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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367744 | Stabilizer bar system for automotive vehicle A stabilizer bar system for an automotive vehicle includes a stabilizer bar having a circular cross section and a rigid sleeve applied to a section of the outer circumference of the stabilizer bar. The sleeve has a number of circumferentially extending grooves and l... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7338380 | Composite shaft end assembly and composite shaft formed therewith A composite shaft assembly includes a core having an outwardly facing surface. At least one structure embedded in a resilient material extends from the outwardly facing surface. The outwardly facing surface defines an outer surface spaced from the outwardly facing s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7234693 | Bearing for a motor vehicle Bearing for a motor vehicle, with an inner part 1 with an outer surface 7 having a first undulated contour 10 extending in a longitudinal direction L, an outer sleeve 2 surrounding the inner part 1 and having an inner surface 11... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229088 | Shackle assembly A shackle assembly is shown to include a shackle bracket, wear pads, a shackle stop, shackle plates and elastomer bushings. The shackle bracket includes legs forming portions thereof, which serve as contact surfaces for the wear pads and the shackle plates. By provi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7163092 | Clutch linkage with vibration isolation and damping Attenuation of transmission of noise along a clutch linkage for a manual transmission clutch is achieved by providing a segmented linkage. A clutch pedal side segment has a substantially greater mass than does the clutch lever side segment. Bi-directional force betw... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6602018 | Squeegee assembly having a non-destructive release mode A wiper assembly for surface maintenance vehicles has a non-destructive failure mode when impacting stationary objects, or otherwise becoming subject to instantaneous or rapidly increasing resistance to forward movement, due to an improved mechanical coup... | 08/05/2003 |
| 5829907 | Knife ring joint The present invention relates to a knife ring joint, the purpose whereof is to reduce mechanical friction and to increase weighing accuracy in a scale which is used in the casting of molten material. The knife ring is designed to be pressed in a ring-like... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5820115 | Film slipper bushing assembly A slipper bushing assembly including a series of concentric members for permitting controlled sliding movement between a support element and a movable element. The concentric members of the slipper bushing assembly include a rigid one piece inner metal me... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5820286 | Fixing means for a windshield wiper system An attachment for a noise-and-vibration dampening fixing of a windshield wiper system to a vehicle body comprises a fastening eye with a circular aperture for receiving a rubber-elastic, hollow, cylindrical, noise-and-vibration dampening element with circ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5560729 | Elastomeric joint for a blade tensioning mechanism A tensioning member for a blade screen that permits simultaneous tensioning of a plurality of blades in a blade screen, such as for wood chip sorting. The blades may be provided with a sawtooth detail on a bottom edge to reduce the build-up of wood ribbon... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5318819 | Pipe joining construction of a bicycle frame A pipe joining construction includes a tube, two or more extensions extended from the tube, a tube member coupled to each of the extensions so as to form a joint portion, an insert disposed in each of the tube members and the extensions and having an enve... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5310276 | Connection device between two mechanical components A double locking connection device is provided between two sheet metal components to press the two components together and to prevent them from pivoting about an axis. A first component includes at least one arc-shaped key-hole having a) a first arched zo... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5295755 | Shock mount A shock mount is used for mounting a first member of a piece of furniture to a second member thereof. The shock mount includes an elastic portion and a metal portion secured to the elastic portion. The metal portion has an exposed surface of a shape which... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5286132 | Elastic joint A joint is described which has a pair of coaxially aligned elastic rings (5) of truncated conical form the respective vertices of which are directed in opposite ways and are engaged each between a central core (3) externally having an attachment surface (... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5135329 | Alignment coupler An alignment coupler is illustrated having a flat head screw permitting radial adjustment between a workpiece and a piston rod and a second screw making connection with a cylinder to compensate for direct misalignment wherein first and second rings of hig... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5122011 | Elastomeric bushing assembly for torque rod A bushing assembly for use with an associated torque rod comprises a bar pin, an elastomeric bushing, and an outer sleeve. The bar pin has a middle section which is generally rounded but which features a flat portion between 30% and 40% of the axial lengt... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5058867 | Cylindrical vibration damping bushing A cylindrical vibration damping bushing is provided which has an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder coaxially disposed within the outer cylinder, and having a radially outwardly expanded portion in its axially central portion, a pair of vibration damping r... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4793597 | Tapered end composite spring Two support assemblies for respectively supporting the tapered end and the cylindrical end of an elongated tubular elastomeric spring between two opposed spring seats are disclosed. The support assembly for the tapered end is made up of an elongated retai... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4771989 | Apparatus for mounting tubular composite springs Two support assemblies for respectively supporting the tapered end and the cylindrical end of an elongated tubular elastomeric spring between two opposed spring seats are disclosed. The support assembly for the tapered end is made up of an elongated retai... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4671694 | Elastic articulation, coupling, or the like The invention provides an elastic articulated coupling which comprises a relatively rigid inner member having a longitudinal axis, a relatively rigid outer member having a generally cylindrical interior of a predetermined first diameter surrounding said i... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4668025 | Sealed pivot joint A sealed pivot joint suitable for joining together the adjacent links of an endless belt, for example, a tank track. The joint has a bearing (10) rotatable on a pin (8), and an elastic sleeve (20) whose extremities are in sealed relationship to the pin an... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4641853 | Method and structure for caster and camber adjustment The present invention includes a bushing having an eccentric inner bore, used for adjusting camber and caster in conventional vehicle steering structures. The bushing assembly is preset to provide a desired camber and caster adjustment when mounted on the... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4630804 | Leaf spring clamp for synthetic material leaf spring An improved axle clamp is provided, particularly for use with composite material leaf springs, to securely fix the position of the leaf spring relative to a wheel axle or other suspension system member. The axle clamp comprises a rigid clamp base, a resil... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4519590 | Axle clamp for filament reinforced synthetic material leaf springs An improved axle clamp is required, particularly for use with composite material leaf springs, to securely fix the position of the leaf spring relative to the axle or other wheel carrying member such as in the suspension system of an automotive vehicle. T... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4445606 | Armature assembly for electromagnetic coupling An armature of an electromagnetic clutch is connected to a mounting plate which is coupled to the toothed driven hub of the clutch through the intermediary of an elastomeric spider. If the spider is melted by heat, the mounting plate wedges against the ti... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4364368 | Exhaust gas recirculation control assembly An exhaust gas recirculation valve pintle is secured on a hollow valve stem by a radially elastic retaining ring which allows the pintle to be withdrawn from the stem for removal of exhaust gas deposits.... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4311107 | Wind propelled apparatus An improved wind-propelled apparatus is disclosed which includes a body mounting a stub mast generally orthogonal thereto. The stub mast is mounted in a well formed on the body and secured by a sleeve, resilient annulus and plug combination. Mounted on th... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4284367 | Movable-joint device for connecting a sea-bed exploitation column to its base, connecting and disconnecting processes using the said device, and joint element used in the said device This invention relates to an universal movable-joint device for connecting a sea-bed exploitation column to its base arranged on the sea floor. This device is essentially constituted by a joint element of resiliently deformable material interposed between... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4251187 | Blade retention bearing for helicopter rotor A hub assembly for a helicopter rotor system having a monolithic thin-wall hub shell made from composite material and including centrally apertured upper and lower wall portions integrally joined at the outer periphery of the shell and spaced apart at inn... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4235558 | Ball joint design A ball joint construction having a ball-stud member with a ball portion and a shank portion and an open-ended socket member into which the ball portion is inserted. An elastomeric covering is permanently bonded to both the ball member and a part of the sh... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4197759 | Gear A gear comprises a hub and a gear ring mounted thereon, each formed with peripherally spaced apertures and interlocking elements extending peripherally between adjacent apertures to hold the hub and gear ring against axial movement relative to each other.... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4136787 | Elastic hinge of a central buffer coupling for rail cars An elastic hinge of a central buffer coupling for rail cars, comprises a bearing housing which has at least one end with a coupling rod receiving opening into which a coupling rod extends. The interior wall of the housing has a plurality of axially spaced... | 01/30/1979 |
| 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 |
| 4098527 | Tension bearing connector A flexible tension bearing connector includes a cylinder having a base portion supporting a central rigid spacer therein having an outer spherical surface facing away from the base portion and a center of curvature at the axis of the cylinder. A nipple ha... | 07/04/1978 |
| 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 |
| 4086713 | Digger tooth retainer A retainer for retaining a shank in a recess. The retainer is in the form of a resilient collar having an inner surface co-acting with the shank and a peripheral surface co-acting with the walls of the recess. The peripheral surface is eccentrically displ... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4050265 | Force-displacement controller knob A force-displacement controller knob for use in isometric control devices provided. A controller knob component is mounted on existing control shafts and the knob itself contains a pair of compressible, resilient washers separated by and contacting a rig... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4029105 | Tracheostomy and endotracheal units Tracheostomy tube units are provided with a nonresilient annular ring within the tubing connector wall intermediate a tubing connector ferrule and the distal end of the tubing connector, thereby preventing inadvertent and undesired removal of the ferrule ... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3989293 | Shock absorber mounting in motor vehicles A shock absorber fastening at the bumper of motor vehicles, in which an impact plate is secured externally at the bottom of the shock absorber housing which projects considerably beyond the circumference of the shock absorber housing bottom; the impact pl... | 11/02/1976 |