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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4280274 | Tube extracting apparatus Apparatus for extracting tubes from the tube sheets of a heat exchanger is provided which is particularly suitable for the removal of tubes of small internal diameter and which includes a tube pulling dart having a tapered threaded end for engagement with... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280275 | Apparatus for laminated core manufacture A dynamoelectric machine core, method of forming the same, and apparatus for forming the same. The core includes a stacked laminated yoke assembly having an annular array of radially inwardly opening recesses, a stacked laminated tooth assembly having an ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280276 | Reciprocating cutter A reciprocating cutter incorporating at least one saw blade and being optionally provided with a cooperating guard. The guard provides a protective cover for the blade or blades of the cutter and, through a spring-loaded biasing thereof, cooperates with t... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280277 | Inscription instrument The disclosure concerns a stencil sensing inscription instrument. The instrument includes a writing arm having a writing implementation at one end and a tracing pin at the other end for insertion in a guide groove. A separate sensing arm is rotatable to a... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280278 | Apparatus for indicating inside dimensions PCT No. PCT/SE78/00075 Sec. 371 Date July 10, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date July 10, 1979 PCT Filed Nov. 13, 1978 PCT Pub. No. WO79/00291 PCT Pub. Date May 31, 1979 An apparatus for indicating inside dimensions comprises a base plate and a supporting plate spaced... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280279 | Alignment tool A tool for selectively aligning the conductors of a first multiconductor flat cable with selected conductors of a second multiconductor flat cable comprising a base plate having handle means to position the tool with respect to said cables, a first stop m... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280280 | Radius plate structure A radius plate structure for use in aligning a vehicle wheel resting thereon has a bottom plate member and an upper plate member positioned in overlying relation to the bottom plate member and connected thereto. A bearing cage is situated between the bott... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280281 | Remotely adjustable sighting device for tractors A sighting device for attachment to the hood of the tractor is remotely adjustable by a driver seated in a driver's seat of the tractor to enable him to visually align the tractor with a swath or furrow previously cut in a field by a towed farm implement ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280282 | Template for stairway construction and the like A template for measuring and scribing tread and riser lines for the construction of a stairway, or similar purposes, which comprises: a plate member defining first and second straight edges which, in turn, define a square corner. First and second movable ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280283 | Method and device for the operation of a hot gas generator within a dryer A dryer system, such as is used in a pulverizing mill assembly, includes a hot gas generator which supplies drying gas to the starting point for a gas circulation system. The drying gas passes through the circulation system commingling with particles to b... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280284 | Closed conditioning system for peeler logs Closed water and steam conditioning system for peeler logs in which steam from the boiler house is supplied to an evaporator and clean condensate returned to the boiler. Steam from the evaporator is directed to conditioning tunnels for the peeler logs. Di... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280285 | Simulator complex data transmission system having self-testing capabilities In complex systems which involve a large amount of interacting electronic equipment and interconnecting cabling, the maintenance and testing required to isolate defective components or components having degraded performance become an almost continuous tas... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280286 | Ski boot A ski boot comprises a plastics material shell, wherewith are associated a raised upper and a raised vamp, this latter being effective to cover the skier's leg front along the tibia and engage laterally the skier's leg, the raised upper and vamp being bot... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280287 | Pocket for an athletic shoe A pocket for an athletic shoe utilizing a flat sheet of material which is fastened to the outer side of the same, rearward of the normal walking crease of the upper. The pocket also contains a closure flap connected to the flat sheet and a closure device ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280288 | Modular draging unit for collecting solid bodies on an underwater bed A modular draging unit for collecting solid bodies such as polymetallic nodules on an underwater bed such as a sea floor comprises a plurality of collecting structures and a storage structure which are intended to be applied against the sea floor, means f... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280289 | Underwater trenching machine for burying pipeline and the like An underwater trenching machine comprising a carriage and a pair each of fore and aft pivotal frames, each of which carries a drive roller means for intimately contacting the pipeline, said front and rear frames being adapted to mutually exclusively pivot... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280290 | Garment pressing machine The invention refers to a garment and like pressing machine comprising a stationary buck mounted on a frame and a complementary head moveably supported relative to the buck. The head is after the pressing operation initially elevated upwardly from the buc... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280291 | Two-sided portable scoreboard A two-sided portable scoreboard for simultaneously displaying a set of two-digit scores both frontally and rearwardly upon a single setting thereof. A pair of disks is sandwiched between a front and rear plate for each set of scores to be displayed. The d... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280292 | Torso-and display-supportable puppet A manipulatable toy puppet is supportable on a human torso and also on a display support in a manner which resembles the torso-supported puppet. The puppet's arms are detachably secured around the manipulator's neck by Velcro-type fasteners, and the puppe... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280293 | Stationary display member for a rotating hub cap A stationary display member which is mounted on the rotating hub cap of a wheel of a vehicle, such as an automobile, or other rotating member, is provided, which comprises a disc-like member coaxially mounted on the hub cap to be freely rotatable about th... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280294 | Universal sign A sign for universal mounting includes a display sheet and a frame surrounding said sheet, said frame being formed of a pair of U-shaped tubular members joined at the sides in butted relationship to provide joints at opposite sides of the sign. The sheet ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280295 | Jig-o-matic An apparatus for providing movement to a fishing line comprising a plate attached to a shaft for rotational movement. An arm pivotally attached to the plate for pivotal movement about the axis of the shaft. Pin apparatus on the plate for restricting the p... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280296 | Tandem fishhook A tandem fishhook comprising a forward hook and a rearward hook, the hooks each having two opposite sides connected by a curved portion, one of the sides having a barbed end, the other of the sides of each of the hooks defining an elongated shank extendin... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280297 | Doll with water activated shower cap A doll having a hollow body and a head is provided with a cap supported for movement on top of the head. A liquid reservoir is provided within the hollow body having a flexible wall to provide for pumping action and a conduit extends between the reservoir... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280298 | Toy model flying machine A model airplane comprising an elongated body rectangular in cross-section having a propeller coupled to one end which is rotatable by an elastic band. Two thin elongated fins are adapted to be removably attached to the body at positions such that they fo... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280299 | Whistle A whistle including a mouthpiece adapted to be fit on a body. The body has three cavities different in depth. A protuberance provided in the chamber at the bottom of the mouthpiece is adapted to cover one of the cavities. Different pitches of the sound ca... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280300 | Toy vehicle A toy vehicle includes a body mounted on a plurality of ground engaging wheels to allow travel across a suitable surface. A speed indicating device is defined on the body and connected to the wheels as is a distance traveled indicating device. A sound pro... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280301 | Material handling system and method A material handling system is provided having particular application in grey iron foundries. In general, the system provides a continuous flow of work from the time castings are removed from their molds until the castings are ready for shipping. In partic... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280302 | Grinding method and apparatus A grinding method characterized in that a rotatably arranged grinding tank and downward projecting spindles rotatable in any direction on a stationary or rotatable main shaft stand positioned above the grinding tank and fitted to a fitting column body are... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280303 | Plastic pellet cleaning apparatus and method for optical lense molding A plastic pellet cleaning apparatus and method for producing plastic pellets for optical lense molding is provided. The plastic is melted and molded utilizing an injection molding process to produce optical lenses which will be used for a variety of appli... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280304 | Deburring method for workpieces A deburring method for finishing workpieces by machines using rotary tools and a gyro-finishing machine successively includes conveying the workpieces by an intermittently-driven charging conveyor with a given pitch, transferring the workpieces from the c... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280305 | Roof flashings for use with solar collector A roof flashing structure for use in sealing the tubes and wires leading to and from a solar collector where said tubes and wires pass through the roof has a generally flat plate with an upstanding housing integrally formed with the plate, both of a rigid... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280306 | Convertible enclosure for buildings and areas A convertible tennis-court enclosure, comprising a plurality of parallel supporting beams and two closure elements between two of the supporting beams to be extended simultaneously along the supporting beams, each element including a series of purlins arr... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280307 | Pre-engineered construction system utilizing prefabricated members An improved construction system disclosed herein comprises a plurality of pre-engineered panalized or sectionalized building elements and units designed and prefabricated to include all of the basic services such as wiring, plumbing, ductwork, and the lik... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280308 | Lintel A lintel for supporting arches over doors, windows and other openings in a wall. The lintel is made of relatively thin sheet metal and has at least one load-carrying shank (5;12,13;19,20), so that the lintel in spite of its thin construction can carry gre... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280309 | Window frame assembly A window frame assembly for use in a window opening which extends from one side of a body such as a door, a wall or the like to the other side thereof comprising a preassembled first frame which includes a header member, side rail members and a sill membe... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280310 | Hinged reinforcement assembly and method The specification discloses a welded wire reinforcement for box culverts which four welded wire panels are hingedly joined by helical hinges so that the assembly can be shipped flat, erected on the job and held in erected position by crimping the helical ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280311 | Method and apparatus for fastening a sheet of material to a support A method of fastening a sheet of material to a support by first positioning the sheet material adjacent the support, cutting an elongated slot in the sheet material while embedding a portion of the sheet material in the support, securing a fastener to the... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280312 | Apparatus for installing strips of material to support elements of a building An insulation installing implement is manually operable by means of an elongated handle, and is positionable between wall studs or ceiling joists to hold, feed and anchor opposite selvage edges of an insulation blanket against a pair of spaced apart studs... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280313 | Packaging apparatus In plastic pouch forming, improved vacuum boxes that are movable toward and away from one another are provided. Each vacuum box comprises a series of superimposed, paired, mutually spaced vacuum ports in fluid communication with one another, the outer pai... | 07/28/1981 |
