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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5699880 | Brake adjustment indicator A brake adjustment indicator for a braking system including a pressure chamber, a pushrod extending longitudinally outwards from the pressure chamber and moveable when correctly adjusted between first and second positions, a brake arm and a pivot for pivo... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699881 | Multi-disc brake actuator for vibration damping A multi-disc brake (80) includes a piston housing (102) and attached torque tube (94) located about an axle (87). Integrated within the piston housing (102) is a brake actuator (90). The piston housing (102) is located axially between an actuator member (... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699882 | Pad clip for disc brake A pad clip for use in a disc brake in which a concave and convex fitting structure is formed in a braking support portion between each of friction pads disposed opposite to a rotor, and a support member for bearing braking force from the friction pads. Th... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699883 | Spring-applied dual coil brake A variable electric brake assembly applies braking force to the wheel of a materials handling vehicle through a rotor shaft. A brake rotor rotates on the rotor shaft and is located within the brake assembly. When the vehicle is in a parked position, both ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699884 | Automatic play compensation in cable operated brakes especially of motor vehicles In an automatic play compensation arrangement for a cable-operated parking brake including a brake operating element and a cable extending between the brake operating element and a vehicle brake for actuating the vehicle brake, a support bracket is mounte... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699885 | Vibration damper with adjustable damping force Vibration damper with adjustable damping force, comprising a pressure tube filled with damping medium, in which a piston on an axially movable piston rod divides a work chamber into a chamber closer to the piston rod and a chamber farther from the piston ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699886 | Luggage having supplementary tow handle for wheeled luggage and method of towing combination of same A luggage system of the present invention is provided for transporting an additional piece of luggage having a supplementary tow handle when positioned on a piece of wheeled luggage. The luggage system preferably includes a first piece of wheeled luggage ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699887 | Hydrokinetic torque converter with an impeller clutch and a bridge coupling A hydrokinetic torque converter has a main impeller driven by an internal combustion engine, an auxiliary impeller that can be engaged into drive connection with the main impeller by an impeller clutch, a turbine coupled to an output shaft, and a stator w... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699888 | Modulating clutch having passive torque throughout threshold A modulating clutch for disposition and use in a motor vehicle drive train includes a disc pack clutch assembly and clutch actuator. The clutch actuator includes an assembly for generating compressive force which is applied to the clutch pack assembly and... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699889 | One way drive device with a dog clutch to transmit torque and a ratchet clutch to provide an overrun function A one way drive device for transmitting torque from a rotational input to a rotational output when the device is driven in a counterclockwise torque transmitting rotational direction by the rotational input. The device allows the rotational input to freel... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699890 | System for maintaining clutch pedal height after clutch resurfacing Standard internal combustion engine transmissionm system having an engine crankshaft, clutch, flywheel connecting the engine to a drive gear box, a coupling arbor hub having a planar face and a complementary planar face on the flywheel, and a plurality of... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699891 | Device for displacing workpiece carriers Apparatus for displacing workpiece carriers from one conveying path to a further conveying path. The apparatus has a lifting device for the workpiece carrier arranged in a transfer zone with which the workpiece carrier can be transferred from the feeding ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699892 | Chain type transfer device A chain type transfer device, particularly suitable for use with roller conveyors for shifting operation, comprises a motor, two supporting plates, a plurality of rotating shafts, a plurality of driving sprockets, a plurality of guiding plates and a plura... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699893 | Angular conveyor for fragile cylindrical objects, in cigarette packing machines An angular conveyor for fragile cylindrical objects, particularly in cigarette packing machines, comprises a wheel (1) provided preferably with a plurality of peripheral cells (101) to house the cigarettes (G), these cells (101) being open at least at the... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699894 | Cable driven conveyor system There is disclosed a cable driven conveyor system having a plurality of hangers connected to a cable and conveyor belt disposed on the plurality of hangers. The conveyor system is capable of hauling material in more than one direction. The ends of the con... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699895 | Scraper for chain bands of double-enter chain scraper conveyors, especially in underground mining In the scraper for chain bands of double-center chain scraper conveyors, the chain shackle is shaped in such a way in the direction of the scraper longitudinal axis that, during mounting with an inserted double-center chain, the chain shackle first comes ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699896 | Transfer device, and in particular, a packaging machine for cigarettes or the like, which is provided with the said transfer devices A transfer device includes a transfer tool which is activated by a rectilinear guide, i.e. by a mechanism made such that a point of attachment of the transfer tool describes a rectilinear trajectory when the guide is activated. A drive element for activat... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699897 | Drive mechanism for a linear motion conveyor A drive mechanism is provided for interconnection between a motor having a substantially constant rotational output and a linear motion conveyor. The linear motion conveyor includes a tray which may be movable in a first reciprocating direction at a slow ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699898 | Apparatus for adjusting one of the bearing blocks of a roller The angular orientation of a roller in a group of rollers supporting a moving belt, such as a screen strip, a conveyor belt or the like, in a paper-making system, is adjusted. One of the bearing blocks is supported on a final control element which is adju... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699899 | Electromechanical component, in particular a relay, having a sealed casing The component has a casing base (1) which is coated with an elastomer layer (6; 9) in the region of apertures (4) and of an edge gap (15) between the casing base (11) and the cap (2). A good seal is thus produced, without any additional operations, when c... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699900 | Contact lens case with automatic counter A contact lens storage device and method is provided. The contact lens storage device includes a housing, a cover for the housing and a counter. The cover is cooperatively arranged with and attached to the housing such that the counter automatically opera... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699901 | Jewelry distribution and display An apparatus for the display of articles includes a generally planar slug including a body having a front surface with an indicia display area, and openings formed therein for attaching the article to the body in a position that the article is displayed o... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699902 | Foam in bag packaging system A foam-in-place packaging system is disclosed that comprises a bag foamed of two sheets of flexible plastic film material sealed on all four sides by respective edge seals. A plurality of frangible seals are between the two sheets and define three separat... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699903 | Pack, namely hinge-lid pack Pack, namely hinge-lid pack, made from thin cardboard, for cigarettes or other smoker's articles. Hinge-lid packs are conventionally structured in such a way that a lid (14, 15) is pivotably connected to a pack part (12, 13). To increase the receiving cap... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699904 | Case for storing band-shaped personal ornament A case for storing a band-shaped personal ornament provided with a case body which has a cylindrical configuration with an opening portion at one end side and a wall portion at the other end side and has a circumferential wall having a slit window portion... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699905 | Sheet for holding information recording carriers This invention provides a sheet made of a synthetic resin for holding information recording carriers in the form of small thin plates such as floppy disks. Index strips are removably formed in the holding sheet, and an insertion groove for mounting the re... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699906 | Golf club carrier A golf club carrier specifically designed for use on motorized golf carts that provides superior organization and individual club protection with a golf club position stabilizer at the top of the carrier with openings therein which are specific for each c... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699907 | Pack for knives and the like Pack for knives and the like, which protectively encloses the blade while leaving the handle free to be taken hold of, characterized by two films (1) which have been given a one-sided self-adhesive finish and which can be stuck on both sides onto the blad... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699908 | Scalpel blade removal and storage apparatus A scalpel blade removal apparatus for use with common surgical handle having a slotted tang and a disposable or changeable blade. The apparatus includes a receptacle for holding a multiple blades that have been disposed of. A cam arrangement is operated b... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699909 | Surgical instrument package A package for endoscopic surgical instruments includes a retainer member fabricated from a single sheet of flexible material. The retainer includes an arcuate portion forming a ridge extending laterally across the retainer. Apertures in the sloped sides o... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699910 | Mechanic's tray A mechanic's tray for holding parts while servicing machinery. The tray has a floor and four walls. A pair of independently pivotal magnet assemblies are held to the walls of the tray which permits the mechanic to affix the tray to an uneven surface. Pref... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699912 | Container for wetted tissues A container for wetted tissues comprises a container body, a stationary lid member and a movable lid member each molded from a suitable synthetic resin material. The stationary lid member fits on the container body to close an upper opening of the contain... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699913 | Unitized package assembly A unitized package assembly for holding and containing merchandise for transport to and display at a point of sale. The assembly includes a header and a plurality of articles suspended therefrom. Each article is secured to the header by a projection on th... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699914 | Nestable container A nestable container comprises a base which comprises two base halves joined along a hinge line, as well as walls which are upright with respect to the base and in which breaks are provided in such a way that the container halves defined by the base halve... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699915 | Palletized peat moss in bulk compressed form Peat moss is palletized in bulk compressed form by holding a predetermined quantity of peat moss stacked vertically on a pallet to confine the peat moss to a desired, compressed shape, the peat moss having a water-content ranging from about 25 to about 50... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699916 | Integrated circuit wafer container An improved container for storing large diameter semiconductor wafers. The container has a body member and an enclosure member that are secured together with complimentary threaded portions. The top of the enclosure member has a circular upstanding flange... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699917 | Method and apparatus for separating crops and impurities A method and an apparatus for separating crops and impurities are described, which exploit the different specific gravities of the materials to be separated. The separation is performed with the help of a liquid exploiting the different lifting forces, si... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699918 | Screen for vibrating material sorting apparatus A screen for a vibrating material sorting apparatus of the type used to sort material in mining operations and the like has a plurality of rows and columns of trapezoidal apertures formed through it. The apertures are oriented so that the narrowest end fi... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699919 | Method and apparatus for removing bark balls from a log flow The invention relates to a method and apparatus for removing bark balls from a log flow traveling on a conveyor (3) which extends from a debarking drum (1) to a chipper (2), said conveyor (3) including a roller assembly (4) provided with an opening (5) fo... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699920 | Pump nurser for expelling air from disposable liners The nurser is made of a resilient outer shell and a flexible liner. A nipple is attached to the upper end of the outer shell. The outer shell is squeezed to allow the pressure inside to increase and force air in the liner through the nipple. The nurser ut... | 12/23/1997 |
