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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5735013 | Apparatus for cleaning optical fiber The present application discloses an apparatus and a method of cleaning an optical fiber, which comprise a cleaning area where an optical fiber is placed between a first tape-shaped cleaning member and a second tape-shaped cleaning member; a first passing... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5724698 | Folded pocket towel An improved dual-purpose golf and gym folded pocket towel having a concealed pocket therein for holding articles. the concealed pocket has zipper-type closure, and an adjustable hook and loop fastener attachment strap for securement to golf and gym equipm... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5709006 | Method and apparatus for cleaning with a broom A method and apparatus for cleaning with a broom. Attachments to a common household broom comprise a clamp having hooks, a broom-shaped inner cover and a rectangular outer cover. The inner cover is adapted to be placed over the broom bristles and fastened... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5699574 | Extendible applicator An applicator having an extendible handle including a lower handle section having a tubular configuration and an upper handle section being extendible from the lower tubular handle section with the upper handle section having a pad or attached thereto for... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5687447 | Stiff handled back scrubber device The present invention provides a washing device with a stiff, elongated handle and a scrubbing element disposed at one end of the handle. Two adjacent openings extend through one end of the handle and opposed portions of the scrubbing element are disposed... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5678277 | Paint edger with improved pad and precision positioning adjustment A paint edger apparatus adapted to afford close control over the location of a hard paint edge applied to a surface. The apparatus includes a grasping handle, a rotary guide disc and a rotary paint applicator pad. The centers of rotation of the guide disc... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5673455 | Applicator device with screw-on attachments An applicator device for moving a contact surface against a person's back includes an elongated handle and a generally disc-shaped shell formed on one end of the handle. A generally disc-shaped cap is threadably engaged with the shell. The cap can be form... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5664281 | Suntan lotion applicator A suntan lotion applicator (10) which comprises a structure (12) for holding a specific amount of suntan lotion (14) poured out from a suntan lotion bottle (16). A component (18) for grasping, by the hands (20) of a person (22), extends from the suntan lo... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5659916 | Lotion applicator An improved handle relating generally to applicators for applying body lotions is provided, wherein the handle may be easily held and retained by a user with limited gripping strength or limited gripping ability due to arthritis and other physically chall... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5655257 | Human head's scalp scrubber, cleanser and dryer A scalp scrubber for insertion between the scalp of a human head and an artificial hair piece attached to the scalp along at least a portion of the perimeter of the hair piece. The scrubber includes a handle portion having a free end and a scrubber head p... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5630243 | Toilet cleaning device with cleaning pad A plastic tool with a handle and trigger at one end and a pair of jaws (one of which is moveable) at the other end which are inserted into a biodegradable paper cleaning pad filled with cleaning/disinfectant and/or deodorant materials. The lower jaw of th... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5628083 | Back cleanser and balm applicator A device to clean or apply a balm to a person's back includes a rigid base panel fastened to a wall with suction cups on a shower wall. The device includes a foam panel covered PVC sheet which in turn is covered with a plastic netting to reduce the slidin... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5600864 | Reversible back scrubber A back scrubber includes a reversible cleaning pad having two sides. Each side has a different type of cleaning surface. There is a mechanism for selectively and releasably connecting the pad to a wall of a shower stall so that either side can face outwar... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5594970 | Personal cleansing implement using knitted tubing A personal cleansing implement comprises a substantially rectangular hydrophobic batt. The batt is a piece of knitted tubing made from extruded linear low density polyethylene monofilaments knitted into a tube on a knitting machine having a setting rangin... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5592713 | Toilet mop A toilet mop is provided with a disposable scrubbing pad which is detachably connected to a handle by a simple, inexpensive device such as a rubberband, whereby the scrub pad can be readily detached from the handle without the necessity of touching the sc... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5577289 | Scrubber mat device with dual abrasive surface for sink divider wall A flexible rubber-like device that will conform to the divider wall of a kitchen- or wet-bar sink and providing an attached scrubber pad for the purpose of single-handedly cleaning utensils or flat objects such as knives, forks, scrapers, plastic or metal... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5564148 | Dental prosthesis cleaning instrument A dental prosthesis cleaning instrument is defined by an elongated member having a brush portion and a handle portion. The brush portion has a head formation formed at one end of the handle and a plurality of bristles extend from a surface portion thereof... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5560070 | Brush A brushing implement is formed from flattened pleated multiple layers clamped on a line perpendicular to the pleats and having the troughs of the pleats of each layer converted into crests generally facing the corresponding crests converted from troughs o... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5560064 | Multipurpose appliance-lord A multipurpose appliance for attaching to a wall an accessory used to clean, rub, massage or depilate areas of the body is disclosed. The appliance comprises a frame made of metal, plastic or any other suitable material having wall attachment. The cleanin... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5560067 | Jewelry cleaning and polishing device The elongated, substantially flat base has a gripping portion and a second portion. The second portion of the base has first and second oppositely oriented surfaces. A first fabric section, treated with jewelers' rouge, is adhesively affixed to the first ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5556470 | Support for a paint coating pad A support for a paint coating pad and handle. The support has a base plate for attaching to the paint coating pad. The base plate has a plurality of snap-lock support arms for receiving a shaft of the handle. A latch block having a plurality of locking gr... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5555591 | Bath Scrubber A bath scrubber comprises scrubbing nets, fastening members, and at least one connection member. The scrubbing nets are provided with an axial hole and are curved respectively along the axis thereof such that the outer edges of the scrubbing nets are corr... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5542352 | Method and apparatus for cleaning stationary and moving printing press components A shop towel is wrapped around a retainer having a base with a ratchet bar extending upwardly from one surface of the retainer base. The ratchet bar extends into a recess of a handle of a body portion having a contoured surface for receiving at one end th... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5537709 | Back scrubber device A back scrubber device comprises an elongate belt formed of flexible material and having a soap impregnated pad detachably mounted thereon. In the preferred embodiment, the belt is molded to form a plurality recesses for receiving mounting members thereon... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5536328 | Cleaning card for printing machine and for a work station for the electrical customization of the cards A cleaning card for a card-printing machine associated with a station for the electrical customization of the cards. The cleaning card has dimensions substantially identical to those of the cards to be printed, and is coated with two cleaning flat pads. T... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5525417 | Dual purpose cleaning card A cleaning card has a flat, semirigid base with a first and second material mechanically bonded to the side surfaces thereof. The first material is an abrasive substantially impenetrable material and the second material is a soft spunlaced fabric of high ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5515571 | Jack nose cleaning tool for sound powered telephone equipment A cleaning tool for telephone jacks is provided which includes a hollow cylindrical body and a polishing wheel having an internal aperture mounted within the body. The jack nose of the telephone jack is cleaned in the aperture. The wheel is secured in the... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5515570 | Manually operated magnetic window wiper A tool for wiping windows by means of a ceramic rectangular permanent magnet, or magnets, which has wiper blades attached. This unit is called the slave unit. On the opposite side of the window surface is a ceramic rectangular permanent magnet or magnets,... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5510175 | Polishing cloth A nonwoven cloth 1 comprising 100% vinal filaments is bonded and fixed with microporous aromatic polysulfone resin 6 incorporating fine through-holes 5 by the steps of; impregnating the nonwoven cloth 1 with an aromatic polysulfone resinous solution 3 pre... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5502863 | Finger mounted tooth brush manufactured from loofah A toothbrushing device comprising a sleeve of fibrous plant material, wherein the plant material comprises loofah. A portion of the sleeve defines a substantially coarse abrasive surface and another portion of the sleeve defines a substantially fine abras... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5495635 | Paint trimming device A paint trimming device is provided for applying paint to a first surface closely adjacent to an adjoining surface. The device comprises a base having opposing faces and a body portion extending between the faces, a a handle projecting outwardly from one ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5490302 | Detachably mounted back washer with inflatable bladder A wall mounted back washer and applicator which may be used to wash, massage, or to apply lotion or salve to the back of the human torso without assistance. The device includes a foam pad mounted to a rigid plate which contains a plurality of suction cups... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5488748 | Toilet bowl cleaning implement An implement for cleaning a toilet bowl and surrounding bathroom surfaces. The inventive device includes a handle having a mounting base at a lower distal end thereof. A cleaning pad is removably coupled to the mounting base and can be utilized to scrub a... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5477581 | Dental prophylaxis instrument wiper A device for repetitively cleaning the tips, edges and blades of dental instruments during prophylaxis. A first embodiment includes two substantially parallel, contiguous rolls made from a rough, absorbent material and attached to an adhesive strip includ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5475890 | Gelatinous elastomer swabs A novel reusable swab having a gelatinous elastomer swab head attached to one or both ends of a handle is disclosed. The gelatinous elastomer swab head exhibits a combination of properties including unexpectedly high elongation and tensile strength and ex... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5471697 | Disposable disintegrating cleaning device The present invention relates to a cleaning device for cleaning various surfaces, such as the surfaces in and about a toilet, the device comprising a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end adapted t... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5465452 | Implement for personal cleansing made from extruded plastic scrim An extruded scrim having a diamond-mesh pattern is used to construct a personal cleansing implement. The diamond-mesh material is produced from a hydrophobic flexible polymer. The implement comprises a piece of tubular scrim having a longitudinal axis. Th... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5461747 | Data card cleaner A hand-held device for cleaning data-bearing cards includes a housing, a fluid applicator pad, a scrubber pad, a drying pad, and a removable panel. The housing includes a first surface to oppose the portion of the card to be cleaned. A first recess is dis... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5457843 | Machine optics and paper path cleaner A machine optics and paper path cleaner has a relatively stiff backing sheet and a cleaning sheet attached to the backing sheet at a position spaced from the leading edge. The cleaning sheet is folded, flocked or flapped, knitted or engraved with surface ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5444888 | Foot cleaning apparatus A foot-and-toe cleaning apparatus that comprises an elongated shaft formed from a stiff plastic material which is provided with a cleaning assembly mounted adjacent the lower end of the shaft which includes a toe-cleaning device that includes a pair of sp... | 08/29/1995 |
