Joints and connections inventions 12/07

20070297850 - Ball joint device, manufacturing process and apparatus: The invention relates to a device, a process and an apparatus for manufacturing a ball joint device having a ball joint and a casing (1). The casing (1) has a housing (10) for housing the ball joint (2), said housing (10) being configured so as to allow a sliding movement... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070297851 - Connector of cross struts: The present invention provides a cross-strut connector built on a molded base block with two paralleled through-holes, wherein one through-hole is opened tow U-shaped grooves separately on opposite sides and opposite ends crossly; two cross struts are fit into the two through-holes respectively, and pivoted on the base block in... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070297852 - Self-centering clamp block: A clamp member for a suspension system of a vehicle includes a base having a length, a width and a depth. The base also has an inside surface and an outside surface, and a front surface and a back surface. A semi-cylindrical receiving portion is disposed on the inside surface... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20070297853 - Method of attaching an attachment plate to an elongate member: The method is for attaching an attachment plate to an elongate member. An attachment plate (10) is provided that has a spiral shaped cutout forming a fastener (22). The fastener (22) is pulled out and away from a bottom surface (14) against a biasing force of the fastener (22). An... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20070297854 - Corner bracket: A corner bracket apparatus for a slidable frame includes a body having first and second arm portions depending therefrom, the first and second arm portions being oriented generally orthogonally relative to each other and adapted for insertion into respective first and second hollow framing members of said slidable frame, the... Agent: Rolf J. Ohrstrom

20070297855 - Method for primary molding of a molded part, and molded part produced by primary molding, in particular nut: In a method for primary molding of a molded part having an opening and an internal thread formed in the opening, segments of a course of the inner thread arranged in two different sectors of the opening are formed by molding cores projecting into the opening. For release from the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070292204 - Rotating bracket: constructed of two pieces of metal 101 and 201, each of which has two portions that are bent at right angles to a connecting surface of each to form a stirrup, U-shape, or flange forming opposed flanges which are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the connecting surface. One... Agent: Michael P. Hackney

20070292202 - Fixing device for an expansion valve of a motor vehicle air-conditioning system: The invention relates to a fixing device (8) for a expansion valve (4) of a motor vehicle air-conditioning system (1), said expansion valve (4) being connected to two lines (5, 6). The two lines (5, 6) are positioned in relation to each other by means of a line positioning element... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070292203 - Fastening system for fastening an object in a vehicle: A fastening system (4, 4′,4″) is provided for fastening an object (2, 2′) in a vehicle, in particular in an aircraft. The system includes at least one fastening element (14, 14′,14″) arranged between the object (2, 2′) to be fastened and the vehicle. The fastening element (14, 14′, 14″) has... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070292205 - Self-tightening fastening system: A self-tightening device for fastening two structures together includes a female component and a male component where the female component is capable of receiving the male component. The female component includes a moveable member, an energy storing mechanism and a retaining mechanism. The movable member is movable between an unlocked... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20070286671 - Bicycle seat post: A bicycle seat post is provided comprising a tubular element adapted to support the saddle of a bicycle and grasping means of a portion of a frame of the seat adapted to be rotatably coupled with the tubular element to allow the positioning of the grasping means in a plurality... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070286672 - Insert for high stress connection: An insert for a high stress connection. The insert has a housing having a generally cylindrical body and a flanged end with a generally cylindrical inner surface that may accommodate a bolt. The insert may have either an end cap or a thinned portion, or both. The end cap may... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070286673 - Method for fastening plate-like members and fastening structure for plate-like members: A method for fastening plate-like members, including the steps of: forming a convex part on a surface of one plate-like member; forming a through-hole which has a larger diameter than a diameter of the convex part in another plate-like members; after inserting the convex part through the through-hole, pressing a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070286674 - Compliant, low profile, independently releasing, non-protruding and genderless docking system for robotic modules: An apparatus for coupling with a mating coupling module to facilitate the joining of two disjoined structures without requiring precise alignment between the disjoined structures during the coupling of them may include a rotating drive mechanism, a hollow cylindrical body operatively connected to the rotating drive mechanism, wherein the hollow... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070280777 - Sliding self-locking mechanism: A sliding self-locking mechanism is located between a first linking element and a second linking element. The first linking element is movably assembled with the second linking element. The second linking element forms a receiving space and the sliding self-locking mechanism is located in the receiving space of the second... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070280779 - Universal joint lock: An apparatus for locking a universal joint is provide. The universal joint comprises first and second ends, a first member pivotally connected to said first end about a first axis, and a second member pivotally connected to the first member about a second axis wherein the first axis and the... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070280778 - Fixed type constant velocity universal joint: The present invention provides a fixed type constant velocity universal joint suitable for applications where vibration is harmful. A fixed-type constant velocity universal joint (1) includes an inner member (20) fitted in an outer member (10) with a retainer (40) therebetween, and balls (30) provided between track grooves (14, 24)... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070280780 - Fitting device: The present invention relates to a fitting device (10) for a tube-shaped workpiece (27) for use in internal combustion engine facilities. The fitting device (10) has a basic body (16) for the reception of the tube-shaped workpiece (27), the basic body (16) being positioned in the opening of the laminar... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC