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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4115873 | Highly stretchable glove and method of sizing same A series of latex rubber gloves for medical use in which a limited number of sizes comfortably fit a major portion of the general population. The glove sizes are positioned against the hand size distribution of the general population so the glove sizes ar... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115874 | Helmet for use in riding vehicles A helmet for use in riding vehicles such as motorcycles, motorbikes, etc. comprises a cap like body made of hard material, a bumping body applied on an inner surface of the cap like body, a number of streamline recesses formed in the bumping body and exte... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115875 | Hip prosthesis The male and female parts of a hip prosthesis each comprise two parts, a base fixed to the bone, and an active organ attached removably to the base. The upper face of the base has a truncated conical bore with a threaded bore at the bottom. The active mem... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115876 | Self-contained recirculating toilet system This disclosure relates to a self-contained recirculating toilet system which includes a toilet bowl having a built-in flush pump and a waste-discharge macerator pump with the discharge of the macerator pump being connected to a holding tank unit for deli... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115877 | Liquid level sensing device and swimming pool water circulation systems containing the same A liquid level sensing device is provided comprising, in combination, a U-tube having two substantially vertical legs in fluid interconnection at their lower ends; a variable capacitor in one leg of the U-tube, comprising two spaced electrodes receiving a... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115878 | Spa safety drain A safety drain for a spa having a recirculating water pump is arranged to prevent entrapment, against the drain, of an object or person that may inadvertently block flow of water through the drain. The drain body, having a first fitting connected to the s... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115879 | Water recirculation system A system to be incorporated in new or in existing buildings where the waste lines of lavatory sinks, showers and clothes washing machines are connected to a storage reservoir for accumulation of water therein. This accumulated water is filtered and treate... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115880 | Flush valve control assembly A control system for a toilet flush valve includes an automatically controlled vent valve for controlling the venting of the flush valve to provide a long flush or a short flush controlled by a combination of the toilet flush handle and a float controlled... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115881 | Toilet flushing assembly An improved toilet flushing assembly is provided of the type which includes a water tank, a water discharge pipe disposed at least partially within the tank, and which has an opening at the upper end thereof, defining a primary flush valve seat, a flush v... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115882 | Flush valve for toilet tanks Disclosed is a flush valve for toilet tanks comprising in a general form a hollow tubular member having a valve head on its lower end and adapted at its upper end to seat with a second valve head. The lower end rests in a valve seat located in or near the... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115883 | Diaphragm activated toilet A toilet for conserving water, the toilet having a water storage chamber which includes an expandable diaphragm wall that on filling under household water supply pressure conforms to a wall of a complimentary air chamber separated from the storage compart... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115884 | Stretcher supporting structure for airplanes, or the like A stretcher supporting structure for use in an airplane, including an elongated stretcher supporting frame adapted to be positioned generally horizontally in the airplane, two leg assemblies connected to the frame adjacent the respective ends thereof, mea... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115885 | Water cushion and method of using the same A water cushion particularly suited for use in supporting a human body in a seated disposition in an automobile, wheel chair and the like with a greater degree of safety. The cushion includes a flexible envelope adapted to be filled with water including a... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115886 | Fluid mattress with squared gusset panel construction A fluid mattress is formed by a top sheet, a bottom sheet, and a gusset panel extending between the peripheral edges of the sheets. The mattress has square corners resulting from a preferred method of construction wherein a die is provided with a curved s... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115887 | Ship's embarkation device for E.G. pilots A ship's embarkation device is provided, which despite moderate heeling (10°-13°) of the ship is kept against the ship's side. The embarkation device is for this purpose provided with at least one turning weight, which in relation to the ship's side is ... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115888 | Pool float propelling apparatus A carrier float is adapted to be propelled while floating in a pool of water. A manual control on the float operates control valves that control escape of propellant fluid from two outlets in such relation that forward propulsion and steering are achieved... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115890 | High-speed polishing machine A high-speed polishing machine is provided which has a polishing pad rotatable at speeds substantially in excess of those heretofore usually employed for polishing machines. The new polishing machine is designed to operate at speeds in excess of 1,000 rpm... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115891 | Cleaning apparatus An apparatus for cleaning containers using a fluid, the apparatus having a tank adapted to receive the fluid; a shaft mount secured on the tank, having a fluid tight exterior within the tank and extending through the tank to an end portion disposed extern... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115892 | Scraping tool A tool for scraping coatings such as paint or paper from walls and similar surfaces comprises a housing with a flat guide face designed to come to rest against a surface to be scraped, two lateral housing walls extending beyond a transverse edge of that g... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115893 | Gum brush for infants A gum brush has an elongated handle with a stem end, to which is secured a brush head having a bullet shape and provided therearound in symmetrically distributed arrangement several fin-like projections some of which are parallel to the handle and others ... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115894 | Toothbrush for simultaneous-surface and sulcus cleaning Toothbrushes are provided having bristles oriented for cleaning of surface areas and sulcus interstices and particularly to toothbrushes adapted to cleaning of more than one tooth surface and sulcus simultaneously.... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115895 | Mop construction A method and apparatus for constructing a mop head comprising a ram adapted to be urged downwardly having a ram head thereon to insert a rigid mop fiber securing wire into a preformed mop head. As the ram moves downwardly, the head is aligned with and eng... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115896 | Vehicle interior cleaning system An air flow cleaning system for the interior of a bus, or other such enclosed space, wherein a motor-driven fan pulls air through the bus, into a housing communicating with the bus door, collects and compacts all dirt and trash removed from the bus by the... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115897 | Zero force hold open door closer A door closer for moving a door connected thereto from an open position to a closed position includes a housing, a chamber located within the housing, a piston movable in the chamber in response to movement of the door and a linkage assembly connected to ... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115898 | Support device for vertical slats of a slatted blind The invention relates to a device for attaching the vertical slats of a slatted blind to another element for support, in which an end of each slat is inserted into a cap like member having inwardly directed suspension lugs which support the slat by engage... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115899 | Double drapery carrier A drapery hanger is provided for the detachable support in parallel, spaced relationship of first and second panels, such as a drapery material and a liner material. Thus, either the liner material or the drapery material may be easily and conveniently re... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115900 | Hinge and roller support device for sectional door In a device of this type, the tubular member which receives the track roller shaft is attached to the door plate supporting ears by an arm which is bolted to the ears. Thus the tubular member can be rotated about the bolts to adjust its distance from the ... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115901 | Laundry appliance door hinge A one-piece molded plastic hinge member for a washing machine or other appliance door having integral starter attachment means for mounting to the appliance without auxiliary fasteners, an integral pintle for pivotal connection to a door, an upstanding st... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115902 | Brace hinge A brace hinge comprising a pair of opposed housings having a plurality of elongated flexible alternate ribs extending from the opposed housings, with the ribs of each housing being slidably received intermediate the ribs of the other housing.... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115903 | Processing of fibrous materials to reduce same to a generally homogeneous mass of fibers Fibrous materials are processed to produce a homogeneous mass of fibres by using a series of clothed cylinders, the fibrous material having passed from one cylinder to another. The cylinders progressively have coarser teeth, alternate cylinders rotating i... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115904 | Lock for bracelets, belts and the like This disclosure relates to locks for bracelets, belts and the like to fasten two ends of the same together. The lock basically includes sliders which are attached to the ends of the bracelet, etc., with the sliders having rack formations which are engaged... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115905 | Fastener for shoes A retaining plate has at least two succeeding female detent means for receiving one end of a strap, which is received and retained at its other end in female detent means of a buckle. The female detent means in the retaining plate are covered by a cap, wh... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115906 | Clippable trouser retaining strap A clippable trouser retaining strap for maintaining a cuff of an unmodified leg of a pair of trousers worn by a user in a downward position including an elongated elastic member of adjustable length, a first locking clip disposed on one end of the elongat... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115907 | Fiber process A process and apparatus for the continuous production of heat-set, crimped, thermoplastic filaments by passing a tow of filaments through a stuffer box crimper and then a heat setting device attached to the exit of the crimper. The tow in the crimping cha... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115908 | Apparatus for stuffer box crimping A flexible backing member is provided to bear in supporting relation against one side of a moveable ribbon sideplate in a stuffer box crimper to provide a smooth, elastic curved surfaced path for the ribbon sideplate to move thereagainst in all positions ... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115909 | Reinforcing insert for collapsible packages A cardboard insert for reinforcing collapsible packages, such as see-through plastic bags, is formed from a onepiece blank in which a number of panels are separated by score lines. The panels are sized and shaped to define the desired form, generally a ri... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115910 | Roller reinforced with a hard metal jacket Hot working roller reinforced with a working jacket of hard metal or the like, the jacket being prestressed in the direction of the roller axis by a clamping force acting via clamping rings presenting clamping surfaces inclined with respect to the roller ... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115911 | Method of making retipped top-drive filling spindles A top-drive filling spindle for use in the manufacture of textile yarn is provided wherein the tapered tip thereof is of a through hardened steel material that would more readily resist wear caused by the driving action of the quill disposed thereon. A to... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115912 | Method of and assembly for fastening objects on a support material A fastening element assembly includes a fastening element having a head and an axially extending shank, a ring-shaped elastic member laterally enclosing at least an axial part of the shank, and a washer located on the shank between the elastic member and ... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4115913 | Method and apparatus for wind loading film magazines A precut strip of 35 mm. photographic film 5 is wound onto a magazine spool 3 by inserting the leading end of the film strip into an aligned spool slot 3a, rotating the spool to wind the film strip thereon, enclosing the wound spool with an open slotted c... | 09/26/1978 |
