| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 403104000 | Plural distinct positions | 25 |
| 20100310305 | Spherical joint with internal brake - The spherical joint with internal brake has a controlled actuator that selectively brakes relative motion between interior members and an outer shell of the spherical ball joint. A shaft extending from the internal members can be stopped at any rotational position relative to the shell. The internal members may include a central spherical sectioned member sandwiched by a pair of symmetrically opposed peripheral spherical sectioned members, which selectively act as brakes when an actuator in the central member is energized. The energized actuator has a dual piston that pushes outwardly lo on the pair of opposed peripheral segments, which increases friction between the peripheral segments and an interior wall of the spherical shell to brake the system. The shaft extends from the central spherical sectioned member through an aperture in the shell. The size of the shell aperture determines the range of rotational motion of the shaft. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110008100 | JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR A FOLDABLE FURNITURE PIECE - A joint assembly includes a base unit, a pivot unit, and a latch unit. The pivot unit is coupled pivotably to the base unit, and is rotatable relative to the base unit between folded and unfolded positions. The latch unit includes a latch member coupled pivotably to the base unit, a latching groove formed in the pivot unit, and a latching protrusion formed on the latch member. When the pivot unit is disposed at the unfolded position, the latch member is rotatable relative to the base unit to a latched position, where the latching protrusion engages the latching groove, thereby preventing rotation of the pivot unit to the folded position. A foldable furniture piece to which the joint assembly is applied is also disclosed. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110027010 | STROLLER AND ADJUSTING MECHANISM THEREOF - A stroller includes a handle switchable between a front inclined position and a rear inclined position, an article holding accessory, and at least one adjusting mechanism. The adjusting mechanism includes a sleeve component secured to the handle, an axle ring component connected to the article holding accessory and coupled rotatably to the sleeve component, and a positioning plate. The axle ring component has first and second engaging parts corresponding to the front and rear inclined positions, respectively. The positioning plate is coaxially secured in the sleeve component and has a positioning part engageable with a selected one of the first and second engaging parts with respect to an axis of rotation of the axle ring component, so as to provide a substantially horizontal position of use for the article holding accessory when the handle is at either one of the front and rear inclined positions. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110058893 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE POSITIONING DEVICE - A continuously variable positioning device includes a first body having a first engagement surface. At least part of the first engagement surface is covered with a pattern of movable actuators. A second body has a second engagement surface in contact with the first engagement surface. At least a part of the second engagement surface having an actuator engaging profile, at least some of the movable actuators being depressed and others of the movable actuators being extended to conform to the actuator engaging profile. A drive assembly is provided for creating relative movement of the first body and the second body while maintaining the first engagement surface continuously engaged with the second engagement surface, the movable actuators moving axially during relative movement of the first body and the second body. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20120076570 | SPHERICAL JOINT WITH INTERNAL BRAKE - The spherical joint with internal brake has a controlled actuator that selectively brakes relative motion between interior members and an outer shell of the spherical ball joint. A shaft extending from the internal members can be stopped at any rotational position relative to the shell. The internal members may include a central spherical sectioned member sandwiched by a pair of symmetrically opposed peripheral spherical sectioned members, which selectively act as brakes when an actuator in the central member is energized. The energized actuator has a dual piston that pushes outwardly on the pair of opposed peripheral segments, which increases friction between the peripheral segments and an interior wall of the spherical shell to brake the system. The shaft extends from the central spherical sectioned member through an aperture in the shell. The size of the shell aperture determines the range of rotational motion of the shaft. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120155950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF AN EXTENSION POLE - An extension pole. At least some of the illustrative embodiments include a first tubular member telescoped within a second tubular member. A first locking system is disposed within the internal volume of the first tubular member, and a second locking system is disposed at least partially on an outside diameter of the second tubular member. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120163903 | Pretensioner Pivot Device - A flexure joint interposed between and connecting a first end and a second end has a spherical member, a receiving member configured and arranged to maintain and selectively engage the spherical member, and a connector in communication with the receiving member for releasably locking the spherical member in position as between at least a first locked position and a second locked position relative to the receiving member. Repositioning of the spherical member as between the first and second locked positions is effective for repositioning the shaft relative to the handle as between a first locked position and a second locked position. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120269568 | Movable Wall Portion Attachment Mechanism of Incubator - According to the present invention, a movable wall portion for forming the outer circumference of an infant accommodation space can pivot forward about a portion of a region including the lower end portion and its vicinity of the movable wall portion from a substantially erect position to the outside of the infant accommodation space. The movable wall portion can move backward from a midway position in forward movement to the final backward moving position by its own weight while abrupt backward movement is suppressed by a damper. The present invention can provide a movable wall portion attachment mechanism of an incubator which does not produce a large sound or a large vibration when closing the movable wall portion, with a small chance that wall portions such as wall portions on the incubator base side, the movable wall portion or the like will be damaged. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120328357 | CUTTING UNIT MOUNTING DEVICE - A cutting unit mounting device includes a ball through which a yoke extends laterally. The yoke is attached to the cutting unit, and the ball is pivotably mounted in a ball housing attached to a lift arm. A releasable lock pin engages and secures the ball within the ball housing in a mowing position or a service position. The ball housing has stops to limit the pivoting of the ball and yoke with respect to the ball housing. A releasable lock pin engages notches in the ball to engage and secure the ball in the mowing position or service position with respect to the ball housing. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130156490 | Fold Latch and Fold Joint for a Stroller - A fold joint for a stroller has a first latch part fixed to a first frame element and a second latch part fixed to a second frame element. The latch parts are pivotable relative to one another about a pivot axis between an in-use orientation and a folded orientation. A latch shuttle is movable between a latched position locking the latch parts in the in-use orientation and an unlatched position unlocking the latch parts. A latch pin is carried by the latch shuttle. A track on the first latch part has a fold portion and a latch portion. A slot on the second latch part aligns with the latch portion in the in-use orientation. The latch pin is captured within the track and slot. When the latch shuttle is moved to the unlatched position, the latch pin is moved along the latch portion to the fold portion of the track. When the latch parts are pivoted toward the folded orientation, the latch pin moves along the fold portion of the track. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130164075 | ADAPTER FOR ACETABULAR COMPONENT POSITIONING - An adapter for a tripodal stereotactic reference frame for use in arthroplastic surgery mounts a third leg of the frame at an angle with respect to the other two legs to facilitate use of said frame with varying surgical exposures. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20140234016 | BRACE FOR ARTICULATION - A brace for articulation is described. The brace has a first rod, a second rod, and a joint connecting the two rods. The joint has a pair of circular toothed rings provided with a central hole and arranged overlapping. Each circular ring is fixed to one end of the first rod, which is interposed between them, the second rod being interposed between the circular rings. The joint also has a fixing central pivot, inserted in the central holes of the circular rings and into the through hole of said second rod. The joint further has a first and a second blocking member, each provided with a respective pin, adapted to be inserted in two overlapping throats of the indentation of the circular rings, to limit the movement of the second rod. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140255084 | ADAPTER FOR ACETABULAR COMPONENT POSITIONING - An adapter for a tripodal stereotactic reference frame for use in arthroplastic surgery mounts a third leg of the frame at an angle with respect to the other two legs to facilitate use of said frame with varying surgical exposures. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150093181 | APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING A COMPONENT OF AN EXERCISE DEVICE - An exercise device including at least one positionable component configured to be positioned by a user. The exercise device includes a frame to which a collar is mounted. The positionable component includes a member that is slidably received within the collar and may be positioned by sliding the member to a selected position. A locking assembly is coupled to the collar and is operable to lock the member in a selected position within the collar, to release the member from the locked position, and when released, to allow the member to slide within the collar. The locking assembly includes a cam pivotably mounted to the collar and a cam follower assembly selectively biased by the cam against a portion of the member disposed inside the collar. The locking assembly also includes a pair of engagement members disposed inside the collar opposite the cam against which the cam biases the member. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150110544 | LOCKING DEVICE - A locking device for supporting members for a mobile machine, which supporting members are arranged on a chassis or load-bearing frame and can be extended, pivoted or telescoped from a retracted transport position into a deployed working position, has a locking bolt which can be displaced between a locked position and an unlocked position in a guide sleeve which is fixed to the frame and is arranged transversely with respect to the pulling-out direction of the supporting member, which locking bolt is prestressed in the direction of the locked position under the action of a spring, has an actuating member which displaces the locking bolt between the locked position and the unlocked position, and has a latching and guiding member for the locking bolt, which latching and guiding member is arranged rigidly on the supporting member, wherein the latching and guiding member has a guiding curve which pushes the locking bolt into a release slope, and wherein the locking bolt can be moved in the release slope automatically into the locked position thereof. In order for it to be possible to perform arresting of the supporting members in defined positions in the case of limited spatial conditions and only partially extended supporting members, the latching and guiding member extends between a first latching position for the locking bolt in the region of the retracted transport position of the supporting member and a second latching position for the locking bolt in the region of the completely extended, pivoted-out or telescoped working position of the supporting member, and the latching and guiding member has at least one further latching position between the first and second latching position. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150360588 | LOCKING DEVICE - A locking mechanism ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150362008 | JOINT DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A joint device ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 403105000 | Unidirectional movement, e.g., ratchet, etc. | 2 |
| 20090257818 | ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE READING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An angle adjustment device, include a fixed portion; a movable portion; a connection portion which rotatably connects the movable portion to the fixed portion; and an elastic member which is arranged between the movable portion and the fixed portion and restricts rotational movement of the movable portion with kinetic friction generated between the movable portion and the fixed portion. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090297256 | Antirotation coupling for connector - A mechanism ( | 12-03-2009 |
| 403106000 | At least one discrete position | 6 |
| 20120321373 | QUICK-RELEASE DEVICE - A quick-release device includes a shank and a flange radially extending from one end of the shank. A ring is sleeved on the shank and engaged to the flange. A sleeve is co-axially connected and engaged to the ring. A washer is received in the sleeve. A shaft is co-axially connected to the shank and sequentially extending through the ring, the sleeve and the washer. A pivot is transversely mounted to a distal end of the shaft and abutting the washer. A lever is pivotally mounted onto the pivot for selectively forcedly and inwardly pushing the washer and engaged to the sleeve. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20140334867 | PIVOT JOINT FOR A STROLLER FRAME - A pivot joint can lockably pivot a front struts, a rear struts and a push arms on each side of a stroller. The pivot joint includes a pivot mount, a first driving plate, a second driving plate and a locking mechanism. A release mechanism is adopted to associate between the locking mechanisms of the two pivot joints for unlocking the locking mechanisms simultaneously. Once the two pivot joints are unlocked by the release mechanism, the stroller frame can be safely folded into a folded configuration by depressing the push arm downward. While the push arm is rotating downward, the pivot joint shall make the front strut to rotate rearward to close the rear strut automatically. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140348574 | RELEASE DEVICE FOR THE LOCKING MEANS OF A SEAT RAIL - The invention relates to a release device for the upper rail and the lower rail of a longitudinal seat adjustment system of a motor vehicle seat. A release device is provided, which release device has a lever that preferably rotatably supported on the upper rail of the vehicle seat. An end of said lever interacts with the locking means and optionally releases the locking means. A handle is provided at the other end. If said handle is operated, the lever moves, preferably rotates, relative to the upper rail from a passive position of the lever to a release position of the lever and moves the locking means from a locking position of the locking means to a releasing position. In order to ensure that the release device automatically moves into a passive position of the release device, in which passive position the release device does not interact with the locking means in a releasing manner, a spring element is provided, which preloads the lever into the passive position of the lever. According to the invention, the spring element additionally performs the function of supporting the lever on the upper rail. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150367906 | POSITIONING DEVICE FOR A JOINT OF A THREE-WHEEL STROLLER - A positioning device for a joint of a three-wheel stroller comprising a decorative and protective cover, a front fork joint further comprising a limit groove on each side of the front fork joint, a main pipe joint comprising a long groove located at middle of the main pipe joint, a compression spring is sheathed in the main pipe joint, and a folder adapter, the folder adapter on the outer side of the compression spring comprising folder adapter holes on both sides of the folder adapter, wherein the front fork joint is connected to the main pipe joint through a screw shaft, wherein the front fork joint is connected with the folder adapter through a linkage, and wherein the decorative and protective cover is on the outer side of the front fork joint and the folder adapter. | 12-24-2015 |
| 403107000 | Step-by-step adjustment | 2 |
| 403108000 | Retainer extends through aligned recesses | 2 |
| 20110002731 | LATCHING DEVICE FOR INSERTION INTO A TUBE FOR LATCHING MOVEMENT OF THE TUBE RELATIVE TO AN EXTERNAL ELEMENT - A latching device for insertion into a tube provides two large flat buttons one on each side to lock the tube relative to an outer tube or to two parallel plates. A tubular housing with open ends slides into the tube between the side walls of the tube with the ends of the housing substantially butting inside surfaces of the side walls. The buttons are mounted on respective slide members mounted in the housing spring biased apart so that the buttons can be depressed. One or two set screws acting as stop members can be inserted after the housing is moved to the required location in the tube to prevent depression of the buttons to a position inward of the inner surface of the tube so that the housing is held in place. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20160108943 | INCREMENTAL ADJUSTMENT TOOL - An incremental adjustment tool for being placed between two objects and used to position the first object along the second object in extremely fine increments. The tool has first, second, and third plates arranged in a stack. The first plate includes a first set of teeth with constant spacing between them that interface with a similar second set of teeth on one side of the second plate. On an opposite surface of the second plate there is a third set of teeth with constant spacing between them different from the spacing of the first and second sets of teeth. The third set of teeth interfaces with a similar fourth set of teeth of equal spacing on the third plate. Movement of the first, second, and third plates along one other displaces the first and second objects along one another. The first, second, and third plates can be parallel to one another or non-parallel, to accommodate corresponding orientations of the first and second objects. | 04-21-2016 |
