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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6581209 | Nursing garment for use with outerwear The nursing garment of this invention is in the nature of a bib, small enough to be easily carried with a baby's paraphernalia and easily positioned over a user's conventional outerwear when desired. The bib-like garment is preferably made from flannel in... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6221246 | Filter housing assembly A filter housing assembly has a tubular standpipe to support successive filter elements within a filter housing closed by a closure plate. A spindle is fixed to the inner surface of the closure plate in position to move into the upper end of the standpipe... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6073277 | Hydrotherapy chair with aerating pad An economical hydrotherapy apparatus is provided for domestic use in conventional bathtubs. The apparatus includes a hydrotherapy chair and a relatively movable aerating pad, molded from plastic, that are placed in a bathtub for use with the seat of the c... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6006936 | Mud pan for use in dry wall construction The mud pan of this invention includes the usual trough, with a bottom wall, parallel end walls and side walls diverging upwardly from the bottom wall, and a waste receptacle comprising an outer wall that extends in diverging relation from one side wall o... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5119521 | Tape measure for hand tools A tape measure frame assembly is provided for installation within the handle of a hand tool. The assembly includes a gearing connection between the tape and a retracting spring, which enables the assembly to be elongated in conformity with the tool handle... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4962295 | Incandescent heating unit An incandescent heating unit uses a low wattage incandescent light bulb to warm the occupant of a metal chair. The light bulb generates heat which is absorbed by the metal and radiated to the occupant. A dispersion disk spaced between the bulb and the cha... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4922565 | Separable moisture proof sheet A composite bottom sheet or crib sheet comprises a first moisture proof panel overlying the mattress with a surface comfortable for a user and a second panel subjacent the first panel and extending under the mattress during use. Hook and loop fasteners in... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4823969 | Carbonation cap A carbonation cap is provided for use with a conventional screw top bottle having an externally threaded neck. The carbonation cap is correspondingly internally threaded and includes one or more resilient seals which collectively function as check valves,... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4547937 | Snap lock connector with push-button release A snap lock connector is provided for positively mechanically locking two articles together while enabling their immediate separation responsive to the push of a button. The device comprises a bifurcated locking member extending from a first article and n... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4389000 | Newspaper vending machine A newspaper vending machine having a vertically movable inclined platform supporting a group of newspapers, a stationary dispensing wedge having an inclined upper surface, a drive shaft operatively connected to the platform, a dispensing chute and a crank... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4348986 | Farrowing pens A pallet is provided for farrowing pens and structured to prevent the sow from crushing newborn piglets. The pallet comprises an enthickened central portion having a flat upper surface and laterally sloping side panels extending downwardly and outwardly f... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4343824 | Method for carbonating liquids in situ This invention provides a novel method and means for carbonating liquids in the container from which the liquids are served to the consumer with a minimum of carbonating gas and for maintaining and enhancing carbonation of the remaining liquid without exp... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4339850 | Multi-purpose water outlet and accessories A Multi-Purpose Water Outlet comprising a hollow handle with means at one end for connection to a conventional garden hose and a flanged water outlet at the other end comprising a plurality of axially aligned ports between opposed transversely extending f... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4338972 | Pivotal support with positive stop warp stop-motion The invention comprises a fully adjustable and pivotal support for a warp stop-motion which may be finely adjusted to its optimum operable position and then pivoted upwardly and out of the way when desired, as while changing the warp beam, and instantly a... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4338086 | Machine for making longitudinal and transverse folds in fabric A manually fed folding machine comprising a horizontally reciprocal fold plate for making a first fold in an article, a pivotally movable fold bar clamps the leading edge of the article while the first fold is made and then unclamps the leading edge and c... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4320601 | Wet sander The wet sander is a manually operable sanding block including means for releasably attaching successive sheets of sandpaper. A fluid conduit extends through the sanding block and includes means for attachment to a source of water. The conduit terminates i... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4312461 | Newspaper vending machine A machine for vending single copies of newspapers comprises a magazine compartment housing a downwardly and forwardly inclined newspaper support platform, a driving arrangement for lowering the platform to the base of the machine preparatory to loading ne... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4297765 | Fish scaler with water handle A water outlet comprising a hollow handle with means at one end for connection to a conventional garden hose and a flanged water outlet at the other end comprising a plurality of downwardly directed axially aligned ports between opposed transversely exten... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4269408 | Method and means for stacking flat flexible sheets A stacker for flat flexible sheets, such as pillow cases, is provided to add sheets to the bottom of a stack without relative frictional movement between the articles being stacked or between the stacking mechanism and the stacked articles. The stacker co... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4268917 | Variably weighted vest A variably weighted vest is provided for use in exercise, such as jogging, skating, bicycling and horseback riding. The vest is preferably provided with a plurality of pockets for the reception of commonly available material such as sand, pebbles, small s... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4265017 | Pocket knife with retractable blade A pocket knife with a retractable blade wherein a blade is mounted within the handle for generally axial reciprocatory movement to operative position beyond one end of the handle and inoperative position within the handle. A novel pivotally mounted leaf s... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4262948 | Method and means for disposing of animal waste A portable and easily handled collection device is manually carried by a person walking a dog and a disposable container which forms a part of the collection device is positioned beneath the dog when it haunches for excrement. The droppings are caught in ... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4258594 | Socket wrench with auxiliary drive A socket wrench having the usual handle and squared stud on which a selected wrench socket may be fitted in the usual manner and provided with a gear train extending from the stud to the handle and has a drive wheel extending circumferentially about the h... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4211003 | Adaptable knife sheath A knife sheath including a spring pressed locking pin engagable with a hole in the handle of the knife to positively retain the knife in the sheath. The sheath also includes a buckle fastened to one side of the sheath and an adapter including a strap exte... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4180464 | Method of covering corrugated drainage tubes A method of covering a corrugated drainage tube of the type having alternating peaks and valleys and a plurality of openings in selected valleys arranged along the longitudinal axis of the tube, said method comprising the steps of knitting a length of tub... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4165280 | Method and means for cleaning feed hoppers The invention provides for the automatic and continuous cleaning of feed hoppers. A plurality of brushes extend transversely across the path of the upper flight of the horizontal conveyor in the bottom of a feed hopper. The brushes are spaced from each ot... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4125001 | Multi-gauge knit fabric with inlay A double knit fabric of a given gauge (usually fine gauge) is provided with an inlay of a coarser gauge yarn on a knitting machine with two needle beds. One side of the fabric is formed of only relativey fine gauge yarn and the relatively coarser inlay ya... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4076059 | Apparatus for loading tobacco in barns Apparatus for loading tobacco into containers and for loading containers of tobacco into barns having a guide for facilitating evenly distributed loading of tobacco in containers and structure for rotating the container from a first loading position to a ... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4074391 | Crush roll plenum for carding machines A combination web cover and suction chamber define a crush roll plenum which communicates with and extends forwardly from the doffer plenum of a suction cleaning system for carding machines. It includes a suction opening closely spaced from the top crush ... | 02/21/1978 |
