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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4566216 | Ice fishing rig Ice fishing rig comprising an elongated, hollow, waterproof tube which carries a reel at one end, a resilient bar pivoted thereto and movable between a folded position parallel to the tube and an unfolded position transverse thereto. The bar when unfolded... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566217 | Bait casting device and method A device for casting a weighted fishing line that includes a hollow cylindrical member having threaded thereon at one end a conical augered spike and having on the other end a cap which is held onto the cylindrical member by means of a ridge on the cylind... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566218 | Apparatus for automatically trapping and processing rats or the like An apparatus for automatically trapping and processing rats includes a tube for delivering under suction a trapped rat together with a ball-shaped carrier into a collection tube spaced from a rat entry opening in the tube. The trapped rat is killed by a c... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566219 | Garden pest barrier A barrier for placement about gardens and which includes flanges for the retention of a pesticide along the length of the barrier. A shield portion of the barrier protects the pesticide from water as well as providing an obstacle to the passage of garden ... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566220 | Insect trap An insect trap particularly adapted for the entrapment and extermination of fleas comprises a flat, shallow pan adapted for resting on the floor, sticky liquid within the pan, a cover positioned over the pan, and an electrically energized green light sour... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566221 | Flower support for wedding bouquets and the like A flower support for wedding bouquets comprising a block of hydrophilic water absorbent synthetic resin foam and a supportive core of expanded synthetic resin foam inside of the block. Picks are provided at the ends of the cut flowers to penetrate into th... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566222 | One piece window or door guard A window or door guard made of one piece of protective material which conceals hinging and locking components from view and shields them from forcible attack. The guard may be unlocked with a key from the outside, or without a key only from the inside the... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566223 | Pedal actuated gate A pedal actuated laterally swinging gate comprises the gate, a wheel-engaged pedal mechanism at each side of the closed gate for causing the gate to open in the direction away from an approaching vehicle, and a fence-like board barrier to guide vehicles t... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566224 | Lapping apparatus An improved lapping apparatus is disclosed of the type having a disc shaped lapping surface that rotates while a part to be lapped is held in engagement therewith. The improvement includes control apparatus for controlling the speed of rotation of the lap... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566225 | Process and apparatus for the precision measurement of rotor blade-height A process and apparatus are disclosed for the precision measurement of the height of turbine rotor blades which enables the measurement of the height of individual turbine blades by utilizing a stroboscopically controlled laser beam. A grinding wheel is a... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566226 | System for correcting the position of a spindle for a processing machine A system for correcting the position of a spindle of a processing machine, in which the spindle is rotatably mounted by hydrostatic bearings in a table on a bed and has an axial hole. A reflector is provided in the hole at a tip end portion, an interferom... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566227 | Auxiliary device for re-grinding of spiral drills An auxiliary device for re-grinding spiral drills which includes a clamping channel for accommodating the spiral drill. The auxiliary device includes a polyhedronal shaped body which is adapted to be clamped onto the spiral drill. An outlet portion of the... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566228 | Workpiece guides The disclosure relates to a workpiece guide for supporting a rotary workpiece comprising a housing in which an assembly of three jaw members is mounted on the base to embrace and support a workpiece for rotation about an axis defined by the positions of t... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566229 | Honing tool A tool for honing an axially facing annular surface surrounding an elongated shaft includes an annulus which is placed around the shaft and supports honing stones which are engageable with the sealing surface. Rods rigid with the annulus extend longitudin... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566230 | Impact blasting system for etching metal surfaces Apparatus for etching a metal surface utilizes a specially shrouded centrifugal throwing wheel to effect a uniform, non-pulsating application of very fine, lightweight, impact blasting media. The resulting etched finish is of a fine-grained quality suitab... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566231 | Vibration damping stiffener A vibration dampening stiffener beam (10, 10') is secured to a panel member, such as an electrical circuit board (12) that is supported at opposed ends. The beam (10, 10') extends across a mid portion of the board (12) whereat displacement of the board ca... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566232 | Large volume silo for bulk material, particularly raw cement powder A large volume silo has in the center of the base a conical dome which, together with the cylindrical outer silo wall, defines an annular base. Open air conveyor chutes pass from the base area through discharge openings to flow regulators in the inner are... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566233 | Ceiling construction A ceiling construction for buildings has a plurality of flanged main beams disposed in a predetermined spaced relationship to each other and bridging between wall mouldings opposed and spaced from each other; a plurality of flanged cross beams connected t... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566234 | Window frame with laminated surfaces A window frame is made up of frame sides connected together at mitered corner joints. The frame sides are formed of a wood or wood material core with a metal foil laminate on the exterior frame surfaces and a decorative laminate on the interior of the fra... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566235 | Tile block A tile for covering surface areas such as floors and walls has a tile surface and beneath the tile surface a body portion having side walls extending perpendicularly from the tile surface edges so as to form a tile block and the body portion has channels ... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566236 | Greenhouse structure element A device for holding flexible sheet material to a structure including a fixed element that is attachable to the structure and has at one end an elongated cavity and at the other end an intrinsic lock mechanism and a locking device having at one end an arm... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566237 | Armored panel An armored panel construction for a shelter to defeat ballistic fragment and thermal radiation threats comprises an inner structural panel of aluminum alloy sheets bonded to a honeycomb core and an outer face panel of an aramid fiber fabric in a multi-ply... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566238 | Energy conserving concrete masonry unit, wall construction and method A wall constructed to function as a passive thermal mass for energy storage permits enhanced solar heating and nocturnal cooling of the interior of a building using walls as disclosed. Use of an expansive insulating material, foamed in place, seals the wa... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566239 | Insulation system An improved insulation system is used to insulate the roof of a metal building. The insulation system includes insulating boards which are suspended beneath roof panels by flexible sheets of material. The flexible sheets are attached to structural members... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566240 | Composite floor system A novel composite floor system is described, together with a specific metallic reinforcing and support section for use in the floor system. The system comprises a concrete slab and a metallic reinforcing and support section mechanically embedded in the sl... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566241 | Progressive demountable partition A progressive demountable partition in which gypsum wallboard is affixed against I-shaped vertical studs by a plurality of small sheet metal clips having short tangs projecting into the wallboard back face and having a flange-engaging forwardly extending ... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566242 | Smoke and heat barrier A heat insulative barrier for use in isolating potential fire zones relative to expansion joint voids which comprises the use of a sealed sheet of ceramic felt material secured across an expansion void and including one or more refractory cloth sheets sea... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566243 | Plank grating assembly A plank grating assembly for forming decking, flooring or subflooring. Longitudinal metal planks have flanges on each side edge and trapezoidal openings in each flange. The planks are rigidly connected and supported by cross braces each having an inverted... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566244 | Paper sheet grip and transfer apparatus A paper sheet grip and transport apparatus for a counting and half-wrapping device comprising a stacker for accommodating a batch of paper sheets supplied thereto and for receiving them in the state of a bundle and a half wrapper for the bundle of paper s... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566245 | Collapsible construction assembly A construction assembly for making a collapsible structure has a post extending along and defining an upright post axis and having one end formed with an axially centered threaded bore open in one axial direction, normally upward. A first plate fixed on t... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566246 | Modular structure assemblies Modular constructions and connector assemblies therefore. The modular construction comprises a plurality of spode units with elongated key members extending between the spode units and interconnected to form a modular framework. Adapter collars and retain... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566247 | Captive column A captive column structure comprising a plurality of spaced-apart elongated column portions having a plurality of spaced-apart compression core members interconnecting the same. The compression core members may take either the shape of flat sheets, hollow... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566248 | Packaging apparatus and method A packaging machine includes moveable spaced metering bars and guide means for supplying groups of articles from an infeed conveyor to a packaging station and is arranged to tighten a carrier blank about a group of articles while the blank and articles ar... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566249 | Apparatus for the dosed filling of highly viscous material An apparatus for the dosed filling of highly viscous material, particularly pasty sealing compound, into tubular bags has a dosing device and a filling device connected thereto, which is provided with a filling tube projecting into the foil tube. The appa... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566250 | Method and apparatus for producing bag-shaped packages with cap body and content New method and apparatus for automatically producing a number of bag-shaped packages with a cap body integrally attached thereto and specific content filled at a high operational efficiency are disclosed. They are produced one by one using continuous thin... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566251 | Carton forming, sterilizing, filling and sealing machine The disclosure illustrates and describes a modular forming, sterilizing, filling and sealing machine for containers, including a front bottom forming and sealing section; an intermediate sterilizing section; and a rear filling, top forming and sealing sec... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566252 | Method for automatic packing of articles capable of providing plastics packing bag with reinforced handle portion An improved method for the automatic packing of articles in which bag sections are successively made of tubular plastics bag material which is intermittently conveyed. Goods are charged into a bag section formed at the leading end of the bag material. The... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566253 | Packaging system with interdigitating film advance A packaging apparatus for bulk material is disclosed having a former transforming packaging film into a tube, interdigitating means engaging and advancing the film over the former, delivery means for providing a charge of material or product to the packag... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566254 | Bit for horses The bit for horses comprises a bit bar formed from a moulded article with an oval or circular cross-section and made from a resilient-elastic material having a high abrasive resistance, which conically widens from the center of the two moulded article end... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566255 | Training halter for canines A dog's training halter comprises a loop member for encircling the dog's muzzle, a collar member for encircling the dog's neck, and side members for connecting the loop member to the collar member on opposite sides of the dog's head. The loop member passe... | 01/28/1986 |
