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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4279398 | Versatile helmsman chair for a yacht A versatile helmsman chair is installed on a yacht in a cabin which serves both as a pilot house and a lounge. This helmsman chair is adjustably supported to be used at normal seating height above the lounge deck and to be rotated in any direction when a ... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279399 | Concrete beam molding apparatus A cast concrete form work apparatus for constructing bridge beams in which form work partitions 5, 6 and 10, 11 having work surfaces 6, 12 are tangentially adjoined by a tube member 1 and adjustable apparatus is provided to hold in a fixed angular relatio... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279400 | Hot top for ingot mold A hot top for the casting of ingots, especially large size rectangular steel ingots having a thickness of at least 28 inches and a width greater than the thickness but no greater than 36 inches. The hot top has an octagonal refractory lined cavity with th... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279401 | Apparatus and method for making cast ophthalmic lenses Cast multifocal lenses are produced from ledged casting pieces molded from a master die having a molding surface made up of juxtapositioned die components each precision surfaced to a curvature and finish corresponding to a multifocal surface desired to b... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279402 | Explosion barring shutoff device A shutoff device comprises a housing having a closable flow passage which is closed by a closing plate member which moves into a recess defined in said housing forming a receiving seat. The closing plate member is closed by the movement of a fluid pressur... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279403 | Non-reversible valve assembly A pipe-coupling assembly includes a radially-extending ring-shaped member rrying a flow-controlling valve plate. Ring-supporting members press flushly against both sides to operatively mount the ring member and its valve plate in the conduit. Non-reversib... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279404 | Guide arrangement for expanding gate valves The gate assembly (24) of an expanding gate valve has projecting pins (74, 76, 78) which engage guide surfaces (54, 66) of guide rails (52, 64) in order to maintain the gate assembly in a collapsed condition between its open and closed positions. At the f... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279405 | Device for making emergency exits in a crushed transport means A device comprises a gas cutter in the form of an annular combustion chamber (10) provided with injectors and manifolds for delivery of oxidant and fuel into the combustion chamber (10) and an annular nozzle (9) adapted to cut an escape hatch out of the i... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279406 | Plant for generating an atmosphere for the heat treatment of metals This invention relates to the generation of an atmosphere for the heat treatment of metals, incorporating an alcohol of the methanol type that decomposes by cracking. A generating plant comprises a nitrogen circuit connected to a pressure source, an alcoh... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279407 | Metallurgical furnace in particular an electric arc furnace An electric metallurgical furnace in which at least one row of the bricks that adjoin the annular flange the outer edge is displaced outwardly with respect to that of the bricks and the rows adjoining the annular flange are pressed by the flange on to the... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279408 | Apparatus for changing tuyeres on a blast furnace Apparatus for changing tuyere and tuyere stock assemblies of a blast furnace in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes support rail means extending around the furnace and fixed a selected distance above the level of the tuyeres of the furnac... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279409 | Process of making signatures from preprinted webs for the manufacture of magazines or the like Signatures for the manufacture of magazines, and the like, are made from preprinted webs of widths smaller than are used conventionally, with no reduction in the size of the pages of the magazine comprising the signature. The reduction in web width is acc... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279410 | Folder for a web-fed rotary printing press A method and apparatus for folding sheet stacks in a web-fed rotary printing press is disclosed. The sheet stacks are severed from groups of paper ribbons and are conveyed by suitable conveying cylinders to spaced folding tables. Each folding table is pro... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279411 | Method of lapping webs A method of lapping webs wherein two series of web sections are advanced, reversely folding a portion of each section about a transverse line adjacent the section leading edge to lap a portion of the preceding section adjacent the trailing edge, and retar... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279412 | Apparatus for engaging and moving individual flat structures, especially paper sheets or printed products An apparatus for destacking a stack of flexible flat structures, especially paper sheets or printed products, comprising a suction head which can be moved, by means of a drive device, along a closed path of travel. This suction head is periodically connec... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279413 | Drive mechanisms for passbooks A flexible drive mechanism for positioning bank passbooks and similar objects is disclosed for use in conjunction with identification and entry posting apparatus. The functioning of the drive mechanism is made flexible by the use of eight rollers, four of... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279414 | Playing court A uniquely constructed playing court having a generally rectangular configuration comprising front, rear and side walls and/or ceiling wherein the front and side walls are a composite of integrated prefabricated panels, the inner facing surfaces of said p... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279415 | Exercising device An exercising device having at least one platform member and at least two pedals pivotably mounted to one end of each platform member and spaced at the other end from the platform member by springs. For best results, the space between the inclined pedals ... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279416 | Juggling club A juggling club is provided which is composed of a sturdy hollow one-piece molded plastic body formed with a bulged end for receiving a tapered resilient knob, and also formed with a notched end for receiving a resilient tip. The body is formed of, for ex... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279417 | Obstacle game machine An obstacle game machine wherein a movable sheet having a running area and obstacle area is moved in a given direction, and a simulated objects to be driven is moved relative to said sheet through manipulation by the player so that said object passes the ... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279418 | Rackets for tennis and other games A racket for tennis and other similar games, comprising a sensibly oval or pear-shaped stringing surface and an auxiliary element for maintaining the strings in a median plane at determined places, in which at least some strings are wound simultaneously a... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279419 | Table top golfing figure with spring driving rotatable upper torso A golfing figure is shaped to resemble the stance of a human golfer when addressing a golf ball and is designed to duplicate an ideal golf swing. The golfing figure includes an upper body member which is joined with a lower body member to rotate about an ... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279420 | Portable golf practice platform A golf practice platform comprised of a deck marked off in a stance area surfaced with a non-skid coating, and with marginal areas surfaced with replaceable artificial turf simulating turf of fairway depth and of rough depth, there being a series of space... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279421 | Electronic gameboard An electronic game incorporates logic circuitry which generates and controls the movement of electronic representations of the gameboard playing pieces. A plurality of electronic displays are arranged to represent the playing surface of the gameboard, eac... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279422 | Board game involving multiple variables and performance determination A game simulates attending college. Apparatus of the game includes a game board upon which two separate paths of play are defined. One path of play is a college path which represents various academic and financial occurrences which befall the student-play... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279423 | Phonograph decoupling apparatus A record playing apparatus has a plurality of small area contact mounting devices distributed around confronting surfaces of a lower and upper turntable platter, the lower turntable platter being motor driven. The small contact area mounting devices compr... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279424 | Sealing arrangement for a joint between two stator parts of a turbomachine The sealing arrangement for sealing the gap between two relatively movable stator parts includes a split ring which is adapted to twist and expand within a V-shaped notch formed by the two parts. The ring is held in place by a coil spring and the split in... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279425 | Dual seal gasket A dual seal gasket specifically configured to seal the joint between adjacent concrete pipes comprising an annular substantially resilient member including a first retainer element engaging disposed on the outer surface of one of the adjacent concrete pip... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279426 | Seal for space between window openings of a vehicle cab and a camper carried thereby The space between and surrounding aligned window openings of a vehicle cab and a camper carried thereby is sealed by an endless flexible member of sheet material of a length to surround the aligned window openings and of a width greater than the space the... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279427 | Ski edging device for a ski supported vehicle or the like A ski edging device for a snowmobile includes an articulable joint connected between the snowmobile body and the skis to permit rotation of the skis relative to the body about a steering axis and to permit rotation of the skis relative to the body about a... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279428 | Vibration absorbing device for motor vehicle In a motor vehicle wherein a front body and a rear body are placed on a frame structure independently of each other; a relay rod of a steering link, which is connected at the opposite ends thereof by way of knuckles to two wheels, is positioned at the fro... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279429 | Vehicle with adjustable steering axis angle control A vehicle powered to move about on a front drive wheel and rearward supports, preferably a pair of wheels. The rear wheels are mounted to the frame by a steering control mechanism that facilitates pivotal steering movement of the rear wheels about two axe... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279430 | Fifth-wheel suspension system A vibration isolation fifth wheel suspension system comprises a fifth wheel support plate mounted between the spaced parallel frame members of a truck tractor on a pivotal axis located near the forward end of the tractor. The plate is located to rest on t... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279431 | Coupling hook In a coupling hook for the lower links of a three-point linkage for connecting an agricultural implement to a tractor, side walls define the lateral confines of a pocket. The side walls are shaped to form a jaw into which a coupling element is seated. A l... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279432 | Ski brake A ski brake consisting of spring wire having attached thereto brake arms which are movable between a position spaced above the upper surface of a ski in a retracted position thereof and a position spaced alongside the lateral edges of the ski and projecti... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279433 | Emergency locator beacon for skis A beacon device locates ski equipment such as skis and ski poles which has been separated from a skier. The device includes a signaling device such as a strobe light mounted in or to the equipment which is activated by a trigger mechanism operative to sen... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279434 | Ski brake A ski brake has a pair of ski elements flanking the ski and each formed by a pair of wires which in the braking position with the ski element projecting down below the bottom of the ski extend at an angle to each other, and which in the rest position exte... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279435 | Gas riser apparatus A gas riser apparatus for conducting gas from a souce of supply to a delivery point such as a meter or the like. The gas riser apparatus is defined by a plastic pipe and a metal pipe which are interconnected within the body of the apparatus by means of a ... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279436 | Door lock guard protector A door lock guard attachment for use with a door frame and a door provided with a lock having a movable bolt. The lock guard attachment comprises a one piece, elongate L-shaped member having a mounting flange for attachment to either the door or the door ... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279437 | Refuse collecting tool The tool for collecting refuse comprises an orifice structure having a collector span as a part thereof, plus an elongated handle member extending outwardly from the orifice structure opposite the collector span. The collector span consists essentially of... | 07/21/1981 |
