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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4721407 | Joint for a bicycle frame An improved joint for a bicycle frame has a first sleeve for receiving a head tube and a second sleeve projecting laterally from the first sleeve, for receiving a top tube or a downtube, wherein the second sleeve includes an inner tube and an outer tube, ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4415141 | Wall bar A wall bar comprising a length of tubular material the ends of which said length extend at an angle to the adjacent portions. The ends have integral flattened portions lying in a plane intersected by the inclined portions and defining an obtuse angle with... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4401198 | Friction-based, motion damping assembly for a chairlift or the like A friction-based, motion damping assembly for a chairlift or the like is disclosed in which the damping assembly is mounted between a hub provided on a cable grip assembly and the chairlift hanger arm. The improved damping assembly is formed as a sleeve m... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4379393 | Lock for open frame vehicles A lock device for vehicles such as bicycles and motorcycles having tubular frames which comprises a cable or chain threaded into an opening in a frame member with a stop to prevent full extraction from the frame, and a loop or other means to receive a pad... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4199124 | Improved structure for connecting a leg to a massive body A leg is coupled to one half of the connecting structure, e.g. a detachable seat, via screw engagement and the latter is coupled, via wedge engagement to be established by projections formed thereon, to the other half of the connecting structure, e.g. a f... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4090364 | Mounting device for fixedly fastening a pile to a sheet piling A beam-type pile such as a double-T beam is secured to a sheet piling after driving a pile into the ground in a usually slanted position. The pile is secured to the sheet piling by welding a pull bar to the web of the pile so as to protrude from the head ... | 05/23/1978 |
