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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4541125 | Eyeglasses apparatus, and methods of constructing and utilizing same An eyeglasses apparatus for attachment to a cap visor; the apparatus comprises two main parts, including a clip part which is selectively removably attachable to a cap visor and a main eyeglasses part which is hingedly engageable with a member of the clip... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541126 | Ball glove with flexible web A ball glove includes a web between the thumb and forefinger which is provided with a plurality of slits to make the web more flexible and extensible so that the web does not require breaking in.... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541127 | Baseball protection device A baseball protection device for attachment to a baseball glove includes a multi-layered shielding portion for protecting the wrist and lower forearm of one who wears the glove. It also includes a stretchable fabric sewn to outermost side edges of the shi... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541128 | Disposable bonnet raincoat A disposable bonnet raincoat and method is disclosed which includes a tubular length of plastic material (10) which is folded upon itself to define interior flaps (20) and (24) and exterior flaps (18) and (16). At a fold line (30) of the interior flaps (2... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541129 | Sweat absorbent undershirt This invention is concerned with a sweat absorbent undershirt adapted to be used as an undershirt for sportwares which sport players generally put on when they play golf, tennis and etc.; by wearing this sweat absorbent undershirt next to their skin, the ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541130 | Bathtub assembly A tub assembly is provided wherein a bathtub assembly comprised of a bowl section having an apron extending downwardly therefrom and a pivotally mounted apron brace releasably secured to the bottom of the bowl in a first position to permit nestable stacki... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541131 | Combination bath and shower accessory An open rectangular frame with object-storing trays slidably and rotatably mounted in spanning relation between the long sides of the frame, and opposite extending supports from said frame which enable the frame to be horizontally oriented across the side... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541132 | Shower pan A shower pan which forms a base of a shower stall has a one piece drain surface and is capable of being built in various sloping configurations. The shower pan is constructed of a top drain panel supported by graduated shims and perimeter strips which are... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541133 | Sofa bed A sofa bed has a stationary framework and a foldable bed frame connected to and foldable into the framework, the foldable frame having an outer section connected to and pivotal relative to a body section, the outer section overlying the body section in th... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541134 | Vibration damping supports This disclosure relates to vibration damping supports and in particular to a suspension unit for a stretcher. The stretcher support unit comprises a rectangular base frame (10) on which is supported, by means of a resilient support mechanism, a stretcher frame... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541135 | Air mattress An air mattress including an inflatable compartment formed of flexible material and defined by a ceiling, a floor, end walls, and side walls extending between the end walls. The end and side walls interconnect the ceiling and the floor and form the side e... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541136 | Multicell cushion An inflatable air cushion has a base and air cells arranged in rows upon and projecting away from the base, with the outer ends of the air cells forming a supporting surface. The base and air cells are formed from a flexible elastomeric material and are i... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541137 | Bedding holder An elongated flat arm is joined at one end to the outer side of one of a pair of spaced apart legs, with that leg extending at about 90 degrees to the arm. The legs are joined together at one end, and are open ended at the other end. Inwardly directed coo... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541138 | Golf club head cleaning machine The golf club head cleaning machine uses two pairs of cylindrical brushes, one pair for the irons, the other for woods. The brushes of each pair operate in close proximity and the cleaning is done in the areas of proximity. In these areas the bristles of ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541139 | Broom shroud A broom shroud that reduces the tendency of the broom handle to disassociate therefrom in view of forces encountered during use, the broom shroud comprising a broom shroud housing having a neck member having a bore, the neck member comprising a threaded c... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541140 | Combination coupler and support bearing for a paint roller A combination coupler and support bearing for a paint roller coater has a mounting socket formed inwardly of a plurality of fingers which are resiliently retained against outward deflection by means of a circumscribing O-ring.... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541141 | Machine for washing electronic circuits A rotatable tray for supporting at least one package together with at least one nozzle for projecting a jet of liquid along an axis which is substantially at 45° to the axis of rotation of the tray.... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541142 | Vacuum cleaner A portable vacuum cleaner has a two-part housing comprised of an upper part and a lower part, a handle attached to the upper part by two enlarged substantially arcuate shaped end portions on the handle, a recess formed between the arcuate portions and a p... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541143 | Method and apparatus for forming a patty to accommodate tissue fiber flow A method and apparatus are disclosed in which a mold plate is provided for defining a mold opening and in which a foraminous member is provided with rows of apertures communicating between an upstream side and downstream side of the member. Narrow slots c... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541144 | Textile-fiber mixing chamber In order to reduce the sliding friction between an endless conveyor which was up to date constructed as a flexible conveyor belt and the stationary chamber floor of a textile-fiber mixing chamber provided with a pneumatic charging device and an endless co... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541145 | Device for clamping the split portion of a split heat-shrinkable sleeve A clamping device for clamping a split heat-shrinkable sleeve placed around the joint between the core conductors of two communication cables which are to be joined or spliced together. The sleeve has two upstanding lugs or flanges on either side of the s... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541146 | Cinching clamp device and method of attachment An integral and inexpensive tying or bundling clamp device is disclosed, together with the method of applying the same. The clamp comprises a metal band having at one end an anchor defined by a series of convolutions of the band wrapped to provide a passa... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541147 | Ski-boot fastening device with an adjustable-length tie rod for varying the tension of the fastening under load A ski-boot fastening device for allowing the fastening tension to be adjusted under load includes a ring or other similar hook means and a tensioning unit which acts on the hook means through a tie rod comprising a rod-shaped element having a section with... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541148 | Tiltable tack button A button has a unitary interior member of thermoplastic synthetic resin. The interior member includes a disk-like portion non-rotatably held between a cap and a button back, a socket portion joined with a tack member with a garment fabric sandwiched there... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541149 | Device for selectively locking and releasing a rope member extending therethrough A locking device for selectively locking and releasing a rope or a similar elongated, flexible element comprises a channel-shaped frame and a clamping member which is provided with a handle and is mounted swingably within the frame. The clamping member co... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541150 | Connection for strap A connection for connecting a strap to a frame member of an article of furniture includes a body member adapted to be disposed adjacent to the frame member, the body member having a first surface and a second surface, the strap passing over the first surf... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541151 | Watch strap with a catch, particularly articulated strap An articulated watch band provided with a catch mechanism interconnected by hinge joints is disclosed. One catch part is formed with a recess and the other part is formed with an extension snugly fitting the recess. To secure the extension in position wit... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541152 | Quick hook-up and release buckling for weight lifter belts A quick hook-up and release toggle and a quickly separable anchor for adjustably interconnecting the anchored live and dead ends of a belt especially suited for constraining the abdominal portion of a weight lifter's torso, and the like, the belt being of... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541153 | Mounting clip A mounting clip is provided for pressing onto a weld stud having ridges extending radially outwardly therefrom. The clip is provided with a box for accommodating the stud. A frame is provided on the top of the stud receiving box which provides wall struct... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541154 | Hooked fabric fastener tape A hooked fabric fastener tape has on one surface of a foundation structure a number of material engaging hooks which have been produced from and by cutting one of loops of synthetic resin threads woven into the foundation structure. One of the hooks is la... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541155 | Portable beam clamp A portable clamp/hanger device that provides a rigid connection that is releasable between a support beam and a hoist or other load-carrying means. The device includes a movable platform pivoted to a stationary U-shaped member with an opening therebetween... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541156 | Methods of drying tubular knitted fabric The invention concerns a method of drying tubular knitted fabric on a continuous basis, which method includes the steps of: (A) overfeeding a rope of wet fabric (4) after untangling to a first transverse stretcher (20); (B) transversely stretching the untangle... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541157 | Method of producing split bearing rings A method of splitting bearing rings in a direction obliquely crossing their axes. This method comprises forming a notch of substantially V-shaped cross-section in the inner or outer peripheral surface of a bearing ring obliquely or in a V-direction, or fo... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541158 | Piston and connecting rod removing and installation tool A hand tool for engagement with a partially disassembled engine connecting rod with the tool having a handle-shaped base having a channel within which angular arm members are slidably and lockably mounted. Each arm member includes an extension defining a ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541159 | Method for manufacturing light waveguide branches and multi/demultiplexers according to the beam divider principle A method for manufacturing light waveguide branch elements and multi/demultiplexer elements, which elements operate in accordance with the beam divider principle by providing a first body having a plurality of parallel extending waveguides adjacent one si... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541160 | Process of using a flexible shaft motor coupling having interchangeable adaptors A system is disclosed wherein a rotatable flexible shaft is capable of coupling one of several driving members to one of several driven members. The output shafts of the driving members may be of different sizes as well as the input shafts of the driven m... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541161 | Method of remodeling control section of backhoe A method of remodeling a control section of a backhoe comprising adding a relay unit including relay rotary sleeve shafts and rotary shafts rigidly attached to a carrier base to extend in two parallel rows, and operatively connecting the rotary sleeve sha... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541162 | Method for wheel alignment A tool is provided for continuously and concurrently monitoring both caster and camber during realignment of wheels on an automotive vehicle. The tool includes a fitting which couples to the spindle for a wheel of an automotive vehicle and a degree gauge ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541163 | Hub starter fixture A method and apparatus for applying a hydraulically expandable hub to a shaft by the use of a fixture for mounting the hub square to the end of the shaft as the hub is applied. The fixture comprises a pair of relatively slideable rings, one of which suppo... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4541164 | Installation for the manufacture by a continuous process of compound panels for building construction An installation for manufacturing panels used in building construction which panels comprise a metal framework of two parallel meshes joined by connector wires which obliquely pass through a core of lightweight material between the two parallel meshes to ... | 09/17/1985 |
