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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4280637 | Constant feed device Apparatus for the parenteral fluid administration to a patient including a pressure applying piston to apply pressure to a flexible bag containing the parenteral fluid. The piston has an indicator to indicate its movement and stop devices are provided whi... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280638 | Fluid dispensing apparatus An apparatus for dispensing a fluid comprising (a) a container having a globe portion, a neck portion the top part of which is externally threaded, and lug means on the neck portion below said threaded neck portion and above the globe portion, (b) a rack ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280639 | Dispenser for granular or powdered product with crenellated dispensing blade A dispenser is provided which is adapted to be used in connection with a hopper for distribution of a granular and/or powdered product, said dispenser having a rotary star-shaped distributor on which is mounted a plurality of crenellated radial blades whi... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280640 | Integral double-wall container An integral double-wall container, made of a synthetic plastic, for handling bulk materials such as liquids and powder, and adapted to be lifted and moved by means of a forklift truck. An integral one-piece double-wall hopper bin for dispensing liquid and... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280641 | Cloth snag repair tool A cloth snag repair tool is described for removing snags from one side of a cloth. The tool includes a shaft having a length between 60 mm and 90 mm and a maximum diameter between 0.635 mm and 1.65 mm. The shaft has a cloth penetration surface section beg... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280642 | Apparatus for making a bow The present invention relates to a decorative product comprising in a single unit a bow and an elastomeric fastener attached to the bow by connective means and to an apparatus for its production.... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280643 | Camping clean-up equipment center Portable camping clean-up equipment center is provided that can be shoulder carried, hung by a tree branch, or placed on a table or in a car comprising a central container which can be filled with water to which are disposably attached a cup holder, a pap... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280644 | Protective gun sling The invention relates generally to carrying slings adapted for temporary attachment to, for example, rifles and shotguns. More particularly, the sling, according to the present invention, consists in a single, intergrally molded element of flexible, resil... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280645 | Harness for lifting heavy objects A harness for lifting heavy and bulky objects is the subject of this invention. The device provides for better lifting ability through superior load distribution and also provides for greater protection for the hands and arms of the person doing the lifti... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280646 | Tape transport capstan A capstan for use on a tape transport, including a hub, a tubular outer rim supported co-axially about the hub, and a body portion of foam plastic between the hub and rim.... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280647 | Slit valve ventilator and method of attaching same An air supply means includes a frame providing a valve seat and defining a valve opening. A valve body is adjustably connected to the frame. A plurality of V-shaped fasteners are used to secure the frame in an air duct. Each fastener has a pair of angular... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280648 | Molded paper pulp container A molded paper pulp container comprising a pocketed section mutually hinged to a flat bottom cover section, both said sections comprising tapered walls bordering on said hinge, the external surfaces of said tapered walls bordering on said hinge comprising... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280649 | Air freshener carton A carton for selectively diffusing an air freshener material to the atmosphere includes a first imperforate outer sleeve open at opposite longitudinal ends slidably receiving a second inner sleeve therethrough housing a cake of air freshener. The second s... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280650 | Partition structure A partition structure for forming compartments for separation and support of individual articles is formed from a blank to provide a pair of laterally spaced vertical partition elements foldably connected to vertical panels foldable against the ends there... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280651 | Air freshener carton A carton for diffusing an air freshener to the atmosphere including an outer imperforate sleeve slidably receiving in nesting relation an inner sleeve housing a cake of air freshener and having a plurality of openings selectively exposed by moving the out... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280652 | Cover for containers A cover for containers made of stiffened deformable material, for example from cardboard, has an annular rim and a plate having a depending flange. The rim has an upper portion, an intermediate portion and a lower portion. The depending flange is position... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280653 | Composite container including a peelable membrane closure member, and method A composite container including a peelable patch top closure assembly, and a method for forming the same, are disclosed, including a tubular composite body member reversely outwardly curled at one end, a generally disk-shaped membrane patch top member ext... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280654 | Thermostat construction with an annular sealing member A thermostat construction having an annular flange secured between an engine block and a water outlet housing with the flange having an annular sealing member that is provided with a generally U-shaped cross-sectional configuration disposed about the peri... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280655 | Automotive thermostatic valve An automotive thermostatic valve which comprises a stationary portion and a movable portion. The stationary portion comprises a rigid frame member which includes a central portion and an outer annular portion. The outer annular portion is joined to the ce... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280656 | Chimney heat economizer A lightweight, modular chimney heat economizer adapted to replace a portion of the chimney for a combustion heat source in a building. The economizer includes a plurality of flue tubes having their ends welded to a pair of spaced apart tube sheets. Connec... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280657 | Concrete railroad track A concrete rail bed is provided with a pair of longitudinally extending laterally spaced rail-supporting pedestals with a connector between them, and each having a rail-receiving slot. The bed may be either precast or cast in place and may be reinforced a... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280658 | Liquid filter and mass transfer means An inexpensive, liquid-supplying and liquid-cleaning apparatus capable of functioning through capillary action. Such apparatus finds use in humidification systems, or life-support systems of varying types. It is characterized by the use of a microporous m... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280659 | Fuel injector This disclosure relates to a unit-type fuel injector for an internal combustion engine such as a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine. The injector includes an injector body forming a plunger bore, and a plunger that reciprocates in the bore. A... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280660 | Vectorable nozzle A nonaxisymmetric, variable area, exhaust nozzle is provided with thrust vectoring capabilities in one plane. The nozzle incorporates an upper, thrust vectoring flap to control direction of thrust over various flight conditions, and a lower, area control ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280661 | Intermittent injection type fuel injection valve An intermittent injection type fuel injection valve including a nozzle body comprising a hollow cylindrical member and having a valve seat and an injection port, valve comprising a movable member having a valve seat interposed into the nozzle body and int... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280662 | Erosion resistant jet pump and method of making same This invention provides an improved jet pump having a Venturi chamber defined by a coating of a ceramic or alloy material that is highly resistant to both stress and erosion. The coating is applied by the chemical vapor technique upon a heated substrate o... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280663 | Scattering apparatus A vehicle-mounted spreading apparatus includes a container for the material to be spread, at least one spreading disc rotatable about a vertical axis and a dosing device for conveying material from the container to the spreading disc as the vehicle moves ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280664 | Solids reducing and mixing device Fluid material having solids entrained therein is injected under high pressure through a nozzle disposed tangentially of a cylindrical housing. Groups of impactors are spaced circumferentially about the housing interior and include multiple rows with adja... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280665 | Solids eliminator Liquid fertilizer is produced by mixing dry fertilizer components with water. The combination is introduced into a first cyclone separator which removes the larger chunks of material from the mixture and discharges them into a crusher containing a revolvi... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280666 | Hand held granulator A hand held granulator for peppercorns, salt, nuts, spices, foliage greens and the like with storage of unground and ground material. A first cylindrical container portion with removable cap stores unground material and a second cylindrical container port... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280667 | Winding method and apparatus and product therefrom A cylindrical-bodied yarn package wound on a bobbin in layers of helical coils which appear in a repeating program having stable curved reversals separated circumferentially by a finite distance, substantially all the crossings occurring in the curved rev... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280668 | Thread-storage and delivery device for textile machines A thread-storage and delivery device having a rotation shaft and a drum coaxial with and rotatably supported thereon. A feed mechanism rotates with the shaft for tangentially winding a thread onto the periphery of the drum. An advancing member is positive... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280669 | Automatic web rewinder for tensioned web In web rewinding apparatus for producing hard-wound individual rolls, a knife for cutting through the web is carried for substantially radial extension and retraction by a cutoff roll which cooperates with a bed roll around which the web has substantial w... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280670 | Winding core for magnetic tape adapted for stacking A winding core for magnetic tape is adapted for stacking between like winding cores. The core has a substantially annular body with top and bottom substantially annular body surfaces, an outer circumferential body surface to wind the tape about, a discont... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280671 | Gripper mechanism for tension reel mandrel and the like A reel with an expandable mandrel support device for coiling material such as flat rolled steel strip or strips, the reel mandrel having a gripper mechanism for effectively securing each leading end to the reel mandrel which mechanism has numerous cam act... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280672 | Compact fire hose washer and winder A fire hose washer and winder having two reels on opposite sides of a frame. On one side, a hose path is defined along hose guides from one end of the machine to a reel and on the other side of the machine a similar hose path over hose guides is establish... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280673 | Glider A glider formed from a multi-sided tube open at its ends is disclosed. The body and lifting surfaces of the glider comprise a multi-sided tube including a top wall of planar configuration; a pair of opposed upper side walls of planar configuration integra... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280674 | Balloon with deflation port A balloon or airship having a hull of flexible material is provided with a deflation opening in the hull and a rigid frame permanently fastened to the edge of the opening. A ring of flexible sheet material has its peripheral edge removably clamped to the ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280675 | Controllable kite A kite that is controllable from the ground by a control cord connected to the kite. The cord is connected to a control on the kite for moving a bridle loop which repositions the location of the connection of the cord to the bridle loop with relation to t... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280676 | Device for holding flexible bags A device for holding a flexible, nonselfsupporting bag in an opened position for allowing the bag to be filled with leaves, grass or the like. The device includes a body member having a cavity therethrough substantially in the shape of a truncated right c... | 07/28/1981 |
