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| 20080240846 | Fence panel mounting system - A mounting system is used to connect panels to upright supports in a barrier system. The barrier has at least one panel and upright supports extending along at least one edge of the panel to support it. The mounting system includes at least two mutually interlocking clamp pieces. These fit together their connection to the same upright support. The clamps also attached to different adjacent panels so that the entirety is held together as one integrated structure. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090016810 | LINEAR GUIDE - A linear guide, in particular for a device for electrochemical metal machining, that guides a linear movement of a quill that is moved periodically in a machine frame in order to periodically modify a working gap between a cathode situated on the quill and a workpiece in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the quill, the quill being connected to the machine frame by a plurality of connecting rods, the connecting rods being situated, in the no-load, non-deflected state, essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the quill , and the connecting rods having at the point of connection to the quill, as well as at the point of connection to the machine frame, a notch hinge in order to enable, via the hinge, the periodic linear movement of the quill, and the flexibilities of these notch hinges being based on elasticities in their structures formed by targeted thinning of the material. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090123223 | PIVOT CONNECTION - A pivot connection comprising a substantially cylindrical head ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090148226 | ARMREST ATTACHING STRUCTURES - An armrest attaching structure for attaching an armrest to a vehicle seat having a seat back frame, the seat back frame having a side frame element that is connected to a base member at a lower end portion thereof, may include an armrest attachment member having an armrest attaching portion and a connecting portion. The armrest attaching portion is connected to the armrest. The connecting portion is connected to the side frame element of the seat back frame at a position closer to the lower end portion of the side frame element than the armrest attaching portion. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090269127 | LEVER MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AN INJECTED SLIDING BEARING - A lever mounting arrangement of a pivotable lever configured as a cast part and mounted through a hub for pivoting on a stationary axle. A sliding bearing, configured as a plastic bushing, is inserted into an annular gap defined in radial direction by a forming contour and a peripheral surface of the axle. The sliding bearing is made by injecting plastic material in an injection molding tool into the hub of the lever onto an unprocessed forming contour, the sliding bearing has friction-reducing and/or wear-reducing elements and a seal. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100047008 | Mounting Apparatus for Infrared Heating Device - A mounting apparatus for an infrared heating device comprising a platform attached to a frame of an infrared heating chamber, at least one telescoping member affixed to said platform, and at least one attachment component which fixedly attaches said at least one telescoping members to said truck frame and allows said support bar to be moved along a horizontal axis at varying positions from the back of a vehicle. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100047009 | Pivot joint - A pivot joint includes a first component ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100172690 | ADJUSTABLE CONNECTOR FOR TUBULAR FRAMES - An adjustable connector for elongated members is provided having a mount attached to a first elongated member, such as a chair support, and a tubular arm assembly pivotally connected to the mount and attached to a second elongated member, such as an umbrella or flag. The arm assembly is selectively positioned in relation to the mount by adjusting pegs that extend from the arm assembly and engage receivers in the mount. A tubular cam within the arm assembly is connected to a tubular sleeve on the exterior of the arm assembly. The sleeve is slid toward the mount causing the cam to disengage the pegs from the mount receivers permitting repositioning of the arm assembly from a position adjacent to the mount, through perpendicular to a position parallel to the mount. The connector may be collapsed and remain connected to the elongated members when not in use. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100278586 | STRUCTURAL CONNECTING ROD MADE OF A COMPOSITE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SUCH A CONNECTING ROD - A connecting rod is composed of two or more assembled shells made of a composite, open over the entire length of the connecting rod. The shells incorporate clevis joints for introducing stress at each of their ends. The shells are produced separately then assembled together to form a sealed section. Each shell is made from a material preimpregnated with long fibres. The production of each shell is simplified due to the overall shape of the shell as a simple curve, thus a shell may be produced industrially, for example, by thermoforming a flat composite preform. The two shells are assembled by simultaneous polymerization of the shells, by bonding, by welding, by riveting or any other assembly process or combination of assembly processes that are compatible with one another. The structural composite connecting rod obtained has very good mechanical properties, especially in compression, with a simple and economic production process. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110013973 | Attachment assist device and image forming apparatus including same - An attachment assist device includes an engagement member provided in one of a main body and a retractable unit, a catch portion provided in the other of the two, to engage the engagement member when the retractable unit is positioned at a drawing start position, and a drawing unit provided in the main body, to draw the retractable unit to a drawing completion position in the main body against multiple resistive forces acting on the retractable unit. On a projection plane on which the retractable unit is projected in an attachment direction, an engagement position where the engagement member engages the catch portion is disposed inside a rectangular area defined by two opposing corners respectively positioned at points of action of two of the multiple resistive forces acting on the retractable unit while the retractable unit moves from the drawing start position to the drawing completion position. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110033225 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LINK ROD FOR AERONAUTICAL CONSTRUCTION - According to this method, plastic welding is used to secure one longitudinal end ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110052313 | BIAXIAL JOINT - The body of the joint ( | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110123259 | MOTOR VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, AND JOINT ARRANGEMENT - A joint arrangement ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110142533 | JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR BABY STROLLER - A joint assembly for baby stroller includes at least a first joint half and a second joint half, the first joint half pivotably connected with the second joint half. The first joint half is featuring with connecting a lower bar through a bended section or a bended connector, and the second joint half is featuring with connecting an upper bar through another bended section or bended connector bending in opposite direction, so as to limited the upper bar and the lower bar to rotate in different planes and spaced apart from each other thereby to prevent user's finger pinched by the gap between the upper bar and the lower bar. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110176860 | STRUCTURE OF CONNECTOR FOR ALUMINUM EXTRUSION FRAME - A structure of connector is provided for connecting at least one aluminum extrusion frame, which forms at least one channel. The connector includes a base, two fixer members, a link bar, and a depression block. The base forms a through slot and the two fixer members are pivotally connected to the base on opposite sides of the through slot. The link bar is received in and pivotally connected to the through slot of the base and an opposite end of the link bar is pivotally connected to the depression block. As such, the connector is insertable into the channel of the aluminum extrusion frame. By actuating the depression block to drive the two fixer members to move in an outward direction to abut against side walls of the channel, efficient securing the connector to the aluminum extrusion frame can be realized. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110188926 | Cross-Flexural Pivot - A cross-flexural pivot includes a first structure with a first longitudinal axis; a second structure with a second longitudinal axis; an inner flexure member, and an outer flexure member. The inner flexure member includes a face disposed obliquely to the first and second longitudinal axes and is coupled to the first structure at a first side and the second structure at a second side opposing the first side. The outer flexure member includes a tubular face surrounding the inner flexure member, the tubular face being disposed obliquely to the first and second longitudinal axes. The outer flexure member is coupled to the first structure at the second side and to the second structure at the first side. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110236124 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING AT LEAST ONE LEVER - The invention relates to a device for mounting at least one lever ( | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110243648 | SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR TRACK PIN JOINT ASSEMBLY - A seal assembly can be incorporated into a track pin joint assembly including a pin defining a longitudinal axis, a first member and a second member both coaxial with the pin about the longitudinal axis. The first member is pivotable about the longitudinal axis with respect to the second member and includes a load ring engagement surface defining a seal cavity disposed in proximal relationship to the second member. A seal assembly including a seal ring and a load ring is disposed in the seal cavity and sealingly engages the first and second members. An axial segment of a seal ring engagement surface of the load ring extends over at least half the length, measured along the longitudinal axis, between a radial segment of the seal ring engagement surface and a radial segment of a first member engagement surface of the load ring. At least one of a load ring engagement surface of the first member and an axial segment of the first member engagement surface of the load ring includes a convex rounded portion. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120020722 | BUFFER MECHANISM - A buffer mechanism of the present invention is adapted for a first object and a second object. The second object is pivotable about a pivoting axial with respect to the first object. The buffer mechanism includes an abutting member and a returning device. The abutting member is firmly disposed on one of the first object and the second object. The abutting member has a first abutting surface. The returning device includes a fixation member and a movable member. The fixation member is firmly disposed on the other one of the first object and the second object. The movable member is movable with respect to the fixation member between a first position and a second position. The movable member has a second abutting surface. The second abutting surface abuts against the first abutting surface. The movable member has a potential to return to the first position. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120087718 | THREE DEGREE OF FREEDOM UNIVERSAL JOINT - A 3DOF universal joint includes a first connecting base, a second connecting base, a two-way hinged member, and a third connecting base. The first connecting base and the second connecting base are rotatably mounted together via the two-way hinged member along a first axis and a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The third connecting base is rotatably assembled to the second connecting base along a third axis substantially perpendicular to the first and second axes. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120155951 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TWO COMPONENTS - A device for connecting two components, in particular a linkage of bars ( | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120207535 | ARTICULATOR - An articulator can more simply configure a coupling mechanism between a lower jaw support portion and an upper jaw support portion at a joint portion. An articulator includes a first support portion; a second support portion; and a joint portion that couples the first support portion and the second support portion. The joint portion includes: a pair of projecting portions; and an engaging support portion. The projecting portion and the engaging support portion are attractable to each other by way of magnetic force. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120269569 | Connecting spline for fluted plastic - An elongated spline made of injection molded plastic or some other material and having multiple sets of fingers that fit firmly into the row of pre-existing holes along the side edges of corrugated or fluted plastic so as to form strong, structural corners between two or more sheets of corrugated or fluted plastic. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120321375 | DIRECT ACTING END LINK - An end link suitable for connecting a direct acting stabilizer bar to a steerable strut includes a rod having first and second grommets thereon. Bearing assemblies are provided adjacent the grommets and include portions thereof connected to for rotation with the grommets and other portions thereof independently rotatable relative to the grommets. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130129407 | Multi-Stage Flexural Pivot - A multi-stage flexural pivot is disclosed. The flexural pivot includes a first support member, a second support member, a coupler, and a plurality of flexures, each flexure having first and second flexible members arranged substantially perpendicular to one another and laterally offset from one another. A first flexure of the plurality of flexures is coupled between the first support member and the coupler to form a first stage and provide for relative rotational movement between the first support member and the coupler. A second flexure of the plurality of flexures is coupled between the second support member and the coupler to form a second stage and provide for relative rotational movement between the second support member and the coupler. Relative rotational movement between the first support member and the second support member is a sum of the relative rotational movements of the first stage and the second stage. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130164076 | PIVOT PIN SECURING STRUCTURE - A pivot pin securing structure includes a support seat and a pivot pin. The support seat is formed with a bush section with a pinhole. The bush section is formed with a split in communication with the pinhole, whereby the bush section has elasticity for holding the pivot pin. The bush section has at least one independent spring section. An obliquely extending track section is disposed on at least one side of the spring section. One end of the pivot pin extends into the pinhole. An abutment member is disposed on a circumference of the pivot pin. The abutment section is slidable along the track section with the rotation of the pivot pin in abutment with the spring section to different extents. During the sliding movement, the spring section applies different reaction forces to the abutment section as resistance against and aid force for the rotation of the pivot pin. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130308997 | CROSS BLADE FLEXURE PIVOT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a device that can be used as, inter alia, a cross blade flexure pivot, with the cross blade flexure pivot comprising a monolithic structure. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing a monolithic cross blade flexure pivot using injection molding. Also provided is a mold for use in this injection molding method. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing a monolithic cross blade flexure pivot using selective laser sintering, as well as to the three-dimensional digital descriptions used in this method. The present invention also relates to a method of providing non-frictional rotational support to a mechanical component. The present invention also relates to systems that include the cross blade flexure pivot device. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130308998 | SHUTTER REPAIR SYSTEM - A system is provided for joining two discrete devices together, such as a louver panel and a tilt rod, where the system comprises a first and second component, each comprising a link connected to a resilient sheet, with each component being independently adhered to one of the two discrete devices for joining the two devices in engaged but moveable relationship. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130315653 | FLOOR TREATMENT APPLIANCE ARRANGEMENT - A floor treatment appliance has an appliance body which pivots and swivels relative to an appliance head. One or more aspects may facilitate steering and maneuvering of the appliance. A swivel joint may be located within a region of the appliance body which has a lower slope as compared to other portions of the appliance body. The appliance body may be mounted to the top of the appliance head. The swivel joint may be positioned directly above the appliance head. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130315654 | TOLERANCE RING WITH PERFORATED WAVES - A tolerance ring is disclosed and can include a generally cylindrical body that can include a side wall. The sidewall can define a top and a bottom. Further, the sidewall can include a plurality of wave structures that can extend from the sidewall, a plurality of unformed sections, and a gap that can extend along the entire length of the body. Each unformed section can be located between a pair of adjacent wave structures. Further, the gap can establish a split in the body. The tolerance ring can also include at least one hole intersecting at least one of the wave structures to establish a perforated wave structure. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130315655 | TOLERANCE RING WITH SLOTTED SIDEWALL - A tolerance ring is disclosed and can include a generally cylindrical body having a sidewall. The sidewall can include a plurality of wave structures extending from the sidewall at regular intervals around the body, a first unformed section between a first pair of adjacent wave structures, and a second unformed section between a second pair of adjacent wave structures. The gap can extend along an entire length, L, of the body to establish a split in the body. The second unformed section can include a slot therein. The slot can have a length, L | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140099156 | Bearing Arrangement Having A Bearing Socket - A bearing arrangement includes a carrier device and a bearing socket for rotatably supporting a component. The bearing socket includes a sleeve fixed in a recess of the carrier device. A peripheral wall of the sleeve delimits an inner space for receiving a bearing journal of a component. The sleeve includes at least a first, inner catch element securing the bearing journal in the sleeve and a second, outer catch element securing the sleeve in the recess of the carrier device. The second catch element is formed from a catch tongue which is a portion of the peripheral wall of the sleeve and which has a hooked portion for engagement in a catch receiving member of the recess of the carrier device. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140105672 | Enforcing Method and Arrangement for Foldable Furniture - A reinforcing arrangement includes two reinforcing units for coupling at two leg members of a foldable furniture respectively and a connecting unit for coupling the reinforcing units with each other. Each reinforcing unit includes a mounting body and a guiding member outwardly protruded from the mounting body, wherein the guiding member has a contoured body having a base portion and two maximum portions spacedly and outwardly protruded from the base portion to define two engaging surfaces between the base portion and the maximum portions. The maximum portions of one of the reinforcing members are engaged with the engaging surfaces of another reinforcing member respectively for enabling the leg members to be pivotally moved with each other. The maximum portions of one of the reinforcing members are also interlocked with the maximum portions of another reinforcing member for restricting a folding angle between the leg members. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140153998 | ARTICULATED VEHICLE WITH A JOINT BETWEEN THE VEHICLE PARTS - The invention relates to an articulated vehicle with a joint between the vehicle parts. The joint includes two joint segments that are rotatable relative to each other. The joint comprises a damping device, wherein the damping device is configured in such a manner that in any angular position of the joint segments the damping torque acting on the joint is substantially the same in a positive as well as in a negative direction of rotation at the moment of a reversal of the direction of rotation. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140178124 | ELECTRICAL CYLINDER CONTROLLER WITH ROTATIONAL MECHANISM - An electrical cylinder controller with a rotational mechanism comprises a box, a pivotal element, a fixing element, and a damping member; one end of the box has a hollow tube, the hollow tube internally has a restricting block; the pivotal element penetrates through the hollow tube, the pivotal element has a pivotal-connecting section and a protruding section elongating from the pivotal-connecting section, the external portion of the protruding section has a stopping block against the restricting block; the fixing element connects with the end portion of the protruding section; and the damping member female-connects with the external portion of the protruding section and is clamped between the hollow tube and the fixing element. Therefore, the effect of applying a force to the box for rotation is achieved. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140286693 | Boot Seal For Machine System And Method - A machine system includes a first component, a second component, and a joint assembly pivotably connecting the first and second components in a finite angular pivoting range. A boot seal seals between the first and second components, and has a rest configuration where the boot seal has a curvilinear taper, and is deformable to a squished configuration forming a radially outward bulge. The radially outward bulge stores an energy of compression of the boot seal, to bias a sealing ring in the boot seal against the second component. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140301771 | SWING BRACKET OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Provided is a sufficiently reinforced swing bracket of a construction machine. The swing bracket includes a bracket body, a main connection portion connected to an upper slewing body of the construction machine, a swing-cylinder connection portion being protruded from one of right and left side parts of a lower end region of the bracket body to be connected to an end part of the swing cylinder and having a pair of supporting arms vertically opposed to each other with an interval, and a reinforcement portion for reinforcing a basal part of the swing-cylinder connection portion. The reinforcement portion has a main rib briding the supporting arms, and upper, lower, front, and rear ribs each extending from the main rib to an opposite side from the swing-cylinder connection portion. The upper and lower ribs and the front and rear ribs are continuous to form a box-shaped body. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140308066 | SWIVEL CAP - An actuator is provided. The actuator includes a rod having a socket portion at one distal end of the rod and a swivel cap. The swivel cap includes a base portion having an inner surface and an outer surface and a raised domed portion disposed on the inner surface of the base portion. The outer surface has an origin of the radius at the center of the plane that defines the outer surface of the base portion. The raised domed portion is mounted on the socket portion of the rod and has an origin of the radius on the plane that defines the outer surface of the base portion. A raised region is located on at least one of the raised domed portion or the socket portion. The swivel cap tilts relative to the rod in response to angular misalignment with a load to a tilt angle. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140341639 | LOCKING CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A locking connector assembly is configured to securely connect a first component to a second component. The locking connector assembly may include a female connector having first and second female ends and a longitudinal passage defined therebetween, and a male connector having first and second male ends. Either of the first or second male ends may be configured to mate with the female connector at either the first or second female ends in order to securely connect the male connector to the female connector. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150050071 | ARCUATE CLIP ASSEMBLY - A clip assembly is configured to securely connect a first structural component to a second structural component. The clip assembly may include an arc attachment member and an arc-receiving member. The arc attachment member may include a securing arc having a semi-circular rim. The arc attachment member is configured to be secured to one of the first or second structural components. The arc-receiving member may include an arc-receiving portion configured to receive the securing arc through multiple directions. The arc-receiving member is configured to be secured to the other of the first or second structural components. The securing arc is configured to be pivotally adjusted with respect to the arc-receiving portion. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150078808 | ROD END WEAR PREVENTION - A rod and bracket assembly includes a bracket with a rod connected to the bracket via a fastener extending through a bracket hole. A bushing assembly is positioned at the bracket hole and includes a bushing having a bushing flange and a wear pad positioned between the bushing flange and an inner face of the bracket to prevent wear of the bracket and/or the rod in the event that the rod rolls about its own axis. A clevis assembly for a clevis and rod assembly includes a clevis having one or more clevis legs extending from a clevis base and a bushing assembly located at a clevis hole. The bushing assembly includes a bushing having a bushing flange and a wear pad disposed between the bushing flange and an inner face of the clevis leg to prevent wear of the clevis leg and/or the rod assembly. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150335503 | Adjustable Wheelchair Elevating Leg Rest - A wheelchair leg-rest adapter is configured to attach to a wheelchair using mounting features functionally compatible with those of a leg rest suitable for the wheelchair, and having mounting features functionally compatible with those of a wheelchair suitable for the leg rest. The leg-rest mounting features are pivotally connected to the structure comprising the wheelchair mounting features, so that a leg rest attached to the former can rotate relative to a wheelchair attached to the latter. The adapter further comprises an adjustment mechanism to move an effective pivot point between the leg-rest and wheelchair mounting features at least in a vertical direction, to bring the pivot point near the knee of a user of the wheelchair. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160084298 | SEED PLANTER WITH EQUALIZER ASSEMBLY - A bracket for use with an agriculture planter including a trailing arm frame defining a pivot point thereon may include an arm bracket assembly with first and second arms. Each arm may extend from a middle portion of the bracket. First and second implements may be rotatably mounted on mounting ends of two of the arms. The middle portion of the bracket may be pivotally coupled to the trailing arm frame at the pivot point. | 03-24-2016 |
