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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4502153 | Apparel liner A piece of turnout apparel includes an outer shell of fabric material and a thermal liner which is attached to the outer shell and lines the interior of the shell. The liner includes a first vapor barrier layer of substantially moisture impermeable materi... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502154 | Outerwear and bag in one An outerwear and bag in one for wearing when going out for sports and hiking, is disclosed, which has a pocket section tied to the inner side of the back of the outerwear. When the outerwear and bag in one is taken off, the outerwear can be accommodated i... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502155 | Outerwear and bag in one There is disclosed an outerwear which is worn for sports, hiking or the like, having on its back portion a pocket capable of receiving therein the whole outerwear. That is, in the outerwear and bag in one according to the present invention, the bag portio... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502156 | Apparatus for absorbing moisture An improved nonwoven polypropylene fabric, having the fibers on one side fused and the fibers on the opposite side unfused, which fabric when wetted exhibits a wet feeling on the fused side and a substantially dry feeling on the unfused side. Also disclos... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502157 | Protective enclosures having self-contained air supply A protective enclosure fabricated from a clear, flexible, plastic material that, in the event of an emergency, is easily positionable over at least the head of a wearer to protect the wearer from the adverse effects of a contaminated environment, such as ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502158 | Slip down-free socks with a garter Slip down-free socks with an elastic garter which is joined partly by stitching to the front upper part of a rib top in such a manner that, when the socks is put on, it suspends the socks. Instead of the elastic garter, slip down-free socks can have a gar... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502159 | Tubular prostheses prepared from pericardial tissue Novel tubular prostheses, e.g. vascular or ureteral prostheses, prepared by sewing the opposed edges of a sheet of pericardial tissue together with a thread to form a longitudinal seam are disclosed. By disposing the thread in a suitable configuration alo... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502160 | Adjustable length prosthetic joint implant There is disclosed a surgically implantable prosthetic joint implant adapted for length adjustment after initial surgery to compensate, for example, for growth of a juvenile patient. A stem for bone implantation has a flange for overlying the bone end and... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502161 | Prosthetic meniscus for the repair of joints A prosthetic meniscus replaces the natural meniscus and is located between the natural articular surfaces of the bones of a joint. The prosthetic meniscus includes a body portion formed of a resilient material and further defines an extra-articular extens... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502162 | Haptic for intraocular lens An intraocular lens four point contact haptics with an asymmetrical cross section. The ends of each of the haptics are contiguously juxtaposed and inserted in a common bore in the periphery of the optic. The legs of each of the haptics spiral outwardly in... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502163 | Haptic for intraocular lens An intraocular lens for placement in the anterior or posterior chamber of the eye after extracapsular surgery has one or more haptics having an asymmetrical cross section. The haptic is formed in a continuous loop. Preferably both ends of the haptic are j... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502164 | Device for destroying bacterial flora A device for destroying bacteria which accumulates in drainage pipes and the like. Previously, no device has been provided which will destroy bacteria which accumulates in drainage pipes. This invention provides a housing (5,58) provided in the S-bend of a ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502165 | Washer and nut combination for locking plumbing fixtures to a sink deck or the like A nut and washer unit for attachment of a plumbing faucet or fixture permits rapid and easy mounting at a supporting structure. The nut is placed on the shank before the faucet or fixture is dropped through the mounting hole. A C-shaped washer is position... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502166 | Two piece closet ring This invention is an improved sealing means for use in conjunction with water closet rings wherein a lower section includes an inwardly beveled shoulder which fits a similar configured neoprene type gasket. When a specially designed top section telescopic... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502167 | Apparatus for securing a toilet bowl lid closed A lock for a toilet lid comprises a bracket securable to a toilet bowl, and a post mounted to the bracket so as to be swingable to a retracted position away from the bowl against a first spring bias. A locking arm is mounted to the post and is movable rel... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502168 | Hydrotherapy jet for tubs, spas or pools A hydrotherapy jet is described in which a nozzle is mounted for universal swiveling motion so that it can be positioned to direct a stream of water and air in any selected direction. Water and air enter through pipes positioned at right angles to one ano... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502169 | Apparatus for turning a person confined to bed An adjustable frame 6 to 20 applied to a bed, supports selectively rotatable rolls 21, 22 at the level of the bed mattress 2 in parallel and close relation thereto. Said rolls are connected to an electric motor 66 via driving chains 40 around the undersid... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502170 | Physiologic support system and method A method is provided for improving posture and relieving back pain of a person in a supine position. The invention includes the steps of pressing a convex pillow against the region of the ilia, sacrum, and fifth lumbar vertebra to produce a substantial sa... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502171 | Procedure for washing cellulose In a procedure for washing cellulose in a drum a continuous web is conducted through a plurality of mutually separated washing zones and in the procedure the pure washing liquid is introduced at the washing step which is last in the direction of travel of... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502172 | Swimming pool cleaner A vacuum cleaner head for use in swimming pools comprises a flexible sheet of material having a suction aperture therethrough, means for attaching to the sheet a device for applying suction through said aperture and means providing spacing of said flexibl... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502173 | Floor-sweeping machine Floor-sweeping machine consisting of a housing with a revolving brush mounted rotatably therein and having pinions which are provided at its two ends and which are themselves each connected operatively by engagement to a pair of running drive wheels, the ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502174 | Polishing pad A polishing pad is provided having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of a conventional electric floor polishing machine. A center aperture is provided in the pad whereby the pad may be secured to the floor polisher in a well-known manner. A p... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502175 | Portable fire hose cleaning apparatus A manually portable fire hose cleaning apparatus adapted for conventional connection to a fire hydrant. A frame consisting of an upper and lower platform having an open front portion supports at least two sets of opposing pairs of vertically disposed brus... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502176 | Bottle brush/glass cleaner The present invention consists of a bottle brush/glass cleaner mounted on a base designed to fit over the center section of a double sink and, in an alternative embodiment, attached to a base having means for attachment to a substantially flat, smooth sur... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502177 | Toothbrush My invention is carefully designed for the specific task of cleansing the lingual aspects of upper and lower anterior teeth and the distal aspects of the most distal teeth. Because my invention is not designed for the purpose of cleansing all surfaces of ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502178 | Stamped connector fittings for windscreen wiper arms A connector fitting for mounting a windscreen wiper arm on the output spindle of a windscreen wiper arm drive mechanism is formed from sheet metal by stamping the outline of a blank, deforming the blank to form a fastening means for the blade-applying spr... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502179 | Apparatus for collecting process generated fume and/or slag Method and system for collecting fume and/or waste particulate matter generated in a process used to surface treat, cut, gouge or join a workpiece by means of elevated temperature (e.g. electric arc). The system includes means to collect and quench the effluen... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502180 | Door control device having piston assembly with separately formed rack The piston assembly of a hydraulically controlled door closer has a tubular wall, plugs secured in end portions of the wall and a separate rack secured inside the tubular wall between the plugs by formations on the plugs.... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502181 | Mount for automotive loop strap that pivots on horizontal axis A mount 10 that allows a loop strap 11 to pivot on a horizontal axis between vertical and horizontal positions uses a fixed pivot pin 15 arranged on the horizontal axis for supporting loop strap 11. A sheet metal sleeve 16 wraps loosely around pivot pin 1... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502182 | Over-center hinge An over-center self-closing hinge for furniture. In the door-related part of the hinge, which is in the form of a cup to be set in a mortise, there is provided a resiliently biased, pivotingly mounted cam which, in cooperation with a contact surface on th... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502183 | Cam operated door hinge In a cam hinge device having a lower stationary hinge section and an upper hinge section, the improvement comprised of each hinge section having an identically formed, seamless sleeve-like, metal casing with a metal mounting leaf extending laterally there... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502184 | Reversible carcass saw By providing in a carcass saw an easily accessible switch and associated blade-reversing means, serious jamming of the saw-blade and related jumping of the blade out of its guides in the saw are avoided and a return to normal saw operation in minimal time... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502185 | Screen for carding machines A card screen with side frames and central rib penetrated with longitudinally spaced transverse openings and transverse bars equipped with pins and sockets supported in the transverse openings to secure the screen together without solder.... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502186 | Clip for securing hosepipes and like uses A clip, more particularly a hose clip, including a band furnished with ratchet coupling elements comprising serrated jaws on one end of the band and a serrated tongue on the other end of the band. The tongue is insertible longitudinally between the jaws t... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502187 | Bands for clamping A band for clamping produced by integrally molding a synthetic resin, such as nylon etc., and having a structure in which each tooth tip (9a) is formed so that the angle (θ) formed by one side surface (10), i.e. the surface to be engaged with the engagin... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502188 | Theme belt buckle Belt buckle for selective use with any of a plurality of variously decorated insert panels. Each of the inserts has an outer surface which includes decorative indicia, such as sports emblems, insignias, initials, etc. The buckle includes an outer portion ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502189 | Coupling with outrigger parts A coupling for pipe or the like made up of a plurality of spaced generally hollow cylindrical bodies made of sheet material and each having their adjacent ends bent back on themselves forming a pocket along each edge, an outrigger bar extends through the ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502190 | Slide fastener stringer A water-resistant slide fastener stringer has a stringer tape including face and back layers of resilient and water-resistant elastomer, a row of coupling elements mounted on the stringer tape along one longitudinal edge thereof, and layers of resilient a... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502191 | Strap buckle The disclosure herein describes a strap buckle which comprises a male elet and a female element, each having a strap engaging portion on one side thereof; the male element has a female engaging part on its opposite side which includes a T-shaped edge mem... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502192 | Separable fastener A separable fastener is provided, consisting of a male member with a stem portion and a T-shaped head portion, and a female member in the shape of an elongated body having a tail portion and a forward portion that is bent with respect to the tail portion.... | 03/05/1985 |
