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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5007108 | Chest protector Sports player protective equipment having a system of protective padding members, and of a scale-type configuration having one section of protective padding overlapping an adjacent section of protective padding. The padding sections overlap one another an... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007109 | Head gear having protective lens A flexible transparent lens that may be darkened to substantially block passage of bright sunlight is releasably or fixedly secured to the underside of a bill of an article of headwear such as a cap. In a first embodiment, buckles are affixed to the upper... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007110 | Focus vision visor Visors, for a cap or headpiece. Particularly, a focus vision visor in the form of one or more blinders which depend vertically from the visor, so as to limit peripheral vision. The blinders in the non-use storage mode may be secured to the underside of th... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007111 | Shock absorbing boot and cushioning material A cushion pad arrangement for protecting a person's extremity from compressive and side to side rubbing stresses, as particularly occur at a person's shin, ankle and foot as a result of wearing a boot during use, such as a ski boot during skiing. The cush... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007112 | Protective coveralls with improved ventilation An improved one-piece protective coveralls of the type affording a barrier and thermal protection against hot and/or corrosive liquids. The coveralls include a generally continuous outer shell of woven aramid fabric covered by a liquid impervious layer an... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007113 | Clothing, especially of the pullover type The subject matter of the invention is related to sewing technology. The pullover-type garment according to the invention is remarkable in that the front and/or the back part display, in a matching manner, one or more decorative elements (2) depicting ani... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007114 | Humidity-retaining mask A humidity-retaining mask includes a foldable mask body made of humidity-absorbing sheet material which is folded into a honeycomb structure when the mask is used. The mask body has a recessed portion on the upper side thereof to receive a user's nostril,... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007115 | Adjustable head and neck garment A tubular garment (10) which is worn around the neck and optionally at a variety of positions on the head, to provide protection which can easily be adjusted in response to weather conditions. Wearing positions range from covering the neck only, to coveri... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007116 | Portable urinal A portable urinal comprises: a urine-storage bag constructed of a waterproof material, the bag being provided with a mouth and a fastener, the mouth being so located as to cover the genitourinary area of a man or woman in use, the fastener being construct... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007117 | Vacuum toilet system with simultaneous rinse and discharge A vacuum toilet system comprises a waste-receiving bowl defining an interior space for receiving waste material. A sewer pipe defines an interior space that can be placed at a pressure that is lower than that in the interior space of the waste-receiving b... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007118 | Head care station and kit and method for reclining the occupant of a wheelchair against a head support A head care station for use with a wheelchair and a kit therefore and a method for reclining the occupant of a wheelchair against a head support. The head care station has a foundation member having a front portion and a back portion. A wheelchair jack is... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007119 | Infant's chair for shampooing An infant's chair which provides safe confinement of an infant while the infant is being shampooed comprises a smoothly depressed seat part formed on the upper side of a chair proper and two back parts of dissimilar lengths obliquely extended upwardly fro... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007120 | Shower curtain liner control device A device for use with and for controlling the position of a shower curtain of the type which may be mounted on a rod above the outside rim of a bathtub. Such shower curtains are usually suspended by curtain hooks slidable along the rod so that the curtain... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007121 | Hydraulic lift for bathtubs Prior hydraulic lifts for bathtubs have required complicated installation and a dedicated source of hydraulic pressure. The present invention provides a bathtub lift operated by the domestic water pressure and which uses simple hydraulic cylinders.... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007122 | Head restraint A head restraint is provided, comprising a resilient block having an exterior surface and including a bottom; an inclined front face having a top edge; a rear face; sidewalls; a cavity in the front face forming an interior cavity wall, the intersection of... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007123 | Flexible covering for reducing moisture/vapor/bacteria transmission A flexible covering for reducing vapor transmission to a core of a mattress includes outer and inner coverings respectively forming first and second moisture/vapor/bacteria barriers, the outer and inner coverings being formed of materials having a flexibi... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007124 | Support pad with uniform patterned surface A resilient pad has a uniform patterned patient support surface, including a plurality of parallel ribs. Each rib has a like profile of stacked compressive steps of varying widths. Progressive collapse of the steps under different loading results in diffe... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007125 | Blanket having improved thermal characteristics in the portion covering the feet There is provided a blanket constructed of a woven rectangular panel with an upper portion for covering the user's torso and with a lower portion for covering the user's feet. The filler yarn is thicker in the lower portion than in the upper portion and t... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007127 | Hydrobrush with speed-reducer of the epicyclic type A hydrobrush of the type incorporating a small Pelton turbine actuated by a water jet at the pressure of the water main and which causes the rotation of a brush. The impeller (4) of said turbine is provided with a co-axial small toothed wheel (504) which ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007128 | Compounding, glazing or polishing pad A paint finishing pad adapted to be used on a drive assembly including a back up pad and a drive motor for rotating the back up pad. The paint finishing pad includes a layer of open cell polymeric foam having a front surface defined by a plurality of spac... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007129 | Golfer's cleaning tool A very small, smooth, hand-held pocket tool which opens like a pocket knife to expose a cleaning element, such as a short piece of hacksaw blade, which can be used to clean the grooves and faces of golf clubs and can also be used to roughen the grips of s... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007130 | Wiper cleaning system A wiper cleaning system (2--2) for removing debris and other foreign matter from a wiper (11,12). The system comprises a plurality of discrete raised elements (23,24) spaced apart in two or more offsetting parallel rows (21,22) forming a brush like barric... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007131 | Blade carrying assembly for a windshield wiper including a lock A blade carrying assembly for a windshield wiper for an automotive vehicle includes a wiper arm pivoted on a coupling head, with a spring biassing the wiper arm towards the coupling head. A rotatable lock is provided on the wiper arm for limiting the pivo... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007132 | Hydraulic drive for pull through doctor blade transfer system In a pull through doctor blade transfer system wherein a coiled blade is payed off one rotatable reel while simultaneously being taken up on another rotatable reel, with an intermediate portion of the blade between the reels being supported in a blade hol... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007133 | Convertible vacuum cleaner A convertible vacuum cleaner providing a detachable upright handle permits the vacuum cleaner to be used as an upright cleaner for cleaning rugs, carpets, and the like. A detachable portable hand cleaner handle is also provided which is mounted when the c... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007134 | Removable hinge at specific angular orientation In bathroom doors which open inwards, it is impossible to remove the door if an obstruction such as a person disabled or laying against the door prevents the door from opening. This invention will permit the door to be removed instantly without destroying... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007135 | Plant growing receptacle A plant growing receptacle to be employed particularly by commercial nurseries wherein numerous plants are cultivated for future sale to the purchasing public. The container is readily adaptable for use with a variety of plants and includes a conical body... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007136 | Process for the production of a yarn from fiber material The fiber material (of which a yarn is to be spun) is drawn and combed after carding. In order to determine the combing intensity, a sample is taken from the fiber material after carding and is subjected to an analysis for fiber length and/or impurities. ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007137 | Carding apparatus In a card especially suited for the manufacture of nonwovens for producing aerodynamically formed, air laid, fibrous webs, comprising a feed roller (F), a driven main cylinder (T) rotating at a high speed, an air shaft or passage (2) which, adjacent the f... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007138 | Device for strapping cables, pipes or other similar items, together or to supports A device for strapping cables, pipes and similar items together or to a support comprises a strap (1) constituted by a strip of bendable material, preferably metal, attached at one end to a buckle plate (2), conveniently of sheet metal, by passing one end... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007139 | Necktie retainer A necktie retainer that restricts movement of the necktie by providing a full flexure tensor member attached to the upper garment of the wearer, a necktie movement governing length of filamentary material with full flexure, distributed direct mechanical a... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007140 | Snap-on fastener A new fastener to attach a line to a hook. A knob shaped device is tied to the end of the line and it is snapped tight into the eye of the hook, thus providing the fastening connection. It functions by sliding the line through an opening in the structure ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007141 | Strap retainer for head gear A strap retainer including a base plate and a disk ring, having a central aperture, joined together at their sides by two parts, and an elastic band circumscribing the posts so as to form a pair of passageways, one on each side of the elastic band, throug... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007142 | Method of assembling a snapped-together multipart plastic slider with a plastic reclosable fastener A method of assembling a snapped-together multipart plastic slider with a plastic reclosable fastener on plastic bags is disclosed. The multipart plastic slider includes a separator finger and two side walls mechanically snapped together in place on the p... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007143 | Rolling action zipper profile and slipper therefor A novel zipper profile is disclosed in which the cross-sectional shape of the zipper is such that it can be closed most easily by pressing the bottom together first, then rolling it closed toward the top. The novel slider is shaped so that it operates in ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007144 | Slide fastener slider A slide fastener slider comprises upper and lower wings joined together at their one ends by a connecting neck and having respective lateral flanges, and a thermal insulating backing such as of plastics material substantially coextensive with the lower wi... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007145 | End-locking device for slide fasteners An end-locking device for slide fasteners which enables the end of a first row of zipper teeth to be releasably locked in a socket terminal which is fixed to the end of a second row of zipper teeth. The device includes locking means mounted to pivot on th... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007146 | Plastic profile fastener Plastic profile fasteners comprising a first member having an elongated groove profile and a second member having a complementary elongated projection receivable in the groove; the first member is provided with a plurality of axially spaced apart bridges ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007147 | Control system for steplessly variable power transmission A steplessly variable power transmission includes a load change detecting device for detecting a change speed in an engine load when an engine load zone to which a value of the engine load belongs is changed from an intermediate zone to a specific zone ot... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007148 | Plaque A thin sheet of metal foil is inserted in a typewriter and conventional typing strokes produce indentations therein. The ribbon of the typewriter contains material of a high degree of visibility which is deposited at the bottom of the indentations. A fixa... | 04/16/1991 |
