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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7240606 | Crimped piston to rod joint A method for assembling a piston on a rod, and resultant piston and rod assembly, uses one or more lock rings that are mechanically deformed radially inwardly into respective locking grooves in the rod, thereby axially locking the lock ring to the rod. The lock ring... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7118270 | Portable watch A portable watch comprises a case body having a noncircular pipe-attachment hole extending therethrough, and a winding stem pipe removably inserted from outside of the case body into the pipe-attachment hole and having a noncircular outer peripheral portion that coo... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114705 | Grab-activated self-locking winch handle A lock/release mechanism for the crank handle of a winch consists of a set of one or more pins that are captured within the drive head of the handle. Within the drive head is an actuation rod, which acts on these pins. Depending on the position of the rod, the pins ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6901646 | Universal snap-fit spacer A universal snap-fit system for interconnecting multiple circuit boards in a stacked relationship is provided. The system allows circuit boards to be stacked with a minimum of assembly time. In addition, the system allows circuit boards of varying thicknesses to be ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6676326 | Square lamp post insertional conjoinment structure A square lamp post insertional conjoinment structure comprised of a slip-mount tube and a casing tube fitted onto the slip-mount tube. The slip-mount tube has disposed at one end an internal binding sleeve and, furthermore, an insertional conjoinment sect... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6059531 | Impeller and fan blade attachment assembly In a fan including a hub mounted for rotation and a plurality of fan blades, an attachment assembly for detachably engaging at least one of the plurality of fan blades with the hub, the attachment assembly comprising a stop carried adjacent an end of a se... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5772213 | Game based on data base of characters of different geographic regions A game wherein characters are defined to form a data pool. Each character in the data pool is related to and distinguished from the other characters in the data pool by a geographic location data. The data preferably includes actual information such as ge... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5285944 | Surgical stapler apparatus The end-to-end anastomosis apparatus is provided with a mounting means which can receive a trocar for making holes in tissue and, subsequently, an anvil shaft for the mounting of an anvil assembly for stapling purposes. The anvil shaft is provided with sp... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5052849 | Quick-locking connector The quick-locking connector comprises a tubular female body member 14, open at one end to receive a male member 10 therein. A latch 18 is located within the female body member 14 spring-urged towards the open end to engage the male member 10. A plurality ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4919558 | Pipe cleaning head adapter The present invention is a reducing coupling adapter, specifically for using known 5/8" sewer cleaning heads with the conventional 7/8" sewer cleaning cable and machine. The present invention simply snaps onto one end of a 7/8" cable at the front of the c... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4697946 | Furniture connector Furniture connectors are provided to connect the front plate of a drawer with the drawer side walls and rail members. A slide member which holds a holding bolt is provided in each furniture connector. A spring engages the slide member to pivot the slide m... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4645368 | Quick disconnect mechanism for selectively securing a shaft to a power take-off end yoke An improved quick disconnect mechanism between a rotatable end yoke hub of a power take-off and a journal shaft is disclosed. The hub has a central longitudinal passageway formed therethrough which is co-axial with the axis of rotation. An aperture is for... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4607973 | Fastening arrangement for releasably interconnectable mounted and mounting members, and process for making the same A fastening arrangement for releasably interconnectable mounted and mounting members with an enhanced degree of theft-proofing, includes at least one female element on one of the members and at least one cooperating male element on another of the members.... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4582443 | Arrangement for the detachable fastening of an end of an elongated member In an arrangement for detachable fastening of an end of an elongated member, particularly an end of a foot loop band, in a hole having an undercut, particularly in a sailing borrd, it is suggested that at the end of the elongated member there is a pawl of... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4414785 | Construction framing anchor A construction framing anchor (22) for mounting vertical underpinning (20) to a foundation (12) having a sloped top surface or footing (14), the framing anchor (22) including a lower inclined plate (24) connected to the foundation (12), an upper horizonta... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4405251 | Retaining ring locking device A retaining ring locking device for preventing longitudinal relative movement of a shaft within a bore utilizes a flat or wire retaining ring. A groove is machined on the shaft as well as the bore and an access window is provided on either the shaft or th... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4348127 | Connector for extruded sections such as picture frame members A spring steel connector for extruded metal lengths such as picture frame members has, in addition to locking tines, a tine projecting in the opposite direction to permit release of the connector.... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4102124 | Locking clevis or the like A pin or bolt slidingly supportable in rings at opposite ends, or throughout its body in a sleeve, such as through the eyes of a clevis, is usefully locked against axial displacement by a radially sliding spring-biased detent which fits into a groove of a... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4065890 | Framework joint A framework comprising hollow rods connected at their ends by connecting members. The hollow rods and connecting members are secured by a novel bayonet connection.... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4021126 | Latch mechanism for auger string couplings A lever-operated latching device for securing in endwise coupled relation a socket portion and mating shank of axially aligned auger sections of an auger mining machine. The latching device is designed to be of minimum radial dimension so as to fit in a h... | 05/03/1977 |
| 3994043 | Door bumper A door bumper having no visible screws for mounting on a wall for contact with a door knob when the door is opened. A rubber bumper is carried on a housing which is non-detachably secured to the wall by a backplate. The backplate has a flattened V shaped ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3958887 | Shaft couplings The invention relates to a shaft coupling assembly wherein two shafts are rotationally located with respect of each other by means of splines provided upon the two shafts. The shafts are located axially by the provision of a further member being provided ... | 05/25/1976 |
