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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5177810 | Detachable sun shield A sun shield for infants including a cap, a transparent shield, and a binding material. The cap has a strap extending downwardly therefrom and positioned in a location beyond an edge of the transparent shield. The flexible transparent shield is removably ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177811 | Flexible visor-like head covering A head covering is in the form of a visor-like cap having an upper band or head-encircling portion with a wire reinforcing member around its upper edge and a visor extending downwardly from the band which includes a crescent-shaped section and a wire rein... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177812 | Illuminated article of wearing apparel The including of an engaging recess with an article of human being wearing apparel, such as a cap, that has a specific exterior ornamental configuration. An elongated illuminatable light tube is to be snapped into an elongated groove formed on the wearing... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177813 | Shirttail retaining harness A shirttail retaining harness (10) is disclosed comprising a pair of elongate straps (12, 14), a means for connecting the straps to a garment (18) and, a connecting member (16) which retains a portion of the straps in spaced relation. The connecting membe... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177814 | Shirt retainer A resilient shirt retainer for retaining the shirttails of a garment in tucked, fully extended or deployed configuration on the body of a wearer. The shirt retainer includes a pair of narrow, elastic cross-straps disposed in an X-configuration and stitche... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177815 | Protective headgear A protective headgear conforming to a person's head and capable of absorbing energy. The headgear is constructed of a base member of resilient foam and pad members are secured to the resilient foam. The entire headgear is covered with tough pliable surfac... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177816 | Helmet visor support apparatus Helmet visor support apparatus is provided which can move the visor between raised and a lowered position by the operation of one hand. The apparatus comprises a visor support arm pivotally attached to the helmet at a pivot point for moving the visor betw... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177817 | Shield mounting structure in helmet In a helmet, a cylindrical pivot is projectingly provided on an outer surface of a mounting base secured to left and right outer sides of a cap body. A first bayonet mechanism is provided between the pivot and an end of a shield having a pivot hole fitted... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177818 | Toilet-seat flush-valve operating device A toilet-seat flush-valve operating mechanism comprises two systems, a toilet-seat lifting system and a flush-valve opening system, both employing the fluid pressure as a source of power. A hydraulic cylinder having on the bottom a water inlet is mounted ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177819 | Waterless toilet with containers with lids for waste A waterless toilet with a seat for use with a container (15) that accommodates the waste, that can be closed, that has a rim resting against the seat while the toilet is in use, and that can be removed from the seat, closed, and deposited once the toilet ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177820 | Hairdressing head support A hairdressing head support includes a base or sink mount for mounting the support directly to a hairdresser's sink. A support member is detachably secured to the sink mount with a bender column pivotally connected to the support member for disposing the ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177821 | Bed sheets A bed sheet combination, including a fitted bed sheet that is a rectangular interlocked cotton knitted fabric, wherein each corner of the rectangle is rounded and an elastic member is sewn around the periphery of the sheet to bunch up the corners, and a t... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177822 | Bed apparatus A pair of sliders (4, 5) are mounted on both end portions of a bed body (3) for sliding along said end portions in the cross direction of the bed body (3). Upright bars (6, 7) are mounted on the respective sliders (4, 5) to upwardly extend from the slider... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177823 | Adjustable headrest An adjustable headrest whose height and angle may be selectively adjusted. The selected height may be adjusted by the use of a cam clamp that requires the use of only one hand to operate. The selected angle may be adjusted by the use of a cam clamp that a... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177824 | Method of making EVA shoe midsole A method of making EVA shoe midsole includes a compound containing in percentage by weight the substancessuch as 100% of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) into which 5-40% of filling agent, 1-10% of foaming agent, 0.5-3% of bridging agent, 0.5-5% of finishing ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177825 | Compact drive-through vehicle wash A drive-through wash of a type in which a vehicle is translated forwardly along a longitudinal axis is disclosed. The wash includes a frame affixed to the floor and sized to allow the vehicle to pass therethrough. Right and left side washers are attached ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177826 | Rotary toothbrush A powered toothbrush is provided with a pair of disc-like rotary brushes mounted for rotation about a axis generally perpendicular to the length of the brush. The rotary brushes are in axially spaced relationship and are provided with inwardly directed br... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177827 | Electric-powered dental brush Providing the user with a simplified single-procedure approach to self-administered dental-care, achieved through means of a special hand-portable/battery-powered instrument, having a rechargeable-battery and a motor with gear-reduction contained within t... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177828 | Missing pad detector for a floor polishing tool A surface treating tool such as a floor polisher and method and apparatus for detecting the absence of a pad or other surface treating member on the tool. In the preferred manner of operation, the invention monitors the amperes being drawn by an electric ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177829 | Personal hygiene device A personal hygiene device for cleaning the hands or feet has an outer enclosure of generally donut-like shape which forms an open ended cavity for receiving a user's hand or foot. The innermost surfaces of the enclosure which face inwardly into the cavity... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177830 | Rotatively driveable tool chucking device A rotatively driveable tool chucking device with at least two chucking disks and a common tightening screw for chucking a tool sleeve between the two chucking disks. The chucking disks have concentric annular grooves for chucking tool sleeves with essenti... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177831 | Cloth-covered sponge mop A cloth covered sponge mop for cleaning, waxing polishing or drying a motor vehicle which includes a sponge element, a handle with a protective guard, a connecting plate for connecting the sponge element to the handle, and a fabric cover (made of material... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177832 | Apparatus for suction cleaning traveling textile yarns Apparatus for cleaning surface lint and debris from a plurality of traveling textile warp yarns includes a slotted reed mounted on a vacuum housing with each reed slot opening into the housing interior. A blower is disposed within the housing to apply suc... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177833 | Computer cartridge cleaning system Cartridges used in removable hard drive computer systems can become contaminated by ambient dust over periods of use. The invention describes an enclosure which accepts the cartridge, opens its shutter to expose the platter surface, and provides a stream ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177834 | Irrigation pipe handle A handle is provided for a joint of PVC agricultural irrigation pipe. The handle is either integral with PVC end portions which are glued to the saddle or the handle is telescoped in PVC tubes which are glued to the saddle. The saddle is glued to the join... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177835 | Method and apparatus for piecing slivers First and second slivers (6, 5) are pieced together by the following steps: overlapping a trailing portion (6a) of a first sliver and a leading portion (5a) of a second sliver; introducing the overlapped portion (5a, 6a) into a drafting zone provided betw... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177836 | Hose clamp A hose clamp in which the band encircling the hose is formed on the outer segment with a step inwardly of the clamping element and with openings into which hooks of the inner segment engage. A free end of the inner segment terminates at a distance from th... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177837 | Strap attachment for luggage and the like A buckle affixed to an article of luggage forms a webbing clip over a bar of which a loop of a shoulder strap can be inserted past a detent which can be manipulated by the user to allow the web loop to be removed. This arrangement eliminates any metal obj... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177838 | Fastener for magnetic tape cartridge and method of use thereof In a tape cartridge (20), a snap pin fastener (100) is provided for securing the cover (88) and base plate (90) while permitting therebetween differential expansion in a longitudinal direction (108) of the base plate. One dimension (112) of the snap pin i... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177839 | Buckle for seat belt A seat belt buckle is disclosed in which play between a buckle base and a buckle button caused by vibration during the operation of an automobile is prevented, so that the tips of a pair of arm leaves formed on the buckle button are elastically pressed ag... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177840 | Production of hybrid yarn Hybrid yarn is produced from thermoplastic and reinforcing fibers by spreading the fibers separately to form a band and combining and homogeneously intermixing the two bands on rolls or rods. The spreading is carried out in such a way that the reinforcing... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177841 | Method of manufacturing ceramic layered product In order to manufacture a ceramic layered product for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor, a plurality of reels (23) are prepared, which are wound with a plurality of types of elongated mother ceramic sheets (12), each having a plurality of elect... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177842 | Apparatus for finishing surface of commutator of motor An apparatus for finishing a surface of a commutator of a motor, in which a distance between a surface to be finished and a reference position is measured in advance prior to the surface-finishing, and thereafter, turning, cutting or buffing is performed.... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177843 | Turret punch press A disc support 23 is provided under a lower turret 21 to support the lower turret 21 against the impact thereto. The disc support 23 includes a movable block comprising a through-hole 77 through which scraps are discharged and a press cylinder 79 to push ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177844 | Placement device for electronic components A hand-operated device for the precise positioning of electronic components on a printed circuit board (PCB) to assist in the assembly, repair or rework of PCB's. The device has a base ring with three adjustable-length legs which rest on or straddle the P... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177845 | Process for the production of a foam-backed cushion portion A process for the production of a foam-backed cushion portion with a cover covering same on all sides includes turning the cover inside out and applying the cover over a first mold portion of blade-like configuration with its outward surface over the firs... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177846 | Insertion tool A hand held insertion tool formed from a single piece of material, having a comfortable gripping portion and an irrigation fitting holding portion, with the fitting holding portion including an elongated hollow central portion and a pair of stepped, slott... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177847 | Tool for removing balance weights from a turbine A tool for removing balance weights attached to the head platform of the blades of a turbine comprises a jointed arm which can be introduced through the exhaust nozzle of the turbine without any disassembly, the arm having a handle portion which is held b... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177848 | Hand tool for generating simultaneous pushing and pulling forces A hand tool includes a handle section having two L-shaped legs with a pulling leg attached to each handle leg. The handle legs are pivotally attached to each other by a pivot bolt and a pusher element is attached to that pivot bolt. As the handles are squ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177849 | Brake shoe rivet press The brake shoe rivet press is for removing in a single operation rivets which are arranged in rows to hold a fibrous liner to the base of a brake shoe to thereby permit removal and later replacement of the liner. The press has a frame and a punch holder f... | 01/12/1993 |
