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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7470081 | Joint structure between members A first annular frame is formed on the bottom surface of an engine cover. A mount rubber of columnar shape is inserted into the first annular frame. Projections of the mount rubber are fitted into holes of the first annular frame. A through hole is formed in the mou... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7356901 | Method of forming bushings between guide pins and guide pin bores A disc brake having an anchor bracket fixed to a vehicle, a rotor fixed to and rotatable with a wheel and a caliper that spans the disc and supports a pair of opposed braking pads with respect to the rotor. Parallel alignment members fixed to the caliper and having ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7182301 | Mounting bracket for electronic device having dimensional inserts A mounting bracket and insert for use in mounting mountable devices to a mounting pole including a first section and a second section, each of said first and second sections having a concave surface, each concave surface having at least a one longitudinally extended... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7137166 | Toothbrush A toothbrush with a replaceable head in which the handle has a socket and the head has a pin for insertion into the socket and the socket side walls or the pin comprise a resiliently deforable elastomer material differnt to the material of the socket side walls or p... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7032473 | Shift lever vibration isolator A two-stage, bi-directional shift lever vibration isolator. A shift lever has a sleeve whereinside is a lever vibration isolator which includes a damping body having an axial bore and an outer surface characterized by an hour-glass cross-section composed of convex a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032474 | Mechanical attachment for a shift lever vibration isolator A mechanical attachment for a two-stage, bi-directional shift lever vibration isolator. A shift lever has a sleeve which receives thereinside a lever vibration isolator which includes a damping body having an outer surface characterized by an hour-glass cross-sectio... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011599 | Flexible connection system between a planet carrier and the stationary support in a speed reduction gear train A speed reduction gear train comprising a sun gear, an annular gear, and planet gears meshing with the sun gear and the annular gear and mounted in a cage having axial housings between pairs of adjacent planet gears. The cage is connected to a cage carrier having ax... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6925906 | Vehicular shift lever The vehicular shift lever has rubber bushes tightly fastened to the external surface of a lever axle and a cover pressed over the external side of the rubber bush. The shift lever includes: first and second rubber bushes fastened to the top and bottom of the lever a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6783297 | Shift lever bush A projecting portion 52 which becomes convex in radial direction is formed in a rubber elastic body 5 for connecting together an inner cylindrical body 3 mounted to a shaft portion 21a of a lower shift lever member 21 by ext... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6435756 | Push-pull connector assembly and connector for this assembly In order to provide watertight properties between a spring socket (1) and a release socket (2) for a plug of a push-pull connector, a bellows expansion joint (5) is provided between the spring and release sockets. When the two sockets are spaced apart, th... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6430774 | Crimped bushing A pivot bushing for a suspension system has an inner metal and an outer metal with an elastomeric bushing disposed between the metals. The outer metal has one end which is partially closed by an inwardly curved portion and one end which is open. The assem... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6422791 | Riser to sleeve attachment for flexible keel joint An attachment extends between an outer sleeve and an inner riser pipe where the pipe penetrates the keel of a platform. In one version, the attachment is a conically-shaped with a small diameter ring that engages the riser pipe and a large diameter ring t... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6321502 | Method of making connector hub A method of making a connector hub to mate with tubular frame members, for use in constructing a free span building. The method includes constructing multiple slots, each slot having an open end, a closed end, and a longitudinal axis; and for each slot; d... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6099190 | Apparatus for facilitating securing a component to a stationary bracket An apparatus for facilitating securing a component to a stationary bracket, including a mount recess formed in the component, a mount hole formed in the bracket, a sleeve fixed to the mount recess through an elastic bushing, a bolt extending through the m... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5879098 | Device for the tight crossing of a partition by a mobile member This device is for the tight crossing of a partition or bulkhead by a mobile member. The object of the invention is to supply a device permitting the transfer of simultaneous, complex mechanical movements through a tight partition, whilst maintaining the ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5868517 | Spline arrangement for shaft coupling structure A shaft coupling structure for male and female shaft components of a vehicular propeller shaft includes a sleeve shaft having a substantially rigid first end, an annular flange formed therearound at a central location at which the sleeve shaft connects to... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5794741 | Installation ring for mounting pressurized fluid buffer device and fabrication method therefor An installation ring, for a pressurized fluid buffer device such as a shock absorber or the like is formed of a single piece of base material having a uniform thickness. The ring may be initially formed as a flat article having surface contours formed by ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5779299 | Apparatus for achieving automotive vehicle roof isolation An isolation apparatus reduces vibrations and destructive twisting forces otherwise transmitted between an automotive vehicle body and roof. A striker isolator and a roof pivot isolator are provided. Furthermore, a hinge isolator is provided between a pai... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5595452 | Link assembly and bushing therefor A link assembly connectable to a member and adapted for rotary motion and conical deflection relative to the connectable member generally consisting of an elongated rigid member having an opening therethrough for receiving said connectable member therein.... | 01/21/1997 |
| 4984776 | End attachment assembly for a twisted rope torsion bar An end attachment assembly for a twisted rope torsion bar includes an anchor nut and an internal elastomeric bushing cooperatively mating with the nut. The elastomeric bushing is molded onto the end of the twisted rope torsion bar. The torsion bar is fabr... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4655778 | Joint prosthesis A joint prosthesis for replacing a damaged or diseased joint between two or more skeletal members, including a distal joint component formed with a sleeve connected to a stem adapted to mount to one skeletal member, a proximal joint component having a hou... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4636106 | Coaxial joint A coaxial joint for joining inner and outer cylindrical members permitting rotational and/or linear movement between them, comprises an outer bushing sleeve non-rotatably receivable within the outer cylindrical member, an inner bushing sleeve formed with ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4603598 | Shift lever A shift lever is composed of a lower lever section connected to a control rod of a transmission, and an upper lever section formed with a hollow cylindrical portion and provided with a shift lever knob. The lower lever section is formed with an elongate e... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4505979 | Pin for connecting machine elements with each other In order to provide a pin for connecting machine parts with one another, which is of optimally light weight, the pin is of a compound structure comprising a core of filler-reinforced synthetic plastics resin and a metallic envelope. As filler there are us... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4456653 | Pin for connecting machine elements with each other In order to provide a pin for connecting machine parts with one another, which is of optimally light weight, the pin is of a compound structure comprising a core of filler-reinforced synthetic plastics resin and a metallic envelope. As filler there are us... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4453488 | Connector for joining structural components A connector for joining structural components which may be subjected to bending, shear, tensional and/or torsional forces at the joint is comprised of a fixture member spanning the joint between the structural components for coupling the same along a long... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4445257 | Conveyor shaft provided with rubber rollers, and method and apparatus for making same A shaft with rubber rollers designed to be made in a simple and inexpensive manner. The rollers are made separately with a helical spring or split clamping sleeve vulcanized in them during manufacture. The required number of rollers are ground to size and... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4240763 | Resilient couplings In a resilient coupling of the kind comprising an inner shaft nested concentrically within an outer shaft by means of a sleeve unit of elastomeric material for transmission of torque between the shafts there is provided a buffer unit mounted within the ou... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4213718 | Strut rod mounting assembly A strut rod mounting assembly of the type which utilizes a pair of resilient bushings disposed on opposite sides of a vehicle frame member. A terminal end of the strut rod passes through a frame member opening and openings in the bushings with an alignmen... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4131167 | Releasable drill string stabilizer A releasable stabilizer is disclosed for adjustable positioning along a drill string. The stabilizer includes a body positionable around the drill string; a coil spring mounted within the tubular body with the spring having a first and second end; anchori... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4129394 | Pivot pin for joints, particularly universal joints or the like A pivot pin construction for pivot joints, particularly universal joints wherein an inner and an outer member are provided in the construction. A spacing is provided between the inner and outer members and a resilient mass is secured in the spacing. The s... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4092078 | Elastic connection for an axial joint with connecting linkage of a motor vehicle steering gear An elastic connection of an axial joint with the connecting linkage of a motor vehicle steering gear, comprises a housing which has an opening at each end with one end opening into a spherical cavity for supporting the ball head of an axial joint and the ... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4014588 | Mounting device for elastically mounting cab A device for elastically supporting an upper structure on a frame and thus reducing the vibration which is transmitted from the frame to the upper structure. The device comprises a main elastic member having a through-hole in its center, the main elastic ... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3976338 | Slide/rubber torsion-bearing support for the absorption of axial and radial forces An elastic pivotal bearing support of a structural part carrying out exclusively angular movements, particularly in individual wheel suspensions of motor vehicle wheels, which absorbs forces directed axially and/or radially to the pivot axis and which tra... | 08/24/1976 |
