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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4153093 | Billfold and small item holder A zipper closable billfold having inside it a zippered money compartment, several open compartments, a loop for a comb and a ring for keys, on the outside of the billfold a ticket pocket and a change pocket mounted thereon are surrounded by a large zipper... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4135652 | Combination boot slip and jack An appliance to enable a person to install on or remove a boot from his foot without requiring use of his hands. The device is in the form of a pair of spaced vertical standards joined to a common base with brackets mounted on the internal opposing faces ... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4124906 | Child's crib for use in a pool A set of round support weights connected by a hollow horizontal bottom support having perforations so that the bottom support can fill with water and not be buoyant can be connected to a crib by vertical supports engaging corner vertical rails of the crib... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4125256 | Spring biased swing board for projecting a diver A pipe frame has a catapult platform attached to catapult arms which is springingly connected to the frame and the hold down mechanism has a detente which engages the platform when a user stands on the platform. The platform will tilt forwardly when a use... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4071219 | Fishing rod support device A rod support member pivots in the slot of the extension while a rear support member slides on the extension, the extension slides for and aft in a larger extension, the larger extension is received in a support member which laterally slides depending fro... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4016875 | Penis locking and lacerating vaginal insert A plurality of rigid members forming lateral enlargements engage a plurality of housing members having lateral slots to secure the enlargements, springs within the housing press the rigid members distal to the housing to retain the device within a woman's... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3956825 | Potato and vegetable peelers A vegetable peeler in one version that is pushed against the vegetable and removes the skin by an impressed blade; in another version, a relatively long blade is rotatable in a frame to remove a variable thickness of the vegetable at each stroke.... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3946443 | Disposable rain garment A disposable rain garment, adaptable to be dispensed from a continuous sheet which is storable on a roller, prior to use. The garment is formed of a double layer of waterproof material such as plastic sheeting, and pre-cut to form leg sections and arm sections... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3945905 | Electrolytic cell A fixed, hollow, cylindrical, open ended electrically conductive cathode concentrically surrounds a hollow, cylindrical, electrically conductive anode. The anode is fixed upon an electrically conductive axle so as to allow the anode and axle to rotate ins... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3930491 | Combination fireplace and space heater A conventional fireplace with a mantel, a hearth and a chimney has an air intake port and an air exhaust port disposed in the mantel. An air intake fan also disposed in the mantel is connected in series with copper pipe, and the fan is connected to the in... | 01/06/1976 |
| 3930514 | Wind resistant umbrella A conventional umbrella has three hooks mounted upon each of its downwardly extending ribs. The first hook is located at the bottom of the rib. The second hook is located at the connection point of the rib and one of the elongated struts used to open and ... | 01/06/1976 |
