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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5027517 | Circular saw head A circular saw head (1) for the cutting of side boards (3) from a log (2), as a circular saw blade (4) mounted on a saw shaft (10) by a support flange (5). Within a rim of saw teeth (13) and radially spaced apart from it a frontal annular support surface (... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027518 | Battery operated coping saw A cordless, electric handsaw. A U-shaped frame is removably mounted to the saw main frame to support the outer end of a coping saw blade having an inner end removably mounted to a reciprocably driven linkage connected to a battery operated motor contained... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027519 | Cue tip dressing device and method An improved cue tip dressing device and method. The device includes a base with a main surface and a plurality of projections from the main surface each of which has front and back surfaces converging to a convex knife edge forming the projection distal e... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027520 | Farrier's instrument The farrier's instrument includes a vertical rod, preferably with an elongated marking slot therein, a spaced pair of horizontal plates slideably connected to the vertical rod through the slot and lockable in place, and a rear rod, the upper end of which ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027521 | Surveying apparatus A ground-based surveying system comprising components which can be utilized during the night time to determine ground contours and boundaries. The system utilizes a collimated beam of light to define the location of a reference point selected during a gro... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027522 | Electronic level indicator An electronic level indicator, having a housing including at least one planar surface, a gravity responsive sensor mounted on the housing, the sensor constituting at least a part of two branches of an electronic bridge circuit, a pulse generator coupled t... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027523 | Learning device for aiding a person in forming alphanumeric combinations A learning device for aiding a person in forming alphanumeric combinations comprises a base having a top and a bottom. A template has an insert receiving aperture formed therein. The template is removably attached to the base, and a stencil insert having ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027524 | Motorcycle and ATV suspension gauge A suspension gauge with an inner rod (12) sliding in an outer tube (10). The marker ring (18) slides along the calibrated scale of the inner rod marking the deflection of the suspension system at various loaded and unloaded positions. In addition a lockin... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027525 | Field marker An improved field marker is provided which can be used on an agricultural implement of the type which includes wing folding. The field marker has an arm with a disk mounted on an outer end of the arm and a mounting system at the inner end of the arm for s... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027526 | Digital linear measuring device A digital linear measuring device includes a housing, a reel located within a housing and a measuring tape wound on the reel. The measuring tape is extendable through an opening in the housing as the reel is rotated. An incremental measuring means is asso... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027527 | Air-cooling system for precision measuring machines Precision measuring machine (10) has a bed (12) with a tailstock (14) and headstock (16) mounted thereon. Anvils (36, 42) are respectively mounted on the tailstock and headstock. Duct walls enclose the lower portion of the bed so that fan (62) can move ai... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027528 | Drying plant The present invention relates to a drying plant which is intended for drying one or more objects (3, 3') having a cylindrical outer surface, e.g. tubular cores for paper rolls, and which utilizes high frequency apparatus with associated electrodes (10, 11... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027529 | Charge/purge control system for air dryer having limited charge time A compressed air system includes an electronic control which controls enabling and disabling of the compressor in response to pressure level variations in the system storage reservoir. The control unit responds to compressor disabling by causing the syste... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027530 | Drying apparatus An apparatus (30) is disclosed for effective drying of material, such as vegetables, by centrifugal force. The apparatus (30) includes a series of conveyor assemblies (52-58) distributed on a rotating shaft (34). A gear ring (76) can be held stationary wh... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027531 | Apparatus for drying hoses in a fire hall A rack is provided for mounting in a fire hall for drying of hoses after use in a manner which avoids the necessity for a tower of sufficient height to receive the full length of the hoses. The rack comprises a plurality of shelves mounted upon a central ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027532 | Removable traction cleat with reinforced radial support The invention relates to traction cleats for shoes, and in particular to removable golf cleats used in golf and other field sports. The removable cleat has an improved flange design providing a rigid metal surface sufficiently close to the convex side of ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027533 | Vibratory shellfish harvesters and methods Shellfish harvesting devices including a frame to move over the submarine surface of a shellfish growing substrate and a plurality of tines extending down from it for penetration into the substrate, are improved by addition of a vibrator to impart a vibra... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027534 | Power ditch router A powered ditch router for clearing the overgrowth from road side drainage ditches is disclosed. The router includes a power shaft, a plurality of discs attached to the shaft for rotation therewith, and a number of cutting teeth are spaced about the perip... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027535 | Boltless holding clamp for earth working cutting teeth A boltless U-shaped holding clamp for wedgedly clamping cutting teeth to scarifier shanks of earth moving equipment. The clamp includes a first receiving channel having inclined bearing surfaces for engaging locking grooves of the snout of the scarifier s... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027536 | Snowplow mounting apparatus A snowplow mounting apparatus for use on trucks and the like is provided in which a pair of clam-shell plates are mounted on the front of the truck in place of the usual bumper. The plates are pivotally joined together at the top. The removed bumper is mo... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027537 | Vehicle emblem and license plate holder A personalized vehicle emblem secured to a vehicle license plate holding structure with mounting hardware. The emblem has a generally circular shield that has inscribed personalized information. A circular body located in a central recess of the shield ca... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027538 | Labelling device for electrical conductors A label carrier device for electrical conductors is characterized by a C-shaped rigid carrier member which, after placement on the conductor, grasps the conductor from below. The opening of the carrier member is closed with an elastic extension depending ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027539 | Pole restrained kite or airfoil Kites and airfoils designed in such fashion that the possibilities to observe the process by which the kite or airfoil is made airborne are maximized. Each time a gust of wind appears, the kite or airfoil rises automatically up a fixed pole which passes t... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027540 | Mechanical graphical display system A graphical display system utilizes an array of base units, which are disengageably affixed to one another so as to form a base board of variable extent, having a grid of slots in the front face thereof. Cover pieces have elements for slidably engaging th... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027541 | Magazine loaded firearm A pump action shotgun loaded from a magazine tube has a box magazine which feeds successive rounds of ammunition into the magazine tube through an opening in the side of the tube. Each successive round of ammunition is fed from the magazine tube into the ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027542 | Handle for a forearm stock of a pump action gun The present invention is a pump action gun having a forearm stock incorporating a U-shaped handle. The U-shaped handle of the forearm stock is located at the lower portion of the forearm stock such that a gun operator's hand grasping the forearm stock wil... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027543 | Attachment for fishing lure A fishing lure attachment includes a tuft having a first end and a second end and an elongated body, a trailing lock of strand-like reflective filaments extending from the tuft second end, and attachment means extending from the tuft first end.... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027544 | Fishing device A bait harness for holding a bait in the form of a fish or fillet for casting, trolling or jigging is designed to be virtually weedless in use. The harness includes a clamp of highly resilient spring material bent so that integral opposed sides converge t... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027545 | Sinker for the sport of fishing The present invention relates to a new and useful improvement in the field of sport fishing whereby a sinker that is commonly used for casting purposes is improved upon by allowing the weight component of the sinker to be removed or exchanged for weights ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027546 | Non-toxic method of exterminating insects This invention concerns a non-toxic method of exterminating dry wood termites, fleas, roaches, ants, weevils and the like by utilizing an inert freezing liquid such as liquid nitrogen as the killing agent. The liquid nitrogen is inserted so as to envelop ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027547 | Rat removal system Because of their remarkable ability to survive and multiply, methods of rat removal based on killing rats have been futile. The novel systems and methods depend on the vocalization of rats to cause rats to fire a premises. A large box trap is designed to ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027548 | Toxic dusting system for rodents An apparatus providing a tunnel-way for mice along a vertical surface including a first entrance way into a tunnel chamber having a flared open wall portion, the inner wall of which makes contact with a vertical surface. The walls forming a tunneling entr... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027549 | Insect capturing device An insect capturing device comprising a pair of elongate longitudinal members pivotally connected together at a point along their length to pivot relative to one another in a scissors fashion about the point of connection with handles at one end and a pai... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027550 | Apparatus for cultivating aquatic living things in sea water Apparatus for cultivating aquatic living things in sea water includes a column vertically installed in water, a solar ray collecting device mounted on the column, a light radiator movably attached to the column and a light guide for transmitting therethro... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027551 | Decorative lawn edging package A decorative lawn edging that includes several units or segments that are contiguously disposed and held together by a connecting corrugated band that is inserted on one of the ends of the units along their diameters. The band is sufficiently flexible to ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027552 | Redundant sensing edge for a door for detecting an object in proximity to the door edge A redundant sensing edge for a door to protect persons, equipment and the door from impact damage by actuating a device upon detecting an object in proximity to the door edge. The sensing edge includes an elongate outer sheath compressible upon applicatio... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027553 | Garage door closing apparatus An add-on device for a motorized garage door opener for automatically closing the door after a delay following the opening of the garage door by a driver and movement of a vehicle out of the garage. The device automatically prevents the door being inadver... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027554 | Oversized gate or door operating system A mechanism for opening and closing a large one piece rectangular overhead gate includes vertical jamb members on each side of the gate, horizontal track members located near the top of each side of the gate, track rollers fastened to the gate and carried... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027555 | Window regulator A window regulator for a motor vehicle is provided. The window regulator is arranged to provide a controlled movement of a window pane between a raised position and a lowered position, the window pane being guided on two opposite edges by guide means. The... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027556 | Window sealing and guiding arrangements A pillar for dividing the window frame carried by a vehicle door into a small part incorporating a fixed pane of window glass and a large part incorporating a vertically slidable pane of window glass comprises a metal strut supporting an extruded plastics... | 07/02/1991 |
