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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4366955 | Loader for signatures A loader for signatures, loose sheets, gathered sheets and the like, in particular for collating, pamphletizing, stitching and similar bookbinding machines, which can be moved in an automated manner with respect to the bookbinding machine when switching f... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4344805 | Artificial flower making template and method An artificial flower making method is provided in which realistic looking pom-pon type flowers are fashioned from a single strand of yarn or twice, suitably of the heavy knitting yarn type, by first arranging a portion of the yarn on a novel notched circu... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4315615 | Hanger support A hanger device for positioning an object and maintaining the object in a level manner with respect to a support structure is disclosed. The hanger is comprised of two sections, each of which has a plurality of legs with an extended section forming a rece... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4314489 | Screwdrivers A screwdriver and screw adapted so that at least one of them has a bore extending into it for receiving a pin held by the other so that in use the pin engages in the bore to hold the screwdriver and screw against lateral movement relative to one another.... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4304068 | Collapsible terrarium A collapsible terrarium to be used for maintaining a controlled environment around potted plants and similar objects includes a flexible fluid-impermeable enclosure which has a bottom portion and a top portion, and a support structure which supports the t... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4292691 | Composite fur pelt and garment A composite fur garment and method of making same from a fur pelt. The garment consists essentially of alternating strips of fur and base material sewn together lengthwise to form a composite fur pelt. The alternating strips are oriented vertically so tha... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4292690 | Method of making a composite fur garment A composite fur garment and method of making same from a fur pelt. The garment consists essentially of alternating strips of fur and base material sewn together lengthwise to form a composite fur pelt. The alternating strips are oriented vertically so tha... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4291878 | Starting gate for a multiple-track toy vehicle racing set A starting gate for use in connection with a multiple-track toy vehicle racing arrangement for releasing self-propelled toy vehicles onto the tracks includes a base having a plurality of bays each of which accommodates one toy vehicle prior to the start o... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4286407 | Doll for containing filament producing fluid An action figure doll capable of simulating the web making feat of the Spider Man Super-Hero is disclosed. The doll has a modified arm containing a fluid which produces the individual filaments of a spider like web when the arm is set and activated by the... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4272915 | Audio-visual amusement device An audio-visual amusement device is provided wherein one or more movable animated figures are associated with a housing structure containing an audio-amplifier, and from which extends an elongated cable terminating in a microphone and dual control head, o... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4256385 | Cornea-examining instrument A cornea-examining instrument includes a plate-shaped examining element of a transparent material, which has at least one light-reflective formation on one end face thereof. The examining element has a bore which extends generally parallel to said one fac... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4251078 | Guessing game A game board for a guessing game includes a number of separate game board elements each for one of the players of the game. Each game board element includes four groups of recesses which, within each group, are arranged in rows indicated by numerals, and ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4245896 | Spectacles An eyeglass element of spectacles, to which a component, such as a nose piece or a temple piece of the spectacles or an ornamental piece, is to be affixed, includes a through hole having an enlarged end portion in which an actuating portion of a connectin... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4244136 | Suspending and propelling means for toy figures A suspending and propelling means is provided to impart a "flying" action to toy figures, wherein a support clip, with means for quick attachment and detachment with respect to the back or other body part of a toy figure, is suspended on two lengths of a ... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4235346 | Collapsible lightweight shipping container A lightweight collapsible shipping container is provided having a unitary molded construction in which a bottom panel is hingedly joined to four peripheral side panels and a top panel is hingedly joined to one of said side panels in a manner to provide an... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4224760 | Bubble-blowing doll A bubble-blowing doll has a body which includes a trunk, two arms and two legs movably connected to the trunk, and a head also connected to the trunk and having a mouth opening. One of the arms rotates a ratchet wheel of a ratchet mechanism which, in turn... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4225187 | Scabbler bit floor surfacing machine A scabbler machine for breaking concrete etc. having a number of scabbling bits made up of a shank for connection to the reciprocal piston of the scabbler machine and a head provided with tungsten carbide, or like, cutting members. To ensure complete scab... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4222399 | Artificial nail An artificial nail, e.g. an artificial toenail or fingernail, is built up on a flat flexible resilient arcuate form which is mounted on the actual human nail. The artificial nail is formed by depositing a layer of a mush of resin powder and a liquid solve... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4221454 | Battery box, particularly for use in toys A battery box, particularly for use in toys, is capable of establishing electrical contact with battery terminals. The battery box includes a housing which bounds a compartment for accommodating at least one battery, but preferably a plurality of batterie... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4205934 | Stacking apparatus Apparatus for stacking layers of loads, e.g. on a pallet, comprises a stacking carriage and a transfer carriage each independently movable vertically on a main frame, so that the transfer carriage can receive each layer of loads at a low level and raise t... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4204780 | Typewriter with improved case shift means In a typewriter of the kind having a carriage movable vertically relative to the type bar assembly to provide three cases of type, the carriage rests on a shift member slidable vertically in guides formed in the body of the typewriter and a spring acts be... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4201010 | Toy house with roof-supporting stanchions A toy house, such as a toy country store, formed by a plurality of interlocking panels which do not rely on separate pins, clips or the like for attachment together. The invention relies on plastic fittings on the panels to hold the panel edges together, ... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4195939 | Type bar actuating mechanism for a typewriter A typewriter of the kind having an array of typebars each movable by means of a flexible tension element or string connecting the typebar to the shank of a corresponding key, is provided with improved means connecting each string to the associated key. Th... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4192330 | Holder for dental floss A holder for dental floss to be used in conjunction with a disposable cartridge on which the floss is mounted. The holder in one embodiment is an oblong handle having two spaced apart resilient substantially parallel legs which depend from a junction at o... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4186810 | Fluid operated undercutter An undercutter comprising a slotted tubular body in which is mounted an extendable and retractable cutting head for undercutting a bore into which the tubular body is positioned and rotated. The cutting head includes a fluid-operated reciprocally movable ... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4186518 | Kicking doll with detachable trigger means A doll with an intermittently movable limb, e.g. a leg that kicks when a trigger is pressed in simulation of a soccer player. The doll has a hollow torso and the limb extends from the torso. A toothed rack and at least one gear are mounted in the torso, w... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4179842 | Audible sound emitting toy A toy such as a doll which is capable of alternately emitting one of a plurality of different audible sounds, depending on the orientation of the toy, i.e., each sound corresponds to a different orientation of the toy. Typically when the toy is a doll, th... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4174833 | Simulated road racing game A game which simulates the sights and sounds of vehicles such as automobiles racing on one or more tracks, in which a vehicle is steered to avoid simulated crashing into the oncoming vehicles on the tracks, thus completing one or more laps of the race wit... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4170085 | Doll with growing hair A doll with a lock of hair of adjustable length and a torso which has upper and lower portions which are rotatable relative to each other. The internal doll structure at the waist of the doll which permits the lock of hair to be adjustable in length, so a... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4163200 | Laser beam arrangement The essence of the invention resides in the creation of a laser beam of a flat planar cross section. This function is accomplished by providing a dual surface concave lens and two parabolic reflection mirrors having predetermined focal points in a laser m... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4157633 | Doll and device apparently superposing an object on doll's reflected image A doll with a simulated identity or plurality of identities. The simulation is attained by providing a transparent panel which is both light transmissive and light reflective and which is viewed by the child playing with the doll, which doll is mounted in... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4153121 | Fluid operated undercutter The invention herein relates to an undercutting device which is provided with a substantially tubular body adapted to be placed within a parallel-sided hole. A rotary percussion head is provided at one end of the body and has one or more cutting tools whi... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4143685 | Weaving looms A loom in which each warp yarn passes through a retraction region and a shedding region, and in which means are provided for creating gaseous fluid flow along each warp yarn so that the yarns, or those that are not otherwise restrained, are moved to form ... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4140347 | Fluid operated wall groove cutter A hand-held groove cutter, particularly for cutting grooves in concrete structures, comprises a movable carriage having wheels for rolling over the concrete structure, and a fluid-operated percussion hammer mounted on the carrier. The hammer includes a pi... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4136484 | Stuffed doll with bendable framework and method of making framework Improvements are provided in the internal framework of a stuffed bendable doll. The improved bendable framework in at least a portion of the interior of the doll consists of at least one linear framework member consisting of flexible metal wire coated wit... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4123062 | Game with multiple choice strategy A game played by two persons, namely a player and an opponent player. Each player has an equal plurality of playing pieces, and each player has alternate turns at manipulating a plurality of discrete identification elements bearing symbols, e.g. a pair of... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4119398 | Composition for pre-treating fabric for transfer printing and a transfer printing process A composition for the treatment of a fabric containing fibres which do not readily retain dyes imparted thereto by transfer printing, such as wool and cellulosic fibres e.g. cotton, the treatment being prior to transfer printing on the fabric and the comp... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4113366 | Film projection system A film projection system includes a collection of cartridges each containing a film program. The cartridges are stored in a storage magazine. A selector system permits a particular film program, which may be identified by a code, to be chosen and displace... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4107869 | Demountable toy house A toy house, such as a toy country store, formed by a plurality of interlocking panels which do not rely on separate pins, clips or the like for attachment together. In one embodiment the toy house is formed, without exterior walls, of panels which interl... | 08/22/1978 |
| 3954147 | Power steering pump with auxiliary electric motor drive A power steering system for a motor vehicle. The power steering system includes a power steering pump which is belt driven by the motor vehicle crank shaft. An auxiliary electric motor is provided for driving the power steering pump when the motor vehicle... | 05/04/1976 |
