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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6213328 | Method and construction for connecting together metal and plastic elements A metal element which includes a surface, a first end portion and an opposite, second, end portion, the first end portion being formed with a plurality of inner cuts designed so as to enable a plurality of pieces each remaining integrally connected to the... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5501541 | Flexible coupling device A flexible coupling device including a flexible metal rod or wire within a flexible tube which can be removably secured through the aligned bores of the pieces. The pieces are held in a fixed longitudinal relationship using the axial tension created by th... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5394581 | Manual support apparatus A manual support apparatus attachable to a bedframe. The manual support device includes a support tube having at least two legs, and at least two fastening members which are adapted for attachment to the bedframe. The fastening members are secured to the ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5320001 | Method of assemblying hammer A method of assemblying a hammer from a handle, a wedge unit and a hammer head unit. The handle has a top end having a neck portion that has a pair of vertical slots that intersect each other at substantially 90 degrees to each other. The wedge unit is fo... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5201598 | Attachment of cord to tube end using locking sleeve to permit easy cord replacement A locking sleeve (14) for holding the tensioned, internal elastic cord (22) of a compactable, collapsible tubular assembly (12-10) comprises a resilient member (14), in the shape of a slit tube. It is held in position within the tubular insert of the comp... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5186572 | End connector for tubing An end connector for attachment to a tubing end including a housing having a first aperture therethrough with a predetermined internal periphery and a plug member having a predetermined external periphery for cooperative engagement with the end of the tub... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5088245 | Interconnected hexagonal building structures An arrangement for interconnecting and supporting a pair of hexagonal building structures includes a pair of common support columns each having a hexagonal shaped connector tube mounted to an upper end thereof. Each connector tube includes apertures in ea... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4892434 | Handle bracket retainer A handle bracket retainer for retaining a handle to the socket of a plastic shovel, snow pusher, and the like without the need of the screws. The handle bracket retainer includes tapered body having a nearly semi-circular cross-section with opposed edges ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4505313 | Cylindrical wedge A cylindrical wedge for holding a tool head on a wooden tool handle has a tapered exterior surface and a central bore containing a throat section that is dimensionally smaller than the openings at either end of the bore. When the wedge is embedded in a wo... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4295750 | Shaft-component connection means A connection between a shaft and a component such as a gear, fan impeller, rank arm, etc, wherein the shaft is provided with axially spaced abutments to sandwich the component against axial displacement along the shaft surface. At least one of the shaft ab... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4208148 | Wedge for wooden handled tool A wedge for securing a wooden handle to the head of a tool, the wedge having serrated tapered surfaces and serrated tapered edges and being bent into a U-shape. The wedge has a bight portion laying adjacent the end of the oval-shaped eye of the tool, and ... | 06/17/1980 |
