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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5005214 | Removable eyeglass shade visor apparatus An elongated, generally strip-like shade visor device is removably attachable to the front frame section of a pair of eyeglasses to shade the wearer's eyes from overhead glare. Support tab portions of the visor project downwardly from its bottom side surf... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005215 | Protective article of clothing An article of clothing is disclosed that is designed to protect a user from ticks, other arachnids and crawling insects. The article of clothing can be in the form of a chap that encircles the leg of the user. Ties near the top of the chap support the cha... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005216 | Self-ventilating protective garment A protective garment is fed pressurized air through a hood piece connected to a pressurized air source and expels the air through air breather panels formed in the lower leg portions of the garment to prevent ballooning of the garment.... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005217 | Nursing bib A protective garment for use by a person holding an infant comprising a back portion which is of waist length to permit the person to sit comfortably. The garment has a front portion of thigh length to protect the clothing of the person against being soil... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005218 | Garment An aperture in a body of a garment co-acts with a part of the garment to produce a combination of a two-dimensional image or design appearing on the garment with a three-dimensional part of the garment. The part of the garment capable of being drawn throu... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005219 | Garment decoration with a process for its manufacture A new garment decoration and a process for its manufacture, which encompasses both classical and modern elements of decoration. An image is manufactured directly on a garment, such as by silk-screening. Chenille is sewn about the border of the image, ther... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005220 | Protection helmet The helmet comprises a crown (1) with belts (2) which are blocked from moving with respect to the crown by means of buckles (3). The belts are wound on the buckles. The buckles are inserted in slits (6) formed on the crown (1) along its entire thickness. ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005221 | Motorcycle helmet wind visor adjustment device A wind visor for motorcycle helmets having two visor rings, with friction tracks on them, on each distal end of the wind visor which rotatably engage with a respective slip ring. The slip ring is in turn engaged with a flexible U-shaped bracket, which in ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005222 | Toilet assembly A toilet assembly which includes a toilet stool having a ventilation conduit disposed adjacent to the back wall portion of the toilet stool for ventilating objectionable odor from a toilet bowl, the ventilation conduit extending annularly around a siphon ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005223 | Foldable toilet seat A foldable, portable toilet seat is provided having foldable front and rear sections that are pivotably connected by hinges. The lower surface of each front section includes a downwardly extending flange for engaging a conventional toilet seat to prevent ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005224 | Toilet bowl silencer dish The Toilet Bowl Silencer Dish is an accessory for the common household bathroom toilet bowl. It allows the adult male the capability to stand and use the toilet bowl without splashing urine or generating audible noise. A glazed ceramic dish is attached to... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005225 | Dual flush valve for water closets A dual flush valve assembly for use in the water storage reservoir of a conventional toilet is disclosed. The assembly includes a first valve, a second valve and an actuation arrangement adapted for controlling the opening and closing of those valves. The... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005226 | Flushing mechanism with low water consumption A flushing mechanism for flushing a toilet bowl with a reduced amount of water. The flushing mechanism includes a containment vessel adapted to fit in a standard-sized toilet tank and means within the containmment vessel for forcing water out of the vesse... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005227 | Composting toilet with respray of liquid wastes A composting toilet disposes of quantities of liquid wastes by providing ingress and egress means for air into and from a housing for the wastes. Within the housing is means for conducting the air into the path of liquid waste being sprayed, to entrain or... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005228 | Flow controlling A swim tank slightly longer than a human and slightly wider than the maximum spread between fingertips is divided into upper and lower channels by polycarbonate or members extending across the width of the tank and having a rectangular outlet at the top f... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005229 | Swimming pool rope anchor method and device A rope anchor device for a swimming pool having a vinyl liner wherein a flat base plate has at least two integral stems projecting rearwardly from the plate and extending through the swimming pool wall. A nut is threaded on each stem at the back or outsid... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005230 | Patient transporter A patient-transporting system including a combined transport stretcher/operating room table, means for securely transporting medications and medical records, and a patient-jumpsuit. The means for securely transporting medications and medical records is mo... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005231 | Means for positioning bedfast patients A method and means for positioning bedfast patients where the apparatus iudes a rectangular pad which dwells on the bed surface and extends at least from above the shoulders of the patient to a point at least below the hip areas. Pairs of straps are secu... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005232 | Patient shifter pad A pad is used in shifting a patient from one bed, or other horizontal surface, to another. The pad is formed of a sealed, elongated, and flattened enclosure of a flexible, puncture-resistant material and contains, sealed within the enclosure, a lubricant ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005233 | Apparatus for transferring patients The invention relates to an apparatus for transferring patients. The apparatus comprises an elongate support frame (1), which is connected to a bed (2); a couch (3) for the patient; and transfer means for transferring the patient on the couch (3), support... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005234 | Infant car bed for a vehicle An infant car bed for a vehicle is provided which is particularly suitable for the transport of premature or physically disabled infants. The car bed includes an "L" shaped base member adapted to hold an apnea monitor and secured by a vehicle seat belt on... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005235 | Two-person sleeping bag formed by two single sleeping bags The present invention concerns a two-person sleeping bag formed by two single sleeping bags each mainly comprises an outer panel made from moisture-proof cloth, and a warm lining disposed inside the outer panel. The edge portion of the outer panel is prov... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005236 | Inflatable products A sleeping mat (4), preferably forming part of a sleeping bag (2), comprises an inflatable enclosure (10) containing a fibrous bat (12) which is attached to the opposite sides of the enclosure so that on inflation thereof the bat is non-resiliently expand... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005237 | Mattress corner adhesion patches A water mattress construction includes an outer water inflatable polyvinyl chloride ("PVC") shell having a top and a bottom surface with side walls connecting the top and bottom surfaces and forming corners where any two side walls meet. The mattress is i... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005238 | Water bed mattress A water bed mattress comprises a rectangular compressible plastic foam sheet containing a plurality of uniformly dispersed cylindrical cutouts across the surface area of the compressible sheet. A separate water cushion is located in each of the cutout are... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005239 | Bed sheet securing system for waterbeds A system for securing a bed sheet to a waterbed is shown. The system consists of eight hook-shaped brackets and a flat sheet having resilient loops provided at its corners. A pair of the brackets are provided at each adjacent corners of the bed frame of t... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005240 | Patient support apparatus A low air loss bed having an integral source of air mounted to the frame thereof. Sets of air bags are mounted on the frame, each set of air bags corresponding to a portion of the body of the patient to be supported on the bed. Separate gas manifolds are ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005241 | Drainable cushion and furniture seating Upholstered furniture seating is provided, having a drainable, quick drying cushion. The cushion has an inner core made of non-resinated synthetic fibers and a bottom portion having a plurality of openings. The frame of the seating has sloping frame membe... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005242 | Foamed seat cushion The present invention is directed to a molded foamed automobile cushion having a deep groove and an upholstery cover secured thereto by a touch fastener having cooperating hook and loop elements carried by the cushion and cover. One element of the touch f... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005243 | Seat removal tool for airplane passenger seats A seat removal tool (20) for airplane passenger seats which consists of: (a) a tool body (38) having: an elongated handle portion (26) adapted to be gripped by a user's hand; an elongated blade portion (28) extending longitudinally forward from the handle... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005244 | Device for cleaning cylindrical objects, such as bolts A device for cleaning cylindrical objects such as bolts has a sleeve (1) which contains a rotor (2) equipped with a brush (7). A bolt is inserted into the sleeve (1), and the rotor (2) is rotated by a motor (4) to clean the periphery of the bolt. The slee... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005245 | Pipe coating removal system Coatings are removed from sections of pipeline by a tool having opposed semicylindrical body members hinged together and provided with a quick release over-center-type clamping mechanism for clamping the body members together when the tool has been assemb... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005246 | Replaceable tooth brush with tongue scaler A toothbrush provided with a replaceable bristle holder that is detachably receivable within a trough formed in the brush head and secured in position by a head cover, with the cover and the trough being configured for engaging corresponding portions of t... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005247 | Hygienic toothbrush A hygienic toothbrush, which has a protective strip extending over the bundles of bristles of the brush head thereof from a hole in the brush handle. The protective strip is broken off at its connecting end in the hole in the brush handle when it is in us... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005248 | Windshield washer and wiper A windshield wiper for cleaning the windshield of motor vehicles, where a vertically moving wiper blade extends across the width of the windshield. The wiper blade has a generally triangular cross section with concave walls for collecting water and dumpin... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005249 | Vehicle windshield wiper A vehicle windshield wiper comprises; a driving rod which is reciprocated by crank-coupling with a wiper motor, a double arm lever reciprocally swung around a pivot shaft by the driving rod, a driving-side wiper blade which is swung by fixing in the pivot... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005250 | Glass sheet cleaning apparatus In stationary equipment including a system for successively conveying curved glass sheets in a linear horizontal pathway through washing and rinsing zones, and than a drying zone, upper and lower air knife assemblies are utilized in the drying zone for si... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005251 | Adapter for mounting vacuum motor A structure is disclosed for receiving and securing one or more vacuum motors in the motor housing of a vacuum suction machine. The structure acts as an adapter to permit vacuum motors of different circumferential, as well as axial dimensions to fit into,... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005252 | Portable wet/dry vacuum cleaner and recharging base A portable wet/dry vacuum cleaner is disclosed having a handle base and a combination nozzle/debris container. The handle base comprises a housing having a motor, a blower driven by the motor, and a battery pack for energization of the motor located there... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5005253 | Surface cleaning apparatus A pavement cleaning vehicle having brushes for dislodging and sweeping rearwardly debris, is provided with elongated air nozzles which direct the debris towards suction heads. The air nozzles extend angularly outward and forward from a location along the ... | 04/09/1991 |
