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A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4620322 | Electro-optic welding lens assembly An electro-optic welding lens assembly for the use in a welder's helmet or protective eyeshield comprises a filter arrangement with at least one liquid crystal light shutter element and a control unit for changing the transmission rate of the filter assem... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620323 | Disposable baby bib A disposable bib having a body portion which is contoured for a closer fit and added protection against drips and consequent stains and has a perforated inner border along the bottom and at least part of the sides for retaining drips and spills. The bib a... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620324 | Neckwrap The invention is a neckwrap adapted to be worn by persons during exercise programs; it promotes conditioning of the neck and shoulder muscles of the wearer when suitably adjusted, and also acts to absorb perspiration generated during exercise.... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620325 | Visored cap and method for making same A visor sport cap and/or a covering therefor and a method of producing the same, the cap or covering being provided with a head receiving crown constructed from a single piece of material which is cut along specific arcs and shapes and joined together alo... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620326 | Adjustment means and garment An adjustable fastening means is provided, preferably for incorporation into a garment, which includes a circumferential band fabricated of three different band means including in at least one of said band means an elastic portion to form a novel adjustab... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620327 | Process of adapting soluble bone protein for use in stimulating osteoinduction A method for treating implants such as biodegradable masses, xenogenic bony implants, allografts and prosthetic devices with soluble bone protein to enhance or stimulate new cartilage and/or bone formation. Substrate immobilization or surface coating tech... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620328 | Lavatory system for use in potentially vandalized areas A wall-mounted lavatory system is disclosed having two remote actuating units on the front surface of a lavatory sink connected to two self-closing flush valve mechanisms located behind the wall so that the flush valves are not accessible to the user of t... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620329 | Ventilated toilet seat Air is removed from the vicinity of a toilet bowl of conventional design by means of a ventilation system comprising a toilet seat having an internal channel that conveys air through the hinge mechanism of the seat to an exhaust fan. The hinge mechanism i... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620330 | Universal plastic plumbing joint Plastic plumbing joint assemblies of a universal nature are made available by this invention to provide with a single coupling unit construction a variety of different functions including clean-out access, pipe end dust covers or vents, drain assemblies, ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620331 | Selective flusher for water closet This selective flusher for water closets has a horizontal base plate, the front end of which is secured to the top of the flush pipe by the valve seat. This base plate has a corresponding opening at the front end thereof to allow passage of water through ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620332 | Bathtub splash collector Splash collection apparatus for a bathtub comprising an elongate channel applied to an outside longitudinal wall of the bathtub below the rim, the channel having an open end and a base wall inclined downwardly toward the open end, and a collector cup on a... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620333 | Incontinent bed facility A liquid discharge unit having a toilet tray with drainage at the bottom of the tray. Tubing extends from this drainage to a collection vessel. The tray has an upper open surface covered by a non-corrosive nylon net. The net has above it sealed foam block... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620334 | Infant rocker An infant rocker arranged to support a bassinet or the like on a support tray suspended bu coil springs above a base and drive means arranged to rhythmically move the support tray and hence the bassinet in a predetermined pattern, which is preferably an o... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620335 | Lower bed structure for a recreational vehicle A bed structure for a vehicle is provided and includes a plurality of interconnected elongated cushions, each having a forward edge, a rearward edge, and opposite sides, and a track assembly connected to each side wall of the vehicle for supporting the cu... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620336 | Body support for bed or seat A box spring is condensed along its depth dimension and then packaged in this depressed state for storage and/or transportation. At its point of use, the box spring is unpackaged and expanded along its depth dimension for use. Within the box spring are a ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620337 | Convoluted support pad for prevention of decubitus ulcers and apparatus for making same A convoluted foam pad adapted to be positioned on a bed in a supporting relationship to a patient is provided. The pad has a head and a foot supporting section, each in the form of a convoluted, checker board pattern of rows of peaks separated by depressi... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620338 | Process for the continuous dyeing and/or finishing of wet textile webs Process and apparatus for applying in a continuous and level manner aqueous impregnating liquors to water-wet textile goods to prevent unlevelness of the liquor applied to the goods. This is accomplished by partly or completely exchanging the moisture on ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620339 | Combined passenger loading bridge and utilities conduit between airport terminal and parked aircraft An extensible loading bridge for aircraft having an inboard end connected to a terminal and an outboard end adapted for connection to a parked aircraft. A heat exchanger on the outboard end supplies warm or cold air to the aircraft. Hot or cold liquid is ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620340 | Mop-wringing devices A mop-wringing device has a main frame with a fixed lower support plate and a displaceable upper pressure plate. A toggle link mechanism pivots the pressure plate downwards about a rear edge pivot connection to squeeze water from a mop head placed between... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620341 | Curb and gutter machine A new curb and gutter machine used in combination with a vehicle and characterized by its construction to include an adjustable cutter for trimming along the side of a roadway or curb, a sweeper for removing not only trimmed material but also other debris... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620342 | Method of manufacturing swivel bearing for swivel casters and swivel bearings manufactured accordingly The swivel bearing comprises a cup secured on a part of the apparatus and provided with a cylindrical wall which is bent inwardly to hold the outer bearing against the flange on another member, which flange rests upon another set of bearings in the cup.... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620343 | Three way adjustable door hinge having cooperating wedge surfaces There is described a door hinge which is adjustable by way of three screws in height, in the lengthwise direction and in inclination, wherein wedge surfaces are formed between an adjusting plate and an intermediate plate which prevent an unintentional sli... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620344 | Friction applying assembly A friction applying assembly for a panel movable from a first position to a second position which includes a mounting plate rigidly secured to the panel with the plate having a non-circular aperture. There is a hinge support arm having at one end a non-ci... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620345 | Apparatus for crimping and setting synthetic fiber groups An apparatus consisting of a stuffer box crimping device of a conventional type with a cooling device immediately following thereafter and designed as a sieve drum under a suction draft. The dense crimped parcel, conducted to the sieve drum surface from t... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620346 | Device to aid in the removal of residual textile material from a core element A device to aid in the removal of residual textile material from a core element includes a platform to support plural core elements thereon and an indexing system to sequentially index the core elements into a cutting position. The indexing system include... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620347 | Machining center with magazine for spare tools A boring, milling, thread cutting or analogous machine has a frame for a work supporting table and a first carriage which is reciprocable in the X-direction. The first carriage supports an open-and-shut magazine for a supply of spare tools as well as a se... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620348 | Controlled deflection roll A controlled deflection roll contains a stationary roll support or beam and a roll shell or jacket rotatable about the stationary roll support. The rotatable roll shell is supported upon the stationary roll support by means of hydrostatic support or press... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620349 | Apparatus for establishing pipe joint seals A sealing assembly is clampable to the end of a threaded male pipe section. The assembly includes an aperture which guides a drill bit radially inwards to establish a radial blind bore in the outer surface of the pipe section into the threads thereof. A c... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620350 | Apparatus for interference-fitting male and female members A method of interference-fitting either a male or female resilient member to its corresponding female or male member using a hollow mandrel cooled to preferably cryogenic temperatures which freezes a compressed resilient member to at least its glass-trans... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620351 | Unlimited sliding ball spline assembly An unlimited sliding ball spline comprising a spline bearing consisting of an outer cylinder, a ball retainer provided on the inner side of the outer cylinder, and a plurality of balls held by the ball retainer in a plurality of unlimited passages formed ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620352 | Shop press A shop press that includes a fixed-height table capable of supporting a workpiece. A ram assembly is mounted for vertical movement over the table. The ram assembly carries a fluid power head, and is arranged to permit the head to be moved horizontally so ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620353 | Electro-optical and robotic casting quality assurance This invention relates to improvements in foundry procedures, particularly in-process and post process inspection with electro-optical sensor units. Principally addressed are: inspection of molds and cores to assure correctness and control procedures to a... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620354 | Method of applying weatherstrip to a vehicle body opening A method of using a robot to apply a weatherstrip to a flange extending about an opening in a vehicle body wherein the weatherstrip is coiled on an end effector which in turn unwinds and rolls the weatherstrip onto the flange starting from a predetermined... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620355 | Method for manufacturing a heat insulating sash bar The invention provides a novel method for manufacturing a heat insulating sash bar comprising two face members connected together with two connecting members formed of a heat insulating material which is pourable and is cured or solidified after impregnat... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620356 | Method for fastening drive elements on a cylindrical shaft A method of producing a drive shaft with drive elements on a cylindrical basic part includes forming a desired contour for a drive element on pairs of discs, forming holes in the discs of each pair having axes being inclined relative to the surfaces of th... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620357 | Method for assembling a safety belt roll-up device, especially for protecting persons in motor vehicles Safety belt roll-up device having a housing and a one-piece belt carrier. The housing has a base plate with two side walls extending from the base plate. At least one of the two side walls can be set at an angle and bent into a position in which both side... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620358 | Method of securing equipment parts to a trackway supporting structure The feature characterizing the method is that in an operation following the finishing of the track supporting structure, the mounting bodies are machined in a way such as to correct the structural inaccuracies caused by manufacturing tolerances of the pri... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620359 | Apparatus for manufacturing rigid computer memory disc substrates A method and an apparatus for manufacturing rigid computer memory disc substrates is disclosed wherein the apparatus comprises a circular base plate, the base plate being mounted horizontally for rotation about a vertical axis; a plurality of spindles rot... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620360 | Shock absorber removing tool A shock absorber removing tool is disclosed. The tool consists of a breaker coupling threaded to a solid plug insert, with a portion of the solid plug insert retained by the inner surface at one end of a tubular handle. The end breaker coupling opposite t... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620361 | Method for producing a semiconductor device with a floating gate A method for producing a semiconductor device comprises a step of forming a first gate insulation layer on a portion of a single crystal silicon substrate and forming a floating gate of polycrystalline silicon on the first gate insulation layer, a step of... | 11/04/1986 |
