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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4947486 | Glove liner apparatus A glove liner of superior absorbency, comfort and utility is disclosed. The liner is of unitary construction, and includes a substantially tubular body portion of absorbent, stretchable material having a uniform width along its entire length. The body por... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947487 | Laser beam protective gloves A protective glove is formed of composite material for close fitting over the fingers and the back and palm of the hand. The composite material includes a layer of flexible elastic material for tactile sensitivity through the layer. Optically reflective a... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947488 | Forehead guard A forehead guard consisting of a closed loop of a terrycloth or similar stretch material tube and an unattached semi-circular plastic shock-absorbing member within the tube adapted to assume a forehead position on the user while the terrycloth tube is str... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947489 | Garment support A shirt-type garment, for example for an infant, has first and second female fasteners mounted thereto spaced apart on the side of the garment above the lower edge and a third female fastener located, generally centrally, on a center line above and betwee... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947490 | Football helmet with breakaway face mask A football helmet is provided with a releasable face mask which is attached to the helmet by hook-and-pile fastening means. Abutment means prevent relative movement of the face mask in response to a force which impinges on the mask in a direction toward t... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947491 | Pump A pump comprising a flexible member defining at least part of a variable volume pumping chamber, an inlet valve to permit of liquid to enter the chamber thereby and an outlet valve to permit of liquid to leave the chamber thereby, and an operating member ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947492 | Swivel nozzle flush toilet system A lavatory system suitable for use on a commercial passenger aircraft includes a toilet bowl for receiving waste and a waste-holding tank in fluid communication with the toilet bowl for receiving waste from the toilet bowl. A flapper valve is provided in ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947493 | Patient lift device An apparatus to facilitate the use of bed pans for patients comfined to a bed comprising an inflatable compartment between a base and a removable seat support. The apparatus lifts the patient allowing replacement and retrieval of a bed pan within.... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947494 | Valve for combined drain and return line A bath, into which water is to be pumped for hydrotherapy, is disclosed and in which the drain and overflow pipes from the bath and the return line to the pump are connected to a junction leading to a waste pipe. A valve in the junction directs water from... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947495 | Deflector for pool cleaner in aboveground swimming pools Aboveground swimming pools employ ladders for permitting pool ingress and egress. Attempts to employ automatic swimming pool cleaners in aboveground pools have heretofore resulted in the cleaner becoming stuck against the sides of the pool ladder. The inv... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947496 | Therapeutic bed A therapeutic bed (1) comprises a patient support platform (2) rotatably mounted on a base frame (5). A pair of side members (30) extend longitudinally of the patient support platform (2) and are mounted for pivotal movement about a longitudinal pivot axi... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947497 | Apparatus for lifting patients Apparatus for lifting patients, in particular for lifting and transporting patients in a sitting position or a lying position, the apparatus being of the type comprising: a generally U-shaped moving base (1) constituted by two substantially horizontal par... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947498 | Portable collapsible bed A portable collapsible bed, comprising a mainframe having opposite ends and having legs adjacent each end. A subframe having opposite ends has one end pivotally connected to one end of the mainframe. The subframe has collapsible legs spaced a substantial ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947499 | Portable back rest A portable back rest which can be used for support of a person's back at the beach or similar location, yet can be collapsed into a small compact unit for carrying or storage, and includes a single, elongated base member to which four arms are pivotally c... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947500 | Therapeutic mattress, in particular for preventing or curing decubitus ulcers The therapeutic mattress comprises an elastic but hard base layer of foam material. Over this base layer is applied a frame composed of a hard part and a soft part. On its upper side the mattress is bounded by a soft cover layer. Between or inside the afo... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947501 | Method and apparatus for continuous wet-in-wet processing The invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuous wet-in-wet processing of a length of material in which a continuously regulated additional dosaging occurs using a treatment both of low content, the quantity of treatment liquor added being a... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947502 | Method of making a dynamic tension bone screw A dynamic bone fixation screw for rejoining fracture fragments of a bone to their approximate original mutual dispostion. It includes a threaded distal end member for threaded engagment with one of the bone fragments and a head member at a proximal end fo... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947503 | Mobile floor treating machine A steering mechanism (14) and a locking mechanism (80) are disclosed in their most preferred form for use in a mobile floor treating machine (10) including first and second handles (68, 70) which are pivotally mounted to the machine chassis (12). The hand... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947504 | Sponge mop An improved sponge mop includes a wringing mechanism for squeezing water from a sponge. The sponge extends several inches beyond the perimeter of the wringing mechanism to reach into a toespace without damaging the overhanging cupboard, cabinet, or other ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947505 | Apparatus for cleaning a record disc A cleaning apparatus for a record disc comprises a support member having a top side and a bottom side. Locating means is provided for locating the support member relative to the center of a record disc. A knob is mounted on the top side of the support mem... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947506 | Portable appliance cover A cover for a portable appliance that includes a body section having a bottom surface disposed adjacent a floor when the appliance is in use, a top surface opposite the bottom section and a side surface between and connecting the top and bottom sections. ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947507 | Automobile wiper apparatus An automobile wiper device has a pair of wiper arms movable between full-concealed position and semi-concealed position. The wiper arm reciprocates between the lower and upper turning positions, by the rotating force transmitted from the driving motor thr... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947508 | Wiper arm, especially for motor vehicle windshield wiper systems This invention describes a wiper arm, which in the receiving area (19, 14, 15) for the swivelling axis (18) between fastening member (10) and link (11) has a recess (40, 43), which permits a dipping of the spring holding yoke (30) into the swivelling axis... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947509 | Suction distribution apparatus for a spinning machine A suction device for communicating the suction nozzles of a plurality of spinning positions of a spinning machine with suction producing apparatus includes a plurality of intermediate conduits each communicating a respective discrete group of the suction ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947510 | Vacuum box for collecting small particles A vacuum box is for collecting small particles or the like. the vacuum box includes a cabinet having a front, a rear and a hollow interior. The front of the cabinet includes a substantially horizontal working surface at a lower region thereof. The working... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947511 | Device for pneumatic dust removal of yarn supply carriers of textile machines A dust removal device for yarn supply carriers and thread guides of textile machines comprises blowers movable past the yarn supply carriers and supported on a common supporting bar. The blowers and all driven by a single common drive motor which not only... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947512 | Convertible vacuum cleaner A convertible vacuum cleaner providing a detachable upright handle permits the vacuum cleaner to be used as an upright cleaner for cleaning rugs, carpets, and the like. A detachable portable hand cleaner handle is also provided which is mounted when the c... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947513 | Connector for a convertible blower-vacuum A hand-held implement selectively usuable as a blower or a vacuum. A power-driven impeller moves an airstream through an impeller chamber from an intake port to an outlet port. A pair of coaxial rims surrounds the intake port to form a peripheral groove t... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947514 | Internal contact for a charging circuit The present invention is a vacuum cleaner recharging assembly. The assembly includes a vacuum cleaner having a motor, a housing enclosing the motor, a fan driven by the motor for producing a vacuum, and a canister for at least the reception of foreign mat... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947515 | Nozzle for removing paint This invention relates to a nozzle which via a hose is connected to a vacuum source for removing to a collecting container dissolved and scraped away paint residues from previously painted surfaces. The nozzle comprises a base part (10) being connected to... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947516 | Lid retainer mechanism for automatic washer A lid retainer mechanism is provided for an automatic washer which comprises an over-center spring device connected between the lid and the washer cabinet. As the lid is opened, the mechanism passes through a "centered" position and beyond that point, the... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947517 | Device for cutting loose a bacon- and/or fat layer from meat Device for cutting loose a bacon- and/or fat layer from meat, consisting of a frame having a transportation surface for the meat to be processed and in which transportation surface a gripping roll has been arranged or to which transportation surface a gri... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947518 | Poultry scalding system and process A process and system of immersion poultry scalding employs counterflow recirculation of scald liquid in a counterdirection to that of the travel of the poultry at least at the bird exit station of the immersion tank. The liquid removed from the tank is fi... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947519 | Method and apparatus for eviscerating scallops A plurality of shucked scallops are mechanically eviscerated utilizing a series of longitudinally aligned inclined channels, each channel formed of a bottom roller and adjacent side rollers, the side rollers extending generally parallel with and longitudi... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947520 | Feed roll sensor for a textile carding machine Apparatus for sensing the amount of fibers fed to a textile carding machine is disclosed which includes a feed roll (10) affixed to the frame of the carding machine for feeding fibers through a nip (26) between the feed roll and a feed plate (24). A rotat... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947521 | Combing machine The combing machine comprises a nipper unit possessing a bottom nipper and a top nipper which is pivotable relative to the bottom nipper about a pivot axle. An additional nipper is pivotable relative to the bottom nipper about a shaft or journal which ext... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947522 | Mounting arrangement for a stationary flat of a carding machine The stationary flat of a card or carding machine having mounting flanges arranged at end surfaces of a carding cylinder is mounted at these mounting flanges by means of spring clips. Each spring clip is constructed as a resilient element comprising a radi... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947523 | Bag closure devices A bag closure device includes a handle member, a clasp member connected at one of its ends to the handle member and having an opposite free end capable of being removably coupled to the handle member. Structure is provided which beneficially compresses, a... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947524 | Resilient sheet-steel paper clip A paper clip is made of resilient sheet-steel which is bent into U-shaped structure. Two holes are punched on the upper portion of the U-shaped sheet-steel to define therewith a ridge portion which can be pressed to recess or bent to project over the leve... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947525 | Zipper closure with internal peel seal A flexible continuous reclosable plastic zipper having one strip with a groove and another strip with a rib for interlocking insertion therein, a hot melt plastic peel seal in the base of the groove with the rib bonded to the peel seal material to initial... | 08/14/1990 |
