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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4771477 | Hat A hat comprises a flat sheet of flexible but unstretchable self supporting foam of the order of one quarter inch thick. The flat foam sheet is cut to form a forward peak portion and a rearward headband portion with the headband portion having a central op... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771478 | Towel and garment means A combination of a removable towel and shorts that comprises a plurality of loops secured to the waistband of the shorts. A flap is pivotally mounted to the waistband and has a plurality of hooking elements on its bottom side. A pair of flaps. A toweling ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771479 | Article of clothing A clothing article surrounds a wearer's upper torso. The article includes connected front and back portions, a collar, and sleeves. A pocket is formed in the back portion. The pocket has a closable opening which is spaced from the upper edge. A scarf is c... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771480 | Mammography cape A mammography cape which permits the selective exposure of a breast by a subject during a mammography procedure or the like, while otherwise preventing unwanted body exposure, is disclosed. The cape is formed of drapable sheet material having a neck openi... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771481 | Holder for pre-knotted neckties Pre-tied neckties include a slide fastener and two slide tapes which are joined by the slide fastener. The tapes of the slide fastener extend through a pair of tubes which meet at a fastening rivet. A spacer is placed there for keeping the guide tubes and... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771482 | Glove for inhibiting the spread of contagious diseases and method of using the same A glove for inhibiting the spread of contagious diseases such as AIDS and Hepatitis to a person handling the body fluid of a person infected with the disease. The glove is flexible, stretchable, and relatively thin, and includes at least one layer of rela... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771483 | Pants having an elastic belt, and process for the manufacture thereof Disclosed are pants formed of a rectangular piece of flexible material. The pants include two elongated elements extending along the longitudinal edges of the piece, provided with elastics which are in stretched conditions and are integral by at least the... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771484 | Women's urine conducting apparatus Apparatus for aiding a women while urinating in a standing position that includes a container having a rigid inner cup surrounded by a soft protective blanket. The blanket has a radially extended lip that is designed to contact the user's body to form a c... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771485 | Faucet fixture A faucet fixture for mounting over the faucet opening in sink structure and including a valve body capable of being pulled upwardly of the faucet fixture housing to an elevated position for inspection or maintenance. The faucet fixture includes an upper m... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771486 | Sputum specimen collecting device A sputum sampling device having capability for sputum-saliva separation, the device comprising a substantially circular cup having a wall portion which tapers inwardly from top to bottom, a separation plate having a substantially elliptical planar confiur... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771487 | Hair rinsing device The device comprises a basin having a wall with a U-shaped indentation for reception of a user's neck. A series of independently adjustable ducts, each of which incorporates several jet heads, each jet head having a number of nozzles arranged to direct st... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771488 | Prefabricated tiled counter A prefabricated countertop having an exposed exterior formed from tile which is uniquely constructed to withstand the rigors of remote mass assembly fabrication, transport and display at a retail establishment, and purchase as an integral unit for install... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771489 | Adjustable, multi-purpose type of sick bed convertible to wheel-chair An adjustable type of wheeled sick bed can also act as a wheel chair, having a spring mattress in three sections pivoting with each other. The mattress is structured in a weblike network, and under its front and rear sections are provided rocker gears for... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771490 | Gravity actuated lock A gravity actuated lock for the e.g. dropside of a crib to hold the dropside elevated. A rotary lock enters a notch on the dropside rod under the influence of a relatively heavy manually manipulated member that is fixed to the rotary lock and actuates it ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771491 | Reinforced wall soft side waterbed A rail assembly for a reinforced wall soft side waterbed includes at least one cushion assembly, each cushion assembly includes an upper rail of resilient material, a lower rail, and an L-shaped reinforcing bar which extends past the lower surface of the ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771492 | Trip bar for hospital bed crib side This invention relates to a vertically raised and lowered open frame crib side mounted along the side of a hospital bed and more particularly to a trip bar integrated to the crib side for permitting one hand release of the crib side when held by a pair of... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771493 | Adjustable therapeutic pillow Adjustable therapeutic pillow apparatus is provided for applying a gentle traction force to the head, neck and shoulders region of a user. The apparatus includes a base, first and second pillow members having spaced-apart convex pillow surfaces for engage... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771494 | Offset continuous row coil spring assembly A spring assembly for mattresses, innersprings, and the like. The assembly comprises rows of coils, each row comprising a continuous length of wire formed into a plurality of coils interconnected by Z-shaped wire segments alternately disposed at the top a... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771495 | Bedding spring mattress A bedding mattress including a spring assembly, the length of which is divided into three zones, the center zone of which includes rows of springs, each row of which is formed from a single continuous length of wire and contains a plurality of coils inter... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771496 | Bundling bedding A bed covering includes a flat top sheet interconnected to a fitted bottom sheet along a central longitudinal connecting and reinforcing region. In this manner two separate sleeping compartments are defined which allocate bed space, prevent loss of bed co... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771497 | Process and apparatus for the continuous treatment of lengths of textile material, such as carpets A continuous process and an apparatus for effecting, in direct succession a dyeing and backing of a carpet, for example, in the process, the dyeing step is performed with a minimum application of dyeing liquor, making it possible to effect backing wet-on-... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771498 | Rotary cleaning brush device for cleaners of paved surface The invention relates to a rotary cleaning brush device for cleaners of paved surfaces, whose brushes (2) are aligned perpendicularly to the straight travel direction of the cleaner and have peripheral regions which are formed of an orderly succession of ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771499 | Paint spreader apparatus for the maintenance of installed poles, with paint ejector and spreading rollers An apparatus for cleaning and spray painting pole structures. The apparatus includes a carriage constructed to be upwardly and downwardly movable along the axis of the pole to be cleaned or painted. Mounted on the carriage is a carousel rotatably secured ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771500 | Plumbers snake A plumbers snake having a weighted member and a connected jointed end portion which is connected to the leading end of an elongated flexible member for facilitating the threading of the elongated member through a length of pipe for clearing and/or removin... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771501 | Brush holder A paintbrush holder having a container and a closely fitting lid has a support for a brush parallel to an inclined wall of the container. The container is filled with solvent fluid to above the level of the brush support which is preferably a comb through... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771502 | Towel and method of making same Disclosed are a towel adapted to be worn by the user and a method of making such towel. A single sheet of absorbent and pliant fabric material is cut such as to have a top end and a bottom end opposed to the top end and a first side and a second side oppo... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771503 | Tank cleaning system A tank cleaning system wherein a cleaning liquid is sprayed into a dirty tank and simultaneously sucked out of the tank. The cleaning liquid is stored in a pressure vessel and incompletely fills the vessel to leave a space above the liquid. A pump draws t... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771504 | Leaf loading machine A leaf harvesting machine has an auxiliary rotary beater and main rotary pickup broom on a mobile frame which both extend transversely of the direction of travel of the frame. The main pickup broom is disposed rearwardly of and in tandem relation to the b... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771505 | Force distribution bottom guard for vertically closing door A safety device for the bottom of a vertically-closing door, such as a sectional garage door. The device comprises an elongated member installed at the bottom of the door and parallel thereto, the member having a substantially horizontal bottom surface an... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771506 | Security device for hinge side of a door A hinge-like device for securing the hinge side of a door against "kick-ins." The device comprises a jamb leaf that extends outside the area protected by a closed door so that a buck pin projecting through the extended portion can engage the strongest par... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771507 | Auxiliary folding seat hinge arrangement A hinge assembly for use in mounting an auxiliary seat on a vertical body wall of a vehicle such as a pickup truck extended cab. The hinge assembly comprises a seat-half banana hinge member and a body-half bracket hinge member for rotating the auxiliary s... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771508 | Arrangement and support of pivots in a four-joint cabinet hinge A four-joint cabinet door hinge, especially for opening angles of more than 105°, in which the door-related hinge part is a stamped and drawn cup of thin sheet metal. The pivot pin at the cup end of the inner link is located in a recess of the wall of th... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771509 | Multiple strap poultry leg retainer A unitary limitedly flexible retainer for the legs of eviscerated poultry has multiple straps for engaging the creases in the poultry hocks together with an improved lower strap, together with a locking tab provides for positive locking of poultry legs of... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771510 | Automatic meat stuffing apparatus An automatic meat stuffing apparatus which comprises a meat extruder including a filling nozzle, a casing supply unit including a carrier for carrying a tubular network casing from a reel to a point adjacent to the filling nozzle while running axially wit... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771511 | Tool and method for deboning fish A tool for grasping and manually removing a number of the pin bones from fillets of large fish, such as whitefish, lake trout, haddock, scrod and the like, is disclosed. A pair of pinching members, formed of flat, springy, sheet metal plates arranged in o... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771512 | Tool for peeling and deveining shrimp A shrimp peeler and deveiner provides a hooked handle that fits over the hand of the user and further provides an upwardly angled, pointed cylindrical probe that is inserted into the shrimp to perform the peeling and deveining process. The probe is attach... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771513 | Apparatus for reducing the material of rows of bales consisting of spinning material Apparatus is disclosed for reducing bales of fiber which includes a tower that reciprocates alongside a row of bales. The tower has a cantilevered portion which extends transversely over the row of the bales and supports two milling rollers for removing f... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771514 | Arrangement for cleaning the flats in a revolving flats card A cleaning apparatus or arrangement for cleaning a set of flats of a revolving flats card has a pivotable brush for engaging the strips or strip accumulations of the flats and a suction device arranged behind or downstream of the pivotable brush considere... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771515 | Holding device A holder for supporting and securing such items as eyeglasses within a shirt or coat pocket is disclosed. The holder utilizes a hollow holder housing having opposed front and rear walls and relatively narrow side walls. A pivot arm is pivotally secured wi... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771516 | Device for the inter-connection of ropes The invention relates to a device for holding two ropes or corresponding elongated bodies together in a fixed relation to each other at a right angle or parallel to each other. The device is characterized in that it comprises two essentially identical hal... | 09/20/1988 |
