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A ballistic resistant body covering for protecting the torso, groin and neck area from ballistic missiles.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4327847 | Sliding gate nozzles There is disclosed an interchangeable refractory wearing part having a flow aperture for molten metal for a metallurgical vessel or a bottom gate therefor, such as a bottom brick, a nozzle brick, a collector nozzle, a fixed plate, a sliding plate or an im... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327848 | Swing down spare wheel tire carrier A spare wheel carrier for vehicles has a channel type support member arranged to be mounted on a vehicle bumper. A channel type tire carrier member is pivotally mounted at its lower end on the support member, with the pivotal axis being offset from the lo... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327849 | Auxiliary gasoline can holder for jeep vehicles Apparatus for use on the rear end of a vehicle for supporting two auxiliary gas cans, including a cross-arm affixed to the spare tire holder, a pair of short support arms each being affixed at the inner end to the opposed ends of the horizontal cross arm,... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327850 | Game sling apparatus Apparatus intended for hunters and trappers for moving animals. The apparatus includes a shoulder sling having first and second ends and a secondary strap dimensioned and configured for extending around the chest and back of the user and having first and ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327851 | Back-carrying harness assemblies A back-carrying harness assembly, e.g. for supporting a gas cylinder for breathing apparatus on the back of the user, comprises a carrier for the cylinder or other load which is hinged in the region of the user's shoulder blades to a back plate. The back ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327852 | Backpack harness A lightweight, flexible backpacking harness includes a pair of elongated shoulder straps crossed and permanently joined intermediate their ends and having their end portions adapted to be releasably and adjustably joined to one another. In use, the crosse... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327853 | Foldable pack belt A foldable pack belt for carrying at least one article. The pack belt is formed by folding longitudinally-extending edges of a planar member about an article or articles placed on an inner surface of a carrying portion of the planar member. A first set of... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327854 | Apparatus for guiding web-like material An apparatus for guiding web-like materials is provided with a hollow suction box having a surface for making a contact with a continuously running web-like material. A plurality of bores are formed in the surface of the suction box within a region corres... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327855 | Tow deflector device for puddling jet Device for connection to the outlet end of a gas jet tow puddler for puddling filamentary tow into a container, the device having a downwardly sloped gas-impervious plate positioned downstream from the gaseous jet outlet and against which filamentary tow ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327856 | Paper transfer system in a printer A small printer is provided which comprises a housing, a rolled printing paper mounted in the housing, a platen along which a paper runs, a motor, and a carriage having a printing head for mosaic printing on a paper on the platen. The carriage travels alo... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327857 | Low inertial capstan dampener An improved capstan for a tape drive of the type for attachment to the shaft of a drive motor, the capstan being formed of a body having low mass and providing a cylindrical tape engaging surface and means for axially securing the body to a motor shaft. T... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327858 | Non jamming head and magazine for fastener driving tool A non jamming head for power operated fastener driving tools having a driveway extended through a nose with a driving plane offset from a magazine supply of fasteners individually delivered through the driveway by a driver blade, and characterized by a ba... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327859 | Method of coating dual-worm extruder bores A method of providing a wear-resistant layer on the inner bore faces of the housing of a dual-worm extruder having two longitudinally communicating parallel bores for accommodating extruder worms therein. According to the method, a relatively soft sheet m... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327860 | Method of making slack free wire interconnections Electrodes and lead-out terminals of semiconductor devices employ fine wire interconnections which require forming into a predetermined configuration. The method of the present invention provides several novel steps in a sequence of steps which causes the... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327861 | Fluid container An all plastic carton housing a fluid is provided with integral, kidney-shaped depressions in adjacent side walls of the carton to serve as handle members to aid in pouring the fluid contents from the carton. The carton also includes an integral pouring s... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327862 | Worm centrifuge A worm centrifuge system is disclosed wherein a rotatably supported centrifuge drum is provided together with a conveyor worm rotatably supported within the drum. A drive motor is provided for the drum and a separate drive motor is provided for the worm. ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327863 | Bimetallic controlled steam trap A steam trap includes a housing having an inner chamber, a feed opening and a discharge opening disposed adjacent to one another and communicating with the inner chamber, and a control unit disposed in the chamber including at least one bimetallic plate, ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327864 | Multiple function pneumatic thermostat A thermostat for a pneumatic control system controls output pressures to a plurality of elements to be controlled. The thermostat can control output pressure directly or inversely and linearly or nonlinearly with respect to temperature. Additionally, the ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327865 | Assembly for securing a rail to a supporting tie An assembly is provided for securing a rail to a supporting tie and includes upper and lower plate members engaging corresponding tie surfaces. The upper plate member is interposed the base of the rail and the tie upper surface. A portion of the upper pla... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327866 | Differential pumping system A pumping system for use in a self-service car wash for supplying liquid at a high or low-pressure having a pump in communication with a liquid applicator and in communication with a first liquid supply. A second liquid supply is in communication with an ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327867 | Sink rinsing device A sink rinsing device including an accelerating nozzle attached by a flexible stem to a fitting which fits onto a sink faucet above the aerator thereof. When not in use, the stem and nozzle lie flat against the underside of the faucet, out of the path of ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327868 | Swing disc nozzle structure for ramjet engine A ramjet, swing disc, variable nozzle structure with corrosive resistant, coated graphite inserts positioned within oppositely disposed recesses in the swing disc structure.... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327869 | Fluid deflecting assembly A fluid deflecting assembly is constituted by first and the second walls, the former having a curved portion to cause the adherence of the outlet flow and the latter having a substantially straight portion to cause the adherence of the outlet flow and hav... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327870 | Apparatus for continuously grinding wood under pressure and continuously discharging groundwood Apparatus for continuously processing wood comprises a pressurized grinding chamber, a grinding stone which is mounted for rotation in the grinding chamber, a device for feeding wood into the grinding chamber to form a primary groundwood stock therein, an... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327871 | Method for regulating a pellet mill The present invention relates to a method for regulation of the temperature of a raw material, particularly ground fodder, which is supplied to a pellet mill by regulating the ratio between the quantity of steam supplied to the raw material and the quanti... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327872 | Yarn end retainer A yarn end retainer is disclosed for use in conjunction with a wound yarn package. The yarn end retainer comprises a bail, pivot means and means for urging the bail to pivot about the pivot means in a first direction. The bail comprises at least one leg t... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327873 | Apparatus for regulating the speed of a member delivering or winding a yarn The yarn is formed into a loop and a loop sensor monitors the variations in length in the loop of yarn. The variations in the size of the loop result from a difference in the speed between the speed of the yarn and the speed of the draw-off or delivery me... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327874 | Spring loaded core adaptor A spring loaded core adaptor is disclosed, including a hub of circular cross section for releasable engagement with the internal surface of one end of a hollow tubular core. The engagement permits rotation of the core in a preferred direction about its lo... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327875 | Pressure sensitive notepaper dispenser A dispenser for notepaper having a pressure sensitive coating which dispenser has an endless belt to transport notepaper through dispenser and a guide roller to direct notepaper about one end of the belt.... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327876 | Continuous center-winding apparatus and method Apparatus and method for continuously center-winding a web into a plurality of rolls utilize a pair of cutting blades which cooperate to sever the web after it has been wound into a roll. One of the cutting blades assumes a cutting position at the incepti... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327877 | Winding device A continuous winding device for webs of paper, such as toilet paper, comprises a first drum which is drivable at a peripheral speed equal to the speed at which the material to be wound is fed during the winding phase, and a second drum spaced from the fir... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327878 | Variable speed photographic paper feed system A paper feed system for a photographic printer which includes a motor driven takeup spool which pulls paper from a supply reel across a paper deck to the takeup spool. An encoder is turned by the paper, and provides encoder pulses which indicate increment... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327879 | Magnetic tape reel An improved magnetic tape reel for computers is taught which comprises a central part carrying a driving hub having a first set of spokes extending radially outward from the outer surface of the hub and a support ring concentric with the hub and having a ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327880 | Releasable spool for fishing reels A spool of a spinning reel is retained on its shaft by latch means released by an axially shiftable push button. The reel shaft has an annular latch groove near its forward end and a spool supporting hub. The spool is suitably recessed to receive and reta... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327881 | Belt-braking device for safety belt systems Belt-braking system for safety belts having the known automatic roll-up device with a locking device followed by a belt brake. The belt-brake has a rotatably supported brake roller which is partly wrapped around by the belt. Friction or positive locking m... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327882 | Seat belt retractor with manual lock up A dual spool retractor in which a manual lock up feature is provided in addition to an emergency locking device. A manually engageable member moves a pawl into lock position with the ratchet wheels of the spools. Such member is automatically disengaged up... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327883 | Lock releasing device of a retractor provided with an emergency locking mechanism In a retractor provided with an emergency locking mechanism comprising webbing take-up means having a main gear and an auxiliary gear, inertia sensing means, and locking means having an auxiliary locking member and a main locking member, a lock releasing ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327884 | Advanced air-to-surface weapon An unconventional advanced air-to-surface weapon of monowing configuration, and having a symmetrical, high lift fuselage of lenticular (i.e., biconvex or oblate) cross section, with a width-to-thickness fineness of approximately 2.5. The longitudinal prof... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327885 | Thrust augmented rocket Invention is an aerial vehicle that uses a centrally located aft burning id-propellant motor to supply a fuel-rich exhaust to four cylindrical engines which are mounted in equally spaced relation about the exterior of the vehicle body. The fuel-rich exha... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327886 | Integral rocket ramjet missile A two-stage aerial vehicle which is launched and accelerated by an integral olid booster. After booster burnout and jettison of the booster nozzle, the booster chamber becomes the combustion chamber for a liquid fueled ramjet. The vehicle is designed for u... | 05/04/1982 |
