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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7390068 | Coupling assembly for wheel and axle A wheel, by which a base is configured to be wheeled across a floor, includes a tread and a hub. The hub has an inner surface that surrounds an axis and defines a bore. The hub further has an outer surface surrounding the inner surface and a slot extending radially ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7329090 | Spring clamping clip The use of spring clamping clips between two adjacent guide vane shafts leads to a defined force on the bearing points of the guide vane in the guide bush. The seating force, resulting from the clamping force and the flow-related lift/drift forces, of the guide vane... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7278693 | Coupling assembly A hub has an inner surface defining a bore centered on an axis, an outer surface surrounding the inner surface, and two slots extending in radially opposite directions from the bore to the outer surface. A shaft is configured to be received in the bore and has a cir... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7241068 | Coupling structure of shaft body and shaft joint The coupling structure includes: a shaft body 1 having an engagement portion 11 with a slip-off preventing groove; a shaft joint body 2 having an engagement groove 21 with which the engagement portion 11 is engaged and bores 22 | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204668 | Panel fastener with spring retaining ring A fastener assembly having a bolt having a shaft and a nose portion at its terminal end. A ring is mounted on the bolt. The ring is an elongated piece of resilient material curving from a first end about the bolt shaft, then curving back around to a second end adjac... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182571 | Variable stator vane actuating levers A variable stator vane actuating lever (50) for use in a compressor (20) of a gas turbine engine (10). The lever (50) comprises a first end (52) for pivotal connection to a stator vane actuator ring (36) and a second end ( | 02/27/2007 |
| 7121045 | Pre-hanging clip for pre-hung door A pre-hung door having a door jamb and a door connected to the door jamb. The door has an opening formed therein for receiving door hardware. A pre-hanging door clip is operatively connected to the door and the door jamb to limit relative movement between the door a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7097211 | Pipe coupling system having an anti-reversing locking ring A system for coupling a plurality of pipes end-to-end in a locked configuration to thereby form an enclosed conduit comprising a first pipe having a receiving end and an insertion end, a first annular ring track formed on an inner surface of the receiving end; a sec... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6976688 | Mounting assembly for a vehicle suspension arm A mounting assembly for use with a mounting surface includes an arm, a pin, a pair of clamping blocks and a fastener. The arm has a cylindrical bore at one end. The pin extends through the bore. Each block of the pair of clamping blocks includes a central opening an... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6771008 | Stem clip for high intensity discharge lamp A mount assembly for a lamp has a glass stem (122) having a first portion (124) that is tubular and has an outside diameter D2 and a second portion (118) formed as a pinch seal. A blow-hole (125) is formed in the tubular first port... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6739790 | Shaft assembly safety mechanism A shaft coupling assembly comprising a coupling element including a shaft receiving slot and retainer receiving aperture adjacent the shaft receiving slot; a retainer extendable through the retainer receiving aperture; and an axial shaft body configured to be insert... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6692177 | Steering shaft retaining clip A slap yoke clip has a side portion formed configured to fit over a side portion of a slap yoke and engage a nut of a transverse retaining bolt to retain the slap yoke clip on the slap yoke. An abutment portion of the slap yoke clip extends from the slap ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6634843 | Connector A connector includes a head from which there extends a split shank. The split shank forms opposing first and second members having an offset or stepped inner surface. The free end of the shank includes a tapered flange provided with a retaining lip which ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6561718 | Mounting assembly for a vehicle suspension arm A mounting assembly for a rotating arm, such as a control arm of an independent suspension. The mounting assembly includes a pin which passes through a cylindrical bore in one end of the arm. The pin is gripped at each end by a clamping block. Each block ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6412393 | Piston pin retainer and method of using the same A piston-retaining mechanism for removable engagement with a piston head to secure a piston pin therein, the mechanism including a base coil portion and a subsequent coil portion, each coil portion approximating the other at a distance less than the cross... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6364566 | Universal connector for remote control vehicles A universal connector for use with a remote controlled apparatus comprising a base having an aperture sized to receive a control rod. Two fingers extend outwardly from the base, with a channel being located in one of the fingers. A slideable latch is reta... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6332237 | Windscreen wiper joint A wiper has a wiper arm including a fastening part and a pivot part with a wiper rod, the fastening part and the pivot part having side walls and being formed as partially overlapping components, and a hinge joint provided between the fastening part and t... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6305870 | Metal clip and, fixing structure for fixing shaftlike member to mount member having through hole, with the metal clip Provided is a metal clip to facilitate the inserting work. A metal clip for fixing a shaftlike member to a mount member having a through hole is constructed in such structure that a U-shaped slit is formed in an open shape in the body and that at outer ed... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6296412 | Hand-separable roller latching device A roller assembly for releasably latching a roller to a drive shaft in which a cylindrical roller body has an internal bore and a one-way clutch through which the drive shaft protrudes into a recess within the cylindrical roller body, the recess retaining... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6273632 | Joint pin lock mechanism for pivotal pin joint A joint pin lock system or mechanism for a pivotal pin joint which connects one mechanical structural member between a pair of bracket portions of another mechanical structural member pivotally relative to each other by means of a joint pin passed through... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6257986 | End yoke for a universal joint assembly A half round end yoke includes a pair of opposed arms, each terminating in an end surface having a recess and a pair of threaded bores. A cross includes a central body portion having four trunnions extending outwardly therefrom. A bearing cup is rotatably... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254300 | Hinge pin and retention sleeve A hinge pin and retention sleeve to be used as part of a coupling assembly. The coupling assembly includes two chain half-links, the hinge pin, and the retention sleeve. The hinge pin has an annular notch with a reduced cross-section. The retention sleeve... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6155739 | Temporary connection device for universal joint A temporary connecting device for connecting a steering shaft of a vehicle to a universal joint of a steering mechanism. The device comprises a yoke of a universal joint, a shaft to be connected to the yoke, a bolt and a nut for fixing the shaft to the yo... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152642 | Connection between two components In a connection between a first component having a U-shaped fork with two essentially parallel spaced legs having recesses formed therein and a second component having a portion disposed between the legs and a bolt extending into the recesses, the ends of... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6132128 | Snap-on control member A polymeric torque control is secured to a vehicle armrest and includes an integrally molded coupling surrounding an aperture for receiving and lockably mounting the torque control to a pivot axle extending from a vehicle support member. The integrated co... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6098489 | Push-on adjustable cable strand end-fitting A cable strand end-fitting having a housing which defines a longitudinal bore with internal threads to receive a screw member with external threads, the threads cooperate to allow axial movement of the screw member relative to the housing. A longitudinal ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6092958 | Pin retainer for ground engaging tools A bottom mount pin retainer is disclosed for retaining a mounting pin detachably mounting a first member of a ground engaging tool to a second member thereof. The pin retainer utilizes a retainer assemblage that is adapted to relieve a snap-ring employed ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5961241 | Connector for sling devices In the case of a connecting device having a connecting part (1) and a fastening part (3), the two abovementioned parts are connected to each other with the aid of a clamping spring (5) to form a non-releasable, preassembled unit. In order to ensure that t... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5816732 | Cable connection device A connection device for use with a cable includes a link member to permit connection to another article and a housing formed in the link member having a passage therethrough including an annular cavity of larger diameter than the passage. There is a shaft... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5788277 | Tilt type steering apparatus In order to facilitate the work of pivotally supporting the fore end portion of a rear steering column relative to a support bracket, the small-diametered portions of a pair of right and left pivot pins are inserted into small-diametered circular holes fo... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5772355 | Quick attach/release adapter mechanism An eyepiece adapter mechanism for providing a quick positive engagement to an interfacing instrument such as a B-styled endoscope. The adapter mechanism comprises a rigid back plate for providing a permanent attachment for the mechanism. A C-clip retainer... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5740997 | Pneumatic height adjustment column for a chair A pneumatic height adjustment column is provided for a chair. The column includes a support tube, a carrier tube, a pneumatic cartridge, a hub fastener, and a shaft fastener. The support tube has a top end which is generally open, and a bottom portion whi... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5599056 | Articulated connection of two adjoining components, particularly of a vehicle top A first, fork-shaped component accommodates a second component, in which case an articulated connection between the two components takes place by means of an inserted pin. In order to establish a rattle-free connection between the two components with a go... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5518332 | End plate with clip An end plate with clip (1) which has a main body (2) and a clip (3). The main body (2) has a disk-like base plate (7) having a center hole, a tubular supporting portion (8), a bush (9), and a projection (13) having an engaging groove for engaging the clip... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5429396 | Snap-in assemblies and retaining means therefor The invention relates to a retainer in the form of a circlip for holding a connector or the like in a bore in a wall. The connector has a peripheral groove for receiving the circlip and the circlip has inwardly extending lugs at its free ends and an integ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5417613 | Bearing cup retainer for universal joint A structure for retaining a bearing cup mounted on a universal joint cross within an opening formed through an arm of an end yoke during use. An external circumferential groove is formed about the outer surface of the bearing cup. An internal circumferent... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5363715 | Transmission X-control mechanism and pivot pin therefore An X-control mechanism (200) using an improved and easily installed pivot pin (100) is provided for providing a cylindrical pivot surface (16) about which a pivot arm (8) is able to pivot in response to movement of a control block (6) that is selectively ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5335522 | Washing machine For an articulation of a vibration damper for a washing machine the vibration damper has an articulated bush supported in a bearing. The latter has cheeks accommodating between them the articulated bush and having inlets for a bearing body leading to a be... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5285944 | Surgical stapler apparatus The end-to-end anastomosis apparatus is provided with a mounting means which can receive a trocar for making holes in tissue and, subsequently, an anvil shaft for the mounting of an anvil assembly for stapling purposes. The anvil shaft is provided with sp... | 02/15/1994 |
