The invention has a captive tooless fastener for securing the engine intake air filter. The tooless fastener comprises shaft and associated bodies. The body has two arms oriented about 180 degrees apart. The shaft is threaded through a sealing washer and an aperture in a closed end cap of the air filter. The shaft is expanded so it cannot be removed from the end cap. The body's threaded inner diameter mates with a threaded portion of a central shaft in an air filter housing. The body's arms are rotated to screw the fastener and the shaft of the housing together. When tightened, the sealing washer closes the aperture. To remove the air filter, the fastener is unscrewed from the shaft of the housing and in the shaft floats in the aperture. A person in the field can remove the air filter by inserting fingers under the arms and pulling.
Ronald C. Troxell - Clarendon Hills IL, US Kenneth S. Schultz - Evanston IL, US Roy E. Greenlees - Lake Forest IL, US Edward J. Sroka - Waconda IL, US Colin W. Greenlees - Chicago IL, US
Assignee:
R2C Performance Products, LLC. - Forest Park IL
International Classification:
2304
US Classification:
D23365
Captive Toolees Fastener For Securing An Engine Intake Air Filter And Clamp Assembly For Air Filter Housing
Ronald C. Troxell - Clarendon Hills IL, US Roy E. Greenlees - Lake Forest IL, US Kenneth S. Schultz - Evanston IL, US
Assignee:
Maradyne Corporation - Cleveland OH
International Classification:
B01D 46/00
US Classification:
55498, 55492, 55495, 55496, 55DIG 28
Abstract:
The invention has a captive tooless fastener for securing the engine intake air filter. The tooless fastener comprises shaft and associated bodies. The body has two arms oriented about 180 degrees apart. The shaft is threaded through a sealing washer and an aperture in a closed end cap of the air filter. The shaft is expanded so it cannot be removed from the end cap. The body's threaded inner diameter mates with a threaded portion of a central shaft in an air filter housing. The body's arms are rotated to screw the fastener and the shaft of the housing together. When tightened, the sealing washer closes the aperture. To remove the air filter, the fastener is unscrewed from the shaft of the housing and in the shaft floats in the aperture. A person in the field can remove the air filter by inserting fingers under the arms and pulling.
Kenneth Schultz - Davie FL, US Jose Hernandez - Maimi FL, US
International Classification:
G06F007/00
US Classification:
707/001000
Abstract:
The Web based Database Inquiry System provides custom tables in which are stored information from an external database. The custom tables are designed to arrange and format the stored information so as to anticipate a user's request thus reducing time and cost associated with retrieving information arranged and formatted as per the user's desire. The information stored in the custom tables are structured, arranged and formatted in typical and a typical approaches derived from ad hoc studies of patterns of user requests for particular applications and/or disciplines. The information is stored in a structured layered fashion and the user is able to retrieve information from the various layers through the use of a “drilling” operation. The custom tables are populated by a process server preferably during times of low database usage by users. The Inquiry System contains modules for different types of information requested by the user and such modules contain the information to be displayed to the user via a browser.
Kenneth S. Schultz - Evanston IL, US William F. Crowe - Harvard IL, US Roy E. Greenlees - Lake Forest IL, US
International Classification:
E04H 4/16
US Classification:
21016719
Abstract:
A removable skimmer net assembly that securely sits within the mouth of any conventional pool skimmer to passively collect floating debris from the surface of the water. The skimmer net assembly includes a removable pool net and a skimmer mount having a telescoping column and a T-shaped net orientation connector. The telescoping column secures the mount within the mouth of the pool skimmer in either a vertical or horizontal orientation. The net orientation connector allows the removable net to be properly positioned within the pool regardless of the orientation of the telescoping column or the style of skimmer. The removable pool net is connected to the skimmer mount by a dove-tail joint that allows the net to be easily disconnected from the mount for cleaning or when the pool is in use.
Kenneth E. Schultz - Coral Springs FL Mary Craycraft - Davie FL
International Classification:
A61M 500
US Classification:
128214R
Abstract:
A releasable device for securely fastening intravenous tubing to an intracatheter insert or needle and method are disclosed. The securing system comprises a locking member attached to the hub of the intracatheter insert and a projection knob molded near the end of the intravenous tubing, as part of the tubing. The locking member comprises a loop portion which is designed to securely but releasably fit over and around the projection knob when the intravenous tubing is inserted into position in the intracatheter insert. The locking member is also comprised of a pair of inclined arms attached to the loop portion and to which is attached a pair of parallel legs further including a pair of radially inwardly directed hinge pins, which hinge pins are hingedly attached to the hub of the intracatheter insert or needle. The locking member of the present invention is preferably constructed of a single length of metal rod which is bent into the desired shape.
Filter Assembly For Cleaning Cooling Air For Engines
Roy E. Greenlees - Lake Forest IL Richard Snyder - Gary IN Kenneth S. Schultz - Evanston IL R. Ryan Greenlees - Lake Forest IL
Assignee:
United Air Filter, Inc. - Cicero IL
International Classification:
F02B 7700
US Classification:
553851
Abstract:
An engine filter assembly for cleaning cooling air for an internal-combustion engine for use in high-debris environment such as in roofing-removing machines includes a protective element housing attached to the machine at a remote position. The protective element housing houses a two-stage air filter having a cylindrical-shaped filter element with an outer pre-filter covering. An air inlet housing on the engine is connected to the protective element housing by a flexible coupling link. A shield protects the engine from direct contact with loose or air-born materials during the operation of the machine. A thermal sensing device reads the temperature of the engine and automatically shuts down the engine if the temperature elevates beyond specification, reducing the chance of engine failure.