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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4208755 | Track wiper for sliding shower door assembly A wiper for attachment to the bottom edge of a sliding door or window, particularly a shower door, so that as the door is opened and closed the track along which it runs is wiped clear of standing fluid. The wiper preferably includes a base member which i... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4207646 | Chalkboard erasers A chalkboard eraser including an elongated rigid tubular core member and a resilient body member fixed to the core member and disposed about the core member and generally coextensive therewith, the body member having alternate lands and grooves extending ... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4207644 | Tape head cleaning device A magnetic tape head cleaning pad is mounted on the exterior of a somewhat C-shaped resilient member which is snap-fitted on one end of an elongate mounting member which at its other end is pivotally connected to one end of an elongate handle member. To s... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4187574 | Contact lens cleansing apparatus An apparatus for the cleansing of contact lenses comprising a housing for containing a lens divided into a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion may be joined or removed from the bottom portion. In addition, the top portion is movable while jo... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4184221 | Bath brush A bath brush having an elongated, continuously curved element terminating in a handle at one end portion and in a brush arrangement at the other end portion thereof. The element is curved continuously at a rate of curvature comparable to a clothes hanger.... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4171574 | Drawing and painting instrument for graphic designs An instrument for making graphic designs on walls or ceilings, including an elongated member having a plurality of rigid sections joined together by a unitary, integral flexible portion, center-line apertures spaced along the longitudinal axis of each rig... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4155140 | Paint applicator having detachable handle A paint applicator has a handle and a pad supporting base. A paint applying pad is attached to a first face of the base. First and second flanges, a groove, and a ramp are provided on a second face of the base for receiving and holding the handle. The han... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4152807 | Scrubbing attachment for a squeegee A scrubbing attachment which includes a sleeve for a squeegee, engagement means to secure the squeegee to the inside of the sleeve, and absorbent material surrounding the sleeve particularly adapted for cleaning.... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4149206 | Cleaner for a playing head of a cassette player A cleaner of a playing head of a cassette player having a sprocket drive and a recess able to receive a cassette tape in a playing position. The cleaner comprises a hollow container dimensioned to be retainable within the recess. A hollow post is within t... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4134170 | Cartridge tape cleaning device A device to clean the tape of an eight-track cartridge to avoid slippage thereof and thus extend the useful life of such cartridge. This cartridge tape cleaning device includes a casing made of a pair of shallow box sections hinged together in clamshell f... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4134173 | Applicator with reversible pad An improved applicator is adapted for use in applying a liquid coating, such as paint and the like, to an object. The improved applicator includes a handle member having a blade, and includes a reversible applicator pad having a parallelogram-shaped cushi... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4130912 | Tape head cleaning device A device for cleaning the magnetic heads of magnetic recording and/or playback machines, comprising an elongate holder and a holding member for holding and retaining a tape head cleaner, the holder and the holding device being interconnectible by a spigot... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4127911 | Applicator with multi-positional handle An applicator for applying a liquid coating to a suitable object includes a pad and a detachable handle. The pad includes a cushion, working means applied to the cushion lower surface, and a backing plate secured to the cushion upper surface. The plate is... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4126962 | Plant care device A plant care device for cleaning and/or the application of fluids to the leaves of decorative foliage plants including a pair of opposed inwardly flexible arms connected at one end thereof for normal outwardly biased disposition with regard to each other ... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4122577 | Golf shoe wiping attachment for golf club heads In the driving of golf clubs, particularly on moist ground, divots and muddy earth are met by the driving head of the club and attached thereto, requiring removal repeatedly. This has meant in the past the carrying by the golfer of a wiping cloth and its ... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4117566 | Vehicular lug nut cleaning device A sponge forms an inner shaftway with interiorly projecting ribs to engage the sides of a lug nut, a shaft with a bottom plate attached to the bottom of the shaft is attached by adhesive material to the sponge body and a handle attached perpendicularly to... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4115893 | Gum brush for infants A gum brush has an elongated handle with a stem end, to which is secured a brush head having a bullet shape and provided therearound in symmetrically distributed arrangement several fin-like projections some of which are parallel to the handle and others ... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4114504 | Demoisturizer for wind musical instruments An elongated member dimensioned for receipt within a wind instrument for removing moisture from the valve pads and inside walls of the instrument including a base, filament members extending from the base to the wall and valve pads of the instrument. The ... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4104436 | Magnetic head cleaning article A durable magnetic head cleaning article which can be used to achieve superior cleaning of a magnetic head, comprising a Japanese paper on a support, the Japanese paper being made of vegetable fibers having a fiber length of about 5 mm or longer and an av... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4084286 | Self-moistening cleaning device A self-moistening cleaning device, particularly for use in cleaning phonograph records and similar objects, comprises an air-tightly closable receptacle in which a cleaning body is normally accommodated. The atmosphere inside the receptacle is saturated w... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4084287 | Scrubber for golf balls A washer device for golf balls and other devices of a similar diameter which includes a toroidal housing open at the center with radially inward exposed sponge and retention surfaces to wet and scrub a ball as it is retained and rotated centrally of the h... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4079478 | Tongue brush A device for cleaning the human tongue is disclosed and includes an elongate handle having a support frame extending from one end thereof and a fibrous cleaning member slidably carried on the support frame. The opposed end of the handle is disposed substa... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4075033 | Wiping material and holder A wiping material in the shape of a cup and a handle for holding the material during its use. The wiping material may include several layers with the same or different compositions. For hygienic use, it may have a layer of soft, absorbent toilet paper wit... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4065798 | Cleaning cartridge A cartridge for cleaning a magnetic head for use with flexible discs. The cartridge contains a cleaning disc comprising a flexible and non-magnetic support, with a magnetic layer provided on one or both surfaces of the flexible and non-magnetic support. A... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065801 | Kit for cleaning tape cartridge playback unit A kit for cleaning the interior working parts of a cartridge type tape playback unit comprises a completely hollow cartridge case having parallel track guide means disposed in its two sides. The hollow cartridge case is designed to actuate the unit when i... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4031673 | Cleaning device preferably for water closets A cleaning device for water closets comprising a holder stick device having a handle part and a clamping member which is manually operable between a clamping position and a release position for releasably engaging a cleaning pad intended for usage during ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4004314 | Magnetic tape cleaning device A tape cleaning device, particularly for cleaning magnetic tapes contained in cartridges, cassettes or analogous receptacles, includes a housing having a leading end insertable into a tape recording and playing unit which has a capstan drive, and a traili... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3978520 | Magnetic head cleaning tape and method Magnetic heads of color video tape recorder (vtr) machines are cleaned without harmful abrasion by means of a novel magnetic head cleaning tape carrying a color bar signal. Abrupt appearance of the color bar test pattern at the video monitor permits cessa... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3965520 | Brush and cleaning composition for phonograph records A cleaning composition with anti-microbial properties and for use in cleansing metal, plastic, or glass surfaces, the mixture includes a surfactant, an emulsifier, an anti-microbe, all intermixed in a liquid carrier. This composition is most effective whe... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3964104 | Intermittent cleaner for rotating magnetic head Disclosed herein is a head cleaner for cleaning a rotating magnetic head without interrupting the operation of the tape drive using the rotating magnetic head. The cleaning is achieved by mounting an idler brush wheel at an angle to the path of the rotati... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3961392 | Cleaning device for shower enclosure tracks A cleaning device particularly suited for use in removing encrusted residue from metallic surfaces, exemplified by surfaces of aluminum channel shaped tracks provided for supporting sliding doors defining a shower enclosure including interchangeable compo... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3955214 | Device for cleaning the magnetic head and capstan roller of a cassette-type recording and/or playback unit in response to operation of the tape drive of the unit A cassette housing has an open side which faces the head and capstan roller of a tape recording and/or playback unit of the type using magnetic-tape cassettes, when the housing is placed in operative position on the unit in lieu of a tape cassette. One or... | 05/04/1976 |
| 3948678 | Solder iron dressing system having a teflon packing An appliance is disclosed for dressing the working surface, e.g. tip, of a soldering iron. A housing of chemically-stable material defines a treatment chamber with an access opening through which the tip of a soldering iron is received. The treatment cham... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3931643 | Magnetic head cleaning tape cartridge for use in magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus of the rotary head type A magnetic head cleaning tape cartridge is disclosed which comprises a length of cleaning tape assembly consisting of a transparent and relatively rigid leader tape, a cleaning tape which has a layer made of fibrous materials for intimate contact with the... | 01/06/1976 |
