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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5152013 | Versatile tandem belt The stabilizing belt comprises a pliable belt band, means for securing the band about the waist of the forward person of a tandem pair, and at least two discrete hand grip assemblies for the rearward person of the tandem pair. Each of the hand grip assemb... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152014 | Breathable body wear Women's body wear is provided with a panel in the crotch area which is formed of open or loosely knit material formed using threads made up of a bundle of hydrophobic fibers having a large surface area and longitudinally extending channels to provide drie... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152015 | Additive product dispensing apparatus An additive product dispensing apparatus for a toilet tank which prevents waste of excessive chemicals within the toilet tank and causes the treatment solution to remain in the toilet bowl water after the flushing cycle. The dispensing apparatus includes ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152016 | Transfer board A transfer board comprising a flat board member having tapered opposite ends is provided to enable a patient to transfer from a chair to a bed or the like. The board has a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted thereon which support the buttocks of the pa... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152017 | Mummy-shaped sleeping bag having a fastener extending curvilinearly between foot and head ends of the bag A sleeping bag having a zip fastener of the zipper or slide fastener type extending from the foot end up to the head end thereof. More specifically, the sleeping bags may be of practically any kind of design; however, especially down-filled sleeping bags ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152018 | Batting filled self inflatable body An inflatable body comprising an airtight envelope enclosing a core of batting material having tensile elements extending from an upper to lower surface thereof and having the upper and lower surfaces thereof bonded to the envelope. The process of making ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152019 | Mattress and cushion material The present invention provides a cushion material including padding elements, each of which consists of a core and an outer resilient layer surrounding the core.... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152020 | Waterbed mattress having improved anchoring of floating inserts According to the present invention, an improved method of anchoring floating waterbed mattress inserts is provided. A vinyl tether is provided which is secured at one end thereof to the floating insert. The other end of the tether is welded to a section o... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152021 | Low air loss bag for patient support system Method and apparatus for preventing bed sores in a bedridden patient. A low air loss bed is provided including a frame, a first set of substantially rectangular air bags for supporting a patient thereon mounted transversely on the frame, and a second set ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152023 | Cellular cushion having sealed cells A cellular cushion has a flexible base and flexible cells projecting outwardly from the base. The cells, which are formed from an elastomeric material and contain a gas such as air, are organized into longitudinal and transverse rows, and webs within the ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152024 | Therapeutic table-with time based tilt motor controller A kinetic therapeutic table 10 having a frame 12, a planar patient support 14 mounted to the frame 12 for rotation about an elongate axis substantially aligned therewith and adjustable vertically at its foot 20 and head 18 ends. Symmetrical lateral suppor... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152025 | Method for manufacturing open-heeled shoes A method and injection mold assembly for making open-heeled shoes as disclosed. A lasting string is wrap-stitched around the lower peripheral border of an upper having an open heel, and the wrap-stitching is reinforced. The upper is aligned upon a last an... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152026 | Cooling tower cleaning device A siphon transfer, cooling tower sump water cleaning device, which has a cleaning nozzle attachment (20) connected to an extension tube (32) and a collecting chamber (44). The collecting chamber has a drain hose (52) threadably attached on the end and the... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152027 | Industrial sweeper A surface sweeper may include a first pulley driven by the motor, a second pulley on a drive shaft for driving the drive wheel, a third pulley for driving the main brush, and a drive belt interconnecting the first and second pulleys which can be selective... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152028 | Upright vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner which includes a housing for accommodating a power-driven fan and a dust chamber, a suction head having a rotary brush for agitating dust on floors, the suction head being connected to the housing so as to enable the extracted du... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152029 | Hydraulic hinge A hydraulic hinge that includes an elongated tubular member in which a first ring member with an axial opening and a downward projection is fixed and a second ring member having an opening aligned with the opening of the first ring member and a notched po... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152030 | Vehicle door check A door check for controlling pivotal movement of a vehicle door between a closed position and one or more open positions, sometimes incorporated in a hinge, includes a rigid, elongated track member having two opposed track surfaces with at least one deten... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152031 | Non-contaminating handler A device to allow health practitioners' cabinet drawers to be opened and operating lights and other moveable operating equipment to be repositioned as he works, without the need to grasp, and thereby contaminate, their handles. The device comprises magnet... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152032 | Window sash balance with tension and torsion spring A spring balance for counteracting the weight of heavy window sashes includes both a torsion spring and a tension spring. The two springs are separated by a rigid tube. One end of each spring is connected to an end of the rigid tube. A spiral member engag... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152033 | Textile apparatus/method for reducing variations in silver weight A method and apparatus for a textile carding machine or drafting machine drawframe having an out-of-round or otherwise imperfect rotating member is based on detecting and analyzing the relative rotative positions of selected of the machines rotating membe... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152034 | Click-clip A bag closure device made of an extruded synthetic resin material comprising relatively stiff wing portions connected by a living hinge wherein each wing portion has a foot portion with a hook portion at the end thereof for mutual interlocking.... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152035 | Magnetic fastener A magnetic fastener utilizes the attraction force of a permanent magnet which comprises an attraction member comprising a permanent magnet having a through-hole extending between the magnetic poles and a ferromagnetic member attached on one of the magneti... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152036 | Lockable slide fastener slider A lockable slide fastener slider includes an upper wing and a lower wing defining therebetween a guide channel for the passage of fastener coupling elements, a pull tab pivotably mounted on the upper wing and a locking member having a locking prong movabl... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152037 | Adjustable hook and loop-type fastener assembly A hook and loop-type fastener system is provided with a shield disposed between the mated, juxtaposed hooked and looped surfaces of the fastener to preclude premature and inadvertent engagement. Once the two components of the fasteners have been properly ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152038 | Rotary closure for a sports shoe In this rotary closure according to the invention for a sports shoe a traction cable arrangement for drawing together the shoe closure flaps can be wound onto and unwound from a rotatable cable pulley. The traction cable arrangement consists of one single... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152039 | Device for aligning wefts of moving textile web A device for aligning wefts of textile belts comprises four arched cylinders which are positioned so that they define a regular or irregular quadrilateral. The orientations of the axes and angular positions of the cylinders are adjustable. In other words,... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152040 | Device for forming a plurality of dimples in a cylindrical wall of a counterbore provided in a component Heretofore, dimples or recesses that were distributed over the periphery of a cylindrical wall of a counterbore in a component had to be formed or inserted one after the other, which required complicated positioning work. According to the invention, in or... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152041 | Method and apparatus for rolling continuous material Apparatus and process are provided wherein pressure is exerted on a web by at least two rollers. One roller includes a roll shell which is rotatable around a stationary beam, wherein the roll shell is supported against the beam by hydraulic operational su... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152042 | Method of making a novelty jewelry pin A novelty pin that has a photograph of a prominent individual such as sports figure directly printed on a metal plate in the shape of a silhouette of at least the head and upper body portion of the person. The photograph silhouette is slightly smaller tha... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152043 | Self-contained lock wire securing tool A device is disclosed for automatically inserting a ferrule over a safety cable, tensioning the cable and crimping the ferrule onto the safety cable, and cutting off excess cable. The apparatus is used with a safety cable having a ferrule applied to one e... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152044 | Apparatus for removing flexible impeller from a pump housing An apparatus for removing a flexible impeller from a pump housing. The apparatus includes a base member, first and second arms connected to the base member and movable relative to each other, and an actuator for clamping the arms on the core of the flexib... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152045 | Adjusting jig for cantilever type brake apparatus for use in a bicycle An adjusting jig for a cantilever type brake apparatus for use in a bicycle, comprising a main body, and a pair of distance limiting portions for contacting right and left lever arms. The distance limiting portions is mounted on the main body such that a ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152046 | Fastener tightening method There is disclosed a constant-speed, fastener tightening method using a nut runner for setting the final tightened state of the fastener in terms of tightening torque, characterized in that the fastener is tightened by maintaining the rotative speed of th... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152047 | Method of producing laminated metal belt A method of producing a laminated metal belt with a space corresponding to the thickness of resin between respective ring belts by a step for forming a laminated sheet by bonding the number of metal sheets corresponding to the number of ring belts constit... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152048 | Process for manufacturing a composite assembly of ceramic and steel A composite assembly includes a ceramic inner member and an outer shell member fit around the inner member. The outer shell member is heated and expanded, the two members then are mutually located at predetermined positions relative to each other, and the... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152049 | Method of making a heated extended resistance temperature sensor An extended resistance temperature sensor formed of a plurality of lengths of pre-insulated resistance temperature detector (RTD) wire. The RTD wire is either unheated, self heated or is heated by means of strands of heater wire integrated with or placed ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152050 | Non-synchronous assembly system A permanently installed manufacturing system, to join together loose part sub-assemblies with quick change workstations and exchange tool transporters. The flexible manufacturing process involves the automatic, or manual, joining of loose components, rega... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152051 | Tool for terminating an electrical cable to a connector A hand operated tool for terminating the conductors of a hybrid cable to insulation displacement contacts contained in a connector. The tool includes a ratchet actuated cam which drives a ram and presser plate toward an abutting member upon which the conn... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152052 | Printed circuit board removal tool A hand operable tool is provided for removing a memory module printed circuit board from an underlying processor board without an appreciable risk of bending the pins of the pin-and-socket connectors used to removably secure the circuit board to the proce... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152053 | Apparatus for the production of a device for detaching portions of plate-like workpieces In an apparatus for producing a device for detaching portions of workpieces in plate, sheet or leaf form, in particular sheets of cardboard which are used in the folding box industry and which each include at least one blank for a folding box or the like,... | 10/06/1992 |
