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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7945995 | Metal living hinge A one-piece hinge mechanism includes a first member having a plurality of fingers, the fingers extending toward a second member, the second member having a plurality of fingers extending toward the first member, the fingers of the first member and the fingers of the... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7435032 | Resilient joint for deployable structures A resilient flexure has one end attached within a cavity in a rigid member, and the other end attached within a cavity in a structural mode. The cavities are shaped to limit the flexure's bend radius. The member and the node have mating surfaces that abut to constra... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7328480 | Coextruded living hinge, a component incorporating the hinge, and methods of making the component A living hinge comprising a spring portion having a first end and a second end and a first arm portion and a second arm portion coextruded with the spring portion is disclosed. The first arm portion extends from the first end and the second arm portion extends from ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7152376 | Gutter emptying system This invention permits use of a conventional rain gutter system and downspout, and other gutter profiles as described to be converted into a dumpable rain gutter system which can be easily cleaned. This low profile gutter tilting system, which has few moving parts, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6924441 | Load cell apparatus A patient support including a mattress, a load cell apparatus, and a frame having an intermediate frame and a weigh frame. The load cell apparatus is positioned relative to the intermediate frame and the weigh frame. The load cell apparatus includes a load cell, a m... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6886219 | Adjustable hinge The present invention is a hinge for furniture that includes a first hinge part rotatably connected with a second hinge part via at least one hinge axis. The first hinge part has a substantially U-shaped cross-section with its legs on one end having free ends that p... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6719354 | Pivotless automotive hinge An automotive hinge facilitates substantially rotary motion of a closure panel relative to a fixed body structure by means of a single resilient member configured to carry all required structural and operational loadings. ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6334287 | Wall hinge A wooden studwall is erected utilizing a hinge, of metal plate, having a bottom plate, two outer legs and a center leg extending from one side of the bottom plate so that the hinge can be aligned, along a chalk snap line located along the subfloor, where ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6334235 | Self-driving, self-locking and damping hinge strap, and a hinge fitted with such straps The invention relates to a self-driving and self-locking hinge strap for mounting between two adjacent elements (A1, A2), the strap being of the type constituted by at least one resilient strip (3) preformed to have a section that is... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6260428 | Z-axis precision positioner A z-axis positioner that maintains precise parallel relationship between a triangular top platform (24) and a mating bottom platform (30) juxtipositioned with each other, when separated in the z-axis. Three rectangular hinge plate sets (32) and (36) are a... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6175989 | Shape memory alloy controllable hinge apparatus A shape memory alloy hinge assembly for deploying at least a first object in a controllable, substantially shockless manner is disclosed. Generally, the hinge assembly includes at least a first flexure member capable of moving from a first, folded configu... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6075696 | Portable computer with flexible heat spreader plate structure therein Operational heat generated by an electronic component in the base housing of a notebook computer is transferred to the back wall of its display housing for dissipation to ambient by a heat pipe disposed in the base housing and having an evaporator portion... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6055706 | Hinge for the automatic mechanical closure of spectacle arms The invention is concerned with a new constructive form of hinge for junction and opening of the arms (A) on the front (F) of the glasses, and being the automatic closure of the arms (A), when the glasses aren't being worn. The innovative peculiarity of t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5977932 | Self-deploying helical structure A helical antenna structure is deformable and capable of being stowed in a small volume. At deployment, the helical antenna structure uses the stored strain energy in its resilient helices to revert to its original shape without the use of any outside for... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5425212 | Folding track A foldable floor track or ceiling track having 1/8-inch-wide slots in the flanges and a 1/8-inch-high rib in the web, between the slots, permitting the track to be cleanly folded in half at the factory, for convenient packaging and handling, and then unfo... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5238264 | Deployment door for air bag The door assembly for an air bag opening includes a door having a rigid substrate panel extending across the opening and carrying a decorative trim to normally conceal the air bag opening. A primary hinge acts between an edge of the rigid substrate panel ... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5029907 | Band for effecting a seal A band assembly for effecting a seal particularly adapted for use in establishing a joint between a sewer pipe and a reinforced concrete manhole riser. The seal is affected by a tapered elastomeric tubular connector boot and a clamping band member that ex... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4955108 | Protected hinge assembly for mechanical accelerometer The invention is a hinge assembly made of two parts, specifically for an accelerometer. The first part is adapted to be attached, either directly or through a bracket, to an inertial acceleration sensor. The second part is adapted to be rigidly attached t... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4878266 | Easel hinge An easel hinge made of a sheet of material having an outer portion with two leg sections joined by a hinge support section. A central portion of the sheet is disposed between the leg sections and interconnected with the hinge support section by bendable h... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4745657 | Hinged support bracket assembly for a drain trough A hinged support bracket for a drain trough is disclosed having a harness member which nests above a bracket member. Both harness and bracket members are joined by a hinge mechanism at their forward extremities, thereby permitting the harness member, cont... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4728265 | Peristaltic pump with cam action compensator A linear peristaltic device for pumping medical solutions to a patient comprises a hinged pivot or hinged attachment between the peristaltic drive mechanism and its associated platen. An IV tube, through which the medical solutions are to be pumped is rec... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4619304 | Hinges A hinged structure comprising two substantially cylindrical supports (13, 14) and one or more hinges (11, 12) hinging the supports together so that they are parallel and closely adjacent, wherein the hinge comprises two members (1, 2) each made of resilie... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4551882 | Scale of flat construction The scale is of limited height and utilizes Z-shaped flexures between the load frame and support frame. The scale can be placed in a hospital bed for weighing bed-ridden patients or for monitoring weight variations in bed-ridden patients. Each flexure has... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4417670 | Device for dispensing tissue paper and sheet material A device for dispensing tissue paper and similar sheet material, such as hair end-wrap papers used in the beauty and cosmetology profession. A pick-up assembly is mounted on an essentially rectangular container for a stack of tissue paper or similar sheet... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4369715 | Resilient hinge assembly for a display structure A resilient hinge assembly particularly useful in display structures for merchandising goods comprises a band of plastics material incorporating a central flexible bridge interconnecting a pair of end elements. One of the end elements attaches to a back p... | 01/25/1983 |
| 3938831 | Metal covered books A metal book binding comprising a metal cover laminated to hard covers and a spine cover of a conventional fabric-hinged, bound book with flexible mesh or woven wire metal hinges connecting the metal portions of the covers and spine to completely cover th... | 02/17/1976 |
