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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4494245 | Techniques for repelling predatory animals by the use of aposematic patterns and coloration A method for repelling predatory animals by the use of aposematic patterns and colorations is disclosed. A man (10) if isolated, alone, or injured in marine or ocean waters (24) is substantially at the mercy of numerous predatory organisms that live and t... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494246 | Protective clothing This invention relates to garments for protecting the wearer from cold during aquatic sports such as windsurfing. For various reasons neither the conventional wet suit nor any conventional dry suit may be described totally satisfactory for windsurfing. It... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494247 | Knee/elbow guard treated to increase durability and a process for producing same A portion of the exterior surface material of a knee-elbow protective guard is covered with a treatment mix comprising 4 parts of a polytetrafluorethylene/resin dispersion, one part of an acrylic polymer resin and 5% of a solution of ammonium sulfate. The... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494248 | Fabu patient gown A garment made from garment portions detachably attached together and inserts selectively added thereto for enlarging the garment as needed.... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494249 | Glove A glove comprising a palm portion having side portions (4, 5) projecting upwardly along the outer sides of the glove. To permit a curving of the palm portion in the area of the knuckle joints, the upwardly projecting side portions (4, 5) are in said knuck... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494250 | Modified angle, bias crotch, front pocket pants An improvement in human outergarments, specifically pants, adapted to relieve the tension in the rear central vertical seams thereof by the incorporation of a pair of modified bias front seams such that the tension is relieved along the natural lines of t... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494251 | Eye protector An eye protector (e.g. for squash players) comprises a screen slitted in the eye region of the wearer and with at least one thickened region adjacent to the slit(s) to reinforce the screen and prevent a resilient object (e.g. a squash ball) intruding thro... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494252 | Laryngeal prosthesis An external, self-contained laryngeal prosthesis is adapted for use by a tracheostomized patient having a surgically-formed "pseudoglottis" separating the trachea and the hypopharynx. The prosthesis includes a housing and a fitting for attaching the housi... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494253 | Cardiovascular valve prosthesis A cardiovascular valvular prosthesis and a method for its manufacture are disclosed. The prosthesis consists of a support having a perimetral groove thereon and an occluding disc which is assembled on the support. The occluding disc is freely rotatable. A... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494254 | Intraocular lens An intraocular lens is provided with a specially configured loop which firmly holds the lens element in its desired optical position in the posterior chamber of the eye after extracapsular cataract extraction. The specially configured loop is specially de... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494255 | Ventilated toilet device This invention includes in combination, a flush-type toilet and an odor-removing device comprising a toilet stool having front and rear portions with the front portion being the bowl and the rear portion including a water passage in communication with the... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494256 | Motorized pool cover A pool cover sheet has beaded edges guided in side edge guides along the pool. The cover sheet is wound onto and pulled from a spool mounted on a motor driven shaft. The cover sheet is pulled by the spool by cords traveling along the side edge guides with... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494257 | Flow control device A control device for regulating the skimming flow of surface water from a swimming pool to a perimeter gutter includes a housing disposed in a gutter wall, at the normal level of water in the pool, which defines a flow passage from the pool to a lower gut... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494258 | Sofa bed mechanism A sofa bed mechanism comprising a foldable bed frame having side and end rails and a back support slat extending between the side rails across the width of the bed frame at a position corresponding to the upper back area of a user in a sleeping position. ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494259 | Adjustable bed An adjustable bed having mattress supporting portions for supporting a mattress for an occupant and in a variety of positions, a base frame for supporting the mattress supporting portions, and position controlling mechanism operatively interconnecting the... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494260 | Body support A body support applicable to a hospital bed, seat or the like includes a substantially horizontal frame on which a series of carriers are mounted for oscillation about parallel axes transverse of the frame, substantially rectangular-section support blocks... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494261 | Head and neck cushion A composite head and neck cushion is provided for use by a person in a supine position. The cushion includes a first, resilient member having an upper surface which conforms to and supports the physiologic curvature of the cervical vertebrae. A second mem... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494262 | Waterbed mattress cover A mattress cover for use on, and in combination with, a waterbed, including a rectangular fabric panel dimensioned to be longer and wider than the sleeping surface of the waterbed, and having a notch removed from at least two of the corners of the panel a... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494263 | Pollen trap for beehives with bee flight control A pollen trap for use on honeybee colonies employing a pollen collecting drawer and having an entranceway into the trap positioned either above or below the pollen collecting drawer and employing a pivotally movable barrier in the entranceway for selectiv... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494264 | Element permitting to wash different textile articles in the same bath _and washing method using said element The invention relates to an element permitting to simultaneously wash in the same bath two types of textile articles, the articles of the first type being dyed with dyes liable to run in the washing bath and to settle on the articles of the second type. T... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494265 | Method operating a tunnel-type batch washing machine A tunnel-type batch washing machine has an outer tunnel-forming housing tube centered on a horizontal axis and provided internally with a helical wash screw rotatable in the tube about the axis and having a plurality of flights defining axially spaced com... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494266 | Molded shoe A shoe upper is directly joined to a shoe sole and contoured to a last by stitching a socklining to an upper and providing a mold engaging lip between the lower periphery of the upper and the stitched seam. The stitched socklining and upper are then mount... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494267 | Brush cleaner and artist's kit Fluid is inertially removed from the bristles of brush by causing the bristles of a moving brush to be intercepted in the path of their motion in a manner so as to abruptly affect the speed of movement of the bristles and so inertially disperse fluid ther... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494268 | Paint brushes A paint brush comprises a handle (1) and a bristle portion (2) detachably secured to the handle (1). The bristle portion consists of bristles (5) fixedly mounted in a retaining member (4) which is received in a hollow portion (11) of the handle. A pair of... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494269 | Hairbrush device A hairbrush device composed of upper wall, lower wall and movable flat board, and by the back and forth movement of the movable flat board, the brush tips can be raised up or pushed down. A stopper member is provided so as to fix the brush tips vertically... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494270 | Vacuum cleaner wand An improved wand for connecting a vacuum cleaner and power nozzle is disclosed. The wand includes a sheath, an upper wand assembly received in the sheath and detachably connected to the vacuum cleaner hose handle, and a lower wand assembly received in the... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494271 | Caster having a three piece encapsulating bearing assembly A caster which includes a neck at its top portion and a support at its lower portion to which a wheel is rotatably connected. About the neck are a ball bearing retaining plate and a top plate above and releasably secured to the ball bearing retaining plat... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494272 | Reversible caster device having brake mechanism A caster device wherein a wheel frame mounted on a mounting base mounted on the lower surface of a traveling body in such a manner that the wheel frame may be rotated horizontally with respect to the mounting base comprises a swivel frame and a pivotal fr... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494273 | Swing control hinge The swing control hinge disclosed is intended to control the rotational speed of a door that is tending to accelerate toward the strike as a result of spring loaded hinges. The hinge is intended to prevent slamming of the door while allowing enough speed ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494274 | Cookware with covers having metal handles A cooking and frying utensil includes a utensil structure and a utensil cover. A cover holder is adapted to be attached to the utensil cover and a ring element is joined to the cover holder while a handle holder is adapted to be attached to the utensil st... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494275 | Swinging door hinge assembly having a rolling member A swinging door hinge assembly comprises a primary hinge and a secondary hinge. By way of an axle rotating on a staircase-shaped axle seat in the primary hinge, the door can be opened in either direction, slowly closed, or opened at a wide angle for a lon... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494276 | Feeding machine and receiving device for apportioned sausage chains A feeding machine 1 has a sausage conveying device 5 with a feeding arm 6 which moves in a conically circular manner around a smoking rod 7. Endless conveyer belts 8, 9, 19 are arranged in the device 5 between which the sausage chains 3 are transported fr... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494277 | Crab holder for processing machine A two-part crab holder is provided with specifically contoured surfaces for supporting a crab through various processing means.... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494278 | Apparatus for the production of a fibrous web An apparatus for the production of a fibrous web comprising a fiber distributor with a housing having an inlet for dry defibrated fibrous material and a perforated bottom wall, and at least two closely spaced rows of stirrers, each comprising impellers wh... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494279 | Jewelry chain clasp assembly A clasp assembly for jewelry chain and the like includes an elongated bar member attached at one end thereof to the chain, a resiliently depressible raised tongue element integrally struck in the bar member, and a fastener element which is also attached t... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494280 | Method and machine tool for a circular machining of eccentric shaft portions When it is desired to machine crankpins of crankshafts to a circular cross section with a surrounding cutting tool, which is rotated or oscillated, the tool is longitudinally positioned relative to the crankpin and machines the same while engaging the cra... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494281 | Crankshaft milling machine The present crankshaft milling machine comprises at least one milling slide in which the drive spindle is rotatably supported. A milling tool with axially spaced disk cutters is also rotatably supported in the milling slide and operatively connectable, fo... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494282 | Jig table apparatus for a machine tool A jig table apparatus for a machine tool is provided. The apparatus comprises first and second jig tables for holding workpieces thereon. A base for positioning adjacent a machine tool and elevating table are provided at a work station for supporting and ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494283 | Device for filling spacing mounting frames with hygroscopic material A device for filling spacing mounting frames of insulating glass with hygroscopic material. Spacing mounting frames have corners that are formed integrally by bending from a single hollow profiled bar. A mounting support (8,18) is provided for the spacing... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4494284 | Roll A multi-part roll includes a hollow cylindrical axially extending roll body with a pair of ends spaced apart in the axial direction. A journal is connected to each of the ends of the roll body in a form-locking manner. The axes of the journals are in long... | 01/22/1985 |
