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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4794652 | Safety Helmet A safety helmet for motorcycle drivers or the like includes a helmet shell which is open at the chin of the user and has a shock-absorbing inner lining, and a folding portion which is swivelably and removably connected to the helmet shell. The folding por... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794653 | Base for elevating a toilet A base having removable side rails for elevating a toilet for use by physically handicapped or elderly persons is disclosed. The base is formed generally in the shape of a flat rectangle having a height equal to the amount by which it is desired to elevat... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794654 | Drain plug The sealing stopper has a lid (1) which is set onto a sealing part (2) with a conical sealing surface (8), leaving an annular space (15). At the bottom side of the lid rim (11) is a protrusion with a hemispheric recess, into which an end segment (4) of a ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794655 | Truck type patient-moving device A patient moving device includes a movable support means, a loading-unloading means disposed on the support means for loading and unloading a patient and provided with a horizontal base plate held on the support means and an insertion plate inserted under... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794656 | Emergency backboard A backboard for immobilizing and transporting injured persons and a head restraining device for employment with such a backboard is provided. The backboard includes a rigid support member, two head engaging members which are slidably received in a track a... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794657 | Tummy hugger pillow combination A pillow assembly has parts thereof made into a trunk, head, and leg pillows, all adapted to be attached together in a particular manner to enable the trunk pillow to be hugged against one's stomach, the leg pillow to be squeezed between one's legs, and a... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794658 | Mattress cover having colored backing A mattress construction includes a watermattress bladder or inner spring mattress subassembly which is enclosed in a quilted mattress cover. This cover typically includes an outer fabric, a backing and an inner fabric which are quilted together. The outer... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794659 | Fluid bed system A system for fluidizing a plurality of fluid beds is shown. The system is characterized by an air supplying unit for providing all the fluid beds with pressurized air via pressurized-air supplying pipes. The supply of pressurized air to the fluid beds is ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794660 | Sheet anchoring device A retaining device for sheet materials such as bed sheets, etc. which comprises a pair of flat panels hinged together to form an elongated member with a pair of sections foldable over each other, one of said sections having a slot formed therein to receiv... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794661 | Process for the treatment of laundry in a washing machine A process for treatment of laundry in a basket rotatably mounted in a tub of a washing machine by actuating a valve to introduce water into the tub from a hot water supply until the tub is partially filled so as to soak the laundry contained in the basket... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794662 | Remotely operated chimney cleaning apparatus The invention is a self-contained chimney cleaning apparatus. A winch operated wire brush is attached by cable to a winch pulley, which is in turn mounted to a pivoting housing. The pivoting housing is suspended over the opening of the chimney flue, and r... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794663 | Flexible dust mop A flexible dust mop is disclosed which includes an elongate handle which preferably includes a telescoping portion. The handle is formed with an upper, rigid, non-flexible upper portion and a lower flexible portion secured to the rigid portion. The flexib... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794664 | Wiperblade of windshield wiper A wiperblade comprising at least two yokes with one end of one yoke is connected pivotally to intermediate portion of the other yoke. The one end of the one yoke is formed to have a pair of walls defining therebetween a recess, and the intermediate portio... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794665 | Rotary cutter with serrated edges and positive/negative axial rake A rotary cutter having serrated cutting edges formed by the intersection with a cutting face of serrations angularly inclined to the cutting face to provide side clearance for the trailing sides of the serrations.... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794666 | Handle assembly for a cooking container A handle assembly for a cooking container which comprises a handle member connected to the cooking container, the handle member including a hollow coupler adapted to contact the cooking container, a handle having hollow end portion and an insulated connec... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794667 | Detachable auxiliary handle The invention is a detachable auxiliary handle that may be attached to the shaft of a work implement such as a shovel, rake, hoe or other implement. The auxiliary handle may be placed at any point on the shaft to suit the user and will fit almost any size... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794668 | Assist strap termination structure A termination structure for an assist strap includes a rectangular, ring-like mounting bracket used to secure an end of the assist strap and a generally U-shaped assist strap termination piece to a vehicle. The termination piece, which has first and secon... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794669 | Elastomeric hinge spring An elastomeric hinge spring intended primarily for the doors of vehicles, has an outwardly projecting detent formed on a first bracket mounted on the vehicle frame and a roller formed of a compressible elastomeric material mounted on a second bracket atta... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794670 | Fish chunk-cutting device In a preferred embodiment, a platform fish chunk-cutting combination having a platform substantially enclosed by circumscribing walls including an end upright wall at one end of a platform, mounting a pivotally-mounted lever carrying a blade having a bott... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794671 | Method of opening bales of cotton and other fibers The method and equipment for removing the straps tied around a bale of cotton comprises the steps of: 1. lifting and transporting the bale by a forklift to an impact cutter provided with a long horizontal cutter blade, 2. pushing the bale towards the cutt... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794672 | Quickly attachable button arrangement Quickly attachable button arrangement (1) comprising a button head (2) having integrally formed therewith a combined button-head holding and attachment device (5) for holding the button head on and attaching the button head to a piece of material (3). The... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794673 | Cord fastener and method for manufacture thereof A cord fastener (1) comprises a one-piece synthetic resin molding including a housing (2) having cord holes (11), a slider (3) fitting into the housing (2) and having cord holes (18), and a spring (4) for driving the slider (3). The housing (2) opens on b... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794674 | Rib lock device A releasable fastening device for use in joining straps, laces, filaments and the like is disclosed. The fastening device may be used to join the laces or closure components of a shoe, for example, or in any of various devices in which filaments, straps a... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794675 | Adjustable clamp with slot and guide A clamp for use especially in securing a bicycle front wheel to the bicycle frame in order to prevent swinging of the wheel about its steering pivot as when the bicycle is transported at the rear or on top of a vehicle, the purpose being to eliminate the ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794676 | Clamping device, especially for printed circuit boards Printed circuit boards may be held in place in a releasable manner in the amping gap of a clamping device having a mounting member and clamping member arranged in parallel to each other to form the clamping gap. The clamping member is pivoted or journalle... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794677 | Apparatus for singeing tubular textile fabric Tubular textile fabric passes through a singeing apparatus preferably vertically upwardly. A guide path including a circular spreader guides the tubular fabric past gas operated singeing nozzles which are position adjustable in parallel to the longitudina... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794678 | Method for the determination and elimination of visible defects in non woven textile webs A method is provided for the determination and elimination of visible defects in textile webs, wherein the web is moved in the longitudinal direction over a defect seeking and registering area, and the surface position of visible defective areas, such as ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794679 | Method of and apparatus for sizing and drying warps of filament yarns A method of and an apparatus for simultaneous sizing and drying a complete number of warps of filament yarns required for weaving of cloth. During sizing, a warp sheet having high yarn density is put to uniform arrangement state using a first slant reed a... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794680 | Novel wear-resistant laser-engraved ceramic or metallic carbide surfaces for friction rolls for working elongate members, method for producing same and method for working elongate members using the novel friction roll The invention is to friction rolls for working elongate members, e.g., webs or strands, such as crimper rolls, draw rolls, yarn package drive rolls comprising a roll having a generally cylindrical external surface and a ceramic, e.g., alumina, mixtures of... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794681 | Fluid cylinder cushioning system A cushioning system for a fluid power cylinder includes a first passage for the flow of fluid to and from the space between the piston and end cap closure of the cylinder, and a second passage including a throttling valve for throttling the flow of fluid ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794682 | Making a power source utilizing encapsulated lithium pellets A heat exchanger 16 for a thermal power source includes a chamber 18 provided with an igniter 28 and a reactant inlet 30. Within the chamber 18 is a mass of lithium pellets 10 and 12, each provided with a coating 14.... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794683 | Cam shaft manipulating tool A cam shaft manipulating tool for removing and installing a cam shaft within the block of an internal combustion engine. The tool has a shaft threaded at one end for receiving a flange thereon, and a handle is mounted at the opposed end of the tool shaft.... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794684 | Method of and apparatus for cutting tubes A method and apparatus for cutting a tube, preferably provided with a hard surface, into pieces which involves first subjecting the coated tube to the grinding action of a disk to remove a narrow band of coating and to effect a shallow groove in the tube ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794685 | Process for forming metallic articles A process for forming a metallic article such as a fluid actuated ram assembly and particularly a hydraulically actuated ram assembly which includes as an initial step production of a raw casting from a mold. Subsequently one or more transverse parting op... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794686 | Flexible machining system A machining system for simultaneously performing a number of machining operations on one face of a plurality of work pieces which are carried on a pallet is disclosed. The machining system includes a track having a pallet loading station and a pallet unlo... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794687 | Fixture system for workpiece machining A fixture system for numerical controlled rough and finished machining of a workpiece including a first fixture having defined reference points for rough machining and a second fixture having the same defined reference points for finish machining. The sys... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794688 | Method of connecting superconducting wires A method of connecting superconducting wires have the steps of preparing a connecting superconducting wire piece, exposing the filaments of the superconducting layers to be connected and the filaments of the connecting superconducting wire piece by partia... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794689 | Method of and apparatus for mounting electric components A component mounting method, and an apparatus therefor, which includes the steps of causing a plurality of suction nozzles, supported for intermittent movement along a predetermined path in synchronism with each other, to receive electric components at a ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794690 | Phase adjusting apparatus in assembling machine A phase adjusting apparatus for use in an assembling machine for assembling first and second workpieces including a movable frame which is arranged to move into and out of the space formed between the two workpieces. Prior to coupling the two workpieces, ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794691 | Method and apparatus for terminating thin, flat power cable, particularly for under carpet use A simple and highly effective method and apparatus for field terminating flat power cable such as used in undercarpet wiring systems. Each conductor, with tightly bonded insulation, of a multi-conductor flat power cable is (at the point of installation in... | 01/03/1989 |
