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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047738 | Mechanical double joint system An exemplary mechanical joint system (100) includes a joint (10), an arm (20), a plurality of teeth (211), and an engaging member (3). The arm is rotatable relative to the joint. A pivot hole (210) is defined in the arm. The... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7458743 | Critical care platform for litters An accessory clip for attaching medical equipment and the alike to a litter stand that is for attaching to a litter. The accessory clip preferably includes at least one attachment for a piece of medical equipment such as medical monitors, ventilators, infusion pumps... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7399137 | Rear mirror mounting assembly A pivot arrangement between a mirror head and a mirror mounting bracket of a rear vision mirror for a motor vehicle which uses a disc spring with a negative spring rate over part of its travel. The disc spring has a height to thickness ratio of greater than √2(1.4... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7300066 | Folding frame for a tricycle, scooter or child's bicycle A folding frame for a tricycle, scooter or child's bicycle has a front frame part on which the front wheels can be mounted and a rear frame part on which the rear wheels can be mounted. A swivelling joint with a front articulated part is mounted on the front frame p... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278338 | Control device for ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench includes a head having an engaging portion for mounting an object and a through hole which includes an engaging inner periphery and a smooth inner periphery, and is closed by a bottom plate with a central hole. A movable member is movably received i... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7234889 | Automatically locking accessory for conduits An accessory for connecting a portion of a first conduit to a portion of at least one second conduit or to another accessory, which accessory includes a base element and an end element including complementary engagement elements co-operating with one another to allo... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219393 | Hinge system used for personal computer and personal computer including the same A hinge supporting first and second portions such that they are open and closed relative to each other, including a rotation shaft fixed to the second portion and supported by the first portion so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis thereof relative to the fir... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210696 | Folding frame for a tricycle, scooter or child's bicycle A folding frame for a tricycle, scooter or child's bicycle, with a front frame part on which the front wheels can be mounted at least indirectly, a rear frame part on which the rear wheels can be mounted, ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7203067 | Apparatus for securing a modular component in a chassis An apparatus for securing a modular component comprises a jointed cam arm including a first portion and a second portion pivotally connected to the first portion. A flexible member is included on the first portion. A pivot limiting catch is included on the second po... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7137715 | External vehicle mirror having a self-loading pivot and an end stop A pivot assembly for a vehicle external mirror having a mirror head mounted to a mirror base, the assembly comprising a first member (20), a second member (30), the first and second members (20, 30) mounted in or being part of the mirror base an... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7083355 | Stirrup support indexer for a medical examination table An indexer for positioning a limb extension bar used with an examination table. The indexer permits a selective fixed position in the forward and backward directions and a selective fixed position with respect to rotational movement. The indexer consists of a housin... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063341 | Collapsible skateboard A collapsible skateboard includes an upright handle having lower portion on which is fixedly mounted a bracket, a connector having a curved slot having a lower end formed with a horizontal recess, an upper end formed with a vertical recess, and a circular hole under... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044676 | Rear mirror mounting assembly A pivot arrangement between a mirror head and a mirror mounting bracket of a rear vision mirror for a motor vehicle which uses a disc spring with a negative spring rate over part of its travel. The disc spring has a height to thickness ratio of greater than √2(1.4... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7000928 | Third wheel collapsing device for a golf club cart A third wheel collapsing device for a golf club cart includes a third wheel support frame having a U-shaped frame fixed pivotally with a third wheel and a hollow support arm fitted therein with a fit block. The support arm and the fit block respectively have insert ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969363 | Bicentric hinge for use in a brace Bicentric hinges for use in braces and methods for operating knee braces and other types of braces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a hinge includes a plate and first and second members rotatably coupled to the plate. The first member is rotatable about a fi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6923416 | Adjustable device with a musical keyboard stand An adjustable device includes a first disk mounted on a side of the first stand to have a finger hole to movably receive therein a finger, a second disk mounted on a side of the second stand to combine the first disk and having multiple adjusting holes defined in a ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6874969 | Trucking angle accessory A trunking angle accessory for establishing continuity between two differently oriented lengths of trucking each including a base section having two lateral flanges with rims that are directed toward each other and include elements for fitting a length of cover sect... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6805513 | Mechanism for regulating collapsible elements The mechanism includes two discoidal parts, including a ratchet and crown mounted on an unattached axle, each of their opposing faces with cogged sections. The positioning of the ratchet on the axle allows it to move axially to facilitate the separation of the teeth... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6692178 | Pivotable tool having crossing-connected arms A pivotable tool includes a pair of pivotally interconnected arms disposed in a crossing relationship and having a manually releasable releasing device which locks the arms in a perpendicular open position for use of the tool as a wrench. In each of two e... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6647904 | Lockup assembly for a planting unit A planting unit lockup assembly extends between upper and lower links of a parallelogram linkage. A lockup link is pivotally coupled to the upper link and extends downwardly to the lower link. The lockup link is also provided with a slot having a hook. A ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6431024 | Backpack-type working machine A backpack-type working machine comprises an engine on a shouldering frame and a swingable arm on a side thereof. A throttle lever on the arm controls the engine. A base of the arm is connected to a holder by means of an elastic pivot means including a bo... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6431567 | Collapsible skateboard A collapsible skateboard includes an upright handle having lower portion on which is fixedly mounted a bracket, a connector having a curved slot having a lower end formed with a horizontal recess, an upper end formed with a vertical recess, and a circular... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6394687 | Rotating shaft unit with two shaft sections which can be located selectively at a relative angular position A rotating shaft unit includes a first shaft section with a first sleeve adapted to be fixed on the first object, and a second shaft section with a second sleeve fixed on a second object. A fixed plug is secured within the first sleeve. A movable plug is ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6332621 | Folding structure for a skate board scooter A skate board scooter includes a base, a head tube, a handlebar stem extended through the head tube, and a connecting member extended from the head tube. A first mounting wall and a second mounting wall are mounted on the first end of the base. The first ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6317497 | Toggle joint combination for extending a receptacle of automobile cigarette lighter and application thereof A toggle joint combination for extending a receptacle of automobile cigarette lighter and application thereof, wherein an insertion portion of this invention is plugged in the receptacle of automobile cigarette lighter; every extension portion may be exte... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6306137 | Transconnector for coupling spinal rods The present invention is directed to a transconnector for coupling first and second spinal fixation rods or other elongate fixation elements. The transconnector includes a male member, a female member, and a locking member. The male member has a body with... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6273585 | Structure bathroom-use mirror lamp An improved bathroom-use mirror lamp having a mirror lamp and gimbal frame that are capable of a flexible range of angular adjustment. A gimbal frame is situated on the upper extent of the lower base, and a mirror lamp is mounted to the gimbal frame, with... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267373 | Bearing structure for rotatable shaft A bearing structure has first and second support members in which first and second stepped small-diameter portions of drive and nip rollers are rotatably mounted by bearings. The first and second support members are disposed in respective first and second... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6244779 | Angularly adjustable coupling An angularly adjustable coupling includes two coupling members pivotally mounted to each other about a pivot axis. One coupling member includes a locking rib of circular configuration coaxial with the pivot axis, and the other coupling member includes a p... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6206387 | Collapsible skateboard A collapsible skateboard includes an upright handle having lower portion on which is fixedly mounted a bracket, a connector having a curved slot having a lower end formed with a horizontal recess, an upper end formed with a vertical recess, and a circular... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6125509 | Rotation dependent frictional hinge mechanism An electronic device (10) has a foldable housing (11) including a base unit (12) and a cover unit (14). The cover unit is rotatably joined to the base unit by a hinge mechanism. Within cover unit is a frictional hinge mechanism including a cam member (30)... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6126184 | Golf cart handle adjusting device A golf cart handle adjusting device includes a fixing member, a sleeve and an elastic push member. The fixing member consists of a base portion and two wings extending in parallel from the base portion. The base portion fits around an upper end of a post ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6109573 | Tripod structure A tripod structure including a plastic-made connecting seat. A bottom end of the connecting seat is formed with three cavities each of which is defined by two lateral securing plates. An angular metal plate is fixed on the outer faces of the two interconn... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6082922 | Foldable joint for a playpen A foldable joint for a playpen comprises a seat having two spaced apart side plates one of which defines holes respectively in both end and an integral connecting plate; two tubes respectively pivotally mounted on the end of the seat by a pivot, each havi... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6082757 | Folding collapsible fishing cart A fishing cart includes a base frame having two front foot members and two upright stop rods bilaterally disposed on the middle, a transverse wheel holder frame tube welded to a rear side of the base frame to hold a pair of wheels, a back frame pivoted to... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5992566 | Pulling device for foldable ladder joint A pulling device for a foldable ladder joint, comprising: two inner bodies, having facing front surfaces, with aligned sets of three arc-shaped holes each along a circular path; an arc-shaped piece, inserted between the front surfaces of the two inner bod... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5899418 | Cable fastening device A fastening device provides for the securement of an elongate member to a support structure. The fastening device includes a housing having a support portion for supporting the elongate member. The fastening device further includes a fixed component fixab... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5887664 | Adjustable depth control mechanism for earth-penetrating disk An adjustable depth control mechanism for use with earth penetrating equipment. The invention includes a hub and spindle assembly for use with an adjustable depth gauge wheel, which is mounted on a support axle. It may also include a position indicator th... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5842808 | Golf training clubs A spring-loaded hinge for a training golf club comprises first and second hinge members (10, 20) pivoted to each other by a transverse pivot pin (30). Member (10) has a tongue (13) terminating in a generally circular arc (14) having a depression (15) ther... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5771466 | Portable radio transceiver having rotary antenna A portable radio transceiver of the invention includes an antenna base portion, a coil spring for producing a predetermined repulsive force between an antenna base portion and a casing and a hook portion for housing the antenna base portion within a rear ... | 06/23/1998 |
