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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 3955297 | Device for animating an image Animation of an image is effected by providing transparent and opaque figures on sheets arranged one behind the other in spaced relation and by modifying the spacing at intervals in the range of 0.1 to 10 seconds and preferably in the range of 0.5 to 10 s... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955298 | Poster display frame A frame for displaying a poster is disclosed which is formed from a plurality of frame members joined together. The poster can be retained in a mounting groove or slot provided on each frame member. Each frame member also contains first and second guide m... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955299 | Adjustable means to vary point of impact of over-and-under firearms An adjustable means connecting the muzzle ends of barrels in an over-and-under firearm, which adjustable means when actuated causes a separation of the barrels, thus altering the point of impact of projectile means discharged from the barrels which have b... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955300 | Gun bolt A gun bolt is shown which has retractable stop means projecting from the face of the bolt to locate a round of ammunition thereon.... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955301 | Quick-load handgun A revolver-type pistol has a cylinder formed of a front section rotatably mounted on the pistol frame and a removable rear section formed with a plurality of throughgoing chambers each adapted to receive a respective cartridge. This rear section can be re... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955302 | Fishing gaff An improved fishing gaff having a hook with an elongated shaft, a handle comprising a tubular member and a cylindrical supporting member to receive the shaft and the handle. The supporting member has a length equal at least that of the shaft and has a cha... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955303 | Fishing rod A fishing rod has a plurality of telescoping sections with a central concentric bore extending therethrough, a handle member carried by one end of the rod, a hollow-core cable extending through the central bore of the rod, a rotatable braided wire carried... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955304 | Fishing lure A fishing lure exhibiting a combined traversing action and spray inducing surfing has a streamlined body with a flat top and a trailing flexible skirt. The body is diamond shaped in one cross-section and has a leader receiving aperture extending longitudi... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955305 | Universal fishing weight A weight body which is provided with a longitudinally extending groove with opposed transverse grooves for receiving the lip portions of a retainer, the structure being such that it may be used four different ways.... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955306 | Handy live bait bucket A live bait bucket of customary double-container arrangement. The inner container is provided with a vertically movable scoop and a hinged lid for closing the access opening in the container. The lid is formed with an elongated slot and a pull rod connect... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955307 | Doll house Disclosed is an improved doll house, and in particular a hanging doll house, which is essentially two-dimensional, but which gives a child the impression that the doll house is three-dimensional. Generally the doll house comprises an essentially planar, m... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955308 | Toy erecting kit A base plate of a toy erecting kit is of rigid synthetic plastic foam. Connecting elements are provided for releasably mounting on this base plate various auxiliary components of the kit. The connecting elements each have a first portion which can be anch... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955309 | Stuffed bendable doll The stuffed bendable doll has an internal frame which supports the body and limbs of the doll. The internal frame is formed from a material which can be easily bent into a desired shape. Strengthening means within the internal frame gives added support to... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955310 | Automatic control device for tethered model airplane A model airplane control device for automatically adjusting to wind conditions to maintain a generally level flight. The control device is responsive to changes in the inertial forces of the model airplane while in flight, eliminating the need for control... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955311 | Mechanism for moving an upper appendage of a toy figure A push button in the upper side of the torso of a toy figure is hand operated. By pushing the button this motion is transmitted to a lever which is rotated upwardly. The upward motion of the lever is translated into a rotary motion of a ball joint which i... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955312 | Gripping hand for dolls A doll having a hand secured thereto which is capable of gripping or holding an object placed therein, without the need of any mechanical components. The hand is formed of a flexible plastic material which imparts prehensile characteristics to the hand an... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955313 | Combination game call A combination animal or fowl call device is disclosed, wherein a pair of conventional call barrels, each with associated trough elements and reeds, are mounted in either end of a common throat element. The throat element has a plurality of apertures conne... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955314 | Infant's toy A body is shaped and painted to resemble the head of a person. The body is hollow and contains an element that rattles around inside the cavity when the top is shaken. At the chin of the body, the body is so shaped and sized as to allow an infant to bite ... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955315 | Novelty article An article for use as a novelty to provide amusement and interest in the movement of magnets supported therein, which includes an upper magnet suspended by a line from the upper portion of a frame and magnetized so that opposite faces define poles of oppo... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955316 | Power supply for model watercraft Disclosed is a power supplying assembly adapted for conducting electrical current from a current source to a model watercraft being propelled on a water surface. The assembly comprises a generally hollow body adapted for placement below the surface of the... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955317 | Method of growing plant cells Plant cells are grown continuously in a tubular transparent plastic structure through which water containing nutrients and carbon dioxide are passed. A suspension of plant cells in the water grow on exposure to light and can be harvested as a food materia... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955318 | Waste purification system A method of producing an algae product and of purifying aqueous organic waste material to provide clean water. Starting algae and aqueous waste are admixed in sufficient amount to provide nutrients for the algae, which are grown in symbiotic relationship ... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955319 | Horticultural sheet mulch There is disclosed an agricultural mulch in sheet form pierced by a recurring, closely spaced slit pattern which provides normally closed passage points between the open air and ground at any random point in the growing area for germinating plants and rai... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955320 | Planter box The planter box is constructed preferably of wooden planks having two opposite side members, two opposite end members and a bottom member, each of the side members having a mortise extending parallel and inwardly from the opposite end of the planks to rec... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955321 | Process for growing novel plants A plug is withdrawn from the wall of a living pumpkin attached to its vine. A plastic bag is introduced into the hole thus formed. Foreign matter is inserted into the bag, and the bag is tied, and pushed entirely into the pumpkin. The plug is replaced, th... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955322 | Entry lock An entry lock for controlled ingress and egress for confined areas such as live animal growing and holding pens is disclosed. The entry lock includes a door opening, first and second doors spaced apart from each other and adapted to swing together about a... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955323 | Means for retarding the spread of fire from a building space Means for retarding the spread of fire from a building space, comprising an upwardly extending duct, the cross-sectional area of which is related by formulae to the cross-sectional area for air intake to the space, and has an access gate at the lower end ... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955324 | Agglomerates of metal-coated diamonds in a continuous synthetic resinous phase A grinding tool having a plurality of distinct abrasive particles embedded in a synthetic resin. Each of the abrasive particles has a plurality of abrading grains which are embedded in a metal phase with a metallic layer separating and binding adjacent su... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955325 | Abrading apparatus for the housing of a rotary engine An abrading apparatus for the housing of a rotary engine formed therein a cavity in which a rotor piston is adapted to revolve while being maintained in sliding contact with the inner peripheral wall of the housing. The abrading apparatus comprises rotata... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955326 | Finishing machine A finishing machine comprises a chamber which is mounted for vibratory motion about a horizontal axis. Finishing medium in the chamber is induced to flow in a generally helical path and is recirculated by means of a tray mounted externally of the chamber ... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955327 | Gear polishing A gear shaped tool formed of a relatively soft elastically deformable material provided with a multiplicity of pores provided in the sides of its teeth by elimination of solid particles exposed at the surface thereof is rotated in mesh under light pressur... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955328 | Modular building system The modular building system of this invention relates generally, but not exclusively, to habitations. The system comprises at least two individual room or space modules which are individually secured to their foundations and at least one additional indivi... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955329 | Hollow structure A hollow structure, such as a small shelter or a large auditorium constructed wholly of novel structural cells which are assembled without the need of nails, bolts, screws, or glue. The structure has a generally spherical or frusto-spherical shape formed ... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955330 | Smoke stop for doors A smoke stop for doors is disclosed. The smoke stop consists of a metal frame with a slot therein extending along substantially the entire length of the frame on the door side thereof; a continuous tube within the slot, the continuous tube having retarded... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955331 | Retaining system for architectural glazing strip The retaining system is for an architectural glazing strip having spring material encased in an elastomer to extend from an anchorage edge of the strip to a glass-engaging edge of the strip. It includes anchorage means for securing the anchorage edge of t... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955332 | Method of building a structure from bricks and mortar Structural profiles mainly in the form of elongate prismatical columns and beams are erected plumb and true on footings. Each profile has guide surfaces which coincide with the surfaces required for brickwork, other building elements and plasterwork. Guide lin... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955333 | Cigar lighter clamp shell An improved clamp shell for cigar lighters is disclosed. The improvement comprises means associated with the clamp shell for automatically aligning the position of the clamp shell with respect to the cigar lighter socket to aid in assembly of the structur... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955334 | Process and apparatus for supplying pouch-like containers to a filling station An arrangement for supplying pouch-like containers to a filling station of a filling and closing machine, includes a magazine for holding the containers in collapsed form, and an arrangement for removing the containers from the magazine and conveying them... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955335 | Tetrahedron forming machine Apparatus and method to tumble pack a pre-selected number of tetrahedron containers into a transport container without breaking the seals of any of the tetrahedron containers. A sliding discharge chute is employed which slides into the transport container... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955336 | Cartridge loading apparatus A cartridge loading apparatus including a guide arrangement for directing articles in a desired orientation from a receptacle in which the articles are randomly deposited to a cartridge and means for loading the articles in a trough formed in the cartridg... | 05/11/1976 |
