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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4977621 | General utility hand-grip assist pad A one piece multi-purpose hand-cushioning device providing protection to the palm area of the hand from trauma associated with athletic and job-related activities. The device embodies a grip enhancement feature useful in many activities requiring prolonge... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977622 | Medical garment A medical garment for covering a patient's arms and shoulders. The medical garment includes first and second sleeves which are adapted to enclose the arms and shoulders of the patient and which are releasably joined together by respective elongated straps... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977623 | User wearable inflatable garment A garment such as a vest or jump suit containing one or more inflatable gas-bags which will automatically expand upon appropriate signals from remote and garment contained deceleration sensors. A unique coded signal system is employed to insure that in fa... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977624 | Tie knot A tie knot is provided separate from a conventional tie which eliminates the need for the wearer to tie a knot in the tie. The knot may be of the same color as the tie or be a contrasting color.... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977625 | Under-cuff protective device An under-cuff protective device is formed to be placed and retained between a restraining device, such as handcuffs or leg-cuffs, and the detainee. The device includes a flexible base member of a length to substantially encircle the limb, generally at the... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977626 | Garment pocket dispenser A garment or the like including a dispenser pocket attached thereon, formed by two overlaid panels, one of which is partially detachable, forming a pocket therebetween and further having an elongate opening through the outer panel allowing the storage of ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977627 | Protective goggle A flexible mask goggle is presented comprising a flexible housing which receives an optically transparent lens. The housing includes a novel ventilation structure along the upper and lower surfaces thereof. On the upper surface, this ventilation structure... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977628 | Water closet arm assembly An apparatus is disclosed for an improved water closet arm assembly for a water closet having a water closet seat. One embodiment of the apparatus comprises a substantially flat base member having a first and a second end with the substantially flat base ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977629 | Portable inflatable patient assist apparatus A multi-chambered, normally deflated pad positioned on a bed wherein the bed-ridden person would make contact with the pad in that area of the body between the hips and shoulder. The pad would have first and second inflatable chambers positioned adjacent ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977630 | Patient mover An apparatus for use in moving a small child who has been injured or sick. The apparatus includes a base, and a flexible flat board mounted to the base. The ends of the board can be moved to a raised position to accommodate the child. The apparatus also i... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977631 | Trucker's bed A device for suspending a mattress or the like within the sleeping compartment of a truck. The device includes a generally elongated frame with a flat support surface for placing the mattress thereon. The frame may be directly suspended from the walls of ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977632 | Low-cost sleeping bag A low-cost sleeping bag comprising a sheet of recycled lining paper formed into overlying loops to define a envelope closed at one end and open at the other, and intermediate layers of corrugated or dimpled paper inserted between the overlying portions of... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977633 | Collapsible air bed A acollapsible, portable, stowable, air inflatable bed is disclosed. The bed consists of an air mattress supported at the head from a hollow cylinder. One end of the hollow cylinder forms the support housing and the air conduit for an electric motor drive... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977634 | Pillow with poisonous gas removing cover A lifesaving pillow uses a flexible and air-permeable antigas sheet member including a poisonous gas removing layer containing an antigas agent for removing poisonous gas and, if necessary, a deodorizing layer containing a deodorizing agent and a smoke fi... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977635 | Control circuit for vertically storing dock leveler In a vertically storing dock leveler having a platform which is stored in an upright position, a control circuit which enables retention of the platform in position in response to power failure, and which compensates for possible operator error or inatten... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977636 | Pile supported bridge assembly A pile supported bridge assembly is disclosed in which an array of pilings is set out in a generally regular grid pattern. Temporary support channels are placed on the pilings and cap members are placed onto the supports generally perpendicular to the lon... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977637 | Magnetic window cleaning apparatus Inside and outside window surface cleaning units contain magnets disposed adjacent to respective base walls. All magnets of the inside unit have the same polarity surfaces adjacent to the base wall. All magnets of the outside unit have all magnets with th... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977638 | Dust collection apparatus Apparatus for a home workshop to collect wood dust from a plurality of work stations and deposit the dust in a container. There are suction hoses, one to each work station. At their outlet ends, the hoses are connected to a single control means operable t... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977639 | Floor detector for vacuum cleaners A floor detector for a power brush of a vacuum cleaner comprises a lift sensor S1 and a floor sensor S2. The lift sensor S1 has a movable member which yieldably displaces when the power brush is placed on a relatively soft floor while the floor sensor S2 ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977640 | Floor nozzle for vacuum cleaner A floor nozzle for a vacuum cleaner which includes a housing, and an agitator, a driving motor for the agitator, and a switch for changing over rotating directions of the motor which are accommodated in the housing, and a coupling pipe connected to the ho... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977641 | Lever handle assembly for sanitary fixtures A lever handle assembly for a sanitary water fixture which includes a spindle for actuating the fixture. The lever handle assembly comprises the handle adapter, a handle sleeve having a handle lever, and a friction coupling. The handle adapter nonrotatabl... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977642 | Door mounting with side opening for insertion of pivot pin The invention relates to a door, especially an all glass door, with a bearing recess provided which extends perpendicularly to a vertical edge of the door. The bearing recess has a side opening for the insertion of pivot pin at the end which is closest to... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977643 | Fish skinning device, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A device for suspending a fish in spaced relation from a vertical support member such as a post or tree to facilitate skinning, scaling and other cleaning operations. The device includes a brace support structure with two upper downwardly-angled support a... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977644 | Fish holder A portable fish holder for convenient, safe cleaning and filleting of a fish. The invention is comprised of one rectangular base panel, two panel support walls, one affixed transversely at each end of the base, and two positionable rectangular fish suppor... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977645 | Apparatus for removing foreign metal bodies from a fiber transporting duct A system for removing foreign metal bodies from a pneumatically conveyed stream of fiber material includes a fiber conveying duct in which the fiber material is pneumatically advanced; a branch-off location in the duct; a branch conduit joining the duct a... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977646 | Cam assisted load binder An over center load binder assembly is disclosed comprising a crank member, a clevis type draw bar with leg elements pivotally connected to a first portion of the crank member, a pull link pivotally connected to a second portion of the crank member and a ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977647 | Double locking snap hook A double locking snap hook comprising a shank, a spring biased latch member and a spring biased locking means, the latch member and locking means being biased by two separate screens. One end of the shank defines a hook portion, and the latch member is bi... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977648 | Device at a snap-in lock An arrangement for a snap lock includes a first component having a projecting part that is capable of being introduced into a corresponding cavity in a second component. An indentation in the projecting part is oriented transverse to the direction of intr... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977649 | Connecting device In a connecting device for belts, chain links and/or other components, particularly in order to facilitate manipulation, a basic unit (1) and a closing element (2) are mutually connected at a first connection point by the use of a pivot closure which cons... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977650 | Buckle assembly A buckle comprises a plug including a protuberant arm having first engaging means; and a socket adapted to be releasably coupled with the plug. The lower wall of the socket has a cantilevered engaging flap provided on its inner surface thereof and having ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977651 | Covering device for a fabric inlet and outlet slot of tenter housing A covering device for the inlet and outlet slots of a tenter comprises a flexible plastic strip whose ends are fastened in the region of the ends of the respective slot. In the area where the chain rail guides extend through the slot, the plastic strip is... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977652 | Tree forest cemetery A tree forest cemetery and method of interment of cremated remains in which cremated remains are each contained in an urn capsule which in turn is lowered into a vault buried in the ground. Preferably, a needleleaf tree is planted over the vault so as to ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977653 | Apparatus for needling a web supported by a grate of blades transverse to needing direction In order to increase the latitude regarding the distribution of needles in a needle board in a direction which is transverse to the direction of travel of a web which is to be needled in an apparatus for needling the web while it is supported by a deck pr... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977654 | Process and apparatus for crimping fibers An apparatus for crimping and permanently heat setting a fiber or tow without non-uniform stress or tension, comprising a conveying means having a multiplicity of openings, means for supplying the fiber or tow across the conveying means, means for inserti... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977655 | Method of making a transducer A miniature transducer designed for use in a medical imaging system catheter probe is disclosed. The transducer has an electric cavity and coaxial construction for preventing electric fields from being emitted or received by the transducers. The construct... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977656 | Nickel coated shot blasted web conveying roller A roller for conveying a web is manufactured by applying a layer of nickel to a steel roller and blasting the surface ofo the nickel layer with steel shot to create on the surface a deep texture with well rounded down features and sharp up features with p... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977657 | Method of producing a fragmentation jacket The fragmentation jacket of a projectile or shell should be prefragmentized in the simplest possible manner by means of reference fracture locations provided at the inner side or interior surface of the fragmentation jacket. For this purpose, the referenc... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977658 | Sensor and method for the production thereof Disclosed is a sensor comprising an insulating substrate, a plurality of electrodes coated on the insulating substrate and formed of a thin film conductor of a metallo-organic compound obtained by a pyrolysis, and a layer formed across the electrodes. The... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977659 | Tool for seating tubing in a concealed roofing base rail A tool for seating tubular members in grooves provided on each side of a base rail which is mounted on a supporting roof structure to secure the sheathing material for the roof covering the supporting roof structure to the base rail. The tool includes a f... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977660 | Tool for removing and installing an automotive universal joint A tool for removing a coupling cap when disconnecting the universal joint from a yoke, and installing a coupling cap when connecting a universal joint to a yoke. The tool includes a pair of anvils spaced apart for supporting the universal joint and yoke i... | 12/18/1990 |
