90 results about "Tine" patented technology

A vibratory rate z-axis gyroscope is characterized by drive-mode and sense-mode quality factors and rate sensitivity and is fabricated with at least two decoupled vibratory tines, a levered drive-mode mechanism coupled between the tines to structurally force anti-phase drive-mode motion of the tines at a predetermined drive frequency, to eliminate spurious frequency modes of the anti-phase drive-mode motion of the tines lower than the predetermined drive frequency and to provide synchronization of drive- and sense-mode motion of the tines, and a sense-mode mechanism coupled between the tines arranged and configured to provide a linearly coupled, dynamically balanced anti-phase sense-mode motion of the tines to minimize substrate energy dissipation and to enhance the sense-mode quality factor and rate sensitivity.

A cavity drill is provided, which is configured for use with a bone drill. The cavity drill includes a body. The bone drill has a first portion movably connected to a second portion. A third portion is movably connected to the second portion. The body is mounted with the third portion of the bone drill. A sheath extends from the third portion to a distal end. A curette is connected with the distal end of the bone drill. The curette is composed of retractable cutting tines / blades which are turned / powered by the bone drill motor. The curette tines can be used in a partially or fully deployed state and at low or high speed. The curette is designed to create cavities of varying size in a bone. The cavity drill and the bone drill may include a radiation protection guard and radiolucent portions. Methods of use are also provided.

The present invention relates to a pallet transportation assembly comprising a first and second tine, each having a top, a bottom, a front wheel, a middle wheel, a rear wheel, and a riser; and a body coupled to the first and second tines comprising a tine adjustment system and a vertical backing portion.

A rear-tine roto-tiller with a chassis having a forward end and a rearward end; a set of rotating tines at the rearward end; a set of ground-engaging wheels between the forward end and the tines; and a tine transmission mounted on a substantially vertical shaft at the rearward end with a substantially horizontal shaft holding the tines. The tine transmission is rotatable about the vertical shaft between a first position in which the tines rotate in the same direction as the wheels and a second position in which the tines rotate in a direction opposite the direction of rotation of the wheels, thus allowing easy conversion between SRT mode and CRT mode.

Repair of a broken finger of a harvester reel pickup tine is accomplished by positioning a repair finger having a cavity over the broken finger stub so that the broken finger stub of the harvester reel pickup tine is received in the cavity of the repair finger, and the repair finger is then fastened adjacent one end to the pickup tine when the broken finger stub is in the cavity.

A bearing, particularly a rubber bearing, has in its fundamental structure at least one bearing bushing and one rubber body surrounded by the bearing bushing. The bearing bushing has at least one longitudinal parting line having edge profiles that are complementary to one another, provided at adjacent longitudinal edges. The tines and tine recesses, respectively, engage into one another at the edge profiles which are complementary to one another. The tine along the one longitudinal edge, in each instance, dips into a related tine recess on the other longitudinal edge, essentially in the circumference direction of the bearing bushing in the course of production. During this process, the tine is plastically deformed by a predetermined measure, so that the tine and the related tine recess wedge into one another.

In some embodiments, the device may comprise a rocker arm, fist tine, and second tine which may be coupled to a chassis. A first proximal wheel yoke having a first retractable load bearing wheel may be pivotally coupled to the first tine. A first distal wheel yoke having a first retractable counter balance wheel may also be pivotally coupled to the first tine. A first tappet may be coupled to the first proximal wheel yoke, to the first distal wheel yoke, and to the rocker arm. A second proximal wheel yoke having a second retractable load bearing wheel may be pivotally coupled to the second tine. A second distal wheel yoke having a second retractable counter balance wheel may also be pivotally coupled to the second tine. A second tappet may be coupled to the second proximal wheel yoke, to the second distal wheel yoke, and to the rocker arm.

A claw tine for demolition equipment includes an elongated claw tine pivotally movable about a pivot point between an open and closed position by a hydraulic cyliner. The total angular rotation of the claw tine is at least 75 degrees, generally between 75 and 100 degrees. The maximum holding force is positioned 25 to 40 degrees from the closed position. The claw tine is adapted to be incorporated into a wide varity of demolition equipment including a bucket and claw structure attachment and a variety of grapples.

A fork lift attachment for multi-purpose buckets that is easily installed and secured. The mechanism fits under the bucket and is supported by a slot on the top side of the tine and a latch at the heel of the tine. The latch is tightened causing the fork lift attachment to be cinched onto the bucket. A security chain readily and visibly secures the latch so as to prevent the fork lift attachments from being dislodged even if the hydraulics open the bucket.

A clamp-on fork lift attachment having spaced tines which may be temporarily secured to the blade portion of a loader bucket used on equipment such as backhoe loaders and front end loaders includes a lifting plate, a leveling indicator, tie-down elements and a stabilizer bar connected between the spaced tines.

A laser hardened knife guard is provided. In one aspect, the invention provides for a knife guard that comprises a guard body that further comprises a base material. The base material includes a mounting bar that defines at least one bolt hole and at least one tine projecting forward from the mounting bar. The base material has a first hardness. A laser treated material is formed into or in the base material. The laser treated material comprises a second hardness greater than the first hardness.

A Tray and Trellis System includes vertical posts or legs, longitudinal members, and cross members. Combs include tines fixed at one end to longitudinal members on one side, and releasably engaged at their other end to other longitudinal members on the other side. Further combs include tines fixed to a cross member at one end, and releasably engaged to another cross member at the other end. There may be intermediate cross members having tines fixed to them and other tines releasably engaged to them. Fixation of the tines may be by clips, rings, welding, bonding, fastening, or by molding as a single piece. The releasably engaged ends of the tines may be engaged with snap-fit slot features in the longitudinal members, the cross members, or the clips or rings, or may be engaged with open grommets inserted into openings in the longitudinal members or cross members.

The invention relates to the valve technical field, namely a valve digital display unit, including a base, wherein a tine meshing with the gear is arranged at the lower part of the outer surface of the base, and a ring of scale and / or scale valve for indication is arranged on the upper surface of the base, an upper annular boss is formed to contract inwards arranged on the upper part of the outer surface of the base; a large dial, which is a tourus, wherein a scale and / or a scale valve is arranged on the upper surface of the tourus, and a ring of tines meshing with the gear is arranged at the lower part of the tourus; a gear, which is arranged with gear teeth meshing with the tines on the base and the large dial, and the gear is arranged on the side wall of the handle case through the gear shaft; a handle case, the superior wall of which is arranged with a small window for observing the scale and / or the scale valve on the base and the large dial. The invention has the advantages of compact structure, beautiful appearance, accurate figure-reading, convenience, which is suitable for a plurality of valves.

A termination block having spaced apart rear and front faces with rear and front apertures, respectively, and a plurality of mounting surfaces on the rear face. A screw receiving portion receiving a screw is positioned at each mounting surface. An interior recess is between the rear and front faces, accessible from the rear and front faces through the rear and front apertures. A terminal connection pad is positioned at the rear face at each mounting surface, and a plurality of tines extend through the rear aperture and are positioned within the interior recess for access through the front aperture. Each tine has a flat contact end portion. A plurality of trace members positioned at the rear face, each electrically coupling together one of the terminal connection pads and one of the tines. The terminal connection pads, tines and trace members are formed as part of a stamped, thin, flat lead frame.

An attachment kit with swiveling wheel for converting a self-propelled rotary tiller with rear tines and motor driven wheels into a towing machine. The attachment kit is secured to the tiller in place of the drag stake. A mounting bracket (8) allows for the assembly to be easily mounted to the rotary tiller without removing either tines (11) or the tine guard (12). The attachment kit with swiveling wheel (9) adds versatility and stability to the rotary tiller by converting it into a towing machine which can be used to tow many different types of trailers, nut harvesters, garden carts, etc. A towing tower (10a) and (10b) to facilitate towing a nut harvester easily connects to the attachment kit. The attachment kit also accepts ball-type hitches and drop-pin hitches.

A pickup and alignment mechanism for logs is disclosed along with a method of using the mechanism. The pickup and alignment mechanism includes a frame, a connector and a plurality of L-shaped tines secured to the frame. The plurality of L-shaped tines is grouped into pairs. The pickup and alignment mechanism also includes a pair of side tine. The pickup and alignment mechanism is designed to be removably mounted to a motorized vehicle. All of the L-shaped tines can be hydraulically or pneumatically actuated to remove from between one to six logs from a stacked pile of logs. The one to six logs are then raised above ground level and are aligned relative to one another so that they can be easily cut into smaller piece of firewood by a person with a chain saw. The person with the chain saw will approach the front of the pickup and alignment mechanism and face the motorized vehicle. The pickup and alignment mechanism further includes a plurality of bumpers secured to each pair of L-shaped tines. The bumpers provide a clearance such that the blade of the chain saw can be kept a safe distance away from the frame to prevent damage to the blade.

An improved pallet comprising: a support deck with an upper load contacting surface and a lower ground facing surface; a first and second sidewall, each with ground contacting legs and each connected to two elongate sides of the support deck; a pallet cavity formed below said lower ground facing surface of the support deck and between said first and second sidewalls; and a support element with a tine contacting surface protruding vertically down from the lower ground facing surface of the support deck partially into the pallet cavity but not below the ground contacting legs of the first and second sidewalls.

In some embodiments, a brush remover may include one or more of the following features: (a) an elongated frame, (b) an operator's station located at an end of the elongated frame, (c) scissor gear located at an opposite end of the elongated frame, (d) an actuation lever coupled to the frame, (e) a cable operably coupled to the actuation lever and to the scissor gear, (f) a support leg coupled to the opposite end of the elongated frame adjacent to the scissor gear, (g) a pincher operably coupled to the scissor gear, (h) a tine located on a pinching surface of the pincher, and (i) a spring operably coupled to the scissor gear.

A tine assembly is used with an agricultural machine such as a harvester or hay merger. The tine assemblies mount on a reel that rotates about an axis extending transverse to the direction of travel. The tine assembly includes a first tine and a second tine, each having a main extended portion and a lateral portion extending transverse to the main portion at a mounting end of the tines. The lateral portions mount into tabs or opposite ends of a sleeve. The sleeve or tabs and mounting end of the tines are enclosed by a molded mounting portion that also includes a reinforcing arcing element configured for mounting to the reel bar. The arcing element includes orifices that allow for easily bolting and unbolting the tine assemblies for easy attachment and removal.