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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4610034 | Shoulder protection device A thin flexible lightweight shoulder protection device for attachment to a shooter's garments to absorb rifle or similar firearm recoil loads. The device includes a flexible cover portion within which an energy absorbing pad is retained. One form of the p... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610035 | Upper body protector The upper body protector comprises a semirigid chest plate portion, a suspender portion and left and right shoulder portions said portions adapted to conformably embrace the corresponding parts of a wearer. According to the invention an adjusting device c... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610036 | Sunglasses A pair of plastic glasses including an injection molded one-piece integral lens and temple piece having a lens portion with two lenses and a narrow bridge, and a pair of temple portions at the ends of the lens portion. Vertical hourglass hinges join the t... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610037 | Tie construction A tie panel extends down from a tie knot to which is attached a neckband for disposition around the neck of a wearer so that the tie panel extends downwardly from the tie knot when the tie is worn. A number of buttonholes extend through the tie panel and ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610038 | Hat/tote bag combination article A hat/tote bag combination article formed from a tubular member having a body portion with two closed ends and a rim encircling and affixed to the body portion near one closed end. The article serves as a tote bag in the normal condition and selectively a... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610039 | Waste container This invention relates to a waste container to be held in the hand for the collection of liquid waste, primarily stomach contents thrown up at attacks of vomiting. With a view to providing a waste container in which it is possible to catch large quantitie... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610040 | Automatic feet washing and massaging machine The object of the invention is a feet washing and massaging machine having a basin (1) which is adapted for containing either one or both feet (2) placed on a footrest grid (3). On each foot (2) there acts a set of brushes (35,42,44) which is moved to and... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610041 | Folding machines A folding machine has workpiece sensing means including an emitter by which an "outside" corner in the workpiece edge approaching the operating locality of the machine can be sensed, such sensing causing the feed length by which the workpiece is advanced ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610042 | Method and apparatus for making disposable shoe covers An apparatus for the continuous, automatic manufacture of individual shoe covers includes a supply of two continuous webs of material, a device for advancing each of the two webs through the apparatus, an adhesive applicator for applying an adhesive at lo... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610043 | Oral hygiene brush A toothbrush and plaque scraper is disclosed for an oral cavity. A rigid handle, adapted to be grasped by a user, has a rigid base portion at a first end of a handle, extending away from the handle and having a top surface, at least one side surface and a... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610044 | Wiping cloth with edge reinforcement Wiping cloth for a cleaning device with squeezing and/or wringing facilities (3), whereby on the T-formation hem reinforcement (8) - central reinforcement (9) fixing studs (10) are provided, which are clipped on with an asymmetrical spacing and with their... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610045 | Toothbrush The present invention is a toothbrush provided with a teeth brushing surface and two gum treatment brush surfaces which distributes the brushforce to optimally and automatically clean the tooth surfaces, clean under the sulcus and massage the gums during ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610046 | Variable throw crank arm assembly for windshield wiper drive In a windshield wiper drive system of the type having a reciprocating drive link and a reversible electric motor, a variable throw crank arm assembly between the drive link and the motor drive shaft including a first arm rigidly attached to the drive shaf... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610047 | Vacuum cleaner of interchangeable attachment type An upright vacuum cleaner has a removable powered brush vacuum nozzle which can be removed and replaced without operation of a belt lifter. The power linkage from the cleaner's fan motor to the nozzle brush includes a positive-drive clutch, and control me... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610048 | Hand held vacuum cleaner A hand held vacuum cleaner comprising a first unit interconnected with a second unit by a locking mechanism. The first unit comprises an extendable telescoping mouth section, and the second unit comprises a motor, fan, handle, and filter. The locking mech... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610049 | Aircraft belt loader hinge assembly having a spring loaded shock absorbing hinge support A hinge assembly having a polytetrafluorine block affixed to a support member with a guide rod having an enlarged head extending through a guide bore. A compression spring is trapped on the guide rod between the guide block and a nut affixed to the free e... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610050 | Device for drawing the crop and gullet from slaughtered poultry The invention relates to a device for drawing the crop and gullet from slaughtered poultry, provided with a bore tube, having loosening and entrailing means at its free end, and which is introduced into the bird's trunk via an opening between the breast-b... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610051 | Turkey thigh skinner An apparatus for removing skin from the meat of a poultry part, such as a turkey thigh, includes an elongated conveyor supported on a frame in spaced relationship to an elongated loading and stretch bar. The conveyor moves the poultry part along the bar. ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610052 | Shellfish opening tool A utensil suitable for use in opening shellfish casings in order to allow the meat thereof to be easily extracted. The utensil comprises a handle member which extends into a first elongated, substantially planar knife portion. Extending from said handle m... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610053 | Device for sealing coin containing bag or the like A sealing device comprising a synthetic resin case having a hollow portion, a synthetic resin string holder accommodated in the hollow portion and a string. When the opening portion of a coin containing bag is placed into a double loop portion of the stri... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610054 | Clipboard with releasable fastening means for attachment of accessories A clipboard includes a board having a generally planar front surface divided into two regions, a first region dimensioned to accommodate a writing tablet and a second region dimensioned to accommodate at least one accessory. A clip is secured to the board... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610055 | Buckle tiedown assembly A two piece buckle has a frame member and a bale member which is pivotally supported on the frame member. The frame member includes a central elongated substantially flat piece and a pair of arm members extending from the edges of the central piece at an ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610056 | Quick connect and release buckle A belt buckle comprising two unitary plate metal parts, each having an opening for attaching the ends of a belt thereto. One buckle part defines and arcuate tongue, having a part cylindrical recess therein, for receiving a latch bar formed on the other pa... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610057 | Separable slide fastener A separable slide fastener comprises a pair of stringers, a slider and a separable bottom end assembly. Such bottom end assembly includes a socket connected to one of the paired stringers, a first pin projecting from the socket and secured to that stringe... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610058 | Central lock for safety belts A central lock for safety belts. With such a lock, especially in aircraft and sports cars, where the lock has an external bead behind which the connection members can catch, which in the process can freely align themselves in the respective belt-pulling d... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610059 | Warp monitoring and beaming process In a warping process, the yarns are overfed into an accumulator comprising an individual tension detector for each yarn. The overfeed reduces the tension and thus the frictional drag as the yarns pass in a partial wrap around their tension detectors, perm... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610060 | Drafting system for yarns Drafting system for textile yarns and including a driven feed roll, a driven output roll, a low friction freely rotatable heated roll located between the driven feed roll and the driven output roll and operating at essentially the same surface speed as th... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610061 | Low velocity expanding projectile A projectile for a centerfire cartridge that achieves maximum energy transfer with limited target penetration when fired from snub-nosed pistols. A hollow point lead bullet is provided with an aluminum jacket of sufficient hardness to avoid fouling the pi... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610062 | Method of making an acoustic microphone A capacitive acoustic transducer comprises a first field plate mounted to a semiconductor substrate structure, a second metal field plate having first and second oppositely and substantially exposed surfaces, and a mounting arrangement for mounting the se... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610063 | Method for fabricating a watering system for fowl This disclosure is directed to a method for fabricating a fluid flow orientation system, specifically a watering system for fowl, such as chickens, ducks or the like, as well as other small animals, which is specifically adapted for use with cages, the sy... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610064 | Device for spreading flanges A device for spreading two flanges (1, 2) mounted in opposite position in a pipe system (3), which device mainly comprises a conical screw element (7) to be inserted into a continuous hole of a flange, said element having an axial opening, in which fits a... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610065 | Sickle knife replacement assembly Conventionally, rivets are sheared off by hand whereupon a rivet shank removal tool is engaged around the knife and align so that the punch aligns with the rivet shank. A nut is then tightened with a wrench thus pushing the rivet shank out of the hole and... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610066 | Apparatus for mounting and removing a hub from a shaft Apparatus for effecting the mounting and removal of a hub from a shaft is disclosed. The combination of a piston and cylinder is designed relative to the hub to be mounted to the shaft such that by securing them in one position the hub may be forced onto ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610067 | Binding tool A binding tool in which a fastener row consisting of a plurality of fasteners arranged side by side at a predetermined pitch is fed by increments corresponding to said pitch, a binding tape is fed into the leading fastener in a set position from behind in... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610068 | Method for forming a ribbon blender A ribbon blender for a development station of an electrographic copier/duplicator is formed using a plurality of flat blanks stamped from a strip of sheet material. Each blank has three substantially concentric rings joined by two spaced strips. The outer... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610069 | Process for forming removable fluid tight sealing connections for high pressure ducts For forming a fluid tight removable connection between a high pressure tube and a sleeve, an olive is sealingly secured to an end portion of the tube by electromagnetic forming. Then a nut is threaded on the sleeve for deforming the olive and forcing it s... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610070 | Process for manufacturing clad strips A process for manufacturing clad strip is such that a core strip, in particular a metal core strip, is fed to a roll gap formed by at least two rolls and is clad at least on one side by a cladding strip. In the course of the said process the cladding stri... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610071 | Method of forming foam filled baseball or softball A game ball for playing baseball or softball, and the method for making the ball. The ball is formed of a hollow plastic shell filled with an expanded plastic material, and a cover completes the ball. The weight of the ball is provided by the weight of th... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610072 | Method of installing a fastener to a panel An installation apparatus and method of attaching a female element, such as a nut, to a panel, wherein the panel is pierced and the female element is permanently installed in the pierced panel opening in a continuous operation. The female element includes... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610073 | Trimetal pulverizer roll and a method of manufacture thereof A pulverizer, i.e., grinding, roll (18) of the type that is particularly suited for embodiment in a bowl mill (10) wherein the roll (18) coacts with another surface (14) within the mill (10) to effect the pulverization therewithin of a material such as co... | 09/09/1986 |
