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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4226377 | Glass breaking machine A glass breaking machine having a hammer mill removably mounted within the machine. The hammer mill includes multiple series of hammers each following an orbital pattern offset from the remaining hammers. A hammer mill housing opening enables hammer mill ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226378 | Method and apparatus for winding hollow filaments There is disclosed herein an apparatus and method for preparing a continuous, hollow, and semipermeable filament for use in a dialyzer which includes a plurality of substantially-equal-length open-ended fibers. The apparatus includes a body having a supply spo... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226379 | Loom storage feeder improvement The disclosure relates to a system and method for correlating strand withdrawal speed from a strand supply package and utility means such as a shuttleless loom thereby reducing the possibility of supply package sloughs and strand breakage caused by condit... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226380 | Fabric unrolling device A device for unrolling a roll of fabric or the like supported on a roll core comprising a pair of endcaps secured under tension to opposite ends of the roll core and handle means attached to the end caps in such a manner as to allow the roll core to rotat... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226381 | Tape reel A tape reel comprising a lower reel member consisting of a disc-like portion and a hub which are designed as an integral part, protrusions having claw-like heads formed on the end surface of said hub and a disc-like upper reel member, whereby said upper a... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226382 | Catching and holding the terminal end of a tape in a tape reel A slot for receiving the terminal end of tape is formed in the circumference of the hub of a tape reel. The slot is defined by a stationary side wall and a cantilevered side wall. There is a vacant space behind the cantilevered wall, and by pushing and dr... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226383 | Support device and flange attachment means for cable drums A device for rotatably supporting a drum or reel of the type on which cable is wound. The vertical flanges of respective angle members are spaced apart to receive therebetween the circular end flange of the cable drum. The drum flange is supported on roll... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226384 | Fishing reels with a level-wind mechanism The disclosure relates to a fishing reel of the type which has a rotary line spool and a level-wind mechanism with a rotary involute screw and a line-laying device, driven by the involute screw for reciprocating movement therealong, and which has a drive ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226385 | Retractor for safety belts A retractor for safety belts having a winding shaft acted upon by a retracting spring, and journaled in a housing so as to be non-displaceable axially, a detent disk provided with detent elements distributed over its periphery and fixed to the winding sha... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226386 | Tape recording/reproducing transport system, particularly for longitudinal video tape recording To reduce the engagement force in a tape transport mechanism between the drive roller and the pay-out storage winding, the pay-out storage winding and the take-up storage winding are connected by a friction arrangement and by a spring, the spring providin... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226387 | Multiplying fishing reel with level-wind carriage The invention relates to multiplier fishing reels of the type having a line spool which is rotatable by means of a hand crank and a gear transmission for winding the fishing line onto the line spool and for driving a level-wind mechanism for uniformly lay... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226388 | Toy parachute releasable from a kite string A toy parachute for being attached to and traveling up a kite string with the wind and for being released from the string for free flight to the ground. The toy includes a weight, a parachute having shroud lines attached to the weight, a carrier mechanism... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226389 | Golf bag support stand A support stand for supporting a golf bag or the like. The stand comprises a clamp member attachable to the upper edge of the bag, and a pair of legs mounted on the clamp member for pivoting between retracted positions, wherein the legs are disposed adjac... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226390 | Mounting device A device for mounting an accessory on a generally vertical column. The column preferably forms part of a support for an anaesthetic or like machine. The mounting device comprises a ring clamp adapted to engage the column at a chosen location (which may be... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226391 | Chair support A chair support bracket formed from a dished plate having an opening therethrough in the center of the dished portion formed by a sleeve that is ring welded to the plate. The opening through the sleeve has a locking taper with the large diameter of the ta... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226392 | Three dimensional fine focus detector mount A three axis fine focus mounting for supporting an optical component which must be positioned at a precise focal point. The mounting is adjustable along three orthogonal axes, each controlled by an adjustment screw having dual threads of unequal pitch. Pr... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226393 | Snap-in locking device for electrical wiring device boxes An anchoring or locking device to enable snap-in installation of boxes for electrical wiring devices in which the snap-in locking device is separate from the box and may be used universally with all types of boxes. The locking device includes a mounting b... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226394 | Adjustable mounting arrangement for hooks and the like An arrangement for enabling hooks to be secured to a slotted bar, for holding and displaying kitchen tools and accessories or other items. The slotted bar is hollow, and is selectively engaged by a hook-supporting member having a sector-shaped shank porti... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226395 | Outer corner edge holder A holder is disclosed for supporting a rod on the corner of a structure comprising a rod support section and a securing section attached to the outer edge of the corner.... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226396 | Universal shade bracket A universal shade bracket which is (i) capable of receiving and supporting either the round pin end or the flattened pin end of a window shade assembly, and equally (ii) capable of supporting the window shade assembly from any one of the three conventiona... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226397 | Package supporting assembly means A tension wrap packaging machine has a supporting frame and a driving assembly mounted in the supporting frame, a main drive shaft is mounted in the supporting frame and at one end has a combined supporting member and safety closure disc fixedly connected... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226398 | Furniture swivel A furniture swivel unit includes a base plate, a swivel plate positioned over the base plate, and a one-piece bearing located between the two plates. The base plate has an upwardly turned flange at its periphery, and the bearing, which may be molded from ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226399 | Gun barrel lock A locking mechanism for effectuating the locking of individual gun barrels to a wall or gun case which includes at least one rotatable jaw which is in opposition to an opposite jaw. The opposite jaw may be either rotatable or fixed. The configuration of t... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226400 | Guide means for honing and like machines Improved guide means for supporting a rotatable member or mandrel during reciprocating motion thereof including a machine feed portion having a pair of guide rails spaced apart on a fixed support structure, a plurality of longitudinally spaced support mem... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226401 | Hydraulic floor jack An hydraulic floor jack of the type which rolls on the floor to engage under a vehicle to lift it. This jack is characterized by an articulated frame to operatively and selectively use less floor space, flexible tire wheels to allow the load on the jack t... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226402 | Post puller An improved post puller includes a U-shaped grapple and a pivot mount providing both a generally vertical pivot position for connection of the grapple to a draw bar and a base for mounting an operating handle thereto. One alternate embodiment provides adj... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226403 | Overload protection device in air-operated lifting devices An overload protection device for preventing excess of allowed workload in air-operated lifting devices. A braking device is associated with a drum around which a wire is wound. Upon actuation of a control valve which controls the supply of air to a drive... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226404 | Universal long stroke pump system The long-stroke pumping apparatus has a frame, a drum, and a pair of sheaves mounted on the frame. A traction cable is carried by the drum. A cable connector is connected to one end of the traction cable which is guided over one sheave into an oil well. A... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226405 | Mechanical safety device for a winch The invention relates to a safety device for winch-type apparatus for moving loads. Two longitudinal elements containing a winch between them are connected by a first transverse element on which two telescopic sleeves are pivotably mounted. A calibrated s... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226406 | Apparatus for the complex continuous processing of polymetallic raw materials An apparatus for processing complex metallic materials, such as, copper-zinc or copper-lead-zinc concentrates and also slag-containing zinc and lead, by melting these materials in an atmosphere of gas containing free oxygen, and reducing the resulting mel... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226407 | Metallurgical lance deskuller An apparatus for removing the skull from a metallurgical lance having positioning means mounted on a supporting member, a main arm pivotally fixed to the positioning means, two jaw arms pivotally attached to the main arm, activating means for providing mo... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226408 | Hydraulic shock absorber for vehicles A hydraulic shock absorber including inner and outer tubes telescopically fitted together and an orifice variable in response to relative movement of the inner and outer tubes. A large diameter tubular holder is disposed coaxially around an upper portion ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226409 | Multiple clamp and indexable anvil therefor A clamping device for simultaneously holding a plurality of workpieces is provided and includes a pair of movable jaws which hold the workpieces against an integral fixed jaw having bearing faces directed toward each movable jaw. The device is lightweight... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226410 | Stacking system for fanfold paper and the like Fanfold paper emerges from an outfeed slot in a printer along a paper guide extender and falls by gravity into a paper basket to resume its original fanfold configuration. The paper slides between the extender and an upper paper forming guide which is sli... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226411 | Playground apparatus Playground apparatus of the teeter-totter or seesaw type for a plurality of riders which is characterized by completely individual movement of each rider wherein the movement of any one rider does not affect the movement of any other riders, as follows. A... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226412 | Hand exerciser A long slotted sleeve holds the two U-shaped members together and serves dual function of a guide and stop. Tension springs extend between the two cross portions of the U-shaped members to provide resistance.... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226413 | Wheel mounted walker with foot pedal brake A walker having a readily adjustable and disassemblable frame is equipped with two wheels in the rear and a centered lead wheel. The lead wheel, which is castored for increased directional stability, is equipped with a brake operated by a foot pedal. When... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226414 | Weight exercise device A weight exercise device for a person exercising the arms when in a standing, croutched, or sitting position comprising upright legs with weights pivotally attached to one end of the legs and on one side of the legs, a pivotal fulcrum-lever assembly attac... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226415 | Universal exercise apparatus for performing hamstring flex and other exercises The exercise apparatus includes a table having a longitudinal dimension; a set of rails disposed longitudinally on opposite sides of the table; a set of posts on opposite sides of the table adjustably supported on the rails for longitudinal movement along... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226416 | Basketball practice assembly A basketball practice assembly that may be removably secured to a back board supported hoop in a desired position to assist a player in improving his ability to make successful free throws or side shots. The practice assembly is of such design that two of... | 10/07/1980 |
