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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 3994020 | Protective helmet with liner means A protective helmet comprising a shell, and liner means positioned on the inside of the shell for absorbing impacts applied against the helmet. The liner means has a plurality of fluid-filled chamber means generally aligned intermediate the wearer's head ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994021 | Protective helmet A protective helmet comprising a shell, and flexible liner means positioned in the shell to dissipate forces applied against the helmet, with the liner means having fluid filled chamber means and a plurality of openings extending through the liner means. ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994022 | Protective helmet with liners A protective helmet comprising, a shell, and liner means of a flexible material having fluid filled chamber means and a relatively soft inner surface for contacting the wearer's head. The helmet also has a second liner of resilient material positioned int... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994023 | Simplified protective helmet assembly A simplified protective helmet of the type in which a molded relatively rigid frame for supporting the helmet headband, chin strap and crown assemblies is formed with an upwardly opening outer peripheral channel for receiving the edge of an outer ballisti... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994024 | Catcher's mitt wrist protector A baseball catcher's mitt is provided with a tongue-like wrist protector pad flap. The mitt has a back piece and a mitt piece and is provided with a hand-receiving opening adjacent to which is a heel pad. The wrist protector flap is in the form of a gener... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994025 | Hand protector A reversible, ambidextrous glove having a sleeve operable to cover a portion of the palm, back and knuckles of a hand is disclosed. The sleeve extends from about the interstices of the fingers to a location above the thumb. A flap attached to the sleeve b... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994026 | Garment with supported drop seat A jumpsuit garment with integral drop seat flap for, for example, convenient lowering of the lower rear portion of the jumpsuit for restroom facility usage. The garment of the present invention is worn as a garment over the torso of a man, woman, or child... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994027 | Prepupillary lens for implanting in a human eye The invention is a prepupillary lens which may be surgically implanted into a human eye. The lens may be either a two-loop lens or a four-loop lens. The two-loop lens has a convex surface and a planar surface, into which a pair of posterior loops are embe... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994028 | Toilets A toilet comprising a hermetically sealable container for human body waste and urine, the container being connectable to a vacuum source for bringing about boiling off, in the container, of the urine and the liquid present in the human body waste, at low ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994029 | Fluid control system Described herein is a pressure activated fluid control system particularly adapted for use as a flushing mechanism for toilets of the water tank type. The system includes a push-button actuated needle valve assembly which, in the shutoff position, presses... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994030 | Bath seat lift This invention is concerned with apparatus for moving an invalided person into and out of a bathing tub via a seat capable of being moved vertically with respect to the tub and can be pivoted from a position inside of the tub to a position outside of the ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994031 | Flanged trap incorporating access fitting A trap incorporating an access fitting and of the type that may be designed into a P-trap, or S-trap configuration, the trap including an inlet segment and an outlet segment, both being integrally joined together, and a lower arcuate portion forming the a... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994032 | Drain clearing bellows A collapsable bellows for applying pressure to clear a sink drain is generally an elongated tubular thin-walled rubber or resilient plastic member having a mouth and flange at one end and a closure wall at the other end. The sidewall of the member has a s... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994033 | Bedstead A bedstead is provided lending itself to incorporation with a decorative divan base or the like plinth, with or without drawers the plinth base having a rectangular ledge supporting a T-sectioned frame whose outwardly extended leg is supported on the ledg... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994034 | Beehive heater A beehive heater for installation between the lower brood chamber and the bottom board of a standard beehive for protecting a colony during the winter with a minimum of winter brood production and for accelerating spring brood production. The beehive heat... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994035 | Book binding machine Apparatus for use with a pair of thermoplastic strips of the type illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 3,608,117 wherein one strip is formed with studs longitudinally spaced at intervals and a second strip apertured and counterbored at the same intervals is used ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994036 | Flexible staging platform and the like A platform mountable to extend between a pair of vertically movable stagings to provide a vertically movable elongated staging. The staging platform is composed of a plurality of like configured bridge sections vertically pivotably connected end to end an... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994037 | Brush extension arm An adjustable extension for a brush which enables the operator to cover difficult to reach areas; the brush is positional in a plurality of fixed angles for ease of working with the same.... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994038 | Toothbrush A toothbrush comprising a single-piece mounting with handle and brush carrier formed by a standard level surface but provided with a profiled slit forming a resilient connecting tongue allowing the brushes to pivot and oscillate according to the pulses tr... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994039 | Toothbrush A toothbrush having a bristle supporting head pivotally mounted to a handle for pivotal movement of the head and bristles about a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the axis of the handle to a plurality of positions to gain easy access to tooth sur... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994040 | Cleaning device for the head of a golf club An apparatus for cleaning the grooves in the head of a golf club, the apparatus comprising a plurality of flexible prongs arranged in a row, the prongs having beveled scraping tips, means for mounting said prongs and a cover portion for fitting over the p... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994041 | Vehicle washing and drying apparatus Vehicle washing and drying apparatus including an inverted U-shaped frame adapted to roll over a vehicle while it is in a stationary position and having mounted thereon a fluid spray device for spraying cleaning fluid onto the surface of the automobile. A... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994042 | Removal of cut hair by vacuum A vacuum unit for removal of hair as it is cut by barbers and beauticians, the vacuum unit being adapted to function in combination with a barber's or beautician's chair and comprises a source of vacuum power mounted to the base of the chair capable of be... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994043 | Door bumper A door bumper having no visible screws for mounting on a wall for contact with a door knob when the door is opened. A rubber bumper is carried on a housing which is non-detachably secured to the wall by a backplate. The backplate has a flattened V shaped ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994044 | Hinge construction for lidded vessels A heavy duty hinge construction for lidded vessels such as coffee pots, sugar bowls and the like, particularly suited for restaurant and other commercial environs, and adapted to withstand substantially continued use, while permitting substantially 180° ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994045 | Easel hinge An easel hinge for supporting picture frames and the like comprising an outer hinge plate and an inner hinge plate both having curled barrels, the inner barrel being positioned within the outer barrel for relative rotational movement therewith without the... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994046 | Composite sliver forming assembly Prearranged ribbons of fiber leaving the front drafting roll are superimposed into layers by a composite sliver forming assembly before entering a trumpet. The composite sliver forming assembly consists of tubular guides extending at an angle from the fro... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994047 | Apparatus for the twin-wire air laying of fibrous pads Fibers are air laid on a twin-wire machine to form a composite pad. A pair of endless foraminous carriers are passed through a forming chamber where fibers suspended in air are directed between the carriers. A layer of fibers is built up on each of the ca... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994048 | Tie A tie useful for securing together a pair of skis and a pair of ski poles for ease of carrying them as one unit with the poles acting as a carrying handle. The tie includes an elongate, flexible tape having opposite free end segments which matingly engage... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994049 | Automatic harness release assembly An automatic release assembly for a two-piece harness connector is provided with an electro-optic trigger responsive to a liquid environment. A rotatable locking shaft is forcibly rotated to unlock position by actuation of a force generating device integr... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994050 | Fastening clips A fastening clip for mounting paintings and the like which comprises a piece of spring material, having two substantially opposing pincers which are adapted for clamping something between them, a connecting part extending from the first pincer to the seco... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994051 | Quick release fastener and bracket assembly for use therewith A single or multi-section fastener capable of quick release is elongated so that one end will overlie the other end of the fastener in latched position, the overlying member or end is provided with a sized aperture therethrough and the underlying member o... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994052 | Method and apparatus for texturing yarn A wad of textured yarn is removed from texturing apparatus by passing the wad into the inlet of an elongated tube having one or more openings intermediate the two ends thereof. In normal operation, a fluid is passed through the tube toward the inlet end t... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994053 | Drum support apparatus A drum support apparatus including outboard and inboard hubs having outer surfaces adapted for interface fitting with the inside surface of a drum. The hubs while being supported on a shaft that is cantilevered from a frame, provide support for the drum i... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994054 | Multiple part tubular member and method and apparatus for manufacture thereof The crankshaft bearing cap of a connecting rod is formed from a forged rod blank which includes an integral circular head having an internal bearing surface and have integrally formed interconnecting lug portions. The lug portions are provided with cracki... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994055 | Method of preparing rain gutters for connection thereto of downspouts A method of preparing a rain gutter for connection of a downspout thereto comprising forming a downspout opening by partial separation of material in the gutter bottom wall, displacing material remaining integral with the bottom wall from the area of the ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994056 | Apparatus for fluid treatment of yarn A fluid yarn processing jet of trilaminar construction wherein a recessed discontinuous inner lamina forms a yarn processing duct which has at least one fluid entry port thereto and wherein an outer lamina is readily removable to facilitate the placement ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994057 | Impact tool for installing dormers An impact tool is used to apply an impact blow to the underside of a portion of a roof which has been partly cut away, wherein the portion of the roof is removed for the installation of a dormer. The impact tool consists of an elongated hollow handle form... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994058 | Method of fixing the starting end portion of a line to be wound upon a reel A method of fixing the starting end portion of a line, such as for example, a wire or the like, to a reel, such as for example, a bobbin, upon which the line is to be wound, characterized in that at least two bends are provided within the starting end por... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994059 | Method and apparatus for assembling oil filter components A method and apparatus for assembling oil filter components is disclosed. The components include a spring guide element which centers a filter element when assembled within a filter canister. Invention is based on the discovery that when the spring guide ... | 11/30/1976 |
