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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 3962728 | Head turban A head turban is used by a woman to confine her hair before or after washing or while sleeping. The head turban comprises a one piece unit having velcro tab assemblies allowing for size adjustment at the widow's peak of the head as well as the rear top po... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962729 | Zipper fly construction for garments A zipper-fly arrangement for connecting two garment body panels and for concealing the zipper when closed. The panels are arranged in the form of a right hand and a left hand panel with cooperating zipper scoops to be connected with each panel. The zipper... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962730 | Removal of faulty material in the manufacture of non-metallic webs A process of manufacturing a non-metallic web in which a fault is marked by means of a metal label, layers of the web are stacked on one another, the web is divided into pieces and the individual pieces, still in their stacks, are inspected by means of a ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962731 | Flapper-type discharge valve for flush tanks A flapper discharge valve comprises a movable flapper which is adapted to be movably seated on the opening in the outlet pipe by way of which the toilet tank empties. The flapper is adapted to be pivoted into or out of operative relation with this opening... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962732 | Disposable bedpans This invention is concerned with disposable bedpans of the kind composed of fibrous, e.g. cellulose pulp or paper, stock and which after use and together with their contents are disposed of via waste disposal apparatus to a normal drainage system, and pro... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962733 | All weather safety shower A safety shower adapted for reliable operation under all weather conditions is provided with strategically located bleed means for draining water from the shower, at least one of such bleed means including a temperature sensitive valve which permits limit... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962734 | Thermoformed wading pool with integral slide and handrail A wading pool, sandbox or like thermoformed structure is provided with an integral slide, hollow handrail, and steps molded into the structure. The structure is configured to provide the slide and a slide mounting platform, disposed above the top of the s... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962735 | Movable bulkhead with guiding and overcanting prevention means A bulkhead for a swimming pool, movable to selected positions along the length of the pool to divide the same into various activity areas, is provided with alignment means for preventing overcanting and jambing, such means being electrically conductive fo... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962736 | Device for moving or positioning a patient in a bed A device for moving a patient in a bed is disclosed and includes a base and movable platform mounted in superimposed relation to the base. The base provides a horizontally extending, substantially smooth and uninterrupted path over the top surface of the ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962737 | Lifting means An invalid hoist has a wheeled chassis with a rear mounting for an upstanding column and lifting arm. The chassis comprises a cross member with main load-carrying wheels adjacent the ends thereof and three fore-and-aft wheel-carrying arms projecting from ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962738 | Stroller blanket An infant stroller blanket composed of a rectangularly shaped front and back section of blanket material having lower and upper portions is disclosed. The lower front and back portions are joined together and are bifurcated to form leg elements. The front... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962739 | Bedsheeting arrangement A process for manufacturing a novel bedsheeting arrangement having a top sheet and bottom sheet sewn together to a first elastic strip at one end, and a second elastic strip sewn to the bottom sheet at an end opposite the first strip.... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962740 | Survival kit attachment for a boat A survival kit attachment for a boat including a container having an interior chamber formed therein in which survival equipment is stored, one or more of the containers being secured to the underside of the hull of the boat and access to the chamber in t... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962741 | Heel and side lasting machine A lasting machine for operating on a shoe assembly formed of a last having an upper mounted thereon and an insole located on its bottom having mechanism for wiping the heel and side portions of the margin of the upper against the insole.... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962742 | Hair styling brush A hair styling brush having means for retracting the brush bristles within the brush housing after the hair has been shaped thereon. By retracting the bristles, a hair stylist can remove the brush without affecting the integrity of the hair formation.... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962743 | Mop and method of making same A dust mop and method of making same which includes a pair of fabric layers defining a flat generally rectangular support member having one or more rows of looped yarn secured thereto by stitching, with the looped ends of the yarn extending outwardly beyo... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962744 | Locking and sealing washer apparatus Windshield wiper coupling, including a tubular member having a threaded portion extending through a hole in an automotive vehicle structural part. A rotatable member extends through the tubular member and is connected at opposite ends to the wiper and to ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962745 | Wall rug cleaning machine A cleaning device for cleaning wall rugs and the like is disclosed. It comprises a cleaning head, a rigid tube and means for connecting the cleaning head to the rigid tube to permit relative movement between the head and the rigid tube. The head has a flu... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962746 | Self-propelled vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner construction wherein the carriage wheels are driven by an electric motor. An improved air flow arrangement is associated with the drive motor for conducting relatively clean cooling air into the motor for heat transfer therefrom, and cond... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962747 | Installation for anchoring the ramp ends of bridges An anchoring arrangement for the ramp ends of a bridge structure wherein an anchoring plate is provided and secured to the ramp ends by at least one tensioning device. The anchoring plate is provided with a plurality of openings each of which includes a r... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962748 | TV control device A rod-like member of variable adjustable length has a handle at one end. A head part at the opposite end of the member cooperates with the dial of a TV set in a manner whereby a user in an area distant from the set selectively rotates the dial via the mem... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962749 | Hinge butt and mounting assembly The butt of an aluminum 270° hinge is inserted and welded into a slot in an elongated aluminum rib forming the rear corner extremities of the cargo container of a highway semi-trailer. A tapered plug extending from the base of the butt is welded into an ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962750 | Hinge construction Hinge construction for joining two relatively movable members. The hinge is particularly adapted for construction from plastics using known molding techniques and for incorporation into plastic molded parts. Identical hinge halves are formed to present, i... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962751 | Scoring apparatus Apparatus for scoring a food product patty with partial or complete perforations from either or both sides and comprising a scoring device having a plurality of generally circular blades arranged side-by-side with each blade comprising a plurality of spac... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962752 | Method and apparatus for removing meat from crabs In general, the apparatus includes a plurality of crab holders attached like spokes on a wheel. At the first station the crab is loaded into one crab holder and during transit, the first crab passes two saws where the legs, claws and paddles are removed. ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962753 | Method of making glass fiber mats and controlling pressure drop across web by varying perforated plate beneath web The method disclosed herein includes moving the fibers downwardly toward a continuously moving foraminous conveyor, drawing the gas through the conveyor to deposit the fibers on the conveyor, creating a back pressure by locating an apertured plate immedia... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962754 | Plate connectors for belts A plate connector for joining the ends of a conveyor belt has a pair of cector legs adapted to be affixed to opposite sides of the end of the conveyor belt, and a pair of U-shaped eyes joining the connector legs and adapted to extend from the end of the ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962755 | Link component for trawling gear A link component for use in trawling gear which is made of metal and has at one end a closed loop, the other end having two projecting arms which, together with part of the loop, provide a clevis or shackle, the arms of which have apertures to receive a c... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962756 | Continuous coupling element for slide fasteners A continuous coupling element consists of an elongated filament of a synthetic resin or the like which is formed into a multiplicity of undulations including rows of first and second loops. A series of coupling heads are formed along one longitudinal side... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962757 | Fabric fastener A fastener having a resilient body that is formed with a plurality of grips, each of which includes a plurality of teeth for captively holding webs of fabric-like material. Each grip constitutes a corrugated slit that is formed with an opening at each of ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962758 | Clip for retaining a shirt or similar article of clothing in folded position on an insert A clip for retaining shirts or similar articles of clothing in a folded position about an insert is disclosed, wherein the clip has a general "U" shape with two arms connected by a yoke portion. The inner sides of the arms closest together are denticulate... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962759 | Band clamping device A band clamping device which is constructed with a U-shaped main body with the bottom part thereof constituting a seating member, and with both sides extending from the seating member in the form of a channel being made to constitute a pair of support mem... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962760 | Laminating interlayer expanding apparatus An apparatus for expanding a laminating interlayer is disclosed. The apparatus includes structure for feeding a heated web of laminating interlayer material to a conical member. A stretching of the web occurs between the feeding structure and the conical ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962761 | Casket having improved corner brackets A casket, such as a readily assemblable knock-down casket, has side and end panels which are held together, to form an enclosure, by a plurality of metal straps in tensions, crimped together to form continuous belts, located interiorly of the enclosure. T... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962762 | Method of making a fabric splice Overlapped fabric end portions define a fabric double layer. A plurality of partial loops are formed in the double layer extending alternately in opposite directions transversely of the double layer to define a transverse row of loops. Elongated substanti... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962763 | Truss-like metal member The invention relates to the method of forming a truss or truss-like member which has spaced chords interconnected by inclined struts. The struts are formed by firstly forming a member of constant cross-sectional shape having a web joining the two chords and c... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962764 | Method of installing a mount assembly in a multi-beam cathode ray tube A bulb assembly, including a faceplate panel portion, and a mount assembly, comprising a stem and a multi-beam electron gun assembly, are positioned in axial alignment on respective central longitudinal axes. A reference plane which contains the central l... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962765 | Method of installing a mount assembly in a multi-beam cathode ray tube A bulb assembly, including a faceplate panel portion and a mount assembly, comprising a stem and a multi-beam electron gun assembly, are positioned in axial alignment on respective central longitudinal axes. A reference plane which contains the central lo... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962766 | Process for assembling tubes of plastics material and assemblies resulting from said process Tubes of thermoplastic material having an elastic memory are assembled with radiating plates of a heat exchanger by: Longitudinally drawing the tubes at a first temperature in the neighborhood of the softening point of said material so as to reduce their trans... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962767 | Method for repairing a heat exchanger tube A method of repairing a tube in a heat exchanger by severing the tube and welding a sleeve inside the tube.... | 06/15/1976 |
