| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 403364000 | Interdigitated ends | 25 |
| 20090269130 | Corner connector - A corner connector device has outside and inside connector components each having a length. The outside component has first and second legs integrally connected along a lengthwise seam. The outside connecter component has an outside connector that extends lengthwise along the seam and projects from an outside surface. The inside connector component has third and fourth legs integrally connected along a lengthwise seam. The inside connector component has an inside connector that extends along the seam and projects from an inside surface. The inside and outside connectors can be lengthwise connected to and disconnected from one another with surfaces of the connector components spaced a distance from one another. Panels meeting at a corner can be captured between the spaced surfaces of the two connector components. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100232875 | MECHANICAL COUPLING - A mechanical coupling for transferring torque from a first component that rotates about an axis to a second component that also rotates about the axis is provided. The coupling allows different rates of expansion of the first and second components in the radial direction by permitting sliding in the radial direction of the components relative to one another. The coupling comprises first and second circular arrays of teeth formed on the first component and second component, respectively, and centered on the axis. The first circular array of teeth are intermeshed with the second circular array of teeth, wherein rotation of the first component causes first mating sides on the first circular array of teeth to bear against second mating sides on the second circular array of teeth transferring torque to the second component. The first and second mating sides extend both axially and radially and are essentially curved. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100284736 | COUPLING ELEMENT FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUE AND DRIVE UNIT COMPRISING SAID COUPLING ELEMENT - For torque transmission, for example between an articulated shaft and a hub to a drive motor vehicle wheel, it is necessary to non-rotatably couple the articulated shaft or a corresponding intermediate piece and the hub to each other. For this purpose, a coupling element, particularly a hub element, is proposed for transmitting torque about a rotational axis that is oriented in an axial direction and has a serration, which extends in the peripheral direction about the rotational axis. The serration has a plurality of teeth. Each tooth is configured as a triangle in a longitudinal section along the peripheral direction such that two tooth faces are formed, which end in a tooth head region, and at least one of the tooth faces is configured convexly in the longitudinal section with respect to an imaginary straight reference tooth face. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110158744 | FACE COUPLING - One embodiment of the present invention is a gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a face coupling. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for face couplings. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110229258 | STRUCTURE FOR FASTENING METALLIC PLATE PARTS TOGETHER | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120213579 | Stacking Adapter and Assembly Including the Same - A stacking adapter is disclosed. The stacking adapter includes a lower surface, an outer upper surface arranged opposite an inner upper surface, an outer peripheral sidewall surface that connects the outer upper surface to the lower surface, and an inner peripheral sidewall surface that connects the inner upper surface to the lower surface. An assembly is also disclosed. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120282023 | ASSEMBLY ELEMENT FOR ENABLING AN ADJUSTABLE ASSEMBLY OF A DECORATIVE ELEMENT HAVING A HOUSING - An assembly element for enabling an adjustable assembly of a decorative element, such as a decorative plate, having a housing capable of containing an electronic apparatus, such as a computer, said assembly element comprising at least one means for attachment onto the outer surface. The assembly element comprising a first securing element capable of enabling the securing of the assembly element to the decorative element, said assembly element also having a second securing element capable of engaging with the at least one attachment means such as to enable the securing of the assembly element to the housing while maintaining a constant spacing between the assembly element and the housing. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130039698 | STACKABLE CLAMPING CARRIER ELEMENTS FOR FLAT ASSEMBLIES - A clamping carrier element is disclosed, for flat assemblies including a housing. In at least one embodiment, the clamping carrier element is configured on the upper face of the housing in such a manner that a plurality of clamping carrier elements can be stacked one above the other via a connection technique. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130094901 | RADIALLY ALIGNED PLATES JOINED BY COMPRESSIVE FIT - A plate assembly, including: a first plate having a circumference and a plurality of indentations extending radially inward or outward from the circumference; and a second plate, at least partially aligned with the first plate in a radial direction, having a plurality of protrusions at least partly disposed within the plurality of indentations and compressively engaged with the first plate such that the second plate is fixed with respect to the first plate in axial, radial, and circumferential directions. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130170901 | COUPLING - The invention relates to a coupling having spur gearing for transmitting torques and/or transverse forces between a first part ( | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130230352 | POWER TAKE-OFF COUPLER COUNTERACTING AXIAL LOAD AND EQUIPMENT EQUIPPED THEREWITH - The present disclosure relates to a Power Take-Off (PTO) coupler and equipment equipped therewith. The PTO coupler comprises a first extremity to be connected to the equipment and a second extremity. The second extremity has a plurality of teeth along a circumference thereof, wherein subsequent teeth are separated from one another by a gap, and each of the teeth has a base narrower than its top. When the PTO coupler is engaged to a corresponding receiving coupler, the interlocking of the plurality of teeth and gaps counteract axial load generated during operation of the PTO coupler. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20140161517 | Failed furniture cyclinder height adjustment replacement device - A device to be used singly or in plurality for adjusting and maintaining the height of a failed adjustable cylinder used in furniture is provided. The device is a flexible elongated generally “C-shaped” in cross section member sized with an interior diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of an adjustable height furniture cylinder cylindrical perimeter. The device(s) are sufficiently resilient that they can be flexed to allow the cylinder to pass into and reside within the interior region thereof. The devices are preferably ribbed on the inside surface, and are made to releaseably interlock when used plurally. A interlocking connection may be employed The devices thus adjust and maintain the desired height of the furniture utilizing an adjustable height cylinder. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140161518 | CONNECTORS USED IN MODULAR FURNITURE SYSTEM - A connector for connecting two furniture modules or other stationary objects to form a modular system. The connector includes two hardware pieces, to be mounted onto two furniture modules, respectively. The first piece fits into the second piece in a loading/unloading position, and then moves to a locked position where prongs of the first piece are dovetailed with slots of the second piece. A detent on one hardware piece and a track in the other hardware piece are provided to help the first piece stay in the locked position, but to allow the first piece to move out of the locked position into the loading/unloading position when sufficient force is applied. A furniture unit formed by joining multiple modules using the connector can safely withstand reasonable outside forces in various directions without shifting or separating. The system also allows for easy and intuitive unlocking/dismounting to separate the two modules. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140205373 | FURNITURE JOINT - The present invention concerns a joint for assemble of two furniture parts to each other. A first furniture part ( | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140270934 | CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM USING A COMB CONNECTOR - A construction system uses a comb connector element in combination with flat or generally planar polygonal shapes of various types. The comb connector elements connect to the edges of the planar polygonal shapes. Each comb connector has at least one pair of connector members. Each connector member has a proximal end connected to the polygonal member, and a distal end. Each connector member having a face portion that includes a recess extending from a central region of the face portion. The recess extends to the distal end of the face member. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140314477 | CONNECTOR - A connector | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150010350 | Coupling Mechanism - A coupling mechanism comprising at least two complementary shaped connecting members and a spline member wherein the at least two complementary shaped connecting members are configured to engage with each other and spline member is configured to secure the at least two connecting members together when the at least two complementary shaped connecting members are in an engaged configuration. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150016880 | SHAFT/HUB CONNECTION ELEMENT WITH ELASTIC CENTERING ELEMENT - A shaft/hub connection for vehicles or for use in drive systems with a cylinder-shaped shaft component, containing elevations or depressions on the lateral surface and a hub component having a bore, including inside the bore also elevations or depressions, whereby the shaft component can be mounted inside the bore of the hub component. It is further distinguished in that inside the bore of the hub component at least 2 surfaces are arranged such that an elastic deformation of these surfaces in the radial direction is possible and inside the bore of the hub component at least 2 surfaces are arranged such that an elastic deformation of these surfaces in the radial direction is less possible. In addition, the shaft/hub connection is characterized in that the elastically deformable surfaces are connected in a materially bonding manner with the elastically less deformable surfaces. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150037092 | WEB COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MAKING A WEB COMPONENT - A web component suitable for use with a snap-fit assembly is disclosed herein. The web component includes, but is not limited to, a sheet metal member that has a periphery and a first side and a second side. The sheet metal member also includes a plurality of protrusions that extend from a first surface of the first side and from a second surface of the second side. The plurality of protrusions are disposed proximate a portion of the periphery and are configured to engage a female receiver associated with the snap-fit assembly. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150078817 | COUPLING STRUCTURE FOR RESIN PARTS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A resin parts coupling structure includes a first and second resin members, e.g., parts of a motorcycle body. The first member includes a first projected portion projected inwardly from an flat surface portion of the vehicle body. The second member includes a second projected portion engaged with and thereby coupled to the first projected portion. The first projected portion includes a hollow space formed between an inside surface of the first projected portion and the flat surface portion, an engagement hole communicating between the hollow space and the flat surface portion, and a first receiving portion disposed away from the engagement hole. The second projected portion includes a second receiving portion which contacts the first receiving portion, and a claw portion which extends outwardly of the second receiving portion and securely engages the engagement hole. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150132051 | SERRATION HAVING AN OFFSET CONSTRUCTION POINT - A component that is to be mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation and transmits torque along with a rotating partner includes a first serration that extends about the axis of rotation and is to mesh with the rotating partner which has an adequate second serration mating with the first serration. The first serration has a plurality of teeth which have tooth tips extending substantially in the direction of the axis of rotation and tooth valleys located between the tooth tips. The tooth tips of the first serration each have a meshing edge forming a first line, while the tooth valleys located between the teeth each define a second line. At least two adjacent second lines intersect at an imaginary point lying between the axis of rotation and the maximum circumference of the first serration, in the semicircular surface beyond the axis of rotation. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150132052 | COUPLING ELEMENT, COUPLING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COUPLING ELEMENT - A coupling element with an axis of rotation (A), about which the coupling element can rotate, having a plane-sided spur toothing extending axially with respect to the axis of rotation (A) and having teeth, the spur toothing being designed in such a way that it can engage into a plane-sided countertoothing of a second coupling element for the transmission of a torque about the axis of rotation and the first coupling element and the second coupling element are connectable fixedly in terms of rotation to one another. A coupling arrangement with coupling elements and a method for producing the coupling element is also disclosed. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150368896 | GLUELESS COMPOSITE PANEL AND METHOD FOR THE GLUELESS CONNECTION OF TWO PANEL ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a glueless composite panel which comprises a first panel element and a second panel element. The two panel elements are connected together via coupling means that extend in each case parallel to a longitudinal direction of a first end side of the first panel element. As coupling means, a first groove is arranged on the first panel element on the first end side thereof, said groove being delimited by a tongue and an edge strip that is set back with respect to the tongue. The first edge strip is in this case subdivided into individual first strip sections. By contrast, the second panel element has corresponding coupling means such that in the coupled state of the two panel elements the first strip sections and second strip sections of the second panel element undercut one another at least regionally. In this case, the respective strip sections are arranged in a groove of the other panel element in each case. In order to couple the two panel elements, the coupling means thereof are moved towards one another and locked together by way of a subsequent relative movement of the two panel elements in the opposite direction. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160003272 | FASTENER ELEMENT - A fastener element for transmitting a load to a machine part. One of the fastener's longitudinal extension axial ends is fixed with the machine part. The load acts onto the fastener at the other longitudinal extension axial end in a load area. The fastener comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending base parts, including the load area. The base parts are connected to each other by corrugations. To reduce shear in the fastener, a height of the corrugations is substantially constant along a first extension in a fastener longitudinal direction, extending from the machine part to a transition region. The load area is arranged along a second extension in the fastener longitudinal direction adjoining the first extension. Along the second extension, the corrugations height is reduced from the transition region, becoming zero at a final section of the fastener in the axial end region remote from the machine part. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160031592 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING SELF-SUPPORTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES - Systems and methods are provided for connecting flat sheets formed from a variety of different materials to construct three-dimensional self-supporting structures having predetermined shapes and decorative and/or functional purposes. The flat sheets, which also may be referred to as individual components, may each include a plurality of prong sets and a plurality of slits whereby a prong set from an individual component may be inserted into a slit of another individual component to interlock and form a joint between the individual components. Each individual component may form one or more joints with the other individual components. The tension created in the joints may provide depth to the surface, which in turn may create structure. | 02-04-2016 |
