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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5123113 | Body portion protecting means A selective body portion protecting means for use on an elbow, knee, leg, calf, or the like, to prevent friction on a wound, burn, bed sore, or the like. The protector includes a first non-woven fabric which contacts the body portion, and a second frictio... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123114 | Ventilated welding mask apparatus A ventilated welding mask is disclosed having a three chamber housing mounted thereon. A blower fan is positioned within a second medial chamber. On the rear wall of the second medial chamber, a nozzle is mounted. A conduit extends from this nozzle to an ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123115 | Surgeon's headpiece A surgeon's headpiece (10) comprises a cap (12) having an elongated, flexible, eyeglass retainer member (14) attached at an interior surface (24) of a front portion (18) thereof with an outer, distal, end portion (32) for looping about a nose bridge (52) ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123116 | Wrestling blinder The present invention is a blinder attachment for wrestling headgear. The attachment has an extension with VELCRO strips which allows it to wrap over the band or strap of the wrestling headgear to form a loop and secure the blinder over the eyes. Also, la... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123117 | Combination backpack and reversible jacket An improved combination backpack and reversible jacket wherein the backpack includes a flap that may either (a) roll up and secure underneath the backpack when both the backpack and the jacket are in use, (b) form a pouch on the back surface of the backpa... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123118 | Clip-on necktie The present invention allows an ordinary necktie to be converted into usage as a clip-on necktie. A pair of flexible plastic fasteners are provided with a series of slots at one end of each fastener. The necktie is threaded through selected slots such tha... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123119 | Breathable glove This invention embodies a two component, waterproof, breathable glove and the corresponding method of forming the glove. A homogeneous membrane in regard to its permeability characteristics is attached to a fabric. The membrane is tacky on one surface and... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123120 | Protective pants A set of protective pants which includes a waist band for attachment around a waist of a wearer, a pair of leg portions affixed to the waist, each having a crotch edge extending from a front of said waist band to a rear thereof. The crotch edges are uncon... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123121 | Helmet retention system with adjustable buckle A helmet retention system includes a junction plate which, when tilted relative to the wearer's cheek, loosens its grip, on a chin strap. The plate has a triangular cross section cross piece with narrow lands having edges normally gripping the chin strap.... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123122 | Incinerator toilet, ash pan and control circuit A partially cylindrical shaped inner wall forming an arc less than 360° is secured to the inner cylindrical shaped side wall of the toilet outward of the electrical heater coil forming an enclosed inner heat insulation holding space for receiving heat in... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123123 | Bathtub overflow control device A control mechanism for use with a bathtub having a drain opening and an overflow opening, with the drain opening having a stopper moveable between open and closed positions. The control mechanism includes a pipe for coupling the bathtub drain opening to ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123124 | Automatic, self-cleaning, water saving, toilet system A toilet system providing improved convenience, efficiency and sanitation with automatic operation. Basically, the toilet includes a bowl, a seat partially covering the bowl opening and a lid movable between a raised position exposing the seat and a lower... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123125 | Flushing tank for use with toilet bowls A flushing tank for a toilet has a housing which accommodates a body of flushing water. An evacuating unit is disposed in the flushing water and includes a flushing valve, a vertical tubular member whose lower end constitutes part of the flushing valve an... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123126 | Bed side commode A bed pan mounted into a bracket which bracket is in turn mounted onto a walker frame so that the user may use the walker rails to walk himself between the rails to alleviate the need for the user to walk to the bathroom or move backward to a bathroom sea... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123128 | Bathtub structure incorporating enclosure support columns and rollably suspended enclosure panels A monolithic bathtub structure incorporates vertical support columns that in one aspect are integral with the bathtub and which can be secured directly to the stud framing of the cubicle in which the bathtub is installed. The bathtub structure includes a ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123129 | Waterproof hinged panel assembly Shower stall and bathtub enclosure door assemblies which use a hinged multipanel door design, with special waterproof hinges and seams, adjustable wall panels retained by waterproof mounting sheaths, and door panel deflector sections with corresponding de... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123130 | Illuminated commode training kit An organization is set forth including a series of components including a ring member for securement to and about a commode seat, a frame member for adherably mounting about a tissue roll dispenser, and a plurality of elongate longitudinally aligned mat m... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123131 | Ceiling mounted patient standing assistance apparatus An invalid assistance device mounted on a ceiling is which a supported locked and guided 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 stabilize... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123132 | Pillow An anti-snoring pillow which reduces the snoring by the user when sleeping by positioning the head of the user such that the degree of blockage in the user's breathing passageway is reduced. The anti-snoring pillow includes a base member which is preferab... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123133 | Orthopedic pillow with speakers A pillow comprises a horizontally extending body for supporting the head of a user of the pillow. The pillow also comprises a pair of leg members which extend transversely at opposite lateral ends of the body and downwardly from a lower surface thereof, t... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123134 | Method for supplying steam to an autoclave for decatizing There is described herein an improved method for decatizing in an autoclave wherein steam is led into the jacket surrounding said autoclave, at a pressure level increasing up to a stationary level within the autoclave. That is obtained by means of an auto... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123135 | Dock leveler support structure and pivoting apparatus A dock leveler having a pivotable main deck, a lip plate pivotably connected to the main deck, and a lip plate extension apparatus for pivoting the lip plate from a stored position to a bridging position and for maintaining the lip plate in the bridging p... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123136 | Wheel washing apparatus The apparatus and method is utilized in a drive-through vehicle washing system of the type in which a vehicle is moved by conveyor along a longitudinal path across a floor surface, past a series of washing stations. The apparatus attaches to a parallelogr... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123137 | Adjustable squeegie device A device for cleaning opposing surfaces such as a truck rear cab window and opposing cap front window. An elongated shaft having a handle-like assembly which operated to open and close the cleaning assembly, thus allowing the device in its closed position... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123138 | Scraper broom A frame for a scraping and sweeping tool is disclosed, the frame including a generally cylindrical, handle-receiving ferrule, a first length of angle stock being bound in perpendicular relation thereto such that one of its planes lies in perpendicular rel... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123139 | Buffing pad assembly A buffing pad assembly for use with a motorized drive tool comprising a cylindrical foam pad and a circular backing plate. The foam pad defines a front side and a back side and has a first circular layer of hook and loop type fastening material secured to... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123140 | Air deflector for a windshield wiper with a resilient buffer to prevent abrasion An air deflector for a windshield wiper blade includes a profiled portion and attachment means for attaching it to either a wiper blade or a wiper arm carrying the wiper blade. At least one resiliently deformable annular cushioning element is provided on ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123141 | Cleaning tool having airflow directing manifold for a vacuum cleaner system A cleaning tool for a vacuum cleaner system. The cleaning tool has a manifold disposed therein for more evenly distributing a vacuum-like force produced by the vacuum cleaner system to an undersurface of the cleaning tool, thereby increasing the number of... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123142 | Vacuum operated cleaner attachment A cleaner attachment for use with a vacuum source, such as a common vacuum cleaner or a central vacuum system, defined by a plurality of feathers arranged about the end of a tube defining the body of the attachment. The feathered covered end of the tube i... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123143 | Castor cover A flexible tubular material to cover a castor. This castor cover has base edges (8) for resting against the floor, a hole (2) diametrically opposite base edges (8) to allow castor stem to pass through to furniture attachment, a slit (4) cut through invent... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123144 | Method and apparatus for establishing whether fiber material is contaminated with foreign objects A method and an apparatus for establishing whether fiber material is contaminated with foreign objects is characterized in that for the finding of foreign objects in the form of foreign fibers and pieces of foil, for example packaging remnants such as jut... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123145 | Method and apparatus for the fine cleaning of textile fibers A method and apparatus for cleaning textile fibers for use in conjunction with an opening roller to which the textile fibers are fed and around which the textile fibers are conveyed, in the form of a fiber bat, in a transport direction. The apparatus incl... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123146 | Bag closure A one-piece molded resilient closure includes opposed legs joined by a hinge so that the legs may be folded over on themselves. One leg carries a male locking member and the other a socket for releasable engagement therewith. One or both legs terminate in... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123147 | Restraint harness buckle assembly and method of making A cover which fits over a restrain harness buckle assembly. The cover slides down over the buckle and confines the ends of cam support pins in the assembly, eliminating the need for the use of pins with heads on one end, for fasteners to hold such pins in... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123148 | Apparatus for feeding and installing hinge pins for motor vehicles doors A hinge pin couples a first hinge receiver mounted on a vehicle body and a second hinge receiver mounted on a door to be installed on the vehicle body. The hinge pin is removed from the vehicle body and the door to separate the vehicle body and the door f... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123149 | Turret tool post for machine tool and apparatus for controlling indexing of the same A turret tool post for a machine tool has a turret having a plurality of turret faces each equipped with a tool for machining, a turret shaft for rotating the turret, a cam follower provided on the turret shaft, a cam having a cam surface engaged with the... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123150 | Press roll with controllable deflection for treatment of web type material A press roll with controllable deflection, for treatment of web type material, specifically for the treatment of a paper web (2), with a roll shell (1) that is rotatably connected with an axle (10) serving as flexural backing and defining with it an annul... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123151 | Elastic fixing roll with excellent release property An elastic roll of the first embodiment comprises an elastic body layer formed in a thickness not less than 200 μm on a metal core bar; and a covering layer with a release property formed in a thickness ranging from 3 μm to 200 μm on the surface of the... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123152 | Yankee cylinder with a plasma-sprayed carbide coating The invention relates to a Yankee cylinder for a paper-making machine, in which a coating which is a mixture of a metal powder and a carbide or nitride and withstands well the wearing effect of the doctor blade and other corrosive and thermal stresses pro... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123153 | Sliding bar buckle with opposing teeth A sliding bar buckle is provided with a grip base with an inwardly facing toothed surface. A strap retainer moves within transverse slots on legs formed integrally with said grip base so that a complementary toothed surface on the strap retainer engages t... | 06/23/1992 |
