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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398966 | Coupling for a clamp An apparatus for use in coupling a pair of bar clamps comprises a coupling member for connecting a first clamp to a second clamp is provided. The coupling member includes a first member and a second member having an end pivotally attached to the first member. The co... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7325776 | Suspensory fastener for piping This invention's suspensory fastener for piping is characterized in that the fastener is arranged from the two members of a long band and short band, a coupled state maintaining means, which maintains a state wherein a bolt of a bolt-and-nut set that is provided at ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316518 | Closure for cable connection A closure for cable connection capable of being readily assembled with fastening force of a sufficient level, rapidly accomplishing leading-out of a cable from a cable connection section and storage of the cable, and exhibiting enhanced airtightness while exhibiting... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7118299 | Reinforcing bar connection and method A high strength reinforcing bar splice uses a contractible jaw assembly bridging the bar ends to be joined. The jaw assembly includes interior teeth designed to bite into the projecting ribs or deformations on the outside of the bar ends which form the overall diame... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6966104 | Reinforcing bar tool and method A tool for forming a high strength reinforcing bar coupling driving self-locking wedge sleeves over each end of a contractible jaw assembly bridging the abutting ends of the bar to be joined. The sleeves are seated in collars engaged by the distal ends of arms drive... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959623 | Park brake cable system including connector clip A park brake cable system including a brake actuation lever, a connector clip having a first end and a second end, and including a shear member, having a shear failure force, positioned between the first and second ends. A brake assembly, a front cable strand having... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6908253 | Split slitter A mating arrangement for a split slitter, anvil, spacer or any other similar device provides for precision alignment of the two halves of the split slitter in both the axial and radial directions. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6863462 | Apparatus for optimizing the stiffness of an axle An apparatus including a stiffening structure for stiffening a portion of an axle with a first diameter. The apparatus further includes a set of elements, wherein each of the set of elements includes a semi-circular longitudinal channel of a pre-determined length, a... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6827162 | Self-retaining downhole-hammer drill bit The present invention relates to a downhole-hammer drill-bit assembly for removable attachment to a substantially tubular casing of a downhole hammer. The drill-bit assembly has a substantially tubular chuck, a drill-bit, and a substantially tubular retainer. The ch... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6726255 | Tube-in-tube joint A tube-in-tube joint includes a rectangular coupling having a longitudinally extending slot the entire length of the coupling which is inserted into opposed ends of two rectangular elongated tube members. Each elongated tube member is provided with an opening therei... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6719478 | Reinforcing bar connection and method A high strength reinforcing bar splice uses a contractible jaw assembly bridging the bar ends to be joined. The jaw assembly includes interior teeth designed to bite into the projecting ribs or deformations on the outside of the bar ends which form the overall diame... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6561723 | High tensile tie rod connector A high tensile rod connector is provided that includes a first section having an internally threaded surface and a second section having an internally threaded surface. The threads of the first section mate with the threads of the second section. A pair o... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6321503 | Foldable member A foldable member in the shape of a tube with at least one predetermined hinge area along the length of the tube, and a plurality of opposing elongated slots in the tube at the hinge area thereof forming separated longitudinal strips of tube material betw... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6269853 | Wood planing machine with a carriage locking mechanism which is controlled by a rotary lever A planing machine includes a carriage locking mechanism disposed above a cutter carriage, which in turn, is connected movably to left and right pairs of vertical posts. The carriage locking mechanism includes an elongated mounting plate disposed fixedly o... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6176472 | Element for connecting and covering a joint and handrail or the like comprising at least one such element A connecting and covering member for a joint, as well as a handrail or the like embodying the same, wherein the connecting and covering element extends between and interconnects two contiguous aligned portions of the elongated structure. The connecting an... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6158916 | Universal joint connector A connector for securing a constant velocity universal joint having a housing to a coupling member, the housing and coupling member each having an inner surface and an outer surface. The connector includes an annular member having a first end, a second en... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6146048 | Connector for two drywall corner finishing devices A connector and method for connecting two drywall corner finishing devices. The connector connects and/or aligns the two drywall corner finishing devices positioned end to end by being inserted into corresponding openings located in the profile of the dry... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6135670 | Polished rod clamp In an oil well pump, a rod liner is clamped onto a polished rod using an external clamp with an upper clamp section that clamps onto the polished rod, a lower clamp section that clamps onto the liner below the liner head and a yoke section bridging the up... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6000188 | Assembly of board for floor boarding and means for fixing the same to adjacent boards There is disclosed an assembly of board for floor boarding and means for fixing the same to adjacent boards, said board comprising a frame, of generally rectangular shape, suitable for accommodating therein a flooring surface, such frame comprising a firs... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5992804 | Seat pedestal assembly A seat pedestal assembly including a center post having a lower distal end adapted to be slidingly and rotatably received by a boat deck; a support frame including a center sleeve and a plurality of seat members disposed parallel to and in spaced relation... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5895167 | Foldable rod assembly A foldable rod assembly includes first and second rods of predetermined dimensions and having connecting ends with pivot holes, and a coupler unit for coupling pivotally the connecting ends. The coupler unit includes two elongate plates respectively havin... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5645150 | Modular clutch construction Modular clutch construction in which a clutch cover assembly, concentrically containing a pressure plate actuating a clutch disc assembly, is fixed to the flywheel of an engine as a modular unit. The construction improves the modular connection between th... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5603584 | Interchangeable locking implement handle A threaded connector is disclosed for attaching a handle to a tool head, such as a rake or a broom. The threaded connector may include a central cap or plug and a plurality of opposed wings extending radially outwardly therefrom. The wings are in the form... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5425602 | Support sling A support sling, useful in the mining industry, for example, for supporting overhead loads such as mine roofs; the sling includes a pair of generally coplanar anchor lengths, sometimes called anchor bolts, having inwardly directed ends mutually facing eac... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5332329 | Anti-twist bushing An anti-twist strain relief bushing for use with an exteriorly threaded tubular pipe for nondestructively restraining an electrical cord against axial or torsional displacements. The bushing comprises an interiorly threaded gland nut to be screwed onto th... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5324078 | Removable linerless label zigzag and shingled constructions Easily removable labels, which are still permanently placed except when it is desired to remove them, are associated with bottles, cans, or like containers. Two different configurations of the labels are provided. In the first configuration a roll of labe... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5285606 | Window and door assembly manufactured in half sections and method of installing same Half window and door sections are fully manufactured at a manufacturing plant and transported to a job site where the half sections are interconnected by a pair of head splice members and a pair of sill splice members. The fully assembled window and door ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5261449 | Quick change coupling for tilted disc check valve with top mounted dashpot A quick change coupling arrangement for holding an actuator shaft of a hydraulic dampening unit to a valve shaft of a swing check valve. The coupling arrangement provides knob portions arranged on opposing free ends of the valve shaft and the actuator sha... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5123770 | Device for the releasable connection of two sections Device for the releasable connection of two sections including an upper and lower profile strip, with corresponding grooves, which are connected to one another by use of screw bolts or the like.... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5119690 | Handlebar assembly for cycles A handlebar structure of a cycle including a stem having a shank extended forward, a notch formed in the front end of the shank, a coupler coupling a handlebar to the shank and including two members each including two elements formed integral with each ot... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5069076 | Linear actuator A linear actuator is provided with a cylindrical bore with internal screw thread and accommodated therein a screw means with external screw thread connected to a rod. By turning these parts with respect to each other, a linear movement of the rod can be o... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5046766 | Connector for corrugated tubes A connector for corrugated tubes comprises a lower shell (100) and an upper cover (150) having lateral walls (110, 160) with several corresponding semi-circular openings (50) that define, when the cover has been closed on the shell, circular openings for ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5015116 | Structural joints of high dimensional stability A dimensionally stable structural joint particularly suited for use in space systems. The joint comprises a connector having at least two tubular sleeves, at least two tubular members, and at least two annular clamping means for securing the tubular membe... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4940356 | Construction for joining chainstay and seat pipes to a rear dropout in a bicycle frame The present invention constitutes a construction joint of a bicycle frame comprising a rear dropout body having projecting portions decreasing in taper as they extend away from the body, each projecting portion defining an elongated screw hole extending a... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4848954 | Method for splicing tubular frame members A method is provided for forming a rigid joint between two tubular frame members positioned end to end but not necessarily in abutment, each said member having a tubular wall defined by an outer surface and an inner surface defining an interior passageway... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4747723 | Universal joint coupling A universal joint coupling including four identical cast parts, two of the four parts located on either side of disc of flexible material, each of the two parts conformed so as to fit together to form a shaft holding element having strength comparable to ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4720074 | Umbrella support bracket A receptacle for releasably attaching an umbrella having a bulb type handle to an article such as a golf buggy. The receptacle has several upstanding forked petals capable of resilient radial deflection and a locking ring capable of maintaining the petals... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4710052 | Linear coupling A linear coupling device is disclosed for a play-free, safe and dust-protected transmission of large tractive, alternating or radial forces by means of coupling members comprising of fir tree-shaped cones. The coupling members are secured together in comb... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4633624 | Assembly of components trestle type for outside fittings A support assembly includes a plurality of linear supports each of which is formed of at least three longitudinal members juxtaposed in a predetermined substantially parallel relationship to one another networked together with brace means. At least two li... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4621688 | Clamping jaw device for well servicing machine A clamping jaw device is used to couple sonic energy generated by an orbiting mass oscillator to a pipe string for transmission down the string to a downhole work area. The clamping jaw device includes a pair of similar clamping jaws, each forming a half ... | 11/11/1986 |
