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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7086128 | Seam assist attachment device A method of assisting in the seaming of a papermaker's fabric using a seam assist device is disclosed. The seam assist device is comprised of two portions. Each portion having an attaching edge that is attached to a predetermined distance from the ends of the fabric... | 08/08/2006 |
| 5707496 | Papermakers fabric having a synthetic molding seam A seam construction for a papermakers fabric wherein mating seam components are molded onto opposite ends of the fabric. The seam is assembled by matingly engaging the seam components molded onto the respective fabric ends. Preferably, the seam components... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5246100 | Conveyor belt zipper A conveyor belt zipper has complementary connectable halves disposed on each end of the conveyor belt. Those halves have a plurality of teeth and recesses thereon, with the teeth being insertable into the recesses. The teeth are of different sizes, are su... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5230767 | Flower press A flower press comprising a top plate and a bottom plate with layers of two materials therebetween and straps with VELCRO tabs to secure the press and apply the pressure for pressing flowers therein. The first layer is preferably cardboard to offer firm s... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5060421 | Child and infant restraint and fastener A child restraint includes a gate that can be closed to impede passage by a child or infant through an accessway. The restraint includes a fastener for releasably securing the gate in its closed position. Two separate sequential manipulations are required... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4862563 | Securing strap and fastener The present invention is directed to a flexible securing strap having at one end a double-sided strip of VELCRO.RTM. hook material. The other end is bifurcated into two sections, each of which have the VELCRO.RTM. loop material on the internal surface, su... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4861322 | Emergency drive (fan) belt Apparatus and method for effecting temporary, emergency repairs of an engine when a drive belt breaks and repairs must be made under adverse conditions. Either a linear belt segment or a conventional endless belt may be utilized for the emergency repair. ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4794028 | Method for continuously producing a multi-hook fastner member and product of the method A method of continuously producing an elongated strip-like fastener member is disclosed which facilitates highly efficient formation of the fastener member with a great multiplicity of resiliently flexible hook-like projections. The method comprises the f... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4596540 | Drive belt construction A drive belt formed as a discontinuous belt structure with specially-formed nd connectors. The faces of the end connectors have large numbers of miniature interlockable hooking elements thereon for enabling the ends of the belt structure to be formed into ... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4432504 | Holder and dispenser for bathroom tissue rolls A holder and dispenser for a bathroom tissue roll comprising a stationary, unrotatable spindle extending perpendicularly away from the bathroom wall. The spindle is not removed from the holder to install the roll. A retractable member is provided to retai... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4327837 | Hanging rack A hanging rack device for hanging articles such as neck ties and belts having a base on which is disposed an attachment means such as the hooked material of a hook and burr-type fastener and one or more hanging means for holding said article which can be ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4268067 | Seat belt tension eliminator Seat belt tension eliminator device in a vehicle safety belt system, especially for a passive belt system, including fasteners, such as velveting fasteners, associated with the shoulder and lap belts and adapted to be engaged with each other when the belt... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4070515 | I-Beam shaped bristled article A bristled article is integrally formed in an essentially one step low pressure process from a sheet of thermoformable material between a top and bottom mold surface. The bottom mold surface is smooth and the top mold surface is channeled, and the sheet, ... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4035872 | Method of closing fabric seams The respective ends of a heavy fabric, for example, a woven dryer fabric or felt each provided with an array of connectong loops are joined with the help of a gap closing device. The gap closing device is detachably attached to the fabric when the latter ... | 07/19/1977 |