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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6056309 | Converter dolly with adjustable fifth wheel and axle assembly for use in multiple trailer rigs A semi-trailer converter dolly having a dolly wheel axle assembly and a fifth wheel assembly is provided with a mounting assembly for convenient adjustment of the distance between adjacent trailers to optimize the load distribution, maneuverability, and a... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056310 | Means for securing a snowboard or ski to the boot of a snowboarder or skier A transmission device (100) for a snowboard comprises a longitudinal base plate (101) to which is fitted a binding (11, 12) for a boot (6) and two spacers (131, 132) allocated to the base plate (101) and the snowboard body (1). The spacers (131, 132) are ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056311 | Skiing and surfing apparatus producing increased lift An elongate board which produces increased lift when moved through a fluid such as air or water. The elongate board includes a main body with an opening in its central region. A plurality of transverse wing sections are mounted in tandem in the central op... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056312 | Snowboard boot and binding assembly A contact configuration between boot and binding for snowboarding. Contact pins are provided on opposing sides of the boot at both the heel area and the toe area. This 4-point contact configuration assures heel and toe stability and reliable side boot res... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056313 | Gas bag module for a vehicular occupant restraint system A gas bag module comprises a housing for an inflator, a retaining ring for a gas bag and a cover for said gas bag. The housing, the retaining ring and the cover are formed from plastic material. The cover is provided with latching elements snapped into pl... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056314 | Initiator retainer for air bag inflator An apparatus (10) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) includes a housing (16, 40) defining a chamber (30). An actuatable inflation fluid source (80) in the chamber (30) provides inflation fluid for inflating the inflatable ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056315 | Airbag An arrangement for attaching a vehicule safety restraint airbag cover (5) to a housing (3), particularly for use with a driver's side airbag (1). The arrangement comprises: an airbag housing (3) having an internal space for receiving an airbag (1), and a ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056316 | Side air bag A side air bag expands near a window at a time of collision of a vehicle to restrain an occupant from moving in a lateral direction. The air bag has an expansion duration protracted to constrain the occupant during overturning of the vehicle. Stowability ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056317 | Device for inflating a gas bag For rapid inflation of a gas bag a pressurized gas container has an outlet opening closed by a closure disc adapted to be blown off to free the outlet opening. An intermediate housing has an interior space which is divided by the closure disc into a press... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056318 | Impact protection device for vehicle occupants with an inflatable gas bag A gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint device has a vent opening covered by a stretched fabric member connected along the edge of the vent opening. The fabric member can be bulged in the manner of a cup under the influence of internal gas pressure, th... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056319 | Gas generator for a safety device The invention relates to a gas generator for a safety device, in particular for a vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising a housing of insulating material, a combustion chamber formed in the housing containing solid propellant for the production of ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056320 | Energy absorbing occupant restraint system An energy absorbing occupant restraint system for a motor vehicle includes a load-limiting buckle assembly. The buckle assembly includes a first elongated member adapted to be secured to the floor of the motor vehicle and a second elongated member. The bu... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056321 | Method of folding Booklets produced from a web of material which is cut, folded and joined in a manner that allows presentation of multiple pages of material. Tabs, which are cut from the web of material, are folded and joined to each other in to create a ribbon which wind... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056322 | Combination sample medication payment check and medication prescription device A combination preselected medication sample prescription form, sample payment check, and medication sample regulating device includes a support panel having an obverse and a reverse surface and defines first, second and third portions thereof. An area for... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056323 | Sheet articles producing apparatus and processes Apparatus for use in producing articles (136), each comprising a sheet (10) folded with a first set of concertina folds and transverse to these a second set of concertina folds (180) and two stiff portions (22, 24) attached to opposite outer segments (166... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056324 | Threaded connector Method and apparatus are disclosed to complete a threaded connection between two connector members by relative rotation between the connectors, utilizing fluid pressure between them to overcome radial load resistance during make up by rotation, and therea... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056325 | Swivel body for fluid driven torque wrenches An improved ratcheting tool swivel body assembly which would include a swivel body having a principal body portion, and a threaded port extending outward from the wall of the stem body, the stem body would further include a continuous opening therethrough... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056326 | Tube couplings A tube coupling is provided with a coupling body having a throughway opened at one end to receive an end portion of a tube. The coupling body has an internal cam surface tapering towards its open end in which a collet is located for locking the tube in th... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056327 | High pressure hydraulic line connector A high pressure connector for engagement with a hydraulic conduit for use in high pressure conditions such as downhole in a wellbore. A housing for receiving a conduit end is attachable to a primary retainer. A primary seal and a second seal are positione... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056328 | Coupler for connecting tubular member without deformation of tubular member due to concentration of stress A coupler connects a gas leakage testing system to a pipe forming a part of a high pressure fluid conduit system, and a stationary case connected to the gas leakage testing system, a movable member movable in the inner space of the stationary case in an a... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056329 | Telescopic pivotal pipe joint A telescopic pivotal pipe joint for use in a fluid transporting pipe system such as water transporting pipe system installed under the ground is disclosed. The joint has a first pipe member including a semi-spherical inner peripheral face, a second pipe m... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056330 | Axially clamping pipe coupler A threadless coupler for connecting two large pipes in line and a third, relatively small pipe to form a Tee. The coupler has a clamp for engaging a male groove formed in each large pipe, the small pipe being connected by threading. The clamp comprises a ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056331 | Zero dead volume tube to surface seal A method and apparatus for connecting a tube to a surface that creates a dead volume seal. The apparatus is composed of three components, a body, a ferrule, and a threaded fitting. The ferrule is compressed onto a tube and a seal is formed between the tub... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056332 | Clamping apparatus A clamping apparatus for engaging a pair of abutting flanges from a pair of pipes has a pivot end of a first clamp portion pivotally joined to a pivot end of a second clamp portion by a pivot pin, such that the first and second clamp portions may be mutua... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056333 | Floating latch mechanism The push--push latch mechanism includes a latching body which includes a mouth, first camming walls, second camming walls, third camming walls, an inlet channel, an outlet channel and a detent island. During the latching cycle, the user pushes the door or... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056334 | Closing device, in particular for vehicle doors or the like A closing device, in particular for vehicle doors or the like, having at least one manipulator which, with the interpositioning of a coupling device via connecting elements to a lock element can be driven by a setting drive, in particular a pawl when the ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056335 | Lock button clip assembly The present invention relates to a lock button assembly for installation on a threaded actuating member operatively connected to a vehicle door locking mechanism. The assembly has a manually engageable lock button having a longitudinally extending bore. T... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056336 | Air bag with internal shock absorber An external air bag assembly for mounting in a cavity in a bumper of a vehicle is provided. The assembly includes an air bag and deployable shock-absorbing bumper assembly contained within the air bag. In a retracted state, the bumper assembly projects ou... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056337 | Impact energy absorption structure for motor vehicle An impact energy absorption structure for a vehicle, comprises left and right front frames having a closed section; left and right L-shaped stay members connected at a lower end thereof with the left and right front frames respectively and having left and... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056338 | Lockable kitchen tong The invention provides tongs for manually grasping items having two elongate tong members pivotally joined together with a hinge pin. The tong members pivot between an open position and a closed position, each member having a forward grasping end, a hinge... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056339 | Magnetic retrieving device A magnetic retrieving device, comprising an elongated tubular handle member; a plunger movably mounted within the handle member for movement between an outer position and an inner position; a biasing member disposed within the handle member for urging the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056340 | Load-handling apparatus with end effector and center-of-gravity shifting device A center-of-gravity shifting apparatus for attachment to a load-handling apparatus having a bail, a bearing attached to the bail, and a clamping portion for maintaining the bearing in a first position when a weight of a load-handling apparatus is exerted ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056341 | Apparatus for releasing items within a confined space An automated device for releasing items within a confined space, particularly an automated pickup head which is used to grip egg cartons or trays and place those egg cartons or trays in stacks in a shipping container or basket. The device includes a picku... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056342 | Multi-purpose tongs A type of multi-purpose tongs for gripping food and small articles which is made of a resilient metal strap, comprises a U-shape handle and two opposing pairs of arms and holding members. The arms have an elongated shape and are crossed to assume a ready-... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056343 | Motorcycle gas tank hanger device A motorcycle gas tank hanger device 10 includes a base 12, gas tank support member 14, handle 16 and hanger 18 to allow one or more gas tanks 20 to be positioned above a horizontal, planar surface or carried and vertically hung from the hanger 18 thereby ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056344 | Handle A disposable handle is provided for use with shopping bags. It is in the form of a tube having an access slot in its wall so that the surrounds of the finger openings of a bag can be passed through the access slot to extend along and within the tube.... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056345 | Wagon liner A new wagon liner for mounting to a child's wagon. The inventive device includes a bottom panel with a perimeter side wall extending from the upper surface of the bottom panel around the outer perimeter of the bottom panel. A lip outwardly extends from th... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056346 | Roll-in/roll-out vehicle seat system with fixed wheel members A vehicle seat system is disclosed, comprising a seat assembly having a cushioned seat structure mounted on two rigid support structures. A front and a rear connector are mounted on each rigid support structure for releasable, securing engagement with res... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056347 | Protective cover for a vehicle A device for covering a vehicle so as to protect the vehicle from the elements. The device includes a water impermeable cover having a top surface and a bottom surface that are defined between a front edge, a back edge and two side edges. A plurality of f... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056348 | Drive apparatus for pivotable window pane In a drive apparatus for a pivotable window pane held pivotally at one end thereof by a window frame through hinges, an output shaft driven by an electric motor through a reduction mechanism is coupled to a first link which in turn is coupled to the other... | 05/02/2000 |
