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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5878843 | Laminated brake rotor A brake rotor includes a radially inner hub or hat section having a central mounting face for mounting the rotor on an associated drive member, with an outer friction portion extending from the cylindrical hat wall. The outer friction portion includes a p... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878844 | Ball screw joint for an automated guided vehicle An automated guided vehicle for carrying a load comprises a mast, a lift carriage, a ball screw drive assembly and a ball screw joint. The ball screw drive assembly has a lift nut and a vertically oriented ball screw. The ball screw joint operatively coup... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878845 | Auxiliary emergency escape device of elevator An elevator is provided with an auxiliary escape device consisting of a manually-operated compression-decompression apparatus located at an emergency window of the elevator cab. The compression-decompression apparatus has a fluid pipe and a compression or... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878846 | Light duty elevator door operator An elevator car door operator includes a drive motor, a drive pulley mounted for rotation by the drive motor, a continuous loop drive belt mounted on the drive pulley at one end of the belt and on an idler pulley at the other end of the belt, a drive bar ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878847 | Arrangement for fixing an elevator rope According to the invention, at least one end of the elevator ropes (8) is fixed to a guide rail (4,7) of the elevator. According to an embodiment of the invention, the whole elevator is so suspended by its ropes (8) that all vertical forces are transmitte... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878848 | Ventilated brake rotor A ventilated brake rotor includes two spaced apart annular disks each having an inner diameter and an outer diameter with a locus radius defined radially between the inner diameter and the outer diameter. A series of alternating longer and shorter vanes i... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878849 | Ceramic metal composite brake components and manufacture thereof A brake component wherein at least a portion of said brake component is a ceramic metal composite (CMC), the CMC having an interconnected ceramic phase and a noncontiguous metal phase dispersed within the interconnected ceramic phase. In particular, a CMC... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878850 | Bi-directional pressure control valved damper A damper with continuously variable rates in both extension and compression operation is provided. The damper includes a single tube carrying a piston having at least one pressure chamber and separating the tube into extension and compression chambers. A ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878851 | Controllable vibration apparatus A controllable vibration apparatus having an electrical connection to a controllable valve made through a single-strand electrical conductor. In one embodiment, the piston and rod are preferably used as the source of ground or return electrical path. An a... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878852 | Vehicular height control device A sudden change in the repulsive force of a piston rod and the resulting excessive increase of the vehicular height are to be suppressed. A small-diameter portion 10A and a large-diameter portion 10B are formed in the inner periphery of a pump cylinder 10, and... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878853 | Luggage pull A pull device for a wheeled luggage carrier which has a retractable handle for tilting and pulling of the luggage carrier where the pull device is readily attachable to the handle of the wheeled luggage carrier. The pull device has an elongated handle ele... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878854 | Collector shoe for collector and process for producing it A slipper for current collectors having an elongated carbon brush (1) which has a hollow space surrounded on at least three sides by the brush and a carrier (3) disposed in the hollow space for supporting the carbon brush. The slipper is constructed by pr... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878855 | One-way clutch A one-way clutch is composed of a flat pulley having a circular friction surface provided on the outer circumferential surface of the flat pulley to extend circumferentially along the friction surface, a V-grooved pulley combined with the flat pulley to b... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878856 | Flywheel device with a system of plain bearings A flywheel device has at least two inertial masses which can rotate relative to one another against the action of elastic elements of a damping device, one of which inertial masses, namely the output-side inertial mass which is farther from a drive system... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878857 | Multi-plate clutch having thermal expansion compensation means A multi-plate clutch 1 includes a flywheel ring 2, a hub flange 6, drive plates 7 driven plates 8, clutch cover assembly 10, and a conical spring 90. The driven plates 8 are contactable with the drive plates 7. The clutch cover assembly 10 presses the pla... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878858 | Rotational control apparatus with selective fluid actuation supply A versatile apparatus (2) for controlling the transmission of rotational forces between first and second rotatable members preferably takes the form of a clutch that can be activated by axially shifting an internal actuation member (140) through the intro... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878859 | Manual vehicle seat adjuster with quick release clutch A quick release clutch interposed between the handle and rod of a manual seat adjuster uses a piezoelectric element to create a rapid disconnect on the selective application of an electrical signal. A resilient bearing on one side of a shoulder interface ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878860 | Plate and facing assembly A plate and facing assembly (10), including a plate (12) and a facing (14) mounted on the plate. The facing (14) defines a substantially circular outer groove (20) and a substantially circular inner groove (22) spaced from the outer groove. The facing (14... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878861 | Park/neutral gearbox control mechanism A vehicle gearbox has a rotatable actuator shaft having forward, neutral and reverse positions corresponding to forward, neutral and reverse operational modes of the gearbox. A control mechanism includes a first control lever operatively coupled to the ac... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878862 | Product delivery device An improved delivery track construction for use with known coolers and dispensing devices for bottled beverages. The construction includes a series of inclined tracks having first and second adjacent terminal ends, the tracks having a one-hundred eighty d... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878863 | Conveying system for foodstuffs A conveying system (10) for foodstuffs comprising a first conveyor (11) and a second conveyor (12) placed side by side with the end of the first conveyor overlapping the start of the second conveyor. The overlapping portions of the conveyors are in close ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878864 | Device for turning and feeding bundles The manufacture of bags requires stacks of tube sections to be separated as desired. The stacks must also be able to be turned 180° and then fed to a separating device so that filling valves can be attached to varying end areas. A suitable device for fee... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878865 | Variable speed conveying apparatus Variable speed conveying apparatus includes a conveyor (16) having a plurality of conveying surfaces (18) for engaging a stream (10) of articles along a path, and elements for progressively changing the speed of the surfaces as they progress along the pat... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878866 | Device for conveying glass plates Belt brush (30) which engages the bottom of glass plate (10) to remove lubricant or other impurities is assigned to edge (24) of glass cutting table (20), the edge which is forward relative to the conveyor direction (arrow 11), in which table there are se... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878867 | Carrier device for a hanging conveyor A conveyor pocket for a hanging conveyor system, in particular for the transport of conveyor articles hanging on hangers, having a pawl (3) which is arranged swingably in a base body (2) and is provided for holding in each case only one carrier on its hoo... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878868 | Object inspection apparatus The invention relates to an apparatus for photographing and inspecting the surface of objects such as tablets. A pair of conveyor belts guided by guide rails on opposite sides of a row of suction aperture formed at even spacing in a straight line on a gui... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878869 | Roller conveyer The invention relates to a roller conveyer that includes a power rack, a motor drive mounted in the power rack, and two track and roller units bilaterally mounted on the power rack. The track and roller unit includes a track, spaced roller assemblies moun... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878870 | Illumination device for a knob of a switch A movable member 4 is slidably mounted within a space 3 formed by a first fix member 1 and a second fix member 2 composing a case. The movable member 4 is made of a white type resin, such as polyacetal, and composed of a column-shaped extended section 4a ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878871 | Strap with breakaway connector for extending pull chains on switches A strap that incorporates a breakaway connector that extends between a chain on a switch contained on a fixture and a bedpost or other fixed or stationary object. The strap has an attachment mean, such as hook and loop fastener, on a lower end for making ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878872 | Key switch assembly for a computer keyboard A key switch assembly includes a base board having a spaced pair of slide retainer plates which project upwardly from the base board and which define slide recesses with the base board, and a spaced pair of pivot retainer plates which project upwardly fro... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878873 | Eyeglass container with lid An eyeglass case is provided having a rigid tubular container with an open first end, a closed second end and a lid attached to the rigid tubular container that covers the open first end. The tubular container also comprises an interior surface defining a... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878874 | Device for securing card-type objects, in particular cheque guarantee cards and credit cards, against being lost or mislaid A device for use in conjunction with a case or wallet that have compartments in which credit cards and the like are kept. The device has two parts which are movable relative to each other between a secure and open position. In the secure position, the car... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878875 | Cigarette box incorporating a match drawer A cigarette container having a unitary, integral outer envelope utilizes a series of folds within discreet folding domains to form a lower cigarette containing portion and an upper flip top portion containing a match drawer cavity. A conventional inner in... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878876 | Multi-pack carrier for molded bottles and containers A carrier for holding and transporting a plurality of bottles includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and two side panels extending between said top and bottom panels to form a sleeve through which the bottles extend. When the carrier is formed to carry six... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878877 | Basket carrier with rounded corners A basket carrier for beverage bottles. The end cells of the carrier are narrower than the interior cells, so that when the carrier is loaded the end bottles force out the end panels, creating a tight fit and rounded corners. The carrier is formed from a s... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878878 | Case structure with two openable sides A case structure with two openable sides including an upper casing, a lower casing, a series of hingedly connected holding plates disposed between the upper and lower casings, and a plurality of hinge/latch blocks. The upper casing is provided with hinge/... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878879 | Cassette holder having easily removable insert A cassette holder includes a housing having a front flange and an insert slidably engaged in the housing for receiving a disc. A knob is pivotally coupled to the insert and has a latch for engaging with the flange and for securing the insert in the housin... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878880 | Collated clip assembly A collated stack of U-shaped sheet metal clips, each of which has an arcuate crown portion and first and second parallel leg portions depending from the crown portion. The first leg portion of each clip is juxtaposed immediately adjacent the second leg po... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878881 | Storage saver system A storage saver system (22) comprising a storage container (24) which includes a generally cylindrical shaped base (26) having a compartment (28) to hold at least one article (30) therein. A cover (32) extends over the compartment (28) of the base (26). A... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878882 | Toolbox assembly A tool box assembly having a first surface with a first aperture therethrough for retaining a tool (such as a drill bit) having a longitudinal axis. A second surface is provided having a second aperture therethrough for retaining the tool. The first surfa... | 03/09/1999 |
