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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4532653 | Baseball glove The method of fabricating a baseball glove from a single sheet of paperboard, and the resulting baseball glove.... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532654 | Blizzardkoat A convertible jacket having an extendable lining for fully enclosing the legs of the wearer under conditions of extreme cold. In one embodiment, openings in the lining for lining up with the openings into the sleeves are provided with closures. Closures a... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532655 | Method of generating a pattern of a flat seam garment A method for converting a pattern for a first garment to a pattern for a second garment, where the first garment includes front and back, body and shoulder portions with sleeves extending from shoulder holes between those front and back portions. The regi... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532656 | Pocket structure in a sock or the like The invention provides a pocket structure in a sock or the like, wherein personal belongings such as a small purse, a commutation ticket, a key holder, a small pocketbook, a lighter, a pack of cigarettes or the like can be put in the pocket structure.... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532657 | One-piece tights-type garment This invention is directed to a type of garment commonly referred to as tights, which is constructed in a novel manner utilizing one piece of fabric. A desirable body-conforming shape is imparted to the garment by utilizing a fabric blank cut from a singl... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532658 | Protective helmet for the head with locking means Helmet 1 (FIG. 4) is provided on its bottom part with one, preferably two, jaw elements 7 secured to the base of the helmet by hinges 6 and 8. The adjacent ends of jaw elements 5,7 are provided with locking devices consisting of permanent magnets 10 or ot... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532659 | Prosthetic heart valve with plano-convex disk occluder In a prosthetic heart valve having a free floating, rotatable, pivotable disk occluder for blocking a flow of fluid therethrough, an improvement comprising the provision of a disk occluder (12) having a substantially convex distal surface (39) and a subst... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532660 | Endoprosthetic bone joint devices An endoprosthetic bone joint device is secured by filamentary elements driven therethrough into penetrating engagement with bone. These elements will normally exhibit transverse flexibility; they preferably have elastic modulus similar to bone; they can b... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532661 | Femoral head remodeling and prosthetic means therefor A femoral hip joint replacement comprises a hollow metal cap, approximating the normal femoral head size, secured to a tri-flanged insert adapted to be located within the femoral shaft and between remaining upstanding portions of the remodeled femoral hea... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532662 | Modified waterbed A modified waterbed is provided comprising a liquid-containing mattress or bladder, a resiliently compressible, elastomeric material, porous as to the liquid forming a resilient insert disposed within the bladder, and a resilient base positioned at least ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532663 | Method of manufacturing a drill screw A drill screw having protective burrs on the cutting edges. These burrs preserve the sharpness of the cutting edges against heavy plating buildup which can have detrimental effects on performance. Further, whereas conventional burrs on the drag surfaces c... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532664 | Fastener orienting, tapping and collection system A machine and method for continuously orienting and tapping fasteners such as pierce nuts with the nuts being advanced in face-to-face manner aligned on the machine feed path. The machine is operable in one mode, in combination with nut collection means, ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532665 | Wheel rim buffing device A wheel rim buffing device including a three-point adjustable wheel support adjacent a buffing mechanism. The buffing mechanism includes a buffer wheel mounted so as to be movable towards and away from the rim and also axially across the rim and angularly... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532666 | Brush with detergent feed A detergent dispenser for a brush having a rotatable impeller driven by a jet of water. The dispenser has a tank connected to a valve having a blade positioned to intercept the flow of water around the impeller, part of the water passing into the tank to ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532667 | Floor cleaning device having a replaceable brush assembly The invention is directed to a replaceable brush assembly for a floor cleaning device such as an electric carpet sweeper. The cleaning device is equipped with a so-called central drive. Replaceable brush assemblies are pushed over respective ends of the o... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532668 | Foot scrubber with soap dispenser for user who cannot reach his feet A foot scrubber comprising a housing, brushes attached to the inner surfaces of the housing, at least one suction cup for attaching the housing to a surface, a compressible dispenser for dispensing liquid soap when pressure is applied, an arm for applying... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532669 | Chimney cleaning apparatus A chimney cleaning system is permanently installed on a chimney for cleaning a flue of the chimney by either manual or automatic operation. The flue brush is seated in the chimney flue with cables also inside the flue secured to both ends of the brush for... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532670 | Vacuum booster and filter A vacuum booster and filter, including a manifold having at least two nipples which connect, respectively, to a vacuum source and at least one vacuum utilization device. The latter may either be a vacuum-operated holding fixture or a vacuum-operated desol... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532671 | Resilient structure for securing carpeting of different thicknesses A structure for attaching carpeting to a vehicle body comprises a carpet support member fixedly supported between an upper edge of a side sill panel and a floor panel. The support member has a sawtooth-edged cutout along one edge at a point opposite a pil... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532672 | Doorstop having bayonet engageable bracket and separately mounted shield An improved doorstop is disclosed which has a resilient bumper that is independently engageable with a wall mounting bracket, and a cover shield for concealing the bracket from view. The bracket includes independent wall mounting means for affixation to a... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532673 | Pivot mechanism for multiple axes opening window or closure An opening pivot mechanism for a window or any type of closure that permits the closure to be opened in three directions from a single operator that includes three actuator rods with integral cylindrical bosses that define two pivot pins on each of three ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532674 | Hinge assembly with over-center latch A hinge assembly which includes two sleeves, two U-channels, a spring to effect pivotal movement between the sleeves and several links which both transmit drive force from the spring and act as an overcenter latch to lock the hinge assembly in an unfolded... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532675 | Door hinge with integral check An automotive door hinge assembly is provided with a hold-open device consisting of a leaf spring carried on the body part of the hinge and a roller carried in a cage portion of the door part which engages the leaf spring only during the portion of its tr... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532676 | Poultry oil sac removal method and apparatus Apparatus for use in performing processing operations on birds supported by individual shackles in a head lowermost position and moving along a line in a processing operation. The apparatus includes adjustable frame support having drive means adapted to b... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532677 | Apparatus for opening and eviscerating scallops A method and apparatus for shucking raw uncooked unfrozen shellfish of the bivalve type which includes the method of opening the shells by shocking the shellfish, cleaning the viscers from the edible muscle of the shellfish and the apparatus for opening a... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532678 | Needle bar drawing device The invention concerns the gilling area of needle bar drawing devices (gill boxes) for card slivers which gilling area comprises needle bars provided with needles, carried by flexible driving elements and rotatingly driven. In a gilling area whose needle ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532679 | Cable tie This is a cable tie which has a head or frame at one end of the strap with the other end of the strap being constructed and arranged to be inserted through a transverse opening or channel in the head. The head has two opposed pawls which are spaced apart ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532680 | Double clip for office use The present invention relates to a double clip for office use comprising a clip main body of metal spring sheet bent into an isosceles triangular cross-section, and operating levers of metal wire tiltably and pivotally connected to the clip main body so a... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532681 | Restraining belts A safety belt coupling device which comprises components mutually attached by a heat degradable adhesive, such as a low-melting solder. At a predetermined temperature, degradation of the adhesive occurs, which allows the components to separate and thus re... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532682 | Connection for a jewelry band A connection for a jewelry band including a male clasp member and a female clasp member. A resilient detent member in the form of a leaf spring having a long tongue section extending from said male clasp member at a first end thereof and a short tongue se... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532683 | Device for cutting seams free in a corduroy cutting machine and method for operating the same Corduroy cutting machine, including a shaft, a multiplicity of circular knives laterally aligned on the shaft, a cutting edge associated with the knives, a plurality of needles having points and longitudinal slots formed therein and being insertible again... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532684 | Button assembler A device to assemble buttons of the type having a safety pin associated with a fastening member including an outer shell having a covering. The present invention is directed to the mechanism snap-out of the finished button and a cam and bar for automatica... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532685 | Method of assembling a reciprocating compressor A method of assembling a reciprocating compressor, in which a piston for partitioning a cylinder into a compression chamber and a suction chamber is telescoped in the cylinder, a closure end plate is secured at an open end of the cylinder, the end surface... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532686 | Method of making a piston bottom A piston bottom for large capacity internal-combustion engines is made by forging a saucer-shaped blank from refractory-forging steel and then in a second forging step transforming the saucer-shaped blank into a cup configuration with a planar rim of the ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532687 | Device for attaching a hose joint A device used for attaching a joint having a sleeve to one end of a hose body having a predetermined length before the joint is secured thereto by caulking, for example, during the manufacture of a brake hose. The device includes a chuck body which is rot... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532688 | Method and apparatus for servicing fluid meters A fluid measuring device such as a gas meter may be disconnected from its associated inlet and outlet conduits and may either be replaced or serviced without replacement without interrupting service to a point of use by enclosing the meter to be replaced ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532689 | Machine for removing electric traction motors from wheel spindles An extracting machine for withdrawing an electric traction motor from a wheel spindle in which that motor is normally positioned, includes a frame, a carriage mounted upon the frame to move forwardly and rearwardly, a head mounted on the carriage such tha... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532690 | Process for producing a valve-and-lid assembly A process is described for producing a valve-and-lid assembly composed of a lid and a valve body each of which has a determined configuration and is produced separately in finished condition, the valve body from a synthetic resin of physical properties si... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532691 | Wire termination tool A tool for making interconnections between electrical wires and a conductive terminal having wire receiving slots therein in a point-to-point wiring system includes an indexing member for locating and registering wires relative to the slots and a pushing ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532692 | Chuck jaw changer for a machine tool A chuck jaw changer is provided for a machine tool such as a numerically controlled lathe (22) for automatically changing the gripping jaws (32) of a quick change chuck (28) on its work spindle (26). The set of gripping jaws of the chuck are replaceably e... | 08/06/1985 |
