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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384209 | Ball-and-socket joint connection A ball-and-socket joint connection has a retaining part which has a fastening point for fixedly mounting the retaining part to a structure, and a rod part which is arranged pivotably in a pivoting-angle region in a pivoting plane via a ball-and-socket joint on the r... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357591 | Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint has a pivot pin accommodated rotatably and tiltably with a spherical joint area in a bearing shell. The bearing shell is in turn arranged in the recess of a joint housing. A closing ring fixes the bearing shell in the joint housing in the axi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357590 | Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint, for example for use with an articulated support in an automobile, includes an essentially ring-shaped or cup-shaped joint housing and a bearing shell disposed in an interior space of the joint housing. The ball of a ball pin is slidingly rec... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7320555 | Cardan shaft structure with tightness adjustable functions A cardan shaft structure with tightness adjustable functions has a through-hole passing through spheres located at both ends of the cardan shaft body, and a taper socket respectively installed into the opening end of each sphere. A bolt is inserted into both spheres... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7281695 | Pivotable suspension element A pivotable suspension element includes a support member having a part-spherical bearing surface clamp element and a body portion, the body portion having an integral formation of a slot to receive a part of a component to which the pivotable suspension element may ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261488 | Ball socket ring seal A ball socket ring seal for use with a ball joint assembly eliminates the need for a boot or bellows to protect the ball joint against the environment. The ball socket ring seal of the invention is positioned between the ball and the socket at the point of contact b... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258356 | Vehicle steering damper apparatus, and vehicle incorporating same A steering damper apparatus for a two-wheeled vehicle includes a steering damper housing with a lower end portion fixed to the motorcycle's main frame. A first torque arm has a first end fixed to a pivotally movable shaft, and a second end which is connected, via a ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241069 | Universal joint arrangement between an apparatus holder and a support arm or a console In a universal joint arrangement between an apparatus holder and an apparatus support console including a receiver element mounted to the console, a ball joint element projecting from the holder, a ball element for engaging the ball joint element and the receiver el... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226234 | Arrangement and method for connecting a rod end to a headed pin A connection for a rod and pin includes a two piece housing molded from hard plastic which defining a cavity enclosing a soft elastomeric isolator on one end of the rod. The housing pieces also define a pin receiving cavity with retention prongs which engage and hol... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226233 | Snap-in coupling comprising a spring clamp A snap-in coupling for releasably connecting a first structural member and a second structural member. The snap-in coupling comprises a female coupling member comprising a plastic support member and a metallic spring clamp, said support member being insertable into ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210871 | Swivelling fittings A swiveling fitting for multi-directional movement includes a housing having a bore therethrough to accommodate a button shaft. A ball housing receives at least a portion of the button shaft. The ball housing has at least one ball recess to accommodate at least one ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7171330 | Rotation and/or tilt angle detection means for a ball and socket joint A rotation and/or tilt angle detection device for a ball and socket joint is provided wherein at least one magnet (2), especially a permanent magnet, is arranged in the joint ball (1a), wherein a display device (4) displays the magnetic f... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7137896 | Multi-roller ball for constant velocity joints A constant velocity joint includes an outer joint member, an inner joint member, torque transmitting ball assemblies guided in pairs of tracks, and a cage having windows for receiving the ball assemblies and cage webs defined between the windows. Each ball assembly ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7097381 | Joint A joint for the movable connection of two components of a motor vehicle, which are movable in relation to one another, with a housing (1) and with a bearing shell (2) accommodated in the housing (1) for the slidingly movable mounting of a mount ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083177 | Steering knuckle structure A steering knuckle structure includes a front strut, a connecting device, and a sleeve. The front strut has a connecting pipe at the bottom. The connecting device comprises an upper section and a corresponding lower section. Both the upper section and the lower sect... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056053 | Bolting arrangement including a two-piece washer for minimizing bolt bending A two-piece washer to allow tilting movement of the washer elements. One annular washer element includes a convex annular surface that engages with a concave annular surface of a second annular washer element. When the convex and concave surfaces of the respective w... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037023 | Ball joint A ball-and-socket joint, especially a wheel guide joint for motor vehicles is provided with a housing (1), in the cavity (2) of which, which is open on at least one side, a bearing shell (3) is inserted with a joint ball (4) mounted there... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021989 | Frictional joint for toys Joints for movable toys, such as action figures, that use friction to maintain a fixed position. The toys include several body part members interconnected by a joint that includes a plug portion and a socket portion that receives the plug portion. The socket portion... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007901 | Microphone support The present invention provides a microphone support which includes a restriction groove 520 between a universal ball 50 and a mounting member 70 in order to restrict the rotating angle range of the universal ball 50 rotating with the axis... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6959942 | Ball hitch for an implement drawbar of an agricultural vehicle A ball hitch is disclosed for connecting a drawbar of an agricultural vehicle to a coupling pin of a trailer. The ball hitch comprises a ball element having a part-spherical outer surface and a cylindrical bore for receiving the coupling pin of the trailer. The sock... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6935469 | Assembly with ball-joint connection for a master cylinder equipped with such an assembly, and method of assembling such an assembly A ball-joint connection for a braking system comprising a male element (2) and a female element (4). A first end (14) of the male element (2) includes pegs (30,30′) that are automatically radially extracted when the first end ( | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929271 | Hydraulically compensated stabilizer system The present technique provides a stabilizer system comprising a plurality of piston cylinder assemblies, which have multiple interconnected chambers to provide cross compensation between suspension members coupled to those piston cylinder assemblies. The piston cyli... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929418 | Adjustable locking mount An adjustable locking mount system permits rotation about at least one of x, y, and z axes. Methods provide for rotating and rocking the mount to obtain the desired position, fixing the mount in the desired position, and mounting an object onto the mount. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915765 | Piston engine assembly A variable compression piston assembly includes a plurality of pistons, a transition arm coupled to each of the pistons, and a rotating member mounted for pivoting movement to slide along an axis of the drive member. Movement of the rotating member relative to the d... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902343 | Element for fixing plates An element for fixing or a fastener for plates, particularly for sheets of glass, which includes an elongate pivot to be fixed to a framework and which has a free end and a hollow housing the free end in a moveable way. Tilting movements of the longitudinal axis of ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896436 | Adjustable locking mount and methods of use An adjustable locking mount system permits rotation about at least one of x, y, and z axes. Methods provide for rotating and rocking the mount to obtain the desired position, fixing the mount in the desired position, and mounting an object onto the mount. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6857810 | Ceramic ball-and-socket joint A ceramic ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle, especially for the chassis of the motor vehicle, is provided, in which the ball-and-socket joint has a ball-and-socket joint housing (5) provided with a joint opening (7) and a ball pivot provided wi... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6776552 | Ball joint with spherical rollers A ball joint which uses spherical rollers to reduce the torque friction which tends to inhibit the rotation of the ball within a ball joint assembly. Two sets of spherical rollers are captivated between the ball and two liner rings in the ball joint housing. The bal... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6698963 | Ball and socket joint and method therefor A ball and socket joint in a vehicle control link and methods therefor including a ball with a connecting member coupled thereto disposed and pivotally retained in a socket by molding a plastic ball in the socket or by molding a plastic socket about the b... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6688798 | Adjustable locking mount and methods of use An adjustable locking mount system permits rotation about at least one of x, y, and z axes. Methods provide for rotating and rocking the mount to obtain the desired position, fixing the mount in the desired position, and mounting an object onto the mount.... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6568871 | Spherical joint for coupling three or more links together at one point A spherical joint for coupling three or more links together at one point. The joint includes a bail and a hollow spherical body wrapping the ball therein. The ball is movable in the hollow spherical body. An upper link inserted into and fixed to the hollo... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6561716 | Universal joint device and method of manufacturing the device An adjustable joint unit includes a ball stud having a stud portion that is provided at one end thereof with a ball head portion, a bearing seat to contain the ball head portion, and a generally plate-shaped arm having a generally cylindrical socket porti... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6551006 | Hybrid ball stud The present invention provides a ball joint for use in interconnecting a pair of components to accommodate relative angular movement therebetween. The ball joint includes a socket assembly and a hybrid ball stud. The socket assembly includes a cup-shaped ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6520682 | High strength ball end for a hitch link A bearing assembly for a hitch link having a removable spherical bushing within a socket is arranged to be symmetrical about a plane dissecting the socket lengthwise of the link. The socket is formed with laterally extending protrusion to increase the soc... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6446587 | Piston engine assembly A variable compression piston assembly includes a plurality of pistons, a transition arm coupled to each of the pistons, and a rotating member mounted for pivoting movement to slide along an axis of the drive member. Movement of the rotating member relati... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6422102 | Wiper drive mechanism with a reversible gear motor A wiper drive (10, 12, 14) with a reversible geared motor (16) is fastened to a motor mounting plate (18). The driven shaft (22) of the wiper drive supports a crank (28, 30, 32), which is connected by means of at least one joint (34, 36, 38, 40) to a leav... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6424886 | Prosthetic arm powered by an ultrasonic motor A movable prosthetic limb includes a drive linkage which is configured to move the prosthetic limb. An ultrasonic drive motor is coupled to the drive linkage and powers the drive linkage. The ultrasonic motor is non-backdrivable and has high torque at low... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6398446 | Ball joint components and methods for making same A ball joint assembly includes a multiple part ball stud that is press fit together and then assembled with a ball socket. The ball socket is ultrasonically welded to a ball joint housing, and the ball joint housing is assembled to a heated link to form a... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6382865 | Base-mounted lubricated ball joint A base mounted lubricated ball joint utilizing a hollow socket case (20) is attached to an automobile axle or other workpiece by welding or bolting. A ball (42) is disposed within a socket (28) contained within the case and rotates freely within. A socket... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6364564 | Finger device for blocking one component relative to another A device for blocking first and second components (1, 2) relative to one another may be provided with first and second parts (3, 4) capable of cooperating with one another in order to effect the blocking, the first part (3) being carried by the first comp... | 04/02/2002 |
