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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087280 | Spreading pliers The invention relates to pliers for changing the distance of two activation surfaces of a connection or fitting for conduits. The change of the distance correlates with an elastic or plastic deformation of at least one component of the fitting including a radial cri... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7434444 | Frame rail pulling apparatus A frame rail pulling apparatus for realigning a frame rail of a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base, backing plate, side sway adapter, eye hook and fasteners. The base includes a platform with openings therein, cylinder, and side supports which distr... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7370397 | Tool kit and method for repairing a damage vehicle body member with a hem flange A method and kit for repairing vehicle door skins by reorienting vehicle hem flanges from a closed orientation to an open orientation to allow removal of a damaged door skin from a door frame and replacing with a new door skin with an open orientation hem flange tha... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7331207 | Metal shaping apparatus A power hammer assembly providing forming capabilities while remaining economical with respect to performance, vibration, footprint size and acquisition costs. The power hammer assembly can provide for a single stroke speed and/or a single set stroke with respect to... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305862 | Crack tester for flared ends A crack test for a tubular structure includes a sensor ring disposed radially outward from a flare pin in a flaring press. The sensor ring is responsive to physical contact from a cracked flared end of a tube processed in the press. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7134303 | Device for socket-deforming a tube end and for adjusting its length A device (1) for socket-deforming an end of a tube, for example a tube of a heat exchanger, and for cutting that tube to a desired length, the cutting taking place at the end to be deformed. The The device (1) comprises a deformation and cutting member... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128560 | Expansion tool device for socket pliers An expansion tool device for pliers used for producing sockets at the ends of pipes made of plastic material or the like used in plumbing systems, includes a cylindrical end piece formed by the closure of several sector-shaped jaws radially mobile under the action o... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124615 | Tool for straightening the frame surrounding a vehicle windshield, window or door opening A tool for straightening the frame surrounding a vehicle windshield, window or door opening includes a tool head defining a recess for receiving the pinchweld of the frame and having an outer bearing surface for engaging adjacent frame structure when the recess rece... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7107812 | Hydraulic rescue tool A hydraulic rescue tool (20) that utilizes a hydraulic cylinder (22) having a piston rod (24) that is movably disposed within the housing of the cylinder to provide linear driving means for the rescue tool. A cylinder yoke (32) is rotatab... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7048241 | Geomatic support having hinged legs with hinge lock A support capable of supporting geomatic equipment has hinged legs which allow the legs to pivot about a horizontal axis to selected positions. A hinge lock associated with each of the legs allows the leg to be locked in the selected angular position. Locking of the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032944 | Modular stamped parts transfer gripper A gripper assembly is provided having an actuator, at least one jaw member and a cam pin. The jaw member includes a cam slot that is a space formed by opposed cam walls located in the jaw arm. The cam walls form a locking portion and a pivoting portion, wherein the ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6959582 | Expandable forming tool An expandable forming tool has a body with a mounting stem on its upper surface and a transversely extending channel in its lower surface in which is slidably seated a wedge-shaped actuator for vertical sliding movement. The larger lower end normally depends from th... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6941791 | Dash bridge and hook rescue device The dash bridge and hook rescue device is a two piece emergency rescue tool utilized in the extraction of accident victims from underneath a dashboard and steering column as the result of an automobile accident where severe injuries are incurred by the victim. The r... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6722176 | Methods and apparatus for performing emergency extrications A rescue tool is for use with emergency extrications from a structure. The tool includes a shaft and a pair of arms coupled to the shaft. The shaft has an axis of symmetry, and the pair of opposing arms include a first arm and a second arm. At least one of the first... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6629567 | Method and apparatus for expanding and separating tubulars in a wellbore An apparatus and method for expanding a lower string of casing into frictional contact with an upper string of casing, and thereby hanging the lower string of casing onto the upper string of casing is provided. The apparatus essentially defines a lower st... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6616128 | Firefighter's wedge and deployment assembly therefor The assembly of the present invention provides a number of deployable wedges, each of which may incorporate a brightly colored, reflective surface to make the wedge easily locatable visually. Each wedge provides a series of alternating notches and ridges ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6609404 | Tool for locally forming a horizontal workpiece A forming or re-rounding machine has opposed inner and outer hydraulic ram sets each carried in a housing with rollers. The ram set housings are movably mounted onto an I-beam frame connected by hydraulic cylinders. The frame supports a can or shell for r... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6578821 | Rescue device with an adjustable arm length The invention relates to a rescue apparatus 1 with two tool halves 4, 5 that are arranged swingably on a head component 2, which tool halves in each case display a working tip 6, at least one working tip 6 being attached to the tool half 4, 5 so as to be ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6450480 | Bake carbon flue straightener The present invention provides a bake carbon flue straightener for straightening a flue wall of an anode baking surface from a deformed or bowed position to a straight or normal position. The flue straightener includes a plurality of remotely controlled a... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6415863 | Apparatus and method for hanging tubulars in wells A hanger for use in joining tubulars includes an inner tubular with a first portion of length with increasing wall thickness and a second portion of length with decreasing wall thickness through the same longitudinal direction. A swedge sized to expand th... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6389870 | Blade tip for a rescue tool A blade tip for a rescue spreading tool for spreading apart high strength materials to extricate one or more individuals from a damaged vehicle. The rescue spreading tool has a main body and a pair of arms operatively coupled to the main body and configur... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6311537 | Blade tip for a rescue tool A blade tip for a rescue spreading tool for spreading apart high strength materials to extricate one or more individuals from a damaged vehicle. The rescue spreading tool has a main body and a pair of arms operatively coupled to the main body and configur... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6272900 | Extension ram tip A ram tip minimizes lateral slippage of an extension ram, while permitting reception of a range of differently sized work structures without contributing significantly to the axial length of the ram. The ram tip includes a base portion presenting a primar... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6000260 | Spiral duct ovalizer An ovalizer which employs hydraulic cylinders to directly actuate duct forming members for forming round spiral duct to oval. The ovalizer includes a pair of elongated and laterally spaced-apart duct forming members sized to fit within a ductwork section ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5956992 | Spreading, crushing or cutting device A device (10) that is designed to spread, crush or cut pieces of metal or other materials. The device (10) is particularly adaptable for removing material from a vehicle in which is located a trapped accident victim. The device (10) consists of a first ar... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5946965 | Vehicle wheel rim straightener and method of use thereof A device for straightening out a vehicle wheel rim includes a ram and a hydraulic pump for manually operating the ram. Opposing pressure members are on located at opposite ends of the ram, and two semi-spherical contact members are contacted by the pressu... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5826457 | Wheel for mandrel of pipe straightening presses A pipe straightening press is provided with a wheel coupled to its underside. The wheel protrudes below the lowest point of the outer surface of the lower mandrel jaw when the mandrel is contracted, but does not so protrude when the mandrel is expanded. T... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5554235 | Method of and process for cold-rolling of stainless-steel and titanium-alloy strip A method and process line for producing cold-rolled stainless-steel or titanium-alloy strip from hot-rolled strip descales the hot-rolled strip by shot-blasting and/or brush-polishing and then cold-rolls the descaled strip. The cold-rolled strip, at its f... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5515710 | Device for flaring out pipes The device for necking pipes forces the pipe wall outward in such a way that a neck is formed around the hole. The device has a body to be inserted into the interior of the pipe and a die which is movable radially to the pipe, the outer diameter of the di... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5406826 | Spreader device with replaceable spreading jaws A so-called rescue spreader is constructed with a pair of replaceable jaws that are mirror images of one another and are operatively positioned back-to-back. Each jaw is generally a triangle having a back side and a front side, with both sides extending f... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5398535 | Spreader clamp for automobile body repair and the like A lockable spreader clamp comprises first and second handle portions for gripping by an operator and first and second arm portions extending therefrom. Outer portions of the arm portions have contact pads thereon for engaging a work piece. Inner portions ... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5382151 | Tool for cold form flaring tubing ends A cold form flaring tool that includes first and second mandrel tips each having the shape of a half conical frustum that includes a base with a base radius and a narrow end with a radius that is less than the base radius. The first and second mandrel tip... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5289711 | Apparatus for spreading steel structures A telescoping base support having an elongated tube and an elongated slide coaxially and slideably nested therein is provided to form a secure support for a power ram used to deflect the entrapping structure. Ideally, the power ram is pivotably mounted to... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5267462 | Portable rescue device A portable jack-frame apparatus allows rescue personnel to rapidly force open a partially crushed automobile body and to passively hold open the aperture that they make so that they can remove a trapped accident victim from the vehicle. The invention prov... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5224256 | Method of assembly of tubular metallic fences The invention relates to a method of assembling mechanical system having tubular constructional elements, such methods including the furnishing of an interior work surface of a first constructional element having a complemental internal structure and, fur... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5174148 | Brace A brace for use in a door frame of a vehicle to brace an hydraulic ram in order to move the front interior portion of the vehicle away from the seats of the vehicle is disclosed. The brace includes a frame for fitting over the horizontal portion and "B" p... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5127254 | Method and apparatus for split sleeve cold expansion of openings in structural members A split sleeve (S) is deposited into a sleeve loader (24, 24'), with a lower end of the sleeve (S) on a sleeve support surface (154). A mandrel (M) carried by a puller tool (10, 10') is inserted into the sleeve loader (24, 24'), and through the sleeve (S)... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5086637 | Apparatus for forming metallic binding bands A lever of a metallic binding band is gripped by holding pieces. A pair of forming pieces are located in the loop section of the binding section of the metallic binding band. Forming pieces having outer circumferential arc faces are offset from each other... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5060502 | Hydraulically-operated stripping device A stripping device for enlarging an opening in sheet material and possibly for initially forming and then enlarging the opening. A hydraulically operated cylinder has a cylinder housing around it. A piston in the cylinder is connected to move a shoe that ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5046351 | Mold for forming a groove in a tube A mold for forming a groove in a tube includes a split round bar having a groove extending in a substantially straight line along an axis thereof. The two halves of the split round bar are in contact with each other only at a pint at the bottom of the gro... | 09/10/1991 |
