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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7418976 | Method and apparatus for pneumatic regulation including a high-pressure reserve An apparatus, according to various aspects of the present invention, adjusts fluid pressure. The apparatus includes a body, a seal seat, a sphere, and an adjustment rod. The body includes an axis and an adjustment passage. The adjustment passage is positioned angula... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7234529 | Flow switchable check valve and method According to one embodiment of the invention, a flow switchable check valve includes a housing, a guide member having a bore extending therethrough disposed within the housing, and a poppet having a head and a stem. The head has an upstream surface engaged with a se... | 06/26/2007 |
| 6679476 | Control valves A compact, in-line valve assembly consists of a hollow valve body, a seat, and a first diaphragm assembly including a deflectable portion forming a first volume between the seat and the first diaphragm assembly. A second diaphragm is attached to the first... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6651695 | Diaphragm-operated pressure regulating valve A diaphragm operated pressure regulating valve for connection between a source of gas under pressure and the point of use comprises an inlet port having an axis, a valve element coaxial with the inlet port and a coaxial ball and cam valve element actuatin... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6516826 | Hydraulic flow valve A hydraulic flow valve apparatus having a valve body providing a valve body cavity with an eccentric sidewall. The sidewall terminates at a frontal surface of the valve body with a conical bottom surface defining a flow aperture at its apex. A sealing sha... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6244566 | Valve assembly A valve assembly includes a poppet axially moveable in a passageway of a body member. The poppet has an annular seal sealingly engageable with a sealing abutment of the body and, when so engaged, blocks the flow of fluid between the first end of the body ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6158716 | Lateral connector for tube assembly A coupling element having two ends, and outer surface and a longitudinal axis extending between the ends, wherein the first end of the coupling element defines a sealing surface where extends normally to the longitudinal axis and the outer surface of the ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6047949 | Programmable fluid flow control valve A fluid flow control valve which is mechanically programmable to enable the control of flow rate and/or timing of the supply of fluid therethrough. The valve comprises a housing having an inlet and outlet portion. An axially extending passageway within th... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5421546 | Eccentrically displaceable sleeve type control valve A control valve comprised of a housing having a central, vertical bore retaining therein a flexible, tubular sleeve whose central portion can be eccentrically motivated towards or away from a valve seat with the aid of a ball pushed by a valve stem moving... | 06/06/1995 |
| 4928721 | Fuel control valve construction, parts therefor and methods A fuel control valve construction, parts therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the construction comprising a housing having an inlet adapted to be interconnected to a fuel source and an outlet adapted to be interconnected to a main burner,... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4739798 | Multiple control valve for mixing fluids A mixing valve particularly suited for use as a water faucet includes separate levers for selectively delivering an unmixed flow of cold water, an unmixed flow of hot water, and one or more mixed flows of intermediate temperature water. An intermediate te... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4728077 | Drainage valve unit A drainage valve unit for use with a casing for collecting a drain includes a valve body adapated to be mounted on the casing and having a fluid passage and a chamber defined therein and communicating with each other, a valve member disposed in the fluid ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4428891 | Throttle valve driving mechanism A throttle valve driving mechanism comprising an actuator disposed near a throttle valve shaft, and an oscillating slide block mechanism disposed between an actuator shaft and said throttle valve shaft. Said oscillating slide block mechanism comprises a t... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4357957 | Single lever faucet--sliding wedge operation mechanism A single lever mixing faucet is disclosed of the type generally used as a household sink faucet. The lever is operated by hand and controls individual diaphragm valves by plungers which are actuated by a cam operated by the lever, the cam having a wedge a... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4194535 | Quick-closing multi-way valves A tap for controlling a plurality of fluid circuits simultaneously, comprising a body provided with a bore into which the said circuits open, and a rotary control member. Each fluid inlet duct is provided with a valve member and the rotary control member ... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4128391 | Gas regulator and gas-fired torch assemblies Mechanical pressure exerted by a spring on the diaphragm of a pressure regulator is adjusted by an inclined cam surface on a linearly movable slide member. Flow of gases to a gas-fired torch is controlled by a valve which is operatively connected to an in... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4078764 | Plumbing valve A plumbing valve having a plastic body with a lateral outlet and adapted for threaded connection with a metal pipe and including a resilient seal engaged and compressible upon connection of said valve body and pipe to maintain a seal therebetween incident... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4076209 | Improved tap A lever operated tap or cock, the lever actuating a cam to cause a piston to move to open a valve against the action of a spring and the water pressure. The valve is thus manually opened, but the closing of the valve is by spring and water pressure only.... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4051869 | Mixing valve A liquid mixing valve of the single handle type for mixing hot and cold water which incorporates a pair of plungers which are positioned in variable depth cams formed in a slider plate whereby actuation of the plate via a handle displaces the respective p... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4008878 | Gas control valve for gas shielded electric welding torches An axially shiftable gas control and shut-off valve utilizing a spherical ball check seatable in a frusto-conical valve seat formed along a gas flow path in a valve body member, and a valve stem extending transversely through the body member across the fl... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4007757 | Valve shifting mechanism An easily assembled valve shifting mechanism includes a hexagonal shaft over which several different cam plates are slidably assembled in a predetermined manner. Each cam plate includes complementary cam surfaces for engaging and providing positive motion... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3943967 | Cartridge faucet A faucet having a cartridge employing a cam and plunger type of closure means adapted to regulate the flow of fluid therethrough. The plunger, which is in communication with the faucet inlet and is urged away from its seat by the incoming fluid, is restri... | 03/16/1976 |
