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Patent No. 6718554

Hands free towel carrying system

A hands free towel carrying system for coupling a towel to a user to prevent loss, theft or contamination.

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Attorney: Michael E. Zall


Number of applications: 31
Last date: February 24, 2011

Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20110041362Athletic Shoes Having an Upper Whose Fitting Property is Improved
The present invention relates to the upper U of an athletic shoe comprising a first opening 1 out of which the foot sticks upwards during wearing and a second opening 2 which is closed with a tongue. The two openings 1, 2 are continuous with each ot...
02/24/2011
20110023350Animal trap
An animal trap having a jaw frame pivotally mounted to a base for pivotal movement between a cocked position and a sprung position. A spring means is provided for biasing the jaw frame towards the sprung position. A gear system is mounted proximate one side of the base ...
02/03/2011
20100205832SHOE HAVING LACE FITTING STRUCTURE
A shoe having a lace fitting structure of the present invention includes, as its primary components, a first side panel 51 extending in an upward or diagonally upward direction along a medial side surface in a space inside a main upper 2M so as to wrap aro...
08/19/2010
20100205713Athletic Wear
An athletic wear 1 of the present invention is formed of first clothing fabric F1 having small elastic modulus and second clothing fabric F2 having larger elastic modulus than first clothing fabric F1. First belt part 10 is formed by s...
08/19/2010
20090258044Kit for insect bites
A travel kit used for inhibiting and reducing the incidence and effect of insect bites. The kit includes a pouch for enclosing a plurality of containers therein. The pouch has a closure means to maintain the containers in the pouch and a means for removably attaching th...
10/15/2009
20090199390Article for preventing items from falling behind furniture
The device prevents the loss of articles otherwise susceptible to falling behind furniture, appliances, fixtures or equipment or other large objects placed next to a wall which are not easy to move or reach under such as, but not exclusively, couches, wardrobes, desks, ...
08/13/2009
20090191518Educational device and system therefore
An educational device that includes a free-standing dispenser container having an interior and an opening to the interior thereof. A plurality of reusable sheets are in the container each having on at least one surface an educational graphic. The sheets are arranged in ...
07/30/2009
20090113758Shoe Sole With Reinforcing Structure and Shoe Sole With Shock-Absorbing Structure
A shoe sole includes a mid sole, and a reinforcing member reinforcing a portion of the mid sole, wherein the member 2 extends over an area from a mid foot part 12 to a rear foot part 13, the member 2 including: a rod-shaped or strip-shaped ma...
05/07/2009
20090077708Garment
It is an object of the present invention to provide an upper body garment that is capable of facilitating the action of raising the arms while reducing the activities of muscles by preventing unnecessary restriction of the muscles. The upper body garment is characterize...
03/26/2009
20090001708One piece self-expiring security badge or label
A self-expiring badge or label is provided that includes a clear substrate, an opaque adhesive layer, a liner web, and an ink pattern is provided. The clear substrate has a back surface and a front surface with the opaque adhesive layer on the back surface. The liner we...
01/01/2009
20080229622Shoe Sole Component
There is provided a shoe sole component that has properties such as strength and cushioning property that are suppressed from being changed even under a wide temperature range from severe cold at −10° C. or lower to high temperature conditions exceeding 30° C. A sho...
09/25/2008
20080196737Method of applying cosmetics
A method for forming or shaping an eyebrow. The method consists of selecting a concealer having a color that matches the color of the skin surrounding the eyebrow and then applying the concealer, preferably by the use of a pencil containing the concealer, to the skin su...
08/21/2008
20080145813Intraoral illumination device
An intraoral illumination device for illuminating the interior cavity of a patient's mouth during a medical procedure. The illumination device includes a bite piece adapted to be engaged by a patient's teeth for resting the patient's jaw during the medical procedure and...
06/19/2008
20080106002Laminated identification document
A laminated identification document having a plurality of laminate layers and an identification image thereon. The document has a core laminate layer having an upper surface and lower surface, at least one surface of which is printed with a dot matrix pattern and at lea...
05/08/2008
20080044310Chemical residue indicator
An indicator that is an adhesive label-like testing indicator that is used to detect the presence of trace chemical residues, e.g., explosive compound residues or other hazardous chemicals. The indicator comprises a substrate, preferably transparent, having an upper sur...
02/21/2008
20080034615Shock Absorbing Device For Shoe Sole
A shock absorbing device for a shoe sole according to the present invention comprises: an outer sole 2; a midsole M that is disposed above the outer sole 2; and a deformation element 3 disposed between the outer sole 2 and the midsole M. The ...
02/14/2008
20070256217Tights
The invention provides tights that are capable of efficiently training the psoas major while preventing discomfort of wearing the tights due to the high elastic portions provided over an area in which no load for the psoas major is required. There are provided tights ch...
11/08/2007
20070158409Process for validating identification badges and heat transfer ribbon therefor
A process for validating an identification badge for a plurality of predetermined periods of time. The process includes generating, preferably randomly, an initial image for an initial predetermined period of time and then transmitting this initial image to a heat trans...
07/12/2007
20070153641One piece self-expiring security badge or label
A self-expiring badge or label that includes an upper substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface and an adhesive activator layer on the lower surface. A protective layer having a first surface and a second surface is provided, with the first surface of the pr...
07/05/2007
20070145122Process for visually validating identification badges
A process for validating an identification badge or plastic card for a plurality of predetermined periods of time. The process includes generating, preferably randomly, an initial image for an initial predetermined period of time and then transmitting this initial image...
06/28/2007
20070134457Article for preventing items from falling behind furniture
The device prevents the loss of articles otherwise susceptible to falling behind furniture, appliances, fixtures or equipment or other large objects placed next to a wall which are not easy to move or reach under such as, but not exclusively, couches, wardrobes, desks, ...
06/14/2007
20070068517Composition for use with artificial airway devices
A composition for applying to an artificial airway device that facilitate lung ventilation, e.g., oropharyngeal masks, and endotracheal tubes, prior to introduction into an air passageway of a patient. The composition includes a) an effective lubricating amount of a saf...
03/29/2007
20070005119Apparatus and method for the point treatment of a patient by acupuncture and light
An apparatus for the treatment of a patient at a plurality of treatment points by acupuncture and light treatment. The apparatus includes an enclosure and a source of light within the enclosure. A plurality of flexible conduits for the transmittal of light are provided,...
01/04/2007
20060237143Awning head rod molding and assembly
A head rod molding and awning system adapted to be mounted above or below the roof line. The head rod molding member comprises an elongated member having an upper edge and an opposite lower edge along its length. A guideway is provided on the front side of the elongated...
10/26/2006
20060220443Axle hub cover
A hub cover for securement to a drive axle hub after removal of a drive axle therefrom, the hub surrounding an axle opening from which the drive axle has been removed and for retaining oil therein. The axle cover is a plate having an exterior surface and an interior mou...
10/05/2006
20060177793Intraoral illumination device
An intraoral illumination device for illuminating the interior of the mouth of a dental patient. The device comprises a flexible container having container defining walls, a portion of the walls being light transmitting. The device is sized for insertion into the mouth ...
08/10/2006
20060157548Receptacle for trash
A disposable receptacle for trash. The receptacle is preferably in the shape of a truncated cone. The receptacle includes a self-supporting container having a bottom opening and an opening on the top. The top opening is of sufficient size to permit the passage of trash ...
07/20/2006
20060061191Chair and desk assembly
A chair and desk assembly that is a “knock-down” or “ready-to-assemble” (RTA) structure having members formed from a single sheet of, for example, plywood, that are assembled into interlocking relationship requiring no fasteners for the assembly. The assembly ca...
03/23/2006
20060014978Mixed esters of dicarboxylic acids for use as pigment dispersants
Novel mixed esters of dicarboxylic acids with monohydric fatty alcohols and propoxylated fatty alcohols show unexpected superior properties as pigment dispersants, especially for inorganic pigments used in foundations, make-ups, lipsticks and physical sunscreens. The co...
01/19/2006
20050252084Garage door sealing member
A garage door sealing member used for installation on a garage door along a bottom edge that contacts a floor when the garage door is closed. The sealing member is an elongated, polymeric member having and a length at least equal to the length of the bottom edge of the ...
11/17/2005
20050132763Keyless locking device
A locking device having a cylindrical plunger and a cylindrical sleeve for releasably and rotatably receiving the plunger, the sleeve having an open top portion, and a bottom portion. A keyway is provided axially disposed along the length of one of the plunger or sleeve...
06/23/2005
 
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