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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4709419 | Cover garment with inner garment access option Improved cover garment is disclosed providing an inner garment access option. For applications requiring a high degree of barrierness, openings are not desired, and the garment is used in its original condition. For other applications where it is desired ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709420 | Shampoo cape with splash guard A shampoo cape includes a splash guard or capelette which bridges the cape shoulder portions, when the cape is placed on the user, and is received within the sink in which the hair is to be washed or shampooed to deflect water from the hair into the sink ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709421 | Firefighter's coat A firefighter's coat of the jacket type in which the jacket has a neck portion and a front portion and a rear portion and in which the front portion has a length which extends downwardly from the neck portion to a position immediately above the firefighte... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709422 | Snap action hinged support for a collapsible top hat In a collapsible top hat which can be used as a novelty item or for formal wear, elongated plastic support members are attached between the brim and the crown of the hat along the riser, each of the support members having a medial hinge formed by a transv... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709423 | Toilet tank dispenser An in-tank dispenser adapted to dispense a disinfectant solution when the toilet is flushed, the dispenser comprising a product chamber having a lower section and an upper section in fluid communication and containing a disinfectant material that releases... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709424 | Automatic toilet bowl cleaner device A toilet bowl cleaner device for automatically dispensing a cleaning solution, for example, bleach or blue/detergent into the flush water of a toilet tank; the container includes a chamber for holding a cake of the cleaning material. An interrupted siphon... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709425 | Holder for a toilet cleaning product associated with an air deodorizer A holder for a toilet cleaning product including a container for the cleaning product, such as a perfumed liquid; a pre-use and pre-assembly closure member, such as a plug, for the container; and a member for securing the container to the toilet; an air d... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709426 | Means for producing a water splash shield for commodes, urinals or the like The present invention relates to a system for producing a water or fluid splatter shield across an open top area of a toilet bowl, urinal or the like. This is accomplished by supplying a fluid such as water or air under pressure to a nozzle, an annular ri... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709427 | Disabler system for plumbing fixture A flush valve operating arrangement, having a pair of tubes between a flush valve actuator assembly and a remotely controlled unit for operating a flush valve; a third tube under supply line pressure is connected between the flush valve and the remotely c... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709428 | Soap holder cover A cover for a bathtub/shower soap-holding fixture comprising a shield which wraps around the exterior of the soap-holding fixture and attaches to and rotates about the U-shaped handle of the soap-holding fixture. The invention further comprises a plug whi... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709429 | Bathtub spout cover A bathtub spout cover includes a plurality of inflatable side compartments joined along their edges to form a protective sleeve and an inflatable end compartment closing one end of the protective sleeve. An opening in the protective sleeve permits dischar... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709430 | Weighted beach blanket A multi-purpose weighted blanket for covering areas of beaches or like terrain comprising first and second flexible cloth panels substantially rectangular in shape and identical in size. The first and second cloth panels having a border extending continuo... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709431 | Dual crowned hemorrhoid support seat cushion A hemorrhoid relief cushion is constructed with aligned, elongated, convexly elevated portions of different size to reduce inventory requirements by half and also reduce the number of fabrication molds needed for making a complete inventory of cushion siz... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709432 | Combination device for applying tire chains and mounting a jack An apparatus for aiding in the mounting of tire chains having a flat base and two upward projecting angle members positioned parallel is disclosed. The angle members have first and second apices respectively positioned relative to one another and the road... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709433 | Heel molder flanger A machine to mold and flange the heel region of an upper whose heel region has been heated to soften the same. The heel region includes a thermal plastic material which softens when heated and is fairly rigid at and below room temperature. The machine inc... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709434 | Device for controlling movement of a copying roller A device for improving the control of the correction movement of the copying roller of a machine for roughening a margin of a tightened shoe upper comprises a holder of the copying roller which is slidably seated in the basic body of a treating head and c... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709435 | Bridge deck system A system for attaching a bridge deck panel to a bridge structure which allows the panel to expand in lengthwise and sidewise directions independent of a bridge deck support structure. Brackets attached to members of a bridge deck support structure have un... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709436 | Debris pan for rotary brush sweeper A rotary brush sweeper includes a debris pan with an inlet portion that glides on a surface being cleaned. The debris pan automatically disengages from the sweeper upon being engaged by an obstacle in the path of the sweeper. The debris pan is configured ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709437 | Compact disc cleaner A compact disc cleaning device contains cleaning pads located on a wall of a housing. A housing cover has an elongated slot and a post assembly is slidably received therein. The post assembly engages the central opening of a compact disc placed within the... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709438 | Toothbrush with gravity switch A toothbrush is provided which has a headpiece with a cylindrical brush and a handle. By means of a gravity switch the direction of rotation of the brush is reversed according to the turning movement of the handle, in order to automatically maintain a dir... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709439 | Mounting disk for a floor polisher A floor polisher mounting disk for mounting a polishing pad on a motorized floor polishing machine is provided which is characterized by the ability to readily flex upon encountering a protuberance in a floor such as a door threshold. The mounting disk in... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709440 | Mobile clean-up device This invention relates to a mobile device for receiving and transporting debris. The device comprises a wheel mounted collector compartment having a lipped open mouth at the leading edge to receive debris, and a hinged door at the rear to discharge debris... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709441 | Escalator sweeping mechanism A sweeper assembly for use with escalators includes a frame having a pivoted end structure on which a weighted bar is fixed to press a polishing pad adjacent a bristle element against the moving surfaces of the escalator. A vacuum cleaner is then rendered... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709442 | Portable extractor A portable extractor according to the teachings of the present invention is taught including a tool assembly pivotally mounted on a main body assembly. The portable extractor is supported on the floor by a set of wheels on the tool assembly and by a set o... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709443 | Appearance fabric panel with in situ molded frame A relatively rigid, air permeable panel suitable, for example, as a diffuser on a hard box vacuum cleaner housing. The panel is a composite of fabric and a polymeric frame molded in situ on the fabric. The disclosed molded frame technique avoids the neces... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709444 | Wheel bracket mounting structure A wheel bracket mounting structure which includes an elongated and flexible bracket member having an axle mounting section and a stem mounting section at generally opposite ends thereof. The axle mounting section includes a generally flat, platelike porti... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709445 | Method and apparatus for closing a door An apparatus for closing a door (14), the door closer assembly (10) preferably including a torsional spring unit (12) and a pneumatic check device (22). The torsional spring unit (12) can be attached to a door frame (16) through the use of a bracket (20) ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709446 | Smoke house tree A device is disclosed herein which may be used to simultaneously squeeze and shape a quantity of hams or other meats during the cooking process. The device comprises pairs of racks or trays with one of each pair being fixed and one movable. The pairs of r... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709447 | Encased product and method and apparatus for encasing same The encased product of the present invention comprises an elongated flexible casing cylindrically shaped substantially along its length and having opposite end closures. A product material fills the cavity formed by the flexible casing and maintains the c... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709448 | Hock cutting mechanism The invention is a rotary transfer apparatus for transferring poultry carcasses from the shackles on one conveyor line to the shackles on another conveyor line. In particular, the apparatus of the invention can be used for transferring carcasses between a... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709449 | Pass-through proteinaceous patty making apparatus An apparatus is provided for forming a series of proteinaceous patties such as ground meat patties and for depositing those patties in timed sequence onto aconveyor belt assembly that passes through the entire longitudinal length of the apparatus, includi... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709450 | Apparatus and methods of stuffing food casings to provide dimensionally uniform products Apparatus and methods for stuffing food casing to produce sausage products with a high degree of dimensional uniformity for prepackaging applications. Substantially flat terminal end portions for higher product yields are prepared by a stuffing sequence w... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709451 | Method and apparatus for feeding a fiber tuft opener or cleaner An apparatus includes a fiber tuft feeder with discharge rollers for delivering a fiber tuft mass; a drive motor connected to the discharge rollers; a feeding device arranged for advancing fiber material obtained from the tuft feeder; and a textile proces... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709452 | Method and means of coiling start-up which prevents sliver slingover The problem of sliver slingover encountered when starting up a coiler of a high speed drawframe or the like at full production rates can be obviated through this invention wherein for an initial interval the rotational axes of the can and its platform and... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709453 | Separable fastening device A separable fastener system has a first separable member that includes a series of metal hook sheets disposed in stacked relation that defines an array of hook elements on its broad surface. Each hook sheet is a planar metal member of uniform thickness an... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709454 | Axial locking device An axial locking device having two separable members which can be locked together and unlocked by relative axial movement of the two members in one direction. A slider is incorporated in one of the members and is movable relative to the member against a s... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709455 | Milling and drilling head for a machine tool A milling and drilling head for a machine tool has an input shaft housed in a stationary case also incorporating a control means drivingly connected to a ring gear which is fast with a moving case portion accommodating at least one tool holding spindle dr... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709456 | Method for making a prestressed composite structure and structure made thereby A prestressed composite structure (48) and method for making same. The ferroconcrete prestressed structure (48) includes a tensile member (10) which includes a steel I-beam (12) which has on its upper flange (16) a plurality of shear connectors (14). The ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709457 | Process for manufacturing a turbine or compressor wheel made of composite material and wheel thus obtained This invention relates to a process for manufacturing a turbine or compressor wheel made of composite material, comprising the following steps of: making at least two helicoidal textures each formed by weaving a spiral band with helicoidal warp yarns and ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709458 | Fastening overlaying sheets by punch and die apparatus A punch and die assembly for forming a spot clinch joint between two or more laminated sheets, the assembly including a frame having a die cartridge and a punch cartridge mounted thereon, the die cartridge including a housing having a slitting and forming... | 12/01/1987 |
