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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4208028 | Support apparatus A support apparatus for a portable weight such as a camera comprising at least a pair substantially friction-free arms which are rotatably and pivotally interconnected at a hinge bracket. One end of the interconnected pair of arms is rotatably and pivotab... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208029 | Core apparatus An annular member is integrally positioned within a core portion so that a side surface of the annular portion coacts with the outer surface of the core portion to form a substantially smooth and continuous outer surface of a core. A substantially inexten... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208030 | Concrete form tie rod and fastener A headless form tie rod and associated fastener that contacts the form tie at two spaced points. The tie rod provides a cylindrical body with plural spaced areas protruding in one dimension and flattened in the other dimension. The principal fastening str... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208031 | Control valve A flexible membrane wall divides a control valve housing into two chambers, one for a control fluid and one for a fluid to be processed, the latter chamber containing a valve seat coacting with a valve body secured to the central part of the membrane wall... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208032 | Closing device with valve having a high speed reaction A closing device with a valve having a high speed reaction. A dome shaped valve is forced open by applying pressure to a piston which is attached to the dome. The opening pressure is provided by an electromagnetic jack and is transmitted through a lock wh... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208033 | Locking device for a ball valve A locking device has a locking plate mounted on a ball valve housing and a hasp slidably mounted on the locking plate for movement into a position in which the hasp can engage the ball valve handle to prevent movement thereof irrespective of whether the h... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208034 | Quick-coupling assembly for fluid conduits An improved quick-coupling assembly for fluid conduits comprising a first sleeve portion, which is connected to a first conduit and at its free end is slotted thus forming a number of resilient tongues and a second sleeve portion, which is connected to a ... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208035 | Metal gate valve seat having a flexible front lip face seal A gate valve has annular metal seats mounted in seat pockets around the inlet and outlet passageways at the valve chamber. Each of the seat members has a front face which includes an outer seal surface around the outer perimeter of the seat and a flexible... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208036 | Winch A manually powered multi-speed winch has an automatic drive disengagement upon drive reversal which is provided by an axially movable member in one drive train which in a first axial position is engageable for drive transmission through a pawl and ratchet... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208037 | Playpen A foldable playpen formed by rigid panels, each panel comprising two horizontal bars connected by vertical bars. Adjacent panels are joined to each other by flexible deformable elements which are attached to the ends of the horizontal bars. The panels are... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208038 | Simplified assembly of rail fence Rail fence construction utilizes slide-fit sleeves fastened to fence post to slidably accept and support fence rails. Slide-fit end caps may be joined at selected angular dispositions to each other so as to permit the fence run to follow the contours of t... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208039 | Device for dividing a strand into slabs A device for longitudinal cutting cast strands is disclosed. Disclosed is a means for transversely severing a strand into slabs, feeding the slabs selectively to a plurality of longitudinal cutting means and longitudinally cutting said slabs therein. Also... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208040 | Apparatus for the gas carburizing of the bore in an object The apparatus is provided with a manifold-type means of feeding gas into the bore of the treated object and a means of discharging gas from the bore of this object which are secured as cantilevers to brackets of a frame. These means are provided with driv... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208041 | Metallurgical apparatus A metallurgical apparatus; air is continuously blown into a mixture of agglomerates of lead concentrates and carbonaceous fuel in a shaft furnace. The resulting slag is delivered from the shaft furnace into a settling tank to which the slag continuously f... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208042 | Evaporating crucible Evaporating crucible having a crucible floor and a peripheral rim therearound. The floor has a plurality of floor apertures for feeding a plurality of rods of evaporating material and, surrounding the floor apertures, superelevations are provided whereby ... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208043 | Holding vessel There is provided a vessel for molten metal, wherein the vessel walls containing said molten metal are constructed of rigid ceramic plates. The vessel walls along those edges along which they are connected together are provided with L- or Z-joints. Mutual... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208044 | Universal spring stabilizer The universal spring stabilizer of the present invention includes a unitary spring stabilizer which is universally adaptable for use with most passenger car multi-leaf type rear springs. The spring stabilizer includes integral mounting constructions which... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208045 | Pressure assemblies A pressure assembly comprises a base plate, a ram and a wedge located between the base plate and the ram, the wedge having an inclined face facing the base plate or ram, the facing surface of the base plate or ram being inclined at the same angle and a sc... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208046 | Sheet feeding assembly A sheet feeding assembly for separating and feeding sheet material one by one by means of a reversely rotatable separation roller or a stationary friction separation roller. There is further provided a sheet protective roller of which the dimension is sub... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208047 | Exerciser and tension relieving device An exerciser and tension reliever comprising a pair of compressible members disposed between a pair of flanges, the compressible members being provided with aligned central openings extending throughout the length of the compressible members and a pair of... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208048 | Punching bag including power gauge Apparatus for use in developing boxing technique to indicate punching power during work-outs with practice equipment, includes a practice bag or the like having a punch-receiving area including pneumatic structure with connection through a releasible chec... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208049 | Constant force spring powered exercising apparatus A multi-functional exercising device comprising spring device employing a plurality of constant load springs. Said springs are chosen individually or in groups to provide a selected constant load force on a foot or hand grip movable bar or mechanism.... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208050 | Jump measuring apparatus Apparatus is provided for measuring the ability of an athlete to jump vertically from a standing or running position. Such apparatus is useful, for example, in enabling coaches to determine the ability of athletes for such sports as basketball, volleyball... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208051 | Baseball fielding training aid and method A method and apparatus for instructing baseball players in the proper manner of catching a ground ball. The player wears on his hand a rigid flat plate having the general outline of a baseball fielder's glove. When a ground ball strikes the plate, the fie... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208052 | Puzzle game having members arrangeable into preselected sequence Apparatus for playing a game or puzzle comprises a container which houses a plurality of balls of at least two identifiable kinds. The container defines a row of fixed compartments and a slide arranged in the container defines a movable row of compartment... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208053 | Simulated golf ball Apparatus for use in practising golf shots includes a container which can be filled partly or fully with sand or water so as to give it weight. The container is rectangular and one end face has a domed portion which represents a golf ball. A specially str... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208054 | Game board having concentric and radial movement paths A board game includes player pieces of at least two types and a game board. The game board has a center area and player piece positions disposed in rows extending radially from the center area. Concentric movement paths connect the player piece positions ... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208055 | Method and device for sealing the place of penetration of a pipeline in the wall of a submerged structure An axially flexible sealing device connecting two pipeline ends which comprises a number of sealingly connected annular members, each annular member including an inner cylindrical member, two spaced apart outer cylindrical members, and separate flexible r... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208056 | Rotating blowout preventor with index kelly drive bushing and stripper rubber A rotating blowout preventor having a special stripper rubber with reinforcement means incorporated therein in indexed relationship with a kelly drive bushing so that when the kelly is telescopingly received through the rotating blowout preventor, the cor... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208057 | Semi-unitized shaft seal and method A two-part, separable, semi-unitized shaft seal for sealing between a housing bore and a relatively rotatable shaft extending through the bore and comprising a metal wear sleeve member and a sealing member assembled onto the wear sleeve member for transpo... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208058 | Shaft seal A shaft seal for a rotatable shaft which is surrounded by a substantially rigid structural element, has a ring-shaped body portion adapted to be supported by the structural element and having an axis and two axially spaced end faces, a radially displaceab... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208059 | Seals A rotary lip seal comprises an annular member having two sealing lips. An annular space is defined between the two lips and baffle means are arranged to provide a partition across this space.... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208060 | Sealed shaft A shaft sealing precluding fluid from moving in a direction longitudinally of the shaft. At the same time the shaft sealing allows a motion of the shaft in axial direction, an inclination of the shaft, and may also allow a rotary motion of the shaft relat... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208061 | Chuck with retractable stop A collet chuck having a workpiece stop engagable with an end face of a workpiece to properly locate the workpiece on the chuck. The stop is retracted after the workpiece is gripped so as to not interfere with a cutting tool for machining the end face of t... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208062 | Lightweight fifth wheel mechanism A fifth wheel mechanism is fabricated from lightweight aluminum in a high strength box configuration. Locking jaws are spring urged toward the king pin receiving opening and are held open by a clip which is removed as the king pin is inserted into the kin... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208063 | Trailer steerable when in reverse A mechanism is disclosed for steering in the reverse direction a towed or pulled wheeled vehicle, such as a trailer with one or more axles, each axle having one or more pairs of steerable wheels. A steering rod is connected to at least one of the steerabl... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208064 | Hitch construction The invention provides a hitch intended especially as a bumper hitch for automobiles and employing a pair of adjustable-length chains to connect the hitch to the bumper. The two chains are connected to the arms of a centrally-pivoted, two-armed lever and ... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208065 | Coupling guard A base is secured to a mounting member extending from a towing vehicle and having an upstanding ball element. A retention member carried by the base is selectively movable to a position over a socket element which extends from a towed vehicle and which is... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208066 | Method for producing a form suitable for airline ticketing A method of producing a form suitable for airline ticketing wherein interior plies are transversely cut while the exterior plies are only weakened, the cutting of the interior plies occurring before the second exterior ply is united to the remainder of th... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208067 | Flexible hoses This invention relates to flexible high-pressure hoses of the kind having a wall made of elastomeric material which is strengthened by a stress-resistant reinforcement which is embedded in the wall and which is formed by at least two superimposed layers o... | 06/17/1980 |
