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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7674065 | Device for locking the final positions of moving switch points A device for locking end positions of switch parts, having two parts, relatively axially displaceable and positively coupled in at least one direction, including a tube and a rod guided within the tube, at least partially arranged in an outer tube. Locking members c... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7156435 | Snow shovel Apparatus 10 for a shovel designed for moving snow 14 tangentially while the shovel moves longitudinally along the ground thereby eliminating the need for lifting the shovel during snow removal. The snow shovel of the present invention 10 compri... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7040832 | Locking device to secure a telescopic tube assembly A locking device has an enclosure partially securely mounted on a peripheral edge of the outer tube and having a lever pivotally connected to the enclosure; and a positioning rod securely connected to a side of the lever to be driven by the lever and having a head f... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6945135 | Bicycle stem for enlarged handlebar portions and associated methods A bicycle stem may include a body portion and a handlebar clamping portion connected thereto, and a handlebar clamping member cooperating with the handlebar clamping portion to clamp the bicycle handlebar. The handlebar clamping member and the handlebar clamping por... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6912928 | Bicycle stem including enhanced clamp and associated methods A bicycle stem includes a steering tube clamp with a pair of cooperating clamp members defining an imaginary cylinder and a recess therein for the steering tube. Each clamp member may also have at least one fastener receiving passageway therein offset a predetermine... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6435056 | Cable assembly having an interlocking device and an adjustment device A cable assembly (11) has a conduit (12) and a core element (14) passing through the conduit (12). A terminal assembly (15) is secured to one end of the core element (14). The subject invention incorporates both an interlock device (46) and an adjustment ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6334733 | Pipe connector A pipe connector comprising a contour fitting washer, a contour fitting nut, and a bolt is used to connect tubular members of a structure having a modular tubular framework. The pipe connector connects interfitting tubular members wherein one tubular memb... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6282979 | Adjustment assembly for an integral shifter cable interlock An adjustment assembly (10) for an integral shifter cable interlock is provided. The assembly includes (10) a cable assembly (11) having a conduit (12) defining an axis and a core element (14) disposed within the conduit (12) movable along the axis. A ter... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6007268 | Radial and axial locking release collar An axial and radial locking release collar adapted to be axially received on and to be removably fixed at any selected location along the length of an elongated shaft and radially locked in at least one direction around the shaft. The release collar inclu... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6003403 | Device for the automatic stepped cable length adjustment of bowden cable system A device for the automatic, stepped cable length compensation of a Bowden cable system in which a spring-tensioned cable is guided. The spring is supported between a part on the housing side and a part on the Bowden tube side displaceable relative thereto... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5934150 | Remote control assembly having a locking terminal The locking terminal (18, 40, and 64) includes a plurality of cantilevered arms (56) defining a pocket (58). The arms (56), normally disposed in a retaining position for retaining a controlled member (62) in the pocket (58), are moveable to a receiving po... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5888015 | Wedge lock rod gripper A rod gripping device, having a support member with a locking pin hole and a rod receiving hole, where the bores of each hole are situated perpendicular to each other, but parallel to a given plane that bisects the support, and where the bores of the hole... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5615970 | String trimmer having knock-down handle A string trimmer having a knock-down construction which enables the trimmer to be shipped in a partially disassembled condition and quickly assembled by an end user without the need for special tools and without the need for a large plurality of assembly ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5575093 | Coupler assembly An assembly for coupling an implement to an operating arm of a machine comprising a first component fixedly mountable on the implement, a second component connectable to the operating arm, one of the components having a slot in a side and bottom thereof, ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5562360 | Spindle connector for powder/liquid feeding systems A spindle connector including a holder base having two rectangular mounting holes arranged at two opposite ends at right angles, two annular grooves spaced around the periphery, and two radial pin holes respectively made through the annular grooves for mo... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5320439 | Arrangement for attaching a downcomer or the like An arrangement is provided for attaching a downcomer which is in the form of a square tube to a weld stud of smaller dimension to provide a tight vibration free connection. Included is an adapter having an end wall and two opposed side walls defining a re... | 06/14/1994 |
| 4955750 | Rope fastener A rope fastener is disclosed comprising a resilient thermoplastic body having at least one longitudinal passage for receiving a rope therein. The fastener includes one or more nail receiving holes transverse to said passage and extending diametrically acr... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4904108 | Geo hub A structural connection device is disclosed and is formed of a plurality of hub components having extending ear pairs for connecting with elongated struts or the like for constructing spatial structures. The hub components are positioned in stacked abutti... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4895474 | Coupling system for rotational and axially stiff coaxial coupling of two shaft elements A coupling, for joining shaft elements that rotate about a common axis to one another in a rotationally and bending-resistant manner includes fit bores, concentric to the axis of rotation, in both shaft elements, the fit bores being concentrically surroun... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4711595 | Dismountable structure A dismountable structure comprising at least one structural part having a female socket provided with at least one transversely extending first hole and at least one structural part having a male socket provided with at least one transversely extending se... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4576498 | Assembly structure for a soil sampler In an exploration type drill rig, an improved assembly arrangement for a soil sampling tube and head support therefor including nesting, aperture-aligned tubular wall sections of the sampling tube and head support with a pin extending through aligned aper... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4561798 | Telescopic cylindrical tube column A telescopic cylindrical tube column in which a first tube is fitted into a second tube. Rollers integral with the first tube engage opposite edges of each of a plurality of openings parallel to the longitudinal axis of the column to interlock the tubes. ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4370073 | Connector hub for geodesic dome structures A connector hub made in a single integrally cast unit for connecting the ends of the stringer frame members of a geodesic dome structure, said hub being characterized by a plurality of pairs of spaced apart flange elements defining stringer receiving slot... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4222462 | Brake to decelerate axially moving actuating rod A brake to decelerate the driving movement of an actuating rod along an axis. The actuating rod is driven relative to a frame by an actuating mechanism. The actuating rod has an external tapered surface whose lateral dimension decreases in the direction i... | 09/16/1980 |
