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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4263715 | Method and apparatus for mounting dental models on articulators A mounting plate is formed from plastic and with a first one of its planar surfaces substantially flat and otherwise formed to be affixed to a dental model. A connecting rib, formed to extend out from the other planar surface of the mounting plate, and al... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4229932 | Harvesters A pea harvester incorporates a threshing device and a system, known per se, which maintains the device in a fixed orientation in space irrespective of the ground contours. To feed the threshing device a series of conveyors is pivoted so that these can con... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4228615 | Small-size toy animal having articulated limbs An articulated-limb toy animal has a pair of front limbs and a pair of hind limbs articulated to the trunk of the toy animal. In each limb pair, the limbs are joined to each other by a respective horizontal axis cylindrical stem and the trunk is provided ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4227365 | Mowing machine A mowing machine has an elongated beam that supports side-by-side rotors with pivoted cutters positioned to cut overlapping paths in front of the beam. The rotor units include an upper rotatably hub with pivoted blades and lower bodies which house corresp... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4224899 | Pet shelter A pet shelter utilizes a hollow housing having a pair of openings on one wall and a large opening in another opposed wall thereof. One of the pair of openings is provided with a transparent plastic-like hinged door, with the other opening adjacent thereto... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4223636 | Training lure for racing dogs and the like A lure for training racing dogs in which the lure is conveyed along a track just ahead of the dogs. The lure, which includes a hollow cylinder of sufficient strength to prevent crushing by the dogs, is suspended for swinging and a limited up and down move... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4221265 | Rock picker A rock picker in the form of a wheeled vehicle for travel over a field that has rocks scattered superficially and/or near superficially therein, comprises a wheeled chassis that supports two coacting, endless chain conveyors of draper chain type having th... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4221075 | Multiple pitch animal call A simplified combination animal call has a casing divided into identical upper and lower half sections held together by a securing elastic band. Symmetrical channels of different widths spaced longitudinally along half sections provide airways through the... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4219961 | Arch block building system An arch block building system to simplify the building of arches in architectural construction and in toy block sets is provided by this invention. The arch block building system, which consists of only four basic shapes, simplifies the builder's construc... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4219992 | Row crop attachment for combines A row crop attachment adapting a combine for efficient harvesting of soybeans and similar crops, has crop-receiving structure disposed forwardly of the cutter for catching beans prematurely separated from the stalks by action of the combine cutter. Multip... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4219619 | Vibrating dental instrument for setting crowns A vibrator utilizing a disposable bite probe subject to vibrations of the vibrator is used to seat crowns, bridges and the like. After cement has been applied to the underside of the crown and the prepared tooth surface and the crown initially positioned,... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4219085 | Multirow sugar-beet harvester A multirow sugar-beet harvester has a chassis displaceable along the ground above several rows of sugar beets and is provided with a plurality of pairs of extractor plows which dig up the sugar beets in several rows simultaneously. A grillwork wheel is pr... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4218867 | Haymaking machine A haymaking machine with at least one drum rotating about a substantially vertical axis and carrying flexible resilient elements of rubber or plastic in plate-like or bifurcated or various other forms and adapted to lift and impel cut fodder without the u... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4217747 | Lawn mower grass catcher assembly A grass catcher having a container and lid operatively attached to the lawn mower to receive grass cuttings in a grass catching mode and nestably related on the lawn mower in a storage mode for shipping. In the grass catching mode the lid is mounted to th... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4215512 | Harmless sonic toy The present invention relates to a sonic toy device, and particularly to a gun-like toy. In accordance with the invention, a pair of closely spaced rolls are mounted on a frame to define a nip therebetween. A hand crank is provided for rotating at least o... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4215527 | Multi-row crop header with feed assist roller A multi-row crop header for a forage harvester having a plurality of forwardly extending dividers to provide crop passageways therebetween, the inner ends of said dividers being adjustably connected to a transverse frame member to vary the spacings betwee... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4214424 | Catcher securement for rear bagger A rotary mower having an inverted housing with a discharge opening formed in the rear surface thereof, the opening having a cover plate which is hinged at the rear edge of the housing and biased into a normally closing position. The plate has a pair of in... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214870 | Dental clamp A dental clamp for maintaining steady pressure on a matrix strip of non-corrosive, flexible metal used to insert a Class III and/or a Class IV restoration to a tooth.... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214427 | Mechanical grape harvesting device A mechanical grape harvester including a support on which is mounted a plurality of blades. The support is moved to cause the blades to travel a path defined by a closed curve in a vertical plane generally perpendicular to the row of vine, using ascending... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214422 | Forage harvester with adjustable crop guidance apparatus Gathering conveyors of the forage harvesting header deliver upstanding, severed crop stalks by their lower ends to an outlet toward which all conveyors of the header converge. The upper ends of the crop stalks are guided and gathered laterally inwardly by... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214402 | Toy assembly with reconfigurable parts and removable appendages A toy assembly capable of locomotion on a solid surface and having reconfigurable component parts is disclosed. A fuselage of an airplane or rocket includes a front section configured to simulate a mobile cockpit which can be launched from the remainder o... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214428 | Raking and baling machine During a single pass, cut hay or grain in a twenty foot wide swath is cleared by the action of a pair of multiwheel divergent rakes coupled to the front end of a wide wheel farm tractor. The two rakes produce a single five foot wide windrow of hay or grai... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214421 | Horse blanket and hood apparatus A horse blanket and hood having improved strap and strap closure assemblies for connecting the blanket and the hood to a horse.... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214423 | Apparatus for harvesting beans or similar crops Apparatus is described which is adapted to be mounted to a farm implement for harvesting beans or other similar crops. The apparatus has a pair of flexible belts positioned in a side-by-side fashion with each belt mounted on a pair of drive pulleys which ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4212147 | Fodder mower-conditioner The disclosure is of a fodder mower-conditioner mounted laterally of a tractor and comprising two or more rotary-scythe cutters and one or more conditioning rotors all rotating about axes which as viewed from above fall within a horizontal plane of a widt... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4212143 | Deflector means for mower-conditioner The invention seeks to improve the versatility of mower-conditioners by providing a single machine which can produce a relatively confined windrow of cut crop or a relatively scattered windrow for fast drying of the crop and without the need for a separat... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4212131 | High utility disk toy A high utility disk toy for use in a multitude of indoor and outdoor games, comprising of a disk hull with a concave/convex surface with a central crown and dome and a peripheral horizontal rim wing flight stabilizer that extends outwardly from the base o... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4212149 | Crop baling machines A crop baling machine of the kind for producing wound bales has a hollow cylindrical winding compartment having a bottom gap in the compartment cylindrical wall through which the crop is fed by a pick-up device. Conveying rollers then convey the crop to a... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4211058 | Lawn mower including a carburetor enclosure Disclosed herein is a lawn mower including a blade housing, wheels supporting the blade housing for movement along the ground, a rotary cutting blade supported within the blade housing, and an engine supported by the blade housing and rotatably driving th... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211032 | Toy hoop device A toy hoop device includes a hoop having a flat, rolling surface, and a roller cage disposed peripherally of the hoop. A handle releasably received into the roller cage is employed to guide the hoop and produce an initial rapid hoop spin, if desired. When... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211061 | Flexible disc crop pick-up device A harvester pick-up is disclosed for harvesting agricultural products which are located above, but in contact with, or very close, to the field surface. The agricultural products, such as tomatoes, are seized between two contra-rotating flexible discs whi... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211062 | Machine for harvesting agricultural produce In a machine for picking-up agricultural produce from the ground of the type including a carriage movable over the ground, an inclined endless conveyor having at any given time sections constituting a pick-up section and a returning section and further co... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211059 | Row crop attachment The invention provides a low profile, compact row crop attachment which eliminates the use of crop conveyors in the form of chains with crop-engaging extensions attached thereto, such conveyors being subject to fast wear and being relatively expensive to ... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4209938 | Appendage operated toys Appendage operated toys in which a moveable appendage of a toy figure energizes a power train that extends through the figure for engagement with an accessory that is operable by the power train. The power train may be used to store energy by virtue of th... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4209963 | Self-propelled swather A self-propelled swather includes a front drive wheel at one end thereof and a rear drive wheel at the other end with a castoring support wheel on the rear side between the two drive wheels. The drive wheels are each driven by a variable speed hydraulic m... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4209935 | Apparatus for rocket sled game An air-powered rocket sled game which includes a base having a pair of closed intersecting grooved tracks of substantially equal length in the upper surface thereof and a pair of air ducts in the interior of said base, each duct being in open communicatio... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4209964 | Two-speed forward and reverse self-propel system for walk-behind mowers Disclosed herein is a self-propelled lawn mower including a blade housing, a plurality of wheels adapted for supporting the blade housing, at least one of the wheels being adapted to serve as a drive wheel, a blade mounted for rotation within the blade ho... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4209905 | Denture retention A method of retaining dentures in position by use of magnets. A first magnet element is mounted to a support associated with a person's jawbone, such magnet element being exposed at or above the gingival margin of the person's gum, and a second magnet ele... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4208834 | Remote radio controlled inflatable toys Remote radio controlled inflatable toy includes a huge inflatable figure of man, animal or object, a movable base connected to the bottom of the figure and operable by remote control of a radio signal, and a separately provided radio signal emitter/contro... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208858 | Isolated pneumatic cleaning system In a harvesting and threshing machine utilizing at least one cooperative cylinder and rotatable rotor to achieve axial flow threshing and separation of grain bearing crop material there is provided an improved grain collection means underlying the auxilia... | 06/24/1980 |
