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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4071912 | Light filter for welder's mask A welder's mask has a lens at least part of which is formed of an infrared filter, an ultaviolet filter, a polarizer, an analyzer, and an optoelectric element between the polarizer and analyzer. The optoelectric element may be a ceramic crystal or fluid c... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071913 | Protective gloves A protective glove, particularly for use in skateboarding, wherein the risk of falling is great. At the palm portion between a leather cover and an inner liner, is secured a thick resilient pad disposed to overlie the heel of the palm to absorb shock from... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071914 | Mastectomy pad A mastectomy pad embodying an outer seamless molded fibrous material casing molded of high-loft non-woven bonded polyester fibrous material (such as Eastman KODEL) and including a generally conical preshaped body which is adapted to be worn in the conical... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071915 | Water closet seat warmer and ventilator The water closet seat is provided with long holes for blowing hot air, and the hot air is blown to the long holes by means of an air heater which heats air and supplys hot air to heat the closet seat for a short time or to keep the closet seat warm, and t... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071916 | Apparatus for rocking a bed The apparatus comprises a base having bed support structure pivotally coupled thereto for rocking motion about an upper axis. The bed support structure includes a first guide fixedly connected thereto for rocking motion with the bed support structure. A s... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071917 | Hammock having canopy A hammock includes a bed formed of a supporting sheet gathered at each end and suitable for joinder to spaced anchors. A second sheet forms a canopy over the bed. One side of the canopy is joined to a side of the supporting sheet. The medial portion of th... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071918 | Method of producing drill screws The method includes positioning a plurality of rotary milling saw stations about a path of travel for successive screw blanks. Two longitudinally overlapping fluting cuts are made on each side of each blank to configure a drilling point. The blanks are ro... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071919 | Waste chute cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for waste shafts has a cleaning head with peripheral brushes fixed to the head, a vibrator mounted on the head vibrating the head and thereby the brushes, a lower spray head below the brushes for applying a cleaning solution, and an u... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071920 | Sweeper The specification discloses a sweeper in which a combined tubular frame and handle member comprising a generally U-shaped forward frame portion which is continuous with an upwardly and rearwardly extending handle portion serves as the focal point of the s... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071921 | Disposable grease absorbing mitt A disposable grease absorbing device has a pad of grease absorbent material. A sheet of liquid-impervious material is affixed to the grease absorbent material and covers one of the surfaces thereof. A sheet of wrapping material larger than approximately h... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071922 | Foldable handle A folding tiller handle is made in two pieces connected for limited relative longitudinal and pivotal movement, one piece being a permanent part of the basic tiller assembly. A belt tightening idler sheave is associated with a belt drive which provides th... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071923 | Hand-held meat skinning device A hand-held meat skinning device comprising a housing containing an air driven motor positioned therein which is in communication with a source of air under pressure. A pivotal lever is provided on the housing for actuation of the air motor. A guard ring ... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071924 | Apparatus for removing a fowl from a conveyor An apparatus for removing from an overhead conveyor a fowl which is supported by ankle joints in the hooks at the lower end of a conveyor hanger. The fowl is carried along a stationary guide rail bearing against the fowl's legs while the conveyor hanger i... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071925 | Apparatus for forming textile lap An apparatus for pressing textile fiber and tufts into lap through the use of converging belts around and between compression rollers thus improving the uniformity and surface texture of the lap is disclosed. The device comprises a series of driven roller... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071926 | Safety device for ladder climbers A safety clamp slidably mounted on a vertical safety carrier, such as a cable or rod, in proximity to a ladder is attached to a workman's belt by a pivotal actuating arm which shifts a wedge plate into clamping engagement with the safety carrier immediate... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071927 | Molded safety pin Safety pin comprising an integrated molded unit having an elongated plastic base with a flexible and resilient extension at each end thereof, a pin secured to one extension, the other extension being reversely bowed toward the base to form a detent for th... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071928 | Slider for a concealed slide fastener A slider for a concealed slide fastener comprises a body including a flared front end and a contracted rear end, and having a bottom wall, a pair of side flanges formed on the bottom wall, and a pair of inturned lips extending from the side flanges. A ele... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071929 | Mounting for buckle A ferrule is employed as a mounting means for attaching a buckle to a stiff member, such as a cable. The ferrule has an elongated shape, a buckle end and a mounting end. The ferrule has a means at the buckle end for attaching the ferrule to the buckle. Th... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071930 | Pinching clip Disclosed is a pinching clip which comprises a pair of pinching arms interconnected through the medium of a hinge portion, an elastic brace disposed astraddle said hinge portion and joined at the opposed extremities thereof with the rear sides of said pin... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071931 | Web forming method A method of traversing a strand between two spaced rows of strand-restraining elements moving together in the same direction in the same plane to form a web is implemented by a pair of strand-engaging members associated with each row of strand-restraining... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071932 | Method of making electron guns for cathode ray tubes and the like A method of processing elements of an electron gun assembly for electron beam tubes and the like, wherein the electron gun assembly in completed form includes a cathode and at least a control grid and first anode rigidly assembled together, the control gr... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071933 | Method of forming pivot joint housing A method of fabricating housings for flexible joints such as are used in automotive steering linkages or the like wherein each housing is provided with an integral internal spherical bearing surface formed during the forging and inner cavity machining ope... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071934 | CFT Box fin An integral fin/tube combination of extruded aluminum wherein the fins are shredded into parallel radial strips which are bent into alternately upwardly and downwardly peaked configurations. Shredding may be accomplished by means of a die set.... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071935 | Method of making heat exchanger A series of mesh layers, approximating a loosely woven cloth, are placed between successive adjacent, parallel tubular coils or bends through which a liquid flows. The assembly of coils and mesh layers is compressed to produce a clamping contact between t... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071936 | Crimping apparatus An apparatus for crimping couplings to hose ends having a crimping ring with a tapered camming surface and a plurality of circumferentially-disposed crimping dies having crimping surfaces for crimping the couplings and opposed camming surfaces for coopera... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071937 | Filter cartridge with folded filter sheath A filter cartridge has a fluid-permeable support body formed externally with ribs and is closely surrounded by a "folded" (e.g. corrugated) sheath of sintered material. The support body may likewise be formed of sintered material and preferably the sheath... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071938 | Method of making composite skate assembly The invention provides ice skates and methods of making ice skates which have a body of a synthetic plastic material and a steel blade. The body includes an upper portion for attachment to the sole of a suitable boot and the blade has an upper portion enc... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071939 | Method of mounting a handle on a pail A pail having diametrically opposed recesses or apertures for receiving inwardly directed pins projecting at the ends of a handle; said recesses or apertures each having a narrowed section behind which the head of the pin can be introduced when the pin is... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071940 | Clutch-brake unit for a press and method and jig for installing the same A clutch-brake unit for a mechanical drive, such as used on a press, has a hub which fits over a spindle at the end of a driven shaft, which may be a crankshaft, and locates against a flange on the driven shaft, thereby enclosing the entire spindle. The h... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071941 | Method for assembling improved truss joist An improved method of assembling truss joist comprising locating and aligning apertures in chord and web members by inserting a tapered pin followed by driving out of the tapered pin and replacing it with a knurled or enlarged pin is disclosed.... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071942 | Method of and device for inter-connecting individual profiled plates to be connected to each other end-to-end, and a structural connection effected thereby A method of and device for interconnecting individual profiled plates to be connected to each other end-to-end, and a structural connection effected thereby, according to which the plates to be interconnected are aligned in end-to-end relationship and a s... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071943 | Wax container material A novel method for containing materials in a container material adaptable to a wide variety of different materials including food products and household chemical products is described. The material utilized is intended to be a substitute for glass, plasti... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071944 | Adhesively and magnetically holding an article In fabrication of articles, such as semiconductor devices, the articles are adhered to the surface of a magnetized carrier having grooves with a suitable adhesive. Preferably, the grooves are parallel and in sets which intersect each other. The articles a... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071945 | Method for manufacturing a semiconductor display device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor indicating instrument or display device employing a silicon carbide crystal having a first ohmic contact with an n-type region and at least one second ohmic contact with a p-type region. Another region is dispose... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071946 | Production of lead powder for tube electrodes An improvement in the preparation of dry lead powder mixtures for the production of tube electrodes for lead storage batteries to reduce the dust binding problem during filling of the tube electrodes is disclosed. A small amount (0.1 to 3 weight percent) ... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071947 | Bimetal resistance welding electrode and method for making A bimetal resistive welding electrode having a dispersion strengthened copper tip portion and a shank portion formed of a high conductivity copper is produced by brazing together a conductive copper billet and a dispersion strengthened copper billet to fo... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071948 | Apparatus for distributing annular workpieces For distributing annular workpieces onto a plate provided with a plurality of bolts protruding from the plate surface, each to hold and arrest a correctly positioned workpiece, there is provided a magazine which accommodates a plurality of workpieces in c... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071949 | Apparatus for securing a spherical body to a supporting member A method and apparatus for securing spherical bodies to a supporting member by staking. The spheres are fed one by one into a bore of a setting apparatus where they are picked up by the front end of a staking punch which reciprocates in the bore. The punc... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071950 | Scoring tool for frankfurters A tool for scoring the skin of a frankfurter, or the like, consisting of a flat metal plate with a pair of spaced parallel downturned edges and a handle on top. Cutters are attached to the underside of the plate so that the frankfurter can be rolled betwe... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071951 | Clippings catcher for a hedge trimmer A clippings catcher for attachment to a power hedge trimmer having an elongated sickle blade assembly extending in one direction from the motor and handle assembly. The clippings catcher comprises a somewhat elongated rigid frame secured to the blade asse... | 02/07/1978 |
