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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4232763 | Full-coat disk brake A fully coated disk brake with a brake housing carrier fastened to the wheel or its hub and revolving therewith. A brake housing is seated on the carrier and opens radially towards the outside. The housing accommodates brake rings, carrying a friction coa... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232764 | Apparatus for mounting elongated rod-like member For mounting a pin on a supporting member, an axial bore is formed at one end of the pin having a stopper edge, while the supporting member has a throughhole through which the pin is inserted. A radial throughhole is formed in the pin at a position spaced... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232765 | Drum brake A drum brake includes a brake shoe having a web, a hand brake lever pivotally attached to the brake shoe by a rivet extending through the hand brake lever and the web and having a stepped rivet shaft formed of adjoining first and second rivet shaft portio... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232766 | Self-adjusting drum brake A drum brake of the inner shoe type has a self-adjusting device which comprises a push rod, one end of which cooperates with a first brake shoe, while the other end cooperates with a second brake shoe with the intermediary of an adjusting wedge, the posit... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232767 | Arrangement for adjusting the damping force of a shock absorber A hydraulic telescopic shock absorber filled with a damping medium in which a piston and a piston rod are reciprocatingly arranged. The piston head which divides the cylinder into two portions is provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending and c... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232768 | Automatic emergency brake An improved brake for winches. The brake has a main brake and an emergency brake. Both brakes are solenoid operated and brake when the power is turned off or fails. Means are provided for slightly delaying the operation of the emergency brake compared to ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232769 | Racking mechanism for bobbin machine The bobbins in a jacquard-type lace-making machine are displaceable by means of mechanisms each constituted as an output member carrying one or two bobbins, a transmission member and a continuously rotating drive member. The drive and output members are f... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232770 | Drive coupling A drive coupling between a pair of shafts transmitting torque when the driving shaft is rotated in one direction and for selectively disengaging the shafts when the driving shaft is rotated in the opposite direction. The coupling comprises a two-part clut... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232771 | Single lever remote control Disclosed herein is a throttle control for an engine including a housing supporting a control lever for rotation relative to a neutral position, a throttle lever movably mounted on the housing and adapted to actuate the engine throttle, a throttle drive m... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232772 | Electromagnetically controlled, resettable high-speed shaft disconnect The disconnect arrangement for high speed aircraft generators includes disconnectable rigid, torque transmitting spring loaded curvic gears coupled between the driving and driven shafts. A plurality of flexibly supported sear members mounted on the driven... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232773 | Safety device for mechanical eccentric cam presses A safety device for a mechanical cam press having a ram attached to a vertically extending shaft arranged for reciprocating movement and utilizing a brake and clutch for controlling the reciprocating strokes of the cam, the shaft including a stepped edge ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232774 | Set of components for producing variable load-bearing scaffolds A set of components for producing load-bearing scaffolds comprising profile bars and connecting bars each having an approximately Σ-shaped cross-section with a flat center web section. The connecting bars fit slidably in the profile bars to which they ar... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232775 | Structural and operational improvements for a two row harvester and piler In a self-propelled, hydraulic four wheel drivetwo row cane harvester having a four-row piler with a main power source driving variable volume pumps for propulsion and operation; structural and operational improvements of a shortened wheel base, outward e... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232776 | Accelerating walkway A variable speed walkway system capable of receiving passengers, accelerating them to above walking speed conveying them over a selected distance at a constant speed, and decelerating them for comfortable exiting is provided. In the preferred form, the sy... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232777 | Pan inverting apparatus and method A pan inverting apparatus comprises an input endless belt and an output endless belt, between which a revolving pan wheel is positioned. The pan wheel includes a plurality of transverse pan receivers opening radially outward to define the circumference th... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232778 | Timber-conveying method and apparatus A timber-conveying method and apparatus according to which a batch of timber is delivered by any suitable delivery structure onto a conveyer. This conveyor provides for the batch of timber delivered thereto an initial path of movement which has with respe... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232779 | Infeed assembly and a discharge assembly for a conveyor system The infeed and discharge assemblies are mechanically actuated by movement of the hook assemblies on the endless chains of the horizontal conveyor in order to sequentially direct the flexible carriers into and out of the respective vertical conveyors. Each... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232780 | Confection conveyor An improved carriage for use in a conveyor for transferring frozen confections includes a pair of scissorable tong-receiving arms. A pair of tongs are detachably mounted on the arms in a manner which facilitates rapid replacement of the tongs. Each tong i... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232781 | Method of and apparatus for operating a dosing arrangement for good and poorly flowing loose material A method of and apparatus for operating a dosing arrangement for good and poorly flowing loose material such as pulverized material, granular material, and similar material having different specific weights, flow properties, and other properties. The dosi... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232782 | Continuous conveyance system A continuous conveyance system comprising a series of ship-shaped conveyance containers whereby bulk load is conveyed, two pairs of endless chains adapted to support and carry said conveyance containers at both front and rear portions thereof, said pairs ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232783 | Step link for transportation apparatus A toothed step link for transportation apparatus, such as escalators, constructed of formed metallic shells. First and second like elements, each including at least one metallic shell, are disposed in spaced relation. A third element, including at least o... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232784 | Stand for instruments for medical use A stand for instruments of metal for use in the field of medicine, particularly odontology, comprising a body composed of a large number of sheets of a liquid impregnatable paper material. The sheets are arranged vertically close together so that the inst... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232785 | Razor storage A razor storage arrangement includes a container with a protective cover over a dispensing opening at the upper end of the container. A razor is releasably retained on the container with the head of the razor in a recess in the cover and a razor handle ex... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232786 | Case for a tape A case for a tape includes a base sheet, a cover fixed onto the base sheet and enclosing a roll of tape therein, and a guide extending from the cover and having an open end for dispensing the tape therethrough. The guide has a bent portion between the cov... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232787 | Food packaging A multiple compartment food package of a heat sealed thermal plastic material is provided with opening means associated with each compartment to enable individual units of food to be removed without affecting the airtight seal of the remaining food compar... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232788 | Auto-expansible cushioning bag An auto-expansible cushioning bag constituted by a completely closed envelope of flexible, impervious and transparent material, and by at least two hermetically closed sachets, likewise of flexible, transparent and impervious material, which are integrate... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232789 | Food serving tray for use in a food preparation unit The invention relates to a food serving tray for use with apparatus for preparing wholesome meals for patients in hospitals, rest home residents, airline passengers, prisoners and the like. The tray has a plurality of dish size openings extending through ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232790 | Storage and display device for record albums and tapes A device to support and display phonograph albums and tapes having a central, substantially stationary, mounting post arranged to have mounted thereon a plurality of cylindrical, tubular housings adapted to removably receive one or more radially extending... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232791 | Waterfall carpet display A carpet display assembly including a number of carpet sample clamps for receiving an edge of carpet samples, and a pair of supports disposed at an angle of greater than 90° with respect to each other. The support members mount the clamps so that carpet ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232792 | Crane A remotely controlled rotatable crane for loading logs on a live deck. The crane includes a carriage having a horizontal bed rotatable on a circular track about a verticle axis, the bed carrying a truss assembly extending upwardly and radially outwardly f... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232793 | Car coupling arrangement for railway passenger cars A coupler arrangement for rapid transit passenger cars includes a self-centering coupler shank having limited horizontal and vertical swinging movement about a spherical bearing structure. The arrangement includes first and second shock absorbing mechanis... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232794 | Automatic car coupler A car coupler includes first and second complementary coupling members which are respectively attached to cars by means of drop pins about which the coupling members can rotate horizontally. The first coupling member (female) includes an elongated couplin... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232795 | Non-refillable bottle closure A bottle closure device comprising a valve body provided with a seat co-operating with an inverted mushroom headed valve shutter. An externally threaded cap support is rigidly secured to the valve body to receive an internally threaded cap provided with a... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232796 | Thermal release plug for a fabricated pressure vessel A thermal release plug for a pressure vessel having a plug well formed in the wall of the vessel. The well contains a circular metal plug member and a low temperature fusible sealant. The well is generally frusto-conical in shape with standoff means to co... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232797 | Reclosable container A container having an articulated closure for an opening in the lid in which one end of the closure is mounted on the lid adjacent the inner end of the opening, a closure element is hinged to the mounted end and overlies the opening to seal the contents a... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232798 | Automatic vending machine for delivering containers having edible product therein An automatic vending machine for delivering soft ice cream or the like to ice cream cones or other containers. A pivotally mounted arm receives a cone and then moves to a product-dispensing station. The product is dispensed into the cone until a weight-re... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232799 | Low profile display A vending device comprising a box-like housing subdivided in its interior by partitions which form an array of storage bins. A cover, releasably secured to the device, is formed with flexible, resilient projections, each projection partially covering a bi... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232800 | Apparatus for dispensing rolled newspapers and the like Apparatus for individually dispensing cylindrical articles, such as rolled newspapers and the like, comprising vertically inclined, juxtaposed racks for storing articles which travel therealong by the force of gravity, and an adjustable width chute adjace... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232801 | Portion control dressing and food dispenser A dressing and food dispenser which is adjustable for quantity of portion dispensed, useable with hot or cold thermos dressing and food containers which may be equipped with agitators; utilizing dual rack gears to first apportion then dispense.... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232802 | Apparatus for pulsewise dispensation of very small amounts of liquid, particularly H2 O2 In an apparatus for the pulsewise dispensing of very small amounts of liquid controlled with a measuring instrument comprising an ejecting device for the pulsewise ejection of a desired amount of liquid, a pump is provided for supplying liquid to the vess... | 11/11/1980 |
