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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4031564 | Hockey mask A hockey mask including a grille work for substantially covering the face of a player wearing a helmet to which it is attached. The grille work defines a plurality of apertures sufficiently small to prevent passage of a hockey stick and a larger sized, el... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031565 | Unitary burial undergarment A unitary burial undergarment including a torso section, leg sections and feet sections joined together into an integral assembly, the torso section at its shoulder and having at a central opening to accommodate the neck of the wearer, the back of the gar... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031566 | Nursing garment A nursing garment wherein the various components or sections are generally rectangular in construction affording a front panel having a pair of rectangular or right angle openings, and sleeve members formed with cover portions which are substantially comp... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031567 | Headdress A headdress of the type adapted for both convenience and practical wear, including a head covering fabric, configured as a semi-circle with its leading edge diameter defined as a headband and having fastening members extending laterally on each side of th... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031568 | Legless panty Legless panty having elasticity around the leg openings thereof which is differentially tailored, as by the application of elastic bands thereto with portions of the elastic bands being prestretched to varying degrees during application, in a manner to ga... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031569 | Nasal septum plug A device for plugging a hole in a septum comprises a cylindrical member having a disc integrally formed therewith and disposed on each end of the cylindrical member. The device is formed from a flexible, non-toxic, non-irritating material.... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031570 | Prosthetic acetabulum The concave articular surface of the prosthetic acetabulum which receives a spherical joint head is formed with a groove which extends about the surface and joint head. This groove serves to distribute the lubricant within the joint during loading and unl... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031571 | Hip endoprosthesis with stepped load-transferring surfaces The thigh portion of an endoprosthesis for hip joints is provided with stepped projecting surfaces to distribute forces in the bone tissue.... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031572 | Chemical toilet cabana shell section A chemical toilet cabana comprising a plurality of initially identical shell sections, each having a dome-like roof, side walls terminating in a bell-like enlarged lower end and a base flange extending outwardly from the enlarged lower end of the side wal... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031573 | Portable sauna A portable hot air and steam bath includes a substantially rigid box-like structure having a deep section for extending vertically for defining the back of the apparatus and a hinged front section for hinging downward to define a floor of the apparatus wi... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031574 | Timed ventilator for toilets A timed ventilator for toilets which mounts entirely within the toilet tank, and which operates from a battery power source to remove air from the toilet bowl and move the air through a charcoal filter for deodorizing. An external control includes an auto... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031575 | Adjustably mounted superimposable toilet seat A toilet seat for use by invalids, infirm persons or the like is disclosed which is superimposable upon a conventional toilet seat. The superimposable toilet seat is adjustably mounted on rails, and which rails provide support and assistance to the user o... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031576 | Invalid toilet aid This disclosure pertains to an aid for invalids facilitating their ability to be seated and unseated from a water closet utilizing a pair of horizontally disposed arm rests and a hinged commode seat whose elevation and angular position above the water clo... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031577 | Convertible sofa bed A convertible sofa bed particularly suited for use as a single bed. A sofa with a sloping seat resting on the frame partially beneath the back, with the forward seat support concealed behind the sofa frame front edge when the seat is in the retracted sofa... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031578 | Contoured travel pillow A travel pillow is described for use with seats which provide an accommodating headrest. This pillow cushions the user's neck and head in a cavity and thus provides support against `head-rolling` and the sudden `head-drooping` which usually results when a... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031579 | Aircraft seat cushion An aircraft crew seat cushion having a top cover of high porosity mositure absorbent material over a ventilation layer with a cushioning layer beneath the ventilation layer. The cushioning layer is secured to a shock absorbent layer with an adhesive. The ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031580 | Inflatable boat A deck portion of an inflatable boat has, when inflated, a plurality of alternating external bulges and grooves extending substantially longitudinally of the boat and diverging at the front part of the deck portion in the rearward direction of the boat so... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031581 | Sub-sea adjustable buoy A buoy having a controllable buoyancy and being particularly adapted for subsea use. The buoy includes an upper buoyant chamber member mounted with a lower chamber member. The lower chamber member has a lower chamber formed in it for containing variable a... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031582 | Floating structure A floating structure useful as a mooring device for vessels, comprises an anchor having a rigid arm pivotally interconnected therewith and upstanding therefrom. The rigid arm at its upper end has a pivot about a horizontal axis and also a pivot 360° abou... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031583 | Inflatable emergency equipment deployment device An emergency evacuation device adapted for mounting on the edge of the deck of a ship or platform has a panel formed of two hinged sections which upon release rotate over the edge of the deck forming a protective apron. Devices are operatively associated ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031584 | Threading attachment for turning machines An improved threading attachment for turning machines incorporates a carrier for holding a tool such as a tap, a stationary supporting arbor and a sliding spindle extending between the arbor and carrier in coaxial relationship with the tap. The spindle sh... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031585 | Binding of perforated sheets A machine for binding packets of perforated sheets to book form with wire binding elements each formed from a length of metal wire bent to form a series of curved hairpin-shaped prongs on which the sheets are impaled and which are brought to ring shape by... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031586 | Insole for footwear This invention pertains to insoles and lasts for footwear. The insole has one or several protrusions which fit correspondingly disposed cavities in the outer sole thus assuring correct alignment of the outer sole and the insole at assembly. Lasting hooks ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031587 | Toothbrush for canines A toothbrush adapted to conform to the shape of the canine jaw and the teeth therein. The toothbrush includes a handle of suitable length to which are attached at least three rows of bristles, wherein a portion of the central row is shorter than the adjac... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031588 | Broom The invention relates to a broom comprising a bundle of plastics stems wound around a hollow bar for the broom handle. The winding of the plastics stems is ensured by a binding strip co-operating with opposite crenels of the stems serving as a fixing poin... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031589 | Portable drip collector A device for intercepting droplets produced by ceiling-engaging sponges, rollers and the like is described. This portable drop cloth has a light weight framework which supports either a flat plastic sheet or a plastic bag, whichever is preferred for speci... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031590 | Pipe scraper Apparatus for scraping the interior sides of the walls of pipes, having retractable scraper elements at each end of a carrier body or at only one end thereof. The scraper apparatus is preferably moved in both directions through a pipe, the trailing scrape... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031591 | Stunning methods and apparatus A stunning tongs for stunning animals prior to slaughter comprising a frame having a handle portion and a pair of stunning arms mounted thereon to permit relative movement between the arms, stunning electrode heads on the arms, a prime mover operable to e... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031592 | Device for closing elastic packages, particularly flexible tubular casings The device is intended more particularly for closing sausage casings to separate individual sausages of a sausage strand, using clamps or clamping ties of strip material or wire. The closing device is connected to a manufacturing device for making clamps ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031593 | Hot shelf seed cotton tower dryer apparatus and method A seed cotton dryer system of the parallel flow tower type, having hollow vertically spaced horizontal shelves alternately extending from opposite sides of the tower to locations near but spaced from the opposite side to define a continuing zig-zag cotton... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031594 | Sealless strap connection means Overlapping ends of metal strap, or the like, are aligned and connected without the aid of an overlying supplemental seal or fastener by means of an array of longitudinally spaced joints which form a one-way interlocking relationship. The joints comprise ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031595 | High precision incremental distance measuring system Measuring apparatus using the vernier fringe concept of measurement to provide a precise digital numeric indication of displacement between two relatively movable members. The apparatus includes an accurately ruled grating or scale, a housing for supporti... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031596 | Integrated finishing and compressive preshrinking of a high-shrinkage fabric This disclosure teaches a method for integrated finishing and compressive preshrinking of a high-shrinkage fabric. The fabric is brought damp from being finished to being compressively preshrunk, rather than according to universally recognized procedure o... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031597 | Method of assembling a mount assembly in the neck of a cathode-ray tube During mount sealing, prior to sliding the mount assembly into the glass neck of a cathode-ray tube, the inner surface of the neck is coated with a film of volatilizable, organic material. Then, the mount assembly is slid into position and sealed in the n... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031598 | End-forming machine for fluorescent lamp tubes An improved end-forming machine for fluorescent lamp tubes which employs a single main splined shaft to drive both indexing units in unison while having the facility to accommodate all standard commercial glass lamp tubes which may vary in length from 96 ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031599 | Method of making static electricity suppressor with patterned coating A static electricity suppressor includes a base insulating sheet having conductive patterns coated on its two surfaces, and ion emitters in the form of pointed wires passing through the sheet, the ionizing points of the emitter extending beyond one surfac... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031600 | Attachment means for a machinery drum cover A replaceable cover band for a machinery drum wherein the respective ends of the cover have mating flange portions which join together within a transverse slot located in the surface of the drum. Aligned apertures are located in the respective overlapping... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031601 | Method of fabricating and mounting a fiberglass fan blade A method of fabricating and mounting a fiberglass fan blade of predetermined configuration which includes the steps of producing a metal hub having a dovetail slot in one end thereof and also having a bore extending from the other end thereof into said sl... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031602 | Method of making heat transfer tube Improved heat transfer tube has radial longitudinal fins on a central core and radial transverse fins on its exterior surface. The composite tube is made by the steps of inserting a longitudinally finned core member inside a smooth surfaced outer tube and... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4031603 | Snap-in clutch spring A clutch spring compressor tool for removing a spring retainer ring from a clutch piston assembly of an automatic transmission where the clutch piston assembly includes a drum housing having an annular slot having a shoulder fabricated on the inner periph... | 06/28/1977 |
