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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4716594 | Protective garment for protection against mosquitoes and other insects A protective garment for protection against mosquitoes and other insects is provided. The garment comprises a plurality of fabric components with stitching forming seams securing the components together. The fabric components are multilayered and comprise... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716595 | Necktie protector A protector for neckties is disclosed. The protector includes a pair of elongated substantially identical and flat sheet members. The sheet members have a pair of longitudinal sides and at least a pair of lateral sides. The sheet members have a shape subs... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716596 | Garments An article of dress comprising a first piece and a second piece. The first piece comprises a leg covering of decorative light weight material having an upper edge and a lower edge, and capable of being worn as a single unit covering only one leg. The firs... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716597 | Nursing garment A nursing garment in the form of a loose fitting poncho having an opening at its upper end to enable it to be drawn down over the head of the wearer, and a rigid annular neckpiece in the form of a hoop secured to the fabric of the poncho and surrounding t... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716598 | Heat-insulating fabric articles The invention describes heat-insulating fabric articles, for example a jacket, comprising an outer layer (17) preferably of synthetic material such as woven nylon, and a lining (19) joined together by a network of quilting seams (3) to form pockets. Each ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716599 | Reversible cap used as navigational aid An invertible head cover in the form of a cap is provided including a flexible crown portion, a head encircling band portion extending about the open side of the crown portion and a visor portion supported and projecting forwardly from the front marginal ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716600 | Pocket loss prevention guard A loss prevention guard for pockets which includes a flat, resilient, insert having a bowed central portion and a pair of substantially planar end portions. The hem of a pocket, adjacent the mouth of the pocket, is provided with a pair of spaced slots int... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716601 | Tear-off lens system and method for goggles This invention provides a stack of tear-off lenses for rapid and easy mounting over a main goggle lens. The invention overcomes the previously discussed disadvantages of excessive mounting time and effort. A method of manufacturing the stack is also provi... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716602 | Urination deflector A urination deflector for attachment to a toilet seat is formed using a sheet of flexible plastic material which is provided with hook and loop fastening arrangements which maintain the device to the toilet seat and provide for folding of the device into ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716603 | Swimming pool cover The cover for a swimming pool has a side facing the water and an opposite side facing away. The cover defines an elongated cavity having a single flooding opening facing the water and arranged at one end of the cavity for flooding the pool, the cavity hav... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716604 | Spa with moving jets A flexible tube exhausting pumped water into a spa tank and whipping by reaction to exhaust of water therefrom. A number of articulated plastic sleeves encircling the tube and guiding the tube to whip only in a vertical plane. The sleeves being pivotally ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716605 | Liquid sensor and touch control for hydrotherapy baths A hydrotherapy system is provided including a hydrotherapy tub with a water circulation pump and motor. Electrical proximity sensor terminals are mounted to the tub on the outside surface, one at a relatively low level for detecting the presence of water ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716607 | Patient transfer mat A patient transfer mat for aiding the moving of a patient who cannot move oneself. The mat includes a center section and a pair of wing sections integrally and hingedly attached thereto and adapted to be placed under the patient. The mat including graspin... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716608 | Mattress cover holder An apparatus for releasably securing a mattress cover or bedclothes to a mattress or bed, including a generally rectangular anchoring device to be positioned below the sleeping surface of the mattress, and fastening members for connecting the anchoring de... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716609 | Domicile for leaf cutter bees A domicile for leaf cutter bees includes front, end and rear panels, a base and top panel and a lid of weather resistant material. The domicile is supported on legs which are fitted to the end panels and to each of which there is fitted an angle bracket c... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716610 | Hand tool This invention is for a hand tool comprising a body or a shank having a first end and also a second end. The first end may be a curved end having a circular passageway. The curved end with the circular passageway can be positioned around the upper end of ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716611 | Apparatus for cleaning pipes, tubes, and the like by launching pigs Pipes, tubes and the like, for example, in heat exchangers, can be cleaned internally using sonic energy, a relatively incompressible pig and a flushing liquid. The flushing liquid is supplied via a pressure outlet from a quick operating valve to one or m... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716612 | Wiper arm assembly A primary wiper arm includes a mounting head for securing the inner end to a pivot shaft, the outer end being pivotally secured to a pivot block. A drag link includes a ring bearing and a disk journaled in the ring bearing having mating spherical concave ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716613 | Pipe cleaning machine An improved pipe cleaning machine of the type which uses an elongated flexible coil spring or plumber's snake formed of helically wound spring wire which is housed within a rotatable spring storage reel, or drum, and is withdrawn therefrom for insertion i... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716614 | Device for monitoring the process of toothbrushing A device for monitoring the process of toothbrushing has a handle that is electrically connected to signalling means. The handle has a neck and the neck is designed to consecutively receive various heads of toothbrushes. Removable and replaceable heads, w... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716615 | Wiper assembly A novel wiper assembly suitable for use in checking fluid levels by a dip stick comprising a pad holding frame having a fluid absorbent pad mounted therein, a shaft on which the pad holding frame is adjustably mounted and a mounting clip integral with the... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716616 | Flexible squeegee device The squeegee device is for cleaning both flat and curved surfaces. It has a handle and a squeegee blade assembly mounted together by a rigid coupling bracket to form a rugged joint. The handle can be positioned in one of at least four positions relative t... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716617 | Windshield wiper bearing A windshield wiper shaft is mounted in a bearing bushing, wherein the bearing bushing and the wiper shaft rest against each other with conical bearing surface portions to compensate for possible radial play. This is important in constructions in which the... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716618 | Wiper blade rubber A wiper blade rubber of an elongated configuration comprising a base portion of large thickness, a swinging portion substantially of a trigonal cross section, a neck portion connecting the base portion and the swinging portion and a thin plate-like lip po... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716619 | Mopping unit A mopping unit comprises a bucket, a wringer with two squeeze rollers mounted at the top of the bucket, and an operating mechanism to produce relative closing movement of the rollers. The operating mechanism comprises a foot pedal mounted at a lower level... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716620 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner housing accommodating a motor-driven air blower and having a dust collection chamber defined in a front end thereof. An upper cover is detachably hinged at an end to the cleaner housing for closing an upper portion of t... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716621 | Floor and bounded surface sweeper machine The invention relates to a sweeper machine for floors and bounded surfaces, e.g. the floors of workshops and warehouses, courtyards, having engaged with the machine frame, a removable container for collecting the swept trash supported by pivotally-mounted... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716622 | Concealed self-closing hinge The door member of a self-closing hinge includes a cup which is concealed within a pocket formed in the inner side of a door. A curl on the frame member of the hinge pivotally receives a hinge pin which is carried by the cup. To effect the self-closing ac... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716623 | Side door hinge mechanism in motor vehicle A side door hinge mechanism for a motor vehicle includes a pair of top rotary center shafts supported on an end of the door at a top portion thereof, a pair of top rotary center shafts supported on the vehicle body, a pair of bottom rotary center shafts s... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716624 | Poultry cutting support A cutting support is illustrated in use on a poultry deboning conveyor and the like as having a plastic cutting shell with a conical wall open at the bottom and a sealing means carried at an upper portion of the conical wall positionable upon a conical fi... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716625 | Process and device for stunning slaughter animals, in particular for stunning and subsequently sticking slaughter animals This invention is a process and device for electrically stunning and stabbing of slaughter animals by using electrodes which from both sides grip round the snout of the animal and after stunning pull up the head to stretch its neck so that sticking of the... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716626 | Method for processing a carcass or halfcarcass of meat and device for implementing such a method A moving frame (10) comprises a clamping means (25) and a tensioning bar (33) provided with grippers (35) and mounting on a rotary plate (29). By means of a jack (43), it is possible to vary the distance between the members (11 and 12), and to stretch the... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716627 | Crab cracker A hand operated, plier-like tool for cracking crabs and crab claws is provided, the tool having concaved portions in jaws for gripping and cracking the crabs or claws and the end of the tool defining a curved needle nose portion with teeth thereon for pic... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716628 | Device for producing superposed webs Device for producing superposed webs of non-woven fabric on the exit side the end comber of a carding machine, particularly for feeding a needle quilter for felting. The device comprises an adjusting unit including a series of conveyor belts movable para... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716629 | Combining cylinder of a comber in spinning machinery A combing cylinder of a comber in spinning machinery has a combing cylinder having grooves having substantially rectangular cross-sectional shapes at regular intervals, each of the grooves having a small groove, and a plurality of laminated needle plate m... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716630 | Cam lock with positive release An improvement to a cam lock mechanism suitable for use in a wide variety of rope and belt tightening apparatus including boat anchor systems and tree seats and climbing aids to insure the positive engagement of the cam locking device employs a transverse... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716631 | Pin for wrist-watch The pin incorporates a cylindrical body in which two sliding components are mounted, the two sliding components being intended to engage in lug holes or between the cheeks of a bracelet link or of a fastener. The sliding components have a threaded portion... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716632 | Panel mounting fastener system A mounting fastener 2 which includes various combinations of base plate 30, mounting bracket 4, and fastener 18 is disclosed. The mounting bracket 4 is a formed wire bracket to provide the stand-off distance between a supporting structure and a mounted pa... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716633 | Fixing device, especially for panels A device suitable for fixing panels comprises a male part having a mounting head and an elongate body between the mounting head and a retaining head. The retaining head has a retaining surface directed towards the mounting head, a snap-fastener surface, a... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716634 | Two-piece reinforced clothes peg The present disclosure is concerned with a two piece reinforced clothes peg which is mounted on the transverse rod of a clothes horse, and consists of a pair of jaw members, joined together along one common edge thereof, and a J-shaped clamping member whi... | 01/05/1988 |
