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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4226337 | Laminated tube for collapsible containers and method of making same A laminated tube adapted to be used as the body of a collapsible dispensing container includes an inner layer of an epoxy resin, an intermediate layer of aluminum foil and an outer layer of thermoplastic material. The tube is made by forming a foil and ep... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226338 | Live bait dispenser A perforated basket containing live bait is immersed in a tank of water. Upon selection by the consumer, the basket is lifted clear of the water and gravity causes the bait to fall into and fill a bait receiving pocket. The basket is then lowered leaving ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226339 | Invertible spray dispensing safety cap A spray dispenser cap for assisting in the actuation of spray or aerosol containers and for preventing actuation thereof during storage. The cap is invertible so that in a safety storage position, the user is unable to place his finger in a position for a... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226340 | Tissue treatment dispenser A tissue treatment dispenser for dispensing a treatment fluid from an aerosol emitting container comprising, a bottom housing for holding the container, a top housing telescopically engaged with the bottom housing and over the container, and an aerosol em... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226341 | Volume adjustment device A device which may be used with a liquid metering and dispensing spout, includes a fluid receptacle having an upstanding annular side wall extending from a bottom wall, forming a given volume. The side wall has vent projection protruding therefrom. A volu... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226342 | Dispensing valve particularly for viscous products A dispensing valve, particularly adapted for a squeeze bottle containing a viscous product, has a valve head in the form of a thin flat wafer of small diameter stationarily supported as freely as possible from obstructions, and above it an elastically def... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226343 | Valving apparatus Valving apparatus designed for use in a remote-controlled beer-dispensing system. The apparatus includes a valve having a plunger selectively movable between opened and closed conditions, and a shiftable lever for controlling the position of the plunger. ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226344 | Constant flow valve actuator A dispensing valve mechanism which includes means for automatically maintaning a constant flow of fluid through a flow channel under varying fluid source pressure utilizes a piston movable within a chamber in response to fluid pressure to regulate the ava... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226345 | Plastic garment hangers with integrally molded clasps therefor A combined garment hanger of molded plastic material composed of a pair of symmetrical lateral arms inclined downwardly from a central head portion and joined at their lower ends to a horizontal supporting bar by corners of relatively large surface area. ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226346 | Compact foldable bootjack with positive locking device A bootjack having a front part with a V-shaped opening at one end is hinge connected at its opposite end to the abutting end of a rear part. The parts are pivoted into the bottom face folded position for ease in transport and storage. A bifurcated leg is ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226347 | Tool kit and protective cushion A tool kit and protective cushion which can be connected to the saddle bar of a bicycle. The device is comprised of relatively soft material with recesses formed therein in which tools can be received. The material surrounds the saddle bar. This protects ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226348 | Automobile trunk contained grocery bag holder Relates to collapsible grocery bag holders for installation in automobile trunk compartments. Different forms of the invention are illustrated and described herein. In general, they are composed of longitudinally extending side wall members pivotally moun... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226349 | Carton grip A pair of temporary hand grips for engaging the lateral sides of a fibrous box, such as cardboard, that includes a plurality of pointed projections oriented in a forty-five degree angle from a flat planar wall that engage opposite vertical, lateral sides ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226350 | Pocket organizer A keyholder adapted for use as an addition to a garment has a body formed from a backing plate with a retainer plate attached at an acute angle to form a V-shaped trough. Key loop openings in the retainer plate have a trapezoidal slot opening at its longe... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226351 | Ski holding apparatus Ski holding apparatus is disclosed which comprises a rack for supporting a plurality of skis in a substantially common plane. The rack features pairs of holders arranged across the rack with the holders of each pair spaced apart along the rack so as to su... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226352 | Continuous-rod making machines An improvement in continuous-rod making machines comprises a rod-breaking mechanism, particularly for a composite filter rod, which has spaced grippers for gripping the rod and accelerating it in a generally lengthwise direction. In a preferred constructi... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226353 | Forms feed tractor There is disclosed herein a forms feed tractor mechanism having a belt with pins and driving elements extending therethrough. The pins are adapted to engage perforated holes along the edge of a recorded medium. Driver means are provided for rotating the b... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226354 | Portable disposable rack for an automobile An inexpensive rack which is mounted on the roof of an automobile. Other objects are then mounted on the rack for transport with the automobile. The rack is an elongate lamination including a pair of opposed soft foamed outer layers, and an inner reinforc... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226355 | Ice cream holder An ice cream holder for insertion in an ice cream cone comprising a thin-wall member of generally funnel shape and open at each of its ends. The member has a first relatively narrow lower portion which extends down into the cone and fits snugly therein an... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226356 | Container and dispenser straw A liquid container such as a metal or plastic cannister or can having a drinking straw disposed therein which straw becomes available for drinking the liquid contents of the container when the container is opened. In one form, the container top wall is pr... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226357 | Space dividers There is provided a space divider which is made from a blank by a process in which various panels and tabs are defined by score lines and lines of severing, and in which the automatic machine which makes the space divider from the blank need only fold out... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226358 | Packaging container The invention relates to a packaging container of plastics consisting of two halves, which are foldably joined. Each half comprises a cavity for receiving goods. The opening of each cavity is surrounded by a flange onto which a closing sheet is sealed. Fo... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226359 | Direct drive high speed ultracentrifuge A direct drive system for a high speed ultracentrifuge. The drive spindle assembly is removable through the rotor chamber without disturbing any vacuum seals that are present to isolate the requisite vacuum environment in the rotor chamber for high speed ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226360 | Metering system A metering device, such as a postage meter, can be updated by a code bearing means which is provided with a first discernible code and a second obscured code, for instance, magnetic code. A computer stores a third code in association with the first code, ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226361 | Positive identification system for authenticating the identity of a card user A system for providing a low cost means for deterring the fraudulent use of lost or stolen credit cards, checks, or other instruments. The system employs low cost means for encoding documents, and a device for determining whether the document user has bee... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226362 | High pressure steam trap A high pressure steam trap is provided of the type which has at least two serially-connected and operated discharge control assemblies which are switched in series in the flow direction of the condensate, each of which includes a thermal control element w... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226363 | Stove bench A stove bench comprised of a metal liner forming an interior duct which is covered with tiles or masonry to form the outer face of the stove bench, an inlet to the duct for receiving hot exhaust gases from a stove or furnace, and an outlet from the duct f... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226364 | Single conduit air conditioning system An improved air conditioning system of the type wherein a conditioned fluid is conveyed from a central plant to a remote location where the fluid exchanges heat prior to being returned to the central plant for reconditioning. The system is provided with s... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226365 | Fuel distribution valve for a gas turbine engine A valve having a translatable annular slot communicates with discretely shaped and judiciously located elongated, variable width slots for metering fuel to individual fuel nozzles in a burner of a jet engine without changing the fuel scheduling characteri... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226366 | Irrigation systems A field irrigator of the movable type, adapted to move slowly through a long irrigation zone and comprising a rotary water gun mounted on a drive chassis and receiving water through a hose from a supply source at one end of the irrigation zone. The irriga... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226367 | Squeeze bottle dispenser An apparatus for dispensing liquid including a flexible container for storing liquid, a closure connected to the container, a cap rotatably connected to the closure having an orifice therein, a film-forming post connected to the closure with an orifice th... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226368 | Multiple vortex dripper The present invention discloses a sprinkler head for use in drip irrigation systems. Irrigation fluid entering an inlet is directed through a path comprising a plurality of pressure dropping chambers before emerging through irrigation tubings connected to... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226369 | Means and method for the destruction of particles entrained in a gas stream An apparatus and method for the destruction of particles entrained in a gas stream are disclosed. Destruction in the context of the subject invention means the fragmentation and/or vaporization of particles above a certain size limit. The subject inventio... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226370 | Soil processing device and method In a device and method for particulating conglomerated materials, and especially soil samples, a revolving drum is mounted for eccentric rotation about a vertical axis. A grating or screen comprises the cylindrical wall of the open ended drum. The materia... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226371 | Inert grinding and direct firing in coal burning systems A system in which coal is ground and transported in an inert atmosphere to a place of burning which may be a rotary kiln or a furnace, and in which system the coal being ground is used as the medium to produce the drying and inerting while the transportin... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226372 | Device for the destruction of microfilm and similar data carriers A device for the destruction of microfilm and similar data carriers with microimage impressions which is designed to shred the data carriers by means of a rotating shredding cutter in the form of a plain milling cutter whose teeth move past a transversely... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226373 | Feed tube protector for a food processor A feed tube protector for a food processor having a motor, with a working bowl, a motor-driven shaft in the bowl for receiving rotatable tools, and with a removable cover positioned on the bowl during operation. Food processors normally include a feed tub... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226374 | Two level feed tube for food processor An integral two level feed tube is provided for a food processor having a working bowl for enclosing a rotary tool, and a removable cover adapted to be locked on the bowl with the two level feed tube forming a passageway through the cover into the bowl th... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226375 | Reduction mill A more efficient reduction mill is described having a rotating hammer mill portion combined with a grate assembly system employing readily reversible and replaceable grate sections, including reversible and replaceable cutter bar sections forming part of ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226376 | Ampule breaker A device for breaking various size ampules at the ampule neck, which is the most convenient break point for extracting the fluid from the ampule. The ampule breaker comprises a formed structure having a wedge surface which contacts the ampule at the neck ... | 10/07/1980 |
