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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4722308 | Engine with split crankshaft and crankshaft half disabling means An engine block is provided including multiple cylinders having pistons reciprocal therein connected to separate crankshaft sections journalled from the block by connecting rods. The block also journals a countershaft to whose opposite ends the crankshaft... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4703720 | Pedestal aquarium An upwardly opening aquarium tank is provided including an outwardly convex partial spherical bottom wall. A base is provided including a standard portion of large cross sectional area defining an upwardly opening pressure chamber and the standard portion... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4698979 | Unitary evaporative cooler assembly with mechanical refrigeration supplement A substantially conventional evaporative cooler assembly is provided incorporating a water sump having an overflow and with which a float valve equipped pressurized supply of cool ground water is operatively associated for admitting water into the sump to... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4697614 | Water conservation system The discharge ends of hot and cold water pipes are provided with valved outlets discharging into a common single water outlet and a by-pass pipe communicates the hot and cold water pipes upstream from but reasonably closely adjacent the hot and cold water... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4697351 | Adjustable layout square An adjustable square assembly has a framing square with orthogonal limbs, slide fittings for mounting on the respective limbs with an adjustable angle blade therebetween and a tri-square blade and body for adjustable mounting on one of the limbs so that t... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4697728 | Paper web spreading shoe A spreader bar shoe mounted on the spreader bar of a paper making machine to smooth the sheet or web of paper prior to it being wound onto the takeup reel at the end of the paper machine. The spreader shoe is in the form of an elongated base of plastic ma... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4697538 | Boat dock mooring device A mooring arm structure is provided including a first elongated arm mounted at one end for angular displacement relative to a dock supported mount about a horizontal axis extending transversely of the first arm and with the second free end of the first ar... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4696068 | Shower wall and bathtub mounted back washer A back washer and massager supported on a shower wall or bathtub and includes a pad of foam plastic with a waterproof cover and a rigid backing plate supported by a plurality of suction cups with a terry cloth or similar fabric cover mounted on the pad to... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4696110 | Pipefitters tape measure A pipe fitter's tape measuring strip of 25 foot length is marked on one surface thereof with cumulative inch markings along one edge, with information providing take-off charts along the other edge at a leading end of the strip and with cumulative foot an... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4694605 | Mosquito eliminator A switch device for swatting insects or for use as a brush and the like has a tubular handle, a switch in the handle formed from nylon strands which are folded double about a fold line, a cord having one end tied around the fold line to secure the switch ... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4694712 | Well string section spinning tool A body is provided including a first end defining a vertically extending outwardly opening notch therein and at least one door is pivotally mounted from a corresponding side of the body end for swinging between a closed position across the body end and an... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4694743 | Method and apparatus for frying product An elongated vat of heated cooking liquid such as coil is provided and slices of raw potato are admitted into one end of the tank and moved longitudinally of the latter toward the other end of the tank. As the potato slices reach the other end of the tank... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4694747 | Print head operating mechanism Travel of a printing head between ink-receiving and marking positions is guided along an arcuate path by a fluid power piston device having a cylinder pivotally mounted at its forward end on the frame of the printing apparatus. The longitudinal axis of th... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4692052 | Splice sleeve for overlapping reinforcing bars A splice sleeve for connecting overlapping reinforcing bars utilized in various types of structures in which steel reinforcing bars are utilized and it is desired to connect the overlapping end portions of the reinforcing bars. The splice sleeve includes ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691360 | Voice simulator A hand held housing encloses a battery powered sound generator from which an audible voice simulating tone is transmitted through a tube when a push button switch is depressed also causing illumination of an indicator lamp. The tube is displaceable relati... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4690378 | Vehicle jack An elongated main beam is provided with support wheels at its opposite ends and a parallelogram-type lift arm assembly is pivotally mounted from a first end of the main beam for swinging movement between a lowered substantially horizontal position closely... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4690343 | Paper roll holder with tension arm Paper roll holders are formed of wire rod and provide a pair of holder devices on opposite sides of a central support. Each holder device has a support arm and a resilient tension arm together defining a push-on, pull-off type paper roll holder. The tensi... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4689902 | Breakaway riding boot A riding boot has lengthwise pleats down the back secured together by Velcro fasteners. In the event a rider falls from a horse and the rider's foot is caught in a stirrup, the Velcro fasteners burst open allowing the pleats to unfold so that the rider's ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4688991 | Aseptic pump A centrifugal pump is provided including a first stationary seal ring mounted from the pump housing for slight axial and radial shifting relative thereto. The stationary seal ring includes inner and outer large and small diameter axially facing seal faces... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4687670 | Tamale making method A support panel is provided including a smooth upper surface and an upstanding abutment or bar extending along one margin of the panel. An open frame is pivotally supported from the upper surface of the panel adjacent the bar and is swingable between a cl... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4686793 | Threshold An elongated body is provided for use as a threshold and is transversely stepped whereby the body includes high and low opposite side longitudinally extending upper surfaces. The body includes a central upstanding surface extending between the high and lo... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4684931 | Capacitive sensing security system Separate signal input circuits respond to intruder disturbances of a capacitive wire sensing grid to generate signal outputs processed to reject signals caused by environmental phenomena with a high degree of statistical probability, by comparison of indi... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4682462 | Swather with swinging hitch A pull type swather is provided with an adjustable hitch assembly for converting the swather as between a field position in which it is pulled widthwise by a tractor and a transport position in which it is pulled substantially lengthwise. The hitch assemb... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4682761 | Corner and in-line fence post stress and bracing system A pair of spaced apart, upright and adjacent fence posts are provided having upper and lower end portions and their lower end portions embedded in the ground. An upper horizontal brace extends between and is anchored to the upper end portions of the posts... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4682699 | Waste recycling kit A waste recycling kit by which trash can be separated into its categories at its source, placed into standard size supermarket grocery bags and delivered to a collection point, such as at curb side, while in the bag for maintaining categorization of the t... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4681534 | Candle holder with drain holes An upstanding tubular candle holder is provided in which to receive a consumable candle. The upper end of the tubular candle holder is tapered and defines an upper opening of a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the candle to be used within th... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4680884 | Safety firearm mechanism A firearm mechanism having an external hammer manually moved to a cocked position with a transfer bar moving into position between the hammer and firing pin to transfer impact of the hammer to the firing pin with the improvement in this invention includin... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4681136 | Gas flow pulsation dampener and pressure differential control A device with use in combination with an expansible sleeve-type gas flow control valve in a production gas supply between a compressor and a delivery line provides pressure differential control as between the valve inlet and the valve outlet by relating h... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4679772 | Wire fence post bracing system A pair of brace anchors are carried by a pair of adjacent fence posts and include support members projecting outwardly from the brace anchors toward each other. A bracing fence rail is interposed between the post with the opposite ends of the rail and the... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4679657 | Mobile tank vehicle access system An elevated platform is provided including one longitudinal marginal portion alongside which an elongated tank body of a vehicle may be disposed. The marginal portion of the platform pivotally mounts a pair of extension panels therefrom in slightly spaced... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4679467 | Broken cork remover A tool for removing broken corks from bottles has an elongate transverse handle with a smaller end for pushing a cork into a bottle and a larger knob end for gripping in the hand. Between the ends of the handle is a transverse stem to which is attached op... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4680138 | Silver sensing material for use on film The concentration of conductive metal in a paint composition is reduced to the range of 20-30% by weight by the addition of Toluene to Butyl Acetate at a weight ratio thereto of approximately 1:3 in the liquid vehicle portion of the paint.... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4680683 | Battery and bulb conversion cartridge for self-feeding candle holder A tubular conversion cartridge is provided for the outer tubular member of a self-feeding consumable candle holder and may be utilized to replace the consumable candle follower and guide sleeve within the outer tubular member of the holder in order to con... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4676415 | Slide-out bumper and tire carrier A combined spare tire support and rear step bumper assembly is provided wherein the rear step bumper assembly is mounted from the associated vehicle in the conventional manner but includes a center downwardly and rearwardly opening recess formed therein i... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4674189 | Tailor's marker and method Apparatus for use in marking below waist garments such as trousers, slacks, jeans, skirts and dresses has a floor stand with a slide that can be adjusted vertically to mark garments at varying heights in accordance with respective indicia marks on the sta... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4674192 | Accounting guide A guide for use by bookkeepers, accountants, auditors and the like in association with ledger sheets, journals, spread sheets and the like having informational indicia associated in horizontal rows and vertical columns to enable such information to be mor... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4674923 | Access notches for indexing inserts in a groove mill A tool for use in a groove mill to simultaneously form spaced grooves in the interior surface of a bore with the tool including a shank and a pair of heads mounted thereon in spaced relation and in a detachable, non-rotative manner. Each head includes a p... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4674446 | Gas dehydrator with gas recovery system A heating chamber is provided for receiving well effluent therein including oil, water and gas and a heated chamber is also provided for containing glycol to be heated. Heat exchange coils are disposed in the chambers and are serially connected in a loop ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4671262 | Prosthetic device A vacuum assisted, semi-rigid prosthetic device for assisting in penile erection in the form of a thin, elongated sheath having an open proximal end to enable insertion of a penis and a closed distal end. The sheath includes a longitudinally extending tub... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4669662 | Mobile spray apparatus A mobile liquid spray apparatus comprises a wheeled frame of lightweight but sturdy construction which may be propelled manually over the ground or may be towed by a towing vehicle. The frame includes a height-adjustable horizontally extending spray boom,... | 06/02/1987 |
