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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4065043 | Rotary speed minute regulating device for output shaft in puller apparatus For use with a sewing machine, a cloth pulling apparatus has a rotatable input shaft for coupling to a rotary drive force, and a pair of output shafts provided with cloth-pulling rotors mounted so as to feed cloth through a nip between the rotors. A varia... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065044 | Capstan The present invention is an improved capstan which is used in a magnetic tape transport system, to accelerate a length of magnetic tape. The capstan includes a cylindrical post, adapted to be connected to a drive shaft of a capstan motor in a magnetic tap... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065045 | Fastener driver tool A hand-held driver tool is disclosed for holding and aligning the axis of elongated fastener with another axis such as the axis of the tool or such as an axis through a pair of apertures in upper and lower belt fastener plates and an aperture in an underl... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065046 | Method of making passage structures A collimated hole structure formed by constricting a plurality of tubular elements each provided with a core for supporting the tubular element during the constricting operation. The bundle of elements is constricted to a point where the elements effectiv... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065047 | Polygonal carton with bottom reinforcement and blank therefor The polygonal carton is constructed from a unitary blank of stiff but foldable material and has a reinforced bottom. The blank includes two blank portions divided into at least two, rectangular, side-forming panels. A rectangular webbing is hingedly conne... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065048 | Self-locking flanged cap A self-locking cap for a tubular container having downwardly extending flanges at the upper end thereof, which cap includes a plurality of flanges adapted to receive the flanges of the container and having retaining means for maintaining the flanges of th... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065049 | Multi-layer bag open at one side In a composite bag consisting of a paper or plastics outer envelope of one or more plies and a plastics inner envelope, the latter is closed at the base by a weld seam, the inner envelope material being incorporated in a welded or stitched base closure se... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065050 | Signal device for rural type mailboxes Subject device is automatically tripped by manually opening the door of the mailbox. The device includes a frame which is intended to be attached to the lower edge of the mailbox. Pivotally attached to the frame is a signalstaff adapted for pivotal moveme... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065051 | Refuse container A refuse container means comprising an upper and lower container member arranged in telescoping relation relative to each other configured for storage within a container receptacle. A plurality of cables disposed within corresponding plurality of guards e... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065052 | Dual action control mechanism A thermostatically operated dual action control mechanism for controlling fluid actuatable devices such as the shutter and the fan clutch in the cooling system of a diesel engine in vehicles. A valve rod is provided and movable between first and second po... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065053 | Low cost solar energy collection system A fixed, linear, ground-based primary reflector having an extended curved-sawtooth contoured surface covered with a metallized polymeric reflecting material, reflects solar energy to a movably supported collector that is kept at the concentrated line focu... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065054 | Circulating water heater In a circulating water heater, a water heater is located in a flow circuit connected in parallel with a domestic water circuit. A heating circuit is connected in parallel with the domestic water circuit. A change-over valve interconnects the flow circuit ... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065055 | Complete system for a home air heating and cooling, hot and cold water, and electric power A complete system for installation within a house, and which heats the house in winter, cools it in summer, provides a hot and cold water supply throughout the year and all its electrical appliances; the system in one design includes a gasoline engine con... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065056 | Method and device for thermally controlling a utilization unit fed by a condensable vapor distributing system A method for thermally controlling a utilization apparatus heated with condensable steam, mounted in a live steam distribution plant comprising a condensate drain line system for dry gravity return of the condensates which also contains live steam, said m... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065057 | Apparatus for spraying heat responsive materials In apparatus for spraying heat responsive materials, a serpentine path is provided so that a flow of compressed air or an inert gas first traverses the inside surface of the housing in order to maintain the outside surface of the apparatus in a relatively... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065058 | Fuel injection nozzle with compressible valve A fuel injection nozzle assembly includes a nozzle body and a compressible valve therein having a valve head that is normally in loaded abutment against a valve seat in the nozzle body to block the discharge of fuel therefrom, the compressible valve furth... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065059 | Repair gun for coke ovens A gun for repairing the refractory walls of a coke oven comprising an air-cooled, pressurized, insulated tube which contains an internal pipe for conveying refractory repair material. The tube is mounted in a support at one end, so arranged that the tube ... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065060 | Metal flake production Metal flake is formed by charging metal particles, liquid and milling material to a ball mill. Metal flake formed, liquid and milling material are removed from the mill at a rate commensurate with the charging rate. The flake is then separated from the mi... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065061 | Ball mill A novel ball mill providing a maximum efficiency for the balls dropping onto the material to be crushed, this being obtained by associating a vertical tube into which said material is poured together with the ball with means for raising the balls and crus... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065062 | Stack feeder A stack feeder is described for use in association with a stack mover arranged to advance a haystack in the longitudinal direction of the stack feeder. The feeder includes a base frame and a flail assembly located above the base frame and positioned trans... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065063 | Impact crusher A flared distributor cap of a rotated impeller assembly directs material to be crushed radially outwardly to scoop-like impeller shoes which fling the material outwardly against breaker bars. The impeller shoes hook over mounting blocks and a pin and a sc... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065064 | Liners for crusher A wear resistant lining for the inside wall of the bottom shell of a gyratory crusher which includes a plurality of flat plates made out of wear resistant steel plate and having a generally trapezoidal shape and each having a pair of spaced apart holes th... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065065 | Method and apparatus for collecting strand material A method and apparatus are disclosed for collecting strand material, and especially glass strands. The method comprises oscillating the mid point of a rotating surface on which the strand material is collected through an included angle from the horizontal... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065066 | Cable handling A cable handling mechanism for an X-ray tomographic scanner having a rotor assembly for making a scan of about two revolutions and then rewinding to an initial position includes two axially displaced drums. One drum is attached to the rotor housing and ro... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065067 | System for automatic coupling or splicing of bobbins, submitting a strip to a continuous feed process for paper manufacturing machines A continuous paper supply is provided from alternative supply rolls by momentarily stopping the paper being supplied and adhesively joining the leading edge of a new supply severing the old supply and accelerating the new supply. A loop of paper is paid o... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065068 | Adding machine tape reversing rewinder An accessory for use with adding machines to receive paper tape and the like from an adding machine as printed-out on one side and to reverse the tape, rewinding its unused-side out ready for re-insertion as a fresh roll in the adding machine so that both... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065069 | Emergency locking retractor An emergency locking vehicle seat belt retractor includes a flywheel supported for rotation with the reel and normally urged into rotation with the reel by a spring supported between the reel and the flywheel; when the reel accelerates rapidly in the belt... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065070 | Dual spool retractor A retractor for safety belt webbing as used in automobiles which includes a frame and a pair of retractor spools journalled in the frame and the spools biased to reel in loose webbing. The spools extend and retract harness webbing against the bias and bot... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065071 | Safety belt retractor Safety belt retractor having a locking mechanism which is operatively connected with the spindle of the retractor and comprises a rotor connected with the spindle, and at least one locking element displaceably arranged in the rotor, said locking element b... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065072 | Seat belt retractor with winding prevention mechanism A seat belt retractor has a belt reel with a restraint belt attached thereto and biased in the belt winding direction of rotation by a windup spring. A detent mechanism comprised of a pawl and ratchet normally permits belt winding reel rotation by the win... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065073 | Creel carriage A creel carriage for warping creels having a plurality of spikes for receiving thereon textile coils constructed as hollow members, the spikes being constructed at the tips thereof as thread suction nozzles and being connectible to a negative pressure-gen... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065074 | Reel servo control system A tape reel servo control system for use with a tape transport system wherein tape loop position within vacuum loop boxes is maintained by digital techniques as opposed to analog techniques. In normal operation when the tape loop deviates from an equilibr... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065075 | Tape transport for a cassette In a tape transport for a cassette for recording and reproducing apparatus, wherein reversibly driven feed reels and take-up reels are rotatably located in said cassette and providing tape tensioning means in the form of assist rollers to exert a continuo... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065076 | Pipeline for pneumatic transportation of cargoes in containers The pipeline according to the invention is used in installations for pneumatic transportation of cargoes in containers or container trains on an air cushion. In the braking zone said pipeline is connected by a bypass pipeline comprising a gate which close... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065077 | Attachment for attaching jet propulsion engines to fixed structure An attachment bracket for attaching a jet engine to e.g. an aircraft has an extra connecting feature which surrounds one of the existing engine mounting features with a space between them, so that if an existing engine mounting breaks, the engine will onl... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065078 | Aircraft undercarriage suspension An aircraft undercarriage suspension includes a liquid filled telescopic suspension strut and a gas spring. Liquid displaced by the strut into the gas spring is selectively directed through alternative flow restrictors, one of which is matched for optimum... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065079 | Parachute reefing device A parachute having a reefing device for securing together normally spaced parts of the canopy to provide a canopy that is reduced in size by the substantial elimination of a reefed section thereof as an effective drag area, and including a release device ... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065080 | Kite reel system A kite reel system for use with a kite having plural lengths of line attached thereto includes a shaft rotatably journaled within a handle and having a reel mounted on one end thereof and a hand operated crank coupled to the other end thereof. The kite is... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065081 | Alternating current track circuits Alternating current track circuits are provided for the several adjoining track sections of a stretch of railway track, each of the track circuits comprising an alternating current code transmitter and an alternating current code receiver connected to tra... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065082 | Engine mounting apparatus An engine mounting apparatus adapted to absorb engine vibration in every direction which comprises the base frame of a vehicle, a bracket for mounting the engine on said base frame, a first bolt for fastening said bracket against said base frame, a cushio... | 12/27/1977 |
