| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D250664 |
Razor |
December 26, 1978 |
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| D250449 |
Electric deep fat fryer |
December 5, 1978 |
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| D250447 |
Electric donut maker |
December 5, 1978 |
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| D246149 |
Electric food cooker |
October 25, 1977 |
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| 4250759 |
Digital readout gauge |
February 17, 1981 |
| A digital readout gauge is disclosed which, for example, may be a tire pressure gauge which is mounted in a small portable housing. A pressure chamber is formed within the housing with a valve core deflator mounted within the housing to depress the core of a standard tire valve and permi |
| 4230023 |
Clamping apparatus |
October 28, 1980 |
| This specification discloses a clamping apparatus having an adjustable strap, a clamping member on the strap, means for securing the strap to a first object and means for shortening the effective length of the strap to clamp the first object to another object. In particular, the clamping |
| 4206669 |
Apparatus for gapping zipper chain |
June 10, 1980 |
| Apparatus for producing gaps in zipper chain is especially adapted for chain having plastic elements of U-shape joined by imbedded connector threads and stitched to tape. Apparatus includes slitting means which slice into and demolish fastener elements in the gap as the zipper is dra |
| 4189855 |
Electric pressing iron having indicating ready light |
February 26, 1980 |
| Ready light circuit is provided comprising a simple third switch blade added to standard thermostat two-blade switch in electric iron. Light is activated when bimetallic element of switch drives third blade into engagement with other blade as iron reaches set temperature. Light stays |
| 4183563 |
Panic-proof lockset |
January 15, 1980 |
| A panic-proof lockset includes a deadbolt and a spring latch. An interior escutcheon supports a knob for operating the spring latch and a second knob for operating the deadbolt. A crank is coupled to the second knob and a slide member is adapted to turn the crank either selectively clock |
| 4169421 |
Apparatus for affixing slide fastener elements to fabric |
October 2, 1979 |
| Attachment for sewing machine is driven by the needle bar and includes knife which engages and feeds step-by-step fashion the fastener ladder through machine as machine stitches it to fabric. Means on the attachment are provided to selectively drive knife into deeper engagement with ladd |
| 4161659 |
Solid state proximity switch |
July 17, 1979 |
| A magnetic proximity sensing apparatus for sensing ferro-magnetic objects is especially well adapted for use with fluid cylinders having pistons formed from magnetically attracted material. The apparatus includes a magnetic actuator responsive to the proximity of the fluid cylinder pisto |
| 4144738 |
Fastener setting hand tool |
March 20, 1979 |
| Toggle action hand-setting tool includes special cam surface on toggle parts to intensify setting pressure during the end of closing travel when greatest mechanical advantage is needed. Readily accessible spring means and special mounting means for fastener-part holders are features. Fra |
| 4137824 |
Remote shifter for vehicle transmissions |
February 6, 1979 |
| Primary switches in bus cab, for instance, activate contacts in secondary switch group in rear transmission compartment to energize solenoids selectively pressurizing opposed cylinders to drive transmission shift operation to various positions. |
| 4131223 |
Apparatus for gapping a slide fastener |
December 26, 1978 |
| Gapping apparatus includes offset knife sets adapted on closing to break the legs of the U-shaped fastener elements in the desired gap zone. Cutters are also provided to sever the end cords of the elements so that parts of the fastener elements in the gap area are completely liberated |
| 4128209 |
Air gun |
December 5, 1978 |
| Inexpensive air gun has body with internal fixed coaxial tubular element having closed end with radial openings. A tubular valve element is reciprocal on the tubular element to valve off the radial openings. Tubular valve element is operable by actuator from outside body. The valve e |
| 4122633 |
Method of cladding a window product |
October 31, 1978 |
| A window product constructed from individually cladded members and a method of manufacturing the window product wherein individual wooden core members are cladded with a metal covering prior to the assembling of the window product. The window product requires minimum use of milled member |
| 4105352 |
Corner clip for a window product |
August 8, 1978 |
| A corner clip for securing fins for a window product which extend outwardly from the sides. The corner clip is in the form of a base plate having two generally perpendicular legs each of which is defined by an inner and an outer side. Lips extend upwardly along the inner side of each leg |
| 4102165 |
Key holder |
July 25, 1978 |
| Key holder body is formed from a single blank and includes fingers formed from the back of the body and extending into the interior thereof. Some of the fingers, being shorter than others, are perforated at their line of flexure with the body to give them the same flexing characteristics |
| 4070711 |
Dough hook attachment for kitchen mixer |
January 24, 1978 |
| Dough hook attachment for a mixer comprises a frame having gear box with upward input shaft adapted to snap into beater collet, and tab portions which are trapped between the top of mixer pedestal and motor housing. Means to immobilize the bowl are provided. |
| 4055876 |
Slider for invisible-type slide fastener |
November 1, 1977 |
| A slide fastener slider has body and diamond preferably of molded plastic parts. The parts are held together in snapfastener fashion. Typically, the slider body carries a head and the diamond an opening or socket. Molded integrally with the diamond is an arching locking arm and a pull ta |
| 4044433 |
Waistband fastener having substantially identical parts |
August 30, 1977 |
| Waistband fastener has substantially identical parts comprising Y-shaped body having flat body with uniformly spaced legs terminating in offset feet leaving openings between legs so that leg of "hook"-functioning part on one fly flap can hook into opening between two legs of "bar"-fu |
| 4020575 |
Identification badge |
May 3, 1977 |
| Identification badge has clamping panel of flexible plastic formed with a tongue interconnecting a pair of spaced apertures by which base run of safety-pin-like fastener is held. Panel is ultrasonically sealed to the rear flap of badge envelope to immobilize the fastener with respect |
| 4019666 |
Fastener attaching machine having means for orienting caps, buttons, and the like |
April 26, 1977 |
| Button, cap, or the like is oriented as it is rolled along trough contacting a friction surface and then is placed directly into a setting die. Prior to the setting operation, the die is shifted in a rotary movement to a selected position to reorient the button depending on the headi |
| 4016918 |
Clamp in valves |
April 12, 1977 |
| A clamp-in valve for a road vehicle which can be inserted and removed from the outside of the wheel instead of from the inside consists of a valve stem flanged at one end with a rubber grommet at that end, the grommet being flanged at its end remote from the valve stem flange, and retain |
| 4016900 |
Springless valve for pneumatic tires and the like |
April 12, 1977 |
| Valve member is supported by clips which slide along fitting as valve is opened or closed by air pressure. Radial openings in wall of fitting may be exposed for discharge by backing fitting off stem. Especially adapted for fast filling and discharge of air from large tires and the like. |
| 3995840 |
Doughmaker attachment for kitchen mixer |
December 7, 1976 |
| The invention comprises dough-hook and speed-reducing means for ordinary stand mixer to drive dough hook. Dough hook has downward stud on the bottom thereof and mixer pedestal has anti-rotation brake, the stud and brake comprising bowl-immobilizing means for mixing heavy dough. |
| 3987876 |
Luggage closure |
October 26, 1976 |
| A belt-like element is disposed in aligned channel-like recesses formed respectively along the margins of the luggage closure. Element-tightening means are provided. When the element is tightened, it moves exclusively into one of the recesses permitting the closure to be opened. When the |
| 3984041 |
Plier-like setting tool for heavy-duty grommets |
October 5, 1976 |
| Plier-like grommet-setting tool has integral pyramidal punch and annular fabric cutter on one jaw and turntable on opposite jaw. Turntable presents two zones, one for cutting a hole in the fabric with the use of the cutter, and the other for setting the grommet eyelet with the use of the |
| 3982371 |
Panel holding structure |
September 28, 1976 |
| A panel holding structure for a panel such as a glass window pane that includes a frame, a retaining step on the frame against which the panel is pressed, an elongated glazing stop engaging a side of the panel that is opposite the step with the glazing stop having a rigid stem positioned |
| 3978448 |
Vehicle-tire-air-pressure-sensing-and-indicating device |
August 31, 1976 |
| In a vehicle tire pressure indicator system, a reed switch mounted on the vehicle frame adjacent a wheel is connected to indicator means in the vehicle. An elongage tubular housing of generally cylindrical outer configuration is disposed on the wheel lengthwise parallel to the axis of |
| 3971578 |
Union device for flexible tubing |
July 27, 1976 |
| A union device comprises a hollow body of synthetic plastic material having a sleeve with a bore the diameter of which is slightly less than that of a flexible tube which can be press-fitted in, pulled out from and tightly held in the bore without constricting its inner passageway. A sli |
| 3971577 |
Union device for flexible tubing |
July 27, 1976 |
| A union device comprises a body having an inner bore communicating with an enlarged annular opening in a face of the body. A separate annular piece is secured in the opening with a press-fit by means of an external barb on the piece which opposes removal of the piece. The piece has an op |
| 3957133 |
Muffler |
May 18, 1976 |
| Muffler having a metal wool outlet barrier has central corepiece comprising a helically ribbed and slotted tube which immobilizes the mass of metal wool and uniformly delivers exhaust fluid thereto. |
| 3948103 |
Calibration of dialed measuring instruments |
April 6, 1976 |
| An uniformly-graduated arcuate dial of a pressure gauge is mounted with play and fixed in a position to compensate for any deviation from a linear graphical relationship of the angular displacement of a pointer as a function of the pressure, by setting three graduations of the dial along |
