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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4145762 | Swim Trunks with reversible pocket Swim trunks formed by a piece of fabric contoured to define a waist and a pair of leg sections, the fabric having a side seam extending between the waist and the lower end of one leg. The seam is interrupted to form a slit whose edges are secured to the c... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145763 | Separable medical undergarment An undergarment for use in surgical, medical or other medical treatment environments, comprising at least two completely separable cloth panels, said panels being separable one from the other, the separation and fastening being effected by the use of Velc... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145764 | Endosseous implants An improved implant comprising a metallic base material and a coating layer of a ceramics which is formed by thermally sprayed firstly a bonding agent and secondly ceramic powders (optionally containing a porcelain) around the outersurface of the metallic... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145765 | Shock absorbing mobile adapter A shock absorbing mobile adapter is provided with four members in spaced apart relationship and six shock absorbing arms connecting each member to the other three members and forming an irregular tetrahedron.... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145766 | Adjustable friction joint for an artificial knee The angular movement of a knee joint of the kind comprising a four bar linkage is controlled by the frictional engagement of a shaft, pivoted at one end to one of the links, with a pivotable plastics bush located between the ends of another link. The plas... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145767 | Combination water closet and bidet A composite water closet and bidet includes a bowl defining a water basin having a rear edge portion on which a storage tank is positioned, in fluid communication with the water basin. A toilet seat having an opening therein is pivotally mounted on the bo... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145768 | Water conserving urinal A water conserving urinal comprising an open-top funnel to be mounted on the wall with a flexible hose thereon terminating in a rigid tube with a U-shaped gas trap section. The rigid tube trap extends into a sink drain pipe section adapted to be connected... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145769 | Automatic hand washing and drying apparatus An improved control for use in a hand washing and drying apparatus including a first manually operable control device for causing operation of a solenoid-operated valve causing delivery of hand washing water directly to a bowl of the device for a preselec... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145770 | Floating swimming pool A buoyant sectional deck for surrounding a swimming area, perforate side plates depending from the deck and defining a side wall, perforate bottom plates extending across the lower region of the side wall to define the bottom wall, and means securing toge... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145771 | Toilet cover lock A locking device for use with a toilet provided with a seat and cover or lid assembly. The device provides the locking of the cover to the toilet bowl so as to prevent access to the interior of the bowl by small children or persons lacking knowledge of it... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145772 | Plastic toilet An essentially all-plastic toilet includes a plastic bowl, trap, waterway, tank and rim flush retained within an outer plastic housing. Polyurethane foam fills the space between the outer housing and the internal components to provide a rigid and strong, ... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145773 | Portable toilet with vent means for the holding tank Apparatus for venting a sealed holding tank of a portable toilet to equalize the atmosphere and tank pressures before opening and closing the inlet port of the holding tank, said holding tank including a valve assembly for opening and closing the inlet po... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145774 | Dual flush apparatus for water closets A dual flush apparatus for selecting one flushing mode in which all the water in the toilet tank is drained or another mode wherein only a portion of the water is drained. A toilet valve actuating handle is bistable so that it is yieldably biased to two p... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145775 | Water saving device for water closet A water saving device is provided in the form of a flow control valve, which may be installed in the refill tube for the toilet bowl of a water closet, and which may be adjusted to establish the proper amount of refill water to flow into the toilet bowl a... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145776 | Unitary bowl, waterway and trap for a toilet, and the method of making same Disclosed are an integral plastic bowl, waterway and trap for a toilet and the method of making the product. The bowl is concave and leads into a trap which may be interconnected with a standard closet flange. The waterway is vertically aligned with the t... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145777 | Bed frame An improved bed frame structure that includes initially separate headboard and footboard members, the legs of the headboard and footboard being connected by initially separate side rails. In the preferred embodiment, two tension rods are connected in an X... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145778 | Double fitted sheet and method of making A double fitted sheet is disclosed in which a lower fitted sheet is formed to fit over the entire upper area of a mattress. An upper sheet, also formed to fit around the foot end of the mattress, is attached to the lower fitted sheet around the sides and ... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145779 | Mattress constructions Mattress constructions and apparatus for producing the constructions wherein a resilient filler is located in a hopper and a flexible mattress cover is positioned for communication with the open end of the hopper. Means are provided for driving the filler... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145780 | Waterbed assembly A waterbed assembly comprising a contoured frame, a waterbed mattress, and waterproof covers which completely seal the entire assembly. The contoured frame is structured to provide inwardly facing walls which dampen the water wave action normally associat... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145781 | Waterbed mattress and foundation Waterbed mattress and foundation having the size and appearance of a conventional bed. An inner water mattress is supported laterally by a circumscribing framework, and an outer shell is removably mounted over the framework. The shell comprises a peripher... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145782 | Davit fall recovery method and system A raft supporting fall extends over a pulley at the end of a davit mounted on a platform. The fall hangs down from the pulley at a spaced-apart position from the edge of the platform. A recovery line in the form of a loop extends around the davit and over... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145783 | Water window An underwater viewing device for use by a person standing in relatively shallow water and comprising a central transparent viewing window peripherally surrounded by a support structure which maintains the window parallel with and slightly beneath the surf... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145784 | Timed ejector for a header An ejector mechanism associated with the punch or punches in a header, operable to free the work blank from the punch after a heading blow so that the blank may remain in the die for a further forming blow, the mechanism including timing means to insure a... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145785 | Method and apparatus for attaching soles having portions projecting heightwise A method and means are disclosed for use in a press whereby a sole and an upwardly projecting portion thereof, for instance, such as is used in many athletic type shoes, are attached adhesively to a shoe. An elastically deformable pad mounted in a relativ... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145786 | Portable floating apparatus Portable floating apparatus is disclosed herein having a plurality of floatable platforms arranged in end-to-end hingable relationship so as to provide a continuous, extendible bridge. Each platform includes inflatable buoyant tubes carried on the sides t... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145787 | Hand duster The structure of a hand duster having soft yarns retained on the end of a spirally wound metal wire is disclosed wherein the soft yarns are bunched together by means of a single loop at the end of the spirally wound metal wire. The yarns consist of crimpe... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145788 | Ice shield A heating core for conducting hot water from the motor of an automobile in close proximity to a windshield and windshield wiper blades so as to heat both continuously so as to prevent accumulation of ice on the windshield wiper blades and minimize accumul... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145789 | Paint distributing plate A paint distributing plate for insertion into an open mouthed receptacle such as a paint bucket or the like including a planar sheet dimensioned for insertion into the receptacle, the planar sheet dividing the receptacle into two compartments and means fo... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145790 | Air etching of polymeric printing plates Apparatus for developing a relief letterpress plate carrying a liquid polymer, comprising an air knife positioned to move over a stationary platen carrying the plate and blowing the polymer from the plate into a sink. Alternately the air knife is stationa... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145791 | Roll cleaning apparatus A hand held lightweight apparatus for cleaning lint and fiber waste from the clearer rolls of spinning frames without removing such rolls from the spinning frame includes a driven, monofilament nylon flail which revolves at high speed within a suction hea... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145792 | Device for returning excess fibers from cylinder of carding machine A device comprises a guide cover extending from above the taker-in roller on one side of the cylinder toward and over a feed roller and defining a passage for the air stream produced by the rotation of the taker-in roller to return fibers entrained in the... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145793 | Clothespin A clothespin with two elongated members each having a forward end defining a gripping portion and a centrally disposed pivot portion about which each elongated member pivots. A spring acts to bias the gripping portions into abutment with each other and to... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145794 | Frictionally held receptacle A receptacle for use in fastening two members together. The receptacle is adapted to be mounted on one of the two members and to be coupled with a stud mounted on the other of the two members. The receptacle includes a base and a pair of arcuate slightly ... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145795 | Quick release hook A fastening device such as a pelican hook primarily for maritime uses, the device comprising a body with a pivoted lever and a restraining member so arranged that in the closed position the lever lies substantially parallel to the body to form a narrow pa... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145796 | Apparatus for flattening the bent-up edge of a sheet workpiece A sheet workpiece having an edge bent over on one face of the workpiece towards the center of the workpiece is continuously displaced in a transport direction over a flat support surface that lies against the other face of the workpiece at the bent-over e... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145797 | Method and apparatus of making ladders for venetian blind assemblies Method and apparatus for forming ladders for venetian blind assemblies comprised of elongated spaced vertical cords and a plurality of longitudinally spaced transverse cross pieces extending between the cords. The apparatus includes a frame, a ladder guid... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145798 | Forging recessed configurations on a body member A novel and improved method of forging preselected recessed surfaces in a member is disclosed which comprises the steps of adding a suitable lubricant material to at least a slave or primary preform member wherein the lubricant material is sufficient to p... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145799 | Apparatus for fitting and dismantling a crankshaft bearing cap in an internal combustion engine The apparatus is provided with a piston-and-cylinder unit which carries a flange for abutting under the bearing cap as well as a pre-loading press which is mounted on an arm which extends radially from the piston-and-cylinder unit. The arm is movable toge... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145800 | Method of repairing coated workpieces Defective sites in the interior enamel coating of an enameled container are repaired. To this end, a bore is provided in the defective site; a sleeve is inserted in the bore; a screw bolt with two threaded ends is passed through the sleeve; a seal is slip... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4145801 | Method of forming an integral rivet for an easy open can end An improved method of deforming an integral hollow rivet from an outwardly projecting bubble portion formed in sheet material is provided comprising the step of deforming a generally circular portion of the sheet material within the area of the bubble por... | 03/27/1979 |
