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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4754498 | Gun mitten The gun mitten is intended for use with a long gun (shotgun, rifle, etc.,) and comprises a body formed of flexible material such as synthetic fabric or the like which may be quilted or otherwise enhanced with insulating material to provide a substantially... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754499 | Gripper pads for hands Gripper pads for hands include a pad covering the palm area of a hand and finger loops on the pad through which four fingers extend for securing the gripper pad to a user's hand. The gripper pad is preferably made of a rubber material which has a relative... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754500 | Special garments for the disabled and infirm Special garments for the disabled and infirm are provided with a front and back portion to enclose a portion of a person wherein the front is comprised of an inner front portion and a removable outer front portion. The inner front portion of the garment i... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754501 | Protective headware for wrestlers A protective headware for wrestlers which covers the top of the head and extends downwardly over a portion of the back of the head and down over the face including the nose mouth and ears and then extends under the chin of the wrestler and has an outer fl... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754502 | Inflatable bath A self-standing inflatable bath is provided which is constructed in a manner somewhat similar to the construction of an inflatable rubber raft, and which is intended to be placed on a solid surface, such as a patio, deck, and the like; or to be floated in... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754503 | Shampoo support for children A shampoo support for children which includes a support frame with contoured neck support padding and back support padding located between parallel frame sides and a flexible mat for receiving the lower back and hips of a child. A back support end defines... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754504 | Shower enlarger A shower stall structure for bathing having a shower area defined on three sides by upright walls and having an open side area with a shower curtain mounted therein to provide a covered point of entry for a person. A shower enlarger mounted in the shower ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754505 | Foldable mattress support with supplemental back spring A mattress is supported on a flexible deck which is surrounded by and connected to a foldable frame. A back section of the frame is movable between a horizontal sleeping position and a vertical seating position. A supplemental back spring is attached to the fr... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754506 | Joint connector for headboard of sofa bed or daybed A headboard for a sofa bed or a daybed wherein the headboard is defined by a pair of oppositely disposed and aligned half sections mounted together by means of a pair of substantially "T" shaped connectors to form an elongated headboard adapted to be atta... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754507 | Back rest device A back rest device comprising frame means, a back rest, and connecting means for pivotally connecting the back rest to the frame means such that the back rest is pivotable in use of the back rest device between a substantially vertical position and an inc... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754508 | Invalid bed An invalid bed has a bedstead, a mattress support mounted on the bedstead, a mattress placed on the mattress support, a bedpan movable between a horizontal position and a tilted position, a rotary table pivoted to the bedstead, a number of containers moun... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754509 | Retainer sheet A retainer sheet includes an array of pockets in which cylindrically shaped foam members are removably inserted to define a retainer structure enclosing a sleeping area. The foam units can be removed for laundering and can be positioned in abutting relati... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754510 | Body pillow A body pillow is provided for enfolding the body of a user at rest. The body pillow is typically an elongated flexible member having an upper section adapted to enfold the upper body and arms of the user and a lower section adapted to lie between and enfo... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754511 | Support cushions A cushioning apparatus having exterior surface means which form a desired shape and define an internal cavity therein, and a plurality of spherical pellets which substantially fill the internal cavity. External prestressing means, internal tension members... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754512 | Toy convertible to bedding A toy in the shape of an animal has an opening to a cavity that contains an inflatable air cell, and a blanket that is adapted to be rolled and out of the cavity. The blanket is releasably connected to the toy.... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754513 | Pillowcase and insert for converting conventional pillow into an orthopedic pillow A pillowcase and insert for converting a conventional pillow into a orthopedic pillow comprising a pillowcase having a pocket secured to the inside of the pillowcase receiving a soft, resilient, elastomeric insert. A conventional pillow is inserted in the... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754514 | Insulating coverlet for conventional waterbeds A coverlet for conventional, unheated waterbeds which provides effective insulation is disclosed. The coverlet utilizes an insulating layer of fibrous materials, such as hollow polyester fibers, typically quilted together with a layer of flexible, lightwe... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754515 | Vehicle washing system having a contour-following brush with a brush rotational axis deflectable in both horizontal and vertical planes A vehicle washing system washes the horizontal, vertical or inclined surfaces of a vehicle driven along a path. The system includes a brush assembly having a brush and a drive system for rotating the brush about the rotational axis of the brush. A brush a... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754516 | Brush having removable handle A brush includes a movable handle in the form of nippers and a head having a housing at least on one side, sized for receiving the handle. The latter is made up of two rods of equal length joined together at one of their ends and secured to the head by a ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754517 | Windshield wiper blade An improved windshield wiper assembly comprising at least one first wiping means, in the form of a rubber wiper blade, a second wiping means in the form of a scrubbing or scouring pad and a deformable bladder therebetween. The bladder can be engorged with... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754518 | Wet mop squeezer A wet mop liquid extractor having a rollable support frame carrying a resiliently mounted pressure plate against which a wet mop is supported and from which liquid is to be extracted, and a pressure roller adapted to be brought into rolling pressing conta... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754519 | Vacuum canister An improved coin operated vacuum cleaner canister with coin mechanism is disclosed. A blank having a polygonal or rectangular opening is rolled into a canister sidewall. A frame comprising a plurality of straps defining a polygon with an open side is moun... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754520 | Automatically adjustable floating cleaner head A floating cleaner head used with a self-propelled front wheel drive floor cleaning apparatus, such as a vacuum cleaner. Both the forwardly located drive wheels and the drive transmission therefor are pivotably mounted on a bracket beneath the cleaner hea... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754521 | Street sweeper machine for trash collecting A machine with a frame supporting two side brushes downwardly, a center roller, and an auxiliary front brush movable on command in a crosswise direction to the frame, and upwardly a driver's cab, a trash container, a water tank and a trash conveyor. The w... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754522 | Door holders for selectively positioning doors against closure A door holding mechanism having interacting members with cooperating cam surfaces that selectively, by touch, effect locking or sliding movement to permit unrestricted door movement or rigid positioning in partial open conditions.... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754523 | Fastening tool for wheel cover A fastening tool for wheel covers comprising a fixing blade, a clipping blade, a rod, a nut and a supporting sheet. These elements are configured so as to clamp the portion immediately after the hand hole of a wheel body. A plurality of fastening tools ar... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754524 | Door with pivot hinge A door with a pivot hinge which can be mounted to a frame with a pair of L-shaped brackets and which includes an insert comprising a nylon bushing that is mounted into the edge of the door and is adapted to receive a pivot pin mounted on the L-shape brack... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754525 | Method and apparatus for dosing particulate material A method and an apparatus for dosing pieces of meat and suchlike particulate material, wherein the material to be dosed is compacted in a dosing chamber, only thereafter excess material is removed and finally the material is removed from the dosing chambe... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754526 | System including a multi-stepped nozzle assembly for back-boring an inground passageway A nozzle assembly for enlarging an inground passageway produced by, for example, a boring device is disclosed herein. The nozzle assembly is comprised of a longitudinally extending nozzle body defining an interior cavity adapted to receive fluid under pre... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754527 | Apparatus for entwining fiber strands An apparatus for entwining the fibers of slivers of stretch break-conversion machines, cut-conversion machines, carding operations, drawing operations, etc., with the slivers including individual fibers that are initially disposed essentially parallel to ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754528 | Belt lock device for hand held object A locking apparatus secures a portable hand held object such as a tape measure to a support strip such as the belt of a wearer, some other portion of a wearer's clothing, or a wearer's tool pouch. The apparatus is constructed to provide full encirclement ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754529 | Bundling of objects Bundling of objects using a harnessing device with a locking head and a strap with teeth that are controlled by stretching. The locking head contains a pawl or tang that engages the teeth of the strap by wedging. One or more wedging teeth are desirably lo... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754530 | Strap tensioning device A strap tensioning device includes a spring-loaded clamping element which presses a strap extending through the tensioning device against a holding bar using lever action. The device is composed of a minimum number of parts and is made from a monolithic p... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754531 | Elastic tie down An elastic tie down comprises an elastic tube that carries a slack rope inside thereof. The tube is tightly crimped directly to the rope, so that pulling the rope ends stretches the tube and imparts elastic qualities to the tie down. In a modified embodim... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754532 | Adjustable quick release magnetic holding assembly A variable strength magnetic holding assembly as disclosed. It includes an attachment plate with a section made of magnetic material and a holding and support assembly adapted to magnetically hold the attachment plate thereon. An adjustment knob is used t... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754533 | Retaining clip for fastening a flap component part to a housing part Fastening of flat component parts to a housing part by means of retaining clips is provided. This procedure should proceed quickly and without the assistance of a tool. To this end, the appertaining retaining clip is angularly fashioned and has its one le... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754534 | Jewelry clip A clip assembly containing a resilient filler that secures chain jewelry when snapped closed over the chains.... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754535 | Method and machine for the embellishment of precoined metal strip, utilizing continuous stock or discrete lengths The invention relates to the art field of machines for the manufacture of jewelry, and has as its object the embodiment of a machine and the provision of a method that will permit embellishing precoined metal strip, using either continuous stock or discre... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754536 | Apparatus and method for connectors of varying dimensions The present invention relates to a method through which a machine is enabled to feed a preloaded electrical connector (10) on appropriate spacings to allow the termination of individual wires (W) in terminals (13) in the connector through a novel indexing... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4754537 | Process of making a cloth takeup mandrel A cloth take-up mandrel is fabricated by cutting pipe of a thermoplastic polymeric material (e.g. PVC) to a desired length, heating the ends of the pipe to a temperature at which the polymeric material softens (as by insertion into a bath of glycerine), i... | 07/05/1988 |
