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...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5333361 | Keeper clip A keeper clip for attachment to a belt or strap which is formed as a single piece from a plastics material. The clip includes a pair of arms which are connected at one end through a flexible bight portion and are connectable at their other end through a r... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333362 | Lead-in device for a slide fastener The present device comprises a pin (8) affixed to the end of the strip (1) carrying the slider (4) and a plate (14) affixed to the end of the strip (2) carrying the leader (11). After engagement of the head (9) of the pin (8) inside the hole (17), the pin... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333363 | Tightening device for ski boot The tightening device comprises a tensioning lever, to which there are connected a first traction member and a second traction member. The device comprises means, such as a boss, exerting a delayed traction on the second traction member at the time of ope... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333364 | Method for producing random yarn denier variations on draw warping machines The present invention discloses a method of draw warping a plurality of partially oriented synthetic continuous filaments traveling in parallel side by side relation to produce denier variations randomly along the length of each filament and randomly from... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333365 | Apparatus for the manufacture of blinds Apparatus for the manufacture of blinds of the type having a head rail, a plurality of ladder tapes, plurality of blind slats, and raise cords passing through the blind slats, by which the blind slats may be drawn upwardly toward the head rail, and wherei... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333366 | Installation for manufacture of hot rolled steel strips An installation for the manufacture of hot rolled steel strips is disclosed which reduces the constructions costs, energy expenditure and space consumed. The installation comprises at least two thin slab casters, arrangements for preheating and/or keeping... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333367 | Bullet puller The present invention is an inertial bullet puller comprising a rigid tough transparent plastics material carrier tube having an opening at its upper end adapted to receive a cartridge and a head portion at its lower end adapted to be struck against a har... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333368 | Chair control with forward tilt An office-type chair having a base, a cantilevered pedestal assembly projecting upwardly from substantially a center of the base, and a seat/back arrangement connected to an upper end of the pedestal assembly. The seat/back arrangement includes a generall... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333369 | Method and apparatus for positioning dies A method for positioning both dies set to both movable and stationary platens of a plastic molding machine to form a cavity by fitting convex and concave portions formed on the facing surfaces of the dies into a spigot respectively, wherein a movable die ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333370 | Automatic control system of a numerical control router A supply conveyer carries to a supply position a pallet on which process boards and a sacrifice board fitting the process board are stacked, and after a robot positions the sacrifice board at a predetermined position of a suction table, the robot position... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333371 | Method for the manufacture of an indicating instrument A method is provided for manufacture of an electronically synchronizable indicating instrument the pointer of which can be turned between a zero stop and a scale-end by means of a stepping motor via a multi-step gearing, wherein the stepping motor has a t... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333372 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic head A method for manufacturing a magnetic head having a laminated core formed by alternately laminating metal magnetic layers and oxide layers on a non-magnetic substance base to a prescribed thickness. The method includes the steps of, positioning the lamina... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333373 | Socket insertion tool having indexable socket guide A tool for inserting electrical sockets (4) mounted on a carrier strip (2) into holes in a circuit board (80) has a socket guide (14) which is indexable to accommodate different sockets each having one of several possible known lengths. The tool includes ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333374 | Device for connecting connexion elements into connectors The invention relates to a device for connecting connexion elements equipping the ends of electrical conductors into connector housings, as well as to an automatic connexion machine. The device (5) comprises: a body (7) which can be displaced in the direction ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333375 | Substrate lead strip mounting machine and method An apparatus and method for simultaneously mounting lead strip segments onto each side of a rectangular ceramic substrate. Four lead strip mounting assemblies are equally spaced 90 degrees apart around a central vertically oriented substrate support so th... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333376 | Cable harness connector termination and testing apparatus A shorting bar (100) for simultaneously terminating a connector (20) to a multi-conductor cable and shorting together terminals 26 of the connector (20). The shorting bar (100) includes a termination edge (150) at an end thereof adjacent the housing (24) ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333377 | Change gear apparatus and method A method and apparatus for pressing a gear or the like onto a shaft. A pressing actuator has a fixed portion and a movable actuator rod and a pressing sleeve connected to the actuator rod for engaging a face of the gear. The actuator rod moves through and... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333378 | Method for pulling bearings, a bearing puller and use thereof An apparatus for pulling roller bearings (6) from a retainer (2), in which the outer ring (7) of the bearing in question is clamped up, and a shaft received in the inner ring (8) of the bearing, comprises a device arranged to grip the bearing and be subje... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333379 | Method of producing a three-dimensional wiring board Small projections are arranged on a molding surface of at least one of an upper die half and a lower die half constituting a molding die, and a predetermined number of conductor circuits each including small projections are formed on the molding surface b... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333380 | Method of shaft mounting a single tapered bushing A shaft-mounted bushing for connecting a rotating member to a shaft. The bushing includes a frame receiving a hub rotatably mounted therein. The hub includes an opening at one end thereof for receiving a shaft from the one end thereof. The hub includes a ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333381 | Wrap cutter A cutter for removing overwraps or tape on products and product packages incorporates first and second wings extending angularly from a body. A cutting point extends a short distance into the angle between the wings, wherein the wings embrace an edge of a... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333382 | Brow shaver A brow shaver including a handle portion and a blade complex portion is provided. The blade complex portion includes a lower holding member, a blade member, and an upper holding member. Provision is made for the flow of cut hair away from the cutting edge... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333383 | Razor handle mechanism with convex-concave slidable cartridge support A razor handle for movably supporting a flexible, wet-shaving razor unit. The handle includes a cartridge support, operable between a normal position and an advanced position, for providing support to the center of the razor unit during shaving. In the no... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333384 | Nutcracker A manual nutcracker which includes a spring loaded ram which impacts a plunger with limited travel and strikes the nut shell in an enclosed chamber and shatters the shell without damaging the nut itself.... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333385 | Movable automatic sawing and clamping framework A movable and automatic sawing and clamping device for wood, wherein two pipe-like frame portions are separated from each other by a suitable distance. Two sets of horizontal pieces are orthogonal to these portions and are separately provided therebetween... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333386 | Method of measuring the effective instantaneous position of a slide-mounted probe element or tool A computer-operated coordinate-measurement machine has two length-measurement systems arranged in parallel for measuring the longitudinal displacement of a probe carried by the portal (3-5) of the machine, and these two length-measurement systems (13, 14)... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333387 | Color drawing toy Disclosure concerns a portable drawing toy comprising an openable rectangular box having manual rotatable knobs in the two lower opposite corners, which knobs move by strings and pulleys a horizontal and a vertical bar orthogonally with respect to each ot... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333388 | Probes A probe for position-determining apparatus and the like having a housing and in the housing a sensing space and an aperture to the sensing space, a stylus extending out of the sensing space through the aperture, and a stylus-support at the aperture. The s... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333389 | Letter guide apparatus A board member including a plurality of linear and arcuate tracks are provided, with each of the tracks including respective openings directed therethrough extending from the board top through bottom walls to permit the execution of lettering by the board... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333390 | Absolute measurement scale system A scale system for absolute measurement includes at least one scale (1') which extends along a measuring length, and at least one measuring slide which is movable in relation to the scale. The system includes a fine sensor which functions to measure the a... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333391 | Garden marker apparatus A device to permit marking of edges of a garden and the like is provided employing a flexible retractable tape mounted relative to a housing, wherein the housing is arranged to slidably receive a first flat post along a rear wall of the housing, with a ro... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333392 | Process and apparatus for thermal treatment of a mixture of solid substances and gases An apparatus known per se for the thermal treatment of a mixture of solids and gases, comprising a vessel having an axially symmetrical interior, which vessel has in the lower part and in the upper part in each case at least one tangentially arranged open... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333393 | Shoe retaining apparatus and method An apparatus (12) for retaining a shoe (18) within a clothes dryer (10) having a rotatable chamber (16), the apparatus (12) having a shoe tree (28) with a toe support member (38) and a heel support member (36) for maintaining the inner shape of the shoe (... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333394 | Controlled atmosphere container system for perishable products A controlled atmosphere container system for shipping and storing perishable products, wherein the container system includes a plurality of individual, transportable containers to be connected from time to time with a central source for providing a contro... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333395 | Drying apparatus A drying apparatus for continuous product webs which contain solvents becoming volatile during drying, the drying apparatus has a dryer having means for transporting a treatment medium, an inlet slot and an outlet slot, and nozzle boxes provided at both s... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333396 | Drying apparatus having a rotary spiral blade and a baffle plate in opposition thereto A drying apparatus for removing moisture content from a substance to be dried, comprises a peripheral wall defining a working space for drying the substance, the peripheral wall defines at least an inlet for charging the substance to be dried, an outlet f... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333397 | Inflatable ventilating insole An insole for ventilating shoes or boots comprising an air intake passage, an inflatable elastic bladder, an air exhaust passage, a ventilating capillary, and valve means. The bladder is formed along the peripheral area of the heel portion of the insole. ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333398 | Lace fastening cleat and shoe A shoe with a lace fastening cleat which enables the shoe to be secured without tying a knot and with the use of only one hand or one finger, the shoe comprising a tongue, a lace, and two vamps having lace eyelets for receiving the lace and straddling and... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333399 | Fastening of the buckets and possibly also the skim cutters on cutting wheels A digging wheel assembly includes a supporting wheel having a peripheral zone and a plurality of receiving elements affixed to the supporting wheel in the peripheral zone in a spaced, circumferential distribution. Each receiving element has a receiving po... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333400 | Coupling of drive systems to an accessory or an excavator of the like In order to quickly and easily provide a coupling of a drive fluid to a hydraulic cylinder of an accessory of an excavator, a part articulately connected with a dipper arm and a dipper ladle link of the excavator is also provided with one or more hydrauli... | 08/02/1994 |
