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A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4790031 | Eye shield An eye shield formed of inner and outer layers of soft fabric with a flexible sun blocking material located between the inner and outer sheets of fabric for blocking total sun rays including harmful ultraviolet rays and having a relatively thick layer of ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790032 | Woman's slip with V-shaped cutouts A woman's slip is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart V-shaped openings along the lower hem portion of the slip. Each V-shaped opening has associated with it a pair of fabric closure-pieces for selectively and alternatively closing of the V-shaped o... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790033 | Collapsible cap This invention is an improved collapsible cap that may be easily opened and closed so that when the cap is in a closed position the cap will be of relatively uniform height allowing the cap to be easily packed and stored. The apparatus of this invention a... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790034 | Cap having a stiffener A cap having a crown formed of a plurality of crown segments in side-by-side relationship and having a visor attached to the crown brim and extending outwardly therefrom. The visor is laterally centered on and attached to the front of the crown brim. A st... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790035 | Headgear A turban hat comprising an elongate strip of material having two arms (6,7), respective arms extending from a mid-point (8) between the ends of the strip to a respective distal one of said ends and each arm having first and second edges, at least one of s... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790036 | Method and device for the automatic cleaning of a toilet seat A toilet seat (27) is provided with a slide housing (26) comprising nozzles for spraying and/or applying water and/or disinfecting liquid. It comprises at least one wiper for drying the surface of the seat (27). The slide housing (26) is placed over a seg... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790037 | Swimming pool cover assembly A swimming pool cover assembly is provided which can easily be installed and removed, and which is adapted to be supported above the surface of the pool without bulky reinforcing or structural members. The swimming pool cover assembly includes an air impe... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790038 | Bedding spring assembly A bedding or seating spring product comprising a spring assembly having multiple rows of coil springs wherein each row of coil springs is made from a single continuous length of wire and wherein each row contains a plurality of coils interconnected by int... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790039 | Technique for sanitizing toilet seats A portable toilet is equipped with a toilet seat having a cover thereon which is capable of delivering a charge of sanitizing and/or deodorizing fluid onto the upper surface thereof. A source of sanitizing and/or deodorizing fluid is periodically energize... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790040 | Transport container for victim contaminated by hazardous material A victim transport container for a victim contaminated by hazardous material. The victum transport container comprises a body section and a neck band and a hood section. The body section has a plurality of panels joined together to form a generally rectan... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790041 | Pillow for ritual circumcisions and method A pillow (1) for ritual circumcisions, includes a main support body (4), bottom walls (6) proximate a pair of opposite edges of the bottom of the main support body for defining therewith a contoured area (12) to fit relatively securely on the lap of a per... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790042 | Baby comforter A baby comforter constructed of textile material and which includes a body portion with a pocket. Two arms and a crotch strap are attached at one end to the body portion, the free ends of the arms and straps can be joined together over the body portion to... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790043 | Process and apparatus for applying a chemical to a textile substrate A chemical, such as a dye, is applied to a textile substrate, such as carpet, by continuously moving the substrate past an application position. At the application position a liquid formulation containing the chemical, heated to a temperature below the bo... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790044 | Process for the purification of products of regenerated cellulose Process for the purification of products of regenerated cellulose in which the regenerated cellulose product is passed through at least one washing segment where it is initially squeezed out with the aid of a squeezing element and then washed out with the... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790045 | Power wallpaper removal adapter for jigsaws An adapter is disclosed for converting a portable jigsaw into a hand-held instrument for removing wallpaper. The adapter includes an extension clamped to the table of the jigsaw that both provides structural strength as well as a reciprocating blade mount... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790046 | Windshield wiper device with a non-circular sweeping motion A windshield wiper device with a non-circular sweeping motion, comprises an arm carrying a blade which is caused to oscillate alternately about an axis of rotation by a drive mechanism, combined with a movement of translation such that the windshield wipe... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790047 | Hinge bushing adjustment means for a hinge assembly A hinge assembly for hingedly attaching a movable closure to a vehicle body comprises a male hinge member having an integral ferrule, a female hinge member having a pair of spaced ears for straddling the ferrule and a connecting means for pivotally connec... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790048 | Shoelace lock A shoelace lock including top and bottom plates that cross and grip the laces as the top plate is rotated 180 degrees to the bottom plate and snap locked thereto.... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790049 | Rope locking device A hand operable rope locking device which avoids sliding metal to metal contact of the wearing parts and uses a roller engageable in over center relation with a replaceable elastomeric insert in a pivotally mounted metal locking dog.... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790050 | Pull tab for slide fastener slider A pull tab for a slide fastener slider is disclosed which comprises a first member made of a hard, rigid material and pivotally connected to the slider and a second member made of a soft, resilient material engageable through a plug and socket connection ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790051 | Odor-proof disaster pouch A strong, flexible, waterproof, odorproof pouch for transporting dead human bodies comprising an outer envelope that encases and is sealed at the outer edges to a transparent inner liner within which is placed the body or bodies to be moved. The outer env... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790052 | Process for manufacturing homogeneously needled three-dimensional structures of fibrous material Method and apparatus for producing homogeneously needled three-dimensional structures formed of superposed layers of fibrous material and the needled structures produced thereby. As layers of fibrous material are added to a stack of needled layers, the ne... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790053 | Device for coupling an assembly tool, such as gripper or similar A device is disclosed for mounting a plurality of assembly tools such as grippers or the like on the end of a robot arm. The device includes a turret head for supporting a plurality of grippers and a turret head support member which is shiftably mounted r... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790054 | Multi-stage venturi ejector and method of manufacture thereof The method of manufacture of a multi-stage venturi ejector and body segments thereof which comprises forming an elongated extrusion having an ejector body cross-sectional shape with laterally extending mounting projections and axially extending internal a... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790055 | Method of assembling a fuel nozzle assembly A fuel injection nozzle 10 having a nozzle body 12 to which is attached a banjo-type inlet stud 16, by means of heat shrinking. After the shrink fit attachment, a blind passage 20, 22 in the delivery tube portion 134 of the inlet is drilled through to pen... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790056 | Retaining ring tool A universal retaining ring tool that is shiftable between internal and external modes of operation. The tool includes a pair of pivotally connected handles, a pair of jaw members selectively coupled to the handles by a latching arrangement including two t... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790057 | Pipe manipulator A pipe manipulator for dismantling a pipeline includes a frame, a slide, a plurality of jaws for gripping the pipe to be dismantled, disengaging means, means for connecting the slide to the jaws and telescoping means. The telescoping means is connected to... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790058 | Clamp A clamp for forming a seal on a pipeline section, the clamp comprising a pair of complementary clamp members to be clamped together, each clamp member having an inner surface with a pair of axially spaced, circumferentially extending circumferential seals... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790059 | Carpet laying tool and method of use The disclosure relates to an improved tool and method for laying carpet. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a hand tool including a tucker wheel member mounted on one end of a handle and a flat tucker blade attached to the opposite end of the ha... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790060 | Method for holding a conduit to a channel A method for holding a conduit at a right angle against the open edge of an elongated channel. First and second conduit holding members are inserted into the channel adjacent the opposite sides of a conduit. A clasp member is affixed between an exterior p... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790061 | Machining the ends of lengths of wire and bar and similar workpieces In an automatic bar and wire pointing machine, workpiece-feeding means comprises a carrier having two feeding wheels (38,40) mounted on a driving shaft (20). Each wheel comprises a circular pitch plate (42) providing four sets of six notches (N1, N2, N3, ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790062 | Apparatus for stripping an electrical conductor Apparatus for stripping the insulation from the end of an electrical conductor, comprises a pair of clamping jaws for clamping the electrical conductor therebetween; a pair of cutting blades mounted to one side of the clamping jaws for cutting the insulat... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790063 | Method and apparatus for fabricating armature of flat motor A continuous coil material is formed on flat unit coils alternating with coupling parts corresponding to coil receivers of a commutator. The coupling parts are coupled to the coil receivers of the commutator, and the unit coils are mounted on the unit coi... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790064 | Method of manufacturing an amorphous metal transformer core and coil assembly A laminated amorphous-metal transformer core having four sides joined by corner regions includes (a) joints located in a joint region in one of its sides and (b) side portions between the joint region and two corner regions. After annealing the core and w... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790065 | Method for servicing a steam generator A servicing machine for a steam generator is accurately set up in the generator channel head with a pivoted arm mounted for rotation in a plane parallel to the tubesheet. The angular position of the arm, the longitudinal position of a carriage mounted on ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790066 | Electrical connector assembly machine An electrical connector assembly machine for loading an insulating housing having a plurality of parallel apertures with a plurality of contacts. It consists of a housing support for supporting the insulating housing; a table having a plurality of paralle... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790067 | Connecting coaxial cable to connector Apparatus for connecting a coaxial cable to a connector having a base for connection to a conductive shield of the cable via a solder ring within a heat-shrinkable tube, the apparatus including a first fixture for engaging an end of the coaxial cable and ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790068 | Termination tool A termination tool for terminating a conductor to a contact or terminal having a connecting section for connection with the conductor and a contacting section for contact with a mating contact. The connecting section has either piercing walls or clamp tab... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790069 | Method and apparatus for mounting electronic parts The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for mounting an electronic part (11) on a circuit board (28). When the part is mounted, a distance between the under surface of a part maintaining section (12) and the circuit board (38) is measured.... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790070 | Wire cutter including clipped wire retaining means The wire cutter includes a pair of elastomeric gripping members mounted in the throat of the wire cutter and having closely spaced, opposed, inner faces which extend generally perpendicularly to the cutting plane of the cutting edges and clamp a short seg... | 12/13/1988 |
