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Pizza Pie With Concentric Rings of Crust
A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4719811 | Well pumping unit with counterweight A well pumping unit including a derrick having first and second sheave sets attached near the top thereof, a drive mechanism, a counterweight, a polish rod assembly and cable members. The cable members form a closed loop extending from the polish rod asse... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4706939 | Fire hydrant hoist There is disclosed a hoist for lifting a fire hydrant from its underlying upright feeding pipe. The hoist comprises an inverted L-shaped post with a manually-operated cable winch. The post is supported on a semi-circular base collar which fits the top cou... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4690376 | Mat transport rack A stable movable metal frame mat transport rack useful for storing and transporting an entire three section wrestling mat. The rack contains a winch cable hoist mechanism for lifting and lowering the mat sections to and from storage positions on the rack.... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4674602 | Article storage system A pair of wheel assemblies (26, 28) are vertically spaced apart and are supported for rotation about parallel axis (30, 38) by a common support frame (10). Each wheel assembly (26, 28) comprises a pair of wheels at its ends (38, 40). The wheels (34, 40) h... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4600177 | Method of hoisting an automobile hard top A hoist for lifting a hard top (10) from an automobile and storing it at the garage ceiling comprising a winch (25) for winding a cable (38) that passes through pulleys (39,41) fixed to the ceiling. The cable is fixed to a web strap (50) having end hooks ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4545595 | Method and apparatus for assisting in and facilitating the coupling of a trailer tongue to a vehicle latch The present invention presents a method and apparatus for assisting in and facilitating the coupling of a trailer tongue to a vehicle hitch. An overhead structure extends over the trailer tongue and includes a pulley depending downwardly therefrom. Throug... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4510663 | Method of installing multi-sections vertically acting doors Multi-sections vertically acting doors of the prior art comprise a plurality of horizontally longitudinally extending sections that are pivotably connected and including rollable engagement with longitudinally separated trackways. Such prior art doors are... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4399979 | Device for self-tailing a conventional winch drum A device for self-tailing a conventional winch drum utilizing the motion of the hauled in line under load to provide, through a multiple sheave assembly, the tension on the free end of the line necessary to render the winch drum operational and properly h... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4382325 | Heavy pipe joining system A light weight, portable, self-contained pipe joining device and system for installing succeeding, very heavy, concrete pipe sections into the end of a preceding pipe section positioned in a trench. The pipe joining device includes a power operated winch ... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4353307 | Towing device for use in the surf There is provided an apparatus for towing surfers out into a body of water. The device includes an anchor in the body of water and a buoyant member connected thereto carrying a pulley adjacent the surface of the water. An endless flexible line is reeved a... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4349179 | Control means for motion compensation devices A control system for stabilizing a body suspended by a flexible line from a structure such as a ship, which is subject to uncontrolled oscillating movements, such as may be caused by wave motion, incorporates a winch (3) to which the line is attached, a p... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4251059 | Apparatus for determining the reeving of a pulley system Apparatus for determining reeving of a pulley system including head pulleys on a jib or boom of a crane and reeving pulleys opposite the head pulleys. There is provided a sensor which may be electrically, mechanically, optically or pneumatically operable ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4221364 | Chain block A chain block having an attaching member connected to the load-free end link of a load chain entrained around a load sprocket wheel rotatably supported by and between a pair of lateral plates. The attaching member is pivotally mounted at one end portion t... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4128960 | Weight arrestor A weight arrestor for attachment to downriggers; the weight arrestor has an elongated coiled spring surrounding a downrigger cable. The spring radially flexes under stress exerted by the cable and slides up and down on the cable. The spring is adjustably ... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4040774 | Apparatus for constructing concrete walls In an apparatus for constructing high-rising, poured concrete walls, pairs of spaced-apart, upright supports are preliminarily mounted on a foundation and then detachably attached to both sides of at least a partially hardened level of concrete wall and a... | 08/09/1977 |
| 3968952 | Assembly for pulling a line The assembly for pulling a line comprises a frame, a power unit mounted on the frame and means for guiding a line from the power unit along the frame structure. The frame has a structural configuration that is adjustable to a plurality of working position... | 07/13/1976 |
