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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4979236 | Insect protective garment An insect proof garment for protection against mosquitoes, black flies and other insects is disclosed. The garment is made entirely from a lightweight semi-rigid insect excluding mesh and is comprised of a head net attached to an upper body portion, with ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979237 | Disposable sanitary protector cover for toilet A disposable protector for toilet seats having a cover of paper or similar material with a center cut-out generally conforming to the opening in the seat. The cover has a retainer member which may be in the form of a flange or tab which engage the inner e... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979238 | Combination toilet seat lifter and toilet flusher A combination toilet seat lifter and toilet flusher is disclosed. The combination toilet seat lifter and toilet flusher includes a body portion having a cylindrical shape and further having an open end and a closed end. The body portion contains a longitu... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979239 | Support structure for wall-mounted sanitary apparatus, and supporting uprights therefor A support structure for sanitary apparatus to be wall-mounted on a partition wall incorporating an internal framework. In accordance with the invention the support structure comprises, joined to each other in one piece by two legs (31), two crossmembers (32, 3... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979240 | Therapeutic footrest The therapeutic footrest is designed for use while sitting on a toilet seat. The footrest is in the form of a stool having a planar shaped front leg and a planar shaped rear leg that support a horizontally oriented top wall member. A pair of longitudinall... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979241 | Toilet flush control device A patented valve control for use in a toilet tank having a bottom outlet for discharging water to a toilet bowl, a valve for closing the outlet, a conventional actuating lever and a chain connecting the lever to the valve for opening the latter, includes ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979242 | Collapsible room shelter A collapsible portable shelter or changing room comprising a body of circular bellows like configuration capable of manufacture on current plastic mold equipment with current plastic materials. The bellows like walls overlap vertically and integrally down... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979243 | Circulating water pool A diverging section is defined in a lower water passage such that the outlet or downstream end of the diverging section becomes substantially equal to the width of a front curved water passage and to the height of an upper water passage and/or one or more... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979244 | Wave valve A pneumatic wave-generator for a wave pool, comprising a caisson divided into a plurality of wave-generating chambers, a ventilator space provided with a powered source of forced air, and a system of conduits coupled to an air-directional valve which is c... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979245 | Self-cleaning whirlpool system for bathtubs in general A self-cleaning whirlpool system for spas, including bathtubs, is disclosed. The system comprises a circulating pump connected to a water intake pipe, a filter and a hydraulic circuit having nozzles for whirlpool massage. An air intake circuit is provided... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979246 | Support frame and extender for an adjustable bed The invention provides an improved support frame and extender for an adjustable bed which comprises an inclinable head frame portion 14 and an adjustable extender 19 slideably mounted on said head frame to bridge the space, S, between the head frame and t... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979247 | Railroad track renewal train The train comprises transport vehicles (16) for the new (T1) and old (T2) ties, followed by a storage vehicle (12) for the ties, a railroad car (1) as a dismantling car, articulated to the storage vehicle (12), and a laying unit (17) constructed in a mann... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979248 | Air suspension bed for vehicles An air suspension bed is disclosed which is structured for installation in a vehicle and comprises a frame which is configured to hold a cushion. Two fluid suspension units include air bag assemblies and an upper housing unit and a lower housing unit with... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979249 | Inflatable pillow having controlled deflation An inflatable cushion in the form of a pillow including an inflatable bladder having a hand operated air pump for inflating the bladder and an adjustable valve providing for a controlled rate of escape of air from the bladder and thus providing for a cont... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979250 | Blanket for a newborn infant A blanket and method for swaddling an infant is provided that is both physically and psychologically simulative of the snug encapsulization experienced by the infant when in utero. The blanket is comprised of an upper portion having two symmetric wings. E... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979251 | Bed sheet mounting system A bedding system which comprises a rectangular mattress, a top sheet and a bottom sheet. The top and bottom sheets are releasibly connectable to the mattress via cooperating areas of hook and loop material respectively carried by the mattress and the shee... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979252 | Apparatus for making custom insoles A custom insole is made up of a plurality of layers of a thermoformable material united together at their interfaces to conform in size and contour to the bottom surface of a foot, the layers comprising at least one strength layer and at least one filler ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979253 | Hydraulic circuit for control of lip of vertically storing dock leveler In a vertically storing dock leveler, more efficient, faster storage is enabled by providing a circuit which causes the lip of the leveler to maintain its position while the leveler platform is being raised. This position retention is in contrast to prior... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979254 | Eraser feeder An eraser mover for use with a power eraser comprising mechanical means for sliding the eraser out of its holder by inserting prongs into the eraser and moving the prongs outwardly.... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979255 | Grill scrubbing and scraping apparatus An apparatus for scrubbing and scraping the surface of a grill or the like utilizes a rotating head having a first member to which a scrubbing pad is attached and a second member to which a scraper is attached. The second member is movably attached to the... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979256 | Toothbrush with multiple rotary brush members A toothbrush having one or more wheel members with radially disposed bristles adapted to roll into contact with tooth surfaces. End plates on the wheel member inhibit bristle deflection. In a multiple wheel member version an intermediate wheel member serv... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979257 | Lint roller with encasement A combination of a lint roller and encasement therefor in which two clam shell elements are pivotally connected together at one of their ends. One of the elements is a holder for a lint roller and the other is a cover/handle which when pivoted closed encl... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979258 | Children's folding toothbrush A children's toothbrush having a handle and an arm joined to the handle and having bristles disposed at one end thereof. A joint is formed on the opposite end of the arm for connection to the handle. The handle has a cavity for receiving the arm and the b... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979259 | Windshield wiper system especially for motor vehicles This invention describes a so-called reciprocating wiper system having a guide housing moving pendulum fashion and a wiper arm guided therein and radially retractable and extractable, wherein by various measures the volume of the guide housing is changed ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979260 | Hand-guided sweeping machine A hand-guided sweeper employing a rotary brush to propel debris into a detachable hopper, a blower to facilitate pickup of dust and a filter to remove dust prior to passing through the blower includes guides on the frame of the sweeper adapted to cooperat... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979261 | Variable position door closer Disclosed is a door control device that automatically repositions the driving shaft of the door closer toward and away from the door pivot, as the door opens and closes, as a means of modifying and improving the force required to open and close the door. ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979262 | Roller for rolling drawer guides Roller for rolling drawer guides with a wheel journaled on a stud (24) fastened to the running and/or guiding rail of the drawer guide, the wheel having a rim concentric with the longitudinal central axis of the stud (24). The wheel is divided into a hub ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979263 | Swivel bearing for a door-holding rod of a door holder of a motor vehicle A swivel bearing for a door-holding rod of a door holder of a motor vehicle. The door-holding rod is swivelable by means of a hinge pin about an axis extending parallel to the hinge axis of the motor vehicle door. The door-holding rod extends through a ho... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979264 | Concealed hinge for switching boxes A concealed hinge for switching boxes which is unhingeable, the hinge having a first and second hinge part. The first hinge part having a bearing eye attached to an inside of a door leaf. The second hinge part surrounds the first hinge part in the shape o... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979265 | Wide angle hinge with gear drive A wide angle hinge is used for articulation of a furniture door on a furniture unit with a base plate mounted on the furniture unit and a housing mounted on the furniture door; mounted on the base plate is a first gear rack on which a gear is rolled in th... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979266 | Easel hinge An easel hinge includes first and second hinge plates, each including a substantially flat main portion, a curled or rolled barrel portion and a pair of rosette type fastening elements. The barrel portions of the hinge plates cooperate to hingeably connec... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979267 | Method and apparatus for arranging sausages in groups suitable for packing Sausages leaving a sausage-making machine as a string are arranged into groups suitable for packing by transferring them onto a conveyor belt, subsequently orienting them with their respective longitudinal axis extending obliquely with respect to the conv... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979268 | Method and apparatus for the mechanical cleaning of freshly caught roundfish A method and apparatus for mechanically cleaning freshly caught fish. In an initial step for preparing a throat cut in a roundfish, the head thereof is bent backwards to an angle of about 30° relatively to the axis of the trunk to stretch the neck and is... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979269 | Method and apparatus for separating back fat from loins Apparatus for the separation of back fat from a loin portion of a carcass and having a conveyor for supporting and moving a loin portion with the back fat lowermost, a pressure device for applying pressure to the upper surface of a loin portion, a general... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979270 | Apparatus and methods for converting tow into staple Disclosed are apparatus and methods for converting tow into sliver including cutter rolls for cutting fiber to length, a collector pan for passing the cut fiber from the cutting rolls to a drafting section and a pin roll in the drafting section for combin... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979271 | Flock delivery systems A flock extraction apparatus includes a pair of ducts which extend along a track for conveying fiber flock and a diverter chamber at one end of the ducts for directing the flock into one or the other of a pair of transport ducts extending from the diverte... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979272 | Method for replenishing fiber bales in an opening machine The method provides for the replenishment of fiber bales to at least one row of fiber bales disposed on a spinning floor in operative positions extending along a path of a reciprocally mounted fiber bale opening machine. The bales are assembled in groups ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979273 | Adjustable clamp A clamp that comprises a clamp column extending upwardly from one end of a base. The clamp column has a first clamping plate at its free end. An adjustment column also extends upwardly from the base and is spaced parallel to the clamp column. The adjustme... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979274 | Process and apparatus for crimping fibers An apparatus for crimping and permanently heat setting a fiber or tow without stress or tension, comprising a mechanical crimping means, a conveying means which receives the crimped fiber or tow, and a heating or irradiation zone through which the conveyi... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979275 | Device for magnifying displacement of piezoelectric element or the like and method for producing same A method of producing a device for magnifying displacement of a piezoelectric element adapted to be displaced by application of voltage thereto. The method includes a first step of forming a movable member integrally with a frame through a connecting port... | 12/25/1990 |
