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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364381 | Pivotal connector assembly A connector assembly pivotally couples a caster assembly with a pivot arm of an agricultural implement. The connector assembly includes first and second structural support plates having openings to receive a connector pin therethrough pivotally coupling the arm betw... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7293393 | Perimeter clip for seismic ceilings A perimeter clip attached to a wall molding that supports a beam in a suspended ceiling intended to survive seismic disturbances. The clip is capable, during an earthquake, of permitting an end of a beam at one end of a connected line of beams, in a grid, to slide w... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7246965 | Method of assembling a link to a support, and a vibration-damping device manufactured by said method A method of assembling a link to a support, the link comprising a body that is elongated along a longitudinal axis between a first sleeve and a second sleeve that are part of the body, the first sleeve surrounding an inner strength member mounted to move relative to... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7108444 | Mounting device for pedals in motor vehicles A fastening device for pedals in motor vehicles has a supporting bolt (8) which is accommodated at each of its free ends in a mounting point (5, 5A) of a pedal block (2). The bolt (8) has, between the mounting points (5, 5A), a mou... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6925904 | Adjustable pedal mechanism with tapered rivet for automatic gap and wear protection A control pedal assembly includes a first support and a second support adjustable in a fore-aft direction relative to the first support. At least one guide is carried by the second support and has a tapered engagement surface engaging the first support and moving al... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6612200 | Pop out brake pedal A pedal assembly 10 for use in a vehicle 11 includes a pedal arm 100 that moves in a normal operating range between a rest position and an applied position under a normal operating load. The pedal arm 100 moves in a plane about an axis of rotation. The pe... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6340263 | Fastening of a tube plate A fastening of a tube mounting (10) for a wiper system on a vehicle body has at least one fastening bore (58), extending transversely through a mounting tube (12), into which bore a rubber-elastic coupling element (42) with a hole (56) for a screw is inse... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6328256 | Low-height tunable tilt rotor downstop A improved tilt rotor aircraft comprising an airframe, at least one wing member coupled to the airframe, and at least one tilt rotor assembly carried by the at least one wing member. The improved tilt rotor aircraft includes a low-height tunable downstop ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6249995 | Linkage connector for excavator bucket A linkage connection which loosely and yet securely mounts an excavator bucket on a hydraulic excavator and facilitates enhanced positioning capability of the bucket on the excavator, particularly in confined areas. In a preferred embodiment the linkage c... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6200060 | Dome tent pole connector The connector device of the arched poles of a tent is remarkable in that it includes two components (4-5), (9-10) which are able to be coupled into each other in a configuration and connection in the form of a knee permitting a positioning of said compone... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5628577 | Wrist pin for a two-piece piston Wrist pin for a two-piece piston, having a cylindrical external surface (41) and an internal surface with an internal diameter, throughout the length of the pin (40). The end portions of the pin have a reduced internal wall thickness between the outer hal... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5398569 | Snap-in pedal A mounting for a control pedal in a motor vehicle includes a mounting bracket fixed relative to the vehicle having apertures defining an axis of rotation. The pedal has a hub defining a pivot axis. Spring loaded bearings in the hub are adapted to automati... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5362171 | Shackle toggle joint for the driving of warp knitting equipment A shackle toggle joint for driving a warp knitting machine comprising a housing of synthetic material having a metal ring (13) for holding a roller bearing (16) imbedded therein. The roller bearing (16) carries a joint bolt (11). The housing (12) further ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5275499 | Coupling for valve spool actuator assembly A coupling for connecting a movable link member of a valve actuator assembly to a movable valve spool in a fluid control valve includes a swivel spud secured to the end of the valve spool. The swivel spud has a semi-spherical outer end surface and first a... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5205667 | Pivot pin for shredder An improved pivot pin which allows individual pin connection of each hammer in the rotor of a shredder is disclosed. The pivot pin includes male and female pin members which interengage in a tight fit so as to function as a single pin when fitted together... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5143470 | Device for pivotable linkage between two levers The end of the lever (2b) ends in a fork that receives the lever (5b) between its tines (6a, 6b). Each time (6a, 6b) has a recess (9) made on its inner face. This recess (9) is parallel to this inner face and extends longitudinally of this tine, thus open... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4712941 | Tapered piston pin A tubular piston pin for an internal combustion engine being of lightweight and high strength design with a cylindrical exterior surface and a double hourglass shaped aperture defined by thin-walled end portions; a thin-walled intermediate portion and two... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4544299 | Traction- and pressure-transmitting link joint between two structural components executing joint movements In the embodiments of the invention described in the specification, a piston and a connecting rod of an internal combustion engine have opposed approximately semi-cylindrical bearing regions partially enclosing a pin, leaving free gaps between the bearing... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4507106 | Power transmission chain A rocker joint for a drive chain or a chain-belt comprising a pair of joint members of like cross-section and having front surfaces which rock or roll on one another. The joint members each have a front surface defined by a first radius and a back surface... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4493680 | Wear compensating link pin A link pin for connecting a pair of side links to a center link disposed therebetween including rectangular head portions at each end thereof for retaining the pin within the side and center links and a shaft portion disposed between the head portions. Th... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4435100 | Fail-safe zero-load hinge/pivot A fail-safe zero-load hinge or pivot-joint having a first load primary support path comprising a sleeve and nut combination and a secondary or redundant load support path comprising a shaft, sized to be inserted axially through the sleeve with diametrical... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4406558 | Gudgeon pin A device, such as a gudgeon pin, for connecting a piston of a reciprocating internal combustion agent to a connecting-rod comprises at least in part a fibre-reinforced composite material. The device further comprises a metallic sliding bearing having a ci... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4368997 | Pivot joint A pivot joint having a housing member with a pair of opposing coaxially aligned bores in communication with an elongated channel transverse to the bores. A cylindrical member extends across the channel and rotates within the bores. The cylindrical member ... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4062637 | Steering linkage and tie rod assembly A tie rod end assembly for a motor vehicle steering linkage system and the method for making the assembly is disclosed. The tie rod end comprises first and second housing parts that are stamped of sheet metal and have substantially identical configuration... | 12/13/1977 |
| 3959898 | Dredge ladder shock mounting arrangement Shock mounting arrangements for mounting one end of a rigid dredge ladder and for mounting the holding spud on a dredging barge or dredging platform. In the ladder mounting, pivot pins are connected to one end of the ladder for permitting pivotal movement... | 06/01/1976 |
