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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4158242 | Shoulder pad A shoulder pad for football players comprising a chestplate portion, a backplate portion and a pair of arches integrally connecting the plate portions, the arches being laterally spaced to provide an opening for the neck of the wearer with the spacing suc... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158243 | Easy clean lavatory Improved lavatory, sink and bathtub configurations are disclosed for eliminating protruding hardware on their rims thereby preventing water from being spilled on the rims of the fixtures during use from wet hands controlling the water valves.... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158244 | Pool liner retainer A pool liner retainer is disclosed for holding or retaining the top peripheral edge portion or liner bead of a watertight pool liner, such as is used in swimming pool construction. The liner retainer includes an elongate retaining element defining a holdi... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158245 | Swimming device A swimming device has a body platform with straps for the arms and body of a swimmer. Cylinders extend longitudinally on the platform and are open at their forward ends and have restricted outlet nozzles in the rear. Pistons are slidably mounted in the cy... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158246 | Portable cordless scrubber A hand-held, portable, cordless scrubber is disclosed which incorporates counter-rotating, scrubbing brushes detachably mounted on counter-rotating, concentric shafts. The scrubber housing is designed to prevent the entry of moisture and provides a pocket... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158247 | Rear window cleaning apparatus for automotive vehicles A wiper assembly for cleaning the rear window of an automotive vehicle includes a closed housing in which the electromotor and the transmission for the swinging drive of the wiper shaft are located. The wiper shaft projects from a self-supporting housing ... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158248 | Mobile cleaning unit A self-contained mobile cleaning unit mounted within a vehicle and including selectively engageable elements powered by the vehicle engine to drive auxiliary apparatus necessary to the cleaning process. The selectively engageable auxiliary apparatus inclu... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158249 | Apparatus for shelling marine crustacea The apparatus for mechanical shelling of meat from the abdominal section of n antarctic krill employing a spinning rotor cooperating with a stationary system of cutting and chopping elements. A casing is mounted on a bed with an output passage and a lid. A... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158250 | Binding device An elastic binding device for circumferentially containing a bundle. A closed-loop elastic band is stretched around the bundle and through itself with a pin holding the ends of the band.... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158251 | Button construction for tufted boat upholstery A button construction which enables upholstery to be formed and held in tufted shape with concealed nails and without the danger of accidental dislodgement of the button. The button comprises a round holding member having a central recess for receiving th... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158252 | Tenter clip A tenter clip comprising a material gripping element and a base element which are connected to each other by screw means and the gripping element is held in proper alignment with the base element by means of pintles which serve the dual function of connec... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158253 | Simplified yarn coiler A simplified mechanism is provided for imparting motion to a frame member connected to the lower ends of a number of yarn conducting tubes so that the lower end of each tube moves in a circular path to dispense yarn in the form of a coil. A single horizon... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158254 | Method of making a spark gap device for a cathode ray tube socket One of a pair of electrodes forming a spark gap is connected to a flexible coupling link and the other is extended to form an electrode terminal pin. A molding piece for fixing the spark gap is mounted by molding on at least one pair of electrodes. A comm... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158255 | Cable net cooling tower jacket installation method In a method for erecting the jacket of a cable net cooling tower which has a center mast, which method includes hoisting the jacket by lifting forces produced by hoisting means located at the top of the center mast, the jacket is suspended from pulling me... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158256 | Detachable fastener for a dental cap and prosthodontic method utilizing the same An arrangement and a method of prosthetically repairing teeth includes preparing a tooth by marking major surfaces thereof with scribe lines, and by removing tooth structure from the tooth in dependence upon the location of the scribe lines. An elongated ... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158257 | Pantograph integrally formed or molded of plastic material A pantograph which is integrally molded of plastic material and as an integral unit comprises a plurality of links, with certain of said links having an integrally formed leg, pin and bearings, with one of the links having means for receiving and supporti... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158258 | Elevation sampling terrain probe A surface contour sampling system is disclosed which intermittently measu the elevational irregularities in various and sundry surfaces, including those of the earth's terrain, model boards, and the like, with respect to a predetermined datum plane. A un... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158259 | Marble shooting sight A hollow body is provided defining a pair of openings therein opening outwardly of the interior of the body in directions disposed at generally right angles relative to each other. A substantially planar light reflective surface is mounted within the body... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158260 | Wrist compass and transit A wrist compass is formed with a base member having straps at each side for strapping to a user's wrist and with a detachable compass body having complementary interengaging surfaces for removably securing the compass body to the base member. The base mem... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158261 | Gyro compass and directional gyro arrangement In a gyro arranged to be mounted in a vehicle and operable selectively as a directional gyro or as a gyro compass, which gyro includes a gyro rotor rotatable about a horizontal spin axis, an inner gimbal supporting the gyro rotor via its spin axis and piv... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158262 | Electric dryer construction for vehicle radiators A dryer for engine radiators which simultaneously purges moisture from the internal tubes of the radiator and the external surface of the radiator. The dryer includes a cabinet divided into an enclosed dryer compartment and an adjacent compartment for hou... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158263 | Sailing simulator A sailing simulator wherein a sailboat is tethered to a circular guide rail, which guide rail is slidably secured to the walls of a reservoir. A propeller provides a motive force for the sailboat. Either natural or artificial wind is provided and within t... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158264 | Audio-visual teaching apparatus This invention relates to an improvement in an audio-visual teaching apparatus of the type having an audio signal recorded on a magnetic strip attached to an opaque information card. When the card is transported past a playback system, the audio signal fr... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158265 | Universal pressing ham support A universal pressing ham support holds various pressing hams in various positions with a desired exposed pressing surface. A unitary formed support includes sidewalls having a central opening. The top edge of opposite sidewalls are provided with offset re... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158266 | Shock absorbent display mounting apparatus and method A frame having a transparent front plate retained therein, against which is placed an article for viewing through the transparent front plate. A resilient member is placed within the confines of the frame and a back plate is brought to bear against the re... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158267 | Little bugger insect carrying and dispensing container A container comprising two separate and equally sized chambers both of which are used to carry insects utilized in the sport of fishing. Both chambers comprise independent openings at each lateral extremity and are utilized to segregate insects of differe... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158268 | Electrical grill assembly and associated insulator spacer An electrical grill assembly for use in a device for electrically exterminating insects, comprising inner and outer generally cylindrical metal grill members which are held in a coaxial mutually spaced relationship by insulator spacers interposed therebet... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158269 | Nutrient dispersal device A nutrient dispersal device adapted for vertical insertion into the soil is comprised of a cap section, a hollow elongated cylindrical body section rotatably connected to the cap section at an upper end of the body section and a hollow tip section rotatab... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158270 | Device for driving sliding windows A device for the driving of sliding panels, especially horizontally-sliding windows in an automobile, including a crank driving a command part which transmits its movement to several panels sliding in their plane, one relative to the other and in a predet... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158271 | Door closure A self-closing door device includes a torsion bar which is connected at its ends between the hinged side of the door and the door jamb. The torsion bar is arranged to twist about as well as bend along its longitudinal axis and in a manner which tends to d... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158272 | Vehicle window with non-removable sash in curved frame There is shown a frame in a truck cab which has an elongated lower straight portion, an elongated shorter upper portion that is curved or bowed upwards, and side portions extending between the ends of such lower and upper portions, and sashes movable alon... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158273 | Method of blocking plastic lenses for surfacing An improved method and apparatus for blocking plastic lenses wherein an intermediate member in the form of a stiff, lightweight disc is interposed between the lens blank and a low melting point blocking material such that heat from the blocking material i... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158274 | Removable mirrored wall covering A removable wall covering composed of mirror panels each having a backing board covered by a mirrored surface and wherein the panels are adapted to be placed into abutting relation to cover the wall and each of the panels includes a through recess to rece... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158275 | Insulated wall and wall part An inexpensive, thoroughly insulated upright-wall, ceiling, floor or roof, made of panels fastened together along contacting panel edges. Each panel has a can-supporting, substantially planar element (a sheet of plywood, masonite, plastic, metal lath, or ... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158276 | Multiple passage roof flashing assembly A roof flashing and counter-flashing assembly for providing a fluid-sealing passageway for pipes, tubes and conduits through the roof of a building including a sleeve anchorable at one open end to the roof about the roof opening through which the pipe, tu... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158277 | Door arrangement A door arrangement having particular adaptability for use on a storage cabinet characterized by a frame positioning a reversible or interchangeable panel, the latter being slideable into a received position upon removal of a portion or section of the fram... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158278 | Insulating glass pane assembly An insulating glass pane assembly and its use. The assembly includes at least two panes of glass sealingly connected to each other and held apart from each other by a crosspiece attached on the perimeters thereof. The crosspiece is provided with at least ... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158279 | Riding mower with grass collecting system A riding mower having an improved blade housing and blade assembly for generating exceedingly high vacuum under the blade housing for facilitating cutting, conveyance and discharge of grass clippings into a two-wheeled cart which trails the mower through ... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158280 | Rotary lawn mower A walk-behind rotary lawn mower having a sliding drawer type grass catcher box mounted directly on the rear part of the deck behind the engine and between the U-shaped handle and rear wheels. A cover fixedly mounted on the handle closes the top of the box... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158281 | Splicing tool A splicing tool in the form of a fid structure designed primarily for splicing portions of a braided rope wherein the fid structure includes an outer casing having a substantially inner hollow portion in which a plug element is mounted. A grasping assembl... | 06/19/1979 |
