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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082812 | Closure system for vehicles A closure system for a motor vehicle includes a pinion and a pair of U-shaped, flat sliders. The pinion is engaged to a drive shaft to rotate in a first rotational direction and an opposite second rotational direction in response to the drive shaft rotating. Each sl... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7401789 | Rack bushing for rack and pinion steering assembly The invention contemplates a rack bushing and a rack and pinion steering assembly for use in a vehicle that includes such a rack bushing. The steering assembly may include a housing having a tubular rack portion with a tubular end, a rack mounted in the tubular rack... | 07/22/2008 |
| 6910397 | Toothing assembly The axis of a gear is to follow a trajectory having a salient point. To this end, the gear rolls along two stationary toothed racks. A change-over toothing is provided between these two toothed racks. This change-over toothing extends non-smoothly with respect to th... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6318196 | Structure of a pistol-like automobile center lock driving apparatus The present invention relates to an improved structure of an automobile center lock driving apparatus, and in particular to an center lock driving apparatus having an inertia gear module. The driving apparatus comprises a driving pull-rod, a transmission ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 5636962 | Automatic transfer apparatus An automatic transfer apparatus includes a plurality of transfer units which are disposed to face machining units aligned with spacing. Each transfer unit comprises a support base having a workpiece supporting surface and a workpiece positioning mechanism... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5582070 | Mechanical limiting device for rack travel A device for mechanically limiting the travel of a moving object along a path parallel to a travel rack bar. The ends of the travel rack bar include narrow extensions that come within a pair of elongated members of a moving rack member that are kept at a ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5457903 | Perpetual mechanical calendar A perpetual mechanical calendar is disclosed which includes a front board having twelve windows, a sliding plate mounted behind the front board and being printed with two series of numbers, portions of which are visible through the windows of the front bo... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5226034 | Electrically remote-controlled type mirror assembly The electrically remote-controlled type mirror assembly has a pair of plungers to tilt the mirror body supporting the mirror horizontally and vertically, respectively, within certain pivoting angles. The mirror assembly has a sliding mechanism including a... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5068939 | Brush construction including movably-mounted bristles A brush includes a plurality of bristle holders each rotatably mounted in the brush head about its own rotary axis, a plurality of crank arms each coupled to one of the bristle holders for oscillating it about its respective rotary axis, and a rod recipro... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4799644 | Actuator activating on-off valves The invention concerns an actuator for the operation of on-off valves. Said actuator includes a supporting body (1) in which there is transversally disposed at least one pneumatic cylinder (8, 9) which is capable of activating in two directions, a rack (7... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4703536 | Fluid motor driven washing accessory The present invention discloses a fluid driven washing device having a pressurized fluid supply conduit for supplying fluid to the device. The device is comprised of a handle portion, an assembly for producing reciprocating motion in the device, a control... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4656877 | Assembly for transmitting rotary motion in automotive air control system An assembly for transmitting rotary motion from an actuator knob to an operating mechanism in the heating, air conditioning and ventilating system of an automotive vehicle comprises a rack and pinion rotatably connected to the actuator knob. The rack is l... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4609365 | Drive apparatus containing a universal link chain A universal or ball pivot-link chain is guided in two substantially tubular-shaped guide channels and is deflected or turned between such guide channels by means of a driven chain or sprocket wheel. At its circumference the chain wheel possesses a profile... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4553444 | Retractor mechanism for article transfer apparatus In a multiple stroke retractor mechanism for an article transfer apparatus having an elongated body and a pair of tracks mounting a reciprocal carriage, with opposed rack gears upon the body and carriage, a power reciprocated pinion carrier and longitudin... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4513902 | Apparatus for the automatic welding of complex shapes Apparatus for automatic welding of complex contours made up of rectilinear and curvilinear portions. Such apparatus includes first and second movable carriages guided for reciprocation in directions parallel to each other and having a welding torch, a dri... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4260128 | Valve actuators and combined valves and actuators A valve actuator has at least one piston in a cylindrical chamber that has a segmental skirt provided with transverse teeth on its chordal face meshing with lengthwise teeth on the hub of a rotor extending diametrically through the chamber with one rotor ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4253551 | Mechanical snubber assembly A highly effective, multi-purpose mechanical snubber is achieved by providing an elongated, centrally disposed, axially movable rack member controllably engaged with at least one worm, having an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the central axis ... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4221951 | Screen welding machine A machine for welding screens formed of spaced longitudinal screen wires welded at a welding station to spaced transverse tie rods, the machine having at the welding station a ram clamping both the screen wires and a tie rod against movement during weldin... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4187933 | Mechanical snubber assembly A highly effective, multi-purpose mechanical snubber is achieved by providing an elongated, centrally disposed, axially moveable rack member controllably engaged with at least one worm gear, having an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the central... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4186523 | Skylight operating means A drive system for a movable closure member movable along rail sets carried on opposed sides of the frame of a structure includes a rail set on each side of at least one pair of opposed sides of the frame. Each rail set includes first and second laterally... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4060112 | Multiple purpose woodworking apparatus An improved universal shaper assembly adapted to rotate various forms of shaper cutters about a vertical axis and, alternately, about a horizontal axis. The assembly is provided with a vertically adjustable horizontal workpiece supporting table for use in... | 11/29/1977 |
| 3986405 | Motion translation mechanism This invention relates to an improved motion translation mechanism for use in transferring workpieces from one station to the next in a multi-station forming press. Essentially, the improved mechanism converts a continuous rotary motion into a reciprocati... | 10/19/1976 |
