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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4550445 | Ventilated athletic cap A hat or cap comprising an adjustable headband, a semi-rigid visor attached to said headband and extending along the front and both sides of the cap, and a canopy attached to the outer edges of said visor. The canopy is made of formed cloth or semi-rigid ... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550446 | Insert type footwear Footwear adapted to be inserted within a sneaker or the like, preferably between the sneaker and a conventional sock. The footwear is made of a flexible, light, waterproof material which is breathable so that although moisture cannot enter the inside ther... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550447 | Vascular graft prosthesis A porous tube suitable for use as a vascular graft prosthesis is disclosed. It is reinforced by external ribs, integral with the tube wall. These ribs are generally transverse to the tube axis and less porous than the wall. Suitable tubing can be made fro... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550448 | Bone prosthesis with porous coating An improved metallic bone prosthesis having a porous coating for bone ingrowth or interlocking with bone cement is disclosed. The porous coating comprises two layers of generally ball-shaped metallic particles bonded together at their points of contact, e... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550449 | Absorbable bone fixation device An absorbable internal bone fixation device is disclosed. The device is made from a high molecular weight polymer of L(-)lactide having an inherent viscosity above 4.5. The polymer contains less than 2% unreacted monomer and is polymerized under condition... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550450 | Total shoulder prosthesis system A total shoulder replacement arthroplasty system which encompasses replacement of the articular surface of the humerus and adjacent glenoid articular surface with a humeral component having a convex surface and a shallow trapezoidal fixation keel to avoid... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550451 | Universal plumbing pipe locator and support A locator and support for precisely locating and supporting plumbing pipes relative to structure of a building. The support includes a strap fastenable to the building structure and having a plurality of precisely located openings for receiving the pipes,... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550452 | 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 hydraulic attrition member in the tr... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550453 | Compact, portable drain to empty and clean a recreational vehicle holding tank A compact and portable drain having particular application to recreational vehicles such that sewage contained within a holding tank thereof can be relatively easily and efficiently emptied and disposed of at a sewage dump. The drain is connected between ... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550454 | Toilet-bowl bidet apparatus An add-on bidet includes a moulded plastic seat (12) which has a channel-shaped cross-section. A pivoting spray-arm (108) is stowed between the toilet-bowl rim and the inside of the channel. The inner wall (16) of the seat acts as a splash guard. The spra... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550455 | Slosh dampening waste receptacle for chairs for care of incontinent persons A receptacle adapted to be disposed for receiving, by gravity, waste discharges from a person is an elongated container having an elongated aperture defined at the top thereof for receiving waste into the container. The container has side and end surfaces... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550456 | Infant cradle assembly An infant cradle assembly having a cloth sling sewn around the interconnecting tubes of a rectangular plastic frame. The frame is suspended by a plurality of elastic cords from a tubular fixture or sleeve capable of being attached to a strand, frame, and ... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550457 | Resting device with rotatable covering envelope The invention relates to a resting device. According to the invention this resting device comprises an at least partly horizontal lying means extending at a distance above the ground and connected at its ends with uprights, which lying means is provided with a... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550458 | Cervical support pillow A cervical support pillow having a generally semicircular cutout portion extending from the top edge to the central portion of the pillow, and two small sectorial cutout portions extending from the bottom edge to the central portion of the pillow, the two... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550459 | Orthopedic pillow The work habits and lifestyles of the present day, with the stereotyped bent posture of the head, result in a shortening of the corresponding muscle parts. To achieve regeneration during sleep, an orthopedic pillow is provided, and this has in the lower r... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550460 | Air brake slack adjustment and measurement tools Air brake adjustment and measurement tools where the adjustment tool includes a long handle portion having a gripper assembly attached to one end and a socket wrench drive attached to the other end. The gripper assembly has a pair of facing jaw members ad... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550461 | Biplane posting device A biplanar posting device having a board with a rear edge and a front edge and lines passing from the rear edge toward the front edge diverging toward the front edge and intersecting the front edge at an angle of about 70 degrees with a plate fixed to the... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550462 | Shoe apparatus and method An apparatus and method for applying an adhesive coated wear portion to the underside of a shoe wherein the wear portion and the underside of the shoe are heated, a first pressure is applied to urge the wear portion and the shoe together, and a second gre... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550463 | Steering device for a suction cleaning appliance A suction cleaning head of the kind which is connected to a suction hose in use and lifts off a surface to move, is manually steered by means of a steering wheel at the upper end of the hose which connects to the suction connection through a swivel.... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550464 | Device for cleaning the wheels particularly the rims of a vehicle in a carwash A device for cleaning the wheels, and particularly the wheel rims, of a vehicle in a car wash. The device has a plurality of rotating cleaning brushes which can be pressed against the wheels to be cleaned substantially in a direction perpendicular to the ... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550465 | Apparatus for collecting litter and objects from a ground surface An apparatus for picking up surface litter on the ground includes a movable main frame towed by a lightweight vehicle. A roller carriage pivotally attached to the main frame supports identical front and rear oppositely rotating tandem rollers each having ... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550466 | Cleaning elements for inside cleaning of the tubes of tube-type heat exchangers and method of manufacturing same A cleaning element for cleaning the interior of heat exchanger tubes by being carried along by a cooling water stream and automatically squeezed through the tubes by the cooling water stream, includes a sphere foamed in a closed mold, the sphere being for... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550467 | Bowling lane duster A bowling lane cleaning apparatus serving as a lane duster, including a rigid frame having a transversely disposed spacer bar with a foam padded bar disposed beneath the spacer bar. The padded bar works in conjunction with cloth roller bars to provide ade... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550468 | Mop A mop handle has a Velcro strip secured to the lower end thereof and a mop head has a Velcro strip secured around the inner surface thereof. The Velcro strip on the mop head is arranged for releasable engagement with the Velcro strip on the handle whereby... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550469 | Windshield wiper assembly A windshield wiper assembly including a one-piece plastic shaft and crank coupling the drive unit to the driven assembly.... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550470 | Combined rotary damper device including a stored energy mechanism and braking mechanism A rotary damper device comprises a base plate, a rotary cylinder rotatably disposed on the base plate through the medium of a damper, and a coil spring interconnecting the base plate and the rotary cylinder. The base plate and the rotary cylinder are inte... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550471 | Shirred casing article A method and apparatus for stuffing food product into shirred casing having an important application in the stuffing of large muscle groups such as whole boned hams. A demountable stuffing horn carries its own supply of shirred casing compressed in place ... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550472 | Apparatus for and method of shirring a tubular casing An apparatus for shirring a tubular casing in which the compression of the shirred stick is produced by employing a tapered mandrel positioned between shirring wheels. The taper is carefully chosen to produce uniform shirring and compression. In the drawi... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550473 | Poultry processing 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... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550474 | Safety belt buckle A safety belt buckle employs a pivoting latch plate for retaining a tongue plate tip within the buckle interior. A locking means for securing the latch mechanism in a latched position includes a sliding member mounted on the pivoting latch plate and urged... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550475 | Quartz unit A quartz unit is arranged to permit its automatic manufacture. The quartz unit includes a quartz vibrator; a pair of opposed terminal metal fittings each consisting of a stem part, branch parts protruding from one end of the stem part on two sides thereof... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550476 | Adjustment means for a driver bit The adapter for the torquing tool includes an elongated body having a bore in at least one end to accommodate a driver bit and a coupling means for detachably attaching the body to the tool. A depth adjustment bushing is threadably engaged within said bor... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550477 | Apparatus for forming and planting slide fastener elements Disclosed herein is an apparatus for forming and planting fastener elements comprising a ram mounted on a frame for reciprocal movement and having a cutting die provided with a passage for a wire to be used for elements and a forming die for forming an en... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550478 | Two-ply spinning cots The present invention comprises a two-ply spinning cot having a relatively hard outer layer and a relatively soft inner layer. A two-ply cot constructed according to this invention will exhibit the resistance to lapping demonstrated by hard cots, yet will... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550479 | Process for the production of a heat treated bearing ring In a process for the production of a heat treated bearing ring with at least one longitudinal slit extending axially therethrough formed by means of two abutting ends lying opposite one another in the circumferential direction, one or more flat band secti... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550480 | Method of producing scroll type compressor An improved method of producing a scroll type compressor having an orbital scroll member and a stationary scroll member. The orbital scroll member is fabricated by a process comprising the steps of: forming an end plate and a spiral wrap separately, the e... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550481 | Element removal tool for system carrying fluid under pressure A tool is provided which permits the removal and replacement of a defective axle box in a flow meter or volume-pressure corrector ("system member") without disturbing downstream consumers of the fluid (e.g., gas), under pressure, passing through the syste... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550482 | Method of constructing a beam spread lens A method of constructing a lens of the type receiving a collimated beam of input radiation for transmitting a narrow sheet of output radiation of substantially uniform intensity over an angular range of approximately + and -45 degrees relative to the inpu... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550483 | Method of manufacturing a structure with a fixed and a movable part provided with optical fibres A method of manufacturing an optical fibre relay structure including fixed and movable parts provided with mutually parallel optical fibres. The fibres are fixed to a base plate in V-shaped grooves with the aid of gluing or bonding. The base plate and fib... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550484 | Method of making brake system assembly for railway vehicle A brake system for a railway vehicle and method of making same are provided and such brake system comprises a brake rod member, a horizontal supporting member which is adapted to support the rod member for sliding movements thereon, and an antifriction co... | 11/05/1985 |
