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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7632034 | Releasable securing apparatus and method of using same A securing apparatus that releasably secures two or more mechanical elements is provided. The securing apparatus may be attached to one mechanical element and include abutment surfaces that abut at least one additional mechanical element. Forces exerted by the at le... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7290956 | Releasable securing apparatus and method of using same A securing apparatus that releasably secures two or more mechanical elements is provided. The securing apparatus may be attached to one mechanical element and include abutment surfaces that abut at least one additional mechanical element. Forces exerted by the at le... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7229143 | Refrigerator shelf retainer assembly A retainer assembly includes a divider element which is shiftably mounted to a shelving unit of a refrigerator. The divider element is biased toward one end of the shelving unit in order to urge food product containers, which are supported on the shelving unit, betw... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213294 | Paint applicator A paint applicator includes a paint roller having a pivotally adjustable handle. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 6682249 | Reconnectable breakaway rope safety connector A re-attachable breakaway safety connector is disclosed which is adapted for use with a rope or other objects arranged in at least a substantially linear manner such that when force is provided to the objects, a tensile force is transferred to the connect... | 01/27/2004 |
| 5987839 | Multi-panel activity floor with fixed hinge connections A portable activity floor comprised of a plurality of separate panels that can be readily and selectively interlocked together into a finalized configuration. Each panel has an underlayment providing a core with spaced stringers fastened to the underside ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5844780 | PC card having a casing and a card rotatably connected to each other In a PC card, a casing and a card are rotatably and bendably connected to each other by a hollow connecting member. A flexible wiring member is disposed in the connecting member and electrically connects the casing and card. The connecting member has a ro... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5683139 | Chair seat tilt adjustment and locking mechanism A chair tilt control mechanism for a pedestal base chair having a chair control housing mounted on the pedestal chair base and pivotally supporting a chair seat support member. A laterally movable front stop member retained within the chair control housin... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5607195 | Flexible draw latch A flexible over-center draw latch is disclosed which is adapted for securing together two closure members. The latch comprises a keeper mounted on the one closure member and a latch assembly mounted on the other closure member. The latch assembly includes... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5409320 | Ball-and-socket joint and method for the assembly thereof A ball socket body (16) of a ball-and-socket joint has an exterior surface (18) and a ball-receiving channel (20). The receiving channel (20) has a channel axis (P--P), an insertion opening (22), an interior circumferential surface (24), an interior end s... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5362171 | Shackle toggle joint for the driving of warp knitting equipment A shackle toggle joint for driving a warp knitting machine comprising a housing of synthetic material having a metal ring (13) for holding a roller bearing (16) imbedded therein. The roller bearing (16) carries a joint bolt (11). The housing (12) further ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5328285 | Articulated gear shift lever joint assembly An articulated joint assembly includes an upper joint member having an inner portion and an outer portion connected to an upper lever section of a gear shift lever, a lower joint member having an inner portion and an outer portion connected to a lower lev... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5319169 | Molded case circuit breaker having rectangular knee pin non-rotatably keyed to toggle linkage A molded case circuit breaker having an operating mechanism including a collapsible toggle linkage, an operating handle and a movable frame. The collapsible toggle linkage includes a rectangular cross section knee pin non-rotatably held within an open rec... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5312125 | Collapsable compact bicycle A collapsible bicycle comprises a frame, a front and rear wheels rotatably attached thereto, and a drivetrain for transmitting torque to the rear wheel, with the frame including a movable structure on which the rear wheel is attached. The frame carries a ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 4324113 | Sliding block coupling A sliding block coupling has a coupling head which comprises devices for arranging an ingoing, driving, and an outgoing, driven, torque-transferring member which rotate together with the coupling head, and sliding blocks arranged in a cylindrical recess s... | 04/13/1982 |
