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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7000492 | Axial adjusting device with spring support during the return motion An axial adjusting device includes two discs which are rotatable relative to one another and coaxially supported relative to one another, between which two discs balls are guided in pairs of ball grooves. The depth of the pairs of ball grooves is variable across the... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000493 | Screw device having lubricant applying portion A screw device having a lubricant applying structure comprises a screw shaft provided with a spiral ball rolling groove, a nut provided with a loaded ball rolling groove having a spiral shape corresponding to the spiral ball rolling groove formed to the screw shaft,... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000494 | Transmission main shaft centering device A transmission main shaft centering device is provided for use between a transmission input shaft and the main shaft. The centering device includes an axially moveable support member having an axis that is substantially coaxial with an axis of the input shaft. The s... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000495 | Actuator device with intermediate rollers Actuator device comprising a support (2); a longitudinal drive rod (8), part of the rear end (9) of which is mounted and rotates inside the support, and of which a front end section (17) has an external screw thread (18) and on its... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000496 | Cable retraction mechanism for trigger shifters A bicycle shifter having a housing mountable to a handlebar, a takeup mechanism for pulling a shift cable and a release mechanism for releasing the shift cable. The takeup mechanism includes a takeup tooth segment, a takeup pawl and an actuation element. The release... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000497 | Selectively positionable gearshift and method An adjustable gearshift assembly (10, 130) for connecting by a bracket (16) to a transmission of a motor vehicle, providing a shifter knob (12, 132) movable to a selected position relative to an elongate member (14, 144). The shifter knob... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000498 | Adjustable universal operating lever extension An adjustable extension lever to be attached to a control lever of a vehicle such as an all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile, motorcycle or personal watercraft to extend the lever surface available to be contacted during control of the vehicle and including a bendable le... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000499 | Bicycle crank and method for manufacturing said crank Bicycle crank comprising an elongated core with a first and a second end, a first and a second insert arranged on the ends of the core, and a high-resistance fiber coating incorporated in a plastic material matrix forming a casing incorporating the core and the inse... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000500 | Bicycle pedal with a self-adjustable retainer for fastening one foot of a rider to a foot-supporting portion A bicycle pedal has a foot-supporting portion and a retainer that includes flexible first and second retaining bands, an elongated resilient connecting member, and a flexible sleeve. The first and second retaining bands extend respectively from two opposite sides of... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000501 | Bit for removing damaged screws The present invention relates to a bit for removing damaged screws, the bit of the present invention is able to reach and engage the deep portion of the slot of the damaged screws, while the conventional bit is unable to do so, so as to remove the damaged screw. The... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000502 | Drillpipe spinner The invention relates to an improved drill pipe spinner. The improved spinner may be used as a stand-alone piece of pipe handling equipment or may be used in an Iron Roughneck. The spinner comprises a pair of clamping arms that are movable between an open position a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000503 | Support system for power tong assembly A tong assembly having a powered tong mounted over a backup tong is supported at its rear by a post with torque measuring means. The powered tong is supported at its front, near its throat, by one or more struts that extend downwardly to the backup tong. Such strut ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000504 | Ratchet wrench having simplified adapter A ratchet wrench includes a handle having a head, a hollow ratchet wheel rotatably received in the head and controlled by a control device, and a tool member engageable with a lower portion of the hollow ratchet wheel and having a stem engageable through the hollow ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000505 | Socket A socket includes a main body including a first cylinder having an outer periphery formed with a plurality of outer teeth, and a second cylinder having an inner periphery formed with a plurality of inner teeth. The inner teeth of the main body and the outer teeth of... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000506 | Cable clamp lock nut wrench The invention relates to a wrench for manipulating lock nuts on cable clamps and conduit for securing electrical cable or conduit to electrical boxes. The wrench is useful for accessing difficult positions in a box such as securing a cable to a corner opening or in ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000507 | Hand tool having a joint lock mechanism A hand tool having an adjustable head comprises a head, a handle, a fastening device and a joint lock mechanism, characterised in that: a bottom side of a concave pivotal portion of the handle has an inclining surface inclining for... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000508 | Device for numerically displaying torque of torque wrench having a preset maximum torque Disclosed is a torque wrench comprising a signal generator including a spring biased against a trigger member, a sensor, and a disc biased between the spring and the sensor, a setting assembly including a cylindrical member for receiving the disc and the sensor, a c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000509 | Hand tool with a removable rotary bit receiving cassette A hand tool includes a handle defining an axially extending passage therein, and having an accommodation cavity with a radially extending access opening. A cassette member is insertable through the opening to be rotatably mounted in the cavity, and has a plurality o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000510 | Adjustable locator for clamshell lathe Disclosed is an adjustable locator for a machining lathe for machining a pipe or similar work piece. The locator includes a locator pad having a main body and a shoulder which is inserted into a socket in the stationary member of the machining lathe. The locator pad... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000511 | Multi-station machine with rotating transfer for machining pieces The invention relates to a machining unit in which the pieces are carried by an electric turning spindle radially arranged on a turret with a vertical axis of rotation. On rotation of the turret the pieces are successively introduced into machining stations, arrange... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000512 | Blow molding trimming A blow molded container (10) having a trimmed nonround opening (12) is blow molded from a preform (36) and then positioned by a positioner (50) of a nonround trimmer (16) that includes a rotary driven arm assembly (56) havin... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000513 | High pressure seed potato cutter A method of cutting seed potatoes prior to their planting is provided in which a high pressure water jet is employed to slice the potatoes into the desired sized pieces. The present invention employs a single water jet, a plurality of water jets, or a cutting tube c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000514 | Safety systems for band saws Band saws with high-speed safety systems are disclosed. The band saws include a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a blade and a person. A reaction system performs a specified action such as stopping the blade upon detection of the dang... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000515 | Sawdust collection hood for table saw A sawdust collection hood for a table saw. The hood has an identical pair of vertical, spaced-apart side panels, an upper cowl mounted between the side panels, a canted nose panel mounted between front portions of the side panels, and a lower cowl that extends rearw... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000516 | Multipurpose blind cutting machine A multipurpose blind cutting machine is constructed to include a machine base, a first cutter unit and a second cutter unit mounted on the machine base and stacked with each other. The first cutter unit has a circular cutting blade and a cutter drive adapted to rota... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000517 | Machine for cross cutting a material web A machine for cross cutting a material web has a main frame part unitarily formed with a pair of transversely spaced main sides and with at least one main traverse extending transversely between the main sides and a secondary frame part unitarily formed with a pair ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000518 | Apparatus for cutting food product An apparatus for cutting food product so that the product is properly oriented and stabilized before and throughout the cutting operation to produce a sliced product of uniform thickness, even if the delivered food product varies in shape and size, such as when both... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000519 | Jointer clamp A clamp to make a straight edge on a working board has a base with a lower surface to slide on a table saw and a main wall that extends upward from the base. A lower support extends outwardly from the main wall in opposite directions, and two upper supports extend o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000520 | Roll supporting slide cutter assembly incorporating a traversable cutter tab and in particular capable of being supported within a carton enclosure associated with a wrap material roll A slide cutter assembly for use in sectioning lengths of a packaging material drawn from a roll. The device includes an elongated and shaped body. A first roll supporting portion is located at a first end of said body and a second roll supporting portion is likewise... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000521 | Pleated shade cut-off method and apparatus The method of cutting a pleated shade to selected length, said shade having pleats retained in pleated condition between longitudinally elongated first and second retainers, that includes the steps providing a blade having a cutting edge, orienting the blade to exte... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000522 | Rotary cutting tool with die plate position adjustment A rotary cutting tool with easy to adjust rotary die plates comprises a rotary die cylinder, a die plate adjustably mounted to the rotary die cylinder, an external eccentric mounted on the rotary die cylinder having a first axis of rotation with respect to the cylin... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000523 | Blade holder and support member for perforator A holder and a support member for mounting a blade to a perforator are provided. The holder is composed of a blade, a two-position switching member, and a mounting member. The holder is assembled detachably to the support member along the external shape of the mount... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000524 | Method for manufacture of a multi-part projectile for gun ammunition and product produced thereby A method for the manufacture of a projectile for small-bore weapons ammunition comprising the steps of producing a compact from a mixture of a heavy metal powder and a light metal powder at room temperature, and without further treatment of the compact, introducing ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000525 | Method of making an environmentally safe substitute for lead shot A shot pellet that, has an inner core of a material such tungsten carbide, that is coated with a layer of bismuth. This coating is molecularly bonded to the tungsten carbide and is not an alloy. The unique properties of the shot pellet allow its density to be tailor... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000526 | Hydraulic piston made from rolled sheet metal, method for its manufacture and intermediate product of the method The invention relates to a cup-shaped hydraulic piston (10) made from rolled sheet metal, which comprises an open end (12), a side wall (16) with a cylindrical outer surface (18) and an inner surface (22), as well as a piston head ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000527 | Appliance for cooking food, in particular a fryer, including a catalyst and means for regulating the catalyst An appliance for cooking food in a closed atmosphere, the appliance including a bowl (6) and a lid, heater means for heating the appliance, for the purpose of performing the cooking, and a catalytic converter (10) for treating the odors of the cooking ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000528 | Barbecuing push cart A barbecuing push cart employing LPG and charcoal for barbecuing is disclosed. The barbecuing push cart comprises a hand-pushing cart and a barbecuing oven mounted on the push cart. The opening of the oven has an inner edge wall on which a barbecuing net can be moun... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000529 | Skewer holder An improved device holds a skewer over a hot surface such as a grill or an open flame. The device preferably accommodates any type or size of skewer, It allows for skewered food to be rotated for even cooking or searing and prevents the skewered food from sticking t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000530 | Apparatus for cooking eggs without shells To cook eggs without eggshells by heat radiation with no risk that the eggs are burnt on their surface by the heat radiation, an egg cooker includes a shield disposed between the egg(s) to be cooked and the heat radiation source and is not connected to the egg(s) to... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000531 | Nutcracker A nutcracker for simultaneously cracking a plurality of similar nuts in a single discreet operation provides a five sided box-like base defining a chamber having an open top, carrying a rigid bottom plate bottom and defining a slot in the front side extending downwa... | 02/21/2006 |
