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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5148549 | Back support with side openings and attached apron A back support (10) for providing abdominal and lumbosacral support has a waistband (11) comprising a front panel (12) and a second panel (13). An elastic band (50) is operatively connected to the waistband (11). An apron member (40) is operatively connec... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148550 | Protective face and head gear A field mask for protecting the face and head is disclosed. The mask includes a top portion, side portions, and a face portion. The face portion of the mask is flared outwardly at its lower end so that the wearer may lower his head without the lower end o... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148551 | Surface-mounting mixing valve A valve assembly adapted for connection to separate hot- and cold-water supply pipes has a core centered on an axis and formed with a pair of input passages having output ends and diametrally oppositely opening input ends and with an output passage having... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148552 | Assembly space cover for an installation module As assembly space cover for installation modules, especially foamed ones, in the sanitary field, in the form of a molded apron (5) to be joined to the bottom side of an installation module (1) with its outside surface substantially flush with the front su... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148553 | Child's urinal for hanging on side of toilet A child's urinal for hanging on the outside of a toilet, wherein a basin having an integral back wall forming a splash wall is suspended from the side of a toilet, the back wall is dimensioned to positioned the basin in proximity to the floor adjacent the... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148554 | Variable flush valve for a toilet A modified flapper valve for use in a toilet tank having a flexible extension structure attached at a first end to the valve and including a second end having at least one primary attachment point and a plurality of secondary attachment points, and a floa... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148555 | Controllable water-displacement device A selectively controlled displacement container is insertible in a standard toilet flush tank. The bottom of a container has a discharge-fill opening, and the top has an air inlet controlled by a selectively activated air inlet valve. Opening this valve a... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148556 | Wall-cantilevered showering apparatus An improved stationary showering apparatus configured substantially as a loop water-manifold to be mounted overhead while one is standing thereunder; including a header plate mechanically affixed to an existing shower water-outlet pipe via a mechanical gr... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148557 | Invalid lift and transport apparatus A lifting mechanism, on a carriage assembly, supports a body support assembly to lift transport and thereafter set down a person. A back safety belt, carried by a pair of belt support holders, provides a first body support. The holders must be disposed in... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148558 | Patient transfer sheet An improved patient transfer sheet device includes a thin first sheet, having a low coefficient of friction for contacting inner surfaces thereof and substantially higher coefficients of friction for other surfaces contacting the first sheet, and a thin s... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148559 | Patient conveyance device A patient conveyance device for transporting a patient between first and second locations. The patient conveyance device includes a frame having a first side, a second side, and a front joining the front ends of the first and second sides to one another; ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148560 | Sheet garter A device for keeping in place fitted sheets covering a mattress. The device includes a central sheet with substantially the same shape as the mattress but with smaller dimensions. The elastic members are attached to the periphery of the central sheet pull... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148561 | Baby crib adjacent to parental bed A baby crib for use adjacent parent's bed for new born children comprising easily assembled and disassembled components which can be easily stored and shipped. The crib comprises a first horizontal panel having a perpendicularly positioned vertical wall c... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148562 | Birthing bed adjustable to Trendelenburg position A birthing bed has a base, an intermediate frame mounted on the base with a power-actuated linkage to raise and lower the intermediate frame with respect to the base. A main frame is pivotably mounted on the intermediate frame so that it can be shifted fr... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148563 | Custom orthotic bracing system A chair restraint for supporting a patient in a sitting position from a chair or the like includes an upper torso support member having an orthotic support panel readily removable therefrom. The orthotic support panel is made from a plastic which is readi... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148564 | Miniature portable support construction A miniature portable support pillow construction having a generally smooth outer contoured similar to a barbell, i.e., generally cylindrical and enlarged at each end. The pillow is only about four to five inches in diameter and about nine to ten inches lo... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148565 | Method for making a rubber boot containing heat reflecting means A fireboot comprising a boot having a lower portion and an upper portion. An aluminized pigment compound is vulcanized to the upper portion wherein the aluminized pigment compound is comprised of a mixture of rubber, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer, styr... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148566 | Continuous washing apparatus A continuous washing apparatus is provided which comprises an elongate washing vessel 1 having an inlet 2 for receiving objects to be washed at one end thereof. An outlet 3 is provided for discharging objects W to be washed at the other end thereof. The e... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148567 | Toothbrush An electric toothbrush permits simultaneously brushing and cleaning of the occlusal, lingual and buccal surfaces of the upper and lower teeth of a user. This includes a bristle support member which anchors a plurality of longitudinally extending central r... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148568 | Apparatus and method for making an end brush with a male projection 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... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148569 | Debris impeller The specification discloses an impeller for cleaning devices. A plurality of impeller segments are slipped over a twisted flat wire to provide the impeller. Each of the impeller segments preferably includes a plurality of paddles, and a central section wi... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148570 | Car wash system A car washing system having mitter curtains which are constructed and manipulated in a manner providing effective washing action over the entire vehicle surface during the wash cycle. Additionally, this invention provides a roll-over type wash system whic... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148571 | Lint brush assembly A lint brush is disclosed comprising a unitarily formed, one-piece brush body (4) having a handle portion (16) at one end and a brush block portion (14) at an opposite end, the block portion having top and bottom recesses (20) and at least two transverse ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148572 | Video game console and cartridge cleaning kit A kit for cleaning the contacts on video game consoles and cartridges comprises a cleaning solution, a cleaning clip, a cleaning card and a pair of cleaning wands. The cleaning solution is applied to the contacts of the console or the cartridge using one ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148573 | Apparatus for attaching a cleaning tool to a robotic manipulator An apparatus for connecting a cleaning tool to a robotic manipulator so that the tool can be used in contaminated areas on horizontal, vertical and sloped surfaces. The apparatus comprises a frame and a handle, with casters on the frame to facilitate move... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148574 | Process and device for coating a glass sheet with a flexible film For coating a glass sheet (1) with a flexible transparent film (2) glass sheet (1) and film (2) are brought together at an acute angle and are continuously moved together. In the area ahead of the contact of film (2) with glass sheet (1) a continu... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148575 | Combing head with lower nipper plate guide elements The combing head has a pair of lateral guide elements mounted on the lower nipper part with each having a fiber guide surface disposed in front of the front edge of the lower nipper plate in order to laterally guide the fiber tuft extending from the lower... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148576 | Conduit clamp A snap-on clamp for securing a conduit includes an open-ended loop having complementary, interlocking clamps at each end. The clamps each include a jaw portion having teeth opposed to and engageable with the teeth on the other jaw portion and manually eng... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148577 | Forming tool for wire clamp A tool for forming a wire clamp using a piece of wire with a connecting loop at one end and at least one end leading from the loop. The tool has a body portion with a forward end arranged to engage the loop end of the wire for holding the loop end in a st... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148578 | Cord lock device Disclosed is a cord lock device for use in connection with wearing apparel comprising an integrally molded housing including a back support securely connectible to the wearing apparel by means such as, for example stitching. The housing is adapted to rece... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148579 | Transversally wedged cable hook A cable hook comprises a body member having a longitudinal channel of generally rectangular cross-section formed therein for receiving a portion of a cable against one wall thereof, a cable clamping member laterally movable in such channel and having an i... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148580 | Shower curtain sealing and fastening arrangement A kit for use to fasten the outer surface of a shower curtain to an adjacent wall in the shower closure. A sealing protrusion extends from the wall adjacent the fasteners so that, when the outer surface of the curtain is fastened to the wall, the edge of ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148581 | Clip device A clip device for attaching an article and an adjacently positioned object in a predetermined orientation with respect to each other. A clamp which includes a first and second portion, is releasably maintained in a substantially closed orientation by a bi... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148582 | Quick release cord strap system A quick release strap system comprising, a molded plastic quick release male or female buckle component, a base and a conical aperture in the base coaxial with the center line, and an annular bearing shoulder formed interiorly of the base and coaxial with ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148583 | Method and apparatus for patterning of substrates Method and apparatus for imparting visual surface effects to a relatively moving, thermally modifiable substrate by application of discrete streams of heated pressurized gas to surface areas of the substrate. The apparatus includes an elongate manifold as... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148584 | Apparatus for needling a nonwoven web In order to produce a needled nonwoven web having an improved surface quality, the needle board (1) of an apparatus for needling a nonwoven web should be provided with needles in a higher needle density. To that end the needles (2) of the needle board (1)... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148585 | Device for manipulating drop wires for warp-thread drawing-in machines The apparatus includes magazines (16) for accommodating drop-wire stacks (LA) and transport mechanisms for feeding the drop-wire stacks (LA) to a separating station where the drop wires are singularized. The transport means contain a first path (11) for f... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148586 | Crimped continuous filament yarn with color-point heather appearance A process for making a heather-dyeable or precolored heather yarn product comprises supplying a first crimped continuous filament yarn in the form of a loose matrix substantially free of filament entanglement and a second crimped continuous filament yarn ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148587 | Multi-purpose pipeline construction and testing machine A multi-purpose, full service pipeline construction and testing machine wherein an internal combustion engine is mounted on a trailer adapted to be towed to a job site, the trailer having driven rollers for supporting pipe to be cut; a circular saw, a bev... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5148588 | Process for the manufacture of a fabric-covered visor The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a vehicle visor (2), of the type comprising a rigid core (1) enclosed in a fabric cover, according to which a fabric pocket (12) is produced, comprising on one of its sides (13) an opening (14) def... | 09/22/1992 |
