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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 3971686 | Label applying method A method for successively applying an elongated label having an adhesive on one surface, to articles of merchandise. The method includes the steps of sequentially separating the labels from a carrier web, and individually delivering the separated labels t... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3971075 | Swimming pool structure A fluid tight enclosure suitable for use as a swimming pool positioned either above or below ground level, or for relining an existing pool. The enclosure comprises a plurality of waterproof panels forming the side walls and floor, the panels being sealab... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3971418 | Weaving machine, apparatus and method A weaving machine, apparatus and method for producing corduroy fabric in which wales of the fabric are cut on a weaving machine as the fabric is being formed. This invention contemplates rolls for guiding fabric through a predetermined arc of travel and e... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3969799 | Turbulence generator for yarn texturing air jet This turbulence generator is particularly for use with a yarn texturing air jet of the type having a venturi supported in the exit end of the jet with a yarn guiding needle positioned in the entrance end of the jet and with the space between the venturi a... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3970079 | Body support binder and method of fabricating same An elongate body support binder and method of fabricating the same. The binder comprises serially arranged fabric panels, and a joint structure for interconnecting the adjacent ends of the panels and which includes a plastic strip having substantial resis... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3967779 | Air mixing valve having a thermal motor actuator for effecting adjustment A mixing valve for mixing airstreams in an air distributing system including a housing having first and second air inlet passages therein for receiving respective airstreams of different characteristics, valve means cooperating with the first and second i... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3967642 | Air volume regulator for air conditioning systems An air volume regulator for use in an air distribution duct for maintaining a substantially constant volume flow of air therethrough and having a pair of spaced apart opposing airfoils positioned so as to define a passageway for the flow of air therebetwe... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3966862 | Method of reconstituting mica A method of making reconstituted mica sheet in which dry ground mica is blended together with dry ground thermoplastic polyester to produce a dry powder mixture having no more than about 90% mica by weight of mixture, the dry powder mixture is formed into... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3966243 | Security bar assembly for double doors A security lock device for a side-by-side pair of hinged double doors which permits securely locking the doors to the opposing door jambs and to one another to thereby secure the same against forced entry. The security lock device comprises a pair of lock... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3965844 | Apparatus for pivotally mounting a fishing motor An apparatus for pivotally mounting an outboard fishing motor, such as a shaft-mounted submersible electric motor, on the bow of a fishing boat or the like for pivotal movement between an operative position wherein the motor is held in the water and a non... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3965828 | Waste feeding apparatus for incinerator Apparatus for feeding waste material including pathological or highly infectuous waste into an incinerator combustion chamber through an access opening in the top thereof and being characterized by a construction which substantially prohibits the escape o... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3965785 | Apparatus for cutting sheet material An apparatus for accurately and efficiently cutting a web of sheet material into individual cut segments, and which comprises a pivotal rocker arm, and means for periodically oscillating the rocker arm which includes an endless chain having one or more ca... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3965703 | Warp knitted compression bandage fabric A ribbon-like bandage fabric which is stretchable in the lengthwise direction but substantially unstretchable in the widthwise direction. The fabric includes a plurality of walewise parallel stitch loop chains knit of stretchable yarn, a pair of filling y... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3965521 | Convertible multi-purpose brush assembly A convertible multi-purpose brush assembly characterized by providing a multiplicity of working surfaces for a variety of tasks and versatility and ease in conversion for various uses. The brush assembly may be constructed for attachment to a home applian... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3966340 | Twist lock connector A twist lock connector for use in connecting and disconnecting components, such as knock-down furniture components, and being characterized by a construction which provides easy selective progressive friction locking and unlocking thereof to a selected de... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3964275 | Terry loop forming instrument for circular knitting machine The terry loop forming instruments are positioned in vertically extending slots in the needle cylinder and between the slots containing the cylinder needles. The terry loop forming instruments are supported for vertical sliding movement in the slots and c... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3964277 | Weft knit fabric with deflected inlaid yarn The inlaid yarn is incorporated in a rib or double knit fabric by forming groups of held stitch loops on the face side of the fabric. The inlaid yarns extend behind the held stitch loops and are maintained in position by the rearwardly facing stitch loops... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3961920 | Gas adsorber cell test sampler A gas adsorber cell for use in high efficiency gas cleaning systems and the like, and having provision for obtaining a representative and undisturbed sample of the adsorbent material to permit periodic testing of the efficacy of the adsorbent material. Th... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3960275 | Modular display system with interlocking frame members This display system includes tubular frame components which are easy to assemble, disassemble and rearrange to form various types of display units. The frame components are provided with interlocking connector means which includes a multi-sided stud exten... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3958425 | Corrugated plastic drainage pipe with integral coupler A corrugated plastic drainage pipe having a coupler integrally formed at one end thereof and wherein the coupler is in the form of an enlarged collar having an inner diameter and length so as to receive the end of a connecting pipe therein and having a pl... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3956906 | Control top panty hose and method of knitting same The panty portion of the panty hose is knit of stretch and spandex yarns to provide compressive force against the body of the wearer. The panty portion includes an attractive pattern of relatively opaque areas and open lace areas with alternate courses be... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3957555 | Method of making pile fabric having an adhesive substrate A method of making pile fabrics in which a compacted block of strands of pile forming material is incrementally discharged from an open end of a container in successive increments of an amount equal to the desired length of pile and, following each discha... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3956134 | Underdrain for water filtration system An underdrain is provided in a water filtration system beneath a bed of filter media and comprises a plurality of elongate hollow underdrain units defining respective elongate substantially horizontal fluid passageways therein with the hollow underdrain u... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3954345 | Self-locking dowell pin A self-locking dowel pin, suitable for use in assembling abutting furniture components, including a central portion and end portions of flexible material extending longitudinally outwardly from the central portion and being of initially transversely inwar... | 05/04/1976 |
| 3953961 | Method and apparatus for spinning yarns on open-end spinning machines and pneumatically removing fiber and trash waste incident to spinning A method and apparatus for removing fiber waste from yarn spinning rotors of open-end spinning machines and for removing trash waste liberated from fibers in their paths of travel to the respective rotors, utilizing a common primary airflow for drawing ai... | 05/04/1976 |
| 3952538 | Portable self-contained apparatus for freezing liquids A portable, convenient to use, self-contained apparatus for freezing liquids, such as ice cream, without the necessity of using ice and salt. The apparatus includes a housing with a heat conductive wall therein defining a cooling chamber of generally circ... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3951151 | Disposable diaper The improvements, in a disposable diaper including a fluid permeable top sheet and a fluid impermeable bottom sheet bound and secured together along their transverse and longitudinal edges and having a fluid absorbent pad disposed between the top and bott... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3950927 | Apparatus and method for measuring yarn storage at a spindle assembly station in a textile yarn processing machine An apparatus and method for measuring yarn storage at a spindle assembly station in a textile yarn processing machine, such as a two-for-one twister or the like, in which each station includes a spindle assembly for carrying a package of yarn to be withdr... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3948032 | Anti-friction balloon restrainer in a textile yarn processing machine A textile yarn processing machine, such as a twister, spinning frame or the like, having spindle assembly stations for the processing of yarn and each including a spindle assembly for carrying a package of yarn to be withdrawn and processed and which prod... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3947109 | Apparatus and method for processing photographic paper strip An apparatus and method for processing a paper strip wherein the paper strip is composed of a series of closely spaced photographic prints and wherein the paper strip has been marked with various indicia indicating the location of the prints and whether t... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3946650 | Ventilation apparatus and method A workspace, within a building where a process is practiced by which airborne liquid particulate grease is generated, is ventilated by an apparatus and in accordance with a method by which air is induced to flow at conveying velocity from the workspace in... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3945184 | Self-threading yarn brake mechanism in a hollow spindle assembly of a textile yarn processing machine A textile yarn processing machine, such as a two-for-one twister and the like, having spindle assemblies for the processing of yarn and each including a carrier mechanism for carrying a pacakge of yarn to be withdrawn and processed and defining a passagew... | 03/23/1976 |
