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 |
| 4589146 | Glove having securing means for improved gripping A glove is disclosed having a flexible fabric portion for covering the palm side of a hand. The fabric portion is provided with gripping members comprising one or more projections extending laterally outwardly from the fabric portion. The projections enab... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589147 | Intraocular lens An intraocular lens which may be surgically implanted into the human eye. The lens has two sinuous support strands located at diametrically opposite sides thereof. The support strands allow the lens to be placed either in the ciliary sulcus or the capsula... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589148 | Toilet hinge A toilet hinge for hingedly mounting a seat and/or cover on a toilet bowl comprises a hinge part which includes resiliently yieldable fingers for cooperative engagement with the hinge pin. The hinge part contains a circular aperture having a circumferenti... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589149 | Hygienic device for covering water-closet ring-shaped seats and the like A hygienic covering for the bearing surface of an annular seat of a water-closet, consisting of a layer of paper, plastified paper or the like in the form of a cylindrical ring including two annular resilient edges provided with elastic bands, for providi... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589150 | Reversible drainboard for a corner sink installation The present invention provides a reversible drainboard that can be used on either side of a corner sink installation. In such an installation, the sink is installed in the corner formed by a pair of orthogonally connected kitchen counters at a 45 degree a... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589151 | Slatted bed system A slatted bed system comprising an articulating frame, a power unit, concave slats, a sculptured mattress and free standing support means. The articulating frame is in four sections to facilitate the independent raising of the head end and the portion und... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589152 | Fold-away bed assembly Conventionally, fold-away beds include lift mechanisms either pneumatic or coil springs reacting between the rear of the bed frame and the base of the vertical support framework in order to act as counterbalances for raising and lowering the bed. This pla... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589153 | Aircraft spark plug gapping tool A combination spark plug gapping tool which has the capability of opening or closing the spark plug gap on a variety of aircraft, industrial, or automotive spark plugs. The single tool may be used with side electrode designs containing up to three electro... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589154 | Method and apparatus for forming the head of a high torque fastener An improved high torque fastener is provided of the type having a screw head with a generally bow-tie shaped driving slot formed with undercut side walls and an arcuately concave bottom wall for reception of an arcuately convex blade of a driving tool for... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589155 | Method for making a nut for a blind fastener A three piece blind fastener of the kind comprising a tubular nut having a head at one end and a tapered nose at the other end, an expansible sleeve, and a headed bolt threadedly engaged with the nut for forcing the sleeve on to the nose of the nut to for... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589156 | Support structure, particularly for a long span bridge A support structure, such as a bridge support structure for long spans between supports, includes a beam-like girder formed of reinforced concrete or prestressed concrete connected to and supported on the upper ends of support piers so that the girder is ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589157 | Apparatus for the construction of a bridge floor and similar structures, and constructions which are obtained This invention relates to a production of a structure by means of arch stones. The arch stones comprise series of mixed steel-concrete arch stones (VM), each comprising a metal frame of steel integral with an upper concrete slab, these series b... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589158 | Article cleaning device for removing surface contaminants from the article by brushing and liquid contact An article cleaner for removing surface contaminants from the article comprising a basin adapted to receive a cleaning liquid therein, a brush instrumentality perched above a lip of said basin, a cleaning liquid conduit and pump instrumentality recirculat... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589159 | Toothbrush A toothbrush whose handle is provided with a disc-shaped or otherwise configurated indicia-bearing member extending laterally beyond one or both marginal portions of the handle. The indicia-bearing member can constitute that end portion of the handle whic... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589160 | Apparatus for stripping fluids including dimensionally stable and substantially rigid bag An apparatus for stripping fluids from the surface of a vehicle (26) including a plurality of dimensionally stable and substantially rigid bags (12) including an inlet (14) for introducing air under pressure into the bag (12) and an elongated opening at o... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589161 | Vacuum driven tool A rotary brush vacuum sweeper having a directly coupled disc brush and turbine wheel. The disc brush floats axially within the sweeper housing to control brush force and is in telescopic relation with rearward motor components to promote favorable air flo... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589162 | Carrying handle device for an electrical equipment enclosure with handle stored flush with the enclosure wall and swung up for carrying A carrying device is provided for electrical apparatus enclosure. The carrying device has a handle which is attached to carrying arms which are bent in an approximate semi-circle. The arms are movably mounted behind the wall of enclosure for movement of t... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589163 | Self closing lift ring A lift ring device arranged to normally remain in a flush condition, and involving a generally U-shaped lift loop pivotally mounted upon a base plate, such as a base plate mounted on the hatch lid of a boat. The lift loop is equipped with a pair of arm po... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589164 | Variable tension device with adjustable features for spring rate, initial tension and connection to external parts In a variable tension device having an elongated torsion member adapted to be connected at axially spaced points to a relatively fixedly mounted support and to an object rotatably movable relative to said support, novel structure is provided for adjusting... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589165 | Apparatus and method for cutting slaughtered poultry into separate pieces Apparatus for cutting slaughtered poultry into individual pieces including a keel cutting station for severing a front breast section from the carcass. The station includes a first cutter for cutting a rear portion of the keel and a second, reciprocating ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589166 | Process for disintegrating and reconstituting a pad of fibers The invention relates to bleached cotton fibers and to absorbing materials for disposable articles. Its object is a process for shortening bleached cotton fibers consisting in (a) moving a fiber pad (1) between a trough-plate (2) and a feed roller (5) exe... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589167 | Apparatus for introducing a pile into a following roller system An apparatus for introducing a relatively loose pile fed from a carder or the like via a conveyor belt or the like into a following roller system, particularly a calender, upon height-reduction of the pile before entry into the roller system, is provided ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589168 | Yarn-drafting apparatus An apparatus used in combination with a yarn spinner has an upstream gripper roller assembly including at least an upstream roller pair gripping the yarn to be stretched, a downstream gripper roller assembly including at least a downstream roller pair spa... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589169 | Apparatus for production of a non-woven fabric A non-woven fabric is produced by the transportation of a fiber flow at an angle which is less than 90° to the transport direction of the non-woven fabric to be manufactured, with the feed rate of the fiber flow being controlled, the fibers which are to ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589170 | Sink fasteners A fastener for securing a sink unit in a worktop has a clip (11) for attachment to a rail and a hinged clamping member (12) which is tightened up against the underside of the worktop by a screw (25). This threads through the hinge pin (13), and when undon... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589171 | Device for holding and positioning tubing of I.V. administration set Device for holding and positioning plastic tubing of an intravenous fluid administration set. Device comprises a generally flat, foldable, elongate structure having two outwardly extending arms connected via an intermediate flexible portion having on oppo... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589172 | Central belt lock, particularly for a parachute harness A central belt lock, particularly for a parachute harness, includes a housing, a main pin or journal which is manually rotatable and axially movable therein, and an anchor plate which cooperates with a plurality of retaining bolts for the belt attachment ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589173 | Apparatus for crimping synthetic filament groups A stuffer box crimping device has a pair of feed pressure rolls and a stuffer box arranged downstream thereof. The stuffer box is laterally delimited by side panels extending up to a nip of the pressure rolls. Pressure plates are supported in the side pan... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589174 | Polar coordinate apparatus A polar coordinate apparatus for performing an operation on a three-dimensional workpiece. The apparatus comprises an arcuate track having a rigid carrier member slidably supported thereon, such carrier including a motor for selectively positioning the ca... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589175 | Method for restoring a face on the shroud of a rotor blade A fixture 34 for positioning a shroud 22 of a worn rotor blade 14 with respect to an apparatus for removing material is disclosed. The fixture is formed of a base 42, an axial locator 44 which is adapted to engage the root 18 of the rotor blade, and a tan... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589176 | Fiber-composite turbine blade and method for its construction The present invention provides a method for constructing from fiber-composite material complex structures having two or more transversely disposed members. By way of example, a composite turbine blade 10 having an aerofoil 12 and an integrally formed foot... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589177 | Method of manufacturing, without welding, light alloy rims for motor vehicles A method of manufacturing a wheel rim for a motor vehicle, including cutting off a section of an extruded cylindrical tube to produce a hollow cylindrical rim blank, and subjecting the blank to two successive deformation steps. During the first step, only... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589178 | Insertion tool A unique connector and insertion tool are disclosed. The connector is hollow with screw-type threads on its outer surface, an enlarged head at one end and a non-sharp configuration at the other end. The insertion tool has a non-sharp elongated shaft or pi... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589179 | Flexible positioner A flexible positioner is provided for moving and positioning an object relative to a base member. In large industrial and vehicular engines limited access openings are provided in the cylinder block to perform internal repairs and inspection such as for t... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589180 | Tool for removal of an engine cylinder liner To service an engine, it is frequently determined that a cylinder liner and piston must be replaced. Removal is difficult and time consuming if the piston is first removed through the liner and the liner is then grasped from below and pulled from the bloc... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589181 | Method of converting a sedan to a limousine A conventional production two-door motor vehicle converted to a four-door limousine by severing the frame of the production motor vehicle near the center of the passenger compartment into a forward frame segment and rear frame segment. The longitudinal ro... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589182 | Method and apparatus for forming a space section in a pair of continuous concealed-slide-fastener stringers In a method and apparatus for forming a space section in a pair of concealed-slide-fastener stringers, with a pair of tapes gripped with interengaged coupling elements disposed at the upper side of the tapes, a pair of continuous concealed-slide-fastener ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589183 | Method and apparatus for undoing the interconnection between stamped stacks of bags To undo the interconnection caused at cut edges of stacks of plastics bags that have been stamped, at least those zones of each stack where stamping has taken place are continuously bent over at least one supporting edge by being pulled thereover.... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589184 | Method and apparatus for mounting parts to both sides of a main body such as an automobile body A method of mounting parts to both sides of a main body characterized by moving a carriage at a predetermined speed along a specified path of transport with the main body placed on the carriage; moving a pair of movable tables in synchronism with the carr... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589185 | Access port forming method A device and method for use in forming an access port, and also in forming a leakproof seal between a conduit (e.g., a catheter tube) and a thermoplastic film (e.g., the wall of an ostomy bag, wound cover pouch, or similar pouch). The device includes inte... | 05/20/1986 |
