Bizarre Patents
Pneumatic Shoe Lacing Apparatus
This invention provides a pneumatic shoe lacing apparatus for the pneumatic lacing of shoe.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4208742 | Coat construction with seamless shoulders A garment construction for a coat in which a plurality of panels are sewn together, front and back torso panels being seamlessly connected at the shoulder, having been cut from a single piece of fabric. Similar left and right torso panels are longitudinal... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208743 | Mother's gown with nursing apertures The invention is an improved gown for mothers that need to nurse their baby without partially disrobing. The gown is provided with two apertures, one on each side, essentially under each arm. The apertures are so located that either breast can be exposed ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208744 | Genuine leather fabric and method for making same Genuine leather fabric in the piece comprising a plurality of geometrical sections cut from genuine leather left over scrap, said sections being of selectively predetermined configurations and being secured to each other in end-to-end and side-by-side rel... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208745 | Vascular prostheses composed of polytetrafluoroethylene and process for their production A vascular prosthesis comprising a tubing of porous polytetrafluoroethylene, the polytetrafluoroethylene tubing having a fibrous structure of nodes and fibers connecting the nodes together and having a structure in which the fibrous structure at the insid... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208746 | Human body irrigation system An irrigation system for human body such as anus and private part. The system comprises a heated water containing tank, a pair of heated water ejection units of an injection nozzle type for scouring or irrigating of anus and private part of female, and a ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208747 | Passive dosing dispenser employing trapped air bubble to provide air-lock A passive dosing dispenser for issuing, for example, a predetermined volume of a toilet tank additive solution into a toilet tank as the water is draining therefrom while the toilet is flushing. A preferred dispenser comprises a product chamber for contai... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208748 | Waterbed mattress A fluid-containing mattress for reducing rapid fluid motion in the mattress is provided in one direction while permitting fluid flow in the opposite direction. The mattress comprises upper and lower sheets connected together in superposed relation. A numb... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208749 | Fisherman's pliers A fisherman's pliers combines in a single tool the gripping, holding, compressing and flattening features of a needlenose or similar pliers with a hole punch and with both straight edge and half-moon metal cutters, whereby hollow and solid so-called "penc... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208750 | Method and construction for binding calendars and the like A method and construction for binding wide groups of sheets such as calendars so that they may be opened without sheet offset and completely folded back. The method comprises the steps of forming a series of elongated openings along one edge of the sheet ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208751 | Device for footwear upper assembling on respective lasts or shoe trees The device according to the invention employs a known clamping assembly to clamp the upper edge to stretch and fold up the edge against the sole. Complementary clamping clips hold the upper edge at the last or to a shoe tree hollow. Also present is a righ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208752 | Cleaning apparatus for submerged surfaces An apparatus for cleaning swimming pools in a stepwise movement over the pool walls comprises a balanced operating head having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet adapted to be swivelably connected to a longitudinally resilient and flexible suction hose. T... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208753 | Floor cleaning apparatus An improved apparatus, particularly applicable for shampooing corners of wall-to-wall carpeting comprises an elongated, hand gripped shaft in two segments structured to allow the apparatus to be pointed into the corners of such carpeting, a container secu... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208754 | Cleaning apparatus for conveyor rolls Apparatus for removing uneven and crusty deposits from, and burnishing the surfaces of, conveyor rolls employed in the manufacture of flat glass. The apparatus includes a lower main unit comprising an elongated main frame having a pair of roll supporting ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208755 | Track wiper for sliding shower door assembly A wiper for attachment to the bottom edge of a sliding door or window, particularly a shower door, so that as the door is opened and closed the track along which it runs is wiped clear of standing fluid. The wiper preferably includes a base member which i... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208756 | Chimney cleaner A chimney cleaning apparatus for the removal of soot from chimneys and flue pipes. The apparatus includes permanently installed brackets, pulleys and cords and an adjustable frame supporting a sandbag scraping means and a soot collection bag attached to s... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208757 | Chimney flue cleaning apparatus Improved chimney flue cleaning apparatus including a chimney cap operable to support a pair of horizontally disposed pulleys; a horizontally disposed drum rotatably mounted in the flue adjacent its lowermost end; a handle for rotating the drum; and an end... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208758 | Vehicle lamp wiper A vehicle headlamp wiper includes a relatively rigid support and a flexible wall joined to the support so as to define a chamber. A liquid inlet to the chamber is provided in the support. Outlets are provided through a surface of the flexible wall which i... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208759 | Windshield wiper attachment A windshield wiper attachment disclosed comprises an elongated wiper blade member and a carriage member including a pivot arm for supporting the blade member at a first end of the pivot arm. The attachment further comprises an adaptor assembly including a... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208760 | Apparatus and method for cleaning wafers Apparatus and method in which a number of thin, disc-like wafers are moved in an arcuate path while supported in a generally upright position. While so supported, the wafers are indexed between a plurality of cleaning stations which may include a scrub st... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208761 | Bottle conveying and cleaning apparatus A bottle conveying and cleaning apparatus for handling a succession of bottles at high speed. The apparatus comprises a lower portion of a vertical first rotary conveyor which receives the bottles in open-end trailing disposition, reorienting means which ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208762 | Rotating coiler cleaner Apparatus is disclosed for capturing lint, dust, fly and the like particulate matter released by the passage of sliver to the trumpet of an orbital sliver coiler utilizing an annular plenum arranged to surround the circumferential path of travel of the tr... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208763 | Pivot bearing arrangement for doors A pivot bearing arrangement comprises a door closer, a door rotatable relative to the door closer, a shaft journal rotatably supported in the door closer, a journal extension connected in the axial direction for rotation with the shaft journal, the free e... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208764 | Poultry eviscerating method A method for automatic evisceration of killed poultry, particularly broilers, whereby the animal is clamped with the belly up at its tail head to a substantially horizontal supporting plate, and eviscerated in this position. An apparatus for carrying out ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208765 | Two rail overhead conveyor device A two rail overhead conveyor device for meat processing is disclosed comprising an eviscerating platform conveyor, an entrance or feed rail, a lower rail for smaller carcasses and an upper rail for larger carcasses running parallel to each other above the... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208766 | Electric clutch feeder drive for seed cotton processing machinery Cottonseed processing machinery has an automatic variable speed feeder. Cottonseed flows through a chute into a hopper and out of the hopper onto a gratefall adjacent turning saw blades. A curved section coextensive with the gratefall overlies the gratefa... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208767 | Reclothable beater roll for open end spinning machines The invention relates to a beater roll comprising a body and a saw tooth wire helically fitted to the surface of the body wherein the helical convolutions are in spaced relation and wherein a sealant is employed to seal repetitive gaps or spaces between t... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208768 | Can coiler mechanism can changer A coiler mechanism has a carrousel type can changing apparatus employing a pivoted power operator for engaging through a spring actuated pawl the can moving mechanism which is provided with a brake so that the can changer repeats, accurately positioning s... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208769 | Breaking machine The breaking machine comprises a spiked drum mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis. A device feeds fibers to the drum. The feed device includes a horizontal roller of smaller diameter than that of the drum and is positioned laterally tangential to ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208770 | Belt clamp for a vehicle passenger restraint belt system A seat belt clamp comprises a clamp member which clamps the belt against a frame base when an abnormally high pull-out force is exerted on the belt. The clamp member is forced toward the belt by the combined effects of the wedging action of a roll around ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208771 | Lock for safety belts in motor vehicles A lock for safety belts in motor vehicles having a base body with a lock latch for insertion and locking a plug-in blade and a closing and ejection spring which acts to hold the lock latch in closed position and to eject the plug-in blade upon unlocking. ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208772 | Automatic metal working machine part counter A multiple spindle automatic screw machine is provided with an electrically insulated metal stock feed stop which is connected in an electrical circuit so as to provide an electrical signal when the grounded bar stock makes contact therewith for indicatin... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208773 | Burnishing rack A rack (12, 14) for burnishing toothed gears (16) is disclosed as having an elongated body of a multiple section construction that provides accentuated axial crowns to gear teeth burnished by the rack. Leading and trailing sections (36, 38) of the rack ea... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208774 | Process for welding flanges to a cylindrical engine casing having a plurality of spaced rails and ribs The method disclosed herein is the improved construction of an engine split case by electron beam welding the mating flanges to the split case cylinder where the outer diameter of the case includes "L" shaped rails and radial circumferential flanges.... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208775 | Method and apparatus for making threaded joints A method and apparatus are provided for making threaded joints, such as pipe joints, within a range of predetermined applied torque and turns values. A pipe or a pipe and a coupling are threaded onto the end of a pipe string. The applied torque is monitor... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208776 | Punch, die and anvil set Improvement in a punch, anvil and die set for spot clinching two or more materials together to form a spot clinch joint in which the anvil is arranged inside of the die and the punch and die move toward and away from each other and a lancing operation occ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208777 | Method for manufacturing a split engine casing from a cylinder The method of fabricating a jet engine casing into two removable halves is disclosed. The method includes turning a cylindrical blank to obtain the radial structural ribs, diametrically slotting axially the outer diameter to receive two mating flanges and... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208778 | Method for fabricating a seat belt assembly connection The specification discloses a seat belt assembly having a plastic encapsulated, molded in place steel strap and a method for fabricating by vinyl dip-molding. Fabrication of the assembly includes forming an elongated, flattened structural member having a ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208779 | Automatic transfer machine An automatic transfer machine having a plurality of machining units on a common table top with tool carriers above and a common drive below the table top connected through openings in the table top by distributor gears connecting the common drive with int... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208780 | Last-stage programming of semiconductor integrated circuits including selective removal of passivation layer A process for selectively modifying the electrical characteristics of selected MOS devices in an integrated circuit, such as in programming a read-only memory, at or near the final stage of circuit fabrication, includes the formation of a photoresist laye... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208781 | Semiconductor integrated circuit with implanted resistor element in polycrystalline silicon layer Resistor elements for MOS integrated circuits are made by an ion implant step compatible with a self-aligned N-channel silicon-gate process. The resistor elements are in a part of a polycrystalline silicon layer which is also used as a gate for an MOS tra... | 06/24/1980 |
