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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 |
| 5326143 | Refuse collecting device A refuse collecting device includes a frame configured with a longitudinal channel, an actuating member, a disposable container, and U-shaped retaining members. The actuating member is positioned within the channel and freely slides through the channel. T... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5318331 | Robot finger structure A robot finger structure includes a first joint member, a second joint member, a fluid pipe, and a third joint. The first joint member has a fluid path. The second joint member has a fluid path and is pivotally supported by the first joint member while th... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5316356 | Game dragging device A game dragging device for attaching to a fallen game animal to thereby facilitate the dragging of the animal, the game dragging device including a pair of tongs for securing to the animal, the pair of tongs including a first tong member and a second tong... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5299848 | Tooling comprising tongs with two pivoted arms, with a release system A tool comprising tongs with two pivoted arms and a release system. The two arms each bear, at their respective ends, pressure members. A drive motor causes the arms to pivot with respect to one another, either to close them and thus permit the pressure m... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5297833 | Apparatus for gripping a down hole tubular for support and rotation An apparatus for gripping a down hole tubular for support and rotation, or a string of such tubulars, includes a body element adapted to be rotated at high torques either by a top head drive or a rotary table of an earth drilling machine. Gripping element... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297834 | Method for lifting and transferring a disabled person to and from a wheelchair A method and apparatus for lifting and transferring a disabled person to and from a wheel chair includes an elongated sheet of material having handles at each end. This sheet of material is spread beneath the buttocks of a seated disabled person. An atten... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5295723 | Gripping bell for bottles or the like A gripping bell for bottles or the like, comprising a sleevelike housing which has on one side thereof a reception opening for a bottle, the reception opening being followed by a control surface which conically widens towards the inside, further comprisin... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5294161 | Tennis ball retrieving and storing device A tennis ball retrieving and storing device that comprises a container for storing tennis balls, the container including side walls defining a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end includes at least a pair of parallel rods laterally spaced a distance s... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5294163 | Carrier device for ice fishing apparatus The invention relates to a carrier for transporting "tip-up" devices used by ice fishermen. The invention includes a pair of opposite side supports having aligned inclined slots for receiving engagement of a plurality of ice fishing "tip-ups". The pair of... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5292165 | Lifting hook with a safety latch and capable of being provided with automatic load release function A lifting hook comprising a suspension part (1) fitted with a suspension shaft (7) which supports a hook part (5) provided with a slot (6). A safety latch (11) is pivotally journalled in the hook part. In a raised position, the safety latch keeps the susp... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5292161 | Ball pickup apparatus A tennis ball retrieval system comprises a removable cap which is preferably sized to fit a standard tennis ball container. The cap has an opening and an inwardly projecting flange for effectively reducing the opening to less than the diameter of a standa... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5292163 | Hook apparatus for lifting a heavy object A hook apparatus is used to lift and convey a heavy structural member, e.g., an iron plate. The hook apparatus includes a hook support (1) having a fall preventing portion (11) at the distal end thereof and a wire securing portion (12) at the proximal end... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5290081 | Chip mounter A chip mounter provided with an image processing system for recognizing as an image a chip sucked by a suction bit, the tip surface side of the suction bit being formed of a material which does not cause an erroneous image recognition of the image of the ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5288120 | Garment carrier A garmet carrier, and a blank for forming a garment carrier, may be used once, or a few times, for transport of one or a few garments on hanger hooks, and then discarded. The carrier has a body of thin material, e.g. corrugated cardboard or biodegradable ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5288118 | Building gutter cleaning implement An implement is described for cleaning the gutters of a building wherein the implement is operated by pulling in a left-to-right or right-to-left scraping and scooping motion by a person standing on the ground. The implement comprises a longitudinal chann... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5284374 | Apparatus for remotely handling components The inventive apparatus for remotely handling bar-like components which define a longitudinal direction includes a gripper mechanism for gripping the component including first and second gripper members longitudinally fixedly spaced from each other and or... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5282660 | Sealable container for sanitary collection of matter, particularly animal droppings This invention provides a bag or container for the sanitary collection or storage of items comprising: (a) a bag having a sealable opening at the top thereof, (b) a pair of cooperating, substantially rigid scooping members, each having a griping end and a... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5280982 | Clamp device for transferring construction material A clamp device for transferring a construction material capable of eliminating manual handling of the construction material prior to transferring of the construction material, leading to labor saving. First and second brackets are connected to each other ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5280981 | End effector with load-sensitive digit actuation mechanisms Each of a plurality of digits within a reconfigurable end effector is both rotated and maneuvered for grasping by a single small motor coupled to a drive shaft for the digit through a load-responsive two-speed drive arrangement. The drive arrangement coup... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5277466 | Golf ball retriever A golf ball retriever (10) is provided including a shaft (12), a resilient wire (14) having a first end (18) and a second end (20) substantially parallel to the shaft (12), and a retaining member (16) holding the first end (18) and the second end (20) to ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5277467 | Stackable, foldable, snap-on carton holder This invention relates to carton holders that fit over cartons to assist in pouring from the carton, and in particular provides a carton holder that can be shipped in a one-piece, stackable orientation, can be folded along molded hinging joints, can be sn... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5273329 | Retrieval and litter pick tool A retrieval and litter pick tool includes an elongated handle, a spike extending longitudinally therefrom and having an irregular surface, a spike shield, and an adhesive tube selectively mounted on the spike by the shield. Alternately, the adhesive tube ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5273334 | Garment carrier A garment carrier, and a blank for forming a garment carrier, may be used once or a few times for transport of one or a few garments on hanger hooks, and then discarded. The carrier has a body of thin material, e.g. corrugated cardboard or biodegradable, ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5269575 | Dog waste scoop and cooperating bag A dog waste scoop is provided which consists of an elongated handle having a hand grip at an upper end, a flat tray having a center slot, a bracket for securing the flat tray to a lower end of said elongated handle, so that said flat tray will project out... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5269577 | Carpentry stud alignment tool A tool structure to effect a twisting alignment of carpentry studs for use is arranged to include cooperative first and second legs, with the first leg pivotally mounting a third leg that in turn is secured to the second leg, with a fourth leg secured to ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5267766 | Tool gripper A tool gripper to remove a tool from and position the tool in a work spindle or a tool magazine, respectively, includes two tong-like gripper arms, a support attached to a tool changer on which the two gripper arms are mutually movably mounted, and an ope... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5267765 | Load carrying apparatus In order to release the load the load hook of the apparatus is pivotable downwards. The stop pawl located in the mouth of the load hook is form-closed arrestable. The load hook is freely rotatable relative to the load rope around the axis of the load rope... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5265926 | Golf ball retriever The present invention is a device for retrieving an object such as a golf ball. In one preferred embodiment, the retriever comprises a handle, a stationary member or loop that is rigidly attached to the handle, a reactive member or loop that is pivotally ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5263755 | Portable carrier A portable hand held carrier for plastic, net or canvas bags and other similar handled objects which has an elongated handle section with hinge bosses fixed at the breech end, that is connected to an elongated connecting arm tongue with a hinge pin. The e... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5259654 | Spring loaded grabbing and hoisting tongs Tongs for the gripping of articles to be displaced and operable between an open relation in which an article to be displaced can be received and a collapsed relation in which a received article is seized between cooperative gripping members for displaceme... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5257843 | Pivotable sheet carrier An apparatus for the hand held transportation of sheet materials on either level or inclined surfaces while maintaining control over such sheets. A handle or shoulder strap is connected pivotally to a sheet support at a particularly specified point, which... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5255950 | Clamp with freely rotatable coupling and associated method of rotatably manipulating a structural member A screw-type clamp for gripping structural members such as steel sheets has a generally U-shaped clamp body with projecting portions forming therebetween a material receiving slot. A screw is threadedly received through a portion of the body and has mount... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5253910 | Gripper clamp and machine for treating objects, particularly bottles, equipped therewith Gripper jaws (38) for bottles are movable between a gripping and a release position. Passage to the release position is controlled by a slide (42) through the action of a ramp (48) and via tenons (44) connected to the slide (42) and sliding in slots (46).... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5253911 | Gripper apparatus for use in a robotics system Robot gripper jaw apparatus is disclosed that is suited for grasping a media cartridge in a robot-controlled media library, or for grasping other objects. The gripper jaw apparatus employs a novel circular cam which reduces the amount of torque required t... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5251945 | Device for protecting and transporting articles A device for the protection and assistance in manual transportation of bulky articles. The device includes a main panel which is elongated in a first direction. The article to be carried may be placed at the longitudinal center of the main panel and the l... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5251946 | Compound tool drive A machine for placing surface mount electronic components has a tool holder that is vertically displaceable and rotatable to pick-up and deposit components. The tool holder can be conjointly axially advanced and rotated to improve the productivity of the ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5249832 | Magnetized opener/closer for zippers This invention is a magnetized opener/closure for zipper-type slide closures and includes an elongated handle with a 90° bend or elbow at one end thereof. A magnetized disk with a hook extending outwardly from the center thereof is mounted on the outer e... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5246259 | Applicator device for positioning a contact lens on the human eye An applicator assembly comprising a base having a handle portion and a support portion and including an applicator movably mounted or connected to the base and selectively positionable between an outwardly extending operative position wherein the lens is ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5244243 | Apparatus for attaching a lifting mechanism to a load An apparatus for connecting a lifting mechanism to a load, the apparatus comprising a hollow annular body having a radial slot extending from the periphery of the body inwardly toward a central aperture. An arcuate bolt is operatively movable within the c... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5242202 | Plug-in wheel grabber A grabber for a wheel clamp of a wheel aligner has a tip including a body shaft with first and second wheel engagement ends. The body shaft includes a circumferential groove formed thereon. A barrel attached to a carrier of the wheel clamp has a bore size... | 09/07/1993 |
