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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5865042 | Segmented transformable jewelry article having variable structural dimensions A system for the realization of gold-work and/or jewelry articles, out of precious metals designed in intermediate and end sections each provided with corresponding coupling means of different kinds, that permit engagement in sequence of said sections to ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865043 | Double action two piece shackle padlock A padlock concept consisting of a novel shackle comprised of two tapered shackle elements arranged so that they overlay each other to enclose and opening sufficient to accept the sample of a hasp or attachment device. The shackle elements are connected at... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865044 | Steering wheel lock A motor vehicle steering wheel lock for mounting diametrically across the rim of the steering wheel and having an extended portion adapted to block complete rotation of the steering wheel has locking means which simplify and reduce the number of manual ma... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865045 | Knit weave tarpaulin construction A containment tarpaulin is formed of an open weave knit stretch fabric having a major pore size which provides sufficient porosity to prevent lift of the tarpaulin due to airfoil effects. The open weave construction, particularly when polyester yarns are ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865046 | Clothes washer having a pulsator apparatus In a clothes basket having a pulsator apparatus, the pulsator apparatus comprises a first pulsator 20 disposed above a bottom portion of a clothes basket 2 and rotated by a motor 4, and a driving gear wheel 42 provided rotatably in the first pulsator 20. ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865047 | Pulsator for a washing machine A pulsator, which is installed in a washing tub of a washing machine, includes a base, a post protruded upwardly from a upper surface of the base, a plurality of blades extended radially with respect to the post and outwardly the base, and protruded upwar... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865048 | Vehicle immobilizer with indexing inner arm assembly A vehicle immobilizing device adapted for removable interconnection to a vehicle wheel assembly for temporarily immobilizing the vehicle. The vehicle immobilizing device utilizes an outer arm, an inner arm, an engagement dome, and a securing mechanism whi... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865049 | Hall-effect key-position sensor for motor-vehicle latch A lock system has a lock cylinder pivotal about an axis between a pair of end positions and through a center starting position, a key fittable into the cylinder and actuatable to pivot the cylinder between its positions, an arcuate magnet centered on the ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865050 | Locking cover for dead bolt actuators A locking cover for a dead bolt lock assembly that permits a user to put it in one of three positions: neutral, locked and unlocked. The cover in the neutral position permits the operation of the bolt lock assembly normally. The other positions limit the ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865051 | Procedure and apparatus for the optimized manufacture of coil springs on automatic spring winding machines Procedure and apparatus for the optimized manufacture of coil springs on automatic spring winding machines. It is the object of the present invention to offer both a procedure and an apparatus by which even in case of fluctuating values of the wire parame... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865052 | Method and device for forming and/or coating wire-shaped metal material The disclosure concerns the field of metallurgy and relates to a method and device for use in the forming of wire-shaped metal material, in particular in wire drawing. To form and/or coat wire-shaped metal material with solid to paste-consistency lubrican... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865053 | Transition beam forming section for tube mill A transition forming unit for a tube mill is provided for forming a strip into a generally annular shaped cross-sectional configuration. The forming process is performed by a plurality of roll assemblies mounted on at least a pair of spaced longitudinally... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865054 | Apparatus and method for forming a tubular frame member An apparatus for forming a frame member for an automobile from a tube blank applies internal hydraulic pressure to the blank, tangent bends and preforms the internally pressurized blank into a preformed tube having a desired horizontal profile configurati... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865055 | Spline forming die A spline forming die is made up of: upper and lower ring-shaped holders; and rollers vertically rotatably retained between the upper and lower holders and projected from a circumferential end of a holder. Using this spline forming die, splines having a st... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865056 | Bending method and apparatus for effecting corrective displacement of a workpiece A method and an apparatus for executing a bending process on a workpiece plate is provided wherein a rear edge of the workpiece plate is place in contact with stop members of a back gauge unit. Simultaneous with input of target value of bending dimensions... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865057 | Work transfer in multi-stage forging apparatus The invention provides a work transfer in a multi-stage forging apparatus for stepwise forging a work into a refined product. The work transfer has an open-close type chuck which is, with its pair of finger members, suitable for grasping such a work whose diam... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865058 | System for rotation of cross bars in a multiple station transfer press A multiple station transfer press (20) is provided. The cross bar assemblies (42) transfer work pieces (22) between adjacent press stations (24) in transfer press (10). Movement of the cross bar assemblies (42) is provided by raising and lowering transfer... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865059 | Non-contact thickness gauge for non-metallic materials in the form of film, foil, tape and the like The invention relates to a thickness gauge (1) for non metallic materials (4) in the form of foil, film, tape or the like which comprises first non contact measuring means (3), designed to measure the distance of the faced material surface, and second non... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865060 | Interconnecting mechanism A mechanism for interconnecting a rotary component (40) and two members (25, 26) linearly reciprocable at 90° to each other in respective bores (16, 18, 17, 19) in a housing (15). The first rotary component (40) has a shaft (41) with a pair of spaced too... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865061 | Linear drive mechanism including a cable A linear drive mechanism includes a cable wound on a motor-driven cable drum for accurately displacing a driven member in a linear direction relative to a housing, the driven member being adapted to carry the connecting head of a laser processing system, ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865062 | Method and device for speed control of a bicycle A speed control method and device for a bicycle, aimed at synchronously controlling both front and rear derailleurs to achieve predetermined sequential combinations of front and rear gears of front and rear gear systems, respectively, for a gradual and sm... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865063 | Three-axis machine structure that prevents rotational movement A three-axis machine control structure includes a support structure and a machine component to which a workpiece or tool can be attached. Three control arms are connected between the machine component and the support structure. Preferably, each control ar... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865064 | Brake lever stroke adjusting mechanism A brake lever arm is mounted to a base member, with the base member fixed to a bicycle handlebar. The lever arm is pivotal about a pivot point on the base. The lever arm includes an adjusting mechanism that adjusts the position of the lever arm when the l... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865065 | Hand brake for a wheeled walker The hand brake includes a main frame fixedly mounted on a handlebar of the walker, a control lever pivotally connected to the main frame, a brake member pivotally connected to the control lever to locate in a working space of the control lever, and a stee... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865066 | Vehicle shift cable connection A cable connector for a vehicle shifter includes an anchor configured to mateably receive a sheath of a cable assembly, and further includes a connector rod configured to receive a telescopable cable rod extending from the cable assembly. The vehicle shif... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865067 | Pedal mounting structure and method of installing a pedal in an automotive vehicle An improved mounting assembly for mounting a foot-operated pedal to a bracket in an automobile has a retaining shaft having a portion with external threads. The foot-operated pedal preferably has an aperture therethrough with internal threads sized to eng... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865068 | Foot operated motor control A foot throttle for boats wherein an eccentric is rotated by operation of a foot pedal and wherein the eccentric is biased directly against an adjustable limiter thus eliminating imprecise positioning of the throttle caused by loose tolerances in the peda... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865069 | Light-weight bicycle handlebar stem for use with non-threaded fork tubes A bicycle handlebar stem assembly, including a laterally displaceable fork tube, a handlebar stem with a hollow portion which fits around the fork tube, and an expanding device capable of displacing the fork tube perpendicularly to its axis tightly agains... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865070 | Adjustable stroke connection An adjustment stroke connection for a mechanical press with an eccentric bushing is disposed within a press connection member with a second eccentric member disposed within the eccentric bushing. A rotatable crankshaft is connected to the second eccentric... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865071 | Differential gear setting differential limiting forces in response to rotational force transmission direction A differential gear is capable of differentially setting magnitudes of differential limiting forces depending on directions of rotational force transmission. A rotational force of the input-side rotary element is transmitted by way of rolling elements and... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865072 | Clamp expander A clamp expander for an annular hose clamp includes first and second jaws for engaging first and second ends of the hose clamp. The jaws are mounted on ends of first and second plier sections for translation between open and closed positions thereof. A mo... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865073 | Torque machines A torque machine, for making or breaking screw-threaded joints between lengths of pipe, includes a rotatable head having an aperture into which a length of pipe is introduced, the rotatable head including a number of tongs which are spaced apart around th... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865074 | Box end wrench with stop means to hold down the bolt or nut to be turned A box end wrench having a split binding ring mounted in an annular groove at internal angles of a box of a first box end thereof for stopping the wrench from escaping out of the bolt or nut to be turned with the first box end, and a plurality of smoothly ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865075 | Convertible plier tool A plier tool which is convertible between a type wherein the jaws spread apart when the handles are squeezed and a type wherein the jaws close when the handles are squeezed. A pair of apertures, one for each type, is provided in one of the plier levers. T... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865076 | Clutch mechanism for screw tightening machine A clutch mechanism for a screw tightening machine having a clutchment and a main shaft, the clutchment interlocking with a screw tightening machine driving mechanism, the main shaft holding a screw tightening driver bit, the clutchment and the main shaft ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865077 | Floating, non-conductive hand tools A floating, non-conductive hand tool such as pliers or channel locks for use by those working proximate to water or an electrical source. The tools are extremely durable, lightweight, and have an internal cavity capable of holding a gas or a light weight ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865078 | Sports shoe spike removal tool A spike removal tool (30, 50, 60, 70, 90, 110) for removing spike elements (14, 125) from sporting shoes (10), the spike elements (14, 125) rotatable in a first direction relative to the shoe (10) for installation and rotatable in a second direction relat... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865079 | Adjustable workpiece support apparatus for a compound miter saw A miter saw including a base having a support surface for supporting thereon a workpiece and a turntable mounted on the base for rotation about a generally vertical axis. A support is mounted on the turntable for movement therewith and a saw arm is mounte... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865080 | Trimmer flexible positioning fence The board positioning device of the present invention selectively positions in a lateral direction in a generally horizontal plane a board translating in a longitudinal direction in the horizontal plane, wherein the board is aligned along its length in th... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865081 | Anti-roll rake An apparatus for cutting thin tissue sections using an anti-roll rake. The anti-roll rake comprises a rake head for engaging the cut tissue section and leading it away from the specimen block without rolling. The rake head is hingedly mounted to a mountin... | 02/02/1999 |
