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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4870705 | Neck roll apparatus and method A neck protective device to be worn by sports participants and including a neck roll held against the back of the neck by a pair of straps passing along each side of the neck. The straps are joined at their distal ends in a tab and include grommets to ada... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870706 | Sports protection garment A sports protection garment for use by athletes to provide adjustable upper body protection. Separate configured air inflatable multiple chambered pads are positioned in multiple fabric compartments strategically located on a lightweight fabric garment co... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870707 | Multiple-purpose scarf A scarf has a generally butterfly-like configuration formed with two mirror-image, generally triangular panels and a connecting neck portion which is preferably pleated. The scarf extends laterally along the straight grain of the fabric to two corners of ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870708 | Undergarment having knitted, reinforced socks An undergarment according to the invention combines underpants, socks and leg-covering stockings in a single garment. The sock portions of the garment are reinforced, and are knitted continuously with the leg portions. Such an undergarment can provide men... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870709 | Apparatus for waste collection and storage An apparatus for collection of fecal matter designed to operate efficiently in a zero gravity environment. The system comprises a waste collection area within a body having a seat opening. Low pressure within the waste collection area directs fecal matter... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870710 | Body-liquid collecting and mattress protecting apparatus Apparatus for protecting a mattress from body-liquids and collecting the body-liquids which includes a flexible liquid-impervious laminated mattress pad within the layers of which is a tube accessed from the upper surface of the pad through holes and also... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870711 | Metal foundation for beds A metal foundation for a bed comprises a modular system of components easily assembled without conventional fasteners. The assembly includes parallel tubular side frame members of rectangular cross-section, each having two L-shaped pieces interlocked leng... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870712 | Ice/snow scraping system An ice/snow scraping system includes a ribbed grip handle, shielded from ice, snow and moisture by a sleeve which is open at the rear, and a removeable scraper head. The head includes a downward biased portion incorporating the scraper's edge to provide o... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870713 | Self cleaning truck mirror A self cleaning truck mirror has a housing which contains a tank for storing washer fluid. A wiper is mounted for reciprocation across the face of the mirror by a mechanism within the housing. The reciprocating mechansim includes a carriage screw provided... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870714 | Portable blower/vacuum system A blower/vacuum system includes a power unit with a rotatably mounted fan for inducing an air flow from an inlet to an outlet. In the vacuum configuration, a pick-up tube having a relatively wide inlet opening is connected to the inlet of the power unit t... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870715 | Caster including spring operated brake An improved caster construction wherein a brake is provided for selectively braking both the wheel against rotation and the yoke against rotation around the axis of the post of the caster. The post includes a lower end having a nut fixed thereto and the b... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870716 | Covering element for furniture hinges A covering element for a furniture hinge has a central channel portion which is substantially U-shaped in cross-section. The sides of the U-shaped section are extended at one end beyond the base of the U and the extensions have aligned holes formed in the... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870717 | Meat tenderizing device A meat tenderizer for tenderizing a meat by cutting fibrous tissues and the like contained in the meat into pieces comprises a splitable body case and provided with an inner space, a case cover detachably attached to the body case so as to be opened in a ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870718 | Apparatus for suspending or securing objects A device for suspending and securing animals, particularly live poultry, or for suspending and securing objects which have an elongated portion such as tools or janitorial implements. The device comprises a generally "U"-shaped frame with an object graspi... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870719 | Oyster shell separator An oyster shell separator deploys a conical, helically ridged, powered point driven in rotation by an electrical motor within a wedge shaped housing. The conical point draws the shells onto a flanged collar selected in dimension to fully separate the shel... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870720 | Roving guide apparatus Apparatus for guiding the travel of roving between succeeding roller pairs at a spinning machine drafting station having telescoping tube members defining a roving guide channel therethrough and displaceable apart from one another to be variable in length... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870721 | Multi-prong surface connector A connector arrangement comprising a flexible, preferably molded, preferably plastic sheet having upstanding projections on one surface which are adapted to be received in corresponding, complementary shaped receptacles on the opposite surface of the shee... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870722 | Cable clamp strip An improved cable clamp strip for securing wires of a cable bundle in a predetermined orientation comprising: (1) a mounting base formed of a flexible, molded plastic with notches formed in its side edges for increased flexibility in a first direction and... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870723 | Multiple-function operating device particularly for ski boots The multiple-function operating device comprises a containment body which is associatable with a ski boot and supports a lever which is accessible from the outside and is operatively connected, with the interposing of a ratchet-like assembly, with a centr... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870724 | Separable slide fastener A separable slide fastener has a separable end assembly attached to reinforced bottom end portions of a pair of stringer tapes, and a pair of grip tabs each secured to the reinforced bottom end portions of the respective stringer tape and adapted to manip... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870725 | Pop-through touch fastener A touch fastener component for flush-mounting a first planar surface to a second planar surface and comprising a piece of resiliently flexible material having one portion of touch fastener material attached to a surface thereof adjacent a center portion t... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870726 | Seat belt buckle A safety belt buckle has a slider having first and also second parts each adapted to engage and retain a locking member in a locking condition in which it engages a tongue inserted in the buckle. The slider is spring biassed to a position in which one par... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870727 | Method for detecting anomalies in corduroy preparation The apparatus detects corduroy cutter needles coming out of the weft yarn loop channels which are being cut open by the needles, by means of a laser beam scanning about 10 to 20 times a second, transversely across the region where the parallel needles are... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870728 | Apparatus for creating air turbulence A substantially twist-free, crimped, continuous, multifilament yarn containing randomly-spaced, tightly entangled nubs and the process and apparatus used for making such yarns is disclosed. The nub yarn is made by feeding a substantially entanglement-free... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870729 | Method of making a noise filter A distributed constant type noise filter and method of making same is provided. The filter includes a first foil conductor disposed to conduct electrical current with first and second lead wires connected near each end thereof, a second foil conductor dis... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870730 | Tool mounting construction A tool mounting construction which includes a tool holder having a pneumatic cylinder, a piston in said cylinder for mounting a tool, pressure regulating means in communication with the cylinder for maintaining the pressure in the cylinder substantially c... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870731 | Roller for removing or imparting shrinkages on a metal or cloth sheeting A roller comprising a roller surface layer whose diameter progressively diminishes from its central portion toward the opposite ends, and an arched roller shaft for rotatably supporting the roller surface layer, thereby ensuring that the sheeting is subje... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870732 | Stainless steel weld clad cylinder roller interconnected by a groove and gap also weld covered by stainless steel A stainless steel cylinder roller comprises a longitudinal groove formed in the cylinder. The groove has opposed edges extending from the outer surface of the cylinder inwardly with reference to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. A weld covering is on... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870733 | Manufacturing method of a piston for an internal combustion engine A manufacturing method of a piston in used for an internal combustion engine. The method comprises a step of reinforcing a circumference of a top ring groove by an inorganic fiber assembly, a step of forming an oil cooking gallery by a soluble core, a ste... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870734 | Method of manufacturing high efficiency heat exchange tube A high thermal efficiency multi-wall heat exchange tube is sealed at one end and has the gap between the tube walls filled with a silicon liquid oil that is nontoxic, has a boiling point above that of water, and increases heat transfer efficiency between ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870735 | Refrigeration cabinet construction A refrigerated appliance cabinet for a chest-type freezer is formed from prefinished materials. The side walls of the shell and the liner are formed as a single piece, with the evaporator and condenser coils assembled before bending and after a thermal ma... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870736 | Method of assembling a molded hub and tire A wheel having a hub and a tire mounted on the hub in which the hub is molded with a central bearing surface for an axle and a circumferential rim for a tire, and the tire is molded with a circumferential tread having a side wall at one edge and a formed ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870737 | Brake spring removal tool A brake spring removal tool is disclosed. The tool includes laterally extending spurs which engage the coiled portion of the spring, allowing the user to remove or install the spring.... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870738 | Vehicle mounted drill rod holding device A vehicle mounted drill rod holding device wherein a longitudinally extending clamp support having clamping means thereon is mounted at one end of a vehicle to be capable of extending in cantilever fashion from the vehicle at an angle to the line or direc... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870739 | Apparatus for removing pins from connecting link boat hardware This invention discloses an apparatus for removing pins from connecting link boat hardware. After connecting links are used to secure anchors or buoyes to chains, the links often become corroded and it is difficult or impossible to remove the connecting l... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870740 | Device for pressing in and pulling off bearings or sleeves, in particular for axle bearings and/or wheel flange hubs on motor vehicles A device for placing i.e., pressing in and pulling off, bearings or sleeves, in particular for axle bearings and/or wheel flange hubs of motor vehicles, includes a threaded spindle with an abutment shoulder and threaded nut, a cylindrical spacer tube with... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870741 | Wall racking tool A wall racking tool for enabling a single individual to align and plumb walls in framing construction utilizes a clamp for securement to a sill plate of an erected frame wall. A first pulley attached to the clamp body is connected to a second pulley by a ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870742 | Coil winding machine A coil winding machine for winding a bar type conductor into a coil. The conductor is withdrawn from a reel by a feeding mechanism and passes through a straightening mechanism which also positions the conductor in both a horizontal plane of reference and ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870743 | Quick change tool assembly for ultrasonic machine tool A structure for quickly and accurately aligning an ultrasonic tool assembly on an ultrasonic machine tool table in which a mounting is provided on said table and an engaging device is secured to said tool assembly which can be made to quickly engage the m... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870744 | Tool exchange system for machining tools In a tool exchange system, in which the selection of a tool (8) supported on a magazine (9) is done by the rotation of a main spindle (5) via a pair of gears (20) and (21), an elastic member (71) is provided so as to retain the magazine (9) in a machining... | 10/03/1989 |
