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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4548435 | Latch assembly channel A latch assembly wherein a latch bolt and a latch trigger are unlatched by rotation of a sleeve adjacent the latch trigger which causes the latch trigger to pivot out of engagement with the latch bolt.... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4418553 | Vehicle fuel cap locking device In a locking device for use with a vehicle having a trunk compartment and a fuel tank filling outlet positioned adjacent and below a vertical lower wall of the trunk compartment, with the vehicle also having a closeable lid member which closes by engaging... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4391460 | Adjustable multiple bolt locking system The invention relates to an improvement in a multiple bolt locking device. In accordance with the invention, the entire locking assembly is contained inside a housing comprising a box section which extends over the entire length of the door. The locking m... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4389760 | Well slip unit A slip unit for releasably supporting a well pipe, including a support structure to be positioned on and turn with a rotary table and preferably taking the form of a slip bowl, and a vertically movable slip carrier structure suspending a number of pipe-gr... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4382540 | Double-door security rural mail-box A double-door security rural mailbox having oppositely faced front and rear closures permitting safe, easy access thereto by the rural mail carrier and the owner of the mailbox. The mailbox has a locking mechanism including a key operated lock for locking... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4378100 | Stand and stool Disclosed is a mount for a stand or stool. The support legs for the stand or stool are disposed in a pyramidal relationship with the mount at the apex. The legs, four in number, are disposed between parallel, spaced legs of L-shaped brackets and pivotally... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4377022 | Separable slide fastener A separable slide fastener having a separable assembly comprises a pair of stringer tapes each carrying along one longitudinal edge a row of coupling elements each having a pair of spaced legs and a coupling head extending between the legs. The separable ... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377011 | Infant cradle A cradle for an infant is disclosed which is collapsible and which provides several different rocking motions. The framework of the cradle is comprised of an outer frame with an inner frame suspended therein. The outer frame has an open position and a col... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4373639 | Supportive angle holding means and structure clamping means for storage devices The present invention provides level positioning for storage devices used by draftsmen, illustrators, painters, etc of a universal and secure nature, providing for most mounting structure sizes and angles, left or right mounting, of simplicity which provi... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4371996 | Articulated bed An articulated bed having a tubular frame, a mattress-holder made up in three parts; a back-rest, a seat-rest and a leg-rest; an arcuate cradle welded to the frame; a carrier capable of rolling on the cradle and an air compressed jack acting on the carrie... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4372481 | Mailbox marking attachment An auxiliary mailbox marking attachment comprises a mounting strap transversely surrounding, and generally conforming to the shape of, the exterior top and sides of a mailbox. A portion of the mounting strap extends inwardly beneath the mailbox such that ... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4372449 | Auxiliary towel rack A lightweight, portable, auxiliary towel rack adapted for use with an existing towel bar includes spaced legs uniquely configured such that the towel rack is securely held in place on the towel bar. Each leg includes a first straight section at one end of... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4372448 | Multi-purpose kitchen device The device has first and second opposing surfaces each including first and second planar sections. The sections of the first surface are inclined with respect to each other along a center line at an angle greater than 180° and cooperate with upstanding s... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4370766 | Panel bed and counterbalancing mechanism for panel bed A bed which is movable between a horizontal open position and a vertical closed position wherein a counterbalancing mechanism comprising two levers and gas springs are placed at the foot of the bed in order to provide a lifting moment for help in closing ... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4370767 | Beach mat The disclosure is of a beach mat for human use comprising a center section which may be adjusted to provide a surface on which the body may rest in a reclining or sitting position and which has bottom and head end parts. The bottom end part has side panel... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4370782 | Belt retainer A belt retainer for securing the belt of a disposable sterile operating room gown comprises a generally rectangular strip of semi-rigid deformable material having a continuous belt retaining and locking cutout slot therein. The cutout slot defines a centr... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4371085 | Display rack A display rack (20) for displaying cartons of bottles or packages is disclosed. Display rack (20) is comprised of modules (22) having a bottom support panel (34) and a back support panel (36) which are pivotably attached to allow rotatable movement betwee... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4369998 | Twin torsional bicycle seat undercarriage By providing two independent torsionally flexible loop systems, each incorporating a curved wire loop portion and a stabilized portion which anchors the loop portion with a resilient, torsionally flexible quality, a unique bicycle seat undercarriage is ac... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4369887 | Merchandizing rack A merchandising rack for displaying and dispensing a plurality of generally planar upright product packages comprises a forwardly inclined ramp adapted for receiving a first linear array of the product to be dispensed. A product carrying container is slid... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4369533 | Bed for sick person A hospital bed in which the mattress is composed of an endless belt placed over several rows of rollers that are disposed in a transverse direction of the bed. The outer edges of the mattress can be raised by displacing a column of rollers upwardly by mea... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4367844 | Mailbox A mailbox comprises a hollow, closed body having an open end with a door pivotally mounted therein. A rigid mounting sleeve, formed integrally and in one piece with the body, depends from the base of the mailbox and is shaped to telescopingly receive a su... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4367819 | Display rack A display rack comprising a relatively long and narrow support member with a plurality of projections spaced therealong, each projection having a plurality of differently oriented holes for receiving an arm of a hook so that a hook may extend in the same ... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4367818 | Forward feed merchandising device for soft drink bottles In a gravity-operated, forward feed bottle merchandiser, bottles are supported by their necks on tracks consisting of parallel track elements which are removable and reversible to accommodate bottles of different neck widths. Each track element is secured... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4367571 | Adjustable clamp for fastening around a tubular or like object The clamp of the invention comprises a strip of flexible material formed at the ends with tongues which can be engaged with one another when the clamp is fitted around a tubular or bar-like object. One end is formed with at least one set of three tongues ... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4367896 | Armature for bicycle saddles An armature for supporting a shell of a bicycle saddle from a clamp carried by a saddle support pipe consists of a single die-forged piece of light alloy. The single piece has a general shape similar to that of a fork with a yoke portion, a pair of symmet... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4366586 | Ottoman roll latch mechanism A folding bed mechanism, such as, for example, a convertible ottoman, has a plurality of pivotally connected bed sections, including a base section supported on rollers or the like. The bed sections are adapted to unfold into a straight line and to fold i... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4366587 | Infant safety carrier for vehicles An infant safety carrier for vehicles comprises a rigid receptacle that is secured by a vehicle seat belt on the seat crosswise of the vehicle and a bag of strong flexible material fastened to the receptacle and shaped and dimensioned to envelop an infant... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4366585 | Armchair effective to be transformed into a bed The present invention relates to an armchair effective to be transformed into a bed, comprising a plurality of opened box structures, coupled telescopically to one another and unthreadable from one another in such a way as to provide a resting plane havin... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4366906 | Merchandizing holder device A flattenable merchandising holder device including a pair of mounting elements swingably mounted in a display panel. The mounting elements define flatted locking portions engaging cooperating mounting channels on the display panel for selectively retaini... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4366909 | Clothes hanger with multiple clothes supports A clothes hanger with multiple clothes supports is formed of a pair of U-shaped members each having a bight portion and two leg portions. The leg portions form the upper and lower clothes supports extending laterally from the bight portion with other stru... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4365390 | Clip for writing utensil A clip for writing utensils such as a sharp pencil or the like comprising a clip piece including a pair of opposed insertion arms, said insertion arms being inserted into receiving grooves provided in side surfaces of a clip base formed integral with a ho... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4365369 | Three cushion convertible seat-bed A three cushion convertible seat-bed is disclosed. A single seat has first and second panels (12,14) for the seat back and seat bottom mounted on a seat base (10) and a third panel (16) pivotally coupled with the seat back. A conversion mechanism (18) inc... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4365839 | Chair construction with protective cushioning for exposed structural projections The armrests and base feet of a chair are encased by a soft cushioning layer of foamed plastic, such as polyurethane, to provide bumping and impact protection and to enable the structural support members of the chair to be fabricated from rough and unfini... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4364481 | Shelf organizer A variable shelf organizer adapted to being assembled to provide shelf organizers of various sizes. The elements are constructed so that portions of them may be broken away to adjust both the length and the width and so that the parts interlock to give pr... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4364590 | Automobile door locking apparatus with cancellation mechanisms Automobile door locking apparatus with cancellation mechanisms, the mechanisms consisting of an open lever, a locking lever, a lever connecting the above two levers, and a cancellation lever which are all operatively fitted to a back surface of base body ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4363516 | Thrust support for bicycle seats A thrust support for bicycles against which the rider may press his buttocks at the same time he exerts the muscular force of his legs upon the pedals so as to accomplish additional driving power, thereby exerting less upper body energy and maintaining pr... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4363159 | Separable fastening device A separable fastening device is provided comprising a pair of clasping members, each of said members being comprised of a rigid, bendable material having a central aperture extending therethrough and at least one substantially flat edge section, each flat... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4363438 | Mail box An improved mail box structure incorporating existing Postal Service mail boxes for facilitating collection of mail contents thereof in a dry condition even in stormy weather and is comprised of an existing mail box of the self standing type and having in... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4362249 | Positive locking merchandise hook The disclosure is directed to a positive locking merchandise hook, for mounting on perforated panel board, preventing accidental dislodgement of the hook from its mounted position. The locking feature comprises in part an upwardly extending, flexible resi... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4362267 | Mail box tray A tray for mail boxes, especially those of the rural type, wherein the tray rests upon the mail box bottom and receives mail and other contents placed within the mail box. The tray includes finger grasping means adjacent the mail box door whereby the tray... | 12/07/1982 |
