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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4872215 | Chest protector A protector for use in sporting activities which is sized to cover the chest and abdomen of its wearer is provided with an outer layer formed of a light-weight leather or leather-like material, an inner layer formed of batting, and closed-cell foam pads p... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872216 | Cantilever strap for football shoulder pads A cantilever strap for a shoulder pad for a football player has a central portion which overlies the acromioclavicular area of the shoulder of the football player, and has a width which is substantially greater than two inches.... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872217 | Eye mask This invention relates to an eye mask comprising a main member being formed by a plate like element, a long rib portion being formed along to an inner edge portion of said main member, and a band member being connected to both ends of said main member, wh... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872218 | Cap attachment to prevent protruding hair A hair constraint attachment for a cap (12) having an opening in the back of the head cover (12). The attachment (10) includes an attachment member (30) which is dimensioned for covering the opening (26) normally defined between an adjustable strap (14) a... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872219 | Self-supporting ear protector A self-supporting ear protector includes a unitary flexible core member formed from a flat, elongated rectangular sheet of a resilient, flexible plastic material substantially impervious to cold weather conditions, the sheet being molded and cut to form a... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872220 | Protective composite materials, their production and articles of protective clothing made therefrom Protective composite material suitable for the making of protective garments to afford protection against noxious and toxic chemicals in the form of vapors, aerosols and particulates. The material comprises a water permeable and essentially pore-free air ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872221 | Reenforced pant structure A pant garment is formed of two front panels connected to each other to form a fly and crotch and connected to a bakc panel to form side seams and an inseam with an improvement in the stitching therein of a reenforcing fabric across said crotch and into a... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872222 | Toilet-tank leak detector, chemical economizer A manually controlled device by which a body of water coloring toilet bowl cleanser can be held in either a lower position in the water of a toilet flush tank or a raised position above the water without moving the tank lid so that the bowl cleanser can b... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872223 | Orthopedic chair The present invention is an orthopedic chair which may be used to assist an invalid to easily sit therein or to rise thereform. The orthopedic chair includes a frame and a seat which is pivotally coupled to the frame at the front thereof, a back which is ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872224 | Bathtub apparatus A bathtub apparatus is set forth wherein a portable module positionable overlying an associated bathtub rim includes a pump member for recirculating water through an inlet filtration pipe and selectively heating said water as desired. Included is valving ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872225 | Cleaning apparatus and method for bath enclosures A cleaning device in a bath enclosure connected to a water supply pipe and to a shower head and operable to direct water flow through either the shower head or a spray head disposed in an upper portion of the bath enclosure. The spray head has a plurality... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872226 | Means for positioning bedfast patients A method and means for positioning bedfast patients where the apparatus includes a rectangular pad which dwells on the bed surface and extends at least from above the shoulders of the patient to a point at least below the hip areas. Pairs of straps are se... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872227 | Stiffening module for a mattress box spring and a box spring incorporating same A spring module for a mattress box spring is formed of a stiffening element made of a sinuously-shaped spring wire and an attachment clip for attaching the spring module to a frame of a box spring, the length of wire being resiliently bent into a circular... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872228 | Bed guard A bed guard for temporary use to reduce the risk of falling out of bed comprises at least one elongated bolster operatively assembled on top of a conventional mattress and releasably held in operative position along one side of the bed by a conventional b... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872229 | Waterproof inflatable massage air mattress A waterproof inflatable massage air mattress having an inflatable head cushion portion that is spaced a predetermined distance from its inflatable body cushion portion. In the space therebetween is formed a vibrator cushion portion. The vibrator cushion p... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872230 | Electrically powered automobile jack and nut remover A portable automatic automobile jack includes an electrically powered automobile tire nut remover. The jack is powered through a cigarette lighter type plug by the automobile battery, and has an outlet for receipt and powering of a tire nut remover or oth... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872231 | Impact blade tool An impact blade tool particularly suitable for tucking carpet and the like into tight corners and beneath baseboards, although the impact blade tool has other application. The impact blade tool includes a handle having substantial mass for driving a blade... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872232 | Portable golf club head cleaner Portable golf club head cleaner includes a body having a location for receiving a golf club head and a reservoir for holding a liquid. A brush for cleaning the golf club head includes means for moveably mounting the brush within the body, adjacent the loc... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872233 | Street sweeper with cool springs supported drag shoe The present invention entails a street sweeper having a drag shoe assembly secured to each side of the street sweeper for confining dirt, debris, etc. Each drag shoe assembly includes an upper frame structure and a drag shoe coupled to the upper frame str... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872234 | Water sprinkler head cleaning tool A water sprinkler head cleaning tool is adapted for use in cleaning a clogged sprinkler head while the sprinkler is operating. The cleaning tool has a handle with a straight or T-shaped configuration, an elongated thin metallic needle-like unclogging shaf... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872235 | Apparatus for cleaning medical hand instruments and implements for treatment of the hair, skin and/or body In view of increased risks for physicians and personnel to catch old and new virus infections like hepatitis-B and aids, the invention provides pre-cleaning of medical hand instruments by mechanical cleaning means, e.g. brushes (38, 39) lamellas or plasti... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872236 | Corner painting attachment for paint rollers A corner painting attachment for paint rollers comprising a generally circular device formed of paint retaining material, such as open-cell foam, configured to fit on the handle of a paint roller adjacent the paint applying roller and having upwardly and ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872237 | Chalk dust remover A chalk dust remover is disclosed to remove the chalk dust which has accumulated on the surface of a chalk board cleaner. The device has a housing, a perforated support member, and a sheet of porous, open cell foam material which extends over the support ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872238 | Vehicle treatment apparatus Vehicle drying apparatus for use in either roll-over, drive-through, or tunnel type car washing installations. The dryer comprises an air plenum tube which extends overhead and transversely of the drying location and has a plurality of air outlet nozzles,... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872239 | Door closure with mechanical braking means A mechanical disk-type door closure wherein one end of the closure is connected to a door and the other end is pivotally connected to a door jam such that when the door pivots about its hinge. The closure includes a rod upon which a rack is formed to caus... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872240 | Steel knot for ropes The steel knot for ropes is a device to replace the time-honored metal hook and conventional knots used on tow and hoist ropes, and also tethering ropes. The device comprises two appropriately spaced rounded metal rings held together in proper relation to... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872241 | Patty molding mechanism for fibrous food product A mechanism for molding food patties from a fibrous food product (e.g. poultry breasts, fish fillets, large pieces of pork muscle, etc.) uses a conventional mold plate positioned between a fill plate and a breather plate and cyclically movable between a f... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872242 | Flexible C-shaped strap-like connector An elongated connector comprises a flexible, lengthwise elongated, strap-like body having generally C-shaped cross-sections in planes crosswise to the length dimension of the body, with body opposite ends configured to yieldably nest; and teeth may be pro... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872243 | Multi-hook fastener member A method of continuously producing an elongated strip-like fastener member is disclosed which facilitates highly efficient formation of the fastener member with a great multiplicity of resiliently flexible hook-like projections. The method comprises the f... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872244 | Turret with several drivable tool spindles for a machine tool Turret comprising a turret body and a turret head which is rotatable about an indexing axis relative to the turret body and in which several spindles are rotatably mounted. By moving away from the turret body in the direction of the indexing axis, the tur... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872245 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing cold-rolled steel strip A cold-rolled strip manufacturing apparatus, in which a continuous cold reduction mill and a continuous annealing furnace are directly linked together, has a tension-leveller-type scale breaker for elongating hot-rolled breakdown by 2 to 7 percent, a scal... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872246 | Roll with an arched shaft A roll comprising a curved shaft upon which is rotatably mounted an elastic roller which has its circumference increasing progressively from its center to its ends. This results in the roll having a part which is axially straight or slightly curved. The a... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872247 | Combination roll A combination roll has a roll shaft and a plurality of roll units mounted on the roll shaft. The roll units include an end roll unit which can be locked to the roll shaft. Each of the roll units comprises a roll portion formed with a contact portion and a... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872248 | Method of making a plain bearing shell Plain bearings, particularly thin-walled plain bearing liners, are provided with radial projections for fixing and as an aid to assembly, e.g. with lugs, on the outer side of the outer part of the bearing, without using the whole thickness of the outer pa... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872249 | Tool support and guide system for repair of boiler tube panels and process for carrying out repair using same A tool support and guide assembly for use in repairing boiler tube panels includes a support carriage mountable upon a guide rail that has been previously installed to enable a panel saw tool to be guided along a straight cut line. The support carriage in... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872250 | Method for fabricating a dished hollow body possessing a linear or helical inner toothing According to the well known Grob method, there is fabricated on a mandrel provided with outer or external toothing or teeth a substantially dished or pot-shaped hollow body with corresponding inner or internal toothing or teeth. This fabrication operation... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872251 | Fender fast clip remover An automotive fender fast clip removing tool includes a plier-like frame having opposing jaws moved toward and away from each other by pivoting handles. A spring clip releasing jaw member, mounted on one jaw releases the clip and impinges it against a bac... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872252 | Method of removing hazardous material A safety glove bag system for the removal of hazardous materials from elongated pipes or the like without danger or exposure of the operator to the hazardous material. The system utilizes a series of disposal pouches connected to a manifold which surround... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872253 | Apparatus and method for improving the integrity of coupling sections in high performance tubing and casing A system and method for improving the seal integrity and useful life of tubing and casing strings fills the volume between the nose ends of facing tubing sections and the collar to which they are mutually joined with a temperature and corrosion resistant ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872254 | Wheel stud installer and method Apparatus for seating a wheel stud in a hub, the apparatus preferably comprising a cylindrical spacer sleeve having an axial bore, a stud coupling and a cylinder coupling adapted to be coaxially adapted within the axial bore, and a hydraulic cylinder; the... | 10/10/1989 |
