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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413365 | Connecting construction for components of a system frame, coupling unit and framework A connecting construction for components of a system frame, having frameworks which have frame struts (12) and cross brackets (14) connecting the frame struts (12), a sheet steel corner plate (20) which is arranged in each case in the reg... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7309054 | Universal clamp A clamp assembly is disclosed including a clamp support half having an attachment end, the attachment end engaging a supporting structure, a lower clamp half releasably secured to the clamp support half, and wherein the lower clamp half accommodates an anti-rotation... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293823 | Interlocked pillar and roof rail joint A joint assembly for joining a tubular B-pillar to a tubular roof rail. The joint assembly includes an inner bracket plate and an outer bracket plate that are welded to each other around the roof rail and B-pillar. A flange of the roof rail is received in a slot for... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264211 | Adjustable clip An adjustable clip having a first clip member and a second clip member. The first clip member includes a first slide tang that includes a first end, a second end with a detent tang. The second clip member includes a second slide tang having a first end, a second end... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7178809 | Roof weather strip for convertible car A roof weather strip for use in a convertible car is composed of a plurality of weather strip pieces corresponding to the folding of a sliding roof thereof. When the sliding roof is unfolded to form a roof of the convertible car, longitudinal end parts of adjacent r... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152378 | Panel forming system and components The present invention relates to configurations of pre-cast panel forming systems and various components of the panel forming systems. In one embodiment, a bulkhead is provided wherein a cross-sectional support member is located at a point along the height dimension... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143562 | Suspension system and structure for securing border ceiling panels An apparatus and system to secure a panel to suspended ceiling system which includes a plurality of suspension elements. The apparatus is a border structure that enables attachment of the panel to the suspension element. The border structure includes a plurality of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7047700 | Panel forming system and components A pre-cast panel forming system. The system includes one or more bulkheads to constrain the flow of uncured panel-forming material. The bulkhead is made up of an upstanding form and a base clip to secure the upstanding form to a panel-forming surface. The base clip ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6969211 | Tubular frame structure connector system A multi-tubular connector apparatus comprising a connector body having a shoulder portion substantially matching the outer profile of a tubular member and an open fastener shaft through the body. Connecting slots within the shoulder portion have open ends within the... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6935377 | High-pressure fuel injection pipe having connecting head A high-pressure fuel injection pipe has a connecting head with an outer circumference formed for a mating seat portion. A shallow annular groove is formed in the inner side of the connecting head while shaping the head. A connecting washer is fit on the outer circum... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6922966 | Connecting element for hollow sections of different cross-section A connecting element for insertion into the ends of at least two hollow sections of different cross-section, in particular in the case of a middle node for an instrument panel transverse beam in automobile manufacture is such that a push-fit body is shape-formed—b... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6802666 | Sealing connecting element, sealing end piece and a seal The invention relates to a sealing connecting element, a sealing end piece and a seal. In practice different seals are known which are produced as three dimensional structures and then given to the customer. The production, wherein profile strips are ready-made by c... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6471051 | Connection element for two components, one of which is tubular A connection element for at least two components (15, 7) of a conveyor support or guide structure, of the type comprising a body (1) presenting a first element (2) having first (3) for removably fixing a portion (15A) of one (15) of said components, and a... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471192 | Rail-to-post mounting bracket A molded bracket for attaching a plastic rail to a plastic post. The bracket comprises outwardly extending fastener bosses for attaching the bracket to a post and providing the bracket with added support. The bracket further comprises a peripheral wall de... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6378819 | Implement mounting assembly for attachment to a vehicle An implement mounting assembly for attachment to a horizontal bar of a vehicle including a rigid mounting bracket, the mounting bracket having a U-shaped cross-section, the mounting bracket having a first generally rectangular front face and a second gene... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6338592 | Article connector An article connector including an insertion seat having an insertion hole, an opening and a plurality of installation holes; an connection seat mounted with a mounting shaft to combine with the opening of the insertion seat, and having an engaging slot; a... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6309132 | Fastening assembly for fastening a first member to a second member A fastening assembly for fastening a first member to a second member comprising at least one threaded fastener having a head at one end thereof, the head having engagement surfaces for a tool, a threaded shank, the other end of the shank having engagement... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6283045 | Foldable table A tabletop has a plurality of panels connected by rope-type connections and pole-shaped legs that can be folded up by way of links. Bars with grooves are provided to maintain the tabletop panels in an outstretched position. Connectors provided on the legs... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6032431 | Device for forming framework of wooden building A device for forming a framework of a wooden building including a steel pipe, screw bar, joint, bolt and joint stick. The steel pipe is tightly inserted in a hole formed at the top edge and/or the bottom edge of a vertical post. The screw bar connects two... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5797223 | Screen door frame member connection system An improved screen door frame construction is provided in which at least one transverse door frame member is coupled to the screen door frame stiles by means of plastic coupling elements. The plastic coupling elements are inserted into the opposite ends o... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5762436 | Mounting bracket for multiple frame sizes A toolbar bracket assembly for mounting an agricultural rig or row unit on different toolbars includes a bracket having a pair of upright fore-and-aft extending plates with stepped cutouts or notches defining at least two toolbar-receiving areas of differ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5641240 | Drawer bracket A drawer bracket including a drawer front member defining at least one opening for receiving a fastening device. A drawer side member is adjacent the drawer front member. The side member is perpendicular to the front member. The side member has a front su... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5511878 | Drive member for automatic paint stirring equipment An improved drive mechanism is provided for use with automatic paint stirring equipment of the type having a rack adapted to removably receive and support paint cans wherein each paint can has a cover, a stirring element contained within the can and a dri... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5352060 | Attachable handle Attachment assembly for handles include a flexible strip which passes around a tool shaft or the like, and has opposed ends which mate to form a cylindrical male thread. This thread is engaged by a female thread in a hollow handle. Between the hollow hand... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5343666 | Space frame joint construction A space frame for an automotive vehicle includes a plurality of structural members and joint constructions for joining and locking at least a pair of the structural members together.... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5335751 | Console box for an automobile A console box for automobile includes a bracket for fixing a boot which is fastened to the peripheral edge of shift lever opening of a console box body and a shift lever boot which is installed over the bracket, in which the bracket is provided with a pai... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5334203 | Spinal fixation system and methods A system and method to form a medical construct using surgical rods and connectors. A pair of surgical rods such as those used in fusing vertebrae of the spine are attached to each other with connectors to form a medical construct. The connector includes ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5297890 | Wood-to-pipe connection A wood-to-pipe connection in which a single sheet metal connector and a single threaded straight bolt are used to connect a wood frame member to an elongated pipe member. The elongated pipe member could be a metal conduit, standard pipe member or even a s... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5283406 | Switch with moveable carrier and moveable contacts attached thereto A switch is provided with a moveable contact and contact carrier that significantly facilitates the manufacturing process necessary to make the assembly. The contact carrier is provided with first and second extensions that are generally flexible and asso... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5271687 | Space frame joint construction A space frame for an automotive vehicle includes a plurality of structural members and joint constructions for joining the structural members together such that the outer surfaces of the structural members are substantially flush with each other.... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5239884 | Child's snowmobile handlebar arrangement A handlebar mounted to a snowmobile framework has an accessory bar secured spanning opposed legs of the handlebar, wherein the accessory bar is arranged to include a heating coil selectively operative to effect heating of an exterior sheath of the accesso... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5150982 | Deck post tie An upright connection including a rigid one-piece connector for joining an upright supported member to a support structure having a support surface and an angularly related edge surface. The connector includes an elongated rigid back member which is conne... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5104251 | Fitting assembly for a composite structure An apparatus and method for securing fittings to composite structures such as those composites formed out of resin-embedded fibers is disclosed. The invention includes the use of support structures wrapped around the fittings such that the support prevent... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5069573 | Device for releasably coupling elongate cylindrical members A device for releasably securing together two elongate cylindrical members in predetermined transversely extending relation and in selected axial and rotational relation. The device includes a housing (12) having a first bore (30) in which one end of a cy... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5035384 | Support clip and method of use A clip for supporting a construction guide tube on a stringline rod which is adjustably clamped to a ground stake. The clip has a curved saddle shaped in the form of an approximate semi-circle. The saddle is sized to receive and retain the tube with a rel... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4900180 | Structure for connecting branch pipe in high-pressure fuel manifold A structure for connecting a branch pipe in a high-pressure fuel manifold employs a nut to fasten the branch pipe to a main pipe, the nut having threaded surfaces which are simultaneously brought into thread engagement with a collar member fitted on the b... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4773665 | Motorcycle stand This invention relates to a stand for a motorcycle. The stand comprises an elongate transverse frame member, which has a non-circular cross-section, a first pair of similar elongate leg members, and a second pair of similar elongate leg members. Each leg ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4718789 | Joint between a tube and a rod or other tube being at an angle to the former A first tube intersecting a second tube is joined to the second tube by a clamp around the second tube having limbs projecting into the first tube. A screw thread member cooperates with the limbs and has an end portion seated against a first inner surface... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4712696 | Knockdown storage rack with wedge connectors A wedge connector for securing the horizontal cross beams of a storage rack to the hollow upright posts of the system. Two ear-supporting members extend laterally from an elongated shank, each of which members carries an upwardly extending welding ear. Th... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4708309 | Supporting device having infinitely adjustable jibs The supporting device comprises a support column (1), on which a jib-wedge connecting device (2) can be attached in longitudinally displaceable manner and can be locked at any location of its longitudinal extension. The connecting device (2) with a clampi... | 11/24/1987 |
