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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4691387 | Glove apparatus An athletic glove apparatus for providing a non-slip grip and for providing padding and protection to the hand and the various areas of impact for use in different sports. A baseball glove apparatus comprises a glove and a bat wrap, the glove comprising a... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691388 | Golf glove A sport glove especially advantageous to golfers employs a diagonally-shaped opening for convenience of repeatedly placing the glove on the hand and removing it, a diagonally-shaped fastening means and a plurality of diagonally positioned elastic means se... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691389 | Cap having stiffeners A cap having a crown formed of a plurality of crown segments located in side-by-side relationship and having a visor attached to the crown brim and extending outwardly therefrom. The crown segments are seamed together adjacent to their contiguous edges. T... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691390 | Sanitary headdress A disposable headdress in which the edge of the cap fabric has been folded inward around the peripherally extending elastic cord to provide a smooth edge which contacts the wearer, and provides superior adhesion between the elastic cord and the cap fabric... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691391 | Toilet having wire-adjusted water-spray nozzles A toilet includes a warm water source, two valves controlling two branch water conduits directing water from the water source, a rear-side nozzle, a front-side nozzle, and two spraying-angle adjusters, of which each spraying-angle adjuster includes a rack... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691392 | Joint and trim for bathtubs and the like A joint for a plastic bathtub includes a tub support member that has two channels. The first receives a flange of the bathtub. The support member has its second channel receiving fasteners which affix the support member to a wall. A trim molding is then s... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691393 | Angular tilt control mechanism for a wheeled stretcher A bed-like stretcher for supporting a patient includes a bed surface frame pivotally connected to a base. A gas spring fixes the frame in position relative to the base. A hand-operated actuator mounted to the frame is moveable in first and second opposite... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691394 | Collapsible hammock The present disclosure relates to a collapsible hammock which comprises light weight support members and a tensile strength wire member for preventing the light weight support members from inwardly bending whereby the hammock is convenient and easy to use... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691395 | Waterbed frames Waterbed frames for supporting and confining a bladder-type mattress having a head panel, a foot panel and a pair of side panels are improved to assist persons reclining in the bed to get out of the bed by providing at least one side panel with a section ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691396 | Holster mount A mount for supporting a handgun and holster adjacent to the edge of the user's bed comprising a horizontal support plate, a vertical barrier plate extending vertically from the end of the horizontal support plate configured to lie against the outer verti... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691397 | Life support carrying apparatus A device which carries the life supporting devices of a bedridden patient that cooperates with the footboard of the bed in a manner such that the weight of the assemblage is generally centered with respect to a cross section of the footboard so that there... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691398 | Shoe making machine A shoe making machine is disclosed. It comprises a base; a slide table movably mounted on the base; a supporting member fixedly mounted on the slide table and having a clamping device for clamping the heel portion of a shoe body; a pair of guide shafts br... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691399 | Rehabilitation of steel truss bridges by means of reinforcing arches The useful life and carrying capacity of an existing steel truss bridge are increased by adding a support arch assembly secured to the truss structure. In the preferred embodiment the support arch structure assembly includes arch members running along eac... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691400 | Article buffing apparatus and method Apparatus and method for buffing articles, such as leather goods, silverware and the like. The apparatus includes a container for receiving an article to be buffed. The interior of the container has a buffing material therein and is of a size to permit re... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691401 | Washing apparatus for a motor vehicle A washing apparatus for an automotive vehicle having at least one washing brush with a substantially vertically oriented rotation axis, a brush mechanism for guiding and transporting the washing brush on a course over and around the automotive vehicle to ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691402 | Adjustable single lock gutter broom mechanism A gutter broom mechanism is adapted to be carried by the frame of a mobile road or like surface sweeping machine, a gutter broom carried by a first end of an arm having a second end mounted to the frame for movement such that the gutter broom can be moved... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691403 | Combination base board/corner & floor brush holder A combination base board/corner and floor brush holder is provided for simultaneously cleaning or polishing the base boards and floor. The device consists of a circular pad for removable attachment to bottom of the holder for use on a floor and a pluralit... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691404 | Toothbrush An interdental toothbrush has a handle made from a mixture of a thermoplastic elastomer and a general purpose polypropylene. A twisted wire brush projects from the handle in axial alignment therewith. The toothbrush can be held within a loosely clasped fi... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691405 | Toothbrush having adjustable bristle-mounted tabs In a toothbrush having a pair of adjustable bristle-mounting tabs which pivot relative to the bristle-mounting base so that the bristles mounted on the tabs may deflect in order to conform to varying tooth surfaces, a metal plate formed within the head of... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691406 | Doctoring apparatus A doctoring apparatus employs a doctor blade having a length greater than the face length of the surface being doctored. A blade holder applies an intermediate portion of the blade to the doctored surface. The blade is movable longitudinally through the b... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691407 | Liquid recovery unit Apparatus for recovering drilling mud and the like comprises a vacuum pump (12) applying vacuum to a vessel (10). A hose (14) and suction head (22) allow an operator to remove the mud into the vessel (10). When the vessel (10) is full, vacuum is cut off b... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691408 | Furniture hinge having a resilient catch and spacer mechanism A furniture hinge includes a hinge arm having a U-shaped profile and being pushable onto a mounting plate. The hinge arm and the mounting plate have lateral projections and recesses which engage one another. The hinge arm can be locked from movement in th... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691409 | Hinge mask A hinge mask primarily for spray painting, comprising a body of elastic sheet material and fastening means that may include a pair of hooks (40, 42) or a loop (80) fastened to the body. The body includes a first body portion (12) and a second body portion... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691410 | Gizzard harvester A gizzard harvester is disclosed having a support receiving a gizzard and holding the same against rotation as the gizzard is lowered onto a rotating cone spindle which both washes foreign matter from the gizzard and removes its lining by rotating the lin... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691411 | Method and apparatus for feeding meat There is provided a method and apparatus for feeding meat, in which at least two reciprocating pumps (4L and 4R or A, B and C) are used in order to suck meat alternately into the feed cylinders (6L and 6R) of the reciprocating pumps and deliver it alterna... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691412 | Bivalve mollusk shucker A mollusk shucker suitable for use in shucking bivalve mollusks such as scallops, comprises a conveyor which is continuously driven through a loading station, a shell opening station, a first half-shell removal station, an eviscerating station, an edible ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691413 | Sliver coiler A sliver coiler includes a rotary head assembly, a trumpet mounted eccentrically in the rotary head assembly and a sliver support situated at a vertical distance above the rotary head assembly and arranged for guiding the sliver to the trumpet orbiting du... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691414 | Sliver coiler drive A sliver coiler includes a coiler head supported for rotation about a generally vertical axis; a sliver depositing arrangement carried by the coiler head eccentrically relative to the axis and arranged for receiving sliver from above and discharging slive... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691415 | Roller of draft apparatus A draft roller in a spinning machine in which its portion in contact with a fiber bundle, i.e. the draft portion, is made relatively large in diameter, and the roller portion adjacent to the draft portion are tapered gradually away from the draft portion ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691416 | Hook device for ornamental button on seat cover A hook device for an ornamental button on a seat cover comprises a C-shaped main hook to be hooked on a spring rod disposed on the inner side of a cushioning material, an auxiliary hook extending integrally from the end of the main hook in the opposite di... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691417 | Device for the manufacture of non-woven fabrics with impressed or embossed designs The invention involves an injector which propels a curtain of water through perforations in a rotating cylinder. The curtain of water hits a non-woven fiber sheet at an angle, and the splashback is collected in a suction chamber. The width of the curtain of ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691418 | Ultrasonic transducer method An ultrasonic transducer assembly comprising an injection-molded body member, a pair of piezoelectric ceramic members and a multi-pin connector is described. The piezoelectric ceramic members are electrically connected to the multi-pin connector by means ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691419 | Robot end effector for processing component leads A turret is rotatably secured to a housing adapted to be secured to a robot wrist having a reference orientation and axis. The turret has a plurality of interchangeable lead processing devices which are selectively aligned to the reference orientation and... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691420 | Stone pressure roll for a web of fibers A stone roll for paper machines having a rotatable tubular roll shell of stone. A bearing flange is disposed at either end of the stone roll. A plurality of paraxially arranged stressing rods are disposed in bores in the roll and extend between the bearin... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691421 | Press roll with adjustable sag A press roll with adjustable sag includes a yoke on stationary flexure girder and a hollow roll shell rotatable around the flexure girder. A hydraulic support device disposed between the flexure girder and the roll shell transmits a pressing force from th... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691422 | Method and apparatus for making ball and socket joints incorporating a slip liner A method for making ball and socket joints with a slip liner of a friction reducing material consisting of the steps of inserting and centering a ring tool in the bore of the outer ring, filling the space between the outer ring and the ring tool with a fr... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691423 | Method for remanufacturing a compressor housing A compressor housing having an integrally formed throat, such as is used on internal combustion engines and specifically diesel engines, may be repaired or modified by removal of the throat portion and replacement of that portion with a separate throat in... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691424 | Pipe cap extractor apparatus A tool for removing a cap from a pipe. A torque screw is threadedly mounted to a frame having a pair of downwardly extending legs to which is attached a ring slippable over and against a sewer pipe. A pair of fingers are pivotally and rotatably mounted to... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691425 | Method and apparatus for replacing a filter in a vessel The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for replacing a filter placed in a vessel or casing. The filter is placed in a casing, one member of the latter surrounding the filter being slid in order to give access thereto from all sides. Once the ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691426 | Repair of strip conductor on electrical circuit board Repair of defects in a printed circuit board, the defects including a break in a strip conductor and a short between two strip conductors, is accomplished by use of a milling machine cutter which is operated in a direction normal to a surface of the board... | 09/08/1987 |
