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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5155898 | Rotary chuck soft jaws Soft jaws in a powered rotary chuck of a lathe are fixedly secured in position, during shaping of the jaws to fit a piece of work, by an annular boring fixture. The fixture is located concentric with the center of rotation of the chuck. The fixture has th... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5066408 | Means and method to treat swimming pool water A swimming pool is treated by a mixture of sodium carbonate and cyanuric acid or sodium carbonate alone added in the form of a compacted tablet. The tablet is placed in a leaf skimmer or in a bypass cartridge connected to a swimming pool recirculation pum... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5064197 | Method and means to adjust sound characteristics of club head upon impact with golf ball Method and means to change the sound emitted from a metal "wood" golf club head by providing a first foward chamber in the head opening to the club head face, by providing a resilient face plate covering the first forward chamber and vibrating at a given ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5060564 | Means to extract oil from used automotive oil filter A press, in an automotive service facility to extract oil from a used automotive oil filter, mounted by brackets on a waste disposal band over an opening in the top of the barrel. An access door to the press having a cam acting on a press control knob to ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5054859 | Grease pressurizing hubcap for a wheel hub A grease pressurizing hubcap for a wheel hub including a barrel press fit in the hub. A plastic piston disposed in the barrel and movable between inner and outer annular abutments in the barrel, the outer abutment being formed by an inward turned, reverse... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5040816 | Actuator/coupler An actuator/coupler having concealed rollers between forward coupler attaching to the towing vehicle and rear housing connected to trailer. Forward rollers bear on the underside of the top wall of the rear housing. The rear rollers bear on the underside o... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5015117 | Construction materials with end connectors End plastic connectors on the ends of two construction members like concrete forms. Each connector has a pair of bosses on opposite corners and a pair of openings in opposite corners so that the bosses on one connector mate with the openings in the other ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5013059 | Actuator/coupler An actuator/coupler having concealed rollers between forward coupler attaching to the towing vehicle and rear housing connected to trailer. Forward rollers bear on the underside of the top wall of the rear housing. The rear rollers bear on the underside o... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4929208 | Surfboards for doing aerials An elastic strap, housed in a well in the upper surface of a surfboard, is pulled on by a surfer to press the surfboard against his feet to facilitate doing aerials with the surfboard. When pulled by the surfer the strap has a length, in elonagated condit... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4927144 | Putter The putter has a head with a downwardly open cavity and a plate closing the cavity and secured by screws. The club head has a top opening at its heel end and the plate has a through opening in its toe end. The shaft has an extension at its lower end inclu... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4920588 | Means providing moving water stream ejecting into spa tank In a spa having a tank for body immersion, a flexible tube exhausting pressurized water into the tank having a free end adapted to whip usually in a vertical plane by reaction of the exhausting water. The tube has a cross-section with flattened upper and ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4895305 | Oscillating piston driven sprinkler A sprinkler, connected to a water supply conduit, oscillates by the force of a piston moving in a cylinder and powered by water bleed in a bypass line from the water supply to the cylinder. The piston is connected to a rack which is engaged with a pinion ... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4867184 | Method of cutting hair and toothed template curves for cutting hair Method and apparatus for cutting hair of a person with a toothed curve about nine inches long which becomes a template at fixed locations during hair cutting determining the length and shape of the cut and using an electric clipper to make all of the cuts... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4863043 | Rack for neckties, belts or other apparel Support in a closet including a rack and a multiplicity of arms on each side of the rack for storage of neckties and belts. The rack and arms are disposed in an oblique plane preferably disposed about 30° to the vertical and slanting downwardly as it ext... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4847791 | Timekeeping system A system to process employee and job data, in a shop having a number of mechanic employees and a number of machines, including at least a first employee-input station, a second timekeeping station, and a third management station. A printer and a computer ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4846388 | Yarn dispensing apparatus A yarn dispenser having upper and lower rollers feeding yarn from a skein. The upper roller is pivoted to the side for insertion and removal of yarn. The upper roller has a part of its central circumference recessed so as to free yarn one time in each rot... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4817979 | Trailer coupler A trailer coupler having a ball-receiving cavity formed by a stationary and a movable ball-gripping member. A movable abutment at the edge of the cavity adapted to be displaced by the ball of a towing vehicle hitch entering the ball-receiving cavity. Befo... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4768762 | Means and method to counterbalance the weight of a body The weight of a pivoted body is counterbalanced by a spring acting on a cam connected to that body to pivot therewith. A band, connected to that spring, attaches to the cam and wraps around the cam. The cam's profile is contoured to produce moment arms of... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4769137 | Means for chlorination of swimming pools A system to chlorinate swimming pool water including one or more buckets containing sodium hypochlorite solution. The valve having a stationary part with a downwardly open cavity and a rotatable part rotatably mounted in the cavity. The stationary part ha... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4759482 | Holster for pistol A holster formed by two identical sandwiched blanks sewn together. The holster has an open front except for a low forward wall. The holster has an inner wall with a rigid upstanding thumb release and the holster has an outer wall with a flexible retaining... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4740307 | Swimming pool water skimming and vacuuming apparatus An automatic pool vacuum unit is connected to a skimmer housing by a vacuum housing fitted in an inverted U-shaped opening in the skimmer weir, open to the bottom of the weir. In order to avoid interfering with normal pivoting of the buoyant weir by the v... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4719656 | Bed and mattress formed by animal shaped nesting play cushions A bed having a horizontal supporting body and vertical side frames and a rectangular mattress resting on the body and fitting between the frames, the mattress being formed by a multiplicity of individually removable juxtaposed pillows, each pillow in plan... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4716604 | Spa with moving jets A flexible tube exhausting pumped water into a spa tank and whipping by reaction to exhaust of water therefrom. A number of articulated plastic sleeves encircling the tube and guiding the tube to whip only in a vertical plane. The sleeves being pivotally ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4702154 | Cooling system for personal computer A retrofit power supply/fan unit for IBM PC and XT personal computers achieving lower operating temperatures. The unit is contained in a sub-housing positioned in a rear upper corner of the computer housing. The sub-housing has a rear exhaust opening and ... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4673513 | Process for chlorination of swimming pools Adjustment of chlorine and pH levels in swimming pool water by, (a) treating the water with material selected from the group consisting of cyanuric acid, ammelide and their salts, (b) adding material adjusting the chlorine and acid levels of the water if ... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4670622 | Solar energy conversion apparatus and method Solar energy conversion apparatus including a rotatable converter with a core that is triangular in cross-section and tapers towards its ends. A multiplicity of hemispherical photovoltaic cells are supported on the sides of the core. Two metal foil layers... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4663057 | Swimming pool chlorine injection means and method A chlorine injector for a swimming pool including a cylinder of chlorine, a disperser tube near the bottom of the pool, and a transfer tube therebetween. The disperser tube is formed of a fluorinated elastomer and has a multiplicity of discharge orifices ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4630622 | Hair rolling device A foam roller around which hair is tightly wound and clamped in place having a fabric sleeve interposed between the foam and the hair reducing the coefficient of friction to below 1.00 and preferably under 0.900, as compared to foam coefficient of frictio... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4593898 | Bicycle exercising means and method Bicycle exercising apparatus is provided by a standard bicycle having its rear wheel supported by a stand and by a flywheel having its side tensed against the rear tire to be driven by the rear tire to provide drag. The stand adjusts drag by changing the ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4591157 | Golf club shaft A golf club shaft having a bored outer wood hollow tube and having an inner non-wood hollow tube positioned inside and closely fitting the interior bore of the outer tube. An adhesive between the tubes bonding them together. The inner tube having at least... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4586709 | Cup stacking game apparatus Nested cups, for playing a cup stacking game, secured to a belt loop by a retainer having a stem extending through aligned bottom openings in the cups, an enlarged retainer end inside the lowermost cup, an opening in the upper end of the stem, and a doubl... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4551967 | Combination lawnmower and edger A combination rotary mower and edger having a control lever on the handle, a flexible cable connected to the lever, and edger operating parts connected to the cable including a pivotal arm for raising and lowering the edger blade, an idler pulley for belt... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4549651 | Carrier for pin grid array A two-part carrier for a pin grid array having a body with a plurality of pins projecting from at least one face of the body includes an outer frame for extending around the perimeter of a separate removable carrier insert on which the pin grid array is r... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4533476 | Spa filter installation method and means Spa recirculation water filter installation having an upwardly, inwardly open recess in the plastic spa water reservoir molded in a similar recess in a female mold. Water outlet fittings in opposite walls of the recess connected in a T-manner to a recircu... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4531731 | Gymnastic equipment A body-supporting bed pivotally supported on a frame and juxtaposed circular plates controlling pivoting of the bed by a series of locking openings in a first plate, by a locking pin on a second plate, and by an abutment pin on a third plate disposed in a... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4523340 | Means providing moving water stream ejecting into spa tank In a spa tank, a flexible exhaust water tube pivoting in a vertical plane exhausting a massaging water stream on the back of the user. The assembly is adjustable to govern rate of whipping of the exhaust tube and nozzle. The nozzle is buoyant and adds air... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4514132 | Trailer with ramp Trailer, for two or more vehicles such as motorcycles or three-wheelers, having a narrow tongue extending forwardly from a broad platform, the tongue adapted to support the front wheel of one vehicle in position disposed mostly forward of the platform, a ... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4500113 | Vehicle suspension system Swing axles connected to a transverse rear axle housing by precision pivot assemblies formed in a pair of small vertical plates secured to front and back of the axle housing. Rubber pivot and spring members are received in the inverted U-shaped cross-sect... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4470600 | Golf club A golf club with an outer tube formed from hickory, ash or birch and with an inner hollow tube formed of chrome-moly or other steelalloy aluminum, titanium, graphite fibers, boron fibers, graphite-boron fibers or fiberglass fibers. The outer tube has a bo... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4453868 | Air-operated, hydraulically-controlled drillmotor Air-operated, hydraulically controlled portable drill-countersink tool automatically clamping to workpiece. A spindle attached to drill is connected to gearing from a motor by helical splines to withdraw the spindle, to counter spindle-feeding force, resp... | 06/12/1984 |
