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Wearable Pet Enclosure

An enclosure for small animals which is wearable on the front or back of an animate being.

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Patents Published on 07/11/1989


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4845777Ring protector
This invention relates to a ring protector for use in cutting hair which comprises a generally circular band or ring adapted to fit on a finger having on the outer peripheral edge of said ring a deflector to protect the web between the fingers from a hair...
07/11/1989
4845778Child's crawler garment
This disclosure is directed to a child's crawler garment and a method of making the garment which is a pair of pants having leg portions which are formed in the vicinity of the knee area with a design made of a thermal heat settable material which, when s...
07/11/1989
4845779Protective hospital gown
A disposable hospital gown includes body, arm, and hood portions and gloves connected with the arm portions assembled so as to provide a unitary structure impervious to fluid. The hood portion contains an enlarged viewing opening in its front surface for ...
07/11/1989
4845780Glove having improved cuff securing features
A disposable glove for medical use and the like includes a closed distal end for containing the wearer's fingers, and open proximal end, and a cuff portion at the open proximal end. A tab having a free end is provided at the cuff portion. Adhesive on a po...
07/11/1989
4845781Disposable hand covering for handling contaminated material
A disposable hand covering having a stiffened cuff is disclosed. The hand covering can be used to handle contaminated material and can then be removed by the wearer. The stiffened cuffs allow easy removal without contact with the contaminated outside of t...
07/11/1989
4845782Cap
A cap has a sizing band adjustable in effective length by the use of hook and pile fasteners which sizing band can also retain a liner in the cap. A hook and pile fastener can be used alternatively to hold earflaps in upward-folded position or, when the e...
07/11/1989
4845783Star tam cap
A tam cap including a star structural arrangement forming a component of the crown portion of the tam cap and serving to shape the rear end portion of the crown of the tam cap. In one embodiment, the star structural arrangement includes a casing having an...
07/11/1989
4845784Garment pocket
A pocket structure for a fabric garment includes a first pocket having first and second opposed walls of fabric attached to one another to form a first garment pocket space between them. The first pocket is attached to hang on the inner side of the garmen...
07/11/1989
4845785Hinged shoulder pad
A hinged shoulder pad and method of forming such a pad is disclosed comprising precutting the component pieces or panels which will comprise the shoulder pad into a single integral unit from a blank of suitable material, such as resinated polyester, with ...
07/11/1989
4845786Lightweight molded protective helmet
A lightweight molded protective helmet for use by cyclists and preferably produced by stretch-blow molding a moldable plastic material. The helmet includes outer and inner shells or surfaces each having a plurailty of openings therein, with the surfaces b...
07/11/1989
4845787High flow, low turbulence swim-in-place pool operation method
A swim-in-place pool has an inlet opening to the swimming area, which is comparable in width and height to the space that would be occupied by a swimmer's body. Water is driven through the inlet opening at a velocity which is substantially constant throug...
07/11/1989
4845788Water fillable mattress with cover
A water fillable mattress, with a support, has water circulating passages and an inflatable cover, releasably attachable to one side of the mattress, and permanently attached to another side of the mattress. The mattress is sized to support a child and is...
07/11/1989
4845789Dyeing of garments with low-substantivity vat dyes
The present invention provides a process for the rapid dyeing of a series of successive garments or batches of garments with a vat dye, preferably indigo dye, wherein the garments while contained are submerged in and impregnated with the dyeing solution i...
07/11/1989
4845790Method and apparatus for altering fabric finishes
Improved methods and apparatus are provided for altering fabric finishes on a garment to give the garment a "lived-in" or worn appearance before the garment is actually worn by the user. According to the method of the present invention, a batch of garment...
07/11/1989
4845791Process and apparatus for the continuous application of treating liquor on an absorptive, compressible material web
A process and an apparatus for the continuous and controlled application of liquor on an absorptive, compressible material web such as textile webs, warp yarn layers or fleeces. One or more liquors are applied in amounts being comprised between the values...
07/11/1989
4845792Two-part adjustable approach ramp
An approach ramp for an automotive support platform includes first and second ramp members, the trailing end of the first ramp member being pivotally connected to the leading end of the platform. The second ramp member is both slidably and pivotally movab...
07/11/1989
4845793Dual vacuum cleaner
A dual vacuum cleaner is disclosed which includes generally a power unit, a small tank, and a large tank. The power unit includes a motor and an impeller, and is complementary to an access opening of the small tank and also complementary to an access open...
07/11/1989
4845794Apparatus for wet cleaning a floor or wall surface
An apparatus for wet cleaning floor or wall surfaces comprises one or more cylindrical brushes which may be rotated by a motor so that they are throwing liquid and dirt from the floor or wall surface on to a rotating cylinder or a moving endless belt. Liq...
07/11/1989
4845795Automatic cleaning device
A periodontal cleaning device including a hollow housing having a handle member and a brush head member. The brush head includes a gear train reciprocally driven by a rack. The gear train includes at least one drive gear engageable by the rack which in tu...
07/11/1989
4845796Rotating flexible stem tooth brush
This tooth brush is designed to effectively clean a person's teeth by rotation. Primarily, it consists of an electric motor in a housing that is hand held, and a flexible brush stem is received in the shaft of the motor and includes bristles that are radi...
07/11/1989
4845797Floor cleaner
A floor cleaner has driven rollers integrally mounted with a pair of rotating cleaning bodies on respective opposite end portions thereof, each of the rotating cleaning body being provided with a plurality of blades made of an elastic material, and wheels...
07/11/1989
4845798Height adjustment control for a floor polishing machine
A floor polishing machine is shown having a one piece, rotationally molded base formed from a synthetic, non conductive material. The base has a pad receiving portion integrally formed of the synthetic material for receiving a polishing pad. A motor compa...
07/11/1989
4845799Liquid containing scrubbing brush
The invention is directed to a soft backed brush with absorbent material positioned on the underside of the brush between the bristles for holding a liquid that can be selectively deposited on the bristles by flexing the back of the brush....
07/11/1989
4845800Folding mop
A mop has an elongated mop head fabricated in sections, with each section being connected by a hinge to the adjoining sections on either side. The outermost sections can be rotated upward independently about their respective hinges so that they lie flat a...
07/11/1989
4845801Vehicle for cleaning by liquid spraying and suction
A vehicle for cleaning surfaces is provided with a first tank for storing cleaning liquid; a device for spraying liquid at a first pressure and a first flow rate onto the surface to be cleaned; a device for sucking the sprayed liquid towards a second tank...
07/11/1989
4845802Carpet cleaning apparatus
A carpet cleaning attachment, for use with existing carpet cleaning devices having a flexible attachment hose and a unit capable of extracting both wet and dry materials, the attachment comprising a hollow, elongated, hand-held wand configured at a connec...
07/11/1989
4845803Movable hand grip with actuation
A cleaner having a rectilinearly movable hand grip, movable along the axis of the cleaner handle, is provided with a switch actuator that can initiate action of a switch fixed relative to the handle and, therefore, not movable with the hand grip. The swit...
07/11/1989
4845804Retractable caster
A retractable caster to facilitate moving an object. The caster comprises a frame having a planar base and sides circumscribing the base to form a cavity having an opening. The frame is secured to the bottom of the object. A first rigid flap is provided s...
07/11/1989
4845805Caster
A caster has a fixed bracket (15), a rotary yoke (16) rotatably supported on the fixed bracket (15), and a wheel (2) rotatably supported on the rotary yoke (16) by a horizontal axle (16). The axle (16) is mounted for movement in a predetermined range in a...
07/11/1989
4845806Suspended sliding partition
With a suspended sliding partition with a level track (1) and at least one panel-like element (3) is provided an upper mounting rail (4) which is suspended from the track (1) by two carrying bolts (2) which extend through a continuous slot in the undersid...
07/11/1989
4845807Flashing bracket
A hanger bracket for the split rail of a horizontal sliding door assembly is provided with an aperture into which a dependent tab on a flashing support bracket extends, and a resilient tongue on the flashing support bracket fits under the hanger bracket t...
07/11/1989
4845808Ramp handle
A handle for a ramp includes a grip, a bridge spanning the two ends of the grip, and two legs extending from the bridge parallel to each other. The bridge runs at an angle with respect to the legs. The handle is comprised of a short section of an aluminum...
07/11/1989
4845809Leaf spring biased position retentive hinge assembly
A position retentive hinge assembly is provided in which two bodies are swing about one or more axially aligned hinge pins. The first body has at least two paired supports holding the one or more hinge pins. The second body has a receiving and retaining p...
07/11/1989
4845810Self closing hinge
A self closing hinge having a single unitary spring element which functions to maintain the hinge in the open position and to move the hinge to the fully closed position after the hinge is partially closed. A unitary hinge spring having a base section and...
07/11/1989
4845811Automatic door closer having an adjustable torsion spring and configured end fittings
Spring closing device for door or the like, comprising at least two hinges, each one comprising two components articulated on an axis and one of which, known as the mobile component, is fixed on the door and the other of which, known as the fixed componen...
07/11/1989
4845812Device for the automatic opening and mixing of fiber bales
The device for the opening and mixing of fiber bales contains a bale opening device capable of being lowered on a bale suspended from a bridge-like machine frame which is fashioned in the form of a portal and is capable of travelling along a guide rail, s...
07/11/1989
4845813Roller drafter, process of use, and products produced thereby
Disclosed is a new roller drafter for drafting and aligning fibers in a strand or strip of card web e.g. for producing filament-wrapped yarn. The improvements include, increasing (in the direction of strip or strand movement) the distances between nips of...
07/11/1989
4845814Wedge socket
Wedge sockets are among the simplest devices for anchoring a wire rope for any purposes. They are intended for "on the job" attachment and for quick rope replacement. Principal advantages are simplicity, ease and speed of applying and detaching. Wedge soc...
07/11/1989
4845815Bobbin stripping machine
A high speed device (10) for safely removing residual yarn (18) from a paper tube (16) without damage to the latter is provided which includes a specialized multiple-blade cutting assembly (20) serving to completely strip yarn from the tube (16) without t...
07/11/1989
4845816Burnishing head for memory disk drive
A contact burnishing head is described for memory surfaces of computer memory disks. The operating surface of the burnishing head is defined by a regular pattern of diamond-shaped protrusions. In one embodiment, a ramp face is provided along the leading e...
07/11/1989
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