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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4656667 | Fire helmet and the like An improved impact barrier structure for fire helmets and the like including a hard outer shell with a relatively thick inner liner in which a layer of flaccid material is interposed between the outer shell and inner liner in intimate heat conducting rela... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656668 | Eye protector A device for protecting the eyes of a user. The eye protector includes a pair of substantially light impervious eye cups formed of an absorbent flexible material and adapted to fit over the closed eyes of the user. Each of the eye cups is sized and shaped... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656669 | Versatile bathing suit The invention comprises a two-piece bathing suit having a hidden pocket in a panty section. The pocket can contain additional bathing suit materials for creating an ensemble effect, or for changing the appearance of the bathing suit from a two-piece to a ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656670 | Multi-function beach towel A combination beach towel and robe having a releasably secured flap for closing the head opening of the robe. In another aspect, a pocket is provided at one end of the towel to facilitate use of the towel as a car seat cover and to also provide a pocket f... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656671 | Reusable headband A reusable headband for protecting the wearer from eye injury when using permanent hair solution, generally referred to as a "perm" band. It comprises a strip of terry cloth which has been folded over a short central strip of elastic and sewed to such ela... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656672 | Zipper necktie A pretied necktie comprising a semirigid knot support, a front tie member fixed to and wrapped around the knot support, and a rear tie member having a loop-shaped, neck-encircling upper end which can be enlarged or reduced in size by means of a zip fasten... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656673 | Individually attachable pockets for articles of clothing such as shirts The present invention discloses an iron-on pocket for a pocketless shirt or similar article of clothing adapted to receive a pocket wherein a piece of pocket material substantially similar or equivalent to the shirt material and cut in the form of a pocke... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656674 | Composite helmet This invention relates to the production of composite helmets. Such helmets are sometimes used by soldiers to provide "ballistic protection" and are then sometimes referred to as "ballistic helmets". A method is disclosed that includes cutting a length of... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656675 | Vented urinary drainage device A safe, effective, sanitary device for draining of urine from a male patient which prevents spillage of the urine while preserving the comfort of the patient. The device is made of an elastomeric material which fits around the penis and leads to an exit t... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656676 | Pressure activated cleaner discharge for toilets and the like The pressure activated cleaner discharge device is used in a standard toilet water tank, the tank having a ballcock for discharging water to fill the tank from a minimum water level to a maximum water level. The tank also includes a flush valve connected ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656677 | Water-closet valve Savings in water consumption are obtained and problems with leakage are avoided by using a water-closet valve which is made of flexible air- and water-tight material and has not only a generally frustoconical seat-engaging portion provided with a pair of ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656678 | Bath tub stool There is provided a stool which can be placed in a bath tub. It is intended for use by invalids and otherwise handicapped or elderly persons. It comprises a seat with detachably or foldably connected legs. The seat has an extension or extensions on to whi... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656679 | Lifting slings A lifting sling has end fittings for attachment to an invalid lifting device. The sling is of filled tubular form and comprises an outer sleeve of generally circular cross-section and a resilient filling, the resilience of which tends to maintain the norm... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656680 | Method and apparatus for oscillating a baby to sleep A baby is oscillated to sleep by placing it in a carrier and pivoting the carrier in oscillation about a horizontal axis adjacent the foot end of the carrier by means of a rotating cam which provides a special predetermined motion that is effective to ind... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656681 | Water mattress An improved water mattress having a multi-layer top panel, the multi-layers consisting of at least two sheets of vinyl which are plastic heat sealed in a manner to provide small pillow shaped pockets, each such pillow having an internal layer of polyester... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656682 | Bed clothing An article of bedding having an upper and lower sheet with a two part pouch stitched to the bottom edge of both sheets is disclosed whereby the pouch serves as both an anchor for the sheets on the mattress and a bag therefore.... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656683 | Suction cleaner for submerged surfaces A suction cleaner for swimming pools with a driving turbine has a suction nozzle projected at the turbine which nozzle is made of silicone rubber so that it can distend to allow large objects to pass through.... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656684 | Tangle-free blow-dry brush A hair styling and grooming implement for use with the hair blow dryer essentially comprises two pieces, a hair engaging member and a handle. The member is mounted on the handle and both are capable of freely rotating along a common longitudinal axis rela... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656685 | Duct cleaner The duct cleaner is formed of a nozzle conduit having connecting members at its opposite ends and spray nozzles intermediate its ends, an end conduit having connecting members at its opposite ends, and a plug member having a connecting member at one end a... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656686 | Plastic frame for dust mops Dust mop frame includes a plastic molded base member having a substantially flat bottom surface for applying uniform pressure over substantially the entire surface of the dust mop and a rigid hinge member securely molded in place in spaced relation to the... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656687 | Elephant-shaped car cleaner and air pump This invention concerns a car cleaner and air pump shaped like an elephant. It can be used as a vacuum cleaner, e.g. sucking in dirt, and at the same time as an air pump, e.g. pumping pressurized air into a tire. This elephant-shaped car cleaner and air p... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656688 | Housing for a vacuum cleaner A housing for a hand vacuum cleaner having a front dust chamber and a rear motor chamber separated from each other by a baffle, a dust chamber cover linked at the baffle, and a tightly connected motor chamber cover. In the area adjacent to the motor chamb... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656689 | Grommet There is disclosed an easy to install grommet device for protecting conduit passing through a wall opening and for providing an air seal between the conduit and the edge of the wall around the wall opening. The grommet device has a relatively stiff fasten... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656690 | Fireproof door closer and holder having a solenoid and a toggle mechanism In an apparatus for closing a fireproof door, a holding device comprises a latch mechanism and a slider. The latch mechanism comprises an actuator member swingably supported in a housing which is provided with a tubular portion wherein a stopper is insert... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656691 | Door hinge with pin member for engaging wall structure An improved hinge for supporting a door on a door jamb wherein the jamb leaf of the hinge is provided with an extended part having a buck pin that is offset from that part of the leaf aligned with a door edge so that the pin is insertable in an aperture p... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656692 | Apparatus for holding a gutted animal body An apparatus for holding a gutted animal body having an empty body cavity that has an open end and a closed end has an elongated holder body having a front portion and a rear portion offset along a longitudinal axis of the holder body from the front porti... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656693 | Game skinner An apparatus for field dressing small game animals comprises a base and means for immobilizing the base by attachment to a supporting structure such as a tree. An elongated rod member having two end portions is affixed rigidly to the base at spaced apart ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656694 | Dual chute fiber tuft feeding apparatus An apparatus for feeding a fiber lap to a card, includes opening roller arranged under the feed roller to receive fiber material therefrom and to advance the fiber material into the feed chute through the upper end thereof. There are further provided deli... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656695 | Drafting assembly for a spinning machine A drafting assembly whose lower belt is laterally guided by a guide element having a pair of side walls joined by a web and more unitarily from a synthetic resin. The web lies outside the loop of the lower belt and in the upper belt or adjacent the lower ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656696 | Device for retaining an article on an item of clothing The device for retaining an article includes a stiff member for engaging simultaneously an object (such as a wallet) to a clothing article, and a flexible member which has a first and a second position with respect to said stiff member. In the first posit... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656697 | Bag clip A bag clip for tightly sealing plastic bags. The bag clip comprises two limbs (1, 2) hinged together at respective one ends thereof and intended to receive therebetween that portion of the bag where a seal is to be effected when the limbs are moved toward... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656698 | Arrangement for gripping end regions of elongated flexible elements An arrangement for gripping end regions of an elongated flexible element extended between support surfaces, comprises a casing having an interior passage, and an inner conically-shaped wall, and a movable sleeve mounted for axial movement relative to the ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656699 | Bait snap A bait snap for affixing a baited hook to a fishing line or the like so that different lures, hooks, and baits may be expeditiously transferred in the shortest amount of time. The device includes first and second legs which meet at an angle, the conjuncti... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656700 | Lightweight, multiple-point, quick-release, safety buckle for body harnesses A lightweight, multiple-point, quick-release, safety buckle for body harnesses is disclosed in two preferred embodiments having a pair of shoulder harnesses, a waist belt and a crotch strap having connector ends meeting to engage within the device which h... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656701 | Corduroy cutting machine and method of operation thereof Corduroy cutting machine, including a shaft, a plurality of circular knives disposed adjacent each other on the shaft for cutting open floating wefts of a fabric web being movable along a given travel direction, a plurality of needles having points and ha... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656702 | Expander and guider roller An expander roller comprises a straight shaft, rotary disk groups having a plurality of rotary disks rotatably put on said shaft, and a stretchable and resilient cylindrical member closely fitted on said rotary disk groups. The rotary disk groups are form... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656703 | Machine for producing complex objects by multidirectional deposition of thread The invention concerns the production of three-dimensional thread packages. Vertical rods (11) are maintained in a stationary arranged network by engagement through perforated plates (12,13). A thread (10) is deposited from above this network by a shuttle... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656704 | Automatic collar separation A method and apparatus provide for the effective automatic separation of two textile blanks, such as collars for knit sport shirts. Blanks are connected together by connector threads which extend generally in a first dimension. The blanks rest on a suppor... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656705 | Textile slasher lubricating method The invention relates to a method of lubricating warp yarn ends arranged in sheet form (W) on the dry side of the drying process (16) as part of the process of preparing a loom beam (22) on a slasher. The method comprises providing a pair of rotating poro... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656706 | Formation efficiency of positive plates of a lead-acid battery The formation efficiency of pasted positive plates of a lead-acid battery is greatly enhanced by providing in situ a layer of lead dioxide (PbO2) on the pasted plate surfaces prior to formation. The PbO2 layer is preferably formed by... | 04/14/1987 |
