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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5099523 | Reinforced expanded plastic helmet construction A helmet has a generally dome shaped helmet body with inner and outer sides and a lower edge extending generally in the shape of a loop; an elongated reinforcement member is embedded in the helmet to extend proximate the looping lower edge portion; that m... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099524 | Segmented cap assembly A segmented cap assembly that includes selectively detachable crown component, sweatband component and visor component. The sweatband component is formed having a forward part made of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material. The crown component ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099525 | Face protecting mask intended to be used in general medicine and more particularly in surgery This face protecting mask is intended to be used in general medicine and more particularly in surgery. In its preferred embodiment, the mask has a shell or top portion provided with an elastic band fitted in the rear portion of the trim thereof; a downwar... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099526 | Raincoat A raincoat made out of a continuous folded web forming a subtantially rectangular shape with two long sides and two short sides. A sealed portion extends perpendicular to the fold that defines one of the long sides and extends a distance that is comparabl... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099527 | Splash deflector A splash deflector for plungers or the like for deflecting splashes having a disc with a circumferential lip on one side thereof. A plurality of stiffening ribs and anti-tearing ribs and openings may be provided on the disc. The top surface of the disc ma... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099528 | Perambulator rocking unit A perambulator rocking unit suitable for use in carrying out rocking of a perambulator of any type, including a push chair, stroller, or full sized perambulator, is provided. The rocking unit comprises a cradle support for at least one wheel, but preferab... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099529 | Bed frame assembly The disclosed invention is to a bed frame assembly which is of an adjustable width to support various sizes of mattresses and springs. In general the assembly comprises two rectangular frame units positioned in spaced apart side by side relationship and h... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099530 | Cover for exercise pad A washable fabric cover fits over a folding exercise or rest mat or pad and can be folded with the pad inside into a compact package for carrying. The cover is a generally rectangular envelope having a head portion and a foot portion and is enclosed at th... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099531 | Button alignment and stabilizing system for bedding The present invention attaches a row of fasteners such as buttons along the foot of a mattress. Holes are also provided in associated sheets, blankets, comforters and other covers. Preferably, the fasteners are mounted on fairly long, flexible shanks so t... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099532 | Absorbent bed pad with stabilizing strips The pad has an upper cotton layer quilted to an underlying soaker layer formed of needle-punched nonwoven polyester fibers having good absorbency and wickability. A plurality of longitudinally and transversely extending stabilizing strips underlie the soa... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099533 | Partial pillow cover A partial pillow cover comprising a rectangular sheet of smooth surface fabric having means for attaching the sheet to one surface of a pillow, said attaching means comprising at least (4) straps secured to all four corners of said sheet, straps at opposi... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099534 | Continuous dyeing process The invention relates to a process of preparing "one off effect" dyeings on paper or textile material comprising: passing (preferably drawing) the material continuously through an application zone containing a number of loosely-packed applicator elements,... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099535 | Cleaner for submerged surfaces A cleaner for a submerged surface (11) comprises a body (15) defining a suction passage (16) and pressure passage (17) therethrough. Suction passage (16) extends between inlet (18) and outlet (19) in the body and is connectable to the inlet of a filtratio... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099536 | Electric toothbrush In an electric toothbrush of the present invention, a head case is detachable from a main case, so that brushes on the head case can be easily washed and kept clean. The orientation of the brushes with respect to the main case can be changed, so that ever... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099537 | Combination cleaner and reamer for tubes and fittings A Combination Cleaner Reamer for Tubes and Fittings includes a base plate housing. The ends of sleeves protrude from inside through a surface of the housing and the sleeves are bored to receive the stems of cylindrical brushes. A shaft extending from an o... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099538 | Miniature dual action apparatus A dual action apparatus has a body with first and second ends. A shaft extends from the first end. The shaft is adapted to be received by a drive motor. A cavity is formed in the second end of the body. The apparatus also has an inner shaft, with inner an... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099539 | Telescoping extension rod having pivotably adjustable tool head An extension rod assembly for manually positioning a tool head in contact with a work surface comprises an extension rod, a pivotable tool head, and a control linkage for locking the tool head in a selected angular position relative to the extension rod. ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099540 | Ice scraper An ice scraper is disclosed with multiple scraping surfaces. In the preferred embodiment, the scraper comprises a polygonal plastic plate with a central circular opening that acts as a handle; and a plurality of straight sides that form an octagon, wherei... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099541 | Blackboard eraser apparatus An apparatus including a lid removably mounted relative to an underlying container, wherein the lid includes a first and second trough spaced juxtaposed to a central trough, wherein the central trough includes an apertured floor, and the first and second ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099542 | Honeycomb core dust removal system An apparatus for cleaning dust from the cells of a honeycomb core part includes an upper air knife for blowing a narrow jet of air downwardly through the honeycomb core cells as the part is being carried on a conveyor belt through an exhaust hood. A pair ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099543 | Pump system for cleaning apparatus The cleaning apparatus includes a support device for supporting a spray member for receiving and spraying hot liquid onto a surface to be cleaned and a vacuum head for withdrawing liquid and material from the surface by reduced pressure. Also included are... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099544 | Vacuum motor switch actuator Vacuum cleaning apparatus is disclosed with built in air pressure supply lines for operating pneumatic tools. An air operated valve switch actuator is coupled between the pneumatic air pressure and the vacuum motor to make the vacuum motor operate simulta... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099545 | Vacuum cleaner including a squeegee A vacuum cleaner includes a motor, a housing enclosing the motor, a fan driven by the motor for producing a vacuum, a canister removably attached to the front end of the housing and having an intake nozzle for reception of foreign matter, liquid and air d... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099546 | Lanyard-gripping handle A method and apparatus for securing a lanyard to a handle of the type used with inflators. The lanyard is captured in sandwiched relation between the opposite halves of the handle at the time the handle is molded. A pair of confronting lanyard-receiving m... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099547 | Mounting plate assembly for a hinge This invention relates to a mounting plate assembly for a hinge, preferably for a furniture hinge, comprising a base plate and an intermediate plate, which is adjustable relative to the base plate and is adapted to be clamped against or connected to the b... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099548 | Quick splice for rod belt conveyor a belt splice for connecting the ends of a belt having a plurality of parallel rods thereon. The belt splice includes an upper plate portion with a rod receiving slot and a fastener flange extending distally from the rod receiving slot so as to space a fa... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099549 | Retaining clip A retaining clip for fastening a construction part to a carrier plate, in which the retaining clip has a supporting plate that rests on the carrier plate, a clamping tab for holding the part to the clip and a compressible fastening sleeve formed of two sl... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099550 | Clamp for attachment of a heat sink A resilient clamp for attaching the heat sink to a semiconductor package comprising a first end having a rounded knob and a second end for connecting with a semiconductor package, the clamp having a smaller radius of curvature at one end so as to allow th... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099551 | Connector device for jewelry A mechanism for releasably connecting the ends of a bracelet, necklace or watchband. The mechanism includes a male connector component slidably insertable into a female connector component. Two resiliently-biased arms on the male component ride along intu... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099552 | Lace decorating device A device for decorating laces formed from a body having a first bore extending from a first end of the body to a second end of the body and a second bore extending from the second end of the body. The tip of a lace passes through the first bore from the f... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099553 | Method and apparatus for treatment of thermoplastic fabric having upright piles A method and apparatus for continuous treatment of a web of thermoplastic pile fabric comprising heating the fabric to a temperature between the dyeing and heat setting temperature of the fabric, then vibrating the fabric biaxially by means of a rotating ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099554 | Method and apparatus for fabric production The invention relates to the production of non-woven fabrics in which an array of weft threads is created and then combined with a substrate, which may in itself comprise a set of warp threads. In the method according to the invention, the array of weft t... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099555 | Thread separating device with sensor controlled distance travel A thread separating apparatus separates an outermost thread from a large number of threads arranged substantially parallel and in close proximity to each other within one plane. The apparatus has a movable table that is movable in a direction which is par... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099556 | Method and apparatus for mechanically assembling a venetian blind A method and apparatus for mechanically assembling a venetian blind in which at least two ladders 30 each having laterally spaced side members 42 and cross rungs 44 are spaced apart by a predetermined spacing and fed intemittently along a direction length... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099557 | Removal of surface contaminants by irradiation from a high-energy source A method and apparatus for removing surface contaminants from the surface of a substrate by high-energy irradiation is provided. The invention enables removal of surface contaminants without altering of the substrate's underlying molecular structure. The ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099558 | Burnishing tool holder A burnishing tool holder and a method of burnishing wherein the burnishing tool has a resilient U-shaped thin strip interconnected to a bracket that supports a burnishing roller and a tool holder that is mounted on a slide that is moveable longitudinally ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099559 | Roller assembly with relative tolerance mountings A roller comprises an axle (2), a pair of inner collars (3) one adjacent each end of the axle, a bearing (4, 5) mounted on each inner collar (3), an outer collar (6) mounted on each bearing, and a cylindrical member (7) mounted on and spanning the outer c... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099560 | Elastic fixing roller A fixing roller for use in the fixing stage of a fixing apparatus such as a copying machine provided with multiple rubber and/or fabric layers of certain thicknesses and hardnesses surrounding a core member to improve the copying characteristics of the ro... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099561 | Apparatus for connecting casings An apparatus for connecting casings together for axially aligning the casings with respect to each other and then forcing the ends of the casings together. The apparatus can be used in places that are hard to get at. The apparatus is simple and effective ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5099562 | Hinge pin and tip removal tool A hinge pin and tip removal tool is used in combination with a hinge having a pair of hinge leaves having interfitting knuckles cooperating to provide a barrel with a pin receiving cavity extending therethrough, a hinge pin with a head at one end of the b... | 03/31/1992 |
