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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4562827 | Downdraft countertop cooking range A downdraft countertop cooking range having an improved ventilation system for removing smoke and cooking odors from the entire cooking panel area. The range has a modular cooking panel recessed substantially below the countertop for enhanced accessibilit... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4562125 | Battery hold-down strap and terminal protector A hold-down strap and electrical terminal protector for a storage battery including an elongated body having a length substantially equal to the length of the battery and a width substantially less than the width of the battery, a connecting portion at ea... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4525989 | Floating foot shield for walk-behind mower with sulky A walk-behind lawn mower having a deck with adjustably mounted ground-engaging wheels. A side shield is provided in the form of a metal rod extending longitudinally along one side of the deck approximately following the curvature of the deck and lying bet... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4520602 | Multi-pane sealed window and method for forming same A multiple-pane, hermetically-sealed, thermal-resistant window with a spacer between adjacent panes for maintaining separation between the panes wherein the corners of the spacer are rigidified and locked by a corner insert which prevents separation of ad... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4454501 | Prompting control A control arrangement for a multi-function cooking appliance which has a plurality of cooking stations. The control arrangement includes a control panel having a group of keys for entering control information for the stations and functions of the cooking ... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4453855 | Corner construction for spacer used in multi-pane windows A multiple-pane, hermetically-sealed, thermal-resistant window unit is disclosed having a spacer between adjacent panes for maintaining separation between the panes, wherein the corners of the spacer are rigidified and locked by a corner insert which prev... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4422283 | Lawnmower with longitudinal support frame A rotary lawnmower of the type having an inverted pan-shaped housing generally surrounding a horizontal rotary blade affixed to a vertical shaft extending downwardly from a rotary power source mounted on the top of the housing. A pair of tubular longitudi... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4402366 | Soil tilling machine A walk from behind soil tilling machine including ground wheels upon which the machine may be moved and two rows of ground penetrating and pulverizing tines located to the rear of the ground wheels transversely to the line of machine movement. The tines o... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4402365 | Garden tiller with vegetation sloughing means A walk-behind garden tiller having power driven ground wheels and a single shaft of tines which are driven at relatively high speed in a direction counter to that of the drive wheels such that during tilling the tines cut upwardly through the untilled soi... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4398606 | Garden tiller with extended drag shield A walk-behind garden tiller having power driven ground wheels and a single row of tines which are driven at relatively high speed in a direction counter to that of the drive wheels, whereby the tines cut upwardly through the untilled soil at the working f... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4392538 | Adjustable handle assembly for walk-behind garden implement A walk-behind garden implement including a wheel-supported frame carrying a horizontal base member. A handle extends upwardly and rearwardly from the base member for manual guidance. A yoke of U-shaped cross section is interposed between the handle and ba... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4314432 | Splice for beam in suspended ceiling system For use in a suspended ceiling system a pair of beams joinable end to end in aligned relation, each of the beams having a vertical web and lower flange at right angles thereto. The beams have identically formed end portions each terminating in a horizonta... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4306405 | Drive assembly for rotary mower or the like A rotary mower having a drive assembly which provides automatic de-clutching and prompt braking of the mower blade to a stop when the device is left unattended, while the engine keeps running. A blade carrier is mounted on an anti-friction bearing at the ... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4293835 | Solenoid for an electric starting motor for garden tractor or the like A solenoid for an electric starting motor housed in a generally cylindrical plastic cup. A pair of diametrically arranged fixed contacts penetrate the end wall, forming binding posts for a load circuit. A magnetic sub-assembly is provided consisting of an... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4288132 | Metal cabinet for assembly by the user from knocked-down condition A rectangular metal cabinet of the panel type intended for sale and transport in a knocked-down condition for assembly with self-tapping screws penetrating the mated edges of the panels. The rear panel has flanges along its lateral edges and the side pane... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4280319 | Deck construction for rotary mower A deck construction for a rotary mower which includes a shallow cylindrical blade housing with horizontal aprons extending fore and aft therefrom. Integral wheel supporting plates extend vertically along the respective lateral edges of the aprons and at r... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4266515 | Engine power pack assembly having anti-vibration features A chain saw having a housing in the form of a plastic shell of structural foam fully open on one of its lateral sides to expose a central chamber. The chain saw includes an integral motion assembly formed of an engine, a blade mounting bracket, forwardly ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4264231 | Joint between main beam and cross beams in suspended ceiling system A suspended ceiling system including a main beam formed with a vertically extending rectangular window and a pair of cross beams intended to abut the main beam in alignment with one another at the window. The cross beams, which are identical, have at each... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4214424 | Catcher securement for rear bagger A rotary mower having an inverted housing with a discharge opening formed in the rear surface thereof, the opening having a cover plate which is hinged at the rear edge of the housing and biased into a normally closing position. The plate has a pair of in... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4212363 | Twist-type control handle for lawn mowers A power lawn mower having a transversely arranged tubular grip for manual control rockable forwardly from a reference position to adjust a power control member. The grip is of oval cross section dimensioned to fit the grasp of the operator's hands. When t... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4199045 | Luggage identification system embodied in valance A luggage construction in which opposed shells are fitted with mated valances, one of the valances having a flat seating surface with an adjacent first wall and the other valance presenting a second wall parallel to the first so that the valances, in mati... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4198752 | Chain saw having anti-vibration features A chain saw having a housing in the form of a plastic shell of structural foam fully open on one of its lateral sides to expose a central chamber. The chain saw includes an integral motion assembly formed of an engine, a blade mounting bracket, forwardly ... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4183190 | Space frame construction system A tube and ball truss system for making a structural lattice which includes a plurality of hollow metal balls spaced in a three-dimensional array, each ball having a set of radial through-openings as well as an access opening on one side, adjacent ones of... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4126991 | Cutter pin for rotary mower having lenticular section A cutter pin for mounting on a mower disc having a keyed radial socket with a curved backstop adjacent thereto, the pin being tapered from shank to tip portion in the vertical plane but with the top portion having substantially the same maximum width as t... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4126990 | Cutter disc assembly for rotary lawn mower A cutter disc assembly for a rotary lawn mower in which the disc has a circular central portion and a peripheral portion with a shallow vertical wall in between. Radial openings are provided in the wall in register with radial grooves formed in the unders... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4081647 | Energy seal for a microwave oven An energy seal for a microwave oven including resilient and conformable primary and outboard seals encompassing a choke type secondary seal. The composite seal is particularly suited to "wide gap" configurations in that the resilient elements thereof are ... | 03/28/1978 |
