Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4561121 | Multilayered protective trouser There is disclosed a multilayered protective trouser comprised of: a trouser inner liner including a fly opening and a storm flap folded upon itself to form two layers having fastening means secured thereto; and a trouser outer shell including a fly openi... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561122 | Protective glove for maximized tactilegnosis A protective glove 10 constructed of shock-absorbent material, comprising digital sheaths 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 anchored to a metacarpal sheath 14. The sheaths 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 extend to cover the second-innermost joint of each digit, 17, 19, 21, 23 ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561123 | Knee-pad device A knee-pad device characterized by a flexible, arcuate pad member attached both above and below the knee. When the person using the knee pad device is standing, the pad member bows away from the knee to allow air to flow around the knee. When the person i... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561124 | Knee padding for work pants A knee protector for insertion in a pocket in the legs of work pants or the like is of a V-shaped cross-sectional configuration to improve appearance of the pants with the pad in place, to reduce inconvenience of wearing the protector and to provide a sel... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561125 | Dress A garment, particularly a female dress in comprised of only two pleated pieces of cloth which are joined to each other by side seams extended longitudinally of the dress such that they form armholes at the upper portion of the dress and by a shoulder seam... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561126 | Folded sleeved garment A method for the continuous manufacture of sleeved garments from webs and pre-manufactured sleeves, which garments are manufactured in an outside out condition. The method entails assembling continuous webs and pre-manufactured sleeves and joining such co... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561127 | Making of garment by single ply cutting followed by successive sewing stages Single sheets of garment material are spread on work tables for cutting by a computer controlled cutter to provide all pattern pieces for assembly into a particular garment. The pieces are selectively picked up for transport in pairs to first stage sewing... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561128 | Fusing apparel seams A method for making garments having fused seams. A strip of double-sided fusible tape is placed adjacent a seam and the tape is pressed between the seam and an adjacent panel of fabric, a free end of which forms part of the seam, and then the seam is stea... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561129 | Low-profile biological bicuspid valve This invention relates to a "biological" valve suitable for surgical treatment of cardiopathies, composed of a supporting ring having a diametrically-disposed element which functions as a support for the hinge of the two flaps which alternately allow and ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561130 | Toilet seat cover safety latch A hinge mechanism for controlling the operation of a toilet seat cover comprising a base, two pairs of linkages and a cover engaging element. An adjusting bolt and spring provide a structure for adjusting the alignment of the linkages. When the linkages a... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561131 | Dual flush toilet for water saving A water saving apparatus for water conservation which is achieved by minimizing the amount of water required to flush a toilet effectively. A specially configured toilet bowl is combined with a small toilet tank which houses two independent flushing syste... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561132 | Air-vac toilet This invention relates to toilet equipment that vacuum or heat-dries human waste and dispenses of the dehydrated human waste in a pulverized solid-form by means of pneumatic transportation.... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561133 | Jet stream device A submersible jet stream device having inlet apertures and an outlet nozzle which creates a jet stream which can be located either in a first position at the water surface or a second position at a pool bottom. The device may be hinged about a horizontal ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561134 | Fitting assembly for vinyl lined pools A fitting and faceplate cap assembly, for use in swimming pools, and the like, with vinyl liners, comprises a fitting member which extends through an opening in the wall of the pool with a flange overlying the opening on the inner surface of the pool. The... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561135 | Baby bath A baby bath of one-piece molded plastic for temporary use in a single or double basin sink, or on a flat surface.... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561136 | Shower track An adjustable shower head assembly is provided which includes a minimum of parts for enabling the adjustment of a shower head to accommodate persons of varying stature. A housing including a front panel, having a slot therein, is provided along which a co... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561137 | Furniture bolster An article of furniture having a seat portion and an integral back portion extending upwardly from the seat portion has a bolster removably attached to the top of the back portion and a flexible cushion foldable over the top of the bolster.... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561138 | Foldable baby bed An improved foldable baby bed comprising a foldable bed frame and a foldable bed base by such a structure the bed frame can be swingably suspended on two support rods. The bed frame has a hinged connection at each end and middle of the left and right side... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561139 | Machine for automatically roughing the cement margin of a footwear upper assembly A machine for automatically roughing the cement margin of a footwear upper assembly. The machine includes means for supporting the footwear upper assembly by a mechanism capable of applying to the upper assembly rocking movement, translational movement an... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561140 | Sole construction for footwear The manufacture of a sole unit for footwear, such as an athletic shoe including an integral midsole/wedge or a separable wedge for use with a midsole. The integral midsole/wedge unit and the separable wedge comprise a shell and a core at least partially e... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561141 | Self-wringing mop A self-wringing mop has a handle with a housing attached, a wringer in the housing including a basket with a perforated wall mounted for rotation in the housing by an electric motor, a wiper, and a manually operated actuator for selectively moving the wip... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561142 | Disc cleaner A disc cleaning device is disclosed which includes a disc support platform mounted to rotate about a first axis. This platform is adapted to support a disc to be cleaned and to center the disc to be cleaned about the first axis. An annular cleaning surfac... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561143 | Wiper blade with air deflecting device A wiper blade having a superstructure (1,2) linked to wiping element (8) which is reinforced by a longitudinal pressure distributing profile (7,20) provided with a first air deflecting device (9) consisting of a deflector (10) located at a certain distanc... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561144 | Machine for washing flat tableware The present invention relates to a process for mechanically washing articles of flat tableware, such as plates, saucers or the like, conveyed continuously, said process comprising the steps of subjecting the articles to a wet phase by rotary brushing unde... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561145 | Continuous sweep for road planing and milling machines An apparatus, to be incorporated into but not limited to a road planer, that would sweep, vacuum material not put onto the existing conveyor by the milling operation, as it now exists. This apparatus would route this material onto the existing conveyors i... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561146 | Plastic fastener A plastic fastener for pushing axially onto a headed or threaded stud has a hollow shank, part of the wall of which is constituted by a flexible resilient finger. The finger has a deep step for latching under the head of the T-stud and opposite it is a wi... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561147 | Hinge which facilitates opening door after the gate frame is distorted A door hinge of the type comprising a first metal plate having one vertical side edge formed integral with a pin and a second metal piece having one vertical side edge formed integral with a second knuckle cylinder into which is fitted the pin. A load plu... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561148 | Machine for pulling viscera package from fowls In the evisceration of poultry a special, slender tool is guided into the body cavity of the bird through an opening at the vent. A small diameter connection between the crop and the stomach is hooked by a finger on one end of the tool which swings into g... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561149 | Method of influencing the quality, in particular the tenderness of meat of slaughtered animals by means of an electric current The present invention relates to a method for improving the tenderness of the meat of slaughter cattle by means of an electric current, which current according to the invention is passed through the animal during at least part of the time following the st... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561150 | Skinning machine having feed device and method for using same The skinning machine of the present invention comprises a skinning blade having a knife edge presented in a first direction. A gripping roll is rotatably mounted adjacent the knife edge for grasping the skin layer of the meat and pulling the meat into the... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561151 | Method and apparatus for rupturing sliver during coiler can replacement A sliver coiling apparatus has a rotatably supported coiler head including a sliver discharge opening travelling in a circular path upon rotation of the coiler head; a first drive for rotating the coiler head; a support for positioning a coiler can undern... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561152 | Draft roll system for spinning machines The present invention provides a draft roll arrangement in a spinning frame in which the apron bottom roll is longitudinally divided into two sections at a location along its length selected to be within a range for which torsion of the apron bottom roll ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561153 | Cable clamp In a cable clamp wherein both ends of a resilient plastic band are combined into a ring and cables are attached to a base and fixed, an engaging projection of suggital shape is provided near the ring end at one end portion of the band and directed to surf... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561154 | Wedge-type rope socket connection and method A socket-wedge connection for wedge-type rope socket wherein a multi-part wedge is employed having one part collapsible, finding advantageous use, for example, in the lines employed with excavating equipment.... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561155 | Cord manufacturing apparatus and connector attachment machine therefor Apparatus is provided for manufacturing electrical cords comprising modular multi-contact connectors attached to opposite ends of a segment of a multi-conductor sheathed cable. Each connector comprises a plastic housing having a cavity for receiving an en... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561156 | Roller for sugar cane squeezing mills An improved roller for sugar cane squeezing mills, comprising a roller shaft, a mounting sleeve tightly fit over the roller shaft, a plurality of roller shell segments detachably mounted onto the peripheral surface of the mounting sleeve. The mounting sle... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561157 | Method for forming roller retainers in a bearing cage Method for forming roller bearing cage lugs into roller retainers. Portions of the lugs provided on bearing cage webs are staked to a preselected depth and a desired retainer conformation in an overlying relationship with adjacent roller receiving pockets... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561158 | Method for manufacturing a throttle-controlled induction passage assembly A throttle controlled induction passage assembly is shown as having a body with an induction passage formed through the body and a throttle shaft extending transversely of the induction passage and carried by the body, the throttle shaft having an axis of... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561159 | Adapter for removing diesel engine fuel injectors A device which assists in the removal of diesel engine fuel injectors is disclosed. The device is an adapter (10) which has longitudinal openings (34, 36) therein permitting its receipt on a fuel injector assembly. A pocket (40) is provided at one end of ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561160 | Method of altering a conventional tub for the handicapped The method of retrofitting a conventional tub of the kind having spaced inner and outer walls for the handicapped comprising removing a section of the wall of the tub from the rim down to a level just above the bottom to provide an opening at the side of ... | 12/31/1985 |
