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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4063312 | Button securing device A button-securing device comprises a spacing piece having flat opposite faces holding a button spaced apart from a fabric. An integral, flexible elongate attachment extends from the piece to a pointed end with fixing barbs. This attachment can be brought ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063313 | Belt apparatus for covering belt loops A belt apparatus including a substantially rigid inner belt means and a wider decorative outer belt means is adapted to conceal the belt loops of a garment such as a pair of trousers. The inner belt means passes through the belt loops in the normal fashio... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063314 | Total wrist joint prosthesis A total wrist prosthesis of the type which is permanently included by surgery between the hand and the forearm with osteotomy of the carpus, comprising a stem having a section and length adequate for its nailing in the radial bone, a substantially rectang... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063315 | Vacuum toilet system A vacuum flush waste disposal system for aircraft; wherein, the required vacuum is acquired at altitude through the differential pressure between the aircraft cabin pressure and the ambient pressure above approximately 15,000 feet. When the aircraft is be... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063316 | Toilet seat cleaning system A cleaning system for toilet seats containing fluidic conduits and exit slits therefrom; using water, air, drying, deodorizing and disinfecting agents, a blower, a water wheel drive therefor, and a seat-actuated automatic control valve.... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063317 | Hydro-pneumatic pipe, tube and drain cleaner A device for unclogging blocked pipes, tubes, drains and other conduits employing a source of compressed gas such as a CO2 cartridge or air compressor and a secondary source of compressed gas and/or liquid. A compressed gas storage chamber rece... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063318 | Folding frame assembly A folding frame assembly of the type suitable for providing support for a covering material whereby the user's head may be commfortably supported and his face may be shielded from the sun's rays.... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063319 | Bedroll for convertible bed A bedroll has an appearance of a cylindrical sofa cushion, by day. When unrolled, it forms bed clothing, with sheets and blankets or the equivalent. The bedroll has at least two separate layers, which are releasably secured together by fasteners. One laye... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063320 | Inflatable boat An inflatable boat includes a buoyant body having a pair of elongated lateral portions which are arcuately raised at both the bow region and the stern region thereof, a stern bulkhead connected to the lateral portions and extending between them, and a bot... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063321 | Chair support for boat motor controls In a support for holding foot operated controls of a boat motor, the support includes an arm that extends approximately forward and aft with respect to a boat mounted fishing chair, the arm is secured to the underside of the fishing chair through the agen... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063322 | Hawser float assembly An assembly adapted to float a length of mooring hawser upon water comprises a pair of water tight, buoyant, elongated tubes spaced from each other along mutually parallel axes and interconnected by a plurality of spaced transversely extending hawser supp... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063323 | Ring buoy with automatic separation of smoke signal buoy from strobe light buoy A ring buoy or a life raft that unfurls in water upon being launched. There may be first, second and third ring buoy portions, each having an annular shape of substantially the same inner and outer circumference. The first portion may have a shell contain... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063324 | Film processing apparatus An apparatus for processing film by scrubbing having a rotatable scrubbing roller, an acurately shaped scrubbing plate with its inner surface adjacent to and in scrubbing relationship with the scrubbing roller and means for guiding the film to be processe... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063325 | Splash shield assembly for paint roller The assembly includes a support means having a plurality of longitudinally extending, parallel rods or tabs shaped to removably receive a semi-cyclindrical splash shield in spaced relationship to a paint roller. A hub connects the rods or tabs and is rota... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063326 | Vacuum cleaner suction control A canister type vacuum cleaner having mechanism for controlling the negative pressure in the filter bag compartment by bleeding ambient air into the compartment. The mechanism includes a pivotable valve plate for overlaying an aperture in the filter bag c... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063327 | Vehicle washing apparatus with improved rear washer A vehicle washing apparatus is provided with an improved side and rear washing brush system. A generally cylindrical side and rear washing brush is provided which is mounted for rotation about a vertical axis at the end of an arm terminating in upper and ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063328 | Laminate support for windshield wiper blades A laminate support for windshield wiper blades comprising a curved laminate element which is elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction and being provided with a longitudinal slit for retaining a longitudinal rib of the wiper blade and parallel ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063329 | Apparatus for removing a mixture of blasting media and cleaning residues from workpieces treated with blasting media Apparatus for removing from a workpiece moving in a given feed direction a mixture of blasting media and cleaning residue located upon the workpiece particularly adaptable for use with workpieces having relatively large horizontal surfaces. A damming devi... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063330 | Hinge and catch assembly A catch apparatus for use with hinges having generally parallel butt plates or wings connected together by a hinge pin and in which the catch apparatus includes a male member received within a female member for releasably holding the hinge plates in gener... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063331 | Gut puller A method and apparatus for pulling a strand of intestine from a convoluted intestine, such as removed from an animal, and for removing the ruffle fat from the intestine by severing, is disclosed herein. The leading end of the convoluted intestine is initi... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063332 | Fish-skinning tool A hand tool for skinning fish. The tool has plural laminar blades mounted generally longitudinally in a cylindrical blade mandrel. The mandrel is demountably affixed to a drive means, preferably an air motor in a handle which is aligned with the axis of r... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063333 | Clothespin A highly stable clothespin of the type having a pair of elongated clamping members and a helical metal spring interposed therebetween is provided. Each of the pair of clamping members has a forward clamping jaw, a tail, and an intermediate portion. The ho... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063334 | Spring-type fastener A fastening arrangement is provided which includes a spring clip or fastener and a retaining strap. The fastener is secured to a support member and has a plurality of outwardly extending shaped spring fingers. The retaining strap has a loop portion surrou... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063335 | Clip receptacle A receptacle for attachment to one of two members to be fastened together and for interengagement with a stud coupled with the other of the two members. The receptacle includes a thin elongated body having a configuration facilitating its mounting and use... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063336 | Clamp for tubing A clamp for heavy-duty use such as in clamping the telescoped tubing parts of exhaust systems of internal combustion engines. The clamp comprises a saddle portion including an arcuate pressure-applying edge adapted to engage the tubing and a conventional ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063337 | Multi-element casket A multi-element casket, particularly useful for services involving the cremation of the deceased is disclosed. The casket comprises a container bottom configured and dimensioned to contain suitable bedding and the deceased. The container bottom is support... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063338 | Strand treatment method and apparatus Textile strand stabilization by filament interlacing is provided by means of jet apparatus having a longitudinal strand-receiving bore intercepted by at least one fluid-receiving bore substantially perpendicular thereto and to its minor transverse axis. F... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063339 | Methods of assembling and mounting three-electrode gas tube arrester A station protector is used in protecting pairs of telephone lines at a station from high voltages or surge currents occurring on the telephone lines and includes a base assembly having an upstanding wall at one end, an arrester mounting section adjacent ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063340 | Method of manufacturing a unitized in-line electron gun For unitized, in-line electron guns for television color cathode ray tubes, an improved method for mounting the convergence cup is depicted and described. The method facilitates production assembly and provides accurate alignment of the convergence cup wi... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063341 | Process for making multilayer capacitors Multilayer capacitors of good electrical properties can be made by firing, in air at low temperatures, certain modified lead titanate dielectric compositions. The dielectric compositions have the formula wherein x is 0-0.10, a is 0.35-0.5, b is 0.5-0.65, and a... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063342 | Brake service tool A single hand tool for removing and applying the springs on automotive brake shoe assemblies includes at one end a member for removing and attaching retainer discs on the hold-down springs and also for removing the shoe-to-anchor springs, and at the other... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063343 | Method and tool for stripping ends of cables containing multiple conductors A stripping tool for stripping ends of cables containing multiple conductors surrounded by an external protecture sheath, intended in particular for stripping optical fibre bundles. It comprises two gripping devices to clamp the cable in two separate area... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063344 | Methods for forming a high temperature and shock resistant insulated pipe A method for forming an insulated pipe resistant to high temperatures and great shock forces comprises basically, forming a batt of fiber felt to the inner surface of the pipe, securing a high temperature resistant metal shield over the inner surface of t... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063345 | Method and apparatus for RFI band replacement Apparatus for replacing RFI bands on electric cable connectors used in mile systems. The apparatus permits RFI band replacement in the field and includes a jig for support of the connector therein while rivet holes are drilled in the connector. An RFI ba... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063346 | Silver color proof coin or medal and method of making the same A silver color coin or medal is produced from a copper-silver alloy containing from about 30 to 60% by weight of silver. The normal rose color caused by the copper in the alloy is removed by selective electrolytic etching.... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063347 | Machine for inserting multi-lead components sequentially Electronic components, such as DIP's, which have at least one row of generally right angular or generally linear leads projecting from their bodies, are dispensed from their respective columns in a magazine of the machine, one by one, and as predetermined... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063348 | Unique packaging method for use on large semiconductor devices A silicon controlled rectifier having a triangular base with a planar mounting surface and holes at the apices of the angles to receive screws for mounting the rectifier to a heat sink surface. A cylindrical anode is connected to the base and a semiconduc... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063349 | Method of protecting micropackages from their environment A method of protecting active and passive electronic components on a portion of one surface of a multilayer substrate of a micropackage from deleterious constituents of the ambient atmosphere, primarily water vapor. A segment of a thin, flexible, substant... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063350 | Method of making electrical connections The invention relates to an installation aid for 5005 Xbar System exchanges to enable a considerable amount of cabling work to be carried out even before racks and suites are installed. The proposal makes use of wiring-biscuits, or plates formed from rigi... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063351 | Electrical connector assembly apparatus and method of connector fabrication A resilient insulator having a hole therethrough is supported and a first reciprocable mechanism is provided to telescope a hollow cylinder into the insulator hole to stretch the hole to a position larger in cross section. A second reciprocable mechanism ... | 12/20/1977 |
