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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5477424 | Self-illuminated tell-tale A tell-tale construction includes an optical fiber ribbon that emits light along its length to make the tell-tale visible at night. The optical fiber ribbon is housed between a pair of plastic strips having the size, flexibility, and weight of a conventio... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5396211 | Miniature transformer having compressed laminations A very small and thin transformer to be used as incorporated in an electronic device for the civil life. In this transformer, a coil is wound on a coil bobbin in which core sheets are incorporated as laminated. This laminated core is provided with an insu... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5385349 | Method for using lie, shaft position, and loft indicator Three known devices for teaching golfers how to hold their clubs are structurally modified and used together as a set. The three devices are a lie indicator, a shaft position indicator, and a loft indicator. A record member is provided to record the infor... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5095792 | Device for cutting microhematocrit tubes A table top machine of box-like construction has a cutting mechanism in its interior and an entry bore that receives a microhematocrit tube. In a first embodiment, the end of a tube inserted into the machine closes a switch that activates the cutting mech... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5068891 | Credit control system for long distance telephone services The amount of credit available to a telephone travel card holder is determined immediately at the completion of a long distance call and the travel card is invalidated if no credit remains. Capture software captures call ticket data at the completion of a... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5042636 | Apparatus and method for displacing conveyed articles Items carried by a conveyor belt are deflected from their original path of travel by deflector members that travel at the same speed as the belt, in some embodiments, or by deflector members that travel in a wave-like motion with the items in other embodi... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5020284 | Self-biasing honing tool A honing tool operated by a common motor or a drill while the part being honed is held by a common vice. A spring is positioned within a tubular sleeve member that is aligned with a boss member formed on the trailing end of a conventional housing for a co... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5014630 | Cremator A cremator having a parallelepiped construction of increased lateral breadth relative to earlier cremators. The hot gases flowing through the apparatus are constrained to follow a serpentine path of travel below the plane of the primary hearth that includ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5014478 | Panels and panel interlocking means Track members of specific configuration are embedded in the edges of flat panel members. Extrusion members of specific configuration are employed to interlock the track members to one another in differing configurations. Each track member defines a cavity... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5011489 | Endothelium stripper and method of using the same A surgical tool for stripping the endothelium from varicose veins. A smooth probe member surmounts an elongate flexible wire and is inserted into the vein and withdrawn therefrom as a preparatory step. The smooth probe member is then removed from the wire... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5007109 | Head gear having protective lens A flexible transparent lens that may be darkened to substantially block passage of bright sunlight is releasably or fixedly secured to the underside of a bill of an article of headwear such as a cap. In a first embodiment, buckles are affixed to the upper... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4973211 | Star fasteners A star shaped fastener having at least three fins radiating from a central core with the fin-included angle in a five finned embodiment being between 72 to 98 degrees which configuration reduces the fabricated material by 50% and increases the surface are... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4971073 | Restraint jacket A disposable restraint jacket having a pair of laterally spaced, releasably secured flaps, formed in the front of the jacket, that grant ready access to the subclavian area. The jacket is color coded as to size, is marked with indicia to indicate its fron... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4969587 | Partitioned containers A portable container that holds shampoo, hair conditioner and a bar of soap. The container includes three subcompartments, each of which is dedicated to the containment of a particular toiletry item. In a first embodiment, the lid of the container is holl... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4967759 | Cardiac monitor with endotracheal sensor An endotracheal tube and inflatable cuff assembly that allows medical instrumentation to be positioned in the trachea. The device remains securely placed in the trachea and allows the passage of gases to the lungs to be controlled. It also provides means ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4965906 | Combination golf ball and club head cleaner A combination golf ball and golf club head cleaner that is mounted to the fender of a golf cart or to a conveniently located post. The device includes a water-tight housing member having a first brush-lined cylindrical chamber for cleaning a golf ball and... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4964600 | Insulated cup holder with flexible base member A bag-like, flexible base member having flowable, granular particles therein is secured to the bottom of a rigid frame member having insulated interior walls to provide an insulated cup holder that may be placed on uneven surfaces without spilling a porta... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4961768 | Methods for bonding optical fibers to wafers Methods for bonding transparent materials to opaque materials. The materials to be bonded are placed in tightly abutting relation to one another, and an energetic laser pulse is directed through the transparent material until it melts a thin surface layer... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4943073 | Hand truck for transporting heavy flat articles A two-wheeled hand truck controllable by a single individual for transporting large flat boards. One or more boards are supported on edge by an angle iron member that is positioned below the plane of the axle upon which the wheels are mounted. A triangula... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4936583 | Golf putting practice aid A flat sheet of material of nominal thickness bears an actual size photograph of a golf hole on a first side as the hole appears from a distance such as three feet when viewed by a golfer of average height. The reverse side of the flat sheet of material b... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4934706 | Combination lie and shaft position indicator A golf training aide is attached to a golf club shaft and visually indicates to the golfer when the club shaft is held in a vertical plane and when the club head is held in proper angular relation to the ground. An indication of vertical alignment of the ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4927410 | Method for fabricating prosthesis material A method for fabricating human tissue prosthesis. The method produces a prosthesis that has mechanical compliance properties similar to that of body tissue. The prosthesis fabrication method utilizes, for example, a polyurethane urea-linked block copolyme... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4909383 | Holder for lottery play slips and tickets A lottery ticket holder having two compartments. The first compartment holds an elongate flat lottery slip and is closed by a first flexible flap. The second compartment holds a truncate flat lottery ticket and is closed by a second flexible flap. The hol... | 03/20/1990 |
