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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4729130 | Method of making a firefighter's coat The method of producing 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 immediat... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729131 | Panty brief and a method of making same A panty brief consists wholly or partly of elastic textile material, preferably made by knitting or crocheting, and is formed as a flat, substantially rectangular bag which is closed along three marginal zones. The bag is open in the whole extension of on... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729132 | Sports helmet A sports helmet has a resilient, cushioned lining in the interior having at least one pocket in a rear portion containing an air-activated heat-generating element. The helmet is fabricated with an adjustable interior lining having a plurality of pieces wh... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729133 | Toilet apparatus with automatic self-cleaning means In a toilet apparatus having self-cleaning means including the ejection of fluid against a bowl rim surface or a seat member surface, a sealing assembly for preventing escape of the fluid from a chamber formed by the bowl, the seat member and the cover me... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729134 | Toilet covering hinge assembly A hinge assembly for mounting a toilet covering member to the rear of a toilet so as to permit rotation of the covering about a hinge axis between an up and a down position is disclosed. In one form, a pair of hinge posts are mounted to the rear of the to... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729135 | Foot operated flow control assembly for a showerhead A flow control assembly designed to regulate flow of water from a showerhead through a foot operated and fluid actuated valve assembly. The valve assembly is disposed upstream of a flow of water issuing from the showerhead and a variable volume chamber is... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729136 | Universal sleep system support A universal sleep system support which is readily collapsible for storage and transportation, and is easily assembled into a construction which can support any type and common size of sleep system. This universal sleep system support comprises a plurality... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729137 | Bed canopy support and assembly A bed canopy support and assembly are provided wherein the assembly is comprised of four supports fastened together in a rectangular configuration. Each support includes a channel-shaped valance support member defining upper and lower substantially parall... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729138 | Utility clamp An adjustable utility clamp device easily attachable to a hospital bed frame, standard bed frame tubular frame member or other frame member allowing for easy securance and release of limb restraint straps or other devices and having no protruding edges an... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729139 | Selective incorporation of a polymer into implantable biological tissue to inhibit calcification A process for selectively incorporating biocompatible polymers in the interstices of implantable biological tissue while leaving the outer surface of the tissue substantially free of bonded polymer. The process involves covalently binding a monomer to the... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729140 | Apparatus for pulling the lasting edges of lasted shoe uppers over insoles Apparatus for pulling the lasting edge of a lasted shoe upper over an insole has at least one flexible elastic shaft one end portion of which is anchored in a motor-driven rotor and which is loosely surrounded by a helical spring. One end of the spring is... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729141 | Disc brush suspension for a floor maintenance machine This is concerned with a disc brush suspension or arrangement for a scrubber or sweeper or the like. The arrangement uses a flexible bellows which may be of rubber or a suitable rubber substitute which functions as the total or primary suspension for the ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729142 | Toothbrush A toothbrush for improved execution of the modified Bass method of cleaning teeth comprises a handle having a bristle mounting and disposed at a negative angle relative to the principal axis of the handle. In a specific example, a substantially rectangula... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729143 | Paint pad refill device A paint pad refill device comprises a backing plate of length changeable to a final length appropriate for fitting a particular paint pad holder of any a plurality of standard lengths, means for attaching the plate to the particular holder after the lengt... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729144 | Retractable type wiper apparatus A retractable type wiper apparatus including a first crank connected to an output shaft of a reducer of a wiper motor and a second crank rotatably secured to the first crank by use of a first pivot shaft and so arranged that the second crank is maintained... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729145 | Device, especially reciprocating wiper system for motor vehicles In a reciprocating wiper system for motor vehicles a piston is linearly displaceably guided in a housing and mounted in a bearing which is seated in a receptacle of the housing. A scraper ring and a sealing ring intended to clean the piston are positioned... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729146 | Kit for cleaning phonograph records A kit for cleaning phonograph records including cleaning fluid, a brush and a record vacuum cleaning attachment apparatus. The record vacuum cleaning attachment apparatus is adapted to attach to a wet/dry shop vacuum cleaner which causes a suction to eman... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729147 | Pet groomer and flea annihilator A portable, self-contained pet grooming and flea removing device which includes a vacuum device for grooming, removing loose hair, dirt, dandruff and the like, which are removed through interchangeable grooming devices such as a comb, brush or the like an... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729148 | Carrier for flexible closure A wheeled track-mounted carrier in one use mode supports a shower curtain through a color-coordinated button having a shank received through a grommet on the shower curtain. The button is removably connected with the body of the carrier which is suspended... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729149 | Gate hinge assembly A gate hinge assembly including first and second complementary clamp members for fitting on opposite sides of a circular gatepost. Each clamp member has a substantially V-shaped vertical groove in the inner side thereof for engaging opposite sides of the ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729150 | Fish skinning, scaling and dressing device A fish skinning, scaling and dressing device comprising a pair of elongated arms pivotally connected intermediate the ends thereof, a pair of opposed coacting arcuate jaws integral with the pivotally connected ends of the arms, a plurality of spaced proje... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729151 | Apparatus for entangling yarn There is disclosed an air entangling system consisting of an air jet and a tension isolator. In one embodiment, the tension isolator is a frictionless yarn guide or aspirator and in a second embodiment an idle roll has the yarn wrapped on it before enteri... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729152 | Apparatus and method for assembling electrical harnesses Disclosed is an electrical cable harness making apparatus including a shuttle table system for moving a connector between loading and termination stations. The shuttle table system includes a plurality of coplanar tables moveable in a common closed rectil... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729153 | Roll for use in calenders and the like A calender roll wherein the flexible shell is supported by a row of primary hydrostatic bearing elements serving to transmit first forces toward the nip of such roll with a second roll and wherein the shell is further acted upon by a row of secondary hydr... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729154 | Method of making and operating a very high speed marginally lubricated ball thrust bearing A ball thrust antifriction bearing for operation at very high speed in the DN number range from 5×105 to 2×106 and higher while only marginally lubricated by a mist of liquid having comparatively poor lubricating qualities which is... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729155 | Method of making heat transfer tube with improved outside surface for nucleate boiling Improved heat transfer tube and method of making same has mechanical enhancements which can individually improve either the inner or outer surfaces or which can cooperate to increase the overall efficiency of the tube. The internal enhancement, which is u... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729156 | Method of converting vehicle body from hardtop to convertible structure A method of converting a sedan hardtop automobile body to a convertible includes severing the hardtop roof panel of the automobile body by forming cuts along the front of the continuous roof panel at the windshield and along the bottom of the rear roof pi... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729157 | Wheel puller A wheel puller for use on large wheel and tire assemblies has a plate adapted for attachment to a tire rim. A back plate is spaced apart from this plate and extends across the axis of the wheel hub. Two wedge blocks are placed between the back plate and t... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729158 | Tool for aiding the assembly of drill stabilizer to the drill collar when up the bottom hole assembly An apparatus and method for interconnecting a drill collar and a stabilizer in axial alignment is disclosed. The tool includes an upper plate and a lower plate held in spaced, parallel relationship to one another with the upper plate having a plurality of... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729159 | Tool Exchange device In a machine tool with an inclined machine bed in which two independently movable cross slides are provided, which carry turret heads with tool receivers automatically interchangeable tool grippers are adapted to bring the tools in predetermined positions... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729160 | Method for manufacturing a composite sleeve for an electric motor In an electric motor having a plurality of magnets bonded to a rotor hub, a composite sleeve is disposed over the rotor hub and magnets. The composite sleeve may be wound directly upon the rotor hub, or the composite sleeve may be wound upon a mandrel and... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729161 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic head A magnetic head (1) includes a core of a magnetic material having two parts (2, 3) spaced apart from each other to form a non-magnetic transducing gap (4) which is bounded on one side by a winding aperture (5) extending in the gap-bounding surface of at l... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729162 | Electrochemical cell asssembly This invention pertains to an improved means of making electrical and mechanical contact to metal foil electrode in an electrochemical cell. A conductive element is used which has a multiplicity of teeth projecting therefrom. The teeth pierce through the ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729163 | Die set assembly for attaching a fastener The present disclosure relates to self-piercing fasteners, such as studs, bolts or nuts, the method of attaching such fasteners to a panel and fastener installation apparatus, including the installation head and die button. The fastener includes a self-pi... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729164 | Driving tool and magazine for tandem-type push-on clips A tandem clip system comprising a driving tool and a magazine for push-on clips of the type adapted to engage the post of a workpiece extending through a perforation in an element to which the workpiece is to be fastened. The push-on clips are arranged in... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729165 | Method of applying an integrated circuit on a substrate having an electrically conductive run A method for producing adhesive contacting of an IC on a substrate of a LC cell, comprising suspending the leads of the IC, in the opening of an insulating frame by means of the leads surrounding the leads with conductive adhesive and adhesively securing ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729166 | Method of fabricating electrical connector for surface mounting An anisotropic elastomeric conductor is fabricated by stacking a plurality of first and second sheets, where the first sheets include a plurality of parallel electrically conductive fibers and the second sheets are composed of electrically insulating mate... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729167 | Cutting tool for cardboard boxes The device is a cutting tool for opening cardboard boxes and the like including a handle with rounded ends a blade slot and an adjustment opening. There is also provided a razor blade and an adjustment device to position the blade longitudinally within th... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729168 | Two-edged multi-purpose artistic technical knife An artistic technical knife which has a double-edged blade having a sharpened point at its terminus and a number of frangible recesses extending at oblique angles from one edge of the blade to the opposite side of the blade to divide the blade into a numb... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729169 | Inner rotary cutters for electric shavers and manufacturing processes for the same In an inner rotary cutter for an electric shaver fomed by providing a rotary disk at its circumference with a plurality of blade sections at prescribed intervals, a cup-shaped base section is provided which is formed by extending a cylinder section from a... | 03/08/1988 |
