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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4077064 | Jumping suit for a parachutist The jumping suit is for a parachutist taking part in competition or sport with a group of parachutists. Suit holding and retaining means are provided on the suit on the outer side of the arms and legs of the parachutist in the form of beading which is fix... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077065 | Body garment The present invention provides a garment system for providing the user with an array of different garment styles, utilizing a minimum of pieces of apparel, comprising a garment body portion which encircles the body of the wearer and is provided with a mea... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077066 | Wash-and-wear garment placket, collar and cuffs The garment parts hereof, namely the garment placket, collar and cuffs, have a smooth, neat appearance, obviating the need even for touch-up ironing, and thus are particularly suitable for wash-and-wear promotion. Moreover, the fabric for these parts, alt... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077067 | Trouser garments A trouser garment having two leg portions united to form a crotch the leg portions including a pair of front flap portions forming the trouser fly at overlying parts, the flap portions being joined to rear leg portions of the trousers at side seams, linin... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077068 | Underwater diving mask The diving mask incorporates a clamp operated from the outside for squeezing the diver's nostrils together so that he can then "clear his ears," which is the act of allowing, or gently forcing, air through the restriction of the eustachian tubes to equali... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077069 | Synthetic tympanic membrane Synthetic anatomical members, such as a tympanic membrane and a malleus, are illustrated and a method for making them is disclosed. In accordance with the method, prepared collagenous tissue is placed in a mold and immersed in, or sprayed with, a buffered... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077070 | Artificial hip joint An artificial hip joint is provided having an acetabulum prosthesis of the cotyloid cavity defining a socket and having a plurality of blades extending outwardly away from the socket for engaging the prepared wall of the cotyloid cavity. A prosthesis of t... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077071 | Neutral buoyancy intraocular lens device A neutral buoyancy intraocular lens device, adapted for implantation in a human eye and having an optical lens portion and support members attached thereto for holding the lens in place, is provided with a portion having a mean density lower than the dens... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077072 | Shower bath curtain holder A device for releasably securing to a bath tub compartment at least one end of a shower curtain is arranged such that the part of the shower curtain near one vertical edge thereof is not only secured to the generally vertical wall of the compartment; at l... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077073 | Separator assembly for transfer mechanisms A separator assembly for transfer mechanisms particularly of the type used in the handling and transfer of non-ambulatory hospital patients and including an endless belt trained about a thin, flexible separator plate, a retainer bar adjustably positioned ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077074 | Waterbed frame construction A waterbed comprises a pedestal which supports decking to which is attached a frame. The frame comprises a back rail, a foot rail, and side rails connected by slotted plates engaging pins which are mounted in corner posts. The frame encompasses a safety l... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077075 | Honeycomb frame for bee-hive A honeycomb frame for a beehive is comprised solely of frame-forming elements of C-profile whose channels are inwardly directed. The abutting ends of these elements are connected by coupling members slidable into the C-profiles and in frictional engagemen... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077076 | Anchor light A multi-sectioned, multi-purpose, illuminated marking device especially suitable as a water buoy in which the components can be readily assembled in end-to-end relationship to provide a buoyant device which can be readily seen for a considerable distance ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077077 | Stabilizer keel A stabilizer keel for water surface vehicles. The keel includes a pair of pivoted keel plates that are pivoted on a stationary base member by an integral hinge. The plates are urged apart about the axis of the hinge to normally form a V-configuration for ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077078 | Book cover applicator The book cover applicator is suitable for use in applying covers to multiple sheet fillers which have been secured together along the spine by a hotmelt adhesive. The applicator includes clamps for securing the filler and cover at a cover application stat... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077079 | Pipeline pig A new and improved pig is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the pig is constructed of a foamed plastic body which is elongate, shaped somewhat like a bullet and which body is wrapped with spiraled cloth which is joined into the bullet shaped body by... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077080 | Device for passing through pipelines A device for passing through pipelines comprises a cylindrical structure with a flexible cylindrical sleeve firmly located around the outer curved dimension of the structure, the sleeve being capable of expansion by internal fluid pressure within an annul... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077081 | Sweeper brush section A sweeper brush section comprising a deformed metal channel with a plurality of outwardly-opening cups or sockets at regularly spaced intervals in which are positioned the inner U-shaped ends of tufts or bunches of wire bristles mounted in non-metallic sl... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077082 | Roller cover support for paint roller frame Roller cover support consists of blow molded sleeve having plural protruding ribs to frictionally retain the roller cover in place. The ends of the sleeve are molded to receive and mount end caps thereon which include suitable bearings for the roller fram... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077083 | Retainer for a sponge rubber mop A sponge mop retainer is attached to the end of a handle with a sponge member removably secured within the retainer. The retainer keeps the sponge member from rolling out when the mop is in use by tending to adhere to a surface while it allows the sponge ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077084 | Apparatus and method for treating linear material The apparatus and method of handling linear textile material to facilitate its processing including withdrawing the linear textile from a source and advancing it along a given path to a handling station; between the source and handling station applying th... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077085 | Strain relief grommet A one-piece plastic strain relief grommet which comprises a female member having a flanged U-shaped head end face and a chamber for accommodating a stretched electrical conductor means, a male member adapted to fit within the chamber of the female member ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077086 | Retractable castor mechanism A retractable castor mechanism for attachment to an article of furniture or other heavy object including a castor shank that is rotatably received by a socket of a retaining member. A mainspring biases the retaining member and the castor downwardly, and a... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077087 | Caster and brake assembly A wedge-shaped brake mounted within a clevis of a swivel caster precludes rectilinear motion as well as swivel motion when engaged. Engagement of the brake is effected by the use of a pedal or lever and when not in its locking position, the brake remains ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077088 | Two wheel castor particularly for furniture A castor for items of furniture has two coaxial wheels and comprises a cowling having the shape of a tubular horizontal axis half cylinder subdivided by a diaphragm perpendicular to the cowling. Each wheel is provided with an axial tubular tail piece of s... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077089 | Process and apparatus for meat deboning The present invention provides a method and apparatus suitable for the deboning of materials such as fish and meat products which contain soft fleshy matter and boney components. The apparatus and process provide an improved separation of the boney compon... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077090 | Food casing stuffing sizing control apparatus A pressure ring bearing slideably on the outer periphery of a food casing being stuffed has a casing convoluting element working conjunctively with a sizing disc inside the casing to provide a wider than previously attainable range of holdback force on th... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077091 | Strap adjusting device A strap adjusting device comprising a clasp and two strap parts being passed in opposite directions into the clasp, a first strap part being in non-adjustable relationship with the clasp, and having a tab with greater width than the strap end; and a secon... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077092 | Pivoted clip A double-ended clip such as clothes pins, paper clips and the like including two elongated arms between which a floating elastically resilient fulcrum rides in a direction longitudinally of the arms. As the pin is manipulated the fulcrum snaps away from t... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077093 | Fastening devices A buckle type fastener has a body part having a through aperture between its ends. At one end there is means for anchoring one end of a cord, and, at the other end, a nose which is slotted longitudinally of the body in a direction towards said aperture. T... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077094 | Clamping device for a rope, cable, annular bar, or the like A clamping device is formed of nestable body members pivotally hinged together, forming an inner space between them, housing and slidably supporting an elongated body such as a cable, bar, tube or the like in pivotally closed position, the large member ha... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077095 | Panel interlocking means Panel interlocking means for securing a pair of panels in overlapping face contacting relation includes a locking tab struck from one of the panels and arranged to be driven through a locking aperture defined by a retaining tab struck from the other panel... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077096 | Casket handle structure This is concerned with a casket structure and more specifically relates to a handle mounting arrangement which will be structurally strong and will be constructed to take the loads involved but at the same time will present a pleasing exterior appearance ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077097 | Apparatus for developing bulk in a strand of synthetic textile yarn A strand of synthetic textile yarn is fed continuously in a relaxed condition downwardly through a bulking chamber having a series of vertically spaced successive baffle plates with adjacent baffle plates extending from opposite sides of the chamber and a... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077098 | Apparatus for manufacturing a metallic tube coated with a thermoplastic resin film having little residual strain A steel pipe is coated with resin at high temperature. After the temperature is lowered slightly below the softening point of the resin, the coated pipe is cut to length and then allowed to be cooled down to an ordinary temperature, meanwhile the resin is... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077099 | Machine for the production of helical springs and for their introduction into hollow annular safety catches for necklaces Apparatus for inserting helical springs into annular safety catches including a revolving table, four pliers units positioned on the periphery of the table, a first station for feeding catches, a second station where a helical spring is inserted in a catc... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077100 | Method of forming pressure accumulator The method of forming a pressure vessel which comprises the steps of molding the mouth of the deformable separator or bladder of the pressure vessel to one end of a cylindrical member or sleeve; thereupon inserting the end portion of the cylindrical sleev... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077101 | Driver for helical thread inserts The present invention is directed to an improved driving mandrel for insertion of spiral thread inserts into complementally tapped bores. The mandrel comprises a generally cylindrical structure having a drive tooth at one end for engagement with the tang ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077102 | Tube extracting mechanism A mechanism and method for extracting a tube from a tube sheet includes expandable jaws positioned within the inner bore of the tube. An expansion device is connected to a first piston of the extraction mechanism whereby the expansion device expands the j... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077103 | Pulling tool A pulling tool for removing from a shaft either a rotor, such as a squirrel cage blower rotor, having an axially projecting hub, or a fan having radially projecting blades spaced about and joined at their inner ends to a hub. The tool has a screw for seat... | 03/07/1978 |
