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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7488135 | Fastening device A fastening device permitting two separate members to be fixed together with a relative interval between them including a bolt with a male screw portion formed at a front end side of a cylindrical shaft portion thereof and a spacer having a female screw portion enga... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7357589 | Adjustable steering tie-rod with longitudinal locking device An adjustable steering tie-rod assembly having a threaded rod, connected to a tube having an annular cavity and an intermediate tubular member. The intermediate member has internal and external threads with longitudinal grooves in sectioned lines. The threaded steer... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354054 | Link assembly for a vehicle suspension system A suspension link assembly for a vehicle suspension system. A preferred form comprises only three different kinds of components. The components are a stud shaft, a sleeve nut and a grommet. In an alternative form a barrel-shaped, molded plastic spacer is added. The ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7249907 | Spring loaded turnbuckle with quick disconnect A spring loaded tensioning device. The device includes an elongated tubular member containing a spring loaded rod which extends through a lower stop on the tubular member to an attachment feature such as a hook. At the upper end of the tubular member, a pivot housin... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7118141 | Apparatus and method for securing an exit device to a door A securing mechanism for coupling an exit device to a door. The securing mechanism comprises a bracket coupled to the exit device and a shaft having a first end and a second end and defining a longitudinal axis. The bracket defines a first aperture and a second aper... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086801 | Couling arrangement A coupling arrangement for enabling fixing of a body structure member and a structure member. The coupling arrangement includes, at least two threaded tubes provided one in either end portion of a passage through a housing. The housing is fixed attachable in relatio... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6955127 | Manual railroad hopper car door actuating mechanism An actuating system for manually operating the doors of a railroad hopper car. An operating shaft having a handle is rigidly coupled to an actuating lever. A door opening lever, which is rotatably coupled to the actuating lever, is rotatably coupled to the door for ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6718663 | Assembly for coupling implements to excavating machines A coupler assembly for detachably connecting an implement provided with a pair of mounting pins to a machine-having a dipper stick and at least one tilt link, generally consisting of a body pivotally connectable to such dipper stick and such pivot link, a first jaw ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6631592 | Fail-safe device The invention concerns fail-safe devices for use in reinforced concrete structures. The device (1) comprises a link (8) of high tensile strength material and first (2) and second (3) end regions. The end regions (2, 3) and the link (8) joining them are fo... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6572127 | Link assembly for a vehicle suspension system A suspension link assembly for a vehicle suspension system. A preferred form comprises only three different kinds of components. The components are a stud shaft, a sleeve nut and a grommet. In an alternative form a barrel-shaped, molded plastic spacer is ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 5957613 | Turnbuckle actuator A turnbuckle actuator between a mast jacket of a motor vehicle steering column and a tilt housing pivotally supported on the mast jacket. The turnbuckle actuator includes a first turnbuckle yoke, a second turnbuckle yoke, and a turnbuckle shaft. The first... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5601339 | System for the assembly and clamping of seats which can be dismantled System for the assembly and clamping of seats which can be dismantled, these seats, stools or chairs (11) or the like comprising a front element (12a) and a rear element (12b) connected to each other by lateral cross-members (15, 16) including terminal te... | 02/11/1997 |
| 4792254 | Electric fence clip Unitary fence clip formed from a resilient wire having a fence standard or post engaging coil region and two arms extending therefrom. One of the arms from one end of the coil region includes at least a partly formed loop and the other of the arms from th... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4324036 | "Method of making orthodontic screw-type device" An orthodontic screw-type biassing device comprises: a first member having an internally threaded bore, the threaded bore comprising first and second threaded portions adjacent each other in the axial direction of the bore, the first and second threaded p... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4282977 | End threaded locking device and method for using same A joining device for quickly and easily connecting together furniture, shelving, display items and other like articles which includes a dowel piece having both ends turned down and threaded at opposite ends in opposite directions, and includes in combinat... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4223691 | Additives to improve the pipeline transportation of cold water slurries The present invention relates to a method of increasing the density of an aqueous liquid in a slurry by forming a solution of the aqueous liquid and saccharide.... | 09/23/1980 |
