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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5018220 | Firefighter's helmet A firefighter's helmet having improved heat resistance and protective qualities while being also relatively light in weight having a protective outer shell composed of at least one layer of a fabric of a mixture of polybenzimidazole and high modulus arami... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018221 | Joint guard An apparatus having a portion of shock absorbing material disposed adjacent to front side of a joint. The shock absorbing material can be configured and dimensioned so as to cushion the respective movements of the bones immediately next to the joint towar... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018222 | Protective shield A protective device for use when changing the diaper of a male infant. The device comprises a transparent shield suspended between the user's face and the infant, the shield being supported by straps or the like engaging the user's neck or shoulders.... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018223 | Non-fogging goggles A non-fogging goggles includes a double lens that consists of a pair of two spaced-apart lenses that have an air interstice therebetween and in which the inner surface of the outer lens is coated with a metal film. The metal coating is preferably made of ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018224 | Stackable soil pipe spacer flange A stackable self-aligning and self-sealing plastic spacer for extending a soil pipe flange to floor level to meet a toilet fixture has a ring-shaped spacer with a tapered inner collar protruding from its surface. The collar is received within the similarl... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018225 | Appparatus for preventing and healing bedsores in long-term inpatients The apparatus for preventing and healing bedsores in long-term inpatients comprises a bed which is supported by four elements arranged in pairs at the longitudinal sides of the bed. Each element is constituted by a tubular upright fixed to the bed frame, ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018226 | Apparatus and method for transporting an injured person A transport unit particularly adapted to contain an injured person in a manner that the person can be moved with relative comfort and safety. There is a rigid containing structure having inflatable cushions positioned therein and arranged to fit the conto... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018227 | Portable insulated tent--cot A cot-tent which insulates against the loss of heat by convection, conduction, and radiation and which is unusually simple to manufacture, use and store.... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018228 | Brake lathe with hand-held grinder and method of grinding A hand-held grinder for applying a swirl finish to a brake disc mounted to a lathe spindle is driven through a flexible drive removably mounted to the end of the lathe spindle.... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018229 | Pocketed beach towel A pocketed beach towel includes pockets at the corners and a weight in a sealed package for each pocket. Each pocket also functions as a hidden receptacle for personal effects and valuables by including a closable opening that simulates a permanent closur... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018230 | Sandless beach blankets A Sandless Beach Towel or Blanket which is composed of an upper and lower layer joined at eight points equally spaced over their surfaces. The upper layer is made of an open weave material preferably of cotton and the lower layer is made of a tightly wove... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018231 | Neck guard pillow A contoured pillow is provided which is designed to accommodate a person sleeping in the supine position or in a side position. The pillow includes a curved ridge along one edge of the pillow to support the neck. The ridge ends in an elliptical depression... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018232 | Cover A cover in the form of a blanket has a protective grid of phosphorescent material that when exposed to light and placed in a dark environment emits light for a period of time. The protective grid is a pattern of intersecting ribbons of photophorescent mat... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018233 | Last The last for making boots and shoes comprises a main body portion (1) and a detachable toe portion (2). The two are held together during lasting by means of a peg (3) engaging in a hole (4) in the toe portion. When the last is to be removed from the shoe,... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018234 | Drain auger A storage container for a drain cleaning plumbing tool such as a snake or auger having an apertured rear wall is provided with a closure member rotatably mounted to the portion of the rear wall surrounding the aperture. The closure member includes a lever... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018235 | Mat holder A holder for flexible material, for example a disposable floor mat, comprises a base (4) on which the material (18) rests, at least part of the base having an integral wall (12) so arranged as to form a recess (6). The recess is dimensioned so as to recei... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018236 | Roller-type paint applicator A roller-type paint applicator includes a housing that is held in the palm of a user's hand and has wings that protect the hands and fingers of the user from paint. A roller is supported in the housing.... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018237 | Dipstick wipe-off tool A dipstick wipe-off tool includes a body composed of a flexible, resilient, absorbent material, an elongated open hole extending axially through the center of the body, and a pair of normally closed slits extending through the body along opposite sides of... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018238 | Hand held wand with on/off switch remotely connected to motor/fan A hand held wand with forefinger and thumb contours (75) so arranged that upon grasping the wand the index finger is automatically positioned over an on/off switch (74). The wand and switch communicate with a motor/fan housing (39) by means of electrical ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018239 | Mower attachment The mower attachment includes a wheeled platform having a platform upon which a conventional power lawn mower is adapted to be mounted with the wheels of the power mower spaced from the ground. An upstanding peripheral rim is provided on the platform to i... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018240 | Carpet cleaner A carpet cleaner capable of collecting larger items of litter such as cigarette ends, cigarette packages, paper as well as smaller items of particulate material such as dust and dirt. The cleaner comprises brush rollers for picking up all the debris etc a... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018241 | Foot-operated door stop assembly The security device of the present invention is secured to the floor of a structure adjacent the hinge side of a door to be made secure. The security device has an element which can be elevated by foot from its storage position to engage against the inner... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018242 | Spring-action hinge for spectacle frame The elastic hinge comprises a hinge element (5) fixed to the front part of a spectacle frame and a hinge element (8) integral with a rod (11) inserted in the bore (9) of a housing (10). The rod (11) is pressed to the rear of the temple by a spring (16) wh... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018243 | Vehicle door hinge with compound roller structure An automotive door hinge assembly is provided with a hold-open device with a leaf spring member carried on a first part of a hinge assembly, and a compound roller carried on a second part of the hinge assembly, wherein the compound roller engages the leaf... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018244 | Hinge device for coupling a member rotatable to another A hinge device having a bearing member and a shaft. The bearing member has a sleeve section having a through hole, in which the shaft is inserted. The inner circumferential surface of the sleeve section contacts the circumferential surface of the shaft. T... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018245 | Apparatus for opening and mixing staple cotton An apparatus for opening and mixing staple cotton comprises two cotton supply chambers, having parallel vertical axes, at the bottom of each chamber being provided a first and a second opposite cooperating cylinders for gripping the cotton staples, and su... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018247 | Cleaning machine for textile fibres with drum having reduced diameter over the length A machine for cleaning textile fibres including a casing, a horizontal opening roller rotatably mounded in the casing, the roller body having a roller body and beater rods protruding from the peripheral area of the roller body and bar grates arranged belo... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018248 | Drafting apparatus with autolevelling A drafting system and autoleveller are arranged such that the "tongue" roller and the "grooved" roller of the sliver sensor ahead of the first drafting rollers serve to measure the thickness of the sliver therebetween, and their output signal is used, sub... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018249 | Device for the ejection of boxes through the exit of a container and a box adapted for use in such a device A device (1) for ejection of boxes (30) through an exit (3) of a container (2). Such a device (1) may be used for the ejection of chaff for the purpose of radar jamming. The device (1) is provided with gear wheels (13, 13') located adjacent to the exit (3... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018250 | Fastening device for necklaces A fastening device for an item of jewelery comprises two parallel rings held apart by spacing elements one of the rings having a slit, whereby a bead-shaped end member can be placed in the rings with its connecting member being passed through the slit. Th... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018251 | Cable anchorage A cable anchorage for anchoring a submarine cable wire strength member comprises conically tapered parts (2,4,5), at least one of which has a surface (2C, 4B), roughened by tungsten carbine grit evenly distributed over and firmly bonded to the surface, pr... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018252 | Locking fastener A locking fastener provides an improved fastener for fastenable materials or objects which include sheet-metal, plastics, paper products and wood. The locking fastener is comprised of a first and second portions projecting in spaced relationship from a ba... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018253 | Pilfer-resistant display device A device for displaying an article comprising a support having first and second apertures, a U-shaped member having first and second legs received in respective ones of said first and second apertures, said legs each having unidirectional teeth disposed t... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018254 | Tug release connector A tug release connector which is opened by tugging on an object being held by a clip. The tug release connector having a hollow body member with a bore therethrough. At one end there is provided a lip surrounding the bore. The lip acts as a catch. An elon... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018255 | Method and apparatus for needling of glass mat and composite product made from said mat This invention relates to needling of continuous glass yarn mats. The invention consists in subjecting the mat to the action, preferably simultaneous action, of needles of different diameters. Thus perforations of different dimensions, preferably regularly dis... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018256 | Architecture and process for integrating DMD with control circuit substrates DMD projection light values for HDTV have various manufacturing requirements, including the high yield integration of the DMD superstructure on top of an underlying CMOS address circuit. The CMOS chip surface contains several processing artifacts that can... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018257 | Magnetic sheet polishing device A magnetic sheet polishing device including a scraper having a sliding surface and a downstream side surface that is nearly perpendicular or at an acute angle to the sliding surface to ensure that magnetic material powder spontaneously falls away from and... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018258 | Support system for a variable-crown roll A support arrangement is provided for a variable-crown having a non-revolving roll axle (11) on which the roll mantle (12) revolves. The roll mantle (12) is supported on the roll axle (11) by means of hydraulic loading members (20) which comprise pistons ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018259 | Method of design and manufacture of laminated orthodontic brackets A design and manufacturing process uses flat sheets with outline shapes cut into the metal to manufacture orthodontic parts in laminate form. These sheets are aligned and stacked together, tack welded and brazed together in a flat form or may be bent toge... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5018260 | Supports for double-containment thermoplastic pipe assemblies A double-containment pipe assembly is provided with an inner carrier pipe, an outer containment pipe and supports for maintaining concentrically therebetween. The supports may define resilient support clips of unitary construction. Each resilient support ... | 05/28/1991 |
