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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 |
| 7527450 | Selectably operable field mateable pin assembly The present invention relates to pins that may be selectably operated to engage and disengage socket bores in the assembly and disassembly of large structures, such as floating offshore platforms for deepwater applications. The pin connections can be engaged or dise... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7476050 | Grease actuated ball and socket joint A socket assembly including a housing having a bore; an insert member disposed in the bore, the insert member defining a socket; and a cap attached to the housing proximate an inlet of the bore and having an opening to receive a connecting member that extends into t... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7367739 | Two component seal A pair of pivoting parts are held together with a pin, with a first part, such as a rod end of a hydraulic actuator, positioned between two flanges of a bracket, with the flanges having surfaces mating with sides surfaces of the rod end. A seal is placed in each of ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7134383 | Piston arrangement The invention concerns a piston arrangement having a piston with a piston head and a piston skirt with a circumferential surface, and a connecting rod, which is connected with the piston via a ball joint comprising a ball, and penetrated by an oil supply channel, wh... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100494 | Piston arrangement The invention concerns a piston arrangement having a piston with a piston head and a piston skirt and a connecting rod, which is connected with the piston via a ball joint arrangement comprising a ball, the ball being held in the piston by means of a safety element.... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6742954 | Locking system for a rotating joint The present invention relates to a locking system for a rotating joint. In the device, the locking system (L) comprises a rigid locking means (12) movable in the axial direction (X1), provided with a first cogging (13) which can be moved for loc... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6739786 | Ball joint bearing block lubrication device Lubrication device for a ball joint bearing block. The device comprises at least one reservoir grease (30), a pump (34) capable of circulating grease between the reservoir and at least one bearing block lubrication groove (28), and a syst... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6702502 | Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint, preferably for motor vehicles, in which a joint ball formed on a pivot pin is mounted movably in a bearing shell consisting of a plastic, is presented. The bearing shell has recesses accommodating lubricant on its inner jacket sur... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6696810 | Wrist structure for a robot A member for piping and wiring to an end effector of a robot is discharged from a first wrist element into a void area in a position displaced from an axis c, being bent and loosened, and then guided to a hollow path. Any variance in a length of the pipin... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6641323 | Spherical locking device A cylindrical body has a first part-spherical socket portion in the top, fittingly receiving a ball. A ball retainer has a second part-spherical socket portion facing the first part-spherical socket portion and receiving the ball therein. A post has a pro... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6505990 | Bearing socket liner for ball joint An improved socket liner for a ball and socket joint is adapted to be fixedly installed within a joint housing so as to encase the ball. The housing defines a longitudinal axis, and the liner, formed in two longitudinally extending mating halves that conf... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6196752 | Pivot structure for vehicle wiper device A pivot structure for a vehicle wiper device is provided. The pivot structure prevents foreign matters from invading through a body exterior sheet into a dash board area, for example. The pivot structure may be used in both left-side-drive vehicles and ri... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5769557 | Sealed pin joint assembly Past pin joint assemblies attaching a lift arm to a construction machine have utilized grease lubricated pins. Deflection of the pins during operation caused damage to both the pin and surrounding structure. Additionally, the use of grease requires daily ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5226754 | Spherical joint A spherical joint has an upper bearing assembly, a main supporting body, a lower bearing assembly, a linking body for linking the main supporting body and the lower bearing assembly, and an enclosing assembly. Four active hemispherical surfaces are define... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5088881 | Tapered pin mounting for loaders A tractor-loader-backhoe is disclosed wherein the loader mechanism is mounted on the frame of the prime mover by a tapered pivot pin or sleeve having a fastener extending entirely through the axis of the pivot pin or sleeve to effect a clamping load opera... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5069320 | Torque-limiting coupling device A torque-limiting clutch arrangement which comprises a cylindrical part (3) forming part of one clutch element and having shrink-fitted thereon a cylindrical sleeve (5) which forms part of the other clutch element. The clutch arrangement also includes a p... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4986059 | Ball journal device for connecting a shaft to a harness A hitching device for connecting the shafts of a racing sulky to a harness saddle which includes a harness pin affixed to and extending outwardly from the saddle and a normally locked, spring loaded retractable ball bearing locking devive on the harness p... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4979844 | Ball joint and manufacturing method of the same This invention provides a ball joint and a manufacturing method of the same comprises a holder and a ball and rod which is rotatably and movably secured to this holder and a sealing member which is secured between the spherical body of the ball and rod an... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4971473 | Ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles A ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles includes a joint ball (1) provided on a pivot pin (2) mounted movably in a sliding shell (4) made of plastic. A zone of grooves (8) are provided for receiving lubricant on an inner surface of the sliding shell. T... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4961669 | Spline connection A spline connection which comprises a spline boss having inward spline teeth; and a spline shaft engaged slidably with the spline boss and having outward spline teeth is disclosed. A header passage for a lubricant is formed along a core of the spline shaf... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4904106 | Socket bearing A socket bearing for use in a ball and socket joint includes a plurality of lubrication grooves, some having annular, others having helical, orientations over the interior surface thereof. In a preferred form, the socket is cup-shaped having a spherical i... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4858962 | Articulated joint The invention relates to an articulated joint for the articulating connection of two joint bodies, having a first bearing body disposed in a bore of one of the joint bodies for rotation therewith and provided internally with a first spherical bearing surf... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4846591 | Rotary bearing for a glass-raising arm of a motor vehicle The rotary bearing assembles a first arm with a second arm (14) provided with a cylindrical throughway opening (20) which receives a journal constituted by a first cylindrical shoulder (22) projecting from the lateral surface (24) of the first arm and a s... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4772150 | Hinge pin assembly This invention provides an improved hinge joint assembly for connecting linkage components on vehicles. The assembly includes a pin having a lubricant chamber therein with appropriate seals provided to prevent loss of lubricant and the entrance of deleter... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4647011 | Magnetic valve for use with vacuum A magnetic valve for use with vacuum which has an improved junction between the stem and the valve disk which prevents detritus from impairing the seal of the valve. The valve has a magnetic drive coil outside a vacuum tight casing and an armature within ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4577989 | Ball joint The subject of the invention is a ball joint for motor vehicles comprising a bearing insert (4) located between a joint housing (1) and a ball head (3). The bearing insert is provided with meridionally extending slots (9) arranged in a half-portion grippi... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4493512 | Spherical and cylindrical bearings and method of manufacturing A bearing assembly having bearing surfaces pre-loaded towards each other, the bearing surfaces being originally made in slightly non-conforming geometry and dimensions over the majority of their surface areas in sliding engagement, the areas of the bearin... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4483569 | Sealed ball and socket joints capable of disassembly Sealed ball and socket joints having a spherical member capable of swiveling relative to a socket member. A bearing ring disposed with or without clearance in a housing has a concave spherical surface portion in swiveling engagement with the ball member, ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4455108 | Anchoring system for a sea station supported on floating bodies A sea anchoring system for anchoring floating sea stations to a sea bed floor such as on a foundation or a stay block comprises a tension member connected between a floating station and the sea bed foundation or block with a plurality of tension members c... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4447094 | Prelubricated sealed bearings A sealed bearing prepacked with lubricant, and provided with a sealing shell press-fitted over the bearing outer member or housing. The sealing shell has a radially disposed end flange holding the terminal flange of a bellows seal made of elastomeric mate... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4422791 | Universal joint construction for use in anchoring a surface platform to a sea bed The universal joint construction for use at the bottom of a connection between a surface platform and a foundation anchored on the bottom of the sea comprises an outer top ball cup which is adapted to be connected up to the platform and an inner bottom ba... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4415291 | Ball and socket joints A ball and socket joint having a ball provided with an integral stud projecting outwardly through an end of the socket, a portion of the peripheral spherical surface of the ball being in swivelling sliding engagement with a corresponding partial spherical... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4386869 | Integrally sealed vibration dampening ball and socket joints Integrally sealed vibration dampening ball and socket joints having a spherical member capable of swivelling relative to a socket member. A split metallic or high strength plastic bearing ring disposed with clearance in a shell has a concave spherical sur... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4206690 | Pivot portion of a piston shoe in radial pistol devices In radial piston fluid handling devices, such as for example pumps or motors, piston shoes are pivotable connected to the respective pistons. The invention improves the swing-member portion of the piston shoe in order to increase the efficiency and pressu... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4143983 | Flexible joint construction A flexible joint construction such as is used in automotive steering linkages or the like wherein each housing is provided with an integral internal spherical bearing surface formed during the forging and inner cavity machining operations. The method is f... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4070122 | Ball and socket joint and method of making A ball and socket joint and method of making in which a piston, especially a compressor piston, and most particularly a piston for a compressor that pumps refrigerant, has a top wall and a depending skirt and is connected to the upper end of a connecting ... | 01/24/1978 |
| 3967907 | Ball socket for ball joint A plastic ball socket for a grease lubricated ball joint socket, having a hemispherical inner cup composed of thin, hard, elastic material; an outer cup composed of soft elastic material at least partially containing the inner cup and having elongated rib... | 07/06/1976 |
