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| 5321931 | Method and apparatus for storing used tires A method and apparatus for storing a plurality of tires having a threaded portion, a rim portion and two sidewall portions, said method comprising the following steps; peripherally slicing each of said tires in two half tires along said threaded portion a... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5273371 | Signalling post The novel signalling post is adapted to be mounted on a flexible base member. The post comprises an outer, hollow, substantially rigid, transparent polycarbonate tubular member. The polycarbonate tubular member has a memory for returning to its original s... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5271377 | Range hood valve unit A sliding valve unit is adapted to be mounted on the exit panel of a range hood in front of an exit duct. The valve unit is made of a pair of flat plates facing each other. The pair of plates have a perforation therethrough and a sliding slice therebetwee... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5267523 | Resilient signalling post A signalling panel comprises two superposed transparent plies of plastic material peripherally secured together. The plates have a cylindro-convex configuration and the two plies are slightly spaced from each other to provide a slot therebetween for recei... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5255395 | Ventilating system for toilet bowl The invention consists of a ventilating system and particularly a ventilating kit to be installed on a conventional toilet bowl at the rear of the toilet seat above the apertures used to anchor the toilet seat to the toilet bowl. The kit includes a parape... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5234582 | Roof drain cover A roof drain cover characterized by an open-end cage adapted to sit over the top of a roof drain. The cage has a top face and a peripheral wall. The top face and the peripheral wall are provided with apertures for allowing water circulation therethrough. ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5226185 | Therapeutic household bed mattress A covering for bed mattress comprising a plastic foam layer and a quilted layer superposed on the foam layer and a plurality of flat permanent magnetic bans adheringly mounted under the foam layer. The magnetic bands are located at predetermined distances... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5222281 | Molded coffin A water and weather resistent coffin is made of a layer of hardened plastified fiber mat and a second layer made of hardened end-grain balsa core panel. The side walls of the coffin are connected to the bottom wall by a pair of squares along each side wal... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5222325 | Tree protector The tree protector is made of a plurality of adjacently positioned trapezoidal panels having one lateral side provided with tabs and another lateral side with corresponding slots for hooking the tabls of an adjacent panel. Each panel has a plurality of na... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5220740 | Movable stand A movable stand made of a base member having a flat bottom surface adapted to rest on the ground and with a pair of rotatable wheels mounted under the base member on an axle adjacent and within the periphery of the base member. The wheels are mounted unde... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5218775 | Display adapter for signboard A display device hooked to a signboard comprises a placard and a connecting member fixed to the signboard for hooking the placard which is provided with a L-shaped slot extending from the upper edge of the placard. The connecting member is characterized b... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5215400 | Disconnectable base support assembly for roadway signs A quick disconnectable base support assembly for roadway sign is adapted to facilitate the removal of a sign post from a ground retaining foundation. The assembly comprises a C-shape bracket adapted to be horizontally secured to ground retaining foundatio... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5214886 | Breakaway connection for post A breakaway connection is mounted between a lower and an upper post section for upstandingly supporting the upper section on the lower section. The breakaway connection has a U-shape cross-section with lateral flanges. A weakened linear section extends ho... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5209307 | Rear mounted grader for vehicles A rear mounted grader for vehicles comprises a plate member adapted to be vertically secured to the vehicle frame behind the wheels. A pair of rearwardly extending arms are pivotally mounted on the plate member and are provided with a sliding member secur... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5199228 | Sandblasting system and process A system for sand blasting includes a longitudinally protecting wall provided with a horizontal slit therethrough, a control center having a platform longitudinally displaceable in front of the wall and a seat on the platform which can be vertically displ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5197160 | Cleaning device for cleaning carpets A plurality of nozzles is mounted inside a casing for projecting air jets through adjacent rows of stiff and upwardly projecting bristles of a carpet for dislodging lint between the bristles. The lint which is projected out of the bristles is sucked away ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5192177 | Mobile harvester for hay bales A mobile harvester for loading and unloading hay bales made of a loading and unloading platform. The loading platform is positioned adjacent to and sidewise relative to a receiving platform which is adapted to individually and successively supply single r... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5190341 | Rigid cover assembly for open top box body A rigid cover assembly for use on an open top box body is particularly adapted for trucks carrying loose goods. The cover assembly has an arched shape lid within which are located tilted piston devices for pivoting the cover assembly over the box body. Th... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5181584 | Ladder leveling adapter The ladder leveling adapter comprises a pair of spacers adapted to be secured outwardly on the side rails of the ladder between two interconnecting rounds. An elongated bar having a median slot parallel to the rail extends over the spacers and projects be... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5171108 | Ground anchor A ground anchor adapted to be driven into the ground comprises an elongated flat plate having a first bent portion at one end forming a U-shaped throat along one side of the plate and a second bent portion at the end opposite the first mentioned end sligh... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5170918 | Ergonomic carrying belt for tree planting trays A device adapted to be worn around the waist of a tree planting person for ergonomically carrying a set of conventional planting trays. The trays having a plurality of recessed cells into which tree sprouts are grown. The carrying device has a main struct... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5160202 | Illuminated concrete curbstone A concrete curbstone block is provided with an internal illuminated housing for projecting light onto a driveway. The housing has a transparent window receeding from the flat front face of concrete. A downwardly and rearwardly channel extends from the hou... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5160111 | Collapsible signalling post The novel collapsible signalling post is provided with a weakened section characterized by an helical groove carved on the periphery of a tubular member to mounted between an anchoring member and a rod member supporting a sign. The groove provides a weake... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5154116 | Fork supporting device for fondue pot A device for supporting forks adapted to be mounted over a fondue pot which has an opened top end surrounded by a peripheral ledge. The device includes a substantially vertical rod, a set of at least three legs extending radially from the rod, adjacent th... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5150816 | Non-spillable drinking cup A non-spillable drinking cup having a perforated cover and an internally and resiliently hinged flap for closing the perforation in the cover. The perforation is located adjacent the periphery of the cup for allowing the upper lip of the user to downwardl... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5127785 | Hanger nail for suspended ceiling A nail is adapted to be inserted in a solid material with a wire hooked to the nail in such a way so that the wire is inserted with the nail into the solid material. The nail is crosswise perforated with grooves on each side of the nail to provide a tight... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5127618 | Pivoting stand for bottle of water dispenser A water bottle tilting assembly mounted on a water dispensing cabinet is arranged to support the water bottle adjacent the dispensing cabinet at a level so that when the bottle is tilted about an axle the mouth of the bottle automatically reaches the trou... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5112326 | Adjustable diaper An adjustable diaper for babies is provided with a pair of VELCRO tapes on the front flap and a strip of cloth to alternately cover one side of the flap for shielding the babies skin from the VELCRO tape.... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5107775 | Adjustable legs for desk and the like A school desk has legs adapted to be lengthened for raising the desk. The legs are provided with a sleeve adapted to fittingly slide on the legs. The legs have a transversal perforation, and the sleeves have a set of vertically disposed holes. A screw and... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5104538 | Liquid strainer The invention is directed to a liquid strainer and a blank for forming the strainer. The strainer has a conical shape with an apex portion completely surrounded by a filtering cloth and folded from the blank to exclude any unfiltered passageway. The blank... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5100077 | Unwinding reel A reel for unwinding a coil of wire of relatively stiff material rotatably supports the coil on its outer periphery. The coil is unwound by pulling on the innermost spire through a fixed guiding channel located between the center and the periphery of the ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5096068 | Bicycle rack The rack according to the present invention is adapted to support, in an upstanding position, a variety of bicycles having wheels of different widths and diameters. The rack includes a bottomless funnel-shaped channel having a pair of spaced parallel wall... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5094630 | Multiple socket attachment A multiple socket attachment for accommodating a plurality of cord plugs is made of a flat box-like receptacle containing four electrical conductors made of metal strips disposed in recess channels. The receptacle is provided with two longitudinal rectili... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5090348 | Traffic signalling post The invention is a traffic signalling post which comprises a flexible rod member, a rigid shaft coaxially secured at one end to the rod member, an anchor bore member adapted to house the shaft for maintaining the latter in a vertical position. The bore me... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5089037 | Industrial vacuum cleaning apparatus A vacuum cleaner comprising a dust receiving container having an aperture for connecting a suction hose and an opening at the top for releasably supporting a motor-fan unit. A frame surrounding the container is provided with a vertically sliding structure... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5087209 | Electrical plug and socket arrangement An electric plug and socket arrangement includes a connecting sleeve threadedly engaging the plug to the socket. The sleeve is slidingly mounted on the plug or on the socket and can slide to completely clear their abutting face so that the plug or the soc... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5080007 | Tilted seamless vent and method for making the same A method for making seamless tilted vent comprises the spinning of a mold and a metal sheet to form a tubular member and a flat angular shackle continuously extending from and around the tubular member. The mold is made of a cylindrical member and a flat ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5078539 | Bendable raising structure for manhole cover with predetermined weak spot The raising structure according to the invention is intended to raise a manhole cover to the level of the resurfacing new layer of asphalt. The raising structure comprises a pair of superposed concentric rings one of which is slightly smaller than the oth... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5073324 | Method for setting ophthalmic lenses in goggles A method for setting an ophthalmic lens in a pair of goggles having a flat front transparent lamina for permitting vision and also having a shielding rim surrounding the lamina extending towards the face of the wearer for the abutment thereon is character... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5067501 | Fluid applicator for hair conditioning An outlet nozzle adapted to be fixed to a substantially cylindrical hair conditioning bottle for dispensing fluid on a lock of hair comprises a hollow tubular member and a dispensing tip fluidly connected at one end of the tubular member opposite the bott... | 11/26/1991 |
