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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4908877 | Ballistic helmet body A ballistic helmet body made up of a plurality of plies formed from flat hexagonal blanks of ballistic fabric. Before being formed to the shape of the helmet body each blank is slit along lines extending from spaced points around the periphery thereof tow... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908878 | Disposable, one-piece light shield A disposable one-piece light shield adapted to excluse ambient light from the eyes of an adult wearer regardless of his head size. The shield is fabricated from a blank of soft, non-woven textile sheeting that is die cut to define a generally rectangular ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908879 | Tanning sports glove An improved sports glove for use in a game such as golf includes a portion for covering the back of the hand and a palm-covering portion. The back of the hand-covering portion is made of a material transparent to ultraviolet light rays, such as Microsol w... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908880 | Baseball glove or mitt A baseball glove, mitt, or the like having a thumb stall, a finger stall spaced from the thumb stall, and a web secured to and extending between the thumb and finger stalls, the web comprising two outer plies of a flexible material and an inner ply of a r... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908881 | Finger guard An aesthetically pleasing finger and/or toe guard and method of fabricating the same is disclosed for protection of a user's fingertip and/or fingernail or to protect and cover an injured finger or toe.... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908882 | Portable spittoon A portable spittoon includes a hollow body member having a top access opening disposed in an oblique plane. A pivotal cover is operated by a thumb tab. An annular shoulder is recessed within the access opening and engages a radially outwardly extending fl... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908883 | Vandal resistant push-pull drain stopper In a vandal resistant push-pull drain stopper for use with a drain plug of a bathtub or other similar vessel, there is provided a plunger having an inner cylindrical bore, a stem having a reduced portion, an expanded portion and a channeled portion, an O-... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908884 | Flexible drain A flexible filter drain is disclosed. The drain has a flexible body, a sealing washer, and a rigid brass drain stem with a sealing lip contacting the upper end of the body. The drain stem is held in sealing engagement with the flexible body by means of th... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908885 | Seal for self contained sanitary systems An improved seal element for use with a self contained recreational vehicle sanitary system. This invention is particularly adapted for use with the type of sanitary system having a bench structure which defines an interior storage compartment and a waste... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908886 | Dispensing system A system is disclosed for controlling the flow of a liquid from a liquid pressure line for flushing a toilet bowl comprising a valve interconnecting the liquid pressure line and the toilet bowl. An electrical control generates a first and a second timer p... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908887 | Mat assembly A portable, foldable liesure or utility mat comprising a plurality of elongated flexibly or hingedly connected ribs individually formed from a flat rigid core sandwiched between a lightweight insulating cushion material, said ribs of substantially equal d... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908888 | Dry hydro-massage unit A unit for use in a tub or spa to provide a dry hydro-massage of the neck and shoulders. The unit mounts to the tub edge and includes a diaphragm which sealingly covers a discharge jet such that the fluid will flex the diaphragm into massaging relationshi... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908889 | Method and 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... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908890 | Modified transfer board A device is provided for transferring an invalid from a bed to a wheelchair that includes a transfer board which is connected by a retaining post to an upstanding frame portion of the wheelchair. The transfer board can pitch from side to side during trans... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908891 | Stable back rest In accordance with an illustration embodiment of the invention, a stable, portable back rest includes front and rear panels hinged together and set up in an inverted Vee, the front panel having an opening in its lower section which defines a horizontal ed... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908892 | Spinal surgery chest bolster A covered foam bolster is in the shape of a truncated pyramid specialized for use with a spinal surgery frame on an inclined table for supporting the chest, shoulders and arms of the patient only. The truncated pyramid has cutout portions for supporting t... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908893 | Pillows with portions which do not promote facial wrinkles A beauty pillow contains at least one open or concave area incorporated in a surface thereof. The area is shaped and dimensioned for a person to rest a region of delicate facial tissue thereover, and further is contoured not to touch or rub against the re... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908894 | Adjustable pillow An orthopedic pillow having separately adjustable neckroll and head-support sections. The neckroll section has a foam rubber pad rolled into a spiral roll and housed within a cylindrical case. The case can be opened to allow the pad to be removed and trim... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908895 | Air mattress An air mattress has top and bottom walls joined to side and end walls with edge seams. A longitudinal web located within the chamber of the air mattress extends between the end walls adjacent to each side wall to form a pair of longitudinal air passages. ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908896 | Backflushing pressure diffuser screens A pressure diffuser includes in a liquid-tight pressurized vessel a vertical screen and which screen and vessel wall define first and second interior volumes for transmitting pulp from a pulp inlet to a pulp outlet and receiving displacement (e.g. wash or... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908897 | Ski boot fitting stand A portable ski boot fitting stand used to temporarily secure a pair of alpine ski boots, or the like, to assist the process of boot fitting by allowing the user to apply similar skiing forces to the boots in the forward and lateral direction. Another feat... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908898 | Cleaning roller in bowling lane maintenance system A cleaning roller rotatably driven to wipe off a liquid cleaner applied to a floor by an applying roller includes a core rotatably supportable at the opposite ends thereof and a resilient body mounted about the core and having one end inwardly spaced away... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908899 | Golf club cleaning tool A tool for cleaning grooves having different cross-sectional profiles formed in the face of golf clubs which may also be used as a ball marker, for tightening cleats and repairing ball marks.... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908900 | Folding cleaning tool A cleaning tool particularly for removing snow and ice from cars and other vehicles has brushes which can be disposed perpendicularly or parallel to the tool handle. A handle mounted device allows easy interchange from one position to the other.... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908901 | Replacement sponge assembly for mops A sponge assembly for wringer-type mops which includes a sponge firmly held by a sponge carrier. The sponge carrier is provided with a plurality of means for operative attachment to a wringer-type mop. The plurality of attachment means on the sponge carri... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908902 | Brush and method of making same A brush adapted for selective application of a flowable fluid to a workpiece is formed in its entirety of a heat fusible synthetic material and includes a hollow head section, a plurality of bristles depending from the head section, and a fluid distributi... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908903 | Device for cleaning a spherical dome A cleaning device for cleaning the external surface of a spherical dome in which two transparent, almost semi-spherical bodies are joined with each other by the use of a flange mechanism to form an almost spherical dome and in which a solar ray collecting... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908904 | Portable cleaning container A portable cleaning container for use with a conventional mop and wringer for cleaning floors and other surfaces. The container includes a bucket with a drain opening formed through the bucket floor and closable by an elastomeric stopper supported on the ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908905 | Rotary damper A rotary damper includes a sealed cylindrical housing containing viscous oil, a driven shaft rotatably supported within the housing, and a plurality of rotors and spacers arranged alternately and disposed upon a portion of the driven shaft extending in th... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908906 | Ambulatory assistance device such as a grab bar or the like The present invention provides an ambulatory assistance device such as a grab bar or the like which pivots between a non-in-use and an in-use position. The pivoting of the device is assisted by a torsion member acting between the base member and the body.... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908907 | 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 ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908908 | Back door hinge mounting structure A back door hinge mounting structure comprising a pair of bolts connected with to each other at the central portion thereof and threaded at the opposed ends thereof, one end of the opposed ends connected to the roof panel with the other of the opposed end... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908909 | Meathammer The meat hammer comprises a handle and a hammer head connected thereto. For facilitating and speeding up the treatment of pieces of meat by automaticing the meat hammer, the body part comprising a cavity is connected to the handle and the piston comprisin... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908910 | Process and apparatus for blending fibers of at least two flows of fiber material, in particular spinning material A process and apparatus for blending fibers of a plurality of fiber flow is disclosed which includes a fiber feed device (2a, 2b, 3a, 3b) which feeds fiber layers (12) through an angular channel (13, 14) which rearranges the vertical layers into generally... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908911 | Method and apparatus for automatically binding cables, by a continuous strip A method and an apparatus for automatically binding bundles of electric cables. According to this invention, a plastic strap in the form of a continuous serrated band is advanced by means of a feeding and pulling mechanism along guides and through a hollo... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908912 | Retainer for maintaining a book in an open position A retainer for maintaining a book in an open position having a retaining element with a U-shaped portion, a clip portion, and a reinforcement portion. The clip portion extends from the U-shaped portion and the reinforcement portion strengthens the interse... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908913 | Safety hook A safety hook includes a generally R-shaped latch member pivotally mounted on a hook member for opening and closing a mouth of the hook member. The R-shaped latch member includes a ring-shaped head having a pair of spaced resilient support lugs on which p... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908914 | Hose clamp with reproducible closure A clamp to retain a hose on a conduit for reproducibly controlling the closure of the clamp to obtain a consistent diameter for the clamp. A spacer is removably carried by a screw on the clamp and is disposed between a nut means and a projecting portion o... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908915 | Metal clip for attaching metal stud system to a ceiling grid system This invention provides several embodiments of a metal clip which is snapped onto a grid system and which anchors it through to place on a metal stud wall system. These metal clips makes it possible to erect metal studs of a housing and/or office construc... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908916 | Connector pin with safety lock A draw bar pin includes an annular groove at its lower end which receives a plurality of balls carried in openings in a lock sleeve. An actuator sleeve is movable between locked and unlocked positions, and when in the locked position, a cam shoulder holds... | 03/20/1990 |
