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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7306394 | Hinge device for attaching at least two bracelet links The hinging device (1) for pivotably attaching the links of a bracelet includes a bar (5) comprising at at least one of its ends (8) a hole (9) provided with an inner thread (10), and a screw (11) whose thread is engaged in ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6829883 | Turbo fan gas turbine engine having a rotor containment assembly A joint assembly for limiting an extension of the joint in the direction of a load path derived from an impact comprising a first member having a portion and a second member having a portion, the portions overlapping one another and arranged generally parallel to on... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6685378 | Coupler having a solid locking pin device A coupler includes one or more pairs of ears each having an orifice, a lever having one end engaged between the ears and having an aperture aligned with the orifices of the ears for receiving a locking pin. The locking pin includes a head formed on one en... | 02/03/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6446525 | Suspended pedal support A disengageable pedal support for a foot control unit has a bearing bracket with two bearing arms and one bearing eyelet formed in each, the bearing eyelet having a continuation projecting laterally to the side of that bearing arm and facing the other bea... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6393654 | Articulation system between windscreen wiper components An articulation system between windscreen wiper components provides the perfect adjustment between the windscreen wiper and the vehicle windscreen. The system includes the union of a big arc (1) and a small arc (4), which are isolated by a plastic joint (... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6048126 | Mushroom-type pin retainer A mushroom-type pin retainer for a pin having a central bore and which connects a piston and a piston rod of an internal combustion engine. The pin retainer is comprised of a mushroom head connected to a shaft. The shaft has a section of larger diameter f... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5819361 | Wiper blade for a window washing apparatus A wiper blade is proposed which is a part of windshield wiper systems of motor vehicles and is used for cleaning windshields of motor vehicles. The wiper blade has a multi-link elongated support bow system for a wiper strip resting against the windshield ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5762383 | Child proof apparatus for vehicle door latch device A child proof apparatus for a vehicle door latch device comprises a child lever adapted to be manually turned, an intermediate lever having an abutting end engageable with an open lever and an elongated slot, and a child link having a child pin slidably e... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5735021 | Snap stud assembly A snap stud assembly is provided for pivotally connecting two hardware members together. A stud is disposed within a tubular sleeve. A lower or bottom end of the stud is attached to a lower hardware member by pressing or deforming the bottom end of the st... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5685659 | Pivot for articulating the load-bearing components of a jack Pivot for articulating the load-bearing components of a jack. The pivot comprises a shaft that rotates in a bore. The components are lengths of U section or have lateral flanges or upright edges that overlap in the vicinity of the pivot. The object is to ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5607195 | Flexible draw latch A flexible over-center draw latch is disclosed which is adapted for securing together two closure members. The latch comprises a keeper mounted on the one closure member and a latch assembly mounted on the other closure member. The latch assembly includes... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5588338 | Snap-in pedal with end caps 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... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5414899 | Pivot structure from a lock handle A pivotal connection between a handle and a housing including a pivot defining member biased outwardly into frictional contact with concentric openings in a handle and housing. The member includes a sleeve portion with an outer diameter OS subs... | 05/16/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5103533 | Lock handle pivot structure A pivotal connection between a handle and a housing, where the handle includes a cylindrical opening, and the housing includes a pair of cylindrical openings on opposite sides of the housing and concentric with the handle opening. A sleeve with a central ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5076149 | Wrist pin, piston assembly and method for making same A piston assembly is disclosed having a wrist pin for pivotably attaching a connecting rod to a piston for use in an internal combustion engine. The wrist pin is formed from an elongated circular cylindrical body having a pair of deformable sections forme... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4795288 | Yoke member connecting device in windshield wiper A device for connecting pivotally two yoke members of a windshield wiper. Each yoke member has a cross-section including two generally vertical side walls and a top wall connecting the upper ends of the side walls, and the yoke members are overlappingly d... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4684280 | Clevis connection Clevis connection includes a clevis bushing having a bushing sleeve, with a shoulder at one end having a tapered inner diameter, and a longitudinally extending slot through the shoulder and a portion of the length of the bushing sleeve. The bushing is ins... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4627144 | Method of making pin with manganese steel shroud A pin for a bushing in a high wear, high abrasion, heavy loading joint is made with a manganese steel shroud forged into a groove in the center of a high strength alloy steel core. The shroud is heat-formed from a plate into a U-form which fits into the g... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4202243 | Self-compensating rivet A rivet for pivotally securing a link to a bracket and adapted to compensate for tolerance variations in the thickness of the link and the bracket. A substantially hemispherical recess is formed in the shank end of the rivet while a counter-recess defined... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4080765 | Building structure made of preformed reinforced elements A modular building structure is assembled from a number of modular elements which form floors, walls, pillars and beams, each modular element comprising an internally reinforced block having external eyes or loops integral with the internal reinforcement ... | 03/28/1978 |
| 3973729 | Vent valve arrangement A vent valve arrangement for a thermostatically operated valve construction that has a valve member for opening and closing a valve seat in response to temperature sensed by a temperature responsive device that is interconnected to the valve member to mov... | 08/10/1976 |
