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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4719650 | Pacifier bib A pacifier bib is formed from a flat panel of fabric having a wishbone shape. The bib includes a U-shaped collar adapted to have distal ends thereof attached together for encirclement around the neck of a child. An integral flap extends downwardly from th... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719651 | Folding party hat A foldable party hat having a number of flat, planar panels foldably connected to form an elongated strip. The ends of the strip are adjustably connectable with one another to form a hat band. The panels are also foldable into a compact configuration, wit... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719652 | Recessed cavity and cover for bathtubs and the like The invention is directed to a novel form of recessed cavity and cover therefor, for use with bathtubs and the like, especially whirlpool baths, and in particular, for use as an overflow recessing device or means. In the prior art, overflow devices have projec... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719653 | Adjustable body support device An adjustable body support device comprises a seating portion for supporting the lower torso of the body and a back portion for supporting the upper torso of the body. An arm rest is fixedly secured to the seating portion for supporting the arms of the bo... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719654 | Wall connection piece for a hand-held shower A wall connecting piece for fitting to a concealed water main and for the connection of a hand-held shower hose contains a casing, which can be connected to the water main and on which is provided a connection for the shower hose. The casing contains a re... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719655 | Invalid transfer device An invalid lift and transfer device has two rigid cantilever frames, a first of which is caster supported for rolling along the ground and a second of which is supported on the first frame for vertical movement, which movement is actuated by a jack engage... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719656 | Bed and mattress formed by animal shaped nesting play cushions A bed having a horizontal supporting body and vertical side frames and a rectangular mattress resting on the body and fitting between the frames, the mattress being formed by a multiplicity of individually removable juxtaposed pillows, each pillow in plan... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719657 | Method of forming iris variegation patterns on contact lenses A tinted soft contact lens such as a hydrated hydrogel lens having a variegated iris pattern is prepared by forming an iris pattern on the lens with a viscous paste which can contain an unoxidized vat dye. The lens is treated with a developer solution to ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719658 | Hermetically sealed anchor construction for use in post tensioning tendons For use with an anchor plate and tendon in a member made by casting and cng a protective hermetic sealant housing is disclosed. Briefly, the housing has a tray and cover enclosing the anchor plate. The tray and cover join together at frictionally engaged... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719659 | Rotary travelling surface treatment device A rotary travelling device comprising a main supporting member rotatably around a first axis substantially perpendicular to a travelling surface, a subsidiary supporting member mounted on the main supporting member for free rotation around a second axis s... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719660 | Ice scraper A hand-held ice scraper having an elongate handle portion and a blade attached to one end thereof. The scraping blade is substantially J-shaped and comprises dual outwardly flared scraping arms, one of which is longer and wider than the other. One of the ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719661 | Cleaning device for motor vehicle window panes A windshield wiper assembly in addition to carrying the wiper blade, also carries an additional cleaning device which may be a brush, an ice scraper, or an additional blade through which washer fluid may be sprayed. The additional device is coupled with t... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719662 | Dust-removal apparatus for textile machines and machine rooms A dust-removal apparatus for textile machines and machine rooms includes a chamber containing dust-laden air, a clean-air chamber, a tube disposed between and separating the chamber containing dust-laden air from the clean-air chamber, at least part of th... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719663 | Detachable caster wheel assembly having a flange and bolt mechanism An assembly for detachably mounting a caster wheel to the underside of a structure such as a chair or cabinet. The assembly includes a mounting bracket which is secured to the structure and has transverse mounting slots formed in a parallel, spaced apart ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719664 | Swivable caster A swivable caster includes plastic wheel means rotatably mounted on a plastic stem at the lower end thereof. Near its upper end the stem is provided with an annular groove having a nylon split ring disposed therein and having its peripheral portion dispos... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719665 | Double pivot hinge A double pivot hinge for vehicle doors includes a hinge arm pivotally interconnecting door and vehicle mounted hinge butts. A first and second latch means are alternately movable between latched and unlatched positions to either latch the hinge arm to the... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719666 | Self-locking, self-aligning stepped pin and spring hinge A method and apparatus are disclosed for assembling spring frame hinges that utilize a pin having a tapered self-aligning section, a stepped midsection and a raised diameter stopping element. By harvesting the offsetting tension created by the hinge tang ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719667 | Clamp means for a stuffing machine A clamp for attaching a shirred casing article, to a stuffing machine. The casing article includes a shirred casing carried on a disposable sleeve and the clamp comprises a plurality of radially movable elements arranged circumferentially about an end of ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719668 | Rope cinching device A cinching device for tensioning and securing a line across a cargo load is disclosed which has a body formed with a sinuous guideway providing a first jam cleat so that frictional engagement between the line and the body increases as the line is drawn ta... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719669 | Fastening member for a tire chain A fastening member provided at the end of a spring-elastic mounting strap of a tire chain. The fastening member has an introduction passage and an attachment passage for a cooperating fastening member that is secured to the other end of the mounting strap... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719670 | Ski boot A ski boot having a foot receiving casing and a leg portion, as well as a pressure distribution plate which is disposed between casing and an inner boot portion inserted in the casing, and which plate is provided with a device which presses the pressure d... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719671 | Strap connector A strap connector comprises a connector body and a core. The connector body is formed in a hollow, approximately square pole like shape with openings formed in two opposed sides thereof. The core is provided with a groove part which is of a width approxim... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719672 | Clamp body for cable conductor A novel apparatus for clamping a cable in an overhead transmission line system. Said apparatus comprising an elongated clamp having a lower half and an upper half, said lower half having openings to receive U-bolts therethrough to secure the upper half th... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719673 | Lockable slider for slide fasteners An automatic lock slider for a slide fastener provided with discrete coupling elements includes a locking prong which is movable into and out of a guide passage in the slider. The prong has a cam surface downwardly canted at an angle of 20°-30° which re... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719674 | Snap-type fastener A snap-type fastener is set forth having a female part and a male part. The female part has a casing housing a resilient member having resilient inwardly directed prongs defining an opening, the rear of the casing of the female part is closed by a disc pr... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719675 | Production of capacitors of the stacked type A process for producing capacitors (9) of the stacked type envisages, in the order stated, a reel (4) being formed by simultaneously winding two superposed dielectric films 1, 2, around a support, the films being offset transversely and metallized on one ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719676 | Flexible machining system A flexible machining system includes a four axis double end slant bed unit which can be operated as a single or double spindle chucker, a precision boring machine, a way-type machine, a lathe or an automatic bar feeder. By providing the unit with a fifth ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719677 | Crankcase manufacturing method An improved crankcase structure for engine blocks and the like, may be fabricated wherein the crankcase is initially cast or otherwise formed with bearing caps integral therewith. The caps are preferably secured by severable connecting portions unidirecti... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719678 | Method for draining a hydrotherapy pump A pipe fitting for attachment to a hydrotherapy pump has an inlet and outlet having parallel offset axes, with a separate small hollow nipple extending from and communicating with the inlet. The nipple attaches to the pump at a location normally occupied ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719679 | Method of manufacturing tubes for use in a muffler for internal combustion engines A muffler for use on an internal combustion engine includes an enclosure generally cylindrical and having end plates for closing the internal volume of the enclosure, at least one partition plate for dividing the internal volume of the enclosure into at l... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719680 | Method for manufacturing a wound metallic exhaust gas catalyst carrier body having a geometrically complex cross-sectional shape A method of producing a metallic exhaust gas catalyst carrier body includes winding alternating layers of smooth and corrugated sheetmetal strips to form a blank and inserting the blank into a jacket tube, each winding of the blank being formed of a respe... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719681 | Method of making a fluid flow controlling slide member for a valve body A valve assembly and the manner of making the same of the character which embodies a hollow cylindrical body having fluid inlet and outlet ports and a slide member, or spool, slidable within the body to control fluid flow through the valve. Sealing elemen... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719682 | Method of forming a laminated wheel assembly A wheel assembly includes a cam and a cam gear mounted on a camshaft of an internal combustion engine. The cam gear is constructed of a laminated stack of flat plate members which are disposed in abutting relationship to one another to form a plurality of... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719683 | Preloaded spring, method and apparatus for forming same A closely wound, coil type tension spring of one hand having an initial tension exceeding that obtainable by prior spring forming techniques is formed by reverse winding an open-wound compression spring of the opposite hand. Alternative methods and appara... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719684 | Apparatus for inserting seals into internal grooves of valve bores The apparatus is for manually inserting an O-ring in a selected annular groove of a bored valve body. A valve body is placed with one end of the body's bore over a plug. A thin walled tube is placed in the other end of the bore so a gap exists between the... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719685 | Jack device for washing machines A jack device employed to extract agitators from the drive shafts of washing machines. The device includes an annular split ring member having two closed ends and enclosed chamber therein. The enclosed bladder device expands into a split toroidal configur... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719686 | Method for repairing a piston and shaft assembly A method of repairing an end-of-car cushioning device for railroad cars is disclosed. The cushioning device is of the type having a piston and a shaft connected to the piston. In such devices, the shaft may become damaged with wear. In the disclosed metho... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719687 | Method for sealing, pressure-testing, and transporting a multi-pipe segment A multi-purpose pipe and seal/alignment device is provided for sealing pipe ends against internal or external pressure while protecting the pipe end preparation from damage to facilitate a permanent pipe joining process at a remote location in an adverse ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719688 | Manufacturing a plaque with an insert therein A method is provided for the installation of an insert in a plaque or the like. The insert is provided with a bore having a limited access such that a hook-like protrusion on a stand can be inserted into the bore whereafter the stand is rotated to bring t... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4719689 | Method of making a rust preventive hemmed joint between two metal panels In making a peripheral joint between first and second metal panels such as, e.g., outer and inner panels of an automobile door by hemming the first panel after application of a rust preventive sealant, the sealant is used in a quantity in excess of just s... | 01/19/1988 |
