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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5036547 | Baby feeding bib A baby feeding bib comprises an apron-like member made of flexible material, with sleeves openable along their length so as to be easily positioned around the baby's arms. Fastening material extending along the seams defining the opening along the sleeve ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036548 | Firefighter's combination trousers and safety harness A firefighter's trousers and a safety harness combination garment. Preferably, the safety harness has connection parts which are connectable to secure the safety harness and the firefighter's trousers as a unit upon the firefighter who wears the garment.... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036549 | Combination vest-suspenders garment A combination vest-suspenders garment includes full front vest portions which meet in the front and button down the center, which taper at their upper ends to form relatively narrow shoulder portions and which flare outwardly in the traditional manner tow... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036550 | Sports tie A sports tie is comprised of a plurality of rigid segments flexibly joined together in the form of a necktie. The exposed surfaces of the segments are finished to simulate a basketball court. The logo or other insignia of a sports team is bonded to the ex... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036551 | Elastomeric composite fabric Elastomeric composite fabrics are described which have a layered construction and are made of a microporous polymeric membrane, a water vapor permeable polymer, and an elastomeric thermoplastic nonwoven material. The elastomeric composite fabrics provide ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036552 | Fastener A fastener includes a buckle in the form of a plate connected to a strap. A lower clamping jaw is mounted on the plate remote from the strap. A spring arm is mounted on the plate and has an upper clamping jaw. An actuating lever is disposed above the clam... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036553 | Fully automatic toilet system A toilet includes a toilet bowl fluidically connected to a water storage tank. A control circuit is mounted on the storage tank and a water level sensor circuit is mounted on the bowl. A control panel is manually set to set the amount of water used in a f... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036554 | Water saving toilet construction A water saving toilet construction includes a toilet unit which is adapted for flushing with less than approximately one gallon of water, a holding tank which is located beneath the toilet unit and a macerator discharge pump assembly which is operative fo... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036555 | Bathing unit with adjustable height platform A bathing unit which includes a vertically adjustable bottom portion and fluid receiving channels. The lift mechanism includes a spring and manual spring tension adjuster. The user is able to adjust the spring so that the platform moves when the weight of... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036556 | Adjustable headboard for beds A headboard arrangement comprising a vertical shell (10), a body support (12), and connecting means (50,52) for slidably and turnably connecting the body support to the shell such that the body support can be raised and tilted over a bed as a backrest, or... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036557 | Patient transfer apparatus and method A patient transfer apparatus and a method of using the apparatus to facillitate the transfer of a patient lying flat, from a first patient support such as a bed or table to a second patient support such as a stretcher, or vice versa. The apparatus include... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036558 | Wall bed imitation fireplace Disclosed is a wall bed within an enclosure that looks like a fireplace when the bed is in a vertical position.... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036559 | Method of dual mode patient support A patient's head, chest and upper torso are supported on a first surface formed by a plurality of inflatable sacks disposed on an articulatable member. The patient's lower torso, buttocks, legs and feet are supported on a second surface formed by air flui... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036560 | Method of ironing articles of clothing and apparatus for carrying out the method A method of ironing articles of clothing suspended on hangers includes the step of directing opposite hot air jets onto two large sides of a moving previously wetted article with the opposite hot air jets acting to impinge upon the treated article in a di... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036561 | Combined depiller and delinter Device for removing fiber pills and lint from a fabric in which a supporting substrate has affixed on one surface an abrasive coating of substantially uniform particles lying in the range of 280-600 grit size for removing pills and on another surface a fa... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036562 | Plaque removing dental hygiene apparatus A dental hygiene apparatus for removing plaque which is to connect with the handle of a conventional toothbrush with the toothbrush being used as the instrument to remove plaque. The handle is mounted through the open end of a cylindrical sleeve-like hand... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036563 | Rotational elevator rope cleaning device Elevator hoist ropes are continuously cleaned by a rotatable generally cylindrical wire brush assembly mounted in the machine room or hoistway along the path of travel of the hoist ropes. The axis of rotation of the wire brush is skewed to the direction o... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036564 | Press-on type finger pulls A press-on type finger pull for application to the face of sliding panels. The finger pull comprises a rigid body having a rear mounting surface and a front surface wider than the rear mounting surface and side surfaces that extend forwardly and outwardly... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036565 | Hinge, preferably for hinging a door or flap to a carrying wall of a furniture corpus A hinge, preferably for hinging a door or flap to a carrying wall of a furniture corpus, comprises a cup-shaped hinged hinge member and a hinge bracket, which is articulatedly connected to the hinge member by two links and is adapted to be mounted on the ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036566 | Covered ornamental clasp and apparatus for its production The invention relates to a clasp having coverable clasp parts, comprising a clasp upper part (1) of dish-shaped cross section and, pressable into the latter, a clasp lower part (2) of dish-shaped cross section, the upper and lower surfaces facing one anot... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036567 | Push-in fastener clip A press-in fastener clip (50) is provided that features a resilient locking arm (10) having a surface (18) adapted to releasably secure clip (50) to an aperture (16). Clip (50) has a V shaped insertion leg (8) that is operative to assist in securing clip ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036568 | Method and system to detect the position and tension of yarn being air textured Method and apparatus to produce a plied, air textured continuous filament yarn by severing the supply yarn upon the detection of a drop in tension. When the tension in the yarn being processed drops, the position of the running yarn will be detected by a ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036569 | Filter/funnel assembly machine An apparatus for automatically assembling immunotesting filter funnels. At a first station, a slotted indexing carousel receives correctly oriented funnel retaining rings. At a second station a disk of filter material is placed in the retaining ring. At a... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036570 | Vehicle rear deck filler panel mounting structure Mounting structure is provided for a vehicle rear deck filler panel. The mounting structure includes an adjustable support member adhered to vehicle support structure beneath the rear deck filler panel. Threadingly interconnected elements form part of the... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036571 | Carrier tape and cover applying and removal devices for same An improved carrier tape is disclosed comprising an elongated base strip and an elongated cover strip both formed of a plastic film material. The base strip is provided with longitudinally spaced cavities for components to be transported therein as well a... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036572 | Rotatable nose assembly for setting fasteners A tool for swaging a fastener collar around a grooved fastener pin to secure two or more work pieces together includes an axially elongated anvil and collet that can slide back and forth to perform the swaging operation. Localized side areas of the anvil ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036573 | Holland fifth wheel cylinder removal tool A Holland cylinder removal tool is set forth for use in removing a fifth wheel cylinder from an associated fifth wheel mount. The tool includes a plurality of spaced parallel and aligned arms, each extending from a respective fluid cylinder end and a pist... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036574 | Multiple piercing apparatus and method A multiple piercing apparatus for piercing a workpiece having a plurality of reference marks defining the piercing locations. A plurality of adjustably movable piercing unit cases are opposedly arranged on opposite sides of a machine bed. A piercing eleme... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036575 | Method and apparatus for conversion of doorknob lock sets A method of converting a conventional lock set from one manufacturer's lock cylinder to another's is provided. The method includes provision of a universal doorknob or handle mountable, generally by means of adaptors, on any of a variety of manufactures o... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036576 | Method of installing a fastener A powered fastener installation apparatus and method wherein the successful installation of a fastener is indicated by directly detecting the event of the fastener stem breaking. The device releases any partially upset fastener before withdrawing from the... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036577 | Method of forming a shrink fit implosion protection band A shrink fit implosion protection band for a CRT having rounded corners is stretched along the diagonals by 1.0% to 1.5% to form necked down areas in the band.... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036578 | Cutting, stripping and wire-wrapping hand tool A cut, strip and wrap tool for removing insulation from a wire while wrapping about a terminal, comprising on a rotatable bit a wire-receiving slot which is circumferentially offset from a sleeve window at one end to a cutter at the opposite end. The bit ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036579 | Method for making a first object which can be fixed with great accuracy with respect to a second object A method for making a first object (1) which can be fixed with great precision with respect to a second object (2) comprises the steps of pressure-casting the first object from a plastically deformable, relatively soft metal such as light metals and zinc ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036580 | Process for manufacturing a polymeric encapsulated transformer A process for manufacturing a polymeric encapsulated "E" core transformer, a polymeric encapsulated "C" core transformer, and a polymeric encapsulated toroidal shaped transformer, said process requiring considerably less time to complete than do conventio... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036581 | Dry cell battery casing processing An apparatus and method for fabricating a consolidated assembly of cathode material in a dry cell battery casing having a closed end and an open end are disclosed. The casings are moved in a path to a selected transfer region on a circular locus, into reg... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036582 | Parts mounting machine A parts mounting machine for easily changing the type or number of parts being used within includes a work piece positioning device for positioning a work piece on a movable table thereon, and a plurality of part handling units which can be fixed to and d... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036583 | Process for making contact pin - contact bushing structural unit A contact pin - contact bushing unit comprises a contact pin (3), having two spring-mounted, parallel legs (6) bordering an elongated hole formed by punching. The legs are employed for insertion into the opening of a circuit board. The legs (6) terminate ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036584 | Method of manufacture of copper cored enclosures for hybrid circuits A method of forming an enclosure for an electric circuit and the enclosure wherein there is provided a boat of material having a bottom and side wall, placing a material having a substantially higher thermal conductivity and a lower melting point than tha... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036585 | Process for the manufacture of an exhaust silencer In a process for the manufacture of an exhaust silencer for motor vehicles, the advantages derived from employing mineral fiber mouldings are extensively retained while at the same time greatly reducing expenditure on shape-stabilization and transportatio... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036586 | Method of mounting a rear deck filler panel on a vehicle A method of mounting a rear deck filler panel on a vehicle is provided. The method includes use of an adjustable support member including a base element and a panel support element which are threadingly connected to each other. The adjustable support memb... | 08/06/1991 |
