Joints and connections inventions 11/07

20070274770 - Ball joint: A ball joint for preventing a ball seat from being rotated by a ball includes a ball seat in an inner chamber of a socket. A fitting portion of the ball seat with a plurality of holding surfaces is provided in proximity to a lower hemisphere of the ball. A... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070274771 - Supporting apparatus: A supporting apparatus is provided. A supporting apparatus comprises a positioning plate with a longitudinal tube passing therethrough. A plurality of horizontal connectors engages with and fixes onto the positioning plate. Horizontal connectors are connected to both end of a horizontal tube. Outer surface of each end of the horizontal... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070274772 - Coupling element for removably joining pipes: This coupling element (A) is able to have, pushed into it along a longitudinal axis (X-X′), a second element (B). The element (A) comprises two superposed coaxial rings, namely a locking ring (2) and a safety ring (4) which are mounted with the possibility of rotating about a body (1)... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070274773 - Releasable barb assembly: The embodiments provide a barb assembly for use with a cable duct component to oppose removal of a cable duct section from the cable duct component. The barb assembly can comprise a releasable assembly for applying a force to a barb and, responsive to the application of the force, for... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20070274774 - Profile for fixing a tensioned cloth: A molding for immobilizing a cloth, cover or the similar in the groove of a supporting structure comprises a core from which at least two elastically deformable wings are extended. Said wings are essentially parallel to each other and remote from each other with the aid of a reinforcing elastically... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070274775 - Method for joining joint parts to hollow profiles: In order to improve the durability of the connection between joint part (3) and hollow profile (1), an adhesive (11) is arranged between an inner side (6) of the joint part (3) and an outer side (5) of the hollow profile (1) before the expansion in such a way that... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070274776 - Connector: A connector particularly a connector for a plastics drainage cell or plastics permeable paver which is designed to resist lateral separation. The connector comprises a first and second part, each having splayed fingers and keyways where by the parts are slide vertically together with the fingers of one part sliding... Agent: Astral Property Pty Ltd

20070274777 - Connecting unit: The invention relates to a connecting unit which is used to quickly connect various types of components or to quickly fix components to other components and which can be detached in an easy and quick manner with simple means even when there is a large amount of dirt or corrosion... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070274778 - Sheave with taper lock coupler: A coupling arrangement for coupling a traction sheave on a motor shaft includes a taper lock bushing and a traction sheave having a tapered bore adapted to receive the taper lock bushing. The taper lock bushing is sized to slidingly engage with the motor shaft and to fit into the... Agent: Plevy, Howard & Darcy, P.C.

20070269262 - Connector for timber construction: The connectors comprise a connector anchored in an end-face blind bore in a wooden beam, which includes the following features: a cylindrical insert whose diameter corresponds approximately to the diameter of the blind bore and which has peripheral recesses or grooves formed tangentially in the cylinder surface; bar dowels which... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070269263 - Fastener system: A fastening system including a connector element (12) including a conical head portion (14) from which extends a threaded shank (16), a hole (18) being formed through the head portion (14) and the shank (16), the head portion being resiliently squeezable in a generally radially inwards direction, the hole (18)... Agent: Dekel Patent Ltd., David Klein

20070264076 - Load release pin for concrete shoring apparatus: A load release pin for concrete forming apparatus is disclosed. The pin supports the concrete forming apparatus and any plastic concrete during forming of a concrete structure. After the concrete has set sufficiently, the pin is displaced to release the load on the forming apparatus. The pin has an asymmetric... Agent: Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C. The Financial Center

20070264077 - Spline joint and lubricating agent composition: Provided are a spline joint (1) where a section at which a male spline shaft (2) and a female spline shaft (3) mesh is filled with a lubricating agent composition containing a lubricating oil and buffer particles (B), and the lubricating agent composition. Impact caused by meshing of both spline... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070258753 - Electric device and pivot mechanism thereof: An electric device includes a main body, a supporting crutch and a pivot mechanism connecting the body to the crutch. The body is rotated around the crutch through the pivot mechanism. The pivot mechanism includes first and second bearing shims. The first bearing shim has a limiting salient, which has... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070258754 - Fastening device: The invention relates to a device for fastening at least one component of an exhaust system to at least one member of a motor vehicle, including a component leg that is designed for rigid fastening to the at least one component of the exhaust system and one member leg that... Agent: Plevy, Howard & Darcy, P.C.

20070258755 - Framework connection set: A specialized configuration of a framework connection set is provided, which is capable of assembling and disassembling frameworks easily. The framework connection set includes a retainer and a retaining clamp. The retaining clamp is moved forward or backward onto the groove of the retainer so as to modulate the space... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070258756 - Means for connecting plastic parts: An integrally formed means for connecting plastic parts that exploits persistent, resilient deformation through studs that are pressed in and through double-tapered holes wherein a neck smaller in cross section than the corresponding studs has been formed. By varying the relative cross sections of neck and stud connection strength may... Agent: Michael Cohnitz Olshausen

20070258757 - Adjustable extention: This extension socket is like no other. It is able to be adjusted in length to fit various applications. Having two or more telescoping parts and a simple spring and lever to allow length adjustments to be made and held.... Agent: Clayburn Griffin

20070258758 - Clamp structure for use on different diameter bars: A clamp structure for use on different diameter bars mainly structured to include upper clamp pieces, lower clamp pieces, a set of first spacers and a set of second spacers, wherein joining portions and through holes are located on the upper clamp pieces, and embedding grooves are defined in bottom... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070253762 - Apparatus and methods for removably securing payloads in an aircraft: Apparatus and methods for removably securing payloads are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes coupling the payload to a body of a locking assembly, engaging an insertion portion of the body into a channel of a track, translating the insertion portion to a second position until at least one... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070253763 - Ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle: A ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle, with a housing (4) having a wall (7), a bottom (8) and an opening (9), with a ball pivot (3), which has a joint ball (1) and a pivot (2). The ball pivot is mounted with the joint ball (1) rotatably... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070253764 - Self-locking, quick-releasing, and self-releasing ball-and-socket latch system: An apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention includes a socket having at least three ball support points to constrain a ball, and a yoke rotatably coupled to the socket, the yoke having an axis of rotation that intersects the ball when the ball is positioned in the socket,... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070253765 - Ball joint: A ball joint includes a ball head with a radially extending neck, and a socket housing having a ball socket and a fastening shaft which extends radially with respect to the ball socket. The socket has an insertion opening facing transversely of the fastening shaft, the opening having a periphery... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070253766 - Cast structural connectors: A cast structural connector connects a structural member, such as a hollow structural section (HSS) or wide flange (W) section member, to a structural frame. The connector is particularly suited for lateral bracing and includes a first end configured to receive the structural member and be welded to the structural... Agent: Miller Thompson, LLP

20070253767 - Dual shaft mechanism: A dual shaft mechanism includes a rotary base (10). The rotary base includes a first shaft seat (11) extending along a first axle (31) thereof, and a second shaft hole (13) extending along a second axle (32). The dual shaft mechanism further includes a first shaft (12) assembled with the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070253768 - System and method for an adjustable connector: A coupler system which changes the relationship of two or more rotating shade tubes is disclosed. The invention enables the installer to compensate for the height of the hembar by rotating the tube forward or backward any desired number of degrees. The coupler includes a cam which is adjusted by... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070253769 - Fastening device for mounting a thermal module to an electronic component: A fastening device (10) for mounting a first member (12) to a second member, the fastening device includes base member (14) and a resilient spring member (15). The base member includes a contacting plate (141) contacting with the second member, and a receiving channel for (147) receiving a portion of... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070253770 - Joined connection, joining element and method for inserting a joining element into a component: In order to make a reliable form-fitting connection possible, in particular even in the case of a joined connection between a joining element and a component both made from stainless steel, axial securing is produced by partial shearing off and displacement of shaft material against a component underside. As a... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP