| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 403033000 | WITH INDEPENDENT HANDLE OR OPERATOR | 17 |
| 20090052980 | Scaffold connection with concave engagement and gravity lock - An improved scaffold connection for engagement of scaffold members to support members. The connection employs a ring member engaged to the vertical scaffold member. A rotatable latch member engages a lower surface of the ring member to maintain a hook or support portion of a latch body on the upper surface of the ring member. A locking member rotationally engaged to the latch member, is gravity activated to rotate and engage the latch body to hold the latch member engaged to the ring member. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100329774 | CONNECTION DEVICE - A connection device for detachably and strongly fixing two connection target members has two confronting lever members configured to swing about a fulcrum member, a screw hole formed in the lever member of the confronting lever members and an insertion hole, through which a screw passes, formed in the other lever member. Both the lever members are caused to approach each other by screwing the screw into the screw hole so that locking portions of the lever members are displaced so as to be moved upward through the fulcrum member constituting a fulcrum portion. A fixing device main body is fixed to one of connection target members by a screw passing through the fulcrum member and the locking portions are locked to the other connection target member. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110091268 | Driving Assembly with Locking Function - A driving assembly includes a body having first and second sides and an outer periphery extending between the first and second sides. A through-hole extends through the outer periphery of the body and receives a rod. A receiving groove is formed in the outer periphery and has an opening in the first side. A control groove is formed in a bottom face of the receiving groove. A driving portion extends from the first side of the body and includes a limiting groove receiving a limiting member and a positioning hole receiving a positioning member. A control member is received in the control groove and includes a control end received in the receiving groove. The control member is operable by a user to move the positioning member through transmission by the limiting member, allowing engagement with or disengaging from a workpiece. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110097137 | DEVICE FOR SECURING AN ADD-ON TO A SUPPORT - A device for securing an add-on to a support comprises a back wall ( | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110150560 | Strip Fastener - A fastener ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110211904 | LOCK MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A retractable locking mechanism comprising a lever having a handle end opposite a rotation end and a pivot point positioned between the handle end and the rotation end such that the lever pivots about an axis of rotation of the lever; a first cam positioned on the rotation end of the lever; an actuator with a front end and a back end, the front end attached to the pivot point of the lever; a lack disposed adjacent to the actuator and the lock having a first end and a second end and an axis of rotation of the lock and wherein pivoting the lever moves the actuator along a plane of the actuator to contact and rotate the lock in one of a locked state and an unlocked state. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110217110 | DETACHABLE LINKING SYSTEM FOR TWO COMPONENTS - The system of the present method, system, and device comprises a mechanism for linking components including: a rod having a widened and elastically deformable end; an axially movable needle; and a body surrounding the interacting ends of said rod and said needle; and a control device acting on said needle and capable of switching said widened elastically deformable end from an open position to a closed position. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110305501 | TEST HEAD DOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for docking an electronic test head with a handling apparatus is provided. The system includes an assembly for at least partially aligning and subsequently bringing together the electronic test head and the handling apparatus. The system includes a power driven actuator for powered bringing together of the electronic test head and the handling apparatus. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110318091 | CONNECTING DEVICE - A connecting device ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120003031 | Connecting rod with a handle - A connecting rod with a handle comprises a connecting rod and a handle between which two bearing assemblies are disposed to allow the connecting rod to rotate relative to the handle smoothly. At both sides of each of bearings of the respective bearing assemblies are provided two protecting plates which can protect the connecting rod against the impact, avoiding the damage to the bearings, reducing the part damage probability and extending the service life of the connecting rod. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120076569 | DEVICE FOR ENABLING THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING OF A MEMBER ON AND OUT OF A STRUCTURE - A device for enabling locking/unlocking of a member including a latch on/out of a structure including a housing for receiving an active portion of the latch, including: a cylindrical sheath coaxially receiving a first hollow rod capable of rotation relative to the revolution axis of the sheath and including an upper end capable of interaction with the latch of the member, and a second coaxial rod inside the first hollow rod, capable of rotation and translation respectively along and relative to the revolution axis of the sheath and including an upper end capable of interaction with the active portion of the latch so as to actuate the same into a functional locking or unlocking position; a mechanism for enabling rotation of each of the two rods relative to the sheath revolution axis independently from each other; and a mechanism for enabling rotation of the second rod. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120263518 | Clamping Apparatus - A clamping apparatus has a shaft ( | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120308294 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY LOCKING MECHANISM - A hardware retention mechanism comprising a frame including a first guide shoulder and a pivot point; an actuator arm including a first guide post; and a first shape memory alloy wire strung between the first guide shoulder and the first guide post that rotates the actuator arm between a locked position and an unlocked position. The actuator arm is rotatable around the pivot point between a locked position and an unlocked position. In some embodiments, the frame may further comprise a second guide shoulder, the actuator arm may further comprise a second guide post, and a second shape memory alloy wire may be strung between the second guide shoulder and the second guide post that rotates the actuator arm between an unlocked position and a locked position. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130259561 | COLLAPSIBLE TUBULAR ROD - A collapsible tubular rod includes a socket body having an inner friction surface adjacent to one end thereof, and a tubular rod body coupled to the socket body and having a plurality of rod segments configured to be end-to-end engageable such that the rod body is convertible from a collapsed state to an assembled state in which the rod segments are successively engaged with one another by pulling of a connecting cord led through the socket and rod bodies. A releasably clamping member has a radially expandable tubular plug mating with and axially movable relative to the inner friction surface so as to be displaced from a normal position for gripping the connecting cord to an expanded position for tension adjustment of the cord when an actuator is actuated manually to move axially or radially. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130302082 | DUAL CYLINDER DUAL PICK-UP COUPLER - A loader coupler includes a body with spaced-apart inner rib mounts for mating respectively with ribs of a first type of attachment. The body also includes inner locking regions that are aligned with the inner rib mounts. Spaced-apart outer rib mounts are also provided on the body and are adapted to mate respectively with a second type of attachment. Outer locking regions are aligned with the outer rib mounts. A lock system is connected to the body and includes: (i) a first actuator operatively connected to left and right first lock plungers and adapted to move the left and right first lock plungers between locked and unlocked positions; and, (ii) a second actuator operatively connected to left and right second lock plungers and adapted to move the left and right second lock plungers between locked and unlocked positions. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140112699 | SUB-SEA MULTIPLE QUICK CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A multiple quick connector (MQC) assembly is described herein. The MQC assembly includes a male sub-assembly that includes a plurality of quick connectors coupled to a first circular plate, and an actuator coupled to the first circular plate. The actuator is configured to actuate a shaft having a draw nut attached to an axial end of the shaft. The MQC assembly also includes a female sub-assembly that includes a plurality of couplers coupled to a second circular plate. Each of the couplers is configured to couple to a respective quick connector of the male sub-assembly. The second circular plate comprises an aperture disposed therethrough. Actuation of the shaft causes the draw nut to extend axially through the aperture, and to rotate with respect to the aperture to lock the male sub-assembly axially with respect to the female sub-assembly. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140178121 | LEVER-TYPE CONNECTOR - A lever-type connector includes a housing body, a fitting operation lever including a rotation operation portion and a lever bodies, and a lock portion. An urging arm is provided in the lever-type connector. The urging arm is elastically deformed so as to abut against the lock portion in a fitting completion position. The lock portion includes an elastic arm portion extended from the housing body to the fitting completion position and an engaging portion provided on the elastic arm portion and configured to engage with the rotation operation portion at the fitting completion position. An initial shape of the elastic arm portion is set so that the elastic arm portion is deformed so as to put the engaging portion and the rotation operation portion into a pressure-contact state in a state where the rotation operation portion engages the engaging portion. | 06-26-2014 |
