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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4958383 | Snap-on tie with slider simulating windsor knot There is disclosed a necktie or cravat which has snaps or other fasteners allowing it to be fastened at the shirt collar or removed without tying or untying the knot. One embodiment has a strip of semi-rigid plastic several inches in length with holes whi... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958384 | Safety glove A safety glove for use by people engaged in active sports or in industrial job activities to protect against hyperextension of ligaments and tendons in the wrist. The glove includes a body having palm and back portions joined to fit about the hand. An ine... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958385 | Hair dressing headband A headband device fo absorbing liquids used with hair dressing treatments. A fluid impervious barrier layer is formed into a strip which extends for a distance greater than the circumference of the head. The strip has a width sufficient to define an absor... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958386 | Aerobic pants Athletic legwear designed especially for use by a person while engaged in aerobic exercise includes a pair of pants of approximately knee-length. A plurality of pocket assemblies are removably attached to the pants between the waist and knee of the wearer... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958387 | Adjustable hinge assembly for mounting a seat and/or cover to a sanitary fixture An adjustable hinge assembly to be fastened to a sanitary fixture, such as a bidet or a toilet, and to a seat and/or cover, is disclosed. The movable hinge element is shaped so as to be insertable into a correspondingly shaped fixed element mounted in the... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958388 | Socks with size indicating stripes A selected number of size indicating stripes is formed in a particular location in the socks, such as the cuff. The number of size indicating stripes is selected to indicate the size of the particular sock in which the size indicating stripes are knit so ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958389 | Portable/disposable shower-bath A device for attachment to a hospital bed to facilitate the showering and/or bathing of bed-ridden patients is comprised of a compliant rectangular waterproof sheet whose perimeter has a multitude of tethers which secure the sheet tightly upon the mattres... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958390 | Rest cot assembly An improved rest cot is provided which includes a plurality of elongate support members arranged to form a frame having a canvas or cloth panel secured thereto. The ends of the support members are attached to each other using specially designed corner pie... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958391 | Sway bed support frame This invention relates to a swaying bed suppport, while such supports are known they either have a massive base structure or require fixing to the ground or floor. The swaying bed support of the invention comprises two end supports and a lower linking ass... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958392 | Combination reclining headboard and table for a bed A combination reclining headboard and table for a bed is provided and consists of four head posts, spaced apart and secured to the head of the bed frame, thus dividing it into three sections. A pair of headboard panels are each sized to fit between two of... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958393 | Orthopedic cradle An orthopedic cradle for aiding in the prevention of hip articulation disorders in infants, comprises, bottom, foot, head and side walls, a post secured at its lower end to the bottom wall at an intermediate location on its central longitudinal axis, and ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958394 | Seat cushion for vehicle and method of making the same A seat cushion for a vehicle is made by integrally molding a block of foamed polyurethane and coiled metal spring members. The spring members are disposed in a seat base portion or side portions of the seat cushion where a suitable hardness or repulsive e... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958395 | Outdoor cutting kit apparatus A cutting tool kit for outdoorsman consisting of a knife, a saw, a hatchet, and an ax. Four handles including two head handles releasably secured to the coupling hub openings in the ax and hatchet having tubular ends adapted to telescope onto the head han... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958396 | Golf club and golf ball cleaning device A golf ball and golf club cleaning device uniquely suited to the task of cleaning golf balls and golf clubs with wood or metal heads of either left-handed or right-handed configuration. This device employs a rotating segment brush assembly, lifted by cam ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958397 | Power rain gutter cleaning tool A power apparatus for cleaning pine needles and other debris from overhead rain gutters while operated by an individual who is standing on the ground. A disk with protruding plastic apikes is attached to a gear assembly and electric motor. The disk rotate... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958398 | Robot cleaner for use between parallel platens A robot cleaner for insertion between parallel platens for cleaning the platens. A body having first and second sections movable away and toward each other by an air bladder. Said sections include gripping and scraping blades, each of the sections include... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958399 | Trowel assembly A trowel suitable for spreading underlayment onto a floor and for later spreading an adhesive layer over the hardened underlayment. It makes use of a rail on one side of which the handle is mounted and on the other side of which the blade is mounted. The ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958400 | Line cleaning apparatus A line cleaning apparatus includes a pair of frames with handle arms, a roller brush and a secondary roller respectively disposed between the frames at it leading and trailing ends thereof. The roller brush and the secondary roller are rotatably supported... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958401 | Universal tool for soldering and de-soldering apparatus A universal tool for maintenance and handling of soldering and de-soldering equipment incorporates a holder for cleaning needles that is inserted into a handle. The holder consists of a number of segments, each of which holds one cleaning needle at any ti... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958402 | Bristle article Bristle articles comprise a bristle carrier and bristles mechanically or thermally fixed thereto and formed from plastic monofilaments, optionally combined into bundles. For increasing the cleaning, distributing or application function of such bristle art... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958403 | Bar-b-que grill scraper A tool for scraping a grill of the type having a plurality of spaced apart parallel grill rods is disclosed. The scraper includes an elongated handle having a flat rectangular scraper member transversely attached to one end of the handle. The scraper memb... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958404 | Card for producing fibrous webs etc. A card for producing fibrous webs or random webs of textile fibers comprises a plurality of cylinders in series with metallic wire. The cylinders rotate in a predetermined mutual sense to which worker rolls are coordinated. The cylinders and workers are c... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958405 | Wiper device for a curved windshield of a vehicle A wiper device for a windshield of a vehicle comprising a wiper arm, a drive for oscillating the wiper arm, and an elongate flexible torsion rigid member for transmitting an oscillating movement of the wiper arm into pivotal movement of the wiping blade a... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958406 | Method and apparatus for operating vacuum cleaner In a vacuum cleaner comprising an electric blower and a speed control unit to operate the electric blower at a variable speed, a plurality of kinds of operation control rules of the electric blower are previously stored in the speed control unit, a load c... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958407 | Auxiliary tool handle An auxiliary tool handle (10) for attachment to cylindrical tool handles (12), such as those used for garden rakes, hoes, push brooms and the like. The auxiliary tool handle (10) comprises at least one curvilinear handle segment (16, 20) for removable and... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958408 | Device for removing the craw of slaughtered poultry A device for removing the craw of a slaughtered poultry comprises a mandrel carrying on its circumference projections with blunt outer ends. The projections extend in the direction of rotation and the direction of motion of the mandrel and define the oute... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958409 | Method and apparatus for turning over and stretching fish fillets In an apparatus for the automatic turning over of fish fillets and the conveying-on of the same in a stretched position, three staggered, superimposed belt conveyors oriented and driven in the same direction and being provided as a feeding conveyor, a col... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958410 | Machine for meat treatment and maceration with automatic loading and unloading Machine for meat treatment and maceration with automatic loading and unloading including a rotatable drum having an internal chamber, a loading and unloading hood inlet opening defined in one end of the internal chamber, a closing door-lid engaging agains... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958411 | Dual tube stuffing horn with expanding spring for size control An apparatus and method of filling food casing for better size control includes an improved stuffing horn with a built-in presizing element in the form of a spirally wound spring for diametrically engaging the inside wall of unfilled casing on the filling... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958412 | Method and apparatus for coating a food product A sizing ring includes a cylindrical sleeve and optionally a frustoconical portion, in which a least one channel located within the sleeve provides for the transfer of liquid additive from a liquid source to the outer extremity of the sizing ring. Grooves... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958413 | Drive mechanism for a feed roll of a combing machine The drive mechanism for the feed roll of a combing machine employs a freewheel having an inner member secured to the feed roll and a concentric outer member secured to the pivotal arm which mounts the top nipper. In addition, locking elements are disposed... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958414 | Reusable tie-all or bundle fastener A reusable tie-all or bundle fastener, which comprises a single strap, made of plastic material with a socket having a passageway therethrough at one end of the tie, and a tongue with ratchet teeth on the other end adapted to slip through the passageway i... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958415 | Connector for lateral cable of tire chains Traction-enhancing tire chains with a lateral cable having a tension-applying connector for interconnecting the opposite ends of the lateral cable for attaching the tire chains to a tire. A clasp is attached to a pin slidably disposed in a cam slot define... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958416 | Shoulder harness strap adjuster and comfort clip The comfort clip is comprised of a base with two arms integrally formed therewith and a latch movably mounted thereon to clamp the shoulder harness strap or lap belt strap at a selected position thereon. When two of such comfort clips are used, one on the shou... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958417 | Attachment device for strap end An overlapped end of a strap is secured to a member such as a hook by an attachment device comprising a substantially U-shaped clamp made of deformable material such as metal plate and having a flat bottom formed with a plurality of openings, a securing m... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958418 | Lace tightening apparatus A lace tightening apparatus includes hooking elements or eyelets for tightening two portions towards one another. The eyelets are positioned in a single lacing plane and are inclined with respect to the lacing plane by an angle allowing the lace to be in ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958419 | Dual loop hose clamp A lightweight very low-profile hose clamp formed from only three pieces: an elongated wire bent to form a pair of loops which are in spaced side-by-side arrangement and joined at the top by an integral nut section formed by one and one-half tight convolut... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958420 | Plug-type clasp for pieces of jewelry A plug-type clasp for pieces of jewerly, in particular for necklaces, composed of a housing in which a sleeve is movable under the force of a spring. The sleeve has a receiving opening into which a connecting element can be inserted through a front-end op... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958421 | Method for assembling a venetian blind Venetian blind ladder means are provided in which first and second cross elements (4,5) of each cross connections of the ladder are located whereby the height of the projection of every pair of elements on a plane through the longitudinal side member axes... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4958422 | Wear-resistant compound roll A wear-resistant compound roll comprising an outer layer made of an iron-base alloy containing such components as to precipitate at least one of carbides of W, V, Nb, Ti, Ta, Zr and Hf from an alloy melt in a solidification process thereof, and a steel sh... | 09/25/1990 |
