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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4516273 | Upper body protector apparatus and method The upper body protector comprises a semirigid integral upper body shield having a chest plate portion, a back plate portion and shoulder plate portions, adapted to comformably embrace the chest, back and shoulders, respectively. A pair of shoulder flaps ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516274 | Adjustable earcup retention harness A flexible harness for holding earcups in position about the ears of the rer which extends from one side of the wearer's head around the neck to the other side of the head. The harness, which is secured within a rigid protective helmet, has two U-shaped ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516275 | Garment suspension waistband An inside garment waistband belt loop arrangement whereby the belt loops are secured at the bottom on the inside garment waistband and free to float inward at the upper loop end permitting a belt inserted therein to grip around individual's body waist fre... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516276 | Bone substitute and a method of production thereof A bone substitute comprised of collagen material in the form of fleece or a spatial meshwork having apatite, the mineral component of bone material, admixed therewith. The structure of the collagen material may be strengthened by carbohydrate or starch or... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516277 | Article comprising and method for fabricating a hip prosthesis having a flexible multi-element femoral rod A hip prosthesis comprises a one piece element including a head, a plate portion, a neck interconnecting the head and plate portion, and a flexible femoral rod which includes thin longitudinal elements extending away from the head in opposition to one ano... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516278 | Flexible plumbing trap A plumbing trap is described for use with drain pipes from sinks or other fixtures that fits pipe of different diameters, which drain pipes need not be in perfect alignment, and may be of a different diameter at the entrance than at the exit of the trap. ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516279 | Universal child's toilet trainer A universal child's toilet trainer adaptable and usable with the conventional commode provides an auxiliary toilet seat which in a use position lies on top of the conventional toilet seat and which in a storage position rests against the lid of the commod... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516280 | Water saving toilet system A toilet system comprising a bowl, a treating chamber, a trap connecting the bowl to the treating chamber, said trap containing a bypass to a waste pipe, a conductor connecting the treating chamber to the waste pipe, a macerator in the treating chamber fo... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516281 | Sewage treatment device A sewage treatment device [10] is disclosed for use with a toilet [12] having a water flush input [16] and a sewage output [22]. The invention incorporates a treatment tank [56] connected for receiving the sewage from the sewage output [22] of the toilet.... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516282 | Support for a premature infant A device for supporting premature infants while in an incubator comprising a convex supporting surface structured to accommodate the thigh and leg structure, a flat mobile supporting surface structured to accommodate the back structure and a supporting fr... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516283 | Method for continuous bleaching of cloth A method for continuous bleaching of a cloth in a high pressure steamer with use of hydrogen peroxide, comprising soaking a cloth to be bleached with a neutral or slightly alkaline hydrogen peroxide solution outside the high pressure steamer body, squeezi... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516284 | Bridging arrangement for expansion joints in the carriageways of bridges or the like In the case of a bridging arrangement for expansion joints in the carriageways of bridges or the like having a plurality of parallel plates (1-5) which are adjacent to the surface of the carriageway, run at right-angles to the direction of the carriageway... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516285 | Pick-up sweeper of the type with elevating conveyor with dirt distributing device in the dirt collecting receptacle In this pick-up sweeper, the dirt distributing device (8) is formed by a rotary disk (21) whose axis is substantially vertical and by means (22) for rotating the disk. To improve the filling of the truck (7) the disk (21) may be driven selectively in one ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516286 | Sewer pipeline cleaning apparatus A sewer pipeline cleaning apparatus comprised of a hydraulic motor removably mounted on a frame, connected through a fluid connecting adaptor to a high pressure hose. The hydraulic motor and the fluid connecting adaptor are both removably mounted on the f... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516287 | Angled roller mop A roller mop having a wringer assembly connected to a handle and a cleaning element mounted in the wringer assembly for reciprocation through a pair of rollers in a direction that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle. The cleaning element ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516288 | Windshield washer dual spray nozzle A improved windshield wiper cleaning system spray nozzle mounted on the wiper arm intermediate the ends of the wiper blade. The nozzle includes a first baffle surface disposed at an obtuse angle relative to a base surface and at an acute angle relative to... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516289 | Handle construction for floor care appliance A handle construction is provided in which a handle tube is affixed to a main housing by providing for a D shaped configuration on one end of the handle tube having holes therethrough normal to the flatted portion of the tube; a handle mounting plate supp... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516290 | Apparatus for the removal of entrails of slaughtered birds Apparatus for removing the entrails of slaughtered birds with positioning means, an oblong spoon carrier with at its end a spoon-shaped extractor member and a head pulling bow, the movements thereof being controlled in such a manner that after the engagem... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516291 | Apparatus and process for forming meat patties An apparatus for forming meat patties is described comprising a meat pump for forcing ground meat into a mold chamber having substantially parallel top and bottom walls and a side wall with an irregular outline. Provision is made for ejecting the formed p... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516292 | Wire-covered doffer for sliver high pile fabric knitting machines A wire-covered doffer for feeding fibers to the needles of a sliver high pile fabric knitting machine, in which the card clothing is of generally rectangular configuration and envelops the doffer roll so that the longitudinally spaced ends of the segment ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516293 | Clamping structure A tube holder includes a clamp formed by a clamp base and a wrap-around strap. The strap is fixed at one end to the base and, after wrapping around the tube, is locked to the clamp base at a point along its length in a double locking system.... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516294 | Self locking holder for an item of jewelry An item of jewelry such as a cuff link which is provided with a self-locking holder in order to provide absolute security and assurance that the holder will not permit the item of jewelry to come loose and fall. The self-locking holder for an item of jewe... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516295 | Securement means An apparatus (1) for attaching each end of a rope (12) to the boom of a sail board so that the rope (12) can be used by a rider with a "Hawaiian Harness" the apparatus (1) having in each case a frame (2) with a pliable member (3) held to the frame (2) and... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516296 | Tubing clamp and method of making the same A two-piece clamp for securing elongate cylindrical members, such as pipe, tubing, conduit or hose, to a channel. The two-piece clamp has two clamp halves fabricated with an aperture at one end. A stud is non-rotatably secured in the aperture of one of th... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516297 | Cloth fastener A fastener means for fastening a first piece of cloth to a fixed support or to a second piece of cloth. The fastener means comprises a first fastener member attached to the first piece of cloth (1) and comprising an outer and inner part (3, 5) which are a... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516298 | Cane singeing apparatus An apparatus is provided for singeing cane material to remove the protruding cane fiber that naturally exists with cane material. Cane is moved through gas flames which singe or burn off the cane fibers while leaving the basic cane body undamaged by the f... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516299 | Method and apparatus for making single cranks for built-up crankshafts used in large engines A method is provided for making single crank throws for built-up crankshafts. The method includes heating an elongated workpiece having a saddle-shaped central area on one surface thereof and forming the workpiece into V-shape by pushing it with a punch i... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516300 | Apparatus and a method for assembling slats of a venetian blind An apparatus and a method for assembling the slats of a venetian blind in which slats are fed in turn into the venetian blind ladders and are raised to a first position sequentially to form, at that first position, a stack of assembled slats. The length o... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516301 | Method and apparatus for removing flash from a molded recorded disc An apparatus for deflashing a molded recorded disc includes a turntable support for the disc and a scissors type knife having a pair of blades pivotally mounted together with one of the blades being mounted on a support which is positioned adjacent the tu... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516302 | Field replaceable screw conveyor inserts The apparatus for separating a solid-liquid mixture has a housing with a metal screw conveyor adapted to rotate relative to the housing on a common longitudinal axis. The conveyor has helically-formed flights about its axis. Replaceable inserts are mounte... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516303 | Spring compressor The present invention relates to a helical gear drive assembly which can be utiized as a spring compressor for compressing an associated helical coil spring of the type commonly utilized on MacPherson strut suspension assemblies. The spring compressor inc... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516304 | Method and apparatus for applying reinforcing pieces to slide fastener chain In a reinforcing-film applying apparatus for use in production of separable slide fasteners, there are a first working station where a shaping die and a coacting ultrasonic horn are located, and a second working station where a heating die and a coacting ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516305 | Webbing tensioning method An assembly for stretching and securing upholstery fabric or the like in place utilizes a pair of bars contained by pockets along opposite edges of the fabric. The bars are articulatedly secured at corresponding ends thereof to a framework, and are forced... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516306 | Semi-automatic pipe threading plant and apparatus therefor A semi-automated plant for threading pipe, including oil and gas well casing and tubing, is disclosed. A particular sequencing of equipment activation and movement is utilized in order to have normal operations of the plant, from loading of unthreaded pip... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516307 | Pipe and bar stock transfer and machining system and apparatus An apparatus and method for machining and threading the end of pipe or bar stock which uses a pallet shuttle for clamping and locating the end of the stock to be machined and utilizes a lift-and-carry transfer bar system to move the work elements in a hor... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516308 | Portable workshop The invention relates to a portable workshop having various facilities for performing precision machine work at a work site and which includes a mobile trailer having first and second sections with transport wheel and suspension assemblies and a trailer h... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516309 | Apparatus for assembling an electrical connector to a cable Apparatus for assembling electrical connectors onto multiconductor electrical cable, the cable being a jacketed cable, comprises a table movable in opposite directions along two mutually perpendicular paths relative to a cable gripper mechanism, the table... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516310 | Cut-clinch mechanism for variably spaced component leads A mechanism for cutting and clinching spaced leads of variously sized electrical components which leads have been inserted through preselected openings in a printed circuit board either by a manual insertion or automatic insertion. The cut-clinch mechanis... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516311 | Machining centers A machining center comprises a horizontal bed, a column disposed perpendicularly to the bed, a plurality of slide rest located to be relatively movable to the bed and column, a spindle head, and a tool magazine. The spindle head includes vertical and hori... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4516312 | Method for constructing delay circuits in a master slice IC A method for constructing delay circuits in a master slice IC formed on a semiconductor substrate. The master slice IC comprises regularly arranged MIS transistors having gate electrodes. The MIS transistors includes various logic circuits. A delay circui... | 05/14/1985 |
