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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4783853 | Protective body suit A body-protective article comprising matched portions of a rigid, non-shattering, high-impact resistant polymer, interiorly lined with an adherent high-impact absorbing elastomer. A protective body suit may comprise a series of interconnected segments pro... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783854 | Folded protective garment A folded protective garment is enclosed in a wrapping maintaining sterility. The folded garment has its entry opening at one edge of the package formed by the folded garment. The entry opening is surrounded by a collar obtained by turning the edge portion... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783855 | Infant presentation wrap An infant presentation wrap and method comprises a structure providing an infant receiving pocket, an infant headrest extension on a back panel of the pocket structure and projecting substantially beyond an open end of the pocket. A front panel of the poc... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783856 | Disposable rain garment Disposable outer rain garments which may be dispensed from a continuous web of a tubular, lay-flat plastic film material. The web of lightweight plastic lay-flat tubular material is imparted with suitable rear lines preferably formed from parallel, transv... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783857 | Moisture permeable protector for protecting hands and fingers A moisture permeable protector such as gloves, fingerstalls, etc. for protecting hands and fingers at workshop, etc. utilizing a polyurethane film which has excellent moisture permeability. The film is made of polyurethane polymer having a polyoxyethylene... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783858 | Sweater having windbreaking characteristics A sweater having windbreaking characteristics especially usable by active sportsmen such as golfers who must concentrate on their golf swing, is disclosed. The sweater is a relatively thin pullover type which has an outer layer and a layer adjacent the we... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783859 | Aircraft toilet flush valve A flush valve is provided for opening and closing a drain connecting a toilet bowl to a waste holding tank maintained at a partial vacuum. The flush valve is located external to the drain and comprises a pinch or nip mechanism surrounding a flexible secti... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783860 | Combined flapper and piston motion wave board module There is described a wet back device for generating waves in a liquid in a test tank or the like. Such devices are known and usually operate a wave generating board by a push-pull piston operation or a flapping wave generating board pivoted in the tank an... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783861 | Covering structure An openable covering structure for any desired location which is particularly well adapted for use in conjunction with a swimming pool, comprising several covering elements extending above the basin of the swimming pool and movable relative to one another... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783862 | Stretcher A rescue stretcher for use in evacuating a number of babies from a hospital or the like comprises a stretcher which has a plurality of pockets located on the patient support surface thereof at spaced intervals along the length thereof. Each pocket is prop... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783863 | Bedding furniture with a pendulum frame A pendulum frame (2) is suspended on a fixed stand (1) by means of four pendulums (16). The amplitude of each of the pendulums (16, 17) is limited by a plate (24) provided with an orifice (23). The plates (24) carry locking projections (28), into which de... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783864 | Producing subconscious integumental reflex action to keep children away from guard rail while sleeping on bunk bed Method and apparatus for producing subconscious integumental reflex action to keep children away from a guard rail while sleeping on a bunk bed.... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783865 | Infant nestling barrier A nestling barrier for an infant includes a block of soft material having a U-shaped recess in one side thereof suitable for receiving and sheltering the head of an infant in the recess, to give the infant the comfort and security of close head confinemen... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783866 | Therapy pillow with removable therapeutic gel pack A therapy pillow having a cold pack specially constructed and contoured to provide intimate contact with the occipital region of the head. The pillow constructed and contoured to fit partially around the neck and tapered so that the surface portion of the... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783867 | Multi-functional stationery tool combination A multi-functional tool combination has a top and bottom casing and guiding plate which forms a compartment for the arrangement of a pair of scissors, a measuring tape, a stapler, a paper punch, a pencil sharpener, a blade etc. These stationery tools are ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783868 | Vane for underliquid cleaning device A swimming pool cleaning brush is disclosed having a pivotal vane that uses fluid dynamics for increasing contact pressure of the brush with the surfaces being cleaned during forward motion and then pivots to a nonimpeding position upon backward motion. T... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783869 | Rotative toothbrush A toothbrush comprising a brushhead, a shaft having a plurality of net-shaped grooves, a ring having a plurality of projecting members for engaging with the grooves of the shaft, and a tubular gripping member for receiving the shaft with the ring and a ca... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783870 | Compact disk cleaner Cleaning apparatus for a compact disc comprises a housing having a hingedly coupled base and cover; a drive wheel disposed in the base of the housing rotatably supporting the compact disc and having a first axis of rotation, a rotatable carrier fixed to t... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783871 | Water powered toothbrush A water powered rotary toothbrush is provided which includes a housing having inlet and outlet ports and a rotatable center shaft. The rotatable center shaft has one end provided within the housing. A paddle wheel is located in the housing and is fixedly ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783872 | Floor and baseboard treating machine An improved high-speed floor treating machine is provided comprising a frame, a control and guiding handle extending rearwardly of the frame and an electric motor for rotating a floor contacting pad is secured. The improvement of this invention includes a... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783873 | Sweep mops A sweep mop pad holder comprises a central support section with a handle mounting on its upper side, and two end sections. The end sections are pivotally mounted on the central section and they are engageable with a mop pad which is thereby securely held ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783874 | Adjustable head brush An adjustable head toothbrush includes a one piece molded head and handle defining an interior cavity within the head portion. An integral molded hinge coupled member is supported within the cavity and is moveable in response to a moveable slide to elevat... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783875 | Cleaning device A cleaning apparatus for contacting a surface to be cleaned comprising a plurality of bent wires (10) mounted with a resilient mounting member (11) and adapted to be moved to a cutting position when the mounting member (11) is rotated or otherwise moved r... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783876 | Concealable wiper apparatus for vehicle A concealable wiper apparatus for a vehicle has a wiper assembly disposed in such a manner that the wiper assembly can be accommodated in an accommodating chamber provided inside the body of the vehicle and in the vicinity of a window glass. The wiper ass... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783877 | Hand-held assay washer A hand-held washer having an upper wall and a lower wall in substantially parallel alignment. Portions of a first sidewall and a second sidewall are tapered toward each other from the upper wall to the lower wall. A first end wall and a second end wall ar... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783878 | Vacuum cleaner According to the invention, a canister with bottom and peripheral walls defines an accumulation space for matter picked up by the vacuum. A lid is secured to the upper edge of the canister and seals the space. The invention resides in the provision of a c... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783879 | Roller assembly for supporting household appliances A supporting roller assembly for a household appliance includes a fixed rear roller and a height-adjustable front roller. The front roller has a frame for mounting against a flat surface on the underside of the appliance, together with a vertically extend... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783880 | Demountable urethane caster wheel tire A caster wheel assembly for replacing a tire on a wheel member having a hub portion, a web portion extending radially outwardly from the hub portion, and a first laterally extending rim portion. A circular member including a web portion removably fastened... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783881 | Door closing device with a belt-shaped spiral spring A door closing device utilizing the elastic restoring force of a belt-shaped spiral spring to effect the closing of a door which comprises a housing having one portion fixed a door or a door frame; a reel rotatably disposed in the housing; a belt-shaped s... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783882 | Door closer assembly A door closer assembly for connection between door and frame members relatively movable between open and closed positions includes a housing having a power screw rotatably mounted therewithin. A follower is mounted on the screw and moves axially along the... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783883 | Lever assists for door knobs Several embodiments of levers are particularly adapted for attachment to door knobs. The levers provide for increased leverage to effect a more easy turning of a door knob to which they are attached.... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783884 | Knob An improved knob for attachment to a lever or the like having a knob body with a cavity formed therein, an extension operatively attached to the body and being biased toward the cavity. Operatively attached to the extension is a projection for engaging a ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783885 | Faucet handle with deflectable attachment member A faucet handle comprises an upper portion having a top and downwardly depending skirt. A lower portion has an outer peripheral wall, an inward member, and a central sleeve for connection to handle hardware. The upper portion defines an aperture in the sk... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783886 | Paper-laminated pliable closure for flexible bags A thin, flat closure for plastic bags and of the type having at one edge a V-shaped notch (12) which communicates at its base with a gripping aperture (14). The base (10) of the closure is made of a flexible material so that it can be repeatedly bent, wit... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783887 | Machine for classifying, cleaning and arranging textile tubes A machine for classifying, cleaning and arranging textile tubes, including an intake section for bringing in both clean tubes and tubes containing yarn residue, a classifying section which circulates the tubes so that the clean tubes are separated from th... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783888 | Method of manufacturing an ultrasonic transducer An ultrasonic transducer includes a piezoelectric member consisting of either a unpolarized piezoelectric polymer material or the like, or an in-advance polarized piezoelectric polymer material or the like, a first flexible substrate on which a first elec... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783889 | Transfer machining system A conveyor apparatus intermittently feeds a workpiece a fixed feed stroke in a conveyance direction, a plurality of workpiece pedestals spaced apart by the feed stroke in the conveyance direction support the workpiece until the moment of a subsequent feed... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783890 | Method of repairing a steam generator tube by means of lining Method of repairing a steam generator tube by means of a liner, in which the mechanical deformation (19) of the liner (15), by expansion in its end part opposite the expanded end (16) inside the tube plate (11), is located at a limited height, and the par... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783891 | Relining process for interior surface of a hollow article Cryogenic process and apparatus for removing adherent coatings or linings from metallic substrates, especially the interiors of metal vessels or pipes. In one embodiment, a metal vessel having a polymeric interior lining is pressurized to about 900 psi, a... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783892 | Method and apparatus for cutting a tying member of a bale of a raw material A cutting apparatus for cutting a tying member of a bale of raw material by a cutting blade movable at a high speed against the tying member of the bale comprises a cutting blade with a cutting element having a length which is equal to a small fraction of... | 11/15/1988 |