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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4807301 | Protective garment for the hip area A shock stress protective garment is in a size-adjustable wrap-around form and includes pockets with shock-absorbent pads protecting the hips against the normal stress of falling. The shock stress protective garment is also adapted to fit under the buttoc... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807302 | Hand protector with gripping means A hand protector for use in the martial arts comprising a sheath of tough, abrasive and cutting resistant material for enveloping the full digit set of a wearer's hand. Means for gripping and for supporting a board or the like to be struck by a martial ar... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807303 | Protective clothing system for cold weather Upper and lower body cold weather garments are provided which have excellent warmth, moisture permeability, wind resistance, and water resistance. The garment comprises an interior lining fabric, such as a loosely knit nylon lining, an outer fabric, and a... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807304 | Pantyhose undergarment A pantyhose undergarment, particularly for men, which permits urination and defecation without the need of lowering the same. The undergarment preferably comprises a fabric torso section which extends about a portion of the torso of the user below the wai... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807305 | Helmet shield mechanism A helmet has an outer shell with a front viewing opening, and a visor swingable between up and down positions. The helmet also includes structure mounting the visor to swing between such positions, and detent structure on one arm portion of a ratchet plat... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807306 | Pop-up drain assembly for lavatory basins There is disclosed improved pop-up drain assemblies for lavatory basins, with unique structure involving the removable inner seat and compression nut receiver portion, the removable inner seat member for the rod bearing part, and the drain conduit portion... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807307 | Device for opening and closing the seating plate of the lavatory unit of the seat type A device for opening and closing the seating plate of the lavatory unit of the seat type wherein the unit is provided with only the seating plate. The device includes a spring for connecting a movable member attached to the unit body with the seating plat... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807308 | Portable stacking and nesting toilet A portable stacking and nesting toilet comprises a small cup member which will nest inside a larger cup-shaped member, a seat member having a central opening, and a resilient sealing lid. The bottom of each cup has a raised lip which will engage the lip o... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807309 | Swimming pool protector and converter An apparatus for converting a swimming pool into a skating rink and preserving the structural integrity of the pool, the pool comprising a water basin and a ledge extending around the top edge of the basin, the ledge protruding inwardly over the edge of t... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807310 | Portable shower stall A portable shower stall including a plurality of corner posts and upright wall elements removably secured thereto. The shower stall includes a base wall spaced above the subjacent terrain by a plurality of supports. The corner posts extend through a numbe... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807311 | Bidet attachment for conventional commodes A bidet attachment for conventional commodes which have a bowl. The attachment has a swing arm with a spray head that can be moved toward and away from the center of the bowl. The arm is mounted by a swivel mount. The swivel mount includes anti-siphon mea... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807312 | Partition, more particularly for corner-showers A partition, more particularly for a corner-shower, with a rounded entrance area, contains door-elements by means of which the entrance-area may be closed off or opened. The door-elements are arranged displaceably in guide-rails which are curved in the en... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807313 | Inflatable inclined mattress support system There is disclosed a system for selectively supporting a mattress at a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to a support surface, such as a box spring, or the like. The system comprises primarily an inflatable mattress support member which is c... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807314 | Tensioned bed A tensioned bed which comprises first and second parallel support rods which can be mounted to a fixed support structure. A flexible rectangular sheet of limited stretchability has a spreader rod attached to one end of the sheet, with the end wrapped abou... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807315 | Waterbed pedestal with safe A waterbed pedestal for supporting a waterbed frame and mattress on its top surface, the pedestal of the type comprising a plurality of panels assembled to form head, foot, and left and right side faces. The pedestal includes a cavity that is positioned t... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807316 | Dust ruffle An improved dust ruffle which can be placed on the bedding without first removing the bedding mattress from the box spring. The dust ruffle has interlining strips which are tucked between the mattress and box spring around the perimeter of the bed. The in... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807317 | Modular ramp The specification discloses a modular and reusable wheelchair ramp capable of ready assembly and disassembly while providing a strong and safe construction. The ramp includes a plurality of leg assemblies fabricated of PVC plumbing components and a plural... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807318 | Suction operated cleaner This invention relates to an automatic pool cleaner, particularly suitable for domestic swimming pools which operate on the interruption of an induced flow of water through the cleaner and wherein the control of the interruption is effected through a tubu... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807319 | Self contained high pressure hot water cleaning system for grocery carts A self contained high pressure hot water cleaning system for grocery carts is disclosed in which a trailer mounted fully enclosed system allows the automatic passage of individual grocery carts from one end to the other by the use of a conveyor passing th... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807320 | Chimney brush A chimney brush is mounted between two pulleys within the chimney for reciprocation along the length of the chimney for cleaning deposits from the chimney flue liner. A first pulley is mounted by a bracket on the chimney cap. A second pulley is mounted be... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807321 | Air cleaning system This invention relates to a novel system for removing foreign particles from a machine part, and, more particularly, to a system for cleaning meat by-products from meat processing rollers or other equipment.... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807322 | Automobile windshield cleaning tool The cleaning tool has a side of nylon mesh which provides a grate-like surface for the removal of frost or the like off the inner surface of a windshield. The opposite side of the tool has extensions which project from a chamois-like surface. The extensio... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807323 | Floor mop The invention relates to a floor mop, which has a support for holding an attachment or the like provided on its underside with a plurality of fringes or the like, or with a raised-pile washing attachment or the like, consisting of two arms and a central p... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807324 | Two color depth tinting apparatus The invention is a system for applying color to hair in such a manner as to show depth of color. The system comprises two application brushes of different lengths which are riveted together, and can be opened to dip into two colors simultaneously, then cl... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807325 | Windscreen wiper for automobiles A device for wiping automobile windows is proposed. The wiper has a wiper arm that is guided displaceably, by means of a thrust crank mechanism, radially to the pendulum axis on a guide element driven for pendulum motion. On its free end, the wiper arm ha... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807326 | Backing member in wiperblade of windshield wiper A backing member of a wiperblade of a windshield wiper and comprising two elongated body elements extending parallel at a spaced apart relationship and extending substantially along the entire length of a blade rubber to which the backing member is mounte... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807327 | Dirt deflector for cleaning heads A cleaning head for an air flow type cleaner defines an open-faced chamber for facing the surface to be cleaned. An air recirculating conduit draws air from the chamber through a first port in the chamber adjacent one end thereof. A baffle in the cleaning... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807328 | Roller or caster with electrically conductive wiper contact A roller intended in particular for office furniture comprises a supporting body (1) made from a plastic material, an axle (2) mounted in the supporting body, at least one wheel (2) seated on the axle, a metallic pin (5) seated rotatably in the metallic b... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807329 | Detachable hinge, particularly for articulating a lid on a box body The invention relates to a detachable hinge for articulating a first element and a second element, particularly to provide a fisherman's creel/seat. This hinge is characterized in that it consists of a main flap (5), an auxiliary flap (9), a removable con... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807330 | Pivot hinge A pivot hinge has two pivot members for engaging bores in two parts to be rotatably coupled to each other. Each pivot member has a first portion sized for insertion into one of the bores. Either a single continuous rib or a plurality of rib segments are f... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807331 | Door lift-off hinge A door hinge assembly enabling a vehicle door to be readily removed and remounted during an assembly line operation, for example. A hinge body-half sub-assembly comprises a main member mounted on a body strut and a U-shaped link member, having a plurality... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807332 | Rigid structure for engaging preferably closed rope ends A rigid structure is provided for engaging the ends of ropes preferably closed on themselves. The structure includes a plate having a groove at its perimeter; a first and a second through holes in the plate; a first and a second engaging holes in the plat... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807333 | Cord lock with cord removal slot A cord lock including a body containing a passage through which two cords extend, and a slide received at least partially within the passage and movable relative to the body between a locking position retaining the cords against longitudinal movement and ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807334 | Article hanger clip A molded plastic article clamp designed to be supported from a rod has a pair of jaws pivotally joined at the top. One jaw has a pair of integral latch members extending toward the other jaw. The latch members are spaced apart lengthwise of the jaws and a... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807335 | Gasket handling device A clip assembly for attachment to a flexible gasket which has at least one opening therethrough, the assembly imparting sufficient rigidity to the gasket for convenient transportation and handling. The assembly consists of two plate members extending in o... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807336 | Link device for stretching sheet material and stretching apparatus using said link device A link device for stretching a sheet material consists of pantograph-like link member units having a sub-link held substantially at a right angle to the running direction and rollers fitted to said sub-link. Due to the low running resistance of the roller... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807337 | Crimping device for crimping of synthetic textile materials A device for the crimping of synthetic yarns, bundles or bands, which includes a pair of pressure rollers and a subsequent stuffer box chamber having two plates, arranged parallel to the axes of the rollers, of which one is mounted at least partially mova... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807338 | Computer controlled hydraulic drive for index table The combination of an index table journaled upon a support upon a vertical axis and a computer controlled hydraulic drive including a hydraulic motor connected to the index table. A manifold is mounted upon the support and has a pressurized hydraulic cham... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807339 | Super high-speed application roller for coating low viscosity liquids on a surface of a film An application roller to apply a treated liquid of low viscosity onto the surface of a film or sheet which moves at super high speed includes a radially inner axially extending tubular treated liquid distribution channel for distributing the treated liqui... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807340 | Concentric injection flow pipe junction fabrication method A pipe junction for concentrically mixing fluid flow streams is fabricated entirely of stock dimension plate and pipe materials with a faired main stream flow around the disruption of the injection flow pipe penetration and with all assembly seams, welded... | 02/28/1989 |
