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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4667343 | Boxing glove cover A cover for a boxing glove for holding the thumb enclosure of the boxing glove against the glove. The cover also provides a smooth back for a glove which has been worn and abraded so that the glove can continue to be used without producing abrasions from ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667344 | Foul weather garment A foul weather garment permitting body perspiration to be vented to prevent accumulation of condensation including an outer garment shell, an inner garment liner and means for suspending the linear in the shell forming an air space therebetween so that pe... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667345 | Strapless outer garment for a woman A strapless top which allows numerous and diverse variations in wearing is achieved by providing a knitted fabric tube member having a circumference in an unstretched condition which is at least half again as large as the maximum chest or bust measurement... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667346 | Necktie retainer and method for securing necktie A conventional four-in-hand necktie worn with a shirt having a wing tip collar and secured in wearing position by a necktie retainer having front and rear parts integrally joined at the upper ends thereof by a connecting part forming an included angle the... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667347 | Swing away pocket An auxilliary apparatus is illustrated having placement within the top pocket of a shirt or coat which utilizes a relatively stiff flap for retention within the top garment pocket, overlying the top pocket, while an outer pocket constructed of textile mat... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667348 | Cyclist's helmet and face mask A motorcyclist or bicyclist helmet has dome shaped top wall structure, side wall structures, a front opening for forward viewing, a shield covering said opening, a lower front wall structure, and rear wall structure. It also includes: (a) frontward facing... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667349 | Water saving stopcock A water saving device that is attached to a conventional water faucet and that includes a vertical movable actuating member for promptly closing off water flow through the device, and further includes a laterally movable member that is pressed inwardly to... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667350 | Lavatory hopper flushing apparatus This invention relates to a lavatory hopper flushing apparatus, particularly, a lavatory hopper flushing apparatus comprising a sensor unit capable of detecting the use of any one of a plurality of lavatory hoppers arranged side by side, and providing a d... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667351 | Spray flushing attachment for vehicle holding tanks and the combination thereof A spray flushing attachment for vehicle holding tanks, installed during initial manufacture or subsequently installed, is used to effectively and thoroughly clean out a vehicle holding tank, during the emptying of the holding tank. It is positioned in par... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667352 | Removable swimming pool cover A removable swimming pool cover characterized by a plastic sheet or thermal blanket which floats on the surface of the water and is retained in position by a number of telescoping, spring loaded rods which are positioned between opposing sides of the pool... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667353 | Automatically closing modesty curtain What is disclosed in an automatically closing modesty curtain which allows the user assured complete privacy and which does not require continued manipulation by the hands thereby leaving the hands free to undertake other tasks. For example, in an emergen... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667354 | Tilting upper body support patient trolley A patient trolley has a tiltable upper body support which is hydraulically lifted to a raised "heart" position and which is immediately lowered by a quick release valve so that a patient may be quickly treated in a horizontal position. Two cylinders are m... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667355 | Stretcher A stretcher for moving an injured or sick person, that includes an approximately life size and flat body holder board, two frame poles serving as handles, four supporting arms for supporting the ends of the frame poles, short frame members into which the ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667356 | Adjustable infant bed and seat An adjustable infant bed and seat includes a pillow formed of a fabric enclosure filled with expanded plastic beads. A removable outer cover is secured about the pillow, with a generally rectangular base board disposed therebetween to stabilize the shape ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667357 | Sleep unit having adjustable firmness A sleep unit having inner coil springs is adjustable for firmness by movement of an inner plate or frame having portions which extend between selected turns of the springs.... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667358 | Water bed with wave generation and control mechanism A water bed mattress is caused to undulate for therapeutic or other purposes. A solenoid (14) is mounted at one end of the water bed (head or foot), and its output shaft (15) and mattress engaging pad or pusher plate (16) are disposed at an angle so that ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667359 | Universal grip device particularly for generic bottles and the like container The universal grip device comprises a handgrip element provided, at one end thereof, with an engagement body which can be snap fitted onto the neck portion of a bottle. With the handgrip element there is associated, at the other end, a band element which ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667360 | Toothbrush The essential feature of the new toothbrush is the relative position of the handle (1) to the head (3) and the bristle pattern (4). An angle reference plane (11) lying on the bristle side coincident with an upper surface of the brush handle intersects the... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667361 | Paint roller cleaner and remover A tool for scraping paint from the nap of a roller and for providing a hand grip by which a paint roller can be slid off a mandrel which holds it on the paint roller handle. The tool is in the form of a cylindrical tube slit at one side and has an integra... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667362 | Scraper for carpet seaming irons A scraper is described for removing carpet seaming glue and other debris baked and/or caked in the grooves of carpet seaming irons. The scraper has a serrated scraping edge configured to mate with and scrape a grooved bottom surface of a carpet seaming ir... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667363 | Roller paint guard assembly A paint roller guard assembly includes a paint shield adapted to support a paint roller, and a separate handle having a solid threaded mounting end which is received in a threaded connector portion of a cover mounted on a side wall of the paint shield to ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667364 | Floor-cleaning machine The invention pertains to floor cleaning machines in which the fresh water and product dosing operation is controlled as a function of the operation of the driving motor such that the dosing per unit of floor area is maintained at an operator-controllable... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667365 | Anti-shimmy caster wheel assembly using a speed sensor and braking action about the verticle axis A caster wheel assembly which uses a mechanical brake to apply force in order to prevent shimmying at high speeds. A controller arrangement provides that no braking force is supplied until the vehicle reaches a preset speed. Thereafter, a predetermined am... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667366 | Twin-wheel caster for furniture items having a collar surrounding the pivot pin The caster comprises a pair of coaxial wheels mounted in a support wherein a well is formed receiving a pivot pin for articulating the caster to an item of furniture and being extended by a tubular portion above a support shroud, a stiffening collar membe... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667367 | Hinge arrangement A hinge arrangement for an electrical cabinet allows a door to be rapidly removed and refitted. A hinge member, to be coupled to another hinge member by a hinge pin, is provided as a housing mounting a projecting pin and a tubular portion to be secured to... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667368 | Backbone inner guiding device for splitting butchery animals The device includes a rocker lever pivoted on a support and carrying at one end a first guiding surface for cooperating directly with the inner face of the backbone at at least one point and, at the other end, a pad pivoted on the rocking lever and having... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667369 | Extrusion apparatus for ground meat An extrusion nozzle for ground meat which has forwardly mounted perforation rods, aligned and retained within tubular housings, with each lateral rod having a slight bend so that it is generally parallel with the interior walls of the nozzle. The nozzle a... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667370 | Salt-water butchering process for poultry and other fowl A process for butchering poultry and other fowl wherein salt-water is used in full or partial substitution for fresh-water, said substitution being enabled by using the disclosed method of water treatment at each of the process stations, said treatment en... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667371 | Method and apparatus for mechanically excluding the breastbone of livestock carcasses A mechanical method for splitting the breastbone of hog carcasses comprises the steps of determining, by means of a sensor device, the length of the carcass by determining the distance between a datum plane and the snout of the carcass. The cutting of the... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667372 | Fish scaler A fish scaler has an elongated support shaft having a first free inner end adapted to be received in an electric drill chuck. A larger diameter hub disk is mounted on the support shaft near an end received in the drill chuck and a second hub disk is mount... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667373 | Conditioning baled material Apparatus and method for conditioning baled materials by forcing moisture laden heated air or stream under pressure into the bale over part of the surface area of at least two sides of the bale.... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667374 | Holster clip A holster clip 10 having a recess 46 on one leg 22 whereby a portion of the wearer's belt 18 is deflected into the recess by the opposite clip leg 20, anchoring the clip and its associated holster and weapon to the belt against inadvertent dislodgement.... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667375 | Hose clip A hose clip includes an annularly formed outer tension band of substantially stiff material having ends which are connected to a tensioning device for regulating the girth of the clip, and also include an inner band of a spring material mounted inside the... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667376 | Automatic locking slider for slide fasteners An automatic lock slider for slide fasteners comprises a slider body including an upper and a lower wing defining therebetween a guide channel for the passage of slide fastener coupling elements, a locking member for locking the slider against movement, a... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667377 | Slide fastener with a pair of intermeshable top ends stops A slide fastener having a top stop assembly including a pair of top end stops which are meshable with each other so as to make the total width of the top stop assembly slightly smaller than the minimum width of a Y-shaped guide channel of a slider for all... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667378 | Clasp lock A clasp lock whose clasp is a homogeneous one-piece U-shaped metallic casting having a rigid leg, a resilient leg and a rigid web which is integral with one end portion of the rigid leg as well as with one end portion of the resilient leg and is first to ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667379 | Jewelry clasp A jewelry clasp in which a blade member is captured in a case member by a latch normally located in a latched position to secure the blade member in the case member, the latch being displaceable along a first direction in response to movement of the blade... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667380 | Apparatus for interlacing a multi-filament yarn The apparatus for interlacing a multi-filament yarn within an interlacing passage comprises a body member containing at least one substantially spherical recess for receiving a substantially spherical air jet or blow nozzle element selectively movable in ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667381 | Flat multiple pair cable stripping and connector attaching apparatus Apparatus for attaching insulation penetrating connectors to the ends of flat multiple pair cables has a sheath stripping station and a connector attaching station. Spaced knives slit the sheath crosswise of the cable and translate in the direction of the... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667382 | Method for manufacturing electrical capacitors An electrical capacitor and manufacturing method therefore includes protective cover layers each of which has an insulating strip on each of two projections. During manufacture, an apparatus which forms intermittent metal-free strips during the winding of... | 05/26/1987 |
