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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 |
| 6935137 | Method of and apparatus for forming discharge tubes of low-pressure discharge lamps There is disclosed a method for forming a discharge tube for a low-pressure discharge lamp. In the method, an end of a section of the discharge tube is fastened with first clamping means, and a second end of the section in held in an oriented position. The section i... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6820444 | Method and apparatus for forming glass coiled tube An apparatus for forming glass coiled tubes from a source of glass in which a molten glass thread is drawn, and a method for forming glass coiled tubes. The apparatus has a shaping mandrel having a first end and an opposing second end, having a desired shape for rec... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6385999 | Glass bending process A process for bending tempered glass. The process involves adhering two sheets of tempered glass in overlying relation and positioning a containment barrier such as vinyl sheets over the adhered unit. The glass is fractured and the unit manipulated into a... | 05/14/2002 |
| 5824130 | Apparatus for manufacturing spiral fluorescent tube A device for manufacturing a spiral fluorescent tube is disclosed. The device includes a rod aerially supported in a first predetermined direction; a first clamp supporting a straight fluorescent tube in a second direction which is at right angles to the ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5641334 | Method and furnace for bending glass sheets in a series The invention relates to a method in a sequential bending furnace for bending glass sheets. According to the method, carriages are advanced in the furnace into a section downstream in the traveling direction of the carriages for a subsequent bending cycle... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5244486 | Fluorescent tube coiling apparatus An apparatus is provided for coiling fluorescent tubes, so that the tubes may be placed within a bulb. The apparatus includes a rotatable turntable having a plurality of ovens thereon. Each oven has a lever to enable the oven to be opened for placement of... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5141548 | Method of manufacturing a capillary flow cell A capillary flow cell in which a capillary (9) partially extends along the optical path of the cell and has its two end portions (12, 13) bent to achieve an essentially Z-shaped configuration. A template (1) has a central bore (2) in which the middle part... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5041152 | Apparatus for bending tubular glass A glass tube bending apparatus according to the present invention includes a drum for bending a heated/softened glass tube into a circular shape, a first driving device, coupled to the drum, for moving the drum straight, and a second driving device, coupl... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4883529 | Circular tube shaping apparatus An apparatus for shaping a tube into circle includes a dummy rod to be engaged to a rear end of the tube for constituting an extention of the tube and a support for supporting the combination of the tube and the dummy rod so that the combination is movabl... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4830648 | Method of making a unitary tubular generally U-shaped discharge vessel, particularly for compact fluorescent lamps To prevent weakened corners when forming a U-shaped discharge tube with sharp corners (28, 29) during a bending operation from a straight tube, two glass tubes (1, 3) having a wall dimension suitable for a compact fluorescent tube are fused to a central t... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4808204 | Method and apparatus for producing bends in optical fibers An apparatus for producing bends in optical bends in optical fibers comprising a pair of plates hingedly connected along one edge of each of the plates so that the plates may lie in face-to-face contact and may be hingedly separated, means defining a cavi... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4433994 | Method of manufacturing curved discharge tubes A curved discharge tube is manufactured by preparing a straight quartz tube having an eccentric longitudinal opening and then bending the heated tube into a current tube with a thicker waall portion of the tube on the outside and the thinner wall portion ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4422863 | Apparatus and method for bending a glass tube to a U shape An apparatus for bending a glass tube to a U shape having a pair of chucks for holding the glass tube at both sides, a heating device for heating and softening the glass tube held by the chucks at the predetermined zone for bending, and a turning mechanis... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4337414 | Compact fluorescent lamp having convoluted tubular envelope of tridimensional configuration, method of making such envelope, and lighting unit incorporating such lamp A fluorescent lamp of high brightness and compact size is provided by forming the envelope from vitreous tubing that is bent upon itself in such a manner that the envelope has either five or seven U-shaped sections which are disposed in tridimensional arr... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4297120 | Glass bending table A pattern table for forming of heated glass tubing such as neon light tubing according to a prescribed flat pattern. The table includes three support surfaces: a first for holding the pattern; a second light transmitting plate held directly over the patte... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4283217 | Method of forming a shaped fluorescent light bulb envelope An elongated envelope for a fluorescent light bulb is held at each of its ends, and heated to a degree by which it is bendable. The ends are then moved relatively to each other in a path by which they are turned inwardly in opposition to each other and to... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4095969 | System for manufacturing circular formed lamp tubes A system for manufacturing lamp tubes formed in a circular configuration features a plurality of carrier devices attached to a transfer apparatus which links a lamp-tube-softening apparatus, a bending apparatus and an exhaust apparatus, respectively, in a... | 06/20/1978 |
| 3993465 | Method of manufacturing a tubular lamp envelope The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a tubular lamp envelope for a fluorescent lamp in which a glass tube is softened by heating, bent around abending jig by means of bending members and then cooled until the material of the tube has solidif... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3958971 | Method of manufacturing a tubular lamp envelope The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a torus-shaped lamp envalope in which a straight tube is softened by heating and is then bent in a vertical plane around a bending mould and is again cooled after which the cooperation of the still slight... | 05/25/1976 |
