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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4800592 | Costume with compressible arms and legs A costume includes a pair of arm pieces, a pair of leg pieces, and an optical hood, each of which is made from a compressible tubular conduit including a helically wound coil of resiliently flexible wire material and a covering material for encasing the w... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800593 | Protective garment for weight lifters A protective garment construction (10) for weight lifters comprising a jacket member (13) having a plurality of internal compartments (30) which are dimensioned to receive a plurality of padded members (40) including: a neck pad member (41); an upper back... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800594 | Pants epaulet and binder A pants epaulet and binder has a flexible band of a length greater than the spacing between adjacent waist loops of the pants. The ends of the band are foldable to pass through the loops and underlay intermediate portions of the band and be releasibly hel... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800595 | Circumferential suppression system A circumferential suppression system is disclosed. It is designed for use wherever an adjustment requiring a loose fit up to and including a tight seal is to be made. It can be effective in reducing and preventing the entry of cold air, water, toxic gases... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800596 | Ventilated toilet A toilet has a toilet bowl and a flushing tank which accommodates a supply of flushing liquid for the bowl. The bowl, which discharges into a waste line, is connected to the flushing tank by a flushing pipe. A second pipe for evacuating odors from the bow... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800597 | Decontamination shelter A decontamination shelter with compartments arranged in adjacency with traversal enclosures therebetween defined by the walls of the adjacent compartments and openings in the adjacent walls provided with closures which, when closed, provide isolation corr... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800598 | Anti-tilt sofa sleeper mechanism A foldable sofa sleeper mechanism having pivotally interconnected head, body, intermediate, and foot sections movable between a folded position in which the mechanism is contained within a storage enclosure of a sofa frame, and an extended unfolded positi... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800599 | Somatic support system A somatic support system for the total support of a bed-dependent person includes a multi-section mattress support frame assembly which is carried by a vertically movable body lift frame assembly. A quickly detachable modular power unit is carried by a un... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800600 | Decorative crib bumper A fancifully-shaped crib bumper having stuffed legs serving in the traditional role of a crib bumper, as well as stuffed arms that provide added protection higher up on the side of a crib. The tubular arms and legs of the novel crib bumper are stuffed by ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800601 | Device for spreading and hanging the head of a hammock The head of a hammock is maintained in a spread condition and attached to its support ropes by an extruded elongate member having open and closed longitudinal slots within which the ends of the hammock support ropes and the corresponding head of the hammo... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800602 | Size adjustable beach towel and method A beach towel is formed of a number of towel modules. Each module includes at least two openings along at least one edge. The individual modules are joined by flexible members passing through the openings. The ends of the flexible members are provided wit... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800603 | Tissue fixation with vapor The invention provides for tissue fixation by subjecting the tissue to the vapor of a fixative while the tissue is unstressed. The tissue may be rotated during fixation to avoid collecting condensed fixative at localized areas of the tissue. Intermittent ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800604 | Bridging device for docks A bridging device for docks. A lifting cylinder is provided for raising a bridge plate, in which is mounted an extension that can be retracted or extended via a feed cylinder. A hydraulic arrangement is associated with the bridging device, and includes a ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800605 | Buffing apparatus Apparatus and method for buffing articles, such as leather goods, silverware and the like. The apparatus includes a flexible container for receiving an article to be buffed. The interior of the container has a buffing material therein and is of a size to ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800606 | Digit nail cleaning device A digit nail cleaning device includes five rotatably mounted circumferentially spaced digit cleaning members and drive means for rotating the cleaning members about their axes, in use. The cleaning members and drive means are housed in an open-ended conta... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800607 | Apparatus for cleaning windowpanes An apparatus for cleaning windowpanes of a building comprises a unit suspended from the roof of the building and being capable of ascending and descending along the building. An opening portion is formed in the front portion of the unit and a cleaning hea... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800608 | Toothbrush An improved toothbrush design incorporating a bristle head including a fixed obtuse angle. This toothbrush is designed to be the sole implement needed for dental hygiene. The angled bristle head provides superior cleansing of the lingual, buccal, embrasur... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800609 | Bleacher seat dust mop A dust mop is provided including a horizontally elongated head assembly and incorporating at least one pair of elongated, longitudinally extending and spaced apart primary mop head sections. The primary mop head sections are vertically spaced apart and in... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800610 | Windshield wiper A windshield wiper includes an arm head connected to a driving motor and rotatably connected to a pivot shaft, and a wiper arm supported on the arm head and connected to a wiper blade. The arm head has a first head portion rotatably supported on the pivot... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800611 | Plate cleaning apparatus and cleaning roller therefor A plate cleaning apparatus comprising a pair of cleaning members disposed above and beneath a passageway of the plate, a first pair of nozzles and a second pair of nozzles for emitting high speed clean air streams, a clean zone for supplying low speed cle... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800612 | Vacuum power booster with automatic waste liquid discharge for a water vacuum extraction apparatus A vacuum power booster with automatic waste liquid discharge for a water vacuum extraction apparatus. A first vacuum source is coupled to a first waste liquid storage tank in a main housing, typically vehicle mounted. A second, auxilliary vacuum source is... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800613 | Liquid extraction surface cleaning apparatus A liquid extraction surface cleaning apparatus has an upwardly opening recovery tank and a top for the tank which contains a suction fan having a suction inlet opening into the tank. A wand connects to a source of cleaning liquid and has a dispensing and ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800614 | Adaptor and bag insert A disposable bag filters dirt particles and the like from exhaust air of a hand-held vacuum cleaner. The motor housing of the vacuum cleaner receives a conventional reusable bag thereon and an adaptor facilitates changeover of existing vacuum cleaners to ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800615 | Wet/dry vac A wet/dry vacuum cleaner unit having a transparent tube on the exterior of its tank that serves as a sight gage to display the volume of water collected in the tank and as a drain hose for conveniently discharging water from the tank. A suspension system ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800616 | Air powered duct cleaner and crawler The cleaning apparatus is formed by a housing member adapted to be inserted into an air duct and which has two spaced apart ports for providing an air flow path through the housing member. A flexible hose has one end coupled to one of the ports and is emp... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800617 | Castor positioning device This invention relates to a castor positioning device and in particular to one including a positioning shell generally conical in shape and having a hole at the top and an open end at the bottom, an actuating member formed at the center with a threaded th... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800618 | Overhead garage door selfsealing device An overhead tracked door selfsealing device suitable for easy retrofit of existing door installations which have no self sealing feature. It is comprised of a bracket and a spring driven cam system that is attached to the door track at the roller shaft po... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800619 | Wear insert for a door channel A wear resistant track for the rollers of an overhead door to roll against includes a pair of uniform longitudinally extruded members such as an insert and a channel and locking means for releasably interlocking the members together whereby a planar surfa... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800620 | Hinge connection A hinge connection comprises a one-piece hinge part of synthetic plastic material and a separate part to which the hinge part is fittable. The hinge part comprises an elastic joint film forming a joint axis and stiffening strips extending on both sides th... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800621 | Hinge A hinge includes a hinge arm which is snappable onto a mounting plate by means of an intermediate member. The intermediate member is at the front thereof engageable with the mounting plate and at the rear thereof provided with a pivot lever having a hook ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800622 | Furniture hinge including hinge arm releasably connected to a mounting plate A hinge includes a hinge arm adapted to be snapped onto a mounting plate. The front of the hinge arm is directly or by an intermediate member indirectly engageable into the mounting plate, and the rear of the hinge arm has a tilting lever at which a hook ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800623 | Automotive door hinge assembly with removable hinge wing In a hinge assembly intended for suspension of motor vehicle doors having two hinge halves which can be attached at one of two door installation parts and connected with one another so as to be rotatable by means of a hinge pin, the hinge halves being rot... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800624 | Hinge with elastomerically supported check spring An automotive door hinge assembly is provided with a check spring assembly consisting of a leaf spring with an elastomeric block mechanically connected in series with the leaf spring and in which the check spring assembly is carried within the door plate ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800625 | Base plate assembly permitting transverse displacement A baseplate assembly for mounting a hinge bracket of a furniture hinge or the like comprises a base plate, which is adapted to be secured to a carrying wall or the like by fixing screws, and a cover plate, which covers or partly overlaps the base plate an... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800626 | Salmon processing machine A machine for processing fish, especially salmon, includes a base, a conveyor on the base for conveying fish along a longitudinal work path, a plurality of work stations for loading, locating, heading, gulleting and transferring the fish, and an indexing ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800627 | Load binder and method of making same A load binder includes a lever and a clevis each being connected to respective securing members for securing to a load or a tie member such as a chain or a rope. Each of the securing members includes a retaining member for retaining a swivel bolt. The swi... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800628 | Wire tightening apparatus Wire tightening apparatus includes a pair of pins extending outwardly from a base and a pair of hook lock elements at the outer ends of the pins for locking the wire after it is tightened.... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800629 | Plastic buckle A very safe buckle, formed of plastic, is provided which enables a strap to be inserted and clamped easily and quickly, and which prevents the strap from being inadvertently loosened or pulled free of the buckle no matter how the strap or the buckle is pu... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800630 | Releasable fencing apparatus A releasable fencing apparatus is disclosed which allows a substantially rigid supported fencing structure a degree of freedom at the bottom in order to allow easy access to the area underneath the fencing apparatus for purposes of grass cutting or trimmi... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800631 | Modular casket A modular casket includes a body receiving compartment defined by at least one modular base section having a rectangular base panel and a pair of rectangular side panels integrally hingedly connected to the base panel along longitudinal marginal edges, an... | 01/31/1989 |