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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416363 | Joint for flat parts A joint for flat rigid parts comprises projections, which are embodied on the mating sides of the parts in the form of bulbous breadths at the edge thereof and necks at the basis thereof, and complementary joggles, which are embodied in the form of bulbous slots cor... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7284773 | Quick disconnect with retaining spring A quick disconnect is provided to permit two cable ends to be rapidly connected and disconnected without the use of tools. The quick disconnect includes rear and front couplings which may be mounted to respective cable ends. Quick connection of the cable ends is eff... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281335 | Carpenter's level A level assembly includes a main level with a base wall, end supports at opposite ends of the base wall and at least one intermediate support extending from the base wall at a location between the end supports. Bubble tubes may be mounted in the end supports and/or ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7260861 | Pallet-ramp coupling apparatus and method An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for integrating the steps of securing and aligning a ramp to the pallet. A pallet mounting bracket secures to a pallet and mates with a corresponding ramp mounting bracket secured to a ramp. A pallet mounting bracket in... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7229231 | Joint A joint includes a plurality of plates each including a first portion and a second portion for overlapping the first portion of the next one of the plates. Each of the plates may define a plurality of apertures each for receiving a fastener. Each of the plates may i... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7188908 | Furniture frame attachment system This invention is related to a knock down frame attachment system. The knock down frame attachment system includes a seating portion, a pair of side panels and a plurality of sets of mounting brackets. A set includes both a left and a right mounting bracket. A set o... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7162847 | Apparatus and method for fabricating foam wall panels A foam wall panel system with a unique Z-shaped wall panel connection device. The Z-shape of the wall panel connection device provides cavities on each side which accept the angled edges of foam wall panels that fit within the cavities. Adjacent foam cores having an... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140690 | Furniture frame attachment system This invention is related to a knock down frame attachment system. The knock down frame attachment system includes a seating portion, a pair of side panels and a plurality of sets of mounting brackets. A set includes both a left and a right mounting bracket. A set o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6997635 | Latch structure for removably mounting a side panel of an electronic product A latch structure for a mobile electronic device (1), for example, a personal digital assistant (PDA) is disclosed. The latch structure comprises a side flange (20) of a cover (10) and a side panel (30). The side flange (20) includ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994535 | Method and apparatus for forming a guide rib on a section of plastic film A method and apparatus for forming a rib on a section of plastic film utilizes a roll having a groove, extrudes molten polymer into the groove, and places the section of plastic film in contact with the molten polymer in the groove. The molten polymer in the groove ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6912755 | Clamping device of a rotating tool A clamping device of a rotating tool includes a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate. The first clamping plate includes a snap groove disposed at the center of the first clamping plate and having a bored hole disposed at a center of the snap groove and a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6905279 | Line connector Disclosed is a line connector having a line attachment portion, a snap-in portion, a snap-on portion, wherein the snap-in and snap-on portions disposed such that the snap-on portions of first and second line connectors will simultaneously attach onto the snap-in por... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6877927 | Shaft coupler A shaft coupler to connect two coaxial segments of a drive shaft. Each segment includes a tongue, which tongues complement each other to transmit torque and resist axial separation. A bearing surface on each tongue lies within the locking angle of their material so ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6669570 | Connecting assembly at a driveshaft A connecting assembly for a driveshaft, includes an end toothing at a first component and an end toothing at a second component, wherein the end toothings have teeth and gaps. In an end view, the image of the teeth and gaps at both components, are identic... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6652180 | Method and apparatus for load-bearing coupling A coupling for coupling a component to a hanger including a first member and a second member. The coupling includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a pair of extending portions and a pair of extending tabs. The second member ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6591571 | Hub assembly for collapsible display panel A hub assembly for pivotally connecting the ends of support rods of a portable self-supporting display structure configured for a collapsed storage position and an expanded display position. The hub assembly may include first and second members and a conn... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6540617 | Flange yoke for a universal joint and a universally jointed shaft A flange yoke for a universal joint, two joint fork halves, each comprising a base component and a bearing component. The joint fork halves can be connected in a form-locking manner to one another in the region of their base component to form a flange. Th... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6485219 | Ganging bracket for a shelf unit A furniture component arrangement includes a ganging bracket useful for securing a pair of adjacent flanges of adjacent office furniture components in a workstation. The ganging bracket includes ganging parts that are designed for positioning about flange... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6471171 | 2-piece ladder rack bracket A bracket system for attachment to a rail is disclosed. The bracket system includes a first bracket having a front portion, a first side portion, a second side portion opposite the first side portion, and a top portion. Each of the first and second side p... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6397551 | Structural framework systems A structural framework system for the construction of exhibition display stands and the like makes use of a beam extrusions having dovetail shaped edge formations which enable panel frames to be hung therefrom and locked in position by virtue of coupling ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6368013 | Joint to be arranged around the circumference of a globally cylindrical element The invention concerns a joint, the ends of which (330) comprise means (333) which can be removably fitted into one another so that they can be mutually attached to or detached.... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6364347 | Self locking fastener The invention provides the combination of a seat frame, a cover, having a seam, covering the seat frame. An air bag unit is disposed inside the cover and is mounted to the frame. A pair of intensifier sheets sandwich the air bag unit there between. Each o... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6364278 | Stand for supporting a computer A stand for supporting a computer comprises a first supporting member and a second supporting member coupled together. The first supporting member includes a first base and a first ledge extending from the first base. The first base forms a first coupling... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363678 | Coupling connector and method The present invention concerns a connector that comprises a coupling comprising a first portion, a second portion that is located adjacent the first portion, a top surface, and a bottom planar surface that is located opposite the top surface. The bottom p... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6231263 | Adjustable adaptor An adjustable adaptor for fitting about various diameters of shafts thereby eliminating the need for various sized adaptors. The inventive device includes a first adaptor portion and a second adaptor portion that are adjustably connectable with one anothe... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6131592 | Shock-absorbing walking stick A shock-absorbing walking stick includes a longitudinally elongated body having two separate coaxial sections. A first or lower section is connected to a second or upper section which has a handle attached thereto. A tubular connecting element is utilized... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6073505 | Linear actuator, coupling and method A coupling includes a sleeve (E) engaged to a lead screw .COPYRGT. on one end and to a power take-off shaft from an electric motor (D) on the other end. The lead screw (C) extends into an elongated housing (A) and is threadably received for rotation withi... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6065898 | Three tooth kinematic coupling A three tooth kinematic coupling based on having three theoretical line contacts formed by mating teeth rather than six theoretical point contacts. The geometry requires one coupling half to have curved teeth and the other coupling half to have flat teeth... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6048127 | Furniture ganging device A furniture system is which disclosed comprises a first and second structures 2, 5 each having a horizontal member 3, 6 and a number of vertical members 4, 7 that support the first horizontal member 3, 6. A releasable connection device 10 is included for ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5960601 | Post support frame and method for making same A post support frame is provided comprising brackets, a top plate, and a bottom plate. In one embodiment, the brackets are identical and generally H-shaped. The crossbar of the H includes a slot substantially perpendicular to the crossbar, and the ends of... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961242 | Bracket for a fencing system A novel bracket assembly for slidably mounting beams such as rails upon a column such as posts and for interconnecting abutting beams is disclosed for forming a continuous support frame for fencing and fence-like systems. The bracket assembly comprises id... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5897417 | Construction system A construction system where elements have connection components for a ball-to-socket or socket-to-socket connection. The ball-to-socket connection "locks" at orientations when one or more detents in the interior of the socket protrude into one or more of ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5860759 | Connector for frame members A pair of steel counterpart pieces, of steel, each being integral, and including a backing element, a side blade element, and a hook element. The side elements are on opposite side edges respectively of the backing elements. The pieces are mounted on fram... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5852949 | Segmented screw traversing mechanism The linear traversing apparatus includes a lead screw formed from a plurality of lead screw segments which are supported at regular intervals, that is, at the intersection of adjacent lead screw segments, along a span by fixed hollow cylindrical splice po... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5827006 | Joint structure for structural members A joint structure has a male-side metal joint (3) fixed on a column (1) and a female-side metal joint (4) fixed on a beam (2). The two metal joint (3, 4) are common joints having the same shape, and have a first contacting surface (81), a second contactin... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5779380 | Strip for joining components A connection for connecting structural elements (6, 7) in a butt joint, comprised of rigid connecting elements (B1) having a substantially rectangular cross-section of a predetermined thickness (d), wherein a first connection half formed of the connecting... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5725353 | Turbine engine rotor disk A turbine engine rotor assembly disk is provided which includes a forward web, an aft web, a plurality of first stub shafts, and a plurality of second stub shafts. The first and second stub shafts have axial ends and web ends. The stub shafts are attached... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5694729 | Wall partition connector A connector system for demountable wall modules, including a pair of adjoining vertical channel members having mating structure. The channel members are cut from the same extrusion, and one member is inverted with respect to the other. The mating structur... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5688069 | Joint structure of structural members A joint structure has a male-side metal joint (3) fixed on a column (1) and a female-side metal joint (4) fixed on a beam (2). The two metal joint (3, 4) are common joints having the same shape, and have a first contacting surface (81), a second contactin... | 11/18/1997 |
