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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5117775 | Floatation device A floation device includes a molded outer shell defining a hollow interior. The hollow interior is filled with recycled plastic bottles of the type used conventionally for soft drink containers which are molded from a plastic material and include a genera... | 06/02/1992 |
| 4869035 | Non-linear stair A modified construction for a non-linear or curved staircase employs a technique in which the treads for the staircase are initially cut to the required shape and size. Flexible plywood boards of the same length and height as the required stringers are th... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4868542 | Automotive brake light and communication system An automobile signalling system includes a programmable processing unit or computer mounted in the vehicle near the driver's station. The unit has a key board and a pre-edit screen for displaying an input from the key board. An output from the processing ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4864772 | Self centering gate A self-centering stock-proof gate comprises an elongate tubular member and an extension piece slideable within the tube, the extension piece carrying an embedded wire for communicating electric shock along the tubular member and along the extension piece.... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4863216 | Baby chair of the type which hooks on a table edge A baby chair of the type which can be attached to an edge of a table includes an upper rail which is U-shaped to define two forwardly projecting members which engage the table and a base of the U-shape which extends around the rear of a chair portion whic... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4858419 | Swath treating attachment for a swather An attachment for a swather comprises a panel which is hinged at a front edge on the swather so as to hang downwardly and rearwardly therefrom so that rear edge engages and compresses the swath as it emerges from the swather. The panel is spring biased do... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4858584 | Heat exchanger A fuel pre-heater is used for heating the fuel for internal combustion engines, especially diesel engines. The pre-heater has an elongate cylindrical outer container housing an inner, concentric tube so as to provide an annular chamber between the two. A ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4856123 | Toilet apparatus for use by bed ridden patients A toilet apparatus for use with bed ridden patients comprises a frame which provides an upper horizontal patient support so that the patient can be transferred from a lying condition in a bed onto the support. A back portion of the support then pivots abo... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4856510 | Tracheal tube inflator A tracheal tube assembly has a tracheal tube carrying an inflatable cuff and an inflation tube for the cuff. A novel inflator for the cuff has serially avenged pilot and control balloons, with the control balloon having a higher compliance than the pilot ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4856674 | Cover for plastic container A container has a mouth with a peripheral lip and a membrane seal extending across the mouth of the container and sealed to the top of the lip. A lid for the container has a flat central panel positioned above the membrane, an intermediate panel extending... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4854103 | Building system with interlocking blocks An interlocking system of blocks comprises a basic block having side walls and transverse webs all of constant thickness with the webs being rectangular in shape and offset upwardly from the bottom of the edges of the side walls to form recesses at the bo... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4852447 | String arrangement for a musical instrument A string arrangement for attachment to a conventional stringed instrument comprises a substantially conventional string which is carried upon a reel member surrounded by a cover member with the string passing through an opening in the cover member. The re... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4852268 | Lottery ticket template A template is intended for use with user marked lottery tickets. The template consists of two sheets of stiff material joined along a fold line. The sheets conform in shape and size to the lottery ticket to be marked. One sheet of the template is provided... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4852279 | Digging implement or blade therefor A blade is provided for a digging implement, especially a snowthrower. The implement is of the type having an auger blade arranged for advancement sideways into a body of material to be removed. The blade consists of a band with a leading edge wound along... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4853608 | AC voltage regulator An AC voltage regulator includes a transformer arrangement having a plurality of taps so that an input line voltage is passed to an output line with the output line voltage being determined by the nominal value of the input line voltage together with an a... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4850658 | Jewelry storage container A jewelry support device comprises an upper section defined by an upper octagonal plate and a lower octagonal plate between which are supported four jewelry support members each formed by two plates at right angles rotatable relative to the plates about a... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4848450 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a core structure formed by a plurality of plate members in stacked arrangement. Each plate member is square or rectangular and includes along two opposed sides a portion bent at right angles to the basic plate and then bent inwar... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4848769 | Golf game apparatus A golf game device comprises a base unit side to carry a simulated ball and provide a horizontal pad section simulating a driving surface. A stant unit is sized to receive the feet of the golfer in this stance when the base unit is positioned to one side ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4846781 | Centrifugal separator A centrifugal separator for gold or the like is of the type in which a bowl is rotated at high speed so that materials fed into the bowl pass over the peripheral wall of the bowl to an open mouth. On the inner surface of the bowl is provided a series of r... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4842126 | Auger flight section A flight section for mounting at the feed end of an auger comprises an intergral moulding from a resilient elastomeric material such as natural rubber which includes a central sleeve portion and an outer flight. The sleeve has an inner surface for engagin... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4836326 | Optimal shadow omniphonic microphone and loudspeaker system The invention comprises a microphone and loud speaker system in which the components include a cylinder having a center section and an end section at each end of the center section in axial alignment with one another. The adjacent ends of the center and e... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4833846 | Ground anchor system for supporting an above ground structure A device for supporting a building structure or the like includes an elongate shaft which is of square cross section and has a short length of screw flight at a lower end and the male screw threaded portion at an upper end extending coaxially with the sha... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4827542 | Inflatable container for a small child An inflatable container for use as a crib, playpen, bassinet and safety car bed is provided by a rectangular base and attached side walls, all of which can be inflated by an air pump permanently attached along the top of one side wall. Between adjacent ed... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4828073 | Mobile suspended scaffold A mobile suspended scaffold arrangement comprises a support portion which can move along rails or purlins provided on the roof of a steel building, a boom assembly extending outwardly therefrom and a scaffold hanger portion suspended from the boom assembl... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4826088 | Pneumatic distribution system with split ducts A pneumatic distribution system for particulate material includes a tank and a plurality of pipes extending outwardly from the tank to respective sides thereof. Each of the pipes forms part of the duct from a metering system and carries the particular mat... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4825970 | Power takeoff shaft arrangement for a road vehicle A power takeoff attachment for a conventional road vehicle includes a base member with a rod extending transvesely thereto and of a length so that the outer end thereof can be inserted into a pivot coupling for example provided by a V-shaped space between... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4823679 | Building ventilation system with air inlet flap control In a ventilation system for a building in which air is extracted by a fan arrangement, an inlet flap arrangement is provided for a ceiling opening which comprises a foamed material flap member mounted directly covering the ceiling opening. The flap member... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4823937 | Auger including a step contruction designed for attachment thereto A step construction for an auger tube comprises a clamp which clamps around the auger tube at a position spaced from the hopper at the lower end of the auger tube. A flat step member is pivotally coupled to the clamp and includes a leg at an end remote fr... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4823425 | Chimney flue brush A brush for cleaning a chimney flue is formed from a central hub outwardly from which extends a plurality of plastics strips manufactured from strapping tape having a width of the order of 1/2 inch and a thickness of the order of 0.030 inch. The device is... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4819667 | Treatment of tobacco to reduce tar and nicotine content The tar and nicotine content of tobacco is reduced by passing through the tobacco a combination of steam and starch cells.... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4819887 | Rack for storing and dispensing rolled floor covering A rack for supporting a plurality of rolls of sheet material particularly floor covering is defined by a frame structure carrying two chains one at each end with the chains arranged to rotate around upper and lower chain wheels. The chains rotate in synch... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4818971 | False alarm resistant burglar alarm system A door lock includes circuitry for signalling the condition and operation of the lock. The lock has a bolt and two separate locking mechanisms, each operable to lock the bolt in its projected position. A bolt position signal switch generates a signal indi... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4817729 | Hinged cultivator frame The present invention relates to a cultivator having a frame which includes at last one line of hinges with axes transversely disposed to the direction of draft of the cultivator. The portion of the cultivator frame ahead of the front row of hinges is kno... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4815149 | Fabric clothing including a three dimensional pattern An article of apparel, generally a T shirt which includes a fabric layer upon which is attached a three dimensional molded article providing a three dimensional relief pattern on a front part of the T shirt to enhance the appearance and provide opportunit... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4813695 | Multi-axle vehicle suspension A multi-axle road vehicle has an equalizing resilient suspension for equalizing the load over the axles of a multi-axle set. The suspension is itself carried on a suspension subframe that is in turn mounted on the vehicle to pivot about a transverse, hori... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4811514 | Ice fishing rig A fishing jigger has a main body with two vertical panels mounted on a pair of relatively long, transverse supports, a rod holder extending along the top of the two main panels is pivoted to the panels at one end. An electric operating system for the rod ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4811864 | Cleaning arrangement for a roller metering device A roller metering device comprises a roller, which has continuous elongate grooves longitudinally thereof spaced angularly around the periphery thereof, mounted in a hopper so that it grasps and forwards a volume of the particulate material within the hop... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4809683 | Aid for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation An aid for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation comprises a flat disc having a lower surface coated with an adhesive suitable for application to the skin of a patient, the adhesive being covered by a removable film to allow the adhesive to be activated. The upp... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4800934 | Device for pouring drinks having layers of different densities A device for pouring layered drinks comprises a base portion in the form of a tray defining four recesses onto which four separate glasses can be located. A top portion has four cup member recessed in an upper surface. Each cup member has four ribs extend... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800669 | Spinner blades for use in water or air A spinner for fishing lures comprises a relatively lightweight, substantially rigid disc having a fold line extending across the disc whereby the two parts separated by the fold line may be angulated towards one another with an included angle of between a... | 01/31/1989 |
