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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4970728 | Garment waistband construction An improved waistband construction for garments including a new one piece flat elastic strip having upper and lower portions of different stretchability. The elastic strip is connected to the fabric of the waistband and the shell of the garment so as to a... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970729 | Helmet A helmet with an interior element which fits around the head. The interior element has space therein adjacent the front of the head in order to ensure that there is less pressure on the front hair by the interior element and good air circulation inside th... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970730 | Toilet seat repair organization A toilet seat repair organization is set forth wherein a plurality of arcuate segments are formed in a mirror image relative to one another with a planar top and a planar bottom surface parallel to one another with a thickness substantially equal to that ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970731 | Device for fastening covering elements to a sanitary fixture A fastening assembly coupled to a hinge assembly of a sanitary fixture so that a seat and/or cover can be pivotably mounted thereto. The fastening assembly includes a deformable elastic bushing, which is positioned in each mounting hole provided on the re... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970732 | Concealed toilet bowl A concealed toilet bowl contained in a base embedded in a wall, comprising a driving mechanism to move the toilet bowl out of the case for use or into the case for concealing same, a blower, a water tank and pipes for flushing water into the toilet bowl a... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970733 | Method and apparatus for protecting the finished surfaces of sanitary fixtures The present invention concerns a method of protecting the finished surfaces of a sanitary fixture against damage during installation and construction at an installation site. In general, the method involves installing a removable protective covering over ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970734 | Shower stall bath A shower stall booth is converted into a bath by supporting an integral sheet of waterproof material against the upstanding walls of the shower stall. Support components extend across the open side of the shower stall to further support the waterproof she... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970735 | Seating device The present seat has a fixed, lower, first frame and a pair of second frames on top on opposite sides of the centerline of the first frame and each angularly adjustable between a retracted (sofa) position and an extended (bed) position at a right angle to... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970736 | Multi-functional bed for attending to the daily hygienic need of an infirm patient Disclosed is a multi-functional bed for a patient or a fairly aged person. The bed performs multiple functions. It is provided with a lower capsule supported by a metallic supporting frame, an upper capsule mounted on the lower capsule, a movable and rota... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970737 | Adjustable hospital and nursing home bed The adjustable hospital and nursing home bed, has a three-part support frame for mattresses, the head, middle and foot part of which are pivotably connected to one another via pivot shafts and are supported in a suspension frame of a bed frame such that t... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970738 | Patient transfer device A patient transfer device adapted to be a component of a patient transport stretcher, chair or gurney is disclosed. A rigid articulated support having a head portion and a lower portion hinged to one another is adapted to be attached to a stretcher having... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970739 | Stretcher A stretcher for conveying a patient in an immobilized condition has a body support within a perimeter frame, and elongated flaps connected to the body support to define a tapering body support zone between the flaps. The upper side of one flap and the und... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970740 | Bi-motional cradle A bi-motional cradle has a base with rollers affixed along each of two sides. A motor mounted on the base drives a crank arm which imparts to and fro translational motion to a cradle frame which rests upon the rollers of the base. A mediate frame member w... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970741 | Portable lightweight apparatus for beach use Portable, lightweight apparatus for beach use is provided in which a generally tubular housing holds a wound up beach blanket on a convolute, spring-actuated roller wind-up mechanism. The housing has means for anchoring it into sand, pockets affixed there... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970742 | Multi-sectional back rest and pillow having the capability of assuming a series of different configurations The present invention entails a wedge shaped multi-sectional back rest pillow unit wherein at least one section of the unit is movable such that the overall structure may be manipulated such that it can assume numerous different configurations. By selecti... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970743 | Mattress and foundation system useable with water mattresses A mattress and foundation bedding system having a knock-down capability for ease of assembly and disassembly, and for shipment and storage. The foundation has a core of honeycomb cells enclosed in an outer box and dressed with ticking material to resemble... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970744 | Fitted sheet A fitted sheet includes a hem which completely surrounds the sheet along the perimeter thereof and two drawstrings located in that hem. The drawstrings exit the hem on each side of a transverse centerline of the sheet. Stitching can be included to attach ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970745 | Operating on side wall portions of a lasted shoe A shoe support (18) for use in a machine for operating progressively onside wall portions of a lasted shoe upper comprises a last pin (722) and a toe support (792) both of which are movable heightwise to bring a shoe supported thereby to a heel seat heigh... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970746 | Golf ball washer A washer for balls such as golf balls including an entry tube having an open entrance end and a second end joined at an angle to an adjoining end of an exit tube thereby forming an elbow-shaped housing. The exit tube has an inner wall lined with brushes n... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970747 | Trash rack cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for cleaning under water structures that comprises a cylindrical brush having a plurality of bristles that extend radially outward, a sealed electric motor for axially rotating the cylindrical brush and a winch and cables to raise and... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970748 | Apparatus for cleaning magnetic tape An apparatus for automatically cleaning magnetic tape in a cartridge, and in particularl a 3480 type cartridge, has a cartridge nest for receiving and retaining the cartridge, a rotatable take-up hub, a load arm, cleaning apparatus and control apparatus. ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970749 | Frost scraper with hand opening A unitary, substantially flat scraper (10,20,30,40) having a handle portion (11,21,31,41,42) adapted to be grasped with one or two hands through an opening (13,25,33,44) for the fingers, and a wide blade portion (12,22,32,43) which is semi rigid so as to ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970750 | Cleaning device A cleaning device (10) for bathtubs, shower enclosures, and the like comprises a sponge block having an outer surface which substantially defines a rectangular polyhedron in shape and which has a cavity (34) cut into a top surface thereof which is similar... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970751 | Adaptor for windshield wiper pin An adaptor for fitting a small diameter wiper arm pin to a large diameter hole in a wiper superstructure comprises at least one element of which the inner surface defines a cavity to receive the small diameter pin. The outer surface of the pin adaptor def... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970752 | Folding windshield wiper installation The present invention is concerned with retractable windshield wiper installations for vehicle, having a foldable wiper arm. The installation according to the invention includes a wiper arm comprising a blade carrier and a support arm, in which the blade carri... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970753 | Vacuum cleaner noise reducing arrangement An arrangement for reducing the noise generated by the exhaust air flow of a vacuum cleaner includes a two part cartridge internally formed with interleaved sets of baffle plates. This cartridge may be selectively installed within the vacuum cleaner housi... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970754 | Carpet tack strip with urethane base The present invention relates to an improved synthetic resinous formulation utilized to form a substrate for retention of carpet while securing tack and pre-nail elements in strip form, and with the pre-nails being adapted to secure the substrate in place... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970755 | Apparatus for trimming back fat off a pork shoulder butt The apparatus for trimming a layer of back fat off a pork shoulder butt comprises a frame as well as a flat, flexible and arcuate cutting blade with two ends respectively attached to a pair of blade holders pivotally mounted onto the frame. A conveyor, a ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970756 | Adjustable internal guide element for an apparatus for cutting up the carcasses of slaughtered animals, and a corresponding method Apparatus for cutting up carcasses in an abattoir, and in particular for cleaving them in two, comprises: a support beam securely mounted on a cleaving carriage via a pivot mount enabling the beam to pivot angularly about a pivot axis extending parallel t... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970757 | Automated excision of undesirable material and production of starting material for restructured meat The present invention is drawn to various aspects of automated excision of undesirable material (and optionally excision of bone) from meat, and automated production of starting material for restructured meat, including: (a) an apparatus and method genera... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970758 | Stuffing method and apparatus A stuffing method and apparatus is disclosed which produces a stuffed log having a front end portion which is larger in diameter than the remainder of the log. This is accomplished by spacing the sizing disc and pressure ring apart when food product is fi... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970759 | Textile fiber processing apparatus and method Apparatus for processing textile fibers is disclosed which includes a carding machine (14) and a batt former (A). Batt former (A) includes an air circulation loop which includes a plenum (B), fiber compacting chamber (C), air separating means (72, 74), ac... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970760 | Golf cart accessory clamp A clamp for clamping a golf cart accessory 11 to an elongated element 21 on a golf cart. The clamp includes a resilient tubular member 22 (FIG. 6) attached to the accessory 11 (FIG. 2) that can be pressed onto elongated element 21. A locking clamp 31 (FIG... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970761 | Circuit board isolating fastener A fastener for securing a circuit board to a chassis or another circuit board of an electronic appliance in a spaced relationship by a predetermined fixed distance. The fastener comprises a plunger having an inverted pyramid-shaped head and a rod extendin... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970762 | Article securing device An article securing device consisting of two parts, a block with a hole in it and an article holding portion having two arms which can be inserted into and locked onto the block. The arms have notches on their ends for engaging the block and locking the a... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970763 | Hook-type speed fastening device with optional integrated, adjustable width, adjustable tension, eyelet capacity An improved hook-type speed fastening device with an optional, integrated, adjustable width, adjustable tension capacity is disclosed. In the main, the fastening device includes an inner eyelet-bearing head with a novel communicating outer loop, and a lac... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970764 | Machine for classifying, cleaning and arranging textile tubes A machine for processing textile tubes with yarn residue and comprising a device for removing the yarn residue from the textile tubes and including jaws, an element for opening the jaws, and an element for closing the jaws into the yarn residue with respe... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970765 | Machine tool A machine tool having pallets each being movable between machining region and non-machining region. At the machining region, there are provided a movable column which supports a spindle head, and a stationary table confronting the column. In front of the ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970766 | Button attachable to clothes without using thread A button includes a female element and a male element engageable with each other. A hole with a pawl is formed in the female element. The male element includes a base portion and a pin integrally formed together. The pin has a free tip end and one or more... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970767 | Heatable controlled deflection roll A heatable controlled deflection roll contains hydrostatic support elements, each of which is supported in a pressure chamber and displaceable in a predetermined support or pressing direction. Heating of the rotatable roll shell or jacket of the controlle... | 11/20/1990 |
