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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4558466 | Vest for use in polluted atmosphere The present invention relates to a vest for use in a polluted atmosphere. The vest is intended to create a fresh air zone outside the vest. To this end, the vest has an air-permeable portion extending around at least a part of the vest, preferably around ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558467 | Gastight seals for rubber suits The present invention discloses a gastight seal for rubber suits. It incls rubber bladders containing viscid material and has annular rings attached to a pleated bellows-like section of a main body of the rubber suit. A strap is used to actuate the rubbe... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558468 | Surgical gown having one-piece-belt system A rear-closure surgical gown having a one-piece-belt system is disclosed in which either sterile or nonsterile gowning assistance can be used. One end of the belt is releasably attached to the front of the gown. The other end of the belt is releasably att... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558469 | Fashion trim article A fashion trim article for the protection and decoration of corners of cloth such as collars and ties comprises an angled enclosure formed and stamped from a sheet and having a front plate with bent-up and -over side sections and a back plate spaced from ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558470 | Shock attenuation system A shock attenuation system useful in protective headgear is disclosed wherein shock is attenuated by the axial compression and lateral deflection of elastomeric columns. Cushioning material occupies the spaces between the columns.... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558471 | Passive dosing dispenser featuring high strength initial cleaning action A dispenser for cleaning and maintaining the cleanliness of a toilet bowl of a flush toilet is provided to co-dispense doses of two or more chemical solutions in response to the change in water level in the toilet tank reservoir during a flush cycle. The ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558472 | Adjustable wall sleeve An adjustable sleeve for supporting plumbing fixtures in a high security type environment wherein the sleeve is composed of telescoping type frames which are easily adjustable to the wall thickness yet can accommodate security type devices such as reinfor... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558473 | Sanitary cleaning equipment This invention relates to a sanitary cleaning equipment which includes a flushing portion adapted to direct a jet of cleaning water against a selected area, a deodorizing portion for withdrawing odoriferous air from the neighborhood of the selected area a... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558474 | Wave generator A pneumatic wave generator for a surf pool, comprising a caisson divided into a plurality of wave generating chambers, a ventilator space provided with a powered source of air and a system of conduits coupled to inlet and outlet valves which together are ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558475 | Curtain for shower doors Screening or curtaining arrangement for covering a shower door includes a curtain positioned across the door. The curtain has a rod pocket at each end containing a rod. A plurality of attachment members hook around the rod and the top and bottom of the sh... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558476 | Flotation type apparatus and method for supporting a load A flotation type apparatus used to support loads is disclosed, as well as a method for supporting a load with a flotation apparatus. The basic configuration of the apparatus is comprised of three major components, namely, a fluid filled envelope, a resili... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558477 | Process for washing fibre stock A process for washing fibre stock. The fibre stock is described is passed along a passage 14 from a stock inlet 15 to a stock outlet 16. The passage is defined by a portion of the inner surface of a substantially horizontal cylindrical screen 4, preferabl... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558478 | Device for tensioning a shoe upper on a last and for laying its lasting margin over in the ball and shank region Device for tensioning a shoe upper on a last and for laying its lasting margin over in the ball and shank region, wherein the shoe upper is first pressed against the last by means of a presser member, whereafter a band secured to the presser member is ten... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558479 | Pool cleaner An improved pool cleaner is provided of the type for submerged random travel generally along the floor and sidewalls of a swimming pool to dislodge and collect debris. The pool cleaner comprises an hydraulically contoured housing consisting of a limited n... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558480 | Apparatus for cleaning a curved glass sheet A method and apparatus of cleaning with a roll brush a three-dimensional surface of a curved glass sheet. Levels at both ends of a rotating shaft of the roll brush are independently controlled and an inclination angle of a support frame of the roll brush ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558481 | Joint grouting tool A joint grouting tool has a mounting body (2) carried at the end of a handle (1), and incorporating a cavity which receives a grouting iron (9). The grouting iron (9) is fixed in place by a captive bolt (10). The tool is rolled over brickwork on wheels (4... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558482 | Type element cleaner A moistened fabric pad is supported in a container having a cover configured to engage a type element. The cover is fastened to the container so that the fabric pad and type element are brought into contact. Rotation of the type element against the surfac... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558483 | Dental brushing aid A dental brushing aid is described which is particularly useful by persons who lack normal coordination, dexterity, or eyesight. The brushing aid comprises easily graspable handle means, brush means substantially circumferentially surrounding a terminal e... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558484 | Tank unit for cleaning devices A tank unit to be removably mounted to a cleaning device having a clean water tank and a waste fluid tank displaced along a common axis and joined together by a connector which also provides an inlet to the waste fluid tank adjacent the top of the cleanin... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558485 | Furniture hinge including C-shaped member for mounting hinge links to hinge casing A hinge includes two hinge links connecting a hinge casing and a hinge arm. In the hinge casing both hinge links are pivotable on a common member having the form of a C. One hinge link is mounted on an intermediate part, an the other hinge link is conduct... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558486 | Shirred casing delivery apparatus for meat packing system An apparatus for delivering the end of a shirred casing to the nozzle of a meat packing system where the casing is connected to the nozzle to be stuffed with meat extruded from the nozzle includes a support for supporting the shirred casing from the inner... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558487 | Apparatus for processing similar workpieces of varying shape, points of contour and dimension Workpieces of varying dimension, points of common contour and shape are loaded on a transfer shuttle at loading station I and located on a projected line of light at a common point on the workpieces from which they vary; the shuttle moves the workpieces t... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558488 | Size control system for automatic sausage stuffing An apparatus for controlling the size of a casing filled with emulsion in an automatic stuffing machine includes a drag member between an outer surface of the stuffing horn and an inner surface of the casing sleeved over the stuffing horn. The drag member... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558489 | Method and apparatus for dividing slaughtered poultry into a back half and a front half This invention relates to a method and apparatus for dividing a slaughtered bird into a front half 31 and a back half 28, the body 12, prior to and during the cutting operation, being brought into a position wherein the legs are positioned in front of the... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558490 | Poultry cut up machine A worker hangs birds on a series of movable modules M by placing the hocks of previously slaughtered and eviscerated birds in the pair of forks 30 affixed to the support plate 29 of each module. The thighs are received in the pair of tiltable forks 31. As... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558491 | Combing machine for textile fibres A combing machine for textile fibres has a gill for combing a sliver of fibres, and at least two contrarotating tearing rollers for tearing successive tufts from the sliver of fibres as these are combed, the torn tufts being partially superimposed on each... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558492 | Belt fastener A belt fastener of non-metallic composition for use, in particular, with conveyor belts used in conjunction with metal detectors, the belt fastener including one or more top plates having bolt receiving apertures; one or more bottom plates with bolt recei... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558493 | Variably accessible band clamp A clamping device is disclosed of band material and including an adjustment device similar to a conventional hose clamp however having a variable accessibility achieved by a drive screw being orientable perpendicular to the conventional drive screw and pa... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558494 | Plastic fastening component The specification discloses a plastic component having a cylindrical connecting portion with a contoured interior space designed for acceptance of a threaded or profiled bolt or stud. The interior space is designed with resilient gripping members which ar... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558495 | Holder, especially for a drill chuck key Holder especially for a chuck key for a drilling or other machine tool, for which it is necessary to use a chuck key for opening and closing the chuck holding the working tools. The chuck key is attachable to the power cord of such a machine tool in such ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558496 | Combined pin and nipper chain The pin-nipper chain consists of holders detachably secured on links and is composed of two holder parts of U-shaped cross section. On the underside of one of the holder parts a slider is detachably fastened in a sheetmetal part. On an inner side of the o... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558497 | Method for producing commingled continuous variable texture yarn The present invention discloses a moving multicavity texturing method for simultaneously texturing filaments which are commingled to form a yarn. The yarn readily knits producing a fabric which upon subsequent dyeing and shrinking produces a variable text... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558498 | Process for the manufacture of solenoid operated valve A process for the manufacture of a solenoid operated valve of the double valve seat type ensures that the stroke distance of a ball valve between two valve seats is accurately provided. The ball valve is positioned on a portion of a first valve seat membe... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558499 | Method of making a mold frame A method of making a mold frame is disclosed. A plurality of rows of cavities are formed in a mold plate. The cavities of each row are interconnected by a bore. The row bores are interconnected by cross bores. The cross bores are selectively sealed off so... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558500 | Spring compressor for MacPherson strut suspension assemblies The present invention relates to a spring compressor adapted to compress an associated coil spring of a MacPherson strut suspension system. The spring compressor includes a lower clamping member adapted to be secured to the portion of the cylindrical shro... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558501 | Contact alignment tube insertion/removal tool A hand held tool 211 for inserting or removing a fiber optic contact alignment tube segment 47 into a fiber optic connector 13. The tool includes a hollow shaft 215 anchored in a knob 213 and extending coaxially through a cylindrical chamber in the knob. ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558502 | Process and apparatus for assembling universal joints A method for the assembly of universal joints with radially pretensioned fork arms, consisting of the steps of inserting and positioning the joint cross in the joint fork, pressing in the bearing and fixing them by means of pressure units, one of which su... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558503 | Method of assembling a refrigerator A method of assembling a refrigerator cabinet having an outer metal shell with side walls, a plastic inner liner and an insulation partition separating a freezer and fresh food compartment. Mounting brackets each having a preset fastener location are moun... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558504 | Process for fabricating nuclear reactor fuel assemblies for light water nuclear reactors A tool for the manufacture of a fuel assembly, said tool comprising for each end of an assembly an inner metal plate which can be applied to the bottom of an end member, an outer metal plate which can be displaced, under the action of a jack, along slidin... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558505 | Method of making weighted metal golf club head A metal golf club head is provided, by an investment casting process, having an accurately positioned weighting insert of heavy metal rigidly embedded in and surrounded by the principle metal of the head with the presence of the insert, if desired, being ... | 12/17/1985 |
