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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4531241 | Hand glove A hand glove comprising a body, an outside pad and an inside cushion. The outside pad and the inside cushion are secured to outside and inside surfaces of the body respectively and are adapted to terminate below the fingers and inside the thumb and to fit... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531242 | Elastic bodyband method and apparatus A new and improved method and apparatus for manufacturing an elastic bodyband and the resultant bodyband. One embodiment of the method comprises spreading a piece of terry cloth on a table with the coarse side up, spraying a light coat of adhesive on a pi... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531243 | Artificial hip joint socket The hip joint socket is provided with a peripheral edge or flange in which a plurality of bores are formed. Each bore narrows conically from one side of the peripheral edge towards the free surface of the socket to provide outflow paths for excess bone ce... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531244 | Mammary prosthesis with multiple flow spaces A mammary prosthesis comprising an envelope of an inert elastomer for containing an inert fluid material. The envelope is composed of a plurality of firm protuberances distributed substantially equally thereover. These protuberances may be platelike, ridg... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531245 | Personal urinal device A urinary device which is principally but not exclusively intended for female and which enables urination from a standing or sitting position. The urinal device which provides for both conduction and collection modes comprises an upper bowl member and a r... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531246 | Removable garbage bag holder for kitchen sinks A removable garbage bag holder for holding garbage bags open in kitchen sinks, such as the plastic food bags used in bringing food home from grocery stores, for receiving peelings of fruit and vegetables being peeled above it, and for receiving leftover f... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531247 | Adjustable upper body rest An adjustable upper body rest is disclosed which is intended primarily for supporting the upper body while laying face down with the head turned to the right or left side at an angular position of approximately forty degrees below a horizontal plane. Like... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531248 | Dockboard assembly A dockboard assembly is provided having a releasable holding means for restraining the upward pivoting of a ramp means, the latter being urged to pivot upwardly by a biasing means. The holding means is adapted to be adjusted to a release position either b... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531249 | Floor-care appliance The invention relates to a floor-care appliance with automatically adjusting vertical position of the brush-body rotary shaft. The shaft is placed in rotation via a drive belt from a motor, which shaft is borne by a rocker which is swingable as a function... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531250 | Water turbine and brush head using the water turbine for cleaning pipes The water turbine provided by the present invention comprises a rotor which forms a rotor blade on one end and is bored with an exhaust liquid channel on the center of the axis to open to the center of the rotor blade, an inner casing which is bored with ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531251 | Mop holder A mop holder includes a support structure having an internally threaded receptacle means to receive and removably secure a handle thereto. The support structure includes a base plate having a plurality of projecting studs which are inserted through apertu... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531252 | High capacity wire brushes The invention consists of arranging a number of wire bundles on a supporting disc in openings of the disc, provided in circular rows coaxial with the disc and at different distances from the periphery of the disc.... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531253 | Cleaning device A cleaning apparatus for contacting a surface to be cleaned comprising a plurality of bent wires mounted with a resilient mounting member and adapted to be moved to a cutting position when the mounting member is rotated or otherwise moved relative to the ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531254 | Scraper for gutters A tool for removing paint from sheet metal gutters having a central ogee portion connected to two straight, vertical portions. The scraper includes a flat blade having an edge whose contour matches very closely the shape of the gutter. In particular, it a... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531255 | Window washer for a light vehicle A window washer for a light vehicle equipped with a windshield disposed in front of the steering handlebar and a wiper device for wiping the front surface of the windshield. A washing liquid conduit member communicating with a washing liquid tank is arran... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531256 | High vacuum apparatus A high vacuum apparatus includes a vacuum tank having a pair of upstanding conical side walls arranged with the centers thereof extending outwardly in opposite directions. A peripheral side wall structure interconnects the peripheral edges of the conical ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531257 | Apparatus for cleaning carpet Apparatus for wet cleaning carpet is disclosed of the type which utilizes a wet-dry tank unit (C) having a vacuum hose (56) connected to the vacuum tank and a vacuum head (52). The apparatus includes a portable base (A) for moving the apparatus over the f... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531258 | Refuse bag frame for vacuum cleaners A refuse bag frame for supporting a refuse bag in a vacuum cleaner is provided. The vacuum cleaner has a cylindrical bin lined by the refuse bag and a cover thereover including a vacuum blower and a collection inlet, the rim of the open end of the refuse ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531259 | Meat tenderizer apparatus Meat tenderizer apparatus is provided, in which a piece of meat to be tenderized is fed between a set of top and bottom rotary serrated knives, which make intermittent cuts in the surface of the piece of meat regardless of its contour or varying thickness... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531260 | Fish filleting kit An easily portable kit that opens to provide a good sized filleting board. The kit is comprised of a pair of substantially identical rectangular mating sections hinged together in end to end relation. When the sections are folded together they form a comp... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531261 | Apparatus for scraping off heads of fish and crustacea Apparatus for scraping off heads of fish and crusts of crustacea, wherein the portions to be scraped off are delivered parallel by means of a feeding device, and then the portions are hitched by a scraping-off pawl plate, the body portions of the fish and... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531262 | System for blending textile fibers Textile fibers are blended by introducing them in a pre-blender; performing an at least two-fold doubling of the textile fibers in the pre-blender; pneumatically introducing the textile fibers in a principal blender from the pre-blender; performing a mult... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531263 | Guy attaching device for attachment to a utility line pole A guy attaching device embodies a body having an upper hub with a horizontal passageway therethrough for receiving a bolt. A forward bearing surface on the hub engages the head of the bolt to align it with a horizontal hole through a pole. An upstanding n... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531264 | Theft detection system target fastener A fastening assembly for fastening a wafer (10) to an article of merchandise (12) and comprising a locking mechanism in a housing (14) and a fastener element (16) having an expansive head (18) and a shank (20), formed with axially spaced circumferential g... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531265 | Cutting rotor blade segment A rotor for cutting the loops or surface of a fabric having a plurality of segmented blades interconnected together to form a helix which when used to cut the surface of a fabric does not cause a rowing effect in the surface. The cutting blades in adjacen... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531266 | Burial vault structure A burial vault includes a lid and a box portion. Depending rests are attached to the exterior bottom face of the box portion, so as to permit easy transportation of the vault. In another preferred embodiment the vault lid has recesses on its exterior face... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531267 | Method for forming a pressure sensor A pressure sensor comprising a piezoelectric material formed in a geometry which provides a piezoelectric output signal when subjected to a pressure. The piezoelectric material also has a pyroelectric output signal. The present sensor further comprises co... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531268 | Method of making capacitive structures A method of making capacitive structures whereby first and second webs are provided, each of which webs has a dielectric substrate, a metallic film coating and narrow parallel longitudinal metal-free zones. The webs are slit along parallel lines offset fr... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531269 | Method of assembling an improved heat insulated piston An improved heat insulated piston assembly for an internal combustion engine and a method of assembly. The improved piston assembly includes a piston constructed of a sleeve having an interference fit about a heat insulated core. The core has a first end ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531270 | Method for the manufacture of metal vanes for turbomachinery To make vane airfoils for an axial flow compressor metal strip is first contour rolled to a cross section comprised of two opposing airfoils separated by a center rib, where one of the faces of the strip is kept planar. The rib is used to guide the strip ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531271 | Method for manufacturing a rotationally symmetrical construction part An apparatus and method for fixedly positioning a rotationally symmetrical constructional part having an irregular longitudinal peripheral wall consisting of a plurality of spirally wound juxtaposed tubes. The apparatus comprises a rotatable core having a... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531272 | Valve assembly method A method of making a replacement valve assembly, and the replacement valve assembly are provided in which an existing valve assembly is removed from the valve and used as a guide to make the replacement valve assembly. A threaded rod is cut to a length in... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531273 | Method for fabricating graphite filled sintered metal seats for ball valves A valve seat for ball valves comprises a ring-shaped or annular body fabricated of sintered metal particles having interparticulate spaces which are substantially completely filled with graphite. The seat is fabricated by pumping a dispersion of colloidal... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531274 | Unlatching tool to uncouple semi-trailer trucks An unlatching tool to uncouple the trailer from the tractor of semi-trailer truck rigs, comprising a foldable elongated bar having a hand grasp at one end and a combination safety release arm plus unlatching hook at the opposite working end. The safety re... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531275 | Method of repairing automobile bodies A method of making repairs in sheet metal including cutting out the damaged metal, forming recesses around the perimeter of the hole formed by cutting away the damaged metal and attaching a patch behind the hole by means of fasteners whose heads are recei... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531276 | Method of making a drum brake shoe and lining assembly A strip of shoe rim steel has holes punched, and lining is molded to it in segments with flat or curved tops, the strip then being bent at locations between the lining segments and remaining flat so as not to destroy the bond. The assembly is trimmed to l... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531277 | Assembling components having mating faces Components such as lids (9) and electronic chip carriers (10) are assembled by registering respective mating faces of each component. An array of assembly stations (75) are formed on an upwardly extending edge (67) of a base (66) having a special inclinat... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531278 | Method of forming an insulated body for a vehicle This invention is an insulated enclosure which is adapted to be mounted on the frame of a truck. The enclosure is of the knock-down type and thus can be inexpensively shipped and yet is readily assemblable for use. The enclosure is light in weight and yet... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531279 | Method of making a leakproof joint A leakproof joint construction for a pair of members disposed in abutting relation and method and apparatus for making the same are provided, the leakproof joint construction having part of one of the members deformed into an adjacent part of the other of... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531280 | Modular unit assembly machine A modular insertion unit is disclosed for use in an assembly machine for sequentially inserting electrical terminals into respective cavities of connector housings. The assembly machine has a drive means, a control module, an indexing means, and a dereeli... | 07/30/1985 |
