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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136998 | Bearing apparatus A bearing apparatus includes: two split outer ring halves which are mounted to the housing; a plurality of rolling elements which are provided so as to roll on the two split outer ring halves; and a cage which holds the rolling elements such that the rolling element... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7896557 | Needle roller bearing A needle roller bearing comprises an outer ring having a split part in a circumferential direction, a plurality of rollers which can roll along an inner diameter surface of the outer ring, and a cage holding the plurality of rollers. The outer ring has an engaging c... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896556 | Needle roller bearing A needle roller bearing comprises an outer ring having a plurality of outer ring members split by split lines extending in an axial direction of the bearing, a plurality of needle rollers arranged on an orbit surface of said outer ring so that they can roll thereon,... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7828485 | Roller bearing The clearance between the outer peripheral surface of an annular portion of a cage and the inner peripheral surface of each of rib portions of outer-ring split pieces is set to be smaller than the clearance between the radial end surface of a projection portion of t... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7311447 | Roller bearing A roller bearing for rotatably supporting a rotating shaft of an internal combustion engine between a main body and a cap of the internal combustion engine. The roller bearing including: a plurality of rollers; a retainer which is cirumferentially splittable and sup... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7270484 | Split outer race, split rolling bearing using same, and manufacturing method for split outer race The present invention provides a split outer race for use in a rolling bearing. The split outer race is formed by bending a strip-shaped metallic plate into a substantially semicircle shape. At least one end of the split outer race in a circumferential direction has... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7090061 | Snap ring A snap ring having improved retention characteristics is configured for use inside a cylindrical cavity. The cavity includes a retention device having a retention surface forming an obtuse angle with the cavity wall. As an axial load is applied to the snap ring, it ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6979132 | Cylindrical roller bearing and process for its assembly A cylindrical roller bearing includes an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring and cylindrical rollers located between the outer and inner bearing rings. One of the rings has side rims forming an axial stop for the cylindrical rollers. The bearing ring on which ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979131 | Multiple-row radial bearing A multiple-row radial bearing with at least one bearing race and pertaining rolling bodies, with the bearing race having at least one central collar, is characterized in that the central collar of the bearing race is formed by a single-piece ring (11), which ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 5971622 | Divided type rolling bearing unit A divided type aligning rolling bearing comprises a spherical groove of a lower bearing housing for slidably receiving an outer peripheral surface in a spherical shape of an outer ring lower member. A dowel pin is provided on the outer peripheral surface ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5961221 | Cross roller bearing and coriolis gear device A cross roller that may rotate at a high speed with high precision is provided. A first conical roller 7 for receiving loads in a first axial direction B and a radial direction and a second conical roller 8 for receiving loads in a second axial direction ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5882124 | Needle bearing A needle bearing has an outer sleeve and a needle cage. The sleeve is punched out of a flat sheet of metal and is coiled to be cylindrical. It has a window, and the needle cage has a corresponding window. The needle cage is guided circumferentially and ax... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5630669 | Split bearing, cage for split or non-split bearing and method of cutting a member of a split bearing A split bearing, a cage for a split or non-split bearing and a method of cutting a member of a split bearing is related in this disclosure. The split bearing has at least one component, such as the outer race, split, i.e., formed into at least two parts, ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5590968 | Bearing retainer assembly Apparatus comprising an inner member having an axis and an axially extending outer surface, an outer member having an axially extending inner surface, the inner and outer members being rotatable relative to each other about the axis, a bearing between the... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5462366 | Crankshaft bearing A rolling bearing for mounting a crankshaft (1) in a crankcase (6) of an internal combustion engine comprising a bearing housing (4), between which housing (4) and a journal of the crankshaft (1), rolling elements (18) roll on raceways (19), the bearing h... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5287623 | Bearing split outer ring and method of assembly A bearing split outer ring for mounting in a bearing housing, the split outer ring having a first portion subtending somewhat more than 185 degrees of arc and a second portion subtending somewhat less than 185 degrees of arc. The first and second portions... | 02/22/1994 |
| 4820062 | Bearing for steering wheel shaft of vehicles A bearing for the steering wheel shaft of a vehicle comprises a number of needle-like rollers, a retainer retaining the needle-like rollers, a cylindrical race member circumscribing the needle-like rollers, and an elastic cylindrical member fitted over sa... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4708498 | Locally pre-stressed rolling bearing for mounting on a shaft in a lateral direction A roller bearing assembly having an outer case (1) which contains an elastically yieldable sleeve 2 in which is enclosed a thin elastically yieldable ring 3 whose inner surface acts as a raceway for rollers or needles (6) carried by the cage (7). The elas... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4671682 | Divided type antifriction bearing assembly with a seal member A divided type antifriction bearing assembly with a seal having two semicircular divided inner annular members each having a track on the outer peripheral surface thereof and having at the axially outer end of the track a flange portion which is in contac... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4558962 | Snap ring A snap ring for axially holding an axially inserted machine element has a ring joint in the installed condition and is positioned with radial prestress in an annular groove formed in the bore of a ring, housing or the like. In order to ensure that the sna... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4211453 | Rock drill bit lubrication system A drill bit for conical cutting elements, each secured to a bit segment by an annular locking bearing which is fed by a first lubrication system which directs high pressure lubricant through the bit segment and locking bearing to space external of the dri... | 07/08/1980 |
| 3980359 | Ball bearing A lubricating system for high speed ball bearings includes forming the cage into a scalloped ring and rotatably supporting it in an annular channel formed in the inner split race centrally of the balls and judiciously locating lubricating passageways in t... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3975067 | Bearing assemblies A double contact, crossed roller or ball bearing assembly with roller paths inserted in supports made from another material in which each support has a single groove per row for balls or roller members and has mounted by deformation therein a single open ... | 08/17/1976 |
