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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4051552 | Golf glove A golf glove, including a back portion having four back finger portions; a palm portion having four palm finger portions of coordinately lesser length than the back finger portions; a plurality of curved fourchettes each flat-sewn between aligned edges of... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051553 | Hand protector For football, a hard foam rubber pad is affixed to the back of a lightweight cotton glove. The pad extends over the knuckles, (metacarpo-phalangeal joint), of a hand inserted in the glove. The pad is molded so as to force the fingers to naturally curl wit... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051554 | Accessory holder for use on article of clothing An accessory holder, for use on an article of clothing such as ski jacket or the like, comprising a flap having one end fixed to one attachment point on the article of clothing and adapted to fit around the accessory to be held, such as a pair of ski gogg... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051555 | Protective headwear A protective helmet comprising a shock absorbing shell is disclosed in which a recess is provided at the inner apex or crown portion of the shock absorbing shell and a laminated insert of padding providing for both wearer comfort and shock attenuation is ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051556 | Chin strap for protective headgear A chin strap for protective headgear comprising, an elongated first strap having means for attaching opposed end portions of the first strap to the headgear. The chin strap has a second strap having opposed ends connected to the first strap at spaced firs... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051557 | Eye protectors A pair of eye pieces interconnected by a flexible nose strap, each eye piece being made up of a frame defining a substantially ovaloid sight opening and having a soft pad on its inner surface to act as a seal, and a transparent hood having a peripheral ed... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051558 | Mechanical energy storage device for hip disarticulation An artificial leg includes a trunk socket, a thigh section hingedly coupled to the trunk socket, a leg section hingedly coupled to the thigh section and a foot section hingedly coupled to the leg section. A mechanical energy storage device, such as a spri... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051559 | Total prosthesis of the hip A total prosthesis of the hip has a cotyloid portion to be inserted in the hip bone and a cephalic portion to be inserted in the femur, the cephalic portion fitting into the cotyloid portion, and the cephalic portion has a cylindrical helically threaded f... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051560 | Bowel movement energizer system A system adapted to energize bowel movement of a person sitting on a toilet bowl and including a pair of exerciser units operatively mountable on the opposite side of the toilet bowl and to require lateral rocking movement of the user for actuation. Each ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051561 | Store and burn incinerating toilet and method A store and burn incinerating toilet has a heat permeable upwardly opening receptacle over a combustion chamber and under a deck providing a toilet seat support and having a receiving opening over the receptacle, the opening being closeable by a removable... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051562 | Tile construction for a swimming pool Tile construction for a swimming pool comprising an elongated tubular member having a longitudinal channel therein, and provided with a plurality of orifices extending into the channel and opening externally of the member. The orifices provide communicati... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051563 | Cushioned liner for a bath tub A cushioned liner that fits inside a bath tub has a back cushion provided by a flexible water bag conforming to the back of the tub and left and right side cushions provided by flexible bags conforming to the left and right sides of the tub, the bags bein... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051564 | Portable convertible sofa-bunk beds A portable sofa is convertible to a lower and upper tiered bed. The sofa includes a seat and a backrest structure which comprises two bed-forming members. The bed-forming members are arranged to be raised to form an upper bed above the seat and lower bed.... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051565 | Mat conveyor A lightweight, portable conveyor or transportation unit for moving heavy or fragile objects and which is particularly suited for the movement of injured humans as between supporting carriers, such as hospital emergency carts or tables, and a patient bed, ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051566 | Mattress with modifiable cavity for pregnant women A mattress structure with modifiable cavity extending therethrough for accommodating the expandable abdomen of a woman during a full term pregnancy. An insert is movably mounted in the cavity such that the bed may have its normal plane surface configurati... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051567 | Mattress or cushion spring assembly A mattress or cushion spring assembly includes aligned rows of coil springs connected together within each row and between rows and additional reinforcing springs which are interspersed around the periphery of the spring assembly and are held in place by ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051568 | Life saving garment Life saving garment including an air-filled liner for independent use or for attachment to the jacket of a working suit. The liner has front, rear and expandible collar sections including chest, back and shoulder air compartments. The air mainly occupies ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051569 | Folding and sealing apparatus and method An apparatus for folding and sealing the edges of a non-rigid work piece and a method of performing folding and sealing operations therewith. The apparatus comprises a press with a main cylinder, at least one auxiliary cylinder and upper and lower die ass... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051570 | Road bridge construction with precast concrete modules Precast concrete footings, stretchers, road slabs, and curbing in conveniently transportable sizes are used to construct road bridges and supporting abutments with a minimum of heavy equipment at the construction site. Each stretcher module comprises an e... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051571 | Toothbrush A toothbrush comprising a brush head and a handle, the brush head carrying three rows of bristle tufts which form a generally T-shaped pattern when viewed from above. A first and second row of tufts extend angularly toward each other and intersect in a pl... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051572 | Scouring mitten A waterproof stretchable scouring mitten having a hand covering portion forming a pouch for completely enveloping the exterior surface of a human hand, the pouch having a separate first portion for enveloping a thumb and a second separate portion for enve... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051573 | Poultry leg retainer A limitedly flexible retainer as an integral plastic unit having a curved upper crosspiece with hooked legs depending from the ends thereof and a bar extending between lower portions of the legs. The retainer includes a locking arrangement including exten... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051574 | Sausage stuffing device A device for use with a sausage stuffer having a first tubular conduit forming a flow passage for sausage mix and a laterally orientated second tubular conduit intersecting and disposed generally normal to said first conduit and laterally offset therefrom... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051575 | Process of producing slivers for open-end spinning A process of producing slivers for open-end spinning of wool or synthetic yarn and being characterized by eliminating the necessity for repeated doublings and draftings of the sliver while providing the desired uniform fiber distribution and weight in the... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051576 | Apparatus for aerodynamically forming a fibrous sheet material An apparatus for making sheets of fibrous material in a chamber having perforated top and side inner walls into which an air stream mixture with fibers therein is introduced through a nozzle over a travelling screen conveyor on which the fibers are settle... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051577 | Fiber condenser A fiber condenser is illustrated having a strand guiding and delivery opening for feeding fiber forwardly into a nip formed by a pair of superposed rolls wherein a flange is carried by the condenser and extends rearwardly therefrom for engagement by a bra... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051578 | Combination hanger and clamp member for bedside drainage bag A one-piece combination hanger and clamp member for a drainage bag having an inlet tube connected to the top portion of the bag. The hanger clamp member is comprised of a bag retaining portion, a hanger clamp portion and a tube retaining portion. The bag ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051579 | Slide fastener support and method of warp-knitting same A slide-fastener support tape is formed with a Raschel knitting machine having a pair of needle bars. A relatively thin first warp yarn is chained with both of the needle bars to form a longitudinally extending double wale. A plurality of relatively thin ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051580 | Method and apparatus for stuffing yarns A yarn-stuffing system is disclosed in which the yarn is drawn in and expanded by a pneumatic nozzle and the yarn and air are conducted longitudinally to a discharge zone remote from the nozzle. The air is vented laterally in the discharge zone while the ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051581 | Device for introducing a yarn into a pneumatic yarn texturizing means A device for introducing yarn into a pneumatic yarn texturizing means, in which the yarn is positioned across the inlet orifice of the texturizing means, a stream of fluid is forced against the yarn to introduce it into the orifice in the form of a loop a... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051582 | Techniques for producing an acousto-optical component or a wide-band ultrasonic component An acousto-optical component or other high frequency and wide-band ultrasonic component comprises a piezoelectric transducer and a crystalline or glass sound medium which are bonded together by a multi-layer metal molecular adhesion bond. During fabricati... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051583 | Machine tool with a turret head for tool spindles A machine tool having a frame, a turret head rotatably mounted upon the frame, at least one tool spindle rotatably supported within the turret head, first coupling means mounted upon the tool spindle, and second coupling means slidably and rotatably mount... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051584 | Cutting tool assembly A cutting tool assembly which includes a tool fixture support and a clamping strap mounted on a tool holder. The tool fixture support is provided with at least one groove or bore for receiving at least one pin element on the clamping strap whereby the lat... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051585 | Method of forming a turbine rotor A rotor for a gas turbine engine has a wrought superalloy disk with ceramic blades. The rotor is formed by placing ceramic blades in a fixture with their ceramic blade roots extending inwardly and between the upper and lower rims of a disk or disk halves.... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051586 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a helically finned heat exchanger A method and apparatus is disclosed for the manufacture of a continuous heat exchanger tube including helically winding a spine fin material on the outer wall of a base tube member. A preselected portion of the spine fin material is secured against moveme... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051587 | Pile handling apparatus and methods A pile handling tool is supported at the upper end ofa tubular guide, and includes a jacking mechanism for advancing a pile longitudinally relative to the guide, and a mast projecting upwardly above the jacking mechanism and carrying an aligning structure... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051588 | Machine for disassembling wood pallets A machine for disassembling damaged pallets of the wood type. The pallet is machine disassembled in a manner wherein the undamaged board or stringers may again be used in a reassembled pallet. The machine includes a platform having means for retaining the... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051589 | Process and apparatus for the assembly of sliding gate valve units for casting ladles For a foundry ladle provided with a sliding gate valve to be removed from the ladle as a unit to permit replacement of worn-out refractory material, there is provided a process and apparatus for assembly of the sliding gate valve unit in upright position,... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051590 | Method for hot forging finished articles from powder metal preforms A production, automated method of hot forging finished articles from powder metal preforms, and an apparatus for carrying out the method, wherein the preforms are passed through an induction heating device, whereby they are heated to at least forging temp... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051591 | Method of assembling flotation units A method of assembling a floatation unit wherein the unit is formed of a monolithic cell including a plurality of support rods passing therethrough to support the framework of a floating structure. The supporting rods are installed after the sealed unit i... | 10/04/1977 |
