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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4967418 | Protective mitt A protective mitten for use by a hockey goalkeeper which has a catching portion separate from but interconnected with a gripping portion. The catching portion is shaped so as to enable a hockey puck to be caught and held therein. The gripping portion offe... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967419 | Arm protector An arm protector for mechanics or other workers is provided which is relatively lightweight and comfortable during prolonged wear. The tubular sleeve-like device covers the hand and arm and includes a knitted metallic outer layer for protection against bu... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967420 | Tunnel collar shirt A shirt having an improved collar construction is provided. The shirt is constructed with a back shirt section joined to a back collar section. A "V" type material is attached at the joinder of these sections to re-enforce the attachment. A front shirt se... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967421 | Physiologically conformable suspenders for firefighters' bunker pants Adjustable fire fighters' suspenders that are physiologically conformable when used with bunker pants. The suspenders are designed for comfort, proper fit, and flexibility in movement that corresponds with the movement of the wearer during normal fire fig... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967422 | Closet flange protector A closet flange protector is set forth to protect and overlie a water closet flange and test plugs during a construction proceeding. The protector includes an inverted cup-shaped member including an upper disk portion provided with spaced diametrically op... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967423 | Bidet attachment for toilet bowls A bidet attachment is provided for the underside of a toilet seat with selectively actuated outlets at the front and rear side thereof and connected to the hot and cold water pipes with control valves for temperature adjustment. The outlets comprise a plu... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967424 | Track support for a liner type in-ground swimming pool A track structure for retaining the liner of a liner type in-ground swimming pool is comprised of two component parts including an elongated length of a channel-like body section adapted to be secured about the perimeter of a liner-type pool and a channel... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967425 | Sanitary equipment for clean room The present invention relates to a sanitary equipment which is provided in a toilet attached to a clean room. The side surface of the body of the sanitary equipment is made almost vertical, and fixation elements for fastening the body of the equipment ont... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967426 | Toilet seat and cover holder A toilet seat and cover holding unit includes a base that can be placed on a toilet tank top surface and moved as necessary, and also includes an arm that has a multiplicity of angles and contacts the toilet seat and cover to keep those elements in an upr... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967427 | Patient conveyor assembly A generally flat, portable and light weight patient conveyor assembly is provided. The assembly includes an elongate base including a bottom wall and opposing side and end walls. A plate-like support is pivotably mounted to one of the side walls and may b... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967428 | Child's resting mat organization A resting mat for use particularly by children to effect compact portage and use as desired. The organization provides a character configured pillow, particularly in the shape of an animal to enhance a child's use of the device, wherein the pillow is secu... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967429 | Slot fin pillow A slot fin pillow that may be adjustably and securely positioned on a supporting surface comprising a pillow and a self-supporting fin extending from a portion of the pillow for insertion into a slot in a supporting surface.... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967430 | Method of making up water beds A method of making up water beds is disclosed wherein a standard size bottom sheet is first placed across the mattress and overhangs the sides of the water bed. A rod or pole having a length, e.g., six feet, slightly less than the length of the mattress i... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967431 | Fluidized bed with modular fluidizable portion A patient support system has a fluidizable surface formed by air fluidizing a mass of fluidizable material. The fluidizable surface preferably is formed by a plurality of fluidizable cells disposed and attached atop an air permeable support with the aid o... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967432 | Baby playpen-bassinet combination A baby playpen-bassinet combination is disclosed in which the playpen has a bottom and four sides extending upwardly from the bottom, with one edge portion of the side secured to the bottom, and the opposite edge portions free. A bassinet is releasably mo... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967433 | Foam body support member having elongated chevron-shaped convolutions A body support member fabricated of an open-cell polyurethane foam sheet, such sheet having a plurality of chevron-shaped ridges projecting from one flat surface of the sheet and extending between opposite side edges of the sheet. Each chevron-shaped ridg... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967434 | Bedding anchoring device Improved bedding anchoring means comprising a generally rectangular or pentagonal sheet of rigid or semi-rigid material formed with an opening for receiving a portion of a sheet corner therethrough and having locking means for preventing inadvertent remov... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967435 | Multipurpose bicycle tool kit A bicycle tool kit which provides a small adjustable open end wrech with an elongated handle to which is affixed a chain link remover for repairing broken links of bicycle chains. The threaded shaft of the chain link remover is adapted for removably retai... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967436 | Combination lid removal tool A tool is set forth defined by generally planar sides, including a central handle defined by a concave top surface overlying an undulating convex bottom surface. The tool includes an enlarged head at a forward end of the handle defined by a "C" shaped cav... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967437 | Heated wiper blade assembly A heated wiper blade assembly for windshields is provided, in which a plastic blade holder has an upper longitudinal groove for receiving a flat electric heating element enclosed in a ribbon of dielectric. The plastic blade holder also has at its lower po... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967438 | Connecting member in windshied wiper A windshield wiper of the type including a wiper arm having a U-shaped tip end, a wiper blade having a primary lever which has spaced parallel side walls on the lengthwise central portion and a pin extending between the side walls, and a connecting member... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967439 | Device for cleaning wind musical instruments A device for cleaning an inner wall of a tube for a wind musical instrument. The device includes a semi-rigid rod formed of separable half sections, which define, when contiguous to one another, an axially directed slit. A removable cleaning cloth is secu... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967440 | Rotary cloth roll assembly A rotary cloth roll assembly for treating the surfaces of the tires on one side of an automobile as it proceeds along a predetermined path of travel comprises a rotary shaft having a longitudinal axis parallel to the path of travel, a positive stop abutme... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967441 | Toilet bowl brush A standard toilet bowl brush, having a wire loop frame, sometimes lying in a slightly curved plane, supporting encompassing bristles, and with an elongated handle, is converted, temporarily, into a steel wool brush by an adaptor spider which embraces the ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967442 | Apparatus for washing or drying vehicles The apparatus for washing or drying vehicles has a conveyor belt drawing the vehicle through the apparatus and a flexible support member (4), guided in a horizontal plane above the plane of movement of the vehicle over a plurality of return wheels (5, 6),... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967443 | Filter assembly for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a motor, a housing enclosing the motor, and a fan driven by the motor for producing a vacuum. A canister is removably attached to the front end of the housing and has an intake nozzle for the reception of foreign matter, liquid a... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967444 | Device for damping the closing movement of a dual door spring-loaded or closure and closure control therefor A double-winged door spring is biased for closing with a mechanism for damping of the closure movement and includes a closure sequence control, particularly of a fire-resistant door, in which the damping of the movable door portion is accomplished through... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967445 | Interior window handle A window actuating door handle of the type including a knob rotatably mounted on an elongated handle member and wherein the handle member includes a plurality of cylindrically disposed tangs adapted to resiliently engage a corresponding internal cylindric... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967446 | Shrimp deveining device A hand manipulable device for removing the intestine or "vein" from the tall of crustaceans such as shrimp or the like. The device includes means to pierce the body or "tail" of the shrimp, blocking means to prevent overpenetration, pressing means, grippi... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967447 | Fish slicer and method of frying fish A new device and method for preparing bony fish for safe consumption by human beings is presented. The device comprises an endless belt which transports a fillet underneath a series of closely spaced vertical circular slicer blades. A small distance is ma... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967448 | Cottonseed processing apparatus An improved cottonseed delinter includes a magnetic tramp metal separating system in conjunction with a roll feeder. Cylinder saw lifting arms are integrally mounted for pivotal co-movement with a gratefall cover, and a gratefall cover is mounted for outw... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967449 | Device for depositing a textile sliver in a can The present invention refers to a device for depositing a textile sliver in a can, comprising a bent delivery pipe, which is adapted to be rotated about a substantially vertical axis and the mouth of which ends in front of a stationary wall projecting int... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967450 | Novelty clip apparatus A novelty clip apparatus is set forth for effecting a snap-on securement to overlie notebooks and the like by individuals. The apparatus includes spring-biased clip including an upper and lower pivotally mounted jaw arrangement with the lower jaw includin... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967451 | Fixing structure of a shopping bag handle A fixing structure of a shopping bag handle comprises a fixture for stiffly fastening both ends of a handle portion such as a string and a flange perforated at the center integrally to each other, in which the fixture has tooth portions formed at sides of... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967452 | Attaching device for garment fastener element An attaching device for attaching a fastener element to a garment fabric includes a stud body having an enlarged head and including a clinching member and a relatively thick reinforcing member joined with the clinching member and forming at least a part o... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967453 | Resilient clip A clip having a spring member held at its ends between the edges of a hole in a first wall member and a stop member attached to the first wall member, the clip having a second wall member that is spaced from the first wall member.... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967454 | Shoe closure system and method A shoe closure system and method for a lace tied shoe which eliminates the need for tying a bow and which does not slip off the lace. The lace is secured by a movable clutch which is captivated on a lace by a stop securely attached to the free ends of the... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967455 | Casket and method of manufacture A casket and method for manufacture are disclosed according to which a shell or base, having outwardly flared walls, is constructed of corrugated fiberboard by a technique in which a planar sheet of corrugated fiberboard is cut to form a blank having inte... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967456 | Apparatus and method for hydroenhancing fabric An apparatus 10 and related process for enhancement of woven and knit fabrics through use of dynamic fluids which entangle and bloom fabric yarns. A two stage enhancement process is employed in which top and bottom sides of the fabric are respectively sup... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967457 | Arrangement for stretching thermoplastic fibers An arrangement for stretching thermoplastic fibers of synthetic polymers, particularly polypropylene, polyester or polyamide, for producing high strength yarns, comprises a delivery mechanism for delivering fibers, a stretching mechanism for stretching fi... | 11/06/1990 |
