which can ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7654745 | Clinch spot bearing The rotatable joinder of two sheets is provided by a two-piece interfitting bearing assembly with each element separately attached to one of the sheets so that the sheets are joined but rotation is controlled by the interfitting bearing surfaces. The interfitting pa... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7188543 | Gear and bearing mechanism for improved ease of assembly within a gearcase A retaining member is provided and attached to a bevel gear in order to allow the bevel gear to be attached, prior to assembly, to a bearing adapter. The retaining member is provided with first and second protuberances that extend radially outwardly from diametrical... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6971831 | Self-locking fastener A fastener for securing first and second members together at opposing respective flat surfaces thereof, whereby at the point of joining the first member has an aperture concentric with an aperture of the second member, the fastener comprising first and second tubula... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6960023 | Bearing structure for blade assembly of cooling fan A bearing for the blade assembly of the cooling fan, the bearing is made of the plastic steel material having an integrally formed cylindrical hollow body and outward extended large diameter seat. The seat bottom has a recess with screw thread cut along the inside w... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6935026 | Wheel bearing assembly for motor vehicles The invention relates to a wheel bearing assembly for motor vehicles with a bearing provided with an inner ring and an outer ring, the bearing being fitted with its outer ring into a bearing casing and the outer ring being mechanically supported in axial direction o... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6659648 | Bearing insert for motor operators A screw shaft for a motor operator is pivotally secured at each end by a bearing insert, with each bearing insert fitting within a channel defined within opposing walls of the housing.... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6652147 | Bearing structure A bearing structure includes a bearing having a shaft hole formed by an inner wall of the bearing. The outer periphery of the bearing has multiple outer walls and multiple deformable zones. The multiple outer walls are located at the axial direction of th... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6619452 | Housing for a hand brake mechanism A hand brake front housing for a railroad car hand brake mechanism. Such hand brake front housing comprising a front casing for enclosing pre-selected portions of a hand brake mechanism. The front casing having a front wall of a predetermined size and sha... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6220417 | Clutch cup A clutch cup for a centrifugal clutch of a hand-held working tool, driven by an internal combustion engine, has a clutch drum and a hub coaxially fastened to the clutch drum. A bearing bushing is arranged in the hub and fastened to the hub by a frictional... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5927862 | Bearing A shaft bearing for placement in a hole in a bracket which has three main portions, a first cylindrical portion, which is larger in diameter than the bracket hole, at a first end of the bearing, a tapered portion at a second end of the bearing, and a seco... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5909967 | Bearing engagement structure for hermetic compressor A bearing engagement structure for a hermetic compressor includes a unitary cylinder-frame member having an opening in a central portion thereof, the opening having an internal screw thread formed along an inner periphery thereof, and a journal bearing in... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5887983 | Bearing assembly for radar mast A bearing assembly underlying the top flange connected to the upper end of n antenna shaft, includes plastic bearing inserts held in contact with the shaft angularly spaced from each other by an outer cylindrical housing and sleeve sections retained therei... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5829339 | Crimped sealed adapter bushing assembly for a double diaphragm spring brake actuator A sealed bushing assembly adapted to permit a push rod to pass through an adapter isolating a pressurized chamber, formed by attaching a sleeve to said adapter, inserting a bushing, and crimping the end of said sleeve opposite said adapter to restrain sai... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5735611 | Bearing arrangement for an operating shaft A bearing arrangement for an operating shaft of a multi-pole electric switching device with a chassis formed by central and outer walls that are parallel to each other. The bearing arrangement comprises shaft bearings in the form of half-shells. The centr... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5655206 | Sheet feeder of an image forming apparatus In a sheet feeding roller unit in which the pickup roller and the sheet feeding roller are integrated into one body, bearing members are respectively arranged at both ends of the sheet feeding roller shaft of the sheet feeding roller. The first bearing me... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5558034 | Lift transportable with pontoon boats or the like Front and rear lifts (10) of the present invention are secured to the platform (14) of a pontoon boat (12) intermediate the flotation units (20). A U-shaped lift module (32) including first and second legs (36) extending from a central spindle (34) is piv... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5511885 | Composite flanged bearing having anti-rotation feature A plain flanged bearing or bushing for supporting a rotating shaft in a thin walled frame of an electrophotographic printing machine. The composite bearing has a flanged end and is adapted to be inserted in an opening in a thin walled support member until... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5388915 | Bearing bush A bearing bush for supporting the end of a shaft in a wall has a bush body with a through bore and a collar which projects radially at one end of the bush body and bears against the wall when the bearing bush is fitted into a bore in the wall. The length ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5330273 | Support member for holding up rotating rod in soccer table frame A support member for use in a soccer table comprises a male retainer and a female retainer. The male retainer has a first columnar portion and a first disk portion attached to one end of the first columnar portion which is provided thereon with an arresti... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5290119 | Apparatus and method for retaining a pin The invention is an improvement in a machine having a housing and a pin received in the housing and coupled to a link-like movable part, either directly or with a bushing interposed between the part and the pin. The improvement comprises a retainer, prefe... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5261658 | Bearing and mechanism for rotative support of rotating member A rotator mechanism has a frame, a rotating member and a bearing. The rotating member has a center rod and is rotatable along its axis. The bearing has a bearing portion for supporting the center rod, and a clasping portion for elastically clasping onto t... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5169244 | Releasable split bearing A bearing assembly having a hanger with an opening therethrough, a substantially cylindrical shell with bearing material extending radially inwardly thereof, the cylindrical shell fitting within the opening, outwardly extending peripheral flanges on the s... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5129740 | Bearing device for miniature motors and method of making same A bearing device for miniature motors having a cylindrically-shaped bearing support formed by pressing an end face of a metallic motor case, and a bearing press-fitted into the bearing support to rotatably support a motor shaft, characterized in that a pr... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5110105 | Sheet handling apparatus A cash dispenser unit includes note transport means (74, 78, 86) driven by an electric motor and including first (74) and second (78) sets of rolls which are arranged to grip therebetween a note (18'), partly withdrawn from a currency cassette (14) by ass... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5107716 | Horizontal revolute robot In a horizontal revolute robot, an upper end of a ball screw (21) of a direct-acting actuator (100) is rotatably supported by a top plate of a column (10), and the lower end thereof is coupled to a drive unit (40) disposed on a base plate of the column. A... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5106084 | Breakaway basketball rim A breakaway basketball goal includes rim structure which pivots about self-lubricating bearings when a predetermined force is applied to the rim. The goal further includes a spring-held clamp which engages a shaft, and a rigid member having a looped end e... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5099707 | Direct-acting actuator for an industrial robot A direct-acting actuator for an industrial robot has an elongate ball screw or feed screw which is attached or detached quickly and safely in a narrow working space. In attaching the ball screw, upper and lower end portions of the ball screw, diagonally i... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5080501 | Bayonet held bearing hanger assembly A hanger bearing assembly comprising a hanger plate having a hole therethrough and adapted to be suspended from a support. A bearing having an outer surface complementary to the hole is located therein. A resilient radially compressible bayonet lock, subs... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5048661 | Conveyors A conveyor apparatus comprising a conveyor of the kind specified having a conveyor frame of the kind specified wherein the spindle of at least one of the rollers comprises a pair of stub spindles each having a generally elongate end portion which in use, ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5044800 | Device for detachably supporting a drum in lateral walls of a housing A device for supporting a printer drum in lateral walls of a housing includes a detachable bearing bushing mounted on one end journal of the drum. That one end journal of the drum is journalled in a closed bearing opening and the other end journal of the ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4909639 | Bearing assembly for a shaft A bearing assembly for a shaft comprises a body having a cylindrical bore open at one end, a mount bracket extending from the one end and an annular stop flange at the other end of the bore. An apertured bearing of a hardened plastic material is enclosed ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4842423 | Sealed bearing assembly An apparatus which seals a shaft mounted rotatably on a bearing member. At least two spaced apart annular flanges are mounted on the shaft. One of the flanges being is arranged to bear radially against the bearing member. An annular sealing member is moun... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4795926 | Motor end bearings accommodating increased shaft lengths A motor having a housing comprising a case and a case cover, and bearings for supporting a motor rotating shaft fitted to the case and the case cover, respectively. The bearings are secured to the case and include a large diameter portion at one axial end... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4784499 | Bearing unit A bearing unit of this invention includes, instead of a conventionally used bracket, a housing formed with an external thread and a bush press fitted in an inner bore of the housing.... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4756632 | Plastic bearing A bearing for supporting a rotatable shaft is particularly adapted to support a shaft rotating in an arcuate motion that produces a primary wearing portion of the bearing. The bearing structure is a solid block of high molecular weight plastic. A cylindri... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4750878 | Retainer bushing A retainer bushing for connecting a male member such as a shaft, rod or pin, for example the coupling pin of a motor vehicle clutch pedal, to a mechanical component having a bore accepting the shaft, rod or pin in the bore, for example the input member of... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4690535 | Automatic film processor arrangement An automatic film processor arrangement is provided, which comprises a plurality of processing tanks each being charged with a processing liquid, and plural sets of a pair of rollers mounted within the respective processing tanks to continuously pass a ph... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4649761 | Rotary shaft holding mechanism for a rotary variable element A rotary shaft holding mechanism for a rotary variable element comprises a frame for rotatably supporting a rotary shaft of a rotary variable element such as a variable capacitor, a resilient member fixedly mounted to the frame for urging the rotary shaft... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4640631 | Plastic bearing and one piece housing assembly A method of making bearings from blocks of high molecular weight plastic. The bearing is made by forming a cylindrical bore in the block and locating one or more sleeves in the block for receiving fasteners. The fasteners are provided to secure the block ... | 02/03/1987 |
