Did You Know...
...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4422183 | Protective body shield A protective body shield including a honeycomb core arranged with the axis of each cell perpendicular to the body of the wearer and a layer of resilient foam covering at least that side of the shield in contact with the body to produce a shield that is ri... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422184 | Insect protective garment An insect proof coverall garment is disclosed. The garment of the present invention is made from a lightweight insect excluding material covering the user's body and limbs with a releasable fastener extending from the user's hips to the neck to aid in put... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422185 | Welding helmet A welding helmet comprising a face protective hood, a head-band, the hood pivoting on the head-band upwardly and downwardly, and a stop assembly for stopping the hood from pivoting downwardly beyond a position in which its viewing opening is in a position... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422186 | Hospital garment A hospital garment comprises finished slits with fasteners which extend the entire length from the collar down the entire length of the sleeve to the wrist portion of the gown. This structure allows the placement and removal of intravenous apparatus as we... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422187 | Shank for a joint endoprosthesis The prosthesis shank has a blade in which three predetermined points are designated. The points are formed as the centers of three bores which are formed in the shank in a triangular array. One bore is located on the longitudinal median axis while the oth... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422188 | Micturition adaptor for conversion of a male bed urinal to female use A female micturition adaptor fabricated from a soft flexible material having a substantially tubular configuration with a first end adapted to connect to an orifice neck of a male urinal and a second slightly enlarged end with an oblique orifice with tipp... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422189 | Toilet seat sanitary fixture A bidet of small size, that can be mounted on a toilet bowl of any conventional structure without preliminary adjustment. This bidet whose function is to spray one or two water streams of adjustable temperature toward the anus or the genital parts of the ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422190 | Safety toilet seat A safety toilet seat comprising a cassette jacket type seat, a water transporting system and a controlled heating system whereby the cassette jacket-type seat is made as a jacket, the interior of which is filled with water which is kept warm by the contro... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422191 | Hydrotherapy jet for tubs, spas or pools A hydrotherapy jet is described in which a nozzle is mounted for universal swiveling motion. Water and air enter through concentric pipes to provide an outer annular water vortex, an inner water vortex and an intermediate air lamina. The water vortices st... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422192 | Spa or hot tub cover An insulative hot tub or spa cover appearing in two symmetrical halves biased toward each other on a medial edge each half comprising an inner foam core capped on a peripheral edge by a C-shaped channel and covered on an upper and lower surface by a softe... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422193 | Partitioning device and method for pools A partitioning device is provided for swimming pools to efficiently treat the water in swimming pools and to conveniently store the water therein during periods of nonuse. The device comprises a water tight bag constructed from a flexible fabric material ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422194 | Fluid filled body supporting device A body supporting device comprises a first plastic section having oppositely disposed inner and outer surfaces. The outer surface is disposed above the inner surface and permanently defines a plurality of closely spaced regions of like size and contour wh... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422195 | Fitted bed sheet and method of manufacture A fitted bed sheet is adapted for use with a relatively thin mattress having cutaway corners. The fitted sheet is formed from a blank of sheet material to have corner pockets that easily fit over the mattress corners. In particular embodiments the sheet i... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422196 | Method of forming a torque nut A prevailing type torque nut, and method and apparatus for manufacturing such a nut. The nut is formed with two locally deformed locking portions which are formed in such a way that the remainder of the threads extending between the locking portions is su... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422197 | Workpiece transporting mechanism A mechanism for so transporting an insole (118) rearwardly between a pair of molds (122,124) that regardless of the length of the insole the ball portion of the insole is in registry with the ball portions of the molds. This is accomplished by a mechanism... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422198 | Machines for bending footwear counters A machine for making very long counters shaped in a single pass, comprising a first double shaper/punch station for performing hot reactivation of the counter and a second shaper/punch station for effecting bending and stabilization of the back elements o... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422199 | Dockboard seal A flexible seal for use in adjustable dockboard unit for sealing the unit against the flow of air therethrough into and/or out of the building in which the dockboard is being used.... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422200 | Textile spindle cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for textile machine spinning roller spindles removes deposits of old glue and debris from the outer ends of the spindles once the old cots have been removed and prior to glueing new cots in place for reuse of the spinning rollers. The... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422201 | Lint remover A lint remover assembly comprising a unitary integrally formed adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging hollow support cylinder having an open outer end and provided with an elongate integral handle portion extending axially outwardly from one end thereof. An a... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422202 | Invertible floor broom An invertible floor broom presenting a cylindrical head of bristles of two different groups having different flexibilities and having a visual markings for distinguishing the two groups. Four quadrants of bristles can be presented to the floor being swept... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422203 | Plastic mop holder A holder for a string-type or similar mop head. The holder is preferably made entirely of plastic and comprises a yoke, a mop head support member connecting the free ends of the arms of the yoke, and a mop head clamping assembly reciprocally mounted insid... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422204 | Apparatus for cleaning a dipstick Disclosed is an apparatus for selectively cleaning a crankcase dipstick as it is withdrawn from the crankcase. The apparatus includes a pair of wiper lips, a spring biasing the wiper lips apart, a pair of handles for manually manipulating the wiper lips t... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422205 | Bathing appliance An elongated flexible strip is provided having at least one side thereof defining a rough scrubbing surface and the aformentioned one side includes a transversely extending convexly rounded hump centrally intermediate the opposite ends of the one side. Th... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422206 | Ice scraper A tool for scraping ice or frost from the windows of automotive vehicles has a concavo-convex plastic body provided with a pair of aligned slots separating the edge of the body into two arcuate scraping edges and a handle connected to the body between the... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422207 | Plastic wiper blade A windshield wiper blade is disclosed and, in particular, a plastic wiper blade having a main bridge and two secondary yokes pivotally linked to the end portions of the main bridge. Each of the secondary yokes are provided with an aperture wherein extends... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422208 | Wire rope cleaning tool A wire rope cleaning tool adapted to be used against a bumper or stop which comprises a U-shaped guide for the rope to be cleaned. The tool includes a plurality of pie-shaped segments bolted between two washer-shaped apertured plates with one scraping bit... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422209 | Manifold tool guide A tool guide that makes possible the insertion of cleaning and/or inspection tools into a manifold pipe that will dislocate and extract the accumulated sediment in such manifold pipes. The tool guide basically comprises a right angled tube (or other angle... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422210 | Installation for internal cleaning of tubes With the object of reducing handling time in connection with the internal cleaning of recently drawn metal tubes and with the further object to reduce consumption of cleaning agents and obtaining a well cleaned internal surface a number of tubes (14) is g... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422211 | Vacuum cleaner attachment for rotary lawnmowers An attachment is disclosed for converting a rotary type lawnmower to a vacuum cleaner for picking up debris, such as grass cuttings, from sidewalks, driveways, and the like. The attachment includes a baffle member for positioning across the opening in the... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422212 | Non-readily detachable luggage support unit A detachable luggage-supporting, ground-engaging convertible accessory unit comprises a base member and at least one slide member which is guided for sliding movement on the base member. The base member is secured to a piece of luggage. A caster roller de... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422213 | Door closer shaft An axially extending closer shaft for a door closer is made up of an axially extending first section mounted in a door closer housing and an axially extending second section aligned with and connected to the first section and located outside of the housin... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422214 | Over-center hinge Over-center hinge for a cabinet door, having a supporting-wall-related part which can be fastened to the supporting wall of a cabinet, and a door-related part joined pivotingly to the supporting-wall-related part by a linkage mechanism and constructed as ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422215 | Sheathed hollow stick of shirred casing This relates to the packaging of a casing stick within a sheathing in a manner wherein the casing stick may be readily handled in the required manner without undue damage to that end which is to be telescoped over the filling horn, while at the same time ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422216 | Device for separating meat from bones A device for separating meat from bones includes a flexible cutting strand driven continuously or in a reciprocating manner by a drive. The cutting strand is unsupported over a portion of its length so that it can engage the surface of a bone in this area... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422217 | Packaging fastener A fastener for bundling wires or packaging other articles in which the ends of a smooth flexible plastic strap are inserted into parallel passageways through a plastic body and retained by locking ears extending into the passageways. An anchor member, for... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422218 | Lever-type load binder A lever-type load binder is disclosed in which the necessary force to draw the ends of the binder together is provided by a pivoting lever element. The binder employs a handle for tensioning and releasing the binder. The handle and lever element are const... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422219 | Buckle The invention is directed to a buckle and the method of making the same. The buckle is formed from a rectangular bent wire element having positioned perpendicular therefrom at the midregion thereof a second element forming the strap post and strap keeper.... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422220 | Automatic lock slider for slide fasteners An automatically locking slider for slide fasteners has a locking member including a piece of resilient strip which is bent into a generally "3" or "E" shape having a U-shaped base extending around a transverse spindle of a pull tab, a locking prong exten... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422221 | Separable sliding clasp fastener A separable slide fastener comprises a pair of warp-knit stringer tapes each having a pair of webs which are interconnected by connector threads extending across the tape to provide a series of spaced openings receptive of stitching threads for attaching ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422222 | Fastening structure A fastener for detachably fastening first and second workpieces together is disclosed. The first workpiece has a through aperture of predetermined shape. The second workpiece has a through aperture of predetermined shape which includes a first small diame... | 12/27/1983 |
