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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4162542 | Eye protectors The improved eye protectors of the present invention comprise a pair of eye cups, and a transparent readily heat remoldable bridge releasably connected to the cups. The bridge can be shaped to fit nose bridges of various sizes and shapes, and can be regul... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162543 | Artificial heart An artificial heart comprising at least one blood circulating pump having a transparent housing divided into two chambers by a diaphragm. One of the chambers is a hydraulic chamber having an inlet valve and an outlet valve which are connected to the circu... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162544 | Safety railing A safety railing for attachment to a wall comprised of a generally triangular frame with the corners of the triangle having a generally curvilinear shape. At least one gripping bar extends between and is attached to two sides of the triangular frame. A me... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162545 | Sink for wash-basins, drainbowls and the like A sink which is easily built-in into a rather small place is proposed. The sink is rather shallow and is provided with a detachably fitted close meshed splash guard lattice which is provided with a number of walls subdividing the lattice in a number of op... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162546 | Branch tail piece A branch tail piece for connecting the waste water outlet of an automatic dishwasher or the like to a sink drain system. The tail piece includes an inclined branch member and a curved baffle positioned within the tail piece for preventing waste water from... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162547 | Pocket cuspidor An improved pocket cuspidor is provided which preferably includes a cooperating three component system. The first component is a mouthpiece provided with a disposable waterproof flexible bag releasably secured thereto. The first component is arranged with... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162548 | Water closets A water closet shell comprising a basin component formed in one piece of molded plastics material and a cistern component likewise formed and when assembled defines a water closet unit having a flushing rim section. The flushing rim section is defined by ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162549 | Filtering elements A back-washable filtering element, especially for use with pumps, and more particularly for use with pumps that handle liquids with solid material entrained therein, consists of a helical coil spring disposed in a flow path for the liquid to be filtered. ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162550 | Hammock A hammock embodying an elongated body supporting member formed of netted cords with end portions of the cords projecting beyond each end of the body supporting member. A transverse bar adjacent each end of the body supporting member has longitudinally spa... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162551 | Footbridge for connection between a fixed installation and an oscillating installation A footbridge for connection between a fixed installation and an oscillating installation, for example petroleum production platforms, comprising three sections hinged together, the end sections being hinged to rotatable platforms adapted to be secured to ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162552 | Cleaning device for circular discs A cleaning device for a circular disc with a central bore, the device hav a shaft on a supporting box to rotatably hold a disc to be cleaned in a cleaning tank, and a drying rack which fits into the box and on which the disc can be dried; there is furthe... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162553 | Tooth cleaner A disposable tooth cleaner of the type that includes integrally formed fastening means for attaching the device to a user's finger in the form of two oppositely extending strip portions one of which is provided with a longitudinally extending opening and ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162554 | Retractable brush with resistance to popping apart The disclosed retractable brush comprises a casing made of a resilient plastic material and having generally cup shaped front and rear members which are relatively rotatable, said front member having a front wall and an annular generally cylindrical side ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162555 | Wiper drive assembly A wiper drive assembly (20) disclosed is particularly adaptable for use with angularly skewed vision blocks (22) of an armored car. A hollow guide (28) of the assembly includes elongated first and second guide portions (30,32) that are adapted to extend a... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162556 | Process and apparatus for removal of trash deposits on open-end spinning machine A method and apparatus for removing trash and the like from an elongated collection chamber provided on an open-end spinning apparatus. The trash, after separation from the fibrous material, is deposited in the collection chamber. A conveyor belt running ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162557 | Process for turning a coated casing inside out A process for turning a coated casing inside out comprising the steps of humidifying, if necessary, and then shirring a length of casing to produce a shirred stick. Thereafter, one end of the casing is drawn through the bore and out of the opposite end of... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162558 | Fish scaler tool A fish scaler tool for use with a motor driven drill having a chuck means which includes a first end to connect to the chuck means and a second end having an elongate solid stainless steel body of generally cylindrical form with a plurality of axially ext... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162559 | Carding apparatus A carding flat for use with textile carding machinery comprises an array of individual pins each secured in a respective aperture in a flat support.... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162560 | Spacer support for panel members A detachable reusable spacer support providing an interlocking assembly by which it is connected to panel members for maintaining the spacing therebetween while utilizing a minimum of panel area.... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162561 | Strain-relief device for a cable A strain-relief device for a cable, having a clamping space for accommodating a cable portion bounded by three clamping members, the center clamping member being stationary and the two outer clamping members being disposed at the ends of two resilient mov... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162562 | Loom for high warp tapestry The disclosure describes a loom for high warp tapestry which is made of a frame mounted on a base and wherein the frame is adapted to receive a weft in downwardly displaceable fashion along its length. The frame is made of two substantially parallel uprig... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162563 | Integrated method of finishing, straightening and compressive preshrinking of fabric A precisely controllable moistening arrangement in an integrated finishing and preshrinking range which includes fabric straightening means having the requirement that prior to entry into the fabric straightening apparatus, a precise amount, for example a... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162564 | Method and apparatus for stuffer crimping strand material Textile strands are bulked or crimped by lengthwise compression, accompanied by flow of propellant fluid, into a foraminous region in which the strand is confined laterally but the fluid may escape except where the strand is compressed into a compact mass... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162565 | Press brake milling machine A press brake milling machine comprising an upper way, a lower way and a carriage. The upper way includes a rail on which the upper carriage support shoes ride, and a rack for meshing with the gears of a carriage drive for advancing the carriage along the... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162566 | Method and coupling for severing and rejoining sealed tubing A method and coupling for severing and rejoining sealed tubing without the loss of the seal especially adapted to the installation of charged refrigerant lines into the refrigerator cabinetry. The method includes the crimping of the tubing wall at the poi... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162567 | Method for making a sheet metal pulley The method disclosed herein briefly includes the steps of forming a pair of nestled cup-like pulley hubs having radially extending flanges in side-by-side relationship and (2) rotating the nestled hubs about a rotating axis while simultaneously urging a t... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162568 | Apparatus for universal joint assembly A novel apparatus for assembling universal joints formed by the connection of two shafts forked at their ends with a universal joint spider and having antifriction bearings arranged in opposite bores in the shaft forks for accommodating the spider trunnio... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162569 | Method of making metal gaskets A method of forming metal gaskets from a predetermined length of metal tubing.... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162570 | Method and apparatus for separating a fitting from a tube A method of separating a fitting from a tube which is mechanically joined to the fitting includes collapsing the tube between a pair of die members positioned adjacent the fitting and thereafter removing the fitting from the collapsed tube.... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162571 | Method of constructing refrigerator cabinet A single sheet of metal is stamped to provide portions which form the top, side and bottom outer walls of the refrigerator cabinet and portions which form the top, side and bottom inner walls of the cabinet. This single sheet of metal is stamped in the sa... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162572 | Providing solder on electrical contacts Providing solder on electrical spring contacts being stamped in a press by arranging the press to form a mounting section on the contact, position a segment of solder adjacent the mounting section, cut the segment, and then wrap the same over the mounting... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162573 | Assembly apparatus An assembly apparatus and method for use in the manufacture of strain indicators of the type in which a window and an indicator area are provided in a fluid filled capsule. Movement of the indicator area with respect to the window gives a visual indicatio... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162574 | Hair clipper A cutter for cutting facial hair in the vicinity of the nose and ears employing a body portion having a cutting end with teeth upstanding therefrom and cutting means cooperating with the teeth to cut the hair which extends in between the teeth. The cuttin... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162575 | Rotary cutting assembly An improved cutting assembly for rotary lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers or the like, including a body member arranged for rotating about an axis normal with the cutting plane. At least two cutting lines are attached to the body member on a compound spool fo... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162576 | Appliances for treating teeth An appliance for treating teeth, such as human teeth, by providing them with a reinforcing acid-resistant layer of a tooth decay retarding agent. The appliance includes a vibrator for producing ultrasonic vibrations, this vibrator terminating in an elonga... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162577 | Pendulum drawing machine A pendulum-actuated drawing instrument having at least two pendulums mechanically coupled with a scribing device by means of interconnected arms extending parallel to and above a support. The arms are universally pivottably connected and attached to the p... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162578 | T-square An improved T-square which is self-supporting consists of a main body and a carriage. The main body consists of an elongated straight edge member having a head at one end thereof formed with a mounting channel for receiving a marginal edge portion of a dr... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162579 | Archery sight An archery sighting device which includes an elongated arm formed by front and rear arm portions which are adjustably connected to permit appropriate horizontal or vertical adjustment therebetween. The front arm portion is attached to the bow, adjacent th... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162580 | Wig drying attachment for hair dryers A wig drying attachment for hair dryers including a planar sheet having a substantially U-shaped portion which encircles and clamps to a vertical portion of a hair dryer such as the hot air inlet or the like, an arm integral with the U-shaped portion and ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162581 | Educational teaching and storage system and method The improved educational teaching and storage system of the present invention comprises a rack having a plate with a plurality of staggered rows of spaced apertures extending therethrough, a plurality of art paintbrushes releasably disposed in the apertur... | 07/31/1979 |