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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4669949 | Method for positioning fallen pallet loads An apparatus and method are disclosed for repositioning fallen loads. In particular, the device mounts on the fork lift and has a pair of crossbars mounted on the fork lift receiving tubes. The cross members have a height greater than the thickness of the... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4664265 | Circuit board carrier A carrier for circuit boards and the like provides an adjustable, rigid, precision aligned structure having only three types of elements held together by a few screw fasteners. Rigidly straight glide plates have rows of partially punched out glide lugs wh... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4662619 | Kneeling attachment for operations in the prone sitting position For operations in the prone sitting position, the novel kneeling attachment has a lower-leg platform from which one or a pair of posts project downwardly to rest against the floor to support the lower portion of the patient's body while his or her upper b... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4657110 | Inertia rope grab A safety device is provided for removably fastening to a safety line a rope grab which contains both inertia and positive locking features. A roller is provided in angled guide tracks to provide an inertia locking effect while a pivot arm can bear against... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4657002 | Bone impactors A bone impactor consists of a single piece of lightweight metal which has a handle and a smooth shank, across the tip of which extends a working surface that forms a symmetrical cylindrical concavity that may be fitted against an excrescence, followed by ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4631853 | Contoured fishing rod handle A fishing rod handle having a butt grip segment and a reel seat segment with both segments contoured to provide outwardly curved, laterally offset complimentary projections on one side of the handle in the area where the forwardly disposed reel seat joins... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4621620 | Human limb manipulation device An active human limb manipulation device utilizes a frame to which a carriage is slidably mounted for vertical movement. A sub-carriage is movably mounted to the carriage for horizontal movement and carries the limb of a patient along a predetermined path... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4612965 | Automatic bag hanging device The invention shows a device for hanging bags to be filled. A fold-down arm with suction cups grabs the front bag of a vertically oriented stack of bags and folds the top portion of the bag down over a drum. The top edge of the bag is then registered at a... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4610243 | Malleable force-fulcrum retractor A Taylor-type force-fulcrum retractor has a broad malleable band which is readily shaped by hand to fit any situation and yet holds that shape against forces that may be applied to pull the muscles away from the center of an incision. The force-fulcrum re... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4609027 | Overhead door An overhead door including an upper door panel which is hingedly mounted to a horizontal header of a doorway and to a lower door panel. The door is moveable between a first, closed position wherein the door panels are vertically aligned and cooperate to c... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4594998 | Penile prosthesis of improved malleable construction An implantable penile prosthesis for overcoming male erectile impotence in the form of an elongated cylindrical device of malleable construction. The device is adapted to be implanted within the corpora cavernosa of the penis. A malleable rod capable of h... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4593596 | Portable drum set A portable drum set is provided by utilizing a pre-tuned head which is clamped to an arcuate member. The arcuate member has a pair of floor-engaging legs on either side which are releasably clamped to the arcuate member. Other percussion instruments such ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4585442 | Miniature intravenous infusion rate controller An intravenous drip rate control device includes a trough in the rear face of the housing for receiving intravenous tubing. The intravenous tubing is placed within the trough between and in functional communication with a pair of resilient bands. A cam dr... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4577616 | Wood burning furnace A wood burning furnace, positionable exterior to a home or trailer utilizes an improved heat exchanger with a chimney stack extending downwardly into the heat exchanger chamber to prolong the time interval in which smoke stays in the heat exchanger. A cre... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4577432 | Fishing rod handle An improved fishing rod handle construction which is shaped to conform to the grip of the user. The handle is offset from the axis of the fishing rod. In addition, in one embodiment the handle is at an angle to the axis of the fishing rod. In another embo... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4573549 | Portable golf car A golf car apparatus (10) is disclosed. The golf car apparatus (10) includes a frame (12) supported off the surface of the ground by at least three wheels (14, 18), two of the wheels (14) being positioned near the back end of the frame (12) and being inte... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4568212 | Printer stand A stand is designed for holding a computer printer and in particular mounts the printer at right angles to conventional practice so that the platen of the printer runs front to back on the stand rather than side to side. Such an arrangement allows easier ... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4553898 | Swingably mounted truck hopper An apparatus for collecting and transporting particulate material from directly underneath the discharge outlet of a vehicle includes a collection chamber for receiving the particulate material. An auger is provided to convey particulate material from the... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4552337 | Carpenter jack A friction type carpenter jack has a carrier capable of movement upwardly when the inner surface of a jacking friction bar is capable of frictionally gripping the shaft. A downwardly jacking means also allows the carrier to move along the shaft toward a b... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4546237 | Wall-mountable single cup electric liquid heating appliance A single cup electric heating device for heating a cup of tea, coffee or the like includes a generally vertically oriented mounting support having a flat rear surface adapted to be mounted on the wall of a motel room, hotel room or the like. The mounting ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4539938 | Leak resistant poultry watering device A chicken watering device solves the problem of leakage while still allowing easy actuation of the trigger by a bird by utilizing a coil spring having a spring coefficient of one to two pounds per inch of displacement and prevents jamming of the device by... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4539732 | Double locking safety snap A double lock safety hook adapted to a single lock hook permitting a belt connection, such as a fall protection device, window washer's harness, and the like, to be retained within a hook throat. A snap keeper is engageable with the latch member to lock t... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4538702 | Shock absorber for fall protection system A shock absorber as designed for use in fall protection systems and may be incorporated integrally with either a belt or lanyard or may be used as a separate component in conjunction with conventional belts and lanyards. A shock absorbing mechanism of the... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4531352 | Fruit picker with stem cutting jaws A pole mounted, fruit picking device for collecting fruit from trees. The fruit picker is comprised of a double ring jaw assembly mounted on the top end of a pole, with the bottom jaw being stationary and having a receiving bag or chute attached to it. Th... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4527548 | Window blind type solar collector A solar collector is designed for use in the window opening of a house and also serves to retain the window function for the occupants of the house. The collector has a rectangular frame having an inner pane of glass, an outer pane or panes and a pluralit... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4526214 | Bag filling apparatus Apparatus for filling bags and simultaneously providing complete, controlled collection and discharge of dust generated from particulate material with which the bags are filled. The discharge end of a spout positioned under a hopper is formed by a pair of... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4524262 | Electrically heated sewer vent line defroster A plastic sewer vent line extending through the roof of a building is provided with a defroster for preventing blockage of the vent line by freezing and the consequent back-up sewage gas into the building. The defroster is located above the roof and inclu... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4519404 | Endocardial electrode lead with conical fixation mechanism A transvenous, endocardial heart pacemaker lead having a conical fixation device on its distal end for holding a distal tip electrode in proper pacing position within the heart. There are open spaces around the conical surface of the fixation device defin... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4519289 | Adjustable circumference floor tom stand A stand for the mounting of floor toms is provided with a circular member having several inwardly directed flanges which engage the lugs of a drum. The circular member has a moderate adjustment as to circumference to provide optimum sound quality. Grommet... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4492074 | Pickup roller spreader A grain pickup is designed for the picking up of windrowed grain for supply to a combine. One or more belts pass around two spaced parallel rollers which guide and propel the belt or belts. The rollers are supported and driven at either end by conventiona... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4489801 | Braking assembly for a snowmobile A compact, highly efficient braking assembly for a snowmobile utilizes first and second plates, one of which swings relative to the other to actuate a wedging device therebetween when a brake control lever is actuated by an operator. The wedging device in... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4488779 | Lightweight heliostat system A lightweight heliostat system utilizing a flexible, tensioned wire framework is supported on upright rigid posts and has rigid mirrors swingably mounted in the wire framework to pivot about first and second axes and utilizes the mirrors as compressive st... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4487143 | Self-oiling bag-closing sewing machine with improved lubrication system for drive shaft and feed dog assembly An improved self-oiling system for the drive shaft and feed dog assembly of a portable, bag-closing sewing machine utilizes a drive shaft having an internal axial oil channel, an upper radial oil bore which extends from the oil channel to the outer periph... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4484767 | Anti-sway suspension A vehicle suspension is designed to utilize lateral movement of the body of the vehicle relative to the wheels in order to control the sway or roll of the vehicle body relative to the ground. Several systems are disclosed for translating the roll tendancy... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4484743 | Mounting system for a video control unit A video control unit mounting system for mounting a video control unit adjacent an operating surface having a securing means for releasably attaching the video control unit relative to the operating surface and a elastically stretchable video control moun... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4483395 | Wire guard device for wells A one-piece wire guard device formed of non-metallic material for use in wells includes an inner ring having a split therein defining an opening and having a portion of reduced thickness defining a hinge. Arcuate sections are disposed concentrically outwa... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4483248 | Aluminum/steel can separator and baler The recycling machine is provided with a baling chamber having a cyclable hydraulic ram. The ram cycles continuously, and each time it retracts, no more than a predetermined number of cans are admitted to the baling chamber for crushing and adding to the ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4480369 | Gripping tool Stressing tendons used in prestressing concrete are generally anchored to the concrete by wedge plates which are embedded in the concrete. The anchorage is accomplished by the use of gripping wedges which are placed around the stressing tendons and into t... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4474387 | Kickstand supporting device A kickstand supporting device usable with motorcycles and other two wheeled vehicles utilizes a rigid plate with obverse and reverse surfaces, an upright wall enclosure being positioned on the obverse face to receive and releaseably retain the base of the... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4471760 | Combined solar heater and collector A combined solar collector and storage device comprises a housing including a plurality of wire mesh racks for retaining and storing rock therein and also including a front face formed of mesh allowing solar radiation to impinge on the rock and penetrate ... | 09/18/1984 |
