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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6223612 | Flywheel motor transmission Motion of an apparatus having reciprocal linear motion of an input member is converted into alternating rotary motion of a drive member such as a drive shaft or a drive gear. Additionally, a system is taught which uses linear motion, oscillating motion an... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5992253 | Method and apparatus for converting reciprocating motion to single direction rotational motion An apparatus for converting reciprocating motion to single direction rotational motion that includes a frame, a shaft supported by the frame for rotation relative to the frame, a first one-way clutch mounted on the shaft, a first pinion mounted on the fir... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5904067 | Adjustable-torque screwdriving spindle assembly A screwdriving spindle assembly comprising a spindle shaft provided with a holding device and secured to a gear wheel rotated by a drive assembly which comprises a pressurized fluid actuating cylinder having a piston rod secured to a transmission system, ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5105687 | Built-in rack apparatus For breaking out a drill rod joint, a hydraulic chuck is mounted by a housing for clampingly engaging a drill rod and for rotation to break a rod joint, the chuck being rotated by a first gear that is bolted to a drive tube which mounts the chuck. A hydra... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5102026 | Apparatus for an intermittent feeding of a webshaped workpiece A pair of arms is hingedly connected to a rocker. These arms support the pressing bar. At their opposite ends the arms are pivotably mounted such to the casing of the appratus that in one position thereof the axis of rotation of the lower feeding roller c... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5052303 | Interlocked release mechanism with timed, sequential release steps An interlocking release mechanism uses a toothed pinion engaging a toothed rack or gear. The teeth of the pinion are removed in certain areas so as a lock arm, when moved axially from in alignment with a tooth segment to where the tooth has been removed, ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5009834 | Curvilinear translating latch and linkage arrangement in a control rod drive mechanism of a nuclear reactor A latch and linkage arrangement in a nuclear reactor control rod drive mechanism includes a latch having an elongated body with opposite ends and opposite side edges and multiple latch teeth defined along one of body side edges between the opposite ends. ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4951516 | Force multiplication mechanism A force transfer mechanism including a force lever through which an input force is transmitted to an output member with mechanical advantage only after the output member encounters sufficient resistance to overcome a friction connection between an input m... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4799916 | Motorless toy vehicle and propelling track A motorless toy vehicle and propelling track. The toy vehicle includes a gear housing having a drive system, the drive system including a drive gear and a ratchet means for controlling the direction of rotation of the drive gear. The track is adapted to r... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4749106 | Dispenser for the individual dispensing in portions of tablets, pastes or the like A dispenser for the individual portioned dispensing of tablets (1), pastes or the like, having a housing pipe (2) which is provided at one end with a delivery opening (6) and, opposite same, is equipped with a push bottom (13) for transporting of the mate... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4553445 | Intermittent movement-controlling indexing shuttle device An indexing shuttle mechanism, for imparting intermittent motion or work-feeding to an associated machine, adjustable to provide selected variation of the length and timing of the output stroke of the mechanism with respect to the cycle of the associated ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4492287 | Apparatus for utilizing the impact force of bodies falling under gravity The impact force successively produced by a plurality of steel balls falling plumb down is utilized to rotate a shaft. The steel balls are allowed to circulate through a circuit which is in the form of an obtuse-angle triangle with one of the three sides ... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4441466 | Energy accumulator and internal-combustion engine starter comprising said accumulator This invention provides an accumulator of mechanical energy and a starter for an internal-combustion engine actuated by energy from the accumulator. The energy is stored by elastically extensible elastomeric elements wound circumferentially around support... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4436294 | One hand clamping device A one hand clamping device which is flexible and reversible in operation, comprises a hand held main unit having mounted thereon a C-shaped clamping structure which is also changeable in relative position with the main unit, an actuating grip together wit... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4433649 | Engine An internal combustion engine has a piston rack depending from each piston. This rack is connected to a power output shaft through a mechanical rectifier so that the power output shaft rotates in only one direction. A connecting rod is pivotally connected... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4341142 | Music box This invention relates to a music box designed to be suitably mountable on a rocking chair or such, and more particularly it relates to an improvement in the mechanism for accumulating the drum-driving spring force in such music box.... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4275496 | Semiautomatic rotary razor A semiautomatic rotary razor which comprises a rectangular box-shaped framework, an annular cap detachably secured to one surface of the framework and having a reticulate outer blade, a rotary shaft extending across the framework with one end protruding o... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4266444 | High-low speed rotary drive mechanism High-low speed rotary drive mechanism for rotatably driving driven elements of a tool, for example a hydraulic chuck, while permitting axial movement of the driven elements relative thereto, said mechanism including a housing, a tubular spindle rotatably ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4077648 | Bicycle propulsion and speed change means The invention relates to a novel propulsion means and first and second speed change means for a bicycle. The propulsion means comprises lever means adapted to be pumped up and down by the operator for driving the rear wheel of a bicycle through the speed ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 3961545 | Parking brake control According to the present disclosure, a multi-stroke parking brake control has a pulley connected to a parking brake cable, a slidable actuating rod and connecting means constructed to drive the pulley when the rod is displaced. A gear is rotatably support... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3939719 | An improved power converter apparatus An apparatus for converting the power of a reciprocating member to unidirectional rotation of an output shaft. A reciprocator is connected to a coupling shaft so as to rotate the coupling shaft in alternating directions. Gears and clutches driven by the c... | 02/24/1976 |
