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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4882785 | Underwater diver's dry suit having a permanently compressed cellular layer An underwater diver's dry suit having a permanently compressed cellular core material and inner and outer layers of covering material.... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882786 | Hunting jacket including arm support for use while carrying a gun A hunting jacket to aid a hunter in carrying a shotgun or rifle is disclosed, including a pair of sleeves and a pair of front lapels on which various pockets and a gun pad are provided. A sling-type forearm support is provided on the inside of the jacket.... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882787 | Golf glove An improved golf glove in which only the ring finger and the little finger and a portion of the palm is covered leaving the index finger and the middle finger and a portion of the palm uncovered thus providing a compromise between the gloved "feel" and th... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882788 | Precut and partially assembled clothing An unfinished article of clothing is provided which includes a plurality of fabric panels to be sewn together along a plurality of seams. At least one seam connecting the plurality of panels is finished while the rest of the seams which will connect the p... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882789 | Trap primer tail piece Disclosed is a primer for charging and replenishing conventional water traps, such traps being required by most building codes. The primer is a section of pipe inserted in the drainpipe of a water user station (e.g. sink or washing machine), and has a tap... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882790 | Odor removing device for toilets An odor removing device for toilets includes an L-shaped member which is attached to the lower surface of a toilet seat and which defines a collection chamber having a plurality of openings therein. An elongate flexible hose has one end thereof connected ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882791 | Toilet for disabled persons A toilet for the disabled, particularly the wheelchair bound, spinal cord injured person in which the toilet bowl is formed with recesses along the top margins of its side walls to permit hand insertion for carrying out perineal cleaning functions. The co... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882792 | Auto-dump flow controller The automatic hydraulic valve control apparatus is intended for use in combination with a lavatory waste tank of a vehicle, such as an airplane. The waste tank includes a drain, a rinsing valve, and a fluid pressure charging inlet. The hydraulic valve con... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882793 | Dual flush cistern mechanism The present invention discloses a dual flush cistern mechanism in which a hollow central stem functions as a flush valve operating member, a slide for a float and an overflow pipe. The float is retained on the stem by a releasable latch during normal oper... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882794 | Disposable waste containment unit A disposable waste containment unit, comprising a liquid impermeable bag layer having an absorbent element therein and a gathering means at the upper rim of the bag. The unit may also have an absorbent liner within the impermeable bag layer. The unit may ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882795 | Partition, more particularly for a corner shower A partition, more particularly for a corner shower, contains two door-elements mounted displaceably in an upper guide-rail. In the vicinity of the entrance, the upper guide-rail is curved like the edge of the tub and is connected to two lateral wall eleme... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882796 | Convertible bed frame A convertible bed frame has a first compartment holding a waterbed mattress and a platform that is selectively placeable over the first compartment to support a conventional mattress. To use the waterbed mattress, the conventional mattress and the platfor... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882797 | Ophthalmic surgery stretcher A stretcher is provided which is usable for ophthalmic surgery and other similar operations. It includes a pivotably mounted backrest assembly and a headrest which is pivotably mounted to the backrest assembly. The headrest is substantially narrower in wi... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882798 | Sling for lifting a disabled person The invention relates to a sling for lifting a disabled person and in particular to a sling for supporting the thighs of a disabled person. The sling comprises two rigid members substantially identical to one another; each rigid member having a cross sect... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882799 | Crib structure A crib structure for a child includes a support surface for the child. A plurality of side walls are operatively connected to the support surface. At least one of the side walls includes a door opening and at least one door. The door is laterally slidable... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882800 | Flotation mattress The flotation mattress includes an outer cover which defines an enclosed inner area divided into three sequential sections by transverse dividing walls. Each section includes alternating water columns and ventilation chambers arranged across the section b... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882801 | Electric toothbrush Electric toothbrush includes a hollow handle and a rotary brush. A gravity-induced movement responsive switch, such as mercury switch, is located within the handle, and a hand-operated switch is located on the outer surface of the handle. A user by operat... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882802 | Versatile construction broom holder An improved broom holder to finish newly laid concrete surfaces is provided having a collar designed to accept a number of different commerically available broom handle adaptor attachments. A broom head is adjustably mounted to the collar so that the broo... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882803 | Dental apparatus A dental apparatus adapted for penetrating and cleaning the interstices and interproximal surfaces between the teeth, the surfaces at and below the gum margins, and the tooth-gum interfaces including the grooves and crevices thereof, is provided. In a pre... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882804 | Protective mop attachment plate An improved mop attachment plate for sponge mops and the like wherein said plate is provided with an upstanding lip portion adjacent the leading edge thereof for covering the leading edge of a mop frame whereby said frame is prevented from contacting and ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882805 | Slider for window regulator arm A slider, for use in slidably connecting a balance arm of a window regulator mechanism to a guide member having a pair of spaced planar edge portions defining a linear slot therebetween is disclosed. The slider is molded from a one piece plastic material ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882806 | Counterbalancing torsion spring mechanism for devices which move up and down and method of setting the torsion springs thereof Counterbalancing mechanism for a garage door or other device in which a torsion spring end member is fastened to a second member to which it is connected during normal operation of the counterbalance by cooperating interfitting elements on the members whi... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882807 | Armrest torque control A torque control for providing a desired frictional resistance to a pivotally mounted vehicle accessory, such as an armrest or headrest, which includes a resilient member having an irregular arcuate slot. A resistance element extends in the slot to move a... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882808 | Furniture hinge including hinge arm releasably connected to 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 ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882809 | Hinge Hinge consisting of an L-shaped pintle and an elongated secondary element wherein the pintle has a vertical leg and the secondary element has a bore fitting snugly over the vertical leg.... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882810 | Apparatus for removing meat from a bone of a poultry limb or the like An apparatus for deboning of poultry limbs or the like including at least one deboning unit which includes retaining means for the limbs, a stripping diaphragm and abutment means which by the bone is pushed out of the fillet, driving means moving the stri... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882811 | Apparatus for processing fish A fish eviscerating apparatus employs at least one rotating brush for removing viscera from a beheaded, belly-slit fish. Bristles of the at least one brush have a length and stiffness which, when combined with a predetermined brush holdown, force, are eff... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882812 | Opening roller for an opening device of an open-end spinning machine A method of manufacturing an opening roller assembly for an opening roller of an open-end spinning machine is provided. A hardened cylindrical sleeve made of a hardenable steel alloy has at least one circumferential groove formed in an outer cylindrical s... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882813 | Banding clip A banding clip for holding an article with an elongated band, comprising first band engaging member for engaging one end portion of the band, first guiding member for guiding engagement of the one end portion of the band with the first band engaging membe... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882814 | Hose clamp furnished with tacking function A hose clamp free from the possibility of a clamp body being accidentally displaced on the peripheral surface of a hose during the insertion of the hose around the terminal part of a connection pipe is attained by the incorporation therein of means capabl... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882815 | Arrangement in a purse or bag secured against theft An arrangement in a purse or a bag secured against theft, for safe-keeping of securtities, with a fastening means for fastening on the inside of a garment (2). Said fastening means consists of a magnet affected body (5), and a permanent magnet (10), and s... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882816 | Resilient retainer for elongate objects of different diameters and widths Elongated objects of varying widths and diameters are held between holding surfaces attached perpendicularly to a back wall, with at least one of said surfaces being formed on the convex side of a resilient arcuate member which member is biased toward the... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882817 | Locking mechanism A locking mechanism is provided for securing two plastic pieces (16) and (20) together. The locking mechanism includes two longitudinal pins (10) and (12) which are secured at one end thereof in the endpiece (16). The other end is tapered and is inserted ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882818 | Carpet shearing apparatus A carpet shearing machine for modular carpet which includes a moveable table which is provided with means for holding the modular carpet. A carpet shear is positioned on a moveable frame which is adjustable to a predetermined distance above the moveable t... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882820 | Tenter frame chain with low friction slide block The present tenter frame chain includes a plurality of links, each link including upper and lower interconnected loadbearing plates, and a low friction slide block sandwich between the upper and lower interconnected plates. The slde block is formed of mat... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882821 | Magnetic casket seal assembly A casket is provided including a one-piece upwardly opening tub or base and a pair of hingedly supported head and foot end covers. The head and foot end covers include horizontally opposing marginal portions extending between opposite sides of the tub, th... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882822 | Method of fabrication of a bullet having sections separable upon impact A rifle or handgun bullet having a base and a leading end of ogival shape extending for a portion of its length is divided into a plurality of sections by parting lines extending radially from the central axis and terminating a short distance from the out... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882823 | Superplastic forming diffusion bonding process A method is set forth of forming a hollow structure having a varying mass distribution. Two sheets of a diffusion bondable and superplastic formable material are formed with one flat surface and an opposite surface contoured to have a selected mass distri... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882824 | Apparatus for installing sliders on a gapped slide fastener chain Apparatus grips and pulls zipper chain along from supply to a desired finite length, installing slider on the way. When next gap in chain is detected by a finger which inserts itself into gap and abruptly stops further advance of tape, a cutter closes to ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882825 | Method of connecting a tubular member with an annular member A method of securing a tubular member within an annular cam member for the manufacture of a cam shaft is provided, including the steps of forming a cam member from sintered materials with at least two axially extending grooves being provided in the inner ... | 11/28/1989 |
