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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5322980 | Circuit breaker lock out- multi-pole A single, molded one-piece member, having a bottom recess for receiving the levers of a plurality of switches, on which a tie bar is mounted. The member is flexed to spread the walls of the recess, and when it is released, a locking lug moves under the ti... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5310102 | Apparatus for field sleeving of lettuce and other vegetables A vegetable sleever is disclosed suitable for field-wrapping of vegetables such as leaf lettuce at the time of harvesting in order to prevent shipping damage. The sleever contains a steel frame assembly having three hangars for holding plastic sleeves. Fo... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5297709 | Container holder A container holder is operably mounted to the front of an instrument panel for minimal intrusion into the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The container holder includes a housing having a slot therein with an elongate width, and a drawer operably mou... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5294031 | Discreet pistol pouch A concealed gun holster, primarily to be worn by off duty law enforcement personnel, is modeled after the popular sports fanny packs. The modified pack, held in place with an integral belt, is designed to conceal a hand gun holster for either left or righ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293018 | Electric switch An electric switch, and particularly a rocker switch, is proposed which is constructed as a monostable rocker switch. To achieve a resetting effect of the operating rocker (8) into the respective starting position, an elastic element (13) is provided betw... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5290982 | Circuit breaker with positive on/off interlock A pair of lock links straddling and pivoted on the same pin as the latchable cradle of a circuit breaker follow the toggle device of the breaker either by riding on the toggle knee pin or through a pin which bears against the edges of the toggle arms. The... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5289960 | Ball belt Two semi-oval pieces of fabric form an elastic pouch attached to a nylon belt. Both end's of the nylon belt are attached to a male and female buckle that secure the belt around the participant's waist. To accommodate different waist sizes, the length can ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5286936 | Circuit breaker driving device A circuit breaker device, convertible from break-after-make operation to break-during-make operation for response to break commands received during circuit breaker setting operation is provided having a driving lever rotated by the energy of an energizing... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285937 | Cycle rack A lockable toggle joint (4, 5) for a cycle rack with pair of scissor shaped branches (2, 3) and scissor joint (7, 71, 72) comprising suitably shaped holding means (8A, 8B) for the holding of the rack to a conventional trailer ball hitch (1) at the rear of... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5284281 | Holster with trigger guard gripping device A handgun holster has a handgun receiving cavity in which a moveable trigger guard gripping device is mounted. The gripping device has at least one projection for extending into the trigger guard of a handgun, and is moveable with the gun between a first ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5285039 | Seesaw type switch A seesaw type switch having a first lever pivotably mounted to a case, and a second lever pivotably mounted over the first lever such that a protruding portion of the second lever abuts a top surface of the first lever. A protruding portion of the first l... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5284279 | Backpack A backpack having an article carrier; a waist belt attached to the article carrier and arranged for fastening the article carrying apparatus about the waist of a user; shoulder supports arranged for fastening the article carrier about an upper body portio... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5283408 | Structure of key switch A key switch includes a rectangular key cap having a unitary, hollow, rectangular plunger inserted into a rectangular hole on a key base and pressed to squeeze a rubber tone causing a conductor to electrically connect a contact on the printed circuit boar... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5283406 | Switch with moveable carrier and moveable contacts attached thereto A switch is provided with a moveable contact and contact carrier that significantly facilitates the manufacturing process necessary to make the assembly. The contact carrier is provided with first and second extensions that are generally flexible and asso... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5280848 | Motor vehicle interior fitting A fitting comprising a compartment in a vehicle center console. A lid has one (normally upper) surface and another (normally lower) surface which is configured as a cup holder. The lid is pivoted mid-way between its ends on a U-shaped member having arms w... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5280145 | Switch actuating mechanism A unitized, switch activating mechanism for use in keyboard assemblies for activating snap dome or similar type switches. The mechanism includes a relatively hard actuating tip portion disposed intermediate an elastomeric conical skirt portion and a light... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5280146 | Push-button switch, keytop, and method of manufacturing the keytop The keytop of a push-button switch includes a keytop portion situated on the top of a resin film, and a retaining portion situated on the underside of the resin film. The keytop portion and retaining portion are formed into a unitary body by a resin-moldi... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5278369 | Electrical operating device with contact-holding slider in two parts An electrical operating device, particularly a change-over or other switch or the like, including a contact-holding slider having a body provided with usual recesses which open into two opposing faces (A, B) of the body, and contain usual contact elements... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5277346 | Clamping device An article transport apparatus which can be interconnected with vehicle trailer hitches of a standard design, the apparatus includes one or more clamping devices that are specially designed for clamping tubing of various diameter such as found on bicycles... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5275320 | Roof luggage carrier for motor vehicles with roof railing The invention relates to a roof luggage carrier for motor vehicles with roof railing having transverse girders (2) and a removable clamping assembly (3). The clamping assembly (3) includes supporting jaws (5) that can be inserted in a lower longitudinal s... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5276288 | Shunt trip switch operator A trip-free operating mechanism for a load break switch of the type having a fixed contact engageable by a movable contact between a fully closed position and a fully open position. The operating mechanism includes an operating lever connected to the mova... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275314 | Front-mounted spare tire rack for snowplow headgear The present invention makes beneficial use of, rather than replacing, a vehicle's snowplow headgear by combining the headgear with a tire/wheel mounting assembly. A headgear includes a lower horizontal support member parallel to the ground at about frame ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5272295 | Electric contact and method for producing the same An electric contact is provided on at least one of a pair of conductors and includes a surface which is coated with a ceramic layer comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of nitrides, carbides and borides of high melting point... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5269449 | Supplemental carry strap A supplemental carry strap for use with luggage, including golf bags, garment bags and the like, having a single shoulder carry strap including a padded or unpadded shoulder-contacting element having a positioning indicator and two connecting straps to ad... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5270505 | Remote controlled switch/receptacle A remotely controlled switch/receptacle assembly has a housing for providing a support which has at least a first section and a second section. A remote actuator has at least one moveable section. A nonlinear motion switch is located in the first section ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5270506 | Snap action switch A snap action switch has a base and cover enclosing upper and lower electrical terminals. A spring blade disposed between the terminals is movable by a cover-mounted actuator between engagement with one terminal or the other. The spring blade has only one... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5265780 | Combined backpack frame and climbing stand A combined backpack frame and object climbing wildlife stand having a plurality of utilization modes including a backpack mode, an object climbing mode and a wildlife stand mode comprising a first arrangement to provide a backpack frame in the backpack mo... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5266761 | Dynamoelectric machine, methods of assembling such, terminal board assembly, and method of assembling a switch device with a supporting means therefor A terminal board assembly for a dynamoelectric machine includes a body, a switch device associated with the body and having a movable actuating lever. An enclosures overlays the switch device and includes a pair of at least partially overlapping cover seg... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5266760 | Molded case circuit breaker Molded case circuit breaker having collapsible toggle linkage with rectangular cross section knee pin non-rotatably held within open rectangular slots in upper link, bifurcated movable contact fingers loosely guided for pivotal movement about fixed pin to... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5265305 | Automatic control device for the cleaning power of a vacuum cleaner In connection with an automatic control device for the cleaning power of a vacuum cleaner, comprising a blower, a blower drive motor and an associated control circuit for the latter, it is proposed to provide two vacuum switches adjusted to different vacu... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5263837 | Personal umbrella support A device is described that is to be worn by the user of an umbrella or parasol. The device supports the umbrella in position over the user so that neither hand is occupied by the umbrella. The device comprises: a) a plate that fits against the user's back... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5264672 | Miniature electrical switching unit A miniature switching unit including two fixed contact pieces arranged one above the other and fixed to terminals, respectively, and a movable contact piece. Each of the fixed contact pieces is made of springy wire members and includes parallel portions h... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5264673 | Circuit interrupter with center trip position and alarm A circuit interrupter manually opens and closes its contacts by use of a manually rotatable handle which acts through a collapsible linkage rotatably connected to a crank extension of the handle and rotatably connected to a rotatably movable contact suppo... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5261583 | User adjustable retention latch for pager holster A holster (100) for receiving a pager (220) having an protrusion (225) comprises a housing (105) having an interior surface (205) and an exterior surface (210), the interior surface (205) forming a cavity (215) for receiving the pager (220). A flexible ar... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5260533 | Molded case current limiting circuit breaker A molded case circuit breaker having current limiting capabilities is dimensionally optimized for relatively smaller frame size circuit breakers. The handle yoke is supported with rollers thereby allowing the crossbar to be disposed in the space normally ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5260532 | Sealed housing for a remote switching device A housing assembly (14) for protection of an enclosed printed circuit board (12) with a surface mounted dome switch (18) is disclosed. Various construction details are developed which provide sealing under a variety of atmospheric conditions. In one embod... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5257728 | Method and apparatus for transporting a personal watercraft on a truck bed The preferred embodiment consists of a rack comprising two separate parts, a nose piece and a tail piece, mounted in the pockets of either side wall of the bed of a pick-up truck. The nose piece consists of an adjustable, substantially horizontal, support... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5258591 | Low inductance cantilever switch An apparatus is disclosed for providing an electrostatically actuated mechanical switch utilizing a cantilever beam element fabricated by solid-state microfabrication techniques. The apparatus reduces the required pull down voltage and lowers the switch i... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5256842 | Cover for a sensor button In a preferred embodiment, a cover for a sensor button having a shell portion and a touch zone on the upper surface of the sensor button, the cover comprising: an electrically conductive wall portion surrounding the shell portion; an electrically conducti... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5255398 | Flow control apparatus, system and method A water flow control device, flow control system and method of using available swimming pool water for a source of water, adapted to be connected to conventional swimming pool hose apparatus for rapidly serving swimming pools for winter and spring cleanup... | 10/26/1993 |
