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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4914752 | Temperature-regulated garment utilizing a vortex tube The garment of the invention for receiving temperature regulated air from an external air source comprises an outer torso covering layer, a diffuser layer attached to the interior of the outer layer and a belt means for attachment of a vortex tube to an o... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914753 | Athletic knee pad A protective pad, such as an athletic knee pad, which is worn about the knee to provide protection to a joint such as the knee cap, in which the pad has a padded front section, an elastic rear section, an adjustable upper elastic sleeve, and an elastic lo... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914754 | Disposable cap and cape for chemical processing of hair A disposable cap and cape is provided for use during the chemical processing of hair both during the waiting period and the rinsing phase. It is preferrably fabricated from a single rectangular sheet of thin flexible plastic. The cap portion is formed at ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914755 | Letter and figure cap A cap or hat having various arrangements in which alphabetical letters, numerals and other symbols are concealed or revealed in relation to the article of headwear to provide a cap or hat that is unique in construction and can be adapted to various arrang... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914756 | Article of clothing for the handicapped An article of clothing which can be readily self-donned or put on wearers, such as handicapped persons, by another person, without the necessity of executing normal dressing movements. The article is a single piece of fabric cut so as to wrap about the wa... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914757 | Automatic toilet lid/seat control device A retrofit accessory to be installed by the layman to a domestic toilet, which locks the lid, or lid and seat, in the upright position while in use, and automatically lowers them gently when flushed. Additionally, the accessory to automatically dispense t... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914758 | Fresh water control system and method The method of controlling operation of a plurality of fixtures comprises the steps of establishing a maximum liquid flow rate and determining which of the fixtures required operation. A determination is then made of the liquid flow rate of the fixture req... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914759 | Adjustable shower holder An adjustable showerhead assembly is provided being composed of an elongated member having a slot therein through which a showerhead assembly passes. Locking means are provided for adjustably positioning the showerhead. Different embodiments of the device... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914760 | Fluidized bed with collapsible side A patient support system has a fluidizable surface formed by air fluidizing a mass of fluidizable material. The fluidizable material is contained by a member which is at least partially collapsible so as to facilitate the patient's ingress and egress to a... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914761 | Reinforced corner for waterbed mattress An improved corner for a waterbed mattress includes a first layer of vinyl forming the corner with a seam disposed generally linearly along the corner. The seam is formed of two portions of the vinyl heat welded together along the seam. A second layer or ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914762 | Inflatable cushion The inflatable cushion includes a front and rear cloths or flexible sheets having a substantially trapezoidal outline, a peripheral band arranged between and tightly sealed to the front and rear cloths to delimit therewith a sealed enclosure, and a valve ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914763 | Non-tilt therapeutic pillow A therapeutic sleeping pillow having two foam layers of different density is provided on an underside with supporting runners adapted to prevent pillow head tilting and pillow displacement on a bed surface. The composition and height of the pillow provide... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914764 | Bath pigmentation of leather Process for the bath pigmentation of leather, which comprises dyeing the leather with pigment dispersions which contain a compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## where Ar is benzene or naphthalene, X is --CH2 --CH2 -- and/or --CH | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914765 | Pillow and shovel assembly A pillow assembly includes a top and bottom panel joined together to provide a pillow having an inner cavity accessible through an end opening formed with a closeable fastener. A scoop element is tethered to the pillow and is used to fill the cavity with ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914766 | Contourable pneumatic cushion A portable self-contained pneumatic cushion device containing a multiple cell hermetically sealed thermoplastic air bladder within a fabric cover. A pneumatic charging valve is located in one bladder cell which acts as a plenum and a contour control valve... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914767 | Sun dial beach blanket with pillow A beach blanket has a perimeter and a plurality of tabs of hook and loop type material attached to and spaced about the perimeter. A pillow has matching tabs of hook and loop type material on one side of the pillow for attaching the pillow to any one of t... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914768 | Portable shelter A portable shelter for use in connection with a foldable cot of the type having a tubular frame forming a center and end sections supportable on collapsible legs. Braces are pivotally attached to the frame and when upright, support an enclosure. The enclo... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914769 | Apparatus for conveying incumbent person An apparatus for conveying a person lying on a support member includes a main body, a plate member, a guide frame for accommodating therein and causing the plate member to slide therealong toward and away from the person, a loading unit provided on the ma... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914770 | Shower-partition A shower-partition comprising a wall-element consisting, more particularly, of an at least partly transparent material which is to be arranged against the wall of a room. The object is to provide, at a low structural cost, a stable attachment of the wall-... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914771 | Air mattress An air inflatable mattress for medical and hospital use is formed from upper and lower layers of flexible, air impervious material joined at a peripheral air impervious seam; laterally extending, elongate, spaced apart pillows extend between side edges of... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914772 | Drainable cushion and furniture seating A cushion is provided which drains liquid and dries through its bottom having an inner core of drainable filling material having a filling core and a core wrap surrounding the core, both the filling core and the core wrap having non-resinated synthetic fi... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914773 | Cleaning apparatus An improved cleaning apparatus for use in cleaning the floor which comprises a first belt as a broom, a second as a mop and a trash containing corner whereby as the cleaning apparatus is pushed the wheels, the conveyor belt and wiping belt are driven so a... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914774 | Leaf loading machine for use with towing machine A leaf loading machine designed for use in combination with a towing vehicle includes a mobile frame with a tongue extending forwardly thereof for connection to the towing vehicle. The machine has a rotary beater and a rotary broom extending transversely ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914775 | Retainer mechanism for drain cleaner drum A drain cleaner machine having a drain cleaning cable storage drum rotatable on an axle which is fixedly mounted on the machine frame or chassis. The drum is provided with releasable retainer mechanism for positively locking the drum in place on the axle ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914776 | Tube-cleaning apparatus An improved tube-cleaning apparatus of the type having a flat drain-insertable and retractible strip and a grip handle slidable along and engageable with the strip. The improvement includes opposed wiper edges engageable with the strip and serving to clea... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914777 | Vacuum cleaner brush bearing assembly A self-aligning bearing structure for vacuum cleaner brushes and the like includes a plastic sleeve and a metal bearing element. The sleeve is initially formed with a flared end, allowing the bearing element to be inserted to provide a subassembly. The su... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914778 | Two way mop A mop head for a slip-through or breakdown mop frame which has a pocket on each end of substantially the same length to secure the mop frame therein. One of the products is open at its outer end and can be closed with a snap fastener to prevent the mop fr... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914779 | Automotive outer door operating member An automotive outer door operating member is integrally formed of a thermoplastic resin and comprises a handle and arms extending from the handle; characterized in that the thickness ratio of the root of each arm to the handle at the junctions of the arms... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914780 | Compound counterbalance and winding systems with zero torque spirals A compound counterbalance system for window sashes and the like, comprising: a biasing spring for easing operation of a window sash and the like, the biasing spring being movable at an inherently variable rate of force; a first biasing force transmission ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914781 | Hinge assembly for a closure member A hinge assembly for pivotally connecting a closure lid to the cabinet of a top loading clothes washing machine and maintaining the lid in a releasable self-sustaining open position and out of contact with the knobs of the machine control panel. The assem... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914782 | Wide-angle hinge A wide-angle hinge for furniture doors, comprising a hinge boss fittable into a door wing and a hinge arm fastenable to a furniture side wall. The hinge boss and the hinge arm are connected to each other by means of hinge links which cross in a scissor-li... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914783 | Sliding hinge with locking A sliding hinge for mounting a nose cone or cover on a nacelle or housing, such as an equipment package suspended from the wing of an aircraft. Typically two hinges are used, positioned at opposite sides of the housing, for pivoting the nose cone upward t... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914784 | Shirred casing article loader/unloader Apparatus and method for loading a shirred casing article into a stuffing horn tilted upwardly at a load position with respect to horizontal. The article is moved along a horizontal rail supported above the stuffing horn. The article spills over an end of... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914785 | Device to feed fiber silvers A device used to feed fiber slivers to a processing machine with at least one sliver guide. The sliver guide is provided with a guiding surface over which the fiber sliver is guided. The guiding surface also serves as a sliver monitoring device. The slive... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914786 | Feeder for cotton gin In a feeder for a roller gin, locks of seed cotton are pressed against a flexible knobby roller having pockets. Each pocket holds only one seed, thus spacing the seed one from another. A doffing roller adjacent the knobby roller travels at least twice as ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914787 | Method of and apparatus for blending textile fibers A textile fiber blending apparatus comprises a blending conveyor having an upstream end and a downstream end as viewed in its direction of travel; a waste fiber feeder having a discharge end for discharging waste fiber on the upstream end of the blending ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914788 | Clamp structure A clamp includes a metal band body. The band body has separated both ends. The ring-shaped band body includes an outer lap portion, an inner lap portion, and an intermediate portion located between the inner and outer lap portions. A retaining hole is for... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914789 | Closure clip member for flexible bags and the like A closure clip member (10) for flexible bags, sacks and the like in the shape of a disk with an enlarged edge rim (12) and a thinner body portion or diaphragm (14); the body portion (14) being divided by radially disposed slots (22) into a predetermined n... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914790 | Device for the movable mounting of an object, in particular of a jewel on a support A device for releasable attachment of an object to a support member, such as a precious stone to a brooch or necklace, includes a first member for attachment to the object and having a releasable locking device and a second member for attachment to the su... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914791 | Plastic paper clip A plastic paper clip having two outer, approximately V-shaped clamping legs connected by transverse webs to a pair of clamping arms disposed within the clamping legs, has a longitudinal slot terminating at an extension element leading to the clamping arms... | 04/10/1990 |
