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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4542537 | Necktie clincher A device for obtaining a pleasing effect of the front portion of the necktie extending below a formed knot disposed in an opening defined by collar ends of a wearer's shirt. The device is in the form of a necktie clincher which is adapted to define an elo... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542538 | Disposable protective film accessory for the lens of a respirator hood A disposable protective film accessory for use with a hood assembly including an optically transparent lens panel. The accessory includes an elongated sheet of thin, flexible transparent film having a length many times the length of the lens panel and a w... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542539 | Surgical implant having a graded porous coating This biologically compatible surgical prosthetic implant has a multi-layer coating formed from metallic particles having sizes which increase in the direction from the metallic body of the implant toward the surface of the coating which is to interface wi... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542540 | Intraocular lens An intraocular lens device is provided with fixation elements for centering it in the eye. At least one of the fixation elements comprises an elongated resilient strut carried at one end by the lens and having a first portion extending outwardly of the le... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542541 | Universal intraocular lens This invention resides in changing the Shearing's supporting strands on an intraocular lens which as a free-flowing pointed end is snag-prone in modifying this pointed end by reshaping it into a generally circular shaped loop wherein the end said circular... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542542 | Correction of defects in the eye and compositions therefor In the replacement of the lens of an eye, the lens is removed from its natural capsule to leave the capsule intact and a curable polymer composition is injected into the lens capsule where the composition cures to form in sitre a solid, synthetic lens whi... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542543 | Impact device A mechanically operated impact tool adapted for use in clearing blockages in clogged waste lines. The tool embodies a pair of telescopically movable sleeves which house an anvil and a reciprocating piston. A coil spring functions to drive the piston again... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542544 | Modular welded perimeter skimming gutter for swimming pools A modular bonded perimeter skimming gutter retaining wall for swimming pools is provided for construction by simple bonding together of a plurality of modular units on-site, disposed about the perimeter of a swimming pool as the retaining wall of the swim... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542545 | Bathtub with footwell and entrance door A generally rectangular open topped vessel with vertical walls around the periphery of a floor consisting of two integrally formed levels, the lower level being at one end providing a footwell and having a drain therein. Near the end of one side wall, in ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542546 | Heat recuperator adapted to a shower-cabin An improved shower-cabin comprising a base provided with a drain for evacuating waste water, and a heat recuperator incorporated into this base. The recuperator comprises a waste water tank connected to the cabin drain and a coil mounted in this tank. The... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542547 | Pnuematic mat with sensing means A mat unit for a bed may be selectively inflated or deflated, to change the posture of an individual lying on the bed, in a natural and gentle manner. A plurality of such mat units may make up a bed. Selective inflation and/or deflation of any number of t... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542548 | Method to form soles with a heel and an under-heel, mainly for women footwear, with an incorporated supporting core, or reinforcement, and shaped and reinforced soles obtained by said method An integral sole and heel construction for footwear having a wear resistent under-heel is formed by molding a fluid pre-polymeric compound using the under-heel as a piston to displace the fluid compound at least in part through channels formed in the unde... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542549 | Swimming pool cleaning device A wheeled hand-propelled scrubbing device for the upper edge portions of swimming pool side walls near the water level is disclosed. A sponge scrubbing pad is held in a vertical position by a bracket which depends from a wheeled handle. The scrubbing pad ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542550 | Apparatus for cleaning beaches A beach cleaner for removing petroleum deposits. The cleaner comprises a cylinder, an endless belt with a protuberance pattern thereon surrounding the cylinder, a scraper bar mounted adjacent the protuberance pattern and a conveyor mounted adjacent the sc... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542551 | Rotary floor maintenance device A rotary floor maintenance device having, a motor support base with at least one central aperture, an electric motor having a shaft perpendicular to the motor base through the aperture, and a motor adapter directly coupled to the motor shaft for rotation ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542552 | Toothbrushes This invention relates to a toothbrush, the head of which preferably has a circular or elliptical cross section and carries at least one tuft of bristles, the width of which substantially corresponds to the depth of the sulcular sulcus. The head of the br... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542553 | Device for removing debris from gutters A tool for cleaning gutters which comprise a singular rod-like member to which is attached a plate adjacent one end and a handle adjacent the other, and which is so configured that the plate can be scrapped along an eaves trough by a user without scrappin... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542554 | Low cost, renewable scraping implement A low cost scraping implement has a plastic, elongated handle component with a recess in one surface thereof. A square of plate glass is held in the recess between a pair of downwardly extending safety, side surfaces in the handle by a retaining plate pro... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542555 | Device for cleaning a collecting rope from oil or similar material The invention relates to a device for the cleaning of a collecting rope of oil or similar material. The device consists of a frame which is positioned around the rope and which has or to which there are connected tongues. The tongues are pressed or, by th... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542556 | Carpet vacuum, cleaning, and dyeing apparatus A combination carpet vacuum, cleaning, and dyeing apparatus comprises a powerbase unit which houses vacuum and water pressure systems, electrical circuitry, and mixing devices to supply a remote operator-controlled powerhead unit with various solutions of... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542557 | Wet-dry vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner for use with both dry and wet operation is formed of a housing which encloses a blower and a motor for driving the blower, the cleaner further including a canister having a nozzle and a storage chamber beneath the nozzle, which canister i... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542558 | Unhingeable door hinge joint having a hinge pin with a nonrotatable portion and a relatively rotatable portion A door hinge assembly which facilitates fitting and aligning of a door particularly in motor vehicles, including a first and a second hinge member each having, respectively, a first and a second eye with a hinge pin being engaged within the eyes of the hi... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542559 | Method for filleting fish A fish filleting machine using the anal fin for guiding fish over belly cutting blades, a belly cleaning wheel and past backbone and rib removal blades. The machine includes a spring loaded belly positioning assembly at the belly cut area for ending the c... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542560 | Pre-opening device for a carding machine In the present invention, a plurality of fixed flats are disposed in juxtaposition to one another, and an opening 5 to 33 mm wide is formed between each pair of adjoining fixed flats, in such a manner that the dust is entrained in the discharge air curren... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542561 | Wristlet clasp with unfolding buckle This wristlet clasp with unfolding buckle has a central portion made of two curved plates of which the relative position is adjustable and which can be secured by means of screws, the arms hingedly connected to the ends of this central portion being provi... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542562 | Cable clamp Disclosed herein is a cable clamp having a quite simple and easily operable construction, wherein a wedge-like member and a sleeve-like member are telescopically assembled to clamp a cable therebetween, said two members being adapted to be in an inseparab... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542563 | End release buckle An end release type of buckle for safety belt harness in vehicles and a method of assembly wherein a channel shaped elongate chassis transversely supports a latch and a latch blocking element, the latter pivotal at one end and biased toward blocking the l... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542564 | Method of making electrical connections to thin film coatings Disclosed is a method of making electrical connections to thin film coatings and the electrical connector formed thereby especially useful in a fluid flowmeter. The film with its conductive coating is pressed against a rigid, relatively long, connector ba... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542565 | Rolling tool A planishing tool includes an axially slideable adjustment collar. When the collar is retracted to an inactive or adjustment position it may be rotated to vary the operating diameters of the planishing rollers. When the collar is released, the parts are l... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542566 | Corrugating roller A forming roller for corrugating sheet material or for performing other forming operations includes a number of relatively thin discrete forming discs coaxially mounted in compression for rotation with a rotatable mandrel. The forming discs preferably hav... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542567 | Method of fabricating a helicopter rotor hub A rotor hub system for a helicopter in which the rotor hub and pitch housing are fabricated predominately of composite material, the flap hinge, pitch hinge and lead-lag hinge contain elastomeric bearings and one step blade folding in either the forward o... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542568 | Apparatus for forming spine fin heat exchanger tubes An apparatus for forming helically wrapped spine fin heat exchanger tubes is disclosed which includes a rotatable cutter head operable to cut a strip of thin metal to provide a base portion and a multiplicity of spines integrally joined at one end to the ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542569 | Method of preventing wheel cover insert rotation A method of preventing insert rotation in an ornamental wheel cover that employs a plastic insert for lightweight reinforcement and decorative ornamentation of the wheel cover. An outer ornamental member, a lightweight insert, and a retaining ring are all... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542570 | Portable fan blade and sheave removing device This device is portable, and provides for the quick and easy removal of fan blades and sheaths from their shafts. Primarily, it consists of a base plate with a housing on it to hold the motor and shaft down. It further includes a pair of hydraulic jacks a... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542571 | Rear axle bearing puller The present invention relates to a puller for rapid removal of an automobile rear axle bearing from its housing and similar situated components which includes an insertion element provided with a threaded hole and a pair of handle mounting apertures there... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542572 | Device for the accurate positioning of the LWL fiber ends of LWL components A device for the accurate positioning of the LWL fiber ends of LWL components, particularly of LWL switches and plug connectors in which a support surface is provided with a guide slot arranged at right angles to the surface for receiving the support part... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542573 | Method of producing a hydrodynamic seal A method of producing a hydrodynamic sealing element is disclosed wherein washer-like sealing elements may be partially sliced from a cylindrical billet and formed to have an axially extending inner portion adapted to sealingly engage a rotating shaft. Th... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542574 | Method of making knobs and handles In the making of knobs, pulls or handles such as used on cabinets or furniture, a stock is created by casting a rod, bar or block of a suitable synthetic resin and, preferably, incorporating into the stock during the casting a pattern of various colors an... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542575 | Method and apparatus for inverting an injector razor blade A push key and blade-receiving cartridge are provided for removing, inverting and reinserting an injector blade into a razor. Preferred embodiments of the cartridge include pivotally mounted guides for separating the clamping members of a razor head and g... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4542576 | Replaceable head multi-spindle fastening apparatus A fastening apparatus which includes a supporting column with a working station installed on one side at the lower end thereof. Upper and lower annular rails are supported on and coaxially surround the upper portion of the column with a portion of the ann... | 09/24/1985 |
