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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4038697 | Sheet-and-bib combination A sheet-and-bib combination includes a sheet of water-repellant material of sufficient size to cover a standard size hospital bed which is provided with a longitudinally extending central adhesive strip. A disposable bib is secured to said strip of adhesi... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038698 | One-piece rainsuit and face mask A one-piece rainsuit having mask removably attached thereto. Exhaled air is directed through the mask to the interior of the rainsuit to warm the interior of the rainsuit.... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038699 | Sock with integrally knit pocket and method The pocket is formed of first and second layers of knit fabric formed of partial courses to provide a looped fabric section integral with the leg of the stocking. The looped open sides of the pocket are stitched together after knitting to complete the poc... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038700 | Safety helmets for motorcyclists or the like A safety helmet for motorcyclists or the like including a hard shell having a lining of flexible material behind which are disposed a plurality of air cushions interconnected by means of tubes provided with pressure equalization delay devices to provide a... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038701 | Above the knee prosthesis donning device A device to aid in donning of an above-the-knee artificial leg is disclosed. The device includes a supporting frame which can be held down by the foot of the artificial leg and a roller supported by the supporting frame which reverses the direction of pul... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038702 | Electrochemical and chemical methods for production of non-thrombogenic metal heart valves A method of improving the operation of metal heart valves according to which the surfaces of the heart valves are treated to render more negative the electrochemical potential which the valve part will exhibit in blood or a blood-like fluid and to minimiz... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038703 | Prosthetic devices having a region of controlled porosity An improved prosthetic device having its exterior surface formed to provide a region of controlled porosity to promote the ingrowth of bone and/or tissue. A metal coil spring is secured to a metal substrate at a plurality of points, as by being disposed i... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038704 | Elbow prosthesis An elbow prosthesis comprising a humeral member and an ulnar member, in which each member comprises a joint portion for forming the joint of the prosthesis and an implant portion for implantation into the bone, the joint portion of the humeral member bein... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038705 | Rotational joint assembly for the prosthetic leg A rotational joint assembly for a prosthetic leg which enables an artificial foot to rotate slightly when a person is walking, running or turning. The prosthetic leg includes upper and lower tubular members with the rotational joint assembly interposed th... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038706 | Artificial elbow mechanism Artificial elbow mechanism featured with the bending and active locking mechanisms attached to one control cable in such a way that the control cable passes on a pulley in the forearm part creating the point of application of a forearm flexion force and s... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038707 | Flush controller A controller for arbitrarily determining the amount of water from a tank which passes into a toilet bowl makes use of a stop for the flushing handle in one handle position for holding the flexible valve at a location lifted from the tank outlet such that ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038708 | Commode water conservation apparatus Apparatus for selectively conserving water used in association with a commode flush tank is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a generally rectangular plate having ratchet means for wedging the plate between two opposed walls of the tank. The plate furthe... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038709 | Dual hydraulic hospital bed An improved dual hydraulic hospital bed having hydraulically actuated support means for controlling the movement of the bed frame. A dual mode hydraulic pump actuates the support means and controls the movement of additional hydraulic means to control the... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038710 | Cross rail and support for bed frames The cross rail and support includes a pair of telescopically engaged cross rail sections each having a ribbed top wall, and a pair of longitudinally ribbed side flanges, each terminating in an upwardly and inwardly directed reinforcing edge portion to pro... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038711 | Spring assemblies and prefabricated sub-assemblies for manufacture thereof A spring assembly formed of multiple coil springs arranged in lengthwise and crosswise rows and a sub-assembly for use in the manufacture of such spring assemblies in which the sub-assembly is formed of elongate slats having longitudinally spaced nodules ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038712 | Mattress construction A mattress includes a first bag forming a first cavity and being disposed within a second bag of substantially the same size. Each of the bags includes a pair of generally flat portions connected at a peripheral edge. Two separate continuous lap seams joi... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038713 | Personal flotation device A personal flotation device having a buoyant collar, a front bib section containing a flotation element and a back member, the bib and back members having lower portions that may be overlapped so as to cooperate with the collar to define armholes, the col... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038714 | Method of making locknuts An improved locknut has a hexoganal body with a threaded central opening. The threaded central opening has noncircular lock thread convolutions with a reduced pich. Standard thread convolutions are disposed adjacent to the bottom of the opening to facilit... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038715 | Scarifying tool for pipe ends A tool for scarifying the ends of pipe or the like includes a generally rigid body member adapted to be held in a person's hand for manipulation. The body member has opposite ends and includes a longitudinal axis extending across such ends. Wire brushes a... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038716 | Swingable yielding paint roller A rotatably mounted paint roller to the axle of which a handle is pivotally attached through an intermediate oscillatable connector permitting rollable as well as swingable yieldingly limited movements of the roller in opposite directions within a predete... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038717 | Caster mounting structure A mounting structure for a wheel mounting assembly such as a caster assembly having a mounting plate. Mounting blocks of viscoelastic rubber-like material are mounted on corners of the mounting plate. Each mounting block includes flanges which define a sl... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038718 | Door handles, notably for vehicles This door handle for automotive vehicle comprises a casing fitting in the door panel structure and an opening tongue pivotally mounted within said casing.... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038719 | Handle for tools and sporting equipment Disclosed herein is a handle for tools and sporting equipment which reduces fatigue and tension. The handle comprises an elongated member equipped with a grip at one end which is disposed at an angle from the longitudinal axis of the elongated member corr... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038720 | Garbage can cover spring closure The present invention provides an attachment for securing a garbage can cover to a garbage can. The garbage can cover has a peripheral lip portion to which is secured one end of a first elongated plate. The garbage can has a basewall and a sidewall extend... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038721 | Reciprocating blade saw A drive system for a reciprocating blade saw wherein a motor rotates an eccentric which rocks a bell crank to reciprocate the saw blade, the eccentric and the bell crank being associated with masses which rotate and rock 180° out of phase with the eccent... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038722 | Method for processing euphausia superba Method for processing Euphausia superba, a large-sized animal plankton of 15-50mm body length which is quite similar to the small shrimp, Sergestes lucens, in dimension, shape and taste. This method basically comprises applying, to a mass of fresh bodies ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038723 | Method of and an arrangement for standardizing comber slivers A plurality of combing machine slivers having periodically variable densities are combined in such a way that the density variations approximately compensate one another and a complete sliver having little density variation is formed. The relative phase p... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038724 | Scarf retainer and pendant A friction grip aesthetic pendant for retaining a scarf about the wearer's neck, the scarf ends being held by the pendant in flaired separated positions. The friction grip feature avoids puncture, excessive stress or abrasion of delicate scarf fabrics.... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038725 | Fastener and method of using same There are disclosed three embodiments of a fastener, a method of using a fastener, and a fragmentary portion of a mold. The fastener has a socket and a head joined by a flexible filament. The socket has a disc-shaped body, a transverse opening through the... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038726 | Plastic adjuster for a belt A plastic adjuster for adjusting the length of a belt or the like comprises a plate member provided with two slots through which the belt or the like is permitted to pass, a cover plate extended from one end portion of the plate member, a first and second... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038727 | Openable and closeable self-tightening clip Three-piece clip comprises two plier-like lever members and a slat-like core member, all fabricated from flat sheet metal or plastic stock. The lever members have handle and jaw portions respectively, rearwardly and forwardly of a pivoted joint and are re... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038728 | Needling machine for manufacturing endless fibrous webs A perforated table is pivoted on a vertical axis to a machine frame on one side thereof. An upper set of juxtaposed, closely spaced needling units is arranged over the table in a transverse row. A perforated stripper is disposed between the upper set of n... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038729 | Heddle selecting and positioning apparatus A heddle selecting and positioning apparatus for a warp drawing-in machine has a rotatable selector for alternately releasing front and rear duplex heddles and has a positioning mechanism for transporting a selected heddle to a threading position and hold... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038730 | Pot broach rings Pot broach rings having the trailing side specially modified to provide for regrinding both on the face and I.D. without producing a rearwardly facing interference shoulder in assembly.... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038731 | Forming integrated roller from core, telescoping sleeve and filler adhesive Molding apparatus for forming a roller, such as a printing roller, and the resulting product are disclosed in which such apparatus includes an elastomeric sleeve and a core, the sleeve telescopically receiving the core and defining therebetween a casting ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038732 | Versatile cutting tool for gear manufacture Versatile face-mill cutting tool apparatus particularly useful in the manufacture of relatively large gears having diameters of 2 to 6 feet (0.6 to 2 meters). A single cutter body can be used in combination with one set of cutter blades to satisfy a wide ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038733 | Method of manufacturing a self-aligning bearing with a deformable inner member A self-aligning bearing assembly comprising an outer member having a concave inner surface and an inner member carried within the outer member and having a convex outer surface generally complementary to the concave inner surface, the inner member being a... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038734 | Method of manufacturing a butterfly valve The method of manufacturing a butterfly valve from plate steel which comprises flame cutting the outer configuration of the valve body and flame cutting a circular disc from the center of the body resulting in a water opening through the body and utilizin... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038735 | Method of fabricating steering wheel A steering wheel has a rim engaged by spokes radiating from a central hub. The central hub supports the spokes by means of radial openings having staked connecting points between the central hub and the spokes. Before staking, the spokes are movable withi... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038736 | Method of manufacturing jewelry components A method of manufacturing jewelry from a meltable working material is provided and comprises the first step of mounting the working material onto one end of an elongated pick. The working material is then heated until molten at which time a portion of the... | 08/02/1977 |
