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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4638509 | Protective outer garment for divers Protective trousers for wearing over the lower portion of a dry or wet diving suit include a pair of panels joined at the crotch area and defining leg, hip and waist encircling elements. Clips and straps are provided for connecting the open side edges of ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638510 | Neck protection device with occupant of a high performance vehicle A neck protection device (10)for a driver (10) or other occupant of a high performnace vehicle adapted to reduce motions or loading in the neck and upper torso is described. The device includes in combination a stiff yoke (12) with a high collar (11) exte... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638511 | Bowling glove There is disclosed a bowling glove used for preventing thumb hangups during bowling. The glove is formed as a tube having a tapering side margin which is closed over portions near the smaller end of the margin to form a thumb stall. The thumb stall accomm... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638512 | Sweat collecting headband The device described herein comprises a sweatband adapted to collect sweat from the forehead of a runner or other exerciser into a trough and to direct the collected sweat to run out of the collecting trough through draining means positioned so as to let ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638513 | Laterally stabilized bra strap An improved strap adapted to be worn adjacent the skin is made up of an elastic ribbon having flexibility in the longitudinal direction and limited lateral flexibility. A soft padding covers the elastic ribbon, and a smooth-faced material outer covering e... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638514 | Raised superimposed toilet seat and bidet-like device in combination A raised superimposed toilet seat and bidet-like device in combination is disclosed, wherein the raised seat is superimposed on the bowl of a conventional toilet and the bidet-like device is arranged in a clearance channel on the underside of the seat, an... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638515 | Toilet hook An apparatus for releasably maintaining a toilet seat in a generally vertical position comprises a mounting member adapted to be secured to the toilet tank in a position to engage a toilet seat and maintain the same when moved to a general vertical orient... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638516 | Therapeutic bed support A therapeutic treatment table having a lifting mechanism to allow lowering of the therapeutic treatment table close to the ground support surface and having a releasable connecting means to automatically connect or release the oscillating means from the t... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638517 | Structure for bed An improved bed structure comprising a rectangular main frame including two supporting members forming the opposing lengthwise sides of the frame, a pillow portion disposed between the front ends of the supporting members, an arcuate portion disposed betw... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638518 | Water bed mattress A water bed mattress made of a water proof, flexible material that has tensile strength, comprising at least three chambers provided with valves, one chamber being divided into an upper and a lower chamber portion, said lower chamber portion being filled ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638519 | Fluidized hospital bed Fluidized hospital bed is provided incorporating a segmented, adjustable patient support structure having a plurality of flexible air impervious air bags releasably secured thereto. An air supply is provided for maintaining controllable inflation of selec... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638520 | Toothbrush capable of multidirectional brushing A toothbrush is provided with bristles to brush and clean the teeth. Since there are cavities between neighboring teeth it is useful to exercise a multidirectional brushing of the teeth and cavities. The handle of the tooth brush is therefor provided with... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638521 | Oral cleaning device An oral cleaning device having a handle and a bowl-shaped head within which are cleaning elements which when applied to the mouth surfaces, the head flexes allowing the cleaning elements to contact the surface tissues.... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638522 | Curling brooms A clothing protection sleeve for a curling broom comprises a tubular sleeve and an elastic connector for connecting the sleeve to the handle of a curling broom. The tubular sleeve is proportioned to slidably receive the free end of a curling broom handle ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638523 | Air guard diffuser An apparatus for diffusing air turbulence created during the normal operation of a rotary pad floor polishing machine. This device includes an air permeable member (12) which surrounds the circumference of the pad shroud (11), thereby physically preventin... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638524 | Creosote cutter mounting bracket assembly A mounting bracket assembly for a creosote cutter includes a mounting bracket which may be fixedly secured to a chimney so as to extend across the flue. Fastening bands wrapped around the chimney are directed through guides forming a part of the bracket, ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638525 | Wiper blade rubber A wiper blade rubber is disclosed. The wiper blade rubber comprises a matrix formed of rubber made preponderantly of EPDM and vulcanized with a peroxide and a lip part having the portions thereof for sliding contact with the outer surface of a wind shield... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638526 | Nozzle assembly for vacuum cleaner A suction nozzle assembly for a vacuum cleaner, which has a suction spout having a coupling stem for fluid-connection with the vacuum cleaner, a generally rectangular nozzle housing tiltably connected with the suction spout and having a sweeping surface d... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638527 | Vacuum cleaner attachments Vacuum cleaner attachments which have a V-shaped cleaning head and are particularly suited for cleaning in corners and crevices and along the edges of surfaces. Vertically biased and rotatable brushes and other disturbers can be provided to promote the di... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638528 | Oil type damper An oil type damper comprises a housing formed of a basic member in the shape of a blind tube and a cap, a rotating member and a braking disc adapted to rotate jointly and accommodated within the housing, viscous oil applied to the braking disc, and at lea... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638529 | Handle construction A handle assembly for an oven door or the like. The handle assembly comprises a handle grip section and an end cap at each end. The handle grip section is a longitudinally split tubular member. The end caps are capable of mounting the handle grip section ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638530 | Tool carrier A tool carrier for suspending a hammer from a person's belt. The head of the hammer is supported on a cradle which generally lies in a plane of the person's hand when his arm is relaxed at his side, and the handle of the hammer extends downwardly through ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638531 | Hose clamp An improved hose clamp of the kind comprising a tightening band which is bent to annular shape and which has end portions one of which is provided with transverse grooves. In the latter engage the threads of a screw worm which is rotatably journalled in a... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638532 | Mechanical fastening system A mechanical fastening system for securing a flexible sheet within a channel member via an insert member wherein the latter is made of flexible resilient material having a central longitudinal flex notch that serves to define two adjacent wing portions an... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638533 | Variable release seat belt buckle A molded plastic tubular sleeve slips over the housing of a seat belt buckle and includes an integrally molded flap which registers with and overlies the pushbutton of the buckle. The pushbutton flap is plastically yieldable relative to the tubular sleeve... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638534 | Pivot structure for seat belt buckle Disclosed is a novel pivot structure for a seat belt buckle wherein a base plate of a seat belt buckle is connected to an anchor stay by way of a pin and spring means interposed therebetween in such a manner that the buckle may pivot relative to the ancho... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638535 | Apparatus for forming a thixoforged copper base alloy cartridge casing A process and apparatus for forming a thin-walled, elongated member having superior strength properties from an age hardenable copper base alloy is described herein. A slug or billet of a slurry cast, age hardenable copper base alloy is formed into a semi... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638536 | Method of making a resonator having a desired frequency from a quartz crystal resonator plate A resonator having a desired frequency is made from a quartz crystal resonator plate by a method including the steps of: (A) etching the quartz crystal resonator plate to a frequency slightly higher than the desired frequency, (B) vacuum desposting metallic el... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638537 | Concise quick release tool holder A quick release tool holder system for machine tools utilizing a plurality of rotatable tool spindles spaced about an axis located on a tool head. Each tool spindle utilizes an axially movable sleeve for operating a detent locking a standard tool adapter ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638538 | Method of manufacturing wound bush bearing with notch-free flange and mold assembly for manufacturing the same A bearing is manufactured by applying an axial pressing force to a cylindrical wound bush and thereby forming a notch-free flange at one end of the bush which is tapered previously. The flange is formed through a kind of plastic flow induced in the tapere... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638539 | Aspirating/ventilating apparatus and method A ventilating and aspirating assembly comprising an aspirating catheter tube internally disposed within and coextensive with a surrounding flexible collapsible sterility preserving film envelope, a connector by which ventilating air is involuntarily deliv... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638540 | Method for manufacturing railway wheels A method for manufacturing a railway wheel with a base material, a more wear-resistant layer at the part of the flange facing the wheel tread, and a layer in the tread which gives a high friction between wheel and rail which is relatively independent of t... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638541 | Tools for repairing a diesel engine cylinder head A tool kit is provided for repairing the snap ring grooves of a cam follower bore in a diesel engine cylinder head without removing the cylinder head from the cylinder block. The tool kit includes a cutting tool which will both enlarge the cam follower bo... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638542 | Method and apparatus for forming element-free spaces in slide fastener chains A punch blade depresses the coupling heads of a length of successive filamentary coupling elements toward a knockout blade while sandwiching stringer tapes between upper and lower grippers. The punch blade is lowered until lower legs of the coupling eleme... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638543 | Locking tube removal fixture and method in a reconstitutable fuel assembly A fixture for removing locking tubes from locking positions in a top nozzle includes a tool guide and a tool holder mounted above the tool guide for movement toward and away from the guide. Further, the fixture includes locking member removal tools each i... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638544 | Plastic covered fastening device and method of assembly A plastic covered fastening device and method of assembly wherein a rigid pin is first inserted into an elongated tube made of a resilient, plastic type material with memory, the tube then being stretched by an axial tension force to reduce its external d... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638545 | Procedure for coating and heat insulating of walls and ceilings, etc., and device for carrying out the procedure A method of applying an insulation coating to a wall surface comprises applying strips of a length or height of the insulation to be applied to the wall surface so that they are deposed outwardly of the wall surface up to the desired thickness of the insu... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638546 | Method and means for mounting a vehicle seat The present invention comprises attaching a floor plate to the supporting surface or floor of a vehicle. The floor plate includes a raised horizontal portion having a plurality of elongated bayonet slots therein. A pedestal assembly adapted to support the... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638547 | Process for producing a cam with sinusoidal cam lobe surfaces The process described herein produces a cam which has a cam lobe having opposite sinusoidal surfaces which have at least two rises and at least two dips in 360° of each sinusoidal surface with the rises in one such surface being opposite to the dips in t... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638548 | Method of forming a helical ball screw member A method of forming a ball screw member from an elongated workpiece having an outer cylindrical surface, as well as the ball screw member formed by the method. A helical ball screw thread is machined on the outer cylindrical surface, the helical ball scre... | 01/27/1987 |
