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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5091992 | Motorcyclist's air strips Inflatable air strips for protection of a motorcyclist body in case of a traffic accident are disclosed. The air strips comprise plurality of horizontal and vertical air strips worn all around the motorcyclist body which are inflated with gas produced in ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5091993 | Insect protective garment An insect proof garment for protection against mosquitoes, black flies and other insects is disclosed. The garment is made entirely from a lightweight semi-rigid insect excluding mesh and is comprised of a one-piece fully encloseable head net attached to ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5091994 | Three-way hat The three-way hat of this invention has a crown and in excess of two, preferably three, bills attached thereto. Above each bill on the adjacent crown there is a display segment and there is a unique message on each display segment. The unique message may ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5091995 | Sports cap A sports cap is fabricated to provide maximum sun and wind protection to the face, ears, and neck of the wearer during use in land, and especially in water activities. These unique results are achieved by constructing the cap with a crown having front and... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5091996 | Face mask A face mask including a sheet of flexible material for concealing at least a portion of a hunter's face utilizes a wire secured to the sheet of material for positioning adjacent the eyes of the hunter and an elastic strap associated with the wire for secu... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5091997 | Protective helmet, with pivoting and locking visor mechanism, particularly for motorcyclists A helmet shell defines a face opening, and a visor covering the face opening is pivotally mounted on sides of the helmet shell for movement between a closed position and an open position. Locking elements on at least one side of the helmet shell maintain ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5091998 | Funnel device to facilitate urination by women in an upright position A funnel device to facilitate urination by women in an upright position includes a semi-rigid funnel rim contoured to surround the female genital region. A flexible funnel body depends from the rim and is sealed to the rim around the circumference. The fu... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5091999 | Commode seat organization An apparatus wherein a commode seat is selectively mounted to overlie a commode in a coextensive relationship utilizing fastening members to provide enhanced securement of the commode seat to the underlying commode. The fastening members each include an e... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092000 | Swimming pool protector and converter Apparatus for converting a swimming pool into a skating rink and preserving the structural integrity of the pool, the pool comprising a water basin having a rim extending around the top edge of the basin, the basin being filled with water up to a predeter... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092001 | Infant bathing apparatus Portable bathing apparatus for infants is disclosed. The bathing apparatus is primarily intended to be locatable at the height of the rim of a conventional bathtub and positioned such that the child is positioned in a semi-sitting position along the longi... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092002 | Method and apparatus for forming a shower base The present invention is directed to a shower base including a floor, a drain formed in the center thereof and a low water retaining wall extending along at least a portion of the floor of the shower base. The water retaining wall includes an inclined ins... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092003 | Water conservation device A water conservation device composed of a cup movable relative to an opening for selectively diverting water flow from a main drain pipe to a side tap to conduct water to be conserved to a remote location through a drain pipe.... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092004 | Convertible infant restraint device A restraint device is provided for securing and supporting an infant. The device includes a shell assembly formed to include a chamber sized to receive the infant. The shell assembly includes first and second spaced apart side walls and a generally rigid ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092005 | Pillow for use by nursing An inflatable pillow (1) is intended for use during the feeding of a baby and includes an upper wall layer (2a) and a lower wall (2b), joined about the periphery thereof by an air-tight seal (3). A planar, baby-supporting depression (9) is defined in the ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092006 | Non-electrical reversible thermal cushion for a mattress or other body support surface A reversible thermal cushion includes a resilient layer; an insulating layer adjacent the resilient layer, the insulating layer having a reflective surface facing away from the resilient layer; and a PVC top sheet and bottom sheet for containing the resil... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092007 | Air mattress overlay for lateral patient roll An air movement overlay system including a pair of parallel main rolling chambers arranged under the patient's torso. Auxiliary rolling chambers overlie each main rolling chamber. Constant pressure inflation head rest, leg separation chamber, and outrigge... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092008 | Absorbent sheet like mat A sheet-like mat capable of providing a comfortable resting environment by adsorbing sweat emitted from a body of a user or moisture in underwear, bedding or the like. This sheet-like mat can be obtained by dividing an inside of a mat cover into a plurali... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092009 | Bedding anchor An improved bedding anchor comprising a first member having a generally T-shaped slot formed therein to receive a portion of the edge of a sheet, a cylindrical retaining member, an anchor member engageable with a fixed portion of the bed, and elastic mean... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092010 | Bedclothes Bedclothes with fasteners to hold them in place on a bed and maintain a neat appearance of the bed. The bedclothes comprises casings which slip over the foot and head of the bed. A top surface of the bedclothes attached to the casing with a fastener such ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092011 | Disk washing apparatus Described herein is a disk washing apparatus for cleaning substrate disks of memory medium, which comprises in combination: a loader section having a magazine for holding a number of disks to be washed; a working section including a washing stage arranged... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092012 | Apparatus for buffing and otherwise treating aircraft bodies An aircraft buffing machine includes a main telescopic boom mounted for up and down movement on a mobile unit. A rotary boom is carried on the end of the main boom and mounts on its outer end a pivot boom having a telescopic floating boom carrying a buffi... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092013 | Disposable toilet seat wipe apparatus with internal actuation The disposable toilet seat wipe apparatus of this invention includes a pre-moistened, cleansing pad within a carrying container in coupling relationship with a plunger construction extending outwardly from one of the container ends. The opposite end of th... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092014 | Wiper blade holder with improved yoke to pin connection A wiper blade holder has a main yoke which is provided with a single through hole for selectively receiving either one of differently dimensioned pivot pins. In particular the pivot pins have latching means, e.g. in the form of annular recesses, with whic... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092015 | Hand-held vacuum cleaner with attachment connector A hand-held vacuum cleaner including a housing comprising mating first and second half housing elements. The housing has a handle and a nozzle. A motor is mounted within the housing for driving a shaft. A fan is mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092016 | Removable grommet pad and method of use A grommet pad for use with a sports racket having a frame formed with string holes for a string network and utilizing hollow grommets, having a flared end connecting to a long stem to support and guide strings through the frame, the grommet pad is adapted... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092017 | Automotive door hinge assembly, bush employed therein and method for installing bush in door hinge assembly A door hinge assembly is disclosed, which comprises a door hinge assembly for pivotally connecting a door to a fixed structure. The assembly comprises a first wing member secured to the fixed structure, the first wing member having first aligned bores for... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092018 | Lanyard construction A lanyard construction having two ends of a strap forming a closed loop of flexible material adapted to be disposed about a part of human body, including a mounting element formed of a body of elastomer. The mounting element includes a recess having the s... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092019 | Magnetic jewelry closures with safety features A jewelry closure includes a pair of magnetic closure members for magnetically engaging together and a mechanical closure which acts as a second closure or safety feature. One or both closure members includes a magnet. A first closure member of the pair i... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092020 | Liquid retaining tray for casket A tray with a bottom of a casket has a bottom wall, longitudinal side walls and transverse end walls that are interconnected to create a water-tight container. A network of upstanding ribs is formed on the bottom wall to create a plurality of discrete iso... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092021 | Intermittently rotary workpiece-holding table for working and assembly Machine with intermittently rotary workpiece-holding table makes it possible to perform with great rapidity the working and assembly of pieces requiring great precision. It comprises work units placed above (8), below (8') and laterally (8") to rotary tab... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092022 | Method of producing a dental prosthesis After the shape of the zone of implantation in the mouth is obtained by direct impression, micro-sensing or optical impression, a prosthesis or a mold for making a prosthesis is automatically machined by machine tool at a work center with the assistance o... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092023 | Process for the production of parts having a cavity by pressing A process for the production of, in particular, ceramic parts having a cavity by press molding or pressing sealed sheaths. The core used for defining the cavity and preventing subsequent machining operations is initially more voluminous than the desired cavity... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092024 | Fire resistant tank construction method The method of fabricating fire resistant tank apparatus for transportation and for installation above-ground to receive and dispense a liquid hydrocarbon or hydrocarbons, includes providing a metallic tank assembly having lightweight wall means defining i... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092025 | Closet spud tool A four-way closet spud insertion tool for inserting a spud into a inlet/outlet hole of a plumbing fixture. The closet spud includes a couple having at least one lug protruding inwardly therefrom and a gasket circumscribing the couple, the gasket having a ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092026 | Crimp height monitor An apparatus and a process are provided for assessing the quality of crimped electrical terminations of a terminal to a wire. The apparatus includes a strain gauge incorporated into a crimp press for measuring the strain generated in the press during each... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092027 | Method for retaining and protecting a transformer core Disclosed is a retaining band for the magnetic core loop of an electrical transformer. The retaining band includes a locking mechanism to hold it in place around the core. The locking is accomplished by overlapping the ends of the band, cutting a pair of ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092028 | Apparatus for assembly of wood structures An apparatus for assembling roof trusses including a multi-section assembly table with narrow, parallel, elongated openings in each section. Jig stops are individually adjustable along these openings by respective lead screws driven by stepper motors. The... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092029 | Apparatus for loading pins for circuit boards An apparatus and method for removing pins from a bandolier type carrier and for loading groups of pins into a carrier block, for insertion into printed circuit boards. A bandolier carrying pins is moved along a passline and a group of a desired number of ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092030 | Apparatus for attaching tabs to electric wire ends A method for attaching a wire-identifying tab to an electric wire end, the tab comprising a marking portion having identification mark and being a cylinder having a slit extending axially over the full length of the tab, the method comprising the steps of... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092031 | Method and apparatus for bonding external leads A method and apparatus for bonding external leads of a solid state device to a lead frame, where a positional discrepancy between the solid state device and the lead frame is corrected not only in X-Y directions but also in the rotational direction so as ... | 03/03/1992 |
