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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4787625 | Karate board holding devices Board holding devices for karate practice are adjustably positionable along support posts and include a pair of jaws for holding a board to be used during a breaking exercise. Adjustable stop plates attached to each of the jaws permit various angular posi... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4788532 | Combined belt and alarm A conventional belt for supporting articles of clothing includes a battery powered audible alarm. A conventional spring biased on-and-off push button switch is used to selectively turn the alarm on and off. A key system is also used to prevent the alarm f... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787359 | Exhaust/fuel mixer/vaporizer Hot exhaust gases are directly mixed with fuel before injection into the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine driven vehicle. The exhaust gases effect a complete vaporization of the fuel before combustion, and mixing of the gases and fuel is a... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4784233 | Ski board A wheeled skate board is modified for skiing purposes by replacing the two sets of wheels with two pivotally attached skis.... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783883 | Lever assists for door knobs Several embodiments of levers are particularly adapted for attachment to door knobs. The levers provide for increased leverage to effect a more easy turning of a door knob to which they are attached.... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4781411 | Portable sun shield A portable sun shield is constructed from lightweight aluminum or PVC piping and is quickly attachable to a bracket assembly attached to the back of a fisherman's chair or the like. Several different bracket assemblies are utilized to hold the shield over... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4779759 | Tamper prevention dispensers Boxes and bottles of pills and other medications are factory sealed in a tamper proof dispenser which permits the dispensing of only one bottle or box at a time. Once removed from the tamper proof container, a bottle or box cannot be repositioned in the c... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4778417 | Adjustable transom An adjustable transom for supporting a motor on a power boat includes the use of hydraulic cylinders to raise or lower the transom. A further cylinder may be provided to tilt the motor and transom in a manner which allows a flared bottom portion of the mo... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4778154 | Welding torch carriage A wheeled holder is designed to hold and carry a welding torch stably along a chosen welding line. The holder includes adjusting means for varying the mounting position of the torch relative to the wheels. The circumferential edge of each wheel is designe... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4777884 | Vehicle turntable An automatically operated turntable is designed to reverse the direction of a vehicle parked in a driveway. The turntable is pivotally mounted on a rotatable shaft, and a small gear driven motor is utilized to rotate the turntable. Inasmuch as the front o... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4777690 | Mop An improved mop for cleaning floors includes the use of a glass-fiber pad mounted to the end of a conventional handle. A wringing mechanism permits liquid to be squeezed out of the mop pad when desired.... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4775285 | Multi-function wrecker lift An elongated upright motor extendible and retractable support member is provided including relatively extendible upper and lower end sections and the upper end section is pivotally mounted from a rear upper portion of body of a tow truck for oscillation r... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4775077 | Vitamin dispenser A vitamin dispenser designed for home use may be hung on a wall and includes manual release levers for dispensing different types of vitamins when desired. The dispenser includes a plurality of slots for holding different types of vitamins, and viewing wi... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4774803 | Snow and leaf throwing blades Several embodiments of snow and leaf throwing blades designed to replace a conventional rotary lawn mower blade are disclosed. In one embodiment, a downwardly extending vertical bar member is attached to a rotary lawn mower blade and operates to discharge... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4774739 | Drain cleanout tool A drain cleanout tool includes a spring cable having an attached head which retains a web of tangled monofilament line. The spring cable is directed down a clogged drain in a conventional manner, and the tangled web of monofilament line will then become e... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4772209 | Adapter bulb for providing external electrical connection between powered vehicles and trailers An adapter bulb and connecting assembly facilitates an external electrical connection between a vehicle electrical system and the tail-lights of a trailer being towed by the vehicle.... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771859 | Hearing aid apparatus A hearing aid apparatus comprises a pair of cup shaped members positionable behind the ears of a user and being connected by means of a headband. The cup shaped members form sound reflective surfaces which direct sound waves into the user's ears to thus i... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771756 | Small game arrow slingshot A slingshot for an arrow includes a hand grip and attached arrow rest. The arrow rest includes permanently attached supports for the rubber sling and also includes several concavities formed on opposed surfaces which serve as projectile guides.... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771574 | Quick release burglar bar A burglar bar assembly mountable over a window or door opening in a building may be quickly manually released from an interior portion of the building. The manual release mechanism is actuatable without a need for keys, or the like, so as to allow a build... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4768926 | Remote control fan A portable fan is provided with a remote control assembly to facilitate its use by handicapped persons. The switch on the fan is operated by a radio controlled receiver, and a hand held transmitter is designed to permit a user to select multiple fan speed... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4765162 | Washer-dryer apparatus A compact washer-dryer apparatus wherein a washing and drying cycle typically performed on clothes is set forth utilizing a common rotating drum for each operation. Directed drying air is provided to the common drum by means of an overlying plenum chamber... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4764835 | Safety apparatus A box designed for holding safety apparatus, such as face and eye protecting shields used in conjunction with grinders and the like, is electrically wired to such grinder or similar shop equipment. When the face and eye protector is stored within the box,... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4761944 | Bush trimming catcher A bush timming catcher is designed to be positioned around a bush and to catch trimmings cut from the limbs of the bush. The catcher eliminates the difficulty of picking trimmings out of volcanic rock, wood chips, stone and other ground covers. The catche... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4760665 | Fishhook shields A fishhook shield is designed to cover a hook while a fishing line is being retrieved. A helical spring moves the shield away from the hook when fishing line retrieval ceases. A second embodiment involves a shield shaped like a lure, and a plurality of ho... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4761009 | Golf putting game device A golf ball game wherein a housing is provided with slots for receiving a golf ball therethrough. A ball return floor panel rearward of the slots communicates with a ball receiving floor panel positioned forwardly of the slots. The ball receiving panel in... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4756434 | Tamper proof cap A tamper proof cap is set forth including a base for interconnection to a container of pills or the like to be dispensed. An intermediate portion is rotatably mounted between said base and an upper portion said upper portion is keyed for a non-rotating in... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4752999 | Spherical transformer A spherical transformer and process for forming same is set forth. Hollow, hemispherical elements are rotated to enable a cooperating cutting tool to impart a helical impression therein. An adhesive is sprayed into the interiors of both hemispheres and th... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4733788 | Dripless fingernail polish bottle A fingernail polish bottle has a neck which includes a liquid-holding well formed interiorly of the external threads which receive and retain the bottle's cap. The well captures and collects fingernail polish which runs down the neck so as to prevent the ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4731037 | Water survival kit A portable water survival kit includes a small life raft apparatus which may be attached to and carried by a user. When needed, the small life raft may be quickly removed from a carrying case and inflated through the use of a permanently attached compress... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4715507 | Electrical junction box with manipulatable ends A junction box for electrical outlets provides a "U" shaped body defined by vertical side walls and a rear wall. Top and bottom horizontal end walls are pivotally secured to the rear wall by end tabs extending through slots defined in the rear wall adjace... | 12/29/1987 |
