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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172476 | Swivel hook tie down A swivel coupling is provided for connecting a multi-piece restraint having two trapezoidally shaped segments capable of rotating with respect to each other. Each segment includes rectangular and multiple cylindrical portions with one being orthogonal to the segment... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7398984 | Vehicle suspension system incorporating swivel link assembly An adjustable suspension member of a vehicle suspension system is adapted for supporting a frame of vehicle. The suspension member interconnects first and second components of the vehicle, and enables movement of the first component relative to the second component ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7341545 | Torque releasing mechanism for fitness training equipment Steel cables on fitness equipment, through repeated use, will build up undesired torque, due to irregular and unpredictable turns and spins. Such accumulated and undesired torque has a tendency to cause the cable to derail from the grooves on the gears it is suppose... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7314074 | Ergonomic and easily serviceable taper tool The invention provides a taper tool, including a movable sleeve that has flanges with inclined surfaces for use as hand-holds. The sleeve rides on bearings, which are mounted in recesses out of the user's way. A spring-loaded wireform retainer secures the bearings i... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7270345 | Swivel jack assembly The assembly incorporates two plates. There are annular protrusions on one plate and a matching annular groove on the other. A central bolt and washer holds the plates in engagement while permitting rotation of one plate relative to the other. The cooperating annula... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7241071 | Swiveling multi-clamp fastener A fastener for joining two pieces of rebar together in a rebar grid used to reinforce subsequently poured concrete is described. The fasteners include two clamp pieces that in certain embodiments completely wrap around a piece of rebar and are tightly secured theret... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241263 | Selectively rotatable shaft coupler In one aspect, the present invention is a system for rotatably coupling a shaft to a housing. The system includes a selectively rotatable shaft coupler that connects a shaft to a housing that allows a limited amount of shaft rotation, but which sets a restriction on... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7156114 | Angle adjusting device for the canopy of a hang umbrella An angle adjusting device for the canopy of a hang umbrella includes a cantilever divided into a left-sectional cantilever and a right-sectional cantilever, with a connecting plug inserted in between the interiors of the left-sectional and the right-sectional cantil... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150578 | Appliance mounting bracket A clamp system for attaching accessory devices to a railing structure includes a first clamping jaw member and a second clamping jaw member designed to clamp on a railing structure. An accessory mounting device includes a cylindrical collar portion with a plurality ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7142926 | Quick connect earhook system for BTE devices A quick-connect system for mechanically and electrically connecting two components therebetween. In an exemplary embodiment, the mechanical quick-connect is comprised of: a receptacle in the first component; a barrel protruding from the second component; and a lock ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124980 | Wire spool guide assembly The wire spool guide assembly is a conduit through which wire is dispensed in a controlled and orderly manner. The assembly has at least one wire spool guide, a handle bar and a spindle. The spindle may be a single spindle or part of a wire spool cart. The spindle i... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7077277 | Foot assembly of a clothes rack A foot assembly includes two first legs each having a first ring provided with a first limiting recess defined in an inner face of the first ring and a first finger extending from the inner face of the first ring, two second legs each having a second ring and a seco... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066822 | Multidirectional amusement device A multidirectional amusement device is shown having a support structure extending above a support surface. A ride vehicle is secured to the support structure with support lines and is allowed to move freely beneath the support towers. A retraction tower receives a t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7014230 | Structure hoist-use base hoisting ring An improved structure hoist-use base hoisting ring comprised of a U-shaped clevis movably suspended from the two sides at the lower end of a cylindrical base mount as well as a circular top mounting bushing at the upper section and a bottom mounting bushing at the c... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994501 | Stopping point Disclosed is a stopping point comprising a connecting eye (1) used with stopping or lashing means. Said connecting eye is rotatably mounted on an anchoring screw (4) which is undetachably connected to a supporting disc (10). The base (2) ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6953212 | Weld mount hoist ring A hoist ring assembly adapted to be arc welded directly to an object to be lifted. A hoist ring mount is provided with the assembly having a generally radially extending flange portion integral with the proximal end of a generally cylindrically bearing portion. The ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6938966 | Cabinet connector A connector for interconnecting vertical panels of adjacent cabinets comprises male and female connector elements releasably mounted in opposed openings in the sidewalls of adjoining cabinet modules. Each connector element comprises a body that is shaped to fit into... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6912811 | Window regulator A window regulator includes a main arm, a first sub-arm, and a second sub-arm. The main arm has a hole through it. A flange member surrounds the hole. The first sub-arm includes a shaft section which projects through the hole and is secured to the second-sub arm. In... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6871455 | Drive/auger anchor and stabilizer A reinforced ground anchor including a spike, a pressure cap having a planar surface, a rod having a drive section at one end, and a swivel connection connecting said pressure cap with the rod. An opening is formed in the pressure cap. A guide is located adjacent th... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6851702 | Mounting assembly for inflatable curtain A novel mounting bracket for an inflatable curtain is described. The mounting bracket includes a pair of attachment plates for engaging respective sides of the inflatable curtain. One plate includes an opening through which a fastener may be positioned to secure the... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6845592 | Panel clip assembly for use with skylight or roof panels A panel clip assembly for use with skylight or roof panel systems and having allowance for reduced movement of panels both parallel and perpendicular to the seam formed by adjoining panels, together with improved allowance for rotational and pivotal movement of said... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6824324 | Technique for providing a pivot structure that facilitates the rapid formation of pivot couplings between components A system for pivotably coupling components. The system comprises a pivot structure having a head, a body, a deformable retention feature and a stop. The stop is positioned to limit movement of a cooperating deformation tool to ensure predictable pivot spacing. ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6779940 | Fastening device for a linear drive A fastening device for pivotably fixing one end of a linear drive to a support part includes a first fastening half disposed at an end of the linear drive and a second fastening half arranged on the support part. The linear drive has an installation position and a f... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6709183 | Joint A joint having a metal or plastic core and a metal or plastic outer shell. The core has two studs extending in a direction of an axis of rotation and arranged vertically at 180° from each other. The outer shell consists of two half shells, each having a reinforcing... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6669394 | Swing attachment An attachment for attaching the upper end of a swing device to a raised top bar. The attachment includes a pair of arcuate slide sections having opposite ends in mating engagement to form a circular slide, a U-bolt having a pair of parallel threaded end s... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6637969 | Swivel A swivel for placing utility product with horizontal directional drilling techniques comprising a head piece and a tail piece rotationally mounted on the head piece. A bearing assembly of oppositely disposed units with high thrust capacity and self-alignm... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6612631 | Trench plate connector A trench plate connector comprising a large-diameter skirt member for dissipating lateral forces, applied onto the trench plate connector, is disclosed. The large-diameter skirt member is threaded onto a stud, and can be locked onto the stud with a nut. O... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6578889 | Forged trench plate connector A forged trench plate connector having a forged steel unitary eye member and a large-diameter skirt member for dissipating lateral forces, applied onto the trench plate connector, is disclosed. The large-diameter skirt member is threaded onto a double-thr... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6554524 | Connectors for towing cable and the like A connector for towing cable or conduit in which one head includes a socket for the mating reception and separation of an aligned matching projection presented by the other head with the opposed aligned surfaces of socket and matching projection in slidin... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550730 | Retaining device for replaceable hanger frame A retaining device for a replaceable hanger frame comprises a main supporting post and a retainer. The retainer encloses the main supporting post, and a buckle sleeve in the enclosing sleeve. A lower end of an inner surface of the enclosing sleeve is inst... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6478350 | Pivoting lifting ring A lifting ring for a load, comprising a carrying loop, a pivoting body and a smooth cylindrical pin. A peripheral groove is formed near the free end of the cylindrical pin and a radially expandable retainer ring is inserted in the groove. The pin is engag... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6461071 | Auxiliary tool for cable hauling An auxiliary tool for cable hauling capable of restraining a tip end of a cable, which is exposed due to cutting on a cable laying site, with a restraint force enough to withstand a hauling force, and being applied even on a laying site where pipe size is... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6457896 | Breakaway coupling A breakaway coupling having a loop for receiving a connecting element. The loop includes a material reduction region. The material reduction region is formed as part of the loop such that the loop breaks at that region when placed under a pre-defined load... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6447358 | Toy building set A toy building set comprising a plurality of building elements which each are provided with hinge parts, a first type of hinge parts comprising a substantially cylindrical rod-shaped shaft part of a building element, a second type of hinge parts comprisin... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6416125 | Vehicle seat connection assembly A vehicle seat connection (18) has particular utility for mounting a headrest support assembly (14) on a seat back frame (12). The connection assembly (18) includes first and second plastic seat components embodied by first and second connectors (50, 52) ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6398447 | Unitary eye bolt A unitary eye bolt comprising a large-diameter skirt member for dissipating lateral forces, applied onto the unitary eye bolt, is disclosed. The large-diameter skirt member is threaded onto a stud, and can be locked onto the stud with a nut. Once the larg... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6375380 | Connector assembly apparatus and method for use A connector assembly suitable for use with a leveraging system is disclosed. The assembly includes two connector components, each having an attachment component receiving portion and a pin-coupling portion. The pin-coupling portions cooperate, in an assem... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6349985 | Hoist ring assembly A hoist ring assembly is secured to a load plate. The assembly comprises an elongate central stud having a threaded shank portion at the top and is attached to a load plate at the bottom end. A rotatable ring is located above the load plate and secured ab... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6322276 | Pressure release mechanism A pressure release mechanism has a securing end, a detaching end and an activation piston. An inner cylinder and an outer cylinder in communication with the inner cylinder are defined in the securing end. A concave annular recess is defined in the inner p... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6250608 | Rotatable hitch for securing a lift sheave to a frame element A rotatable hitch (30) is secured to crosshead channels (10) on an overhead sheave (40) and includes a sleeve (50) and a connecting rod (60) disposed within the sleeve (50).... | 06/26/2001 |