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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5487201 | Disposable tooth and gum cleaning device An oral wipe comprised of a sleeve, the sleeve being comprised of interwoven material, the sleeve having a closed end extending to at least one corner at the closed end, a pick element comprised of a heat sealable component, and a piece of dental floss, t... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5487202 | Floor mopping device with wheeled support frame A floor mopping device including a main frame having two laterally spaced floor engaging wheels and a downwardly sloping elongated push handle longitudinally adjustably connected thereto. A lower forward end of the push handle is connected to a transverse... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5444887 | Method and device for cleaning underwater pipes A bladed cylindrical member with high pressure fluid jet nozzles cuts and sweeps aquatic foreign matter from the inside surface of underwater pipes. The method for removing the foreign matter includes reciprocally pulling the device through the pipe and i... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5438725 | Apparatus for removing excessive adhesives from ferrules An apparatus for removing excessive adhesives from ferrules, includes a holding device (1, 2) for holding the end face of a ferrule (F) at a predetermined position; a string member (4) for adsorbing or absorbing the adhesives; and a drive unit (3) for dri... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5430909 | Wiper arm including a coating for supporting a fluid hose A wiper arm with a wiper rod, at the one end of which a wiper blade is fixed. The wiper rod is provided with a coating, onto which coating a hose channel is formed. Furthermore, it is possible to fix additional hose supports onto the wiper rod or onto the... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5423105 | Windshield wiper blade A windshield wiper blade including a multi-level mount at one end and a multiple projection wiping element at the opposite end. The wiping end includes a base member extending perpendicularly on opposite sides of a center line. A projected central member ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5423106 | Windscreen wiper device with separable hinged joint The invention proposes a windscreen wiper device, especially for a motor vehicle, comprising a component forming a windscreen wiper arm which is articulated to a component forming a drive head by means of an hinge pin associated with a first of these two ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5421055 | Variable pressure windshield wiper arm An automotive windshield wiper system with adjustable wiping pressure includes a drive shaft, a head rigidly mounted to the drive shaft for unitary rotation therewith, a wiper arm pivotally connected to the head at a first end and retaining a wiper blade ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5419004 | Totally enclosed game card scraper A totally enclosed lottery or game card scraper box is disclosed. The box is designed as a simple two-handed portable device which scrapes the opaque covering from game or lottery cards and stores the scrapings within the box. The box seals itself and can... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5412831 | Toothbrush with replaceable brush head A toothbrush with a replaceable head includes a tubular casing including an axial bore defining a longitudinal axis. A support member having first and second ends extends longitudinally into the axial bore of the tubular casing for movement along the long... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5412833 | Windshield wiper arm adjustment connector A windshield wiper assembly (18) includes a drive motor (20) linked to a pair of pivot shafts (30), each having a pivot axis (34). Mounted on each pivot shaft (30) is an adjustment connector (38). Each adjustment connector (38) includes a main cylindrical... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5412834 | Windshield wiper blade with composite supporting bracket frame A windshield wiper blade comprises a composite supporting bracket frame pivotally connected with a driven wiper arm and including a plurality of frame components, at least some of the components being provided with holding claws, and elongated wiper strip... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5410774 | Portable vehicle window wiper A portable window wiper for attachment to a vehicle door to reciprocally clear moisture from an adjacent window. The wiper includes a housing having a bracket projecting therefrom which may be inserted between a base of the window and an adjoining portion... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5410773 | Pipe paint roller A paint roller structure is arranged to paint in an enclosed manner pipes, parallelepiped picket fence members, wrought iron rods, and the like. The device includes a roller structure having a recess oriented medially of the roller and concentric of the r... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5408719 | Single arm windshield wiper assembly with a telescoping wiper blade A single arm windshield wiper assembly including a reversible motor, a wiper pivot assembly, and a windshield wiper blade slidably connected to the wiper pivot assembly. A first actuator sub-assembly is operatively connected between the reversible motor a... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5406672 | Windshield wiper system including wiping and scrubbing blades A windshield wiper blade system comprising an elastomeric wiper blade further comprising an elongated base portion; a coupling mechanism for coupling the base portion within a plurality of clip guides on a vehicle's windshield wiper actuating arm; and a s... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5406667 | Refill sponge mop with composite curved wringer plate A sponge mop head is provided which protects a scrub strip during wringing operations by the use of a composite curved wringer plate assembly which envelops the scrub strip while allowing the mopping solution to be expelled from the sponge. In addition, a... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5404607 | Self-propelled submersible suction cleaner A self-propelled submersible suction cleaner as used to clean the surfaces of a swimming pool transfers a vibratory movement of an oscillator located within the flow path of a suction chamber for propulsion over the submerged surface of the pool. This vib... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5398370 | Wiper system having a depression for accommodating a fluid hose This invention refers to a wiper system for windshields of motor vehicles. This wiper system comprises a wiper arm which can be attached to an oscillatorily drivable wiper shaft by way of an attachment piece. The wiper arm comprises a joint piece being es... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5398371 | Multiple lip wiper blade A wiper blade of the present invention comprises two or three blades for wiping. The blades are longitudinally parallel and have their bases integrated into each other. The bases have deflective portions on the longitudinal outer sides of the integral bod... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5396681 | Wiper apparatus including welded mounting bracket A wiper apparatus is disclosed in which a wiper linkage includes a pivot lever connected to a pivot shaft of a wiper arm for wiping a windshield glass of a vehicle, a pivot holder for supporting a pivot shaft, a link rod rotatably connected to the pivot l... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5392487 | Universal windshield wiper and wiper arm connector The invention relates to a windshield wiper connector structure, specifically such a structure that connects all types of automobile windshield wipers onto the powered windshield wiper arm by having the capability of supporting many varieties of different... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392486 | Depressed park mechanism for a windshield wiper system A windshield wiper system incorporates a depressed park mechanism that stores a wiper blade in a depressed, park position. Actuation of the motor in one direction moves the blade out of its park position and into an operative position where it reciprocate... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392489 | Antilift wiper blade assembly with integral flexor and airfoil An antilift wiper blade assembly for clearing a generally nonplanar vehicular windshield includes a pressure-distributing superstructure and a resilient wiping element. An elongated flexor interconnects the wiping element and the superstructure and has a ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392485 | Screen wiper apparatus including controlled means for varying the wiping force A screen wiper apparatus, especially for a motor vehicle, is of the kind comprising a wiper arm which carries at least one wiper blade and which is mounted pivotally about a pivot axis on a drive head for the arm. Torque applying means, coupled between th... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392488 | Rotatable windshield wiper having a dual blade assembly A windshield wiper for automobiles, comprising a mechanical arm, a holder fixed with the mechanical arm and holding a blade clamp, which then separably connects with a blade with two wiping portions to contact the surface of a windshield for wiping the su... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5390391 | Wiping device with variable contact force for windows of motor vehicles A device is proposed, which serves for wiping windows of motor vehicles. The wiping device comprises a wiping blade which is moved in an oscillating manner over the window, is applied to the latter with a contact force and the wiping element of which tips... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5386610 | Multiple roller edger A paint application device for painting a surface having an inside edge includes a handle, a paint application member and a guide member connected to the handle for guiding the paint application member with respect to an inside corner of the surface to be... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386607 | Ground engaging means for a submersible cleaning device A submersible cleaner relying upon the to and fro motion of an oscillator for forward movement over a submerged surface has a housing with a peripheral edge, an oscillator rotatably affixed to the housing and bristle elements extending away from the skirt... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5384932 | Windshield wiper system with blade assembly drive for maintaining a constant attack angle of the wiper blade on a curved windshield A windshield wiper system for vehicles with a windshield having a curved surface with a curvature across the width of the vehicle is disclosed, The system comprises at least one driven wiper arm. A wiper blade assembly is mounted on a free end of the wipe... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5383247 | Washing installation for windshields or motor vehicles, aircraft, locomotives or the like The invention deals with a cleaning installation for windshields of motor vehicles, aircraft, locomotives or the like with at least one wiper arm drivable by a wiper motor, at which arm a wiper blade is fastened by means of wiper blade holders, with a cha... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5383249 | Adjustable-type additive pressure windshield wiper The invention herein relates to an adjustable-type additive pressure windshield wiper structure, that automatically adjusts the pressure of the windshield wiper blades exerted onto the glass of the windshield and is able to offer stable and effective adju... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5383602 | Wiper and washing system, especially for window panes of motor vehicles The invention relates to a wiper and washing system including a tube with two separate channels, a nozzle head with at least two washing nozzles, one of which is connected to the one channel and the other of which is connected to the other channel of the ... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5383248 | Structure of double-blade wind shieldwiper with arm to blade connectors A double-blade wind shield wiper, the blade assembly of which comprising a frame assembly for holding two parallel wiper blades. The frame assembly includes a main frame at the middle, two end frames at two opposite ends and two intermediate frames set th... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5381582 | Cowl and windhsield wiper assembly A cowl adapted to conceal a windshield wiper assembly to eliminate the drag associated with exposed wiper assemblies. The assembly includes an enclosure having a top access door adapted to being flush with the hood in its lowered position, and a bottom pa... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5377380 | Simulated vehicle headlight wipers This invention is a simulated headlight wiper and is used as a novelty or amusement device. The wiper may be detachably mounted to the vehicle or, in another embodiment, it may be attached directly to the headlight by suitable means such as a double-sided... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5375284 | Sweeper with molded sweeping roller having flexible sweeping strips In a sweeper having a housing 1, in which a sweeping roller 6 driven by impeller wheels 4, 5 is rotatably supported, the sweeping roller comprising a shaft 15 with longitudinally extending sweeping strips 17, the sweeping strips 17 being comprised of a fl... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5373605 | Lateral travel windshield wiper with speed multiplication An elongated track receives and supports a movable wiper arm carriage having a windshield wiper extending therefrom. A plurality of pulleys couple the wiper arm carriage to an oscillatory drive mechanism having a reciprocating carriage. The pulley and cab... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5374121 | Mixing apparatus with mixing rod supporting lid The invention relates to a mixing apparatus comprising a mixing bowl and a lid for vacuum-sealing the mixing bowl, which lid is provided with a passage for a mixing rod. The lid is relatively rigid in the axial direction of the mixing bowl, whereas at lea... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5371910 | Sliding oscillator seal for submersible suction cleaner A submersible suction cleaner includes a chamber, an oscillator pivotably mounted within the chamber for movement to and fro with a gap between an edge of the oscillator and a wall of the chamber through which water containing grit flows during operation.... | 12/13/1994 |
