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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4945571 | Liquid-cushioned outerwear Clothing items including at least one sewn-in liquid cushioned bladder conforming to one or more pressure points experiencing friction or repeated shocks. Distributed through vents and sealed islands define one or more endless channelways to facilitate mo... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945572 | Welding helmet A welding mask is disclosed comprising an opaque face shield having a viewing opening therein, a filter lens pivoted to the face shield adjacent the viewing opening, moving means to move the filter lens pivoted to the face shield adjacent the viewing open... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945573 | Visor and shield attached to eyeglasses A mask to protect physicians, dentists and technicians from spatter from patients afflicted with various diseases (including A.I.D.S.) is assembled from two parts, which may be shipped and stored flat. The visor is formed of a flat piece of sheet rubber f... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945574 | Protective mask A protective mask comprising an imperforate, transparent shield mounted on the brow and extending over the face of a person wearing the mask. The shield includes an anteriorly protruding portion spaced sufficiently away from the wearer's face to enable sp... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945575 | Sun visor A sun visor is disclosed having a plurality of louvers of differing vertical heights with the innermost louver being the highest in elevation to thereby provide overhead light cutoff angles that shield the wearer's eyes from direct rays of the sun.... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945576 | Shoulder pad and brassiere strap cushion apparatus Combination shoulder pad and brassiere strap cushion (brassiere strap) apparatus includes a pair of panels which fold in the middle. The bra strap is disposed between the two pads and is held in place by fastening elements which secure the two portions of... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945577 | Ventilated splash goggle A protective splash goggle which includes a new two piece labyrinthian vent which allows the circulation of air while preventing the passage of splashed liquids and further including a curved lens which includes a lens mounting providing functional gaps w... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945578 | Toilet flush control device A flush control device for use in a toilet tank of the type containing a standpipe and a flap valve pivotally mounted on the standpipe for closing an outlet in the bottom of the tank includes a cylindrical sleeve for slidable mounting on the standpipe and... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945579 | Drain valve activator assembly A drain valve activator assembly for a container such as a bathtub is disclosed. In one embodiment, there is an overflow plate mountable on a side wall of the tub at the overflow outlet. A stem is positioned through the plate so as to rotate on its own lo... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945580 | Volume-selective water closet flushing system A buoyant outlet closure, or `flapper` in the preferred embodiment, is vented at a selectively predetermined time in the water closet flushing cycle, causing the flapper to become non-buoyant and to drop and to close the tank outlet, effecting a premature... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945581 | Flush tank water saver A flush tank water saver has an elongated semi circular base fitting around and clamped to the overflow pipe. This base carries an operating lever on pivots close to the flapper valve pivots. This lever engages the flapper valve at its center and pushes i... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945582 | Patient transport apparatus including independently or simultaneously operable leg and backrest portions A multi-purpose chair/stretcher assembly is disclosed which includes seat, backrest and leg supporting assemblies, the backrest and leg supporting assemblies both being pivotably mounted to the seat assembly. A pair of telescoping linkage assemblies conne... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945583 | Device for transporting disabled or sick persons A device for transporting disabled or sick persons comprises a stretcher mattress attachable to a stretcher frame or a transport vehicle by means of a belt band emerging from the underside of the foot end of said mattress. Belt bands which issue at the he... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945584 | Crib cover A cover for a crib or playpen includes a tent-like canopy having a pair of panels extending downwardly from two opposite ends which lie against the inside of a pair of sides of the crib or playpen and are tied in place by straps which extend about the sid... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945585 | Bed with rotatable rollers A flexible tube of fabric (1) is supported by a plurality of parallel shafts (3) arranged in the tube's interior, such that a sling of fabric is suspended toward the center of the tube between two of the shafts. The shafts, or cylindrical rollers journale... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945586 | Canopy bed frame assembly A canopy bed frame assembly includes upper and lower horizontal frame members which are interconnected to vertical posts to form a frame structure. A canopy covering is supported by a continuous valance rod which encloses the upper frame members and is sp... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945587 | Beach chair with adjustable back having an air mattress attached thereto An air chair is provided and consists of a rectangular shaped air mattress secured to an adjustable backrest so that the adjustable backrest may be positioned upon beach sand to adjust the air mattress in various reclined positions in which a person may s... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945588 | Air/water mattress and inflation apparatus An inflation system for a mattress having a lower, water chamber and a coextensive upper, air chamber includes a pair of opposed blowers, a solenoid air valve, both manual and pressure activated switches and control circuitry for activating and deactivati... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945589 | Combination seat cushion and carrying bag A combination seat cushion and carrying bag having two opposed padded compartments and a pocket for storing articles in between. The articles are cushioned by the padded compartment when the article is used as a seat cushion.... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945590 | Valve for fluid mat and apparatus for controlling an attitude assumed by fluid mat A valve in the form of a solenoid valve includes a valve seat made of magnetic material in which a solenoid is received, and an inner diameter part of the value seat serves as a passage through which fluid flows. The valve is used for controlling an attit... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945591 | Cushionlike item with projections attached thereto by strings A bed pad, an automobile seat pad, a pillow or a similar cushionlike item having therapeutic effects similar to those of finger pressure therapy, a good airing function and an improved adaptability to the head or waist of the user is provided. A cushionli... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945592 | Transport system for portable patient care apparatus An apparatus for transporting a patient care device comprises a vertically adjustable first horizontal flange secured to a patient transport device, a patient care apparatus having an elongate vertical member supporting a patient care device, and a second... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945593 | Automatic determination of coordinates of the operating path of an adhesive-applying nozzle in an adhesive applicator for a shoe machine The supports (9; 35) by which adhesive-applying nozzles (6) are supported in a shoe machine, e.g. a cement lasting machine, for tracking movement along opposite portions of a shoe bottom (5), are provided with mountings (34) by each of which either such a... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945594 | Covered bridge structure A covered structure comprising a covered bridge and at least one covered entrance to said bridge is described. The covered bridge contains a bridge frame, a deck, a bridge enclosure framework disposed above the deck, means for connecting the bridge frame ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945595 | Modular ramp assembly A lightweight pedestrian ramp assembly for bridging a span of open water between two marine structures is readily adaptable in length and width to meet existing site requirements. The ramp assembly is constructed of successive elongated ramp units, each o... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945596 | Golf ball, golf club and golf shoe scrubber This invention provides the golfer with a golf ball and golf club scrubber combination which also cleans golf shoe cleats and soles, and which is portable, and clips on the golf bag or cart. The present invention comprises basically a cylindrical body, cy... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945597 | Rotary cleaning device A rotary cleaning element having a head adapted to be mounted for rotation about a central axis, the head supporting a plurality of radial arms which are spaced substantially angularly equidistant around the central axis, the free ends of the arms each su... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945598 | Razor cleaning brushes Brushes for use in cleaning conventional safety razors which are selectively mounted to the wall in a bathtub or shower enclosure in such a manner that the free end of the bristles form a wiping plane which orients the bristles generally parallel to the p... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945599 | Cap system for sponge mops A cap formed of terry cloth fabric is dimensioned to fit over the head of a sponge mop and cover its sponge element as well as the peripheral edges of a sponge element attachment plate. The terry cloth fabric includes loose cotton loops projecting from bo... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945600 | Pane wiper apparatus The pane wiper apparatus for the windshield of a motor vehicle has a driven wiper implement in the form of a wiper strip which is moved over the height of the windshield. The strip is guided and driven by guide and drive elements arranged in side or edge ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945601 | Windshield wiper unit A windshield wiper system which vertically wipes the entire front windshield of an automobile during both up and down wiping strokes. The system has left and right wiper assemblies horizontally positioned and attached to left and right runner assemblies s... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945602 | Adjustable frame automatic floor cleaning machine An improved drivable automatic floor cleaning machine includes a carriage supporting a fresh liquid compartment, a dirty liquid compartment, a cleaning rotor, a travel roller pair, and a rearward suction nozzle. The improvements include an adjustable mach... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945603 | Front caster assembly for canister vacuum cleaner A front caster assembly for a canister-type vacuum cleaner includes a swivel body member mounted for pivotal movement to the underside of the vacuum cleaner casing. A caster wheel is mounted on the underside of the swivel body member for rolling contact w... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945604 | Portable blower A portable rechargeable battery-operated slender tubular blower for removing relatively light debris from hard surfaces such as sidewalks, driveways, decks or workbench surfaces. The blower uses an axial flow blower fan arranged for noise minimization and... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945605 | Fitting for sliding doors suspended at a runway rail The fitting for sliding doors includes a longitudinal groove extending in its mounted state in the longitudinal direction of the upper edge of the door which groove has two upper flanges covering the groove only partly. This allows a mounting of a sliding... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945606 | Door cam hardware with door post mounted cam Improved cam hardware for use with a self-positioning door. The cam is attached to the door mounting post by a threaded connection and has a lower surface which is symmetrically inclined about a high point. The lower surface is contacted by a cam follower... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945607 | Gripping device particularly for removing fish bones A gripping device, which is particularly useful for removing pin bones, particularly from salmonoid fish, has a pair of matable gripping jaws wherein one of the jaws is held in a fixed position relative to a cylinder and the other jaw is pivotally connect... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945608 | Fish scaler A device for scaling a quantity of fish is disclosed which includes a hollow, rotatable drum provided with a plurality of spike elements arranged in a predetermined pattern or array about the entire circumferential surface of the drum, and projecting radi... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945609 | Revolving flat arrangement for a carding machine A revolving flat arrangement for a carding machine is characterized in that a suction tube with a suction opening is arranged within the loop at the deflection position from the card cylinder to the cleaning device and/or at the deflection position before... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945610 | Device for feeding a fiber lap to a processing roller of a fiber processing machine A device for advancing a fiber lap in a feeding direction to a processing roller of a fiber processing machine includes a feed roller and a feed table which together define a gap. The gap has a length extending parallel to the feeding direction and a widt... | 08/07/1990 |
