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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5301068 | Osto-mirror A mirror in aid of a user of an ostomy appliance by holding it between the users' legs whether the user is lying down, sitting, or reclining, and utilizing a post between the users legs, a base for the post, under the legs, and an extension on the post ho... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5277477 | Transporter for the physically impaired A person transporter in the form of a chair having an open frame and a removable seat at a height above the knees of the average person so that it is easier to get into and out of, the seat being tiltable from a horizontal position either forward or back.... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5197357 | Door handle assist--multi-use A universal tool or device for enabling persons with impaired hands to more easily open automobile doors whether they have a fixed type handle or a movable type handle. It is a six inch cylindrical solid member e.g. having at one end an inwardly and downw... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5178165 | Smokers disposable mouthpiece A filtered smoker's mouthpiece having three sections; means to hold a cigarette or cigar in line with a chamber holding a filter, and a mouth piece therefore, wherein the filter is originally of greater volume than the filter chamber and is flexible and c... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5140883 | Harp action In a harp complete with the usual strings, a device by which the tone of some or all of the strings may be provided with three tones, natural, flat, and sharp, the device including a manually manipulated disk having a partial arc-shaped barrel-like cam at... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5100393 | Holder for elongated members A tube holder adapted to be applied to the body to correctly position a tube and comprising a flat base for application to the body, and on the base at the center thereof being a tube holder comprising a length of material riveted to the base and having c... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5084923 | Crib with stabilizer bar and hidden connector for stabilizer bar A dropside crib that can be set up and taken down without tools, the crib including a lengthwise stabilizer bar for the dropside side thereof, the stabilizer bar having a pair of vertically aligned spaced hooks at each end, the hooks extending toward the ... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5071060 | Plastic tumbler A water tumbler or the like having a smooth interior and ribs on the exterior, the ribs extending in spaced relation from top to bottom of the tumbler and being deeper at a central area vertically of the tumbler to disperse heat or cold from the surface o... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4996896 | Dual use screwdriver A screwdriver having a handle, locking sleeve, and blade, the blade being pivotally connected at the center of the handle, the blade having the ability to be pivoted from the basic in-line operating position relative to the handle to a second operating po... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4982463 | Vertically adjustable holders for the support for the mattress of a child's A structure for supporting a mattress in a crib so that it is easily, manually, vertically adjustable and comprising a bracket at each corner of the crib inside the crib, the brackets each having a track or guide for it to slide on and a socket for the re... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4971093 | Check valve In a check valve wherein a possible malfunction resides in a thread pipe end being seat too far into the valve housing in a position to make a contact with the movable head or poppet of the valve and thus undesirably close the valve, vanes are provided in... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4967505 | Elongated fishing fly A fishing fly that includes a length of wire or leader to an end of which there is swively connected a fish hook so the hook easily swivels relative to the wire, and fly dressing on the wire or leader extending to the hook or into the hook area to partial... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967323 | Adjustable apparel-held flashlight A flashlight having a flat base for application to a user's clothing where desired or convenient, the flashlight being somewhat elongated with a lamp bulb at one end and a supporting ball and socket at the other end, on the base, the ball and socket being... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4951330 | Knock-down crib construction wherein no tools or extraneous fastenings are needed A knock-down crib including two end pieces or panels with corner posts at their side edges; a front dropside and a rear side, guides on the corner posts, brackets on the upper and lower rails of the dropsides, slidable automatic latches on the brackets on... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4948136 | Spinning top game A spinning top game wherein a rounded head or "point" on a top allows the top to spin continuously on a supporting board as long as the operator correctly alters the tilt of the board so that the top is always proceeding downwardly.... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4932626 | Breakaway hanger A breakaway hanger comprising a multi-slotted rod, and a separate strap of hook and loop material in adjacent slots i.e. in pairs, said straps dangling from the slotted rod and interengaged to form loops that break away when an excess weight is applied.... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4926966 | Folding saw-horse A folding saw-horse including a back and a pair of leg pairs, said leg pairs being held in brackets that fix the legs in inverted V form to swing at the apexes of the V shapes on the back between useful, supporting position, and non-utile folded position ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4924539 | Child's crib A dropside crib comprising a rear wall, two end panels, a dropside, a stabilizer bar, and a mattress support, all quickly and easily assembled without any tool needed. Special dropside guides and a double action device are built in and operate the dropsid... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4895096 | Boat support chock A chock for a small boat carried by a larger boat, to be used in the plural to carry the smaller boat on e.g., a deck and comprising a base for temporary attachment to the deck, a front short upright wall, a rear longer like wall spaced from the front wal... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4888838 | Mattress support A waterbed support comprising a box-like frame including vertical spaced end walls and side walls secured at their respective ends and forming a continuous rectangular frame open at top and bottom, a plurality of solid parallel spaced partitions similar t... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4881698 | Fishing reel including a one-way brake A fishing reel with an anti-reverse to free spool adjustment including a cylindrical series of spaced peripheral grooves on the spool spindle and a hand manipulated rotary member setting variable pressures on a ball in a ratchet member surrounding the ser... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4880130 | Flexible, extruded, protective rim An extruded plastic shape made to snap over the top of a barrel whose cover has been removed by means of suitable cutting devices, and containing an undercut to clear the outside bead of the container and an opposing undercut to clear the cut edge which i... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4850066 | Child's crib A dropside crib comprising a rear wall, two end panels, a dropside, a stabilizer bar, and a mattress support, all quickly and easily assembled without any tool needed. Special dropside guides and a double action device are built in and operate the dropsid... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4827496 | Leg and ankle holder for assisting medical and radiological professionals in X-ray examination and filming of the ankle and foot structure A foot and ankle positioning and holding fixture for medical examination and X-ray of the foot and ankle, with film holding means enabling views in a single film of both side and top for easier comparison. The fixture is easily adjustable for dorsiflexion... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4793289 | Holder for salt block A sturdy holder for a salt block for animals comprising a flat, closed, continuous rear plate; an aligned, spaced front plate in the general shape of a U, said plates being connected by like posts, there being a single post at the closed end of the U form... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4787556 | Grip plate A grip plate to aid in freeing a vehicle from being stuck on a slippery surface, comprising a flat rectangular iron plate with a lip at one end and an upstanding lug at the other end, with an upward angular portion of the plate between the lug and the mai... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787879 | Fifteen speed variable radius bicycle transmission A fifteen speed bicycle transmissiion wholly located on the rear driving wheel except for a manual control mounted elsewhere, e.g. on the handle bar, and including two closely arranged circular co-axial plates on the hub, one plate being a drive plate wit... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4781211 | Lock for a valve A valve lock comprising a valve stem, a valve actuator stem axially alined therewith, square ends on the stems, a barrel clutch with a square interior selectively connecting or disconnecting the square ends of the stems, and a key to actuate the clutch ba... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4777759 | Artificial fishing fly An artificial fishing fly having a body on the shank of the hook, there being a headed post rising from the body, to which post a parachute is tied in the form of a hackle feather wound on the post.... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4771490 | Gravity actuated lock A gravity actuated lock for the e.g. dropside of a crib to hold the dropside elevated. A rotary lock enters a notch on the dropside rod under the influence of a relatively heavy manually manipulated member that is fixed to the rotary lock and actuates it ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4768240 | Pivotable foot board for nursing home bed Manually operated foot board to selectively conceal or expose hand cranks for mattress adjustment in a nursing home bed.... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4766781 | Jar opener A jar or bottle lid or cap remover or opener comprising only two conical members, i.e. a relatively hard outer pressure cone and an inner elastomeric insert, and a space between the two.... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4763675 | Fine tooth comb A fine tooth comb wherein the teeth are provided with shoulder ledges along the narrowest part of the passages between teeth, the shoulder ledges being alternate in direction, and cooperating to form offsets or jogs in the passages for better detritus rem... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4750395 | Safety chain for chain saws A safety chain for a chain saw comprising drivers connected by side link units each having a pivot fulcrum on its lower edge running in contact with the saw blade kerf bottom, the side links including a cutter tooth, a depth gauge, and a safety device for... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4724556 | Latch for crib dropside A childs' crib having a drop side, with a latch therefor requiring a double motion, up and inwardly toward the center of the crib, to release it for gravity drop of the drop side from its uppermost, latched position.... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4711505 | Locking system An interlock system for a filing cabinet or the like preventing any two drawers from being open at one time, the system using a generally vertical line of contacting balls as a lock, and means on each drawer to rigidify the line of balls upon the opening ... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4694519 | Corner bracket A corner bracket for a spring mattress support into which the ends of two angle irons are set at a right angle, and parts of the bracket are bent and crimped over onto the angle irons to secure these parts together with no actual fasteners.... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4681320 | Top and board therefor A spinning top toy and game including a top and a game board on which the top is spun, the game board being hand held and used to manipulate and travel the top along an outline on the board. The board is folded in the middle and can be used flat or with t... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4667407 | Oscillating knife An orthopedic knife for a one-handed person, the knife comprising a blade, a hold-down member closely associated with the blade, and an extending handle pivoted to both blade hold-down member at spaced points such that the blade reciprocates as the handle... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4657422 | Binder A manually filled and operated binder for stacks of similarly apertured sheets, having a sidewall pierced at mutually spaced points. The outer aspect of the apertured wall is countersunk at the pierce hole. The opposite wall is provided with recesses alig... | 04/14/1987 |
