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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5072453 | Body protection system A body protection system includes a suspender-like cage unit which is worn by a user and which includes various releasably attaching elements thereon. Bulletproof plates are removably contained in pocket elements that are releasably attached to the cage u... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072454 | Garments with appendage portions having extensible flexible joints A protective garment such as a coat or trousers adapted to be worn by firefighters and the like includes a torso-covering portion and an appendage-covering portion connected to the torso-covering portion, the appendage-covering portion having a generally ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072455 | Heat-intercepting garment or blanket A heat-intercepting shield or shroud in the form of a garment, blanket or belt having on at least one surface thereof one or more pockets to receive replaceable packets of refreezable material which absorb large quantities of heat as the material melts. E... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072456 | Outerwear garment for ems personnel Outerwear garments for use by emergency medical services personnel particularly in cold weather months are provided with an exterior tool holster panel positioned on the exterior of the front of the garment. The tool holster panel includes a plurality of ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072457 | Custom-fitted harness for an aviator The harness of a pilot may be custom fitted in the field by temporarily fitting front and back vest panels. The vest includes strips pre-sewn thereon which serve as passageways for harness straps. The straps are tightened and temporarily secured to the ve... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072458 | Vest for use in an ambulatory physiological evaluation system including cardiac monitoring A vest for use in an ambulatory physiological evaluation system for holding cardiac monitoring equipment in position relative to the heart of a patient. The vest comprises a chest member having first and second detachable side members. The side members ca... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072459 | Precurled mitten Precurled mitten to a grip a rod such as a wind surfing sail boom, including a wrist enclosing section and a hand enclosing section integral therewith to form a waterproof mitten cavity, the wrist section having a tightening strap to hold the mitten again... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072460 | Mask adapted to be placed over at least a portion of an individual's face A method for forming a mask to be placed over at least a portion of an individual's face wherein a plurality of overlapping folds are formed in the sheet of material while the sheet of material is formed into the mask shape, the overlapping fold cooperati... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072461 | Movable fitting members for use with drain fittings A movable fitting member such as a bathtub drain stopper can be constructed so as to be useful with different drain fittings which differ by having post holders with different sized openings into which a guide post can be threaded. Such a movable fitting ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072462 | Rotating positioning platform A rotating positioning platform apparatus for providing stimultion to a client population consisting of non-ambulatory persons having a mental age in the range of zero to five years. The apparatus consists of a rotating platform having a mattress therein ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072463 | EZ access bed A bed which is articulated in two places capable of placing the occupant in an infinite number of positions including the standing position. The bed has a head portion and an intermediate portion both of which rotate about a shaft. A foot portion of the b... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072464 | Crib dropside including latch mechanism A crib dropside is provided which includes a double-acting latch mechanism for releasing the dropside from a locked position. The dropside includes an upper rail having a groove extending within the front surface thereof. The grove extends for the entire ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072465 | Suspendable sleeping bag For cold weather camping a sleeping bag is integrated with a hammock. The bottom side of the hammock is insulated. Padding is placed between the hammock and the occupant of the bag. Waterproof and bug covers are supported on a line above the bag. Inflatab... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072466 | Liner for a sleeping bag A sleeping bag and liner combination comprises a conventional sleeping bag, and a liner adapted to be inserted within said sleeping bag. The liner is made from two overlying sheet portions and has at one of its lower corners a member having a narrow neck ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072467 | Beach towel with pockets Beach towel has envelopes attached thereto so as to create closeable envelopes on the towel and pockets behind the envelope. The envelopes and/or pockets can be used for storing needed items such as sunscreen lotion, clothing items, or entertainment items... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072468 | Flotation therapy bed for preventing decubitus ulcers A flotation therapy bed that prevents formation of decubitus ulcers. A three-chambered mattress has three configurations, each having a different utility. In a first configuration, a lowermost chamber is filled with water and the other two chambers are em... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072469 | Waterbed mattress with air cushion A waterbed mattress includes a vinyl watertight water bladder covered by an inflatable air cushion. The air cushion is composed of two layers of vinyl, sealed around the edges. The mattress further includes an inflable air bladder, between the air cushion... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072470 | Device for holding bedclothes in a fixed position on a bed A device (4) for holding any number or combination of bedclothes in a fixed position on a bed which comprises three component parts all positioned entirely under the uppermost cushioned structure of the bed: a) an anchor member (8) having a plurality of c... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072471 | Knife with two wheels A tool especially designed for a workman in a particular industry has an elongate handle with a retractable sliding knife blade at a first end. At a second end a pair of rotatable wheels are mounted. When constructed for screen installation, one of the wh... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072472 | Continuous process for dyeing a textile thread, and installation for the implementation of this process Continuous process for dyeing a textile thread by impregnation under pressure, followed by fluid extraction. The dye solution is applied to the thread in an impregnation enclosure, the thread then passes into a fluid extraction enclosure under which liqui... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072473 | Full-automated washer In a full-automated washer, a cloth amount sensor detects a quantity of an object being washed which is thrown into a washing drum as a value inclusive of information regarding a degree of bulkiness of the object to be washed. A processing circuit include... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072474 | Bridge construction The invention relates to a method of constructing a cable-stayed bridge extending between at least three towers. Initially, a horizontally extending truss spanning from a first tower to a second tower is moved longitudinally to be projected from the secon... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072475 | Polishing pad cleaning apparatus An apparatus including a pneumatic gun member, including a trigger to selectively direct pressurized air into contact with teeth members mounted circumferentially about a support disk. The teeth members, upon rotation, are directed against a cleaning pad ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072476 | Apparatus for cleaning pipelines for beverages and the like An apparatus for cleaning pipelines for beverages and other flowable media has a four-way shuttle valve with two ports which are connectable to the ends of a pipeline. The shuttle of the valve is movable in the valve body between a first position in which... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072477 | Structure of motorized toothbrush with serving period indication A motorized toothbrush, which comprises a serving period indicating ring adjustably mounted on a brush handle and secured between a brush head and a power unit for the indication of the month a brand-new brush begins to use so that one can easily identify... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072478 | Vertical blind cleaning machine A mobile vertical blind cleaning machine for cleaning both surfaces of individual blind panels of all types including plastic blinds, fabric covered blinds and fabric blinds. An elongated tank is divided into separate liquid tight solution cleaning, rinse... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072479 | Integrally molded sweeping implement A sweeping implement is disclosed comprising an elongated head having an upper surface and a lower surface, a socket on the upper surface for attaching the head to a broomstick, and bristles projecting from the lower surface, wherein the head, the socket ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072480 | Backbrush assembly An organization arranged for mounting in a fixed relationship relative to a shower wall and the like, including a rigid support plate, with a matrix of suction cups mounted to a rear surface thereof. Alternating resilient and deformable polymeric projecti... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072481 | Multi-surface toothbrush The present invention consists of a toothbrush with multiple tooth cleaning surfaces that allow the simultaneous cleaning of two or more tooth surfaces. In the preferred embodiment, there are three tooth cleaning surfaces, one each for the front, back, an... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072482 | End Brush with male projection, apparatus and method for making same, and apparatus for use thereof An end brush for use in a dental unit or the like includes a base formed of solified fiber material. The base includes an outwardly projecting portion, which is adapted to be received within a mounting structure provided on the dental unit. An apparatus a... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072483 | Eraser An eraser consisting of a body having an aperture. A cloth covering is mounted to a portion of the body. When a writing instrument is inserted in the aperture the writing instrument provides a handle by which the body may be manipulated.... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072484 | Vaccum cleaner suction control A vacuum cleaner has an electric motor (15) and a suction fan (17) connected to the motor. A control device (16) drives the motor in a speed range limited upwards by a rated voltage corresponding to a rated power level for the motor. Circuit components (4... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072485 | Surface sweeping machine with over-the-cab hopper dumping A road sweeper which includes a hopper between a cab and a centrifugal separator, a pair of relatively telescopically extendable and retractable members, one member of each pair being pivoted to a frame of the vehicle and another member of each pair being... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072486 | Gas assisted scraper The subject invention provides a gas assisted scraper which provides a wet or dry spray for dispersing debris from the scraper and surface being scraped. The gas assisted scraper comprises a handle, a scraping portion, gas outlet, and means for supplying ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072487 | Duct cleaning apparatus A method and apparatus for cleaning the interior of ductwork or similar conduit from within, the apparatus comprising a small, pneumatically powered and controlled carriage of a size maneuverable inside the duct, with nozzle means provided for directing c... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072488 | Method and apparatus for mounting hinges to a door frame A hinge preparation assembly is mounted in hinge cutouts of a steel door frame. The hinge preparation assembly is capable of mounting either standard weight hinges or heavy weight hinges. Set screws are provided for positioning a standard weight hinge lea... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072489 | Hinge for door or window, the leaf frame of which is partially overlapping the sash-frame Hinge for a door, window or the like, the sash of which is partially overlapping the sash-frame and outwardly tiltable about a horizontal spindle located at the height of its upper rail including a) hinged lower compass arms imparting to the sash, at the ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072490 | Fiber bale opener with blow nozzle A bale opener includes a housing moved along a travelling path, and an opening roll which is mounted in the housing for removing fiber tufts from faces of fiber bales arranged in a series along the travelling path and which has a longitudinal axis lying i... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072491 | Hopper feeder for producing a mixture of fiber, material, in particular of textile fiber material A hopper feeder for blending and feeding textile fibers is disclosed which includes a chute (3) having a bottom conveyor belt (5) and an upwardly inclined spiked lattice (6) for reducing and opening the fibers, and inclined surface (4) is disposed in the ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072492 | Apparatus for depositing card slivers in rotating cans A can filling apparatus receives a band of carded fibers from a carding machine and deposits it in a rotating storage can. The apparatus includes a head part arranged above a rotatable can and having a rotary plate driveable to execute a rotational moveme... | 12/17/1991 |
