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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4941209 | Unitary garment This invention relates to a unitary garment which includes an upper and lower portion. The upper and lower portions of the unitary garment are configured to fit the top and bottom of a human torso respectively. The lower portion further includes a detacha... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941210 | Quick-change sweat band This quick-change sweat band or pad is designed to be comfortable and is attached to the existing sweat band manufactured in a cap or other head-wear or garments. Primarily, it consists of a loop pile fastener adhered permanently to the existing sweat ban... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941211 | Cold weather hood A cold weather hood which may be worn by an individual to protect them from the effects of a cold weather environment, the cold weather hood including a hood member dimensioned to enclose the head of the individual and which has an opening of predetermine... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941212 | Method of making a face mask and applying the face mask to the head A method is disclosed for making a facial and/or body prosthesis or appliance by means of molding and forming techniques. The material formed into the final prosthesis is a specific material uniquely adapted for the purpose. The material is a closed-cell,... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941213 | Firefighter's boot and trouser attachment An attachment device for attaching a firefighter's trousers to the firefighter's boots, in which the trousers cover a portion of the firefighter's boots. The attachment device maintains the firefighter's trousers in covering relationship to the boots, and... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941214 | Flush tank water saver A flush tank water saver includes a base clamped to the tank overflow pipe and formed with a mechanism base extending over the flapper valve and having a valve operator pivot. This pivot carries an operator extending downward and toward the overflow pipe ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941215 | Automatic flushing device for a flush toilet An automatic flushing device for a flush toilet comprising an infrared sensor which can sense when the toilet has been used and then give out a signal to command the water in the tank to be flushed out for a pre-set period of time automatically. The infra... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941216 | Lift for giving access to the water in a swimming bath or a re-education pool A lift for putting a handicapped person into the water of a swimming bath or pool comprises a top plate, a bottom plate, a base plate secured to the ground, a fixed support post mounted on the base plate and comprising a steel tube welded to the top plate... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941217 | Flow enhancing jet fitting A jet fitting for a hydrotherapeutic receptacle includes an internal chamber which functions as a mixing chamber as well as a suction chamber. More particularly, a primary stream of water is supplied to the mixing chamber in such a manner that a low press... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941218 | Seat structure for easy access to bathtubs A seat structure for providing easy access to bathtubs includes a seat platform retainer bracket having a top, horizontally extending, J-shape platform-retaining hook portion fastened along the top edge of a bathtub wall; a seat platform which is supporte... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941219 | Body heat responsive valve control apparatus A low voltage battery energized passive detection system generates a control signal in response to radiated heat from a human body part to open a solenoid operated valve for a predetermined limited time period. In anticipation of a reduction of available ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941220 | Patient care and transfer arrangement A bed has a mattress with a plurality of inflatable air sacs, a low-pressure compressed air blower, a pressure control system, and pipes for carrying gas from the blower to the sacs. A transport sheet extends over the air sacs and is attached to rollers a... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941221 | Body supporting apparatus A body supporting apparatus which provides assistance to a person supported on the apparatus in moving between supine and reclining positions. The apparatus (10) comprises a supporting surface (13) having a longitudinal axis. The supporting surface (13) i... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941222 | Portable lounge This invention relates to a portable lounge with body supports which are adjustable to conform with body frames of different girths and heights. It is ergonomically correct to alleviate stress on the lower back, head, neck and legs by reducing pressure wh... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941223 | Waterbed mattress marginal perimeter air support and method of manufacture thereof An improved construction for an air perimeter support for the marginal perimeter of a waterbed mattress, and the method for manufacturing such improved air perimeter support. The improved air perimeter support includes a first sheet of flexible, substanti... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941224 | Electrostatic dust collector for use in vacuum system An electrostatic dust collector including a wall enclosing a vacuum chamber in which a target face to be subjected to dust removal is provided, an electron beam emitting device for emitting electron beams to dust on the target face so as to charge the dus... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941225 | Automatic chalk-powder collecting device for blackboard eraser This invention relates to an automatic chalk-powder collecting device for blackboard eraser; it mainly comprises a body portion, two symmetrical side covers, a powder box, and a powder-collecting assembly. By means of the aforesaid structure and a one-way... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941226 | Foldable lotion applicator An elongated device for applying lotion to the body which comprises a first elongated section and a second elongated section joined together through a pivot so as to be foldable upon each other in a closed condition. An applicator head hingedly attached t... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941227 | Device for cleaning dental implant posts A device for cleaning dental implant posts, includes a handle for grasping the device; and a brush secured to one end of the handle. The brush includes (i) a first flexible, springy resilient wire or plastic member secured to the one end of the handle and... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941228 | Fastening mechanism for squeegee holder A squeegee or like cleaning appliance, particularly for cleaning window panes and floors having a holder-handle assembly into which can be removably inserted a replaceable cleaning element. The holder is provided with a pivotally mounted fastening apparat... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941229 | Portable, motor-driven paint roller loader An upwardly open, rectangular, box-like casing mounts interiorly a hollow, perforated cylindrical roller assembly for rotation about its axis, positioned horizontally between longitudinally opposed end walls. A drive motor mounted to the casing has a shaf... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941230 | Portable tacking system A portable tacking unit includes a hand-held tacking head having a cylindrical brush operatively communicating with a central suction unit via a flexible conduit. The unit is readily adapted to electrostatically attract, and remove fine dust particles fro... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941231 | Lawn mower attachment A device for attachment to commercial lawn mowers which provides improved means for collection of spent debris. The device generally includes a debris chute which attaches to the lawn mower at its debris outlet, a gasoline-motor-driven mechanical blower a... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941232 | Slip resistant, cushioning cover for handles A slip-resistant, flexible, cushioning wrap for a handle comprising a laminate suitable for covering the handle. The laminate has a base layer of cushioning, non-absorbent closed-cell foam having an outer layer of washable, grip-enhancing, random and open... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941233 | Method and apparatus for processing shrimp Shrimp are conveyed in upright orientation upon a pair of spaced rails that revolve in upright planes and which strike bumpers. The shrimp may be size sorted by orienting the rails such that their spacing changes. The shrimp are deheaded by conveying then... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941234 | Button collet A button collet is disclosed for use with a mating tack to form a button on a garment fabric. The collet includes a cap having a dove-tail cavity, an insert member adhesively bonded in place therein, and a shank member or eyelet fixedly secured to the ins... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941235 | Magnetic lock closure device A magnetic lock closure device has a first part or magnetically attracting part and a second part or magnetically attracted part, the first part including an annular permanent magnet having a center bore, a first ferromagnetic member formed like a disk pl... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941236 | Magnetic clasp for wristwatch strap A strap for holding a wristwatch has a pair of separable flexible strap ends adapted to curve around the wrist and to overlap one another to provide an overlapped section. At least one strap end of thermoplastic material has particles of permanently magne... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941237 | Clothing securing device A fastening device for securing a pair of normally overlapping portions or wearing apparel in a fixed relationship comprising a first fastening member having opposed surfaces with adhesive disposed along one surface for adhering said first fastening membe... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941238 | Slide fasteners and the like The device provides a fastener which somewhat resembles a slide fastener but which can be made at least substantially fluid-resistant. It comprises a first component (1), of flexible and resilient material, having an engagement formation having a longitud... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941239 | Method to reduce forming fabric edge curl This disclosure describes a method by which an edge curl that often develops in papermachine forming fabrics can be reduced or eliminated. The method requires the removal of mass from the sheet forming side of the forming fabric. This has the effect of re... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941240 | Beam warping machine with a device for the maintenance of required yarn tension Beam warping machine with a device for the maintenance of required yarn tension in a group of yarns (5) with rolls (7, 8; 34, 35, 36) around which said group of yarns is wound following an S-shaped path in continuous operation, said pair of rolls being dr... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941241 | Warp machine The invention relates to a warp machine for warping and spooling warp threads, particularly elastic or viscous warp threads. The warp machine according to the present invention includes a warp beam or parallel warp beam for taking up the warp thread and w... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941242 | Thread treating nozzles The nozzle comprises a plurality of parts which define between them a thread-treating passage and which are movable relative to each other for opening and closing the thread-treating passage to enable insertion of a thread. The thread-treating nozzle pref... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941243 | Method for assembling an annular shear accelerometer In a method for use in assembling an annular shear accelerometer (10), a nested combination of an expandable force ring (14), a crystal (16), and a mass element (18) is formed, and the force ring (14) is wedge to exert radially tensile force thereon. The ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941244 | Method of producing discarding sabot projectiles A method of producing a discarding propelling cage sabot projectile, and to a discarding propelling cage sabot projectile produced according to this method, in which, in a vulcanizing tool including an injection mold, a uniformly thin layer of rubber is a... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941245 | Rotary file, support member and abrasive device A disc-shaped rotary file, having a relatively flat operating surface with a curved outer periphery, is formed of ferromagnetic material and includes a plurality of cutting members. The rotary file also includes a second side opposite the operating surfac... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941246 | Rasping device The improved rasping device can be either a rasp or file and includes an elongated blade with a plurality of rasping protrusions on the middle portion thereof and with an integral narrow tang extending rearwardly thereof along the longitudinal midline the... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941247 | Sealing arrangement for a roll A sealing arrangement for a roll having a stationary crosshead extending through a rotating hollow roll, which forms an outer working roll circumference, includes longitudinal seals and transverse end seals disposed against the inside circumference of the... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941248 | Mechanism for processing and offering tapepaks for automatic equipping units A mechanism for processing tapepaks by cutting an outer frame from a component, bending the terminal legs to the desired configuration, and then transferring the processed component to a transfer station for removal by a suction device. The mechanism incl... | 07/17/1990 |
