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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5016284 | Lockable clothing The present invention relates to an improved locking arrangement for clothing. In one aspect of the invention, a garment includes an eyelet operatively associated with a major portion of the garment. An elongated locking device, such as a lockable cable, ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016285 | Necktie A necktie is disclosed comprising a front panel having projecting loops (or hooks) to receive ornaments thereon. The rear surface of the ornament is provided with projecting hooks (or loops) so that, together with the tie a fastening system is provided. C... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016286 | Protective glove A protective glove which may be made from two superposed plastic films or film laminates comprises a palm portion, four finger portions, a thumb portion, and a wrist or sleeve portion. The width of at least one of the finger portions increases from a firs... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016287 | Evaporative cooled cloth hood An evaporative cooled cloth hood for use in high temperature atmospheres comprising a plurality of parts which when secured together fit over the head, forehead and chest of the user for cooling purposes.... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016288 | Scarf This invention relates to a scarf and in particular to one including a middle flap and two side flaps of the same size and different patterns whereby the flaps may be folded in different ways thereby providing the scarf with different patterns.... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016289 | Epaulet stiffener A removable and economical stiffener comprises a spring wire frame having a base member which resiliently biases two depending side members so as to maintain an epaulet in a relatively taut, planar condition.... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016290 | Closure system A closure system for a flexible tube, for example a sleeve, a leg or the waist of a garment. The tube has an outer surface and an inner surface. There is a cord to extend around the flexible tube, between the inner and the outer surfaces. An opening in th... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016291 | Napped elastic waistband A waistband is disclosed herein for use in maintaining articles of clothing in place while being worn, and which includes an elongated waistband having tufted or napped surfaces on opposite sides thereof for frictional engagement with the clothing. Opposi... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016292 | Combination gamma, ultraviolet and X-radiation goggles Safety goggles that effectively filter possibly dangerous levels of all types of cataractogenic radiation including near blue light, UV-A, B, and C, Gamma, and X-radiation are disclosed comprising an UV, Gamma, and X-ray radiopaque frameless leaded polyme... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016293 | Air induction system for goggle A spacer is slidably mounted to the headband of a goggle. The spacer comprises a block formed of a body which in use is captured between the headband and the head of the user. The block has an elongated contoured inboard head engaging surface and an outbo... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016294 | Odorless toilet A toilet and toilet seat adapter unit which can be produced at a low cost yet which provides improved sealing around the toilet seat and which is easy to clean. The toilet seat adapter unit is disposed between the toilet seat and the upper surface of the ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016295 | Two position float arm A two position float arm for regulating two water levels in water level control systems that are controlled by a float connected to a inlet water valve by a rod. The rod is replaced by a first member (22) hinged to a second member (28). The first member (... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016296 | Auxiliary drain and filler device for plastic pools A drain and filler attachment for a plastic pool has at one end of a threaded elbow, a threaded nipple intrudes into a plastic pool through X-cuts made in the pool material. The opening is sealed by O-rings and a threaded open cap compressing the O-rings ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016297 | Sink assembly A sink assembly is disclosed that has a separate rim and basin made of different materials. The basin has a flange surrounding a bowl that is exposed under the rim to form an accessible ledge. A glass-filled polyester resin is injected into a mold adjacen... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016298 | Accessory set for kitchen sinks The invention relates to an accessory set consisting of a cutting board and a colander. The cutting board is provided with a cut-out, whose position and contour are calculated in such a way that the cutting board and the colander, together and complementa... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016299 | Emergency evacuation harness An emergency evacuation harness, such as is used for evacuating immobile patients, or similar persons, comprises a bottom harness member for positioning beneath a mattress with longitudinally extending straps extending from one end. In use the longitudina... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016300 | Patient standing assistance apparatus An invalid assistance device in which a supported, locked, and guided cable or other flexible line is used to stabilize an invalid in the range of desired vertical positions from sitting to standing while a single attendant can work with the invalid, thus... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016301 | Infant rocker/cradle An infant rocker/cradle is disclosed. The rocker/cradle includes a generally rectangular frame having two generally parallel, opposing and spaced sides which are joined to each other by two generally parallel, opposing and spaced ends which join the sides... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016302 | Motive air seat cushion A motive air seat cushion comprises: an envelope with an air inlet opening and air discharge openings around the edges. An air distribution box having a plurality of holes around the edges is located inside the envelope and connected to the air inlet open... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016303 | Cervical and head support pillow A cervical and head support pillow having an outer pillow covering with a top half and a bottom half. Inserted in the top half is a contoured foam core which provides cervical and head support to a user when the user is in a supine or a side-lying positio... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016304 | Fluidized bed with moisture removing means A method and device in particular a therapeutic device for abstracting moisture and fluid from one or more bodies such as bedridden patients, whereby use is made of a bed of moisture and fluid absorbing beads, wherein said beads in the bed are being fluid... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016305 | Innerspring construction for mattresses, cushions, and the like and process for manufacturing said construction An innerspring construction for mattresses, cushions and the like, with jackets encasing separate coil springs which are arranged in a parallel fashion with respect to their longitudinal axes, the jackets being made out of oblong strips of cover which hav... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016306 | Gripper device A gripper device for holding a flexible flat sheet around an elongated form such as a cord, rope, protruding edge or the like. The device is formed in the preferred embodiment with an inner hinged gripper which is positioned around the elongated form such... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016307 | Integral stretcher and intravenous fluid carrier/gravity dependent drainage support A patient transportation apparatus is disclosed comprising a stretcher and a collapsible pole for use in supporting IV sets and the like. The pole portion of the apparatus is adjustable in height with respect to the plane of the stretcher while being capa... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016308 | Method and apparatus for patterning substrates using gas streams A method and apparatus for patterning a substrate wherein liquid unfixed dye is applied to the substrate in the form of a spray. One or more streams of pressurized gas such as air are then directed onto the substrate for the purpose of displacing some of ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016309 | Lateral access river transit system An interconnection apparatus between a riverboat and a shuttleboat is disclosed that provides for the equalization of the vertical distances between the deck surfaces of the riverboat and a shuttleboat docked alongside. An uppermost and a lowermost dockin... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016310 | Floor scrubber having laterally variable scrub brush position A floor scrubbing machine has scrub brushes and their drive motors mounted in a scrub head located amidships under the machine frame. Provision is made to move the scrub head laterally on occasion to a position where it extends beyond one side of the mach... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016311 | Apparatus and brush segment arrangement for finishing wheel brushes; and method A brush segment for mounting on a slotted support structure is presented. The brush segment generally comprises: a substrate; a carpet of bristles mounted on the substrate in a preferred manner; and, a root system projecting outwardly from a side of the s... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016312 | Washer arrangement for a windscreen wiper A washer arrangement is provided for a windscreen wiper which comprises a wind screen wiper blade B, a windscreen wiper arm (22) for driving the windscreen wiper blade and a connector element (1) for connecting the windscreen wiper arm (22) to the windscr... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016313 | Surface finishing device A surface finishing device having a vibration generator fixedly supported to a device body, a vibration transmitting member disposed at a lower portion of the device body and a heat source incorporated in the vibration transmitting member. The invention a... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016314 | Asbestos-containing materials removal assembly An ACM removal assembly is disclosed, including: a nozzle for directing a pressurized fluid against ACM for dislodging the ACM; a fluid supply reservoir connected to the nozzle; a housing which supports the nozzle and capturingly receives spent fluid and ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016315 | Floor cleaning device with improved handle grip A carpet sweeper, vacuum cleaner or other upright floor cleaning device includes a base unit (2) and a handle (6) freely pivoted on the base unit for translation over a floor (3). The handle pivots in a vertical plane (9) extending transverse to the base ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016316 | Motor fan cover and sealing arrangement A sealed motor-fan system for a cleaner is disclosed in which a two piece gasketed housing is disposed around the motor-fan system to seal it. The two piece housing forms a joint in assembled condition and the gasket is disposed in this joint.... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016317 | Lightly-operating automatic door closer with double cylinders An automatic door closer includes: a casing having a primary and a secondary cylinder juxtapositionally formed in the casing for resiliently holding two pistons in the two cylinders filled with a hydraulic oil and partitioned with a wall formed with a mai... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016318 | Multi-directional radial wheel trolley and track for operable walls A multi-directional track and trolley system for movably supporting wall panels in which the track includes spaced track flanges forming a track slot and at least one track intersection having a curved track element with a curved edge and the trolley incl... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016319 | Handle assembly A handle assembly for attachment to a screed includes a clamp sized to receive either a wooden screed or a metal screed, a power handle extending upwardly from and fixed to the clamp for controlling the attitude of the screed and applying power to pull th... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016320 | Cotton gin feeder and preginner The lint from the roller gin stand is divided into two streams and a small portion is recirculated through the feeding equipment so that the lint to seed ratio is increased at the roller gin. The pre-gin equipment acts to distribute and break up not only ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016321 | Compact carding apparatus with silver thread-up and method A compact carding apparatus is disclosed which includes a pair of upstanding carding cylinders (B) and (C) carried in a self-standing manner on a base frame (260). Cylinder (C) is carried generally atop cylinder (B) by mounting plates (272, 274) which all... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016322 | Funnel arrangement at the outlet of a card machine A funnel arrangement adapted for use at the outlet of a card machine or drawing frame for the purpose of bringing together a sliver traveling along a feed path. The funnel arrangement includes a funnel and an air squeeze-out device following the funnel fo... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016323 | High-draft drafting device for a flyerless spinning process The drawframe has a preliminary drafting zone with a draft of from 4 to 8 as well as a main drafting zone with a draft of at least 30. In addition, a deflecting rod is disposed in the preliminary drafting zone in order to deflect the flow of fiber by abou... | 05/21/1991 |
