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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5193225 | Elastic band An elastic band comprising a plurality of spaced elastic members and a pair of flexible sheet materials on opposed sides of the elastic members, the elastic members being secured in a stretched position to each of said flexible sheet materials.... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193226 | Face mask and earplug case The present invention is for a face mask/earplugs case designed for on-site use by construction workers. Both face masks and earplugs are needed on an intermittent basis by construction workers when on site. The face mask/earplugs case of the present inve... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193227 | Ventilating system for continuously removing air from a toliet bowl A ventilating system includes a manifold connected to the interior of a toilet bowl, and a system for continuously moving air from that toilet bowl to a discharge system. A flow control valve prevents water from moving through the system and includes a ca... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193228 | Toilet covering hinge assembly with damping capability A toilet covering hinge assembly has a damping capability for damping the motion of the toilet covering from a raised to a lowered position upon a toilet. The assembly includes a hinge shaft connecting the toilet covering to the rear of the toilet so as t... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193229 | Cushioned toilet seat cover for the elderly A removable toilet seat cover comprising deep pile carpet for cushioning of the rim of a rigid toilet seat and elastic bands that aid the elderly in positioning the cover on a seat for securing by the closing of overlapping flaps equipped with VELCRO.RTM.... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193230 | Automatic toilet seat lowering apparatus A toilet seat lowering apparatus includes a housing defining an internal cavity for receiving water from the water supply line to the toilet holding tank. A descent delay assembly of the apparatus can include a stationary dam member and a rotating dam mem... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193231 | Lavatory having a dispenser for excrement bags and control and excrement bag for this purpose A lavatory has a lavatory bowl having an upper side on which a seat edge is provided and a lower side on which a base connection is provided, a dispenser for excrement bags that can be removed individually from the dispenser and secured to the seat edge w... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193232 | Collapsible bed-pan support for invalids A collapsible bed-pan support or pad for bed-ridden persons. The pad has a U-shaped opening provided with a pair of camming, catch members for removably retaining a bed pan in place. The U-shaped opening is reinforced along its annular wall to prevent bul... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193233 | Patient transfer unit A health care device, (FIG. 1) to transfer a paralyzed or incapacitated patient from wheelchair to auto, bed or recliner etc. A flat, thin lightweight, curved, reversible device comprising closely spaced rollers making left or right hand transfers simple ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193234 | Folding cot for infants This cot comprises an upper frame (1,1') of long rods (13) which are split and jointed to a central block (3) to which are also jointed the U-shaped legs (5 and 5') with telescopic members (9,10), and is characterized in that the long rods (21) of the bas... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193235 | Flat lying sleeping bag A flat lying sleeping bag including, in combination, a full body length flat bottom layer having a head end, bounded by a first transverse end edge, a foot end, bounded by a second transverse end edge, and a torso section lying therebetween wherein all th... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193236 | Magnetic pillow A health pillow having both magnetic effect and manual pressure effect and further having good air permeability, which comprises a hollow pillow body consisting of a foamed synthetic resin; a large number of permanent magnets distributedly arranged on the... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193237 | Pneumatic wheel chair cushion for reducing ischemic injury A pneumatic cushion for a wheel chair and the like is disclosed which comprises an air plenum box, a plurality of air openings in the air plenum box, and a plurality of air channels communicating with an air supply. The air channels communicate with the a... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193238 | Infant support pillow A support pillow in two detachable main sections, each section having an elongated right triangular wedge-shaped resilient foam member each covered with fabric with a portion of the fabric extending outward to define a flexible rectangular panel. The top ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193239 | Baby food bottle tool A tool for use with baby-feeding bottles of the type which consist of a hollow cylindrical shell having a flexible, plastic, bag-like liner suspended within the shell for holding milk or the like. More particularly, the present tool includes a one-piece p... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193240 | Mould and method for producing shoe soles of injected plastics material, comprising an empty chamber visible through a transparent material Process for producing shoe soles of injected plastics material, which soles have an empty chamber visible through a transparent material, which process comprises the following steps: a) injection, into a hollow region comprised between a mobile die and a ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193241 | Machine for removing slag and metal reminders from crucibles A machine for removing slag and metal remainders from crucibles or casting ladles includes a frame on which is disposed a carriage movable in an upwardly inclined direction on guides or rails. The carriage is provided with cutter device having a tool head... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193242 | Wasteline cleanout apparatus An improved wasteline cleanout tool of the character having an elongated coiled spring housed within a drum which is rotated by a drive mechanism mounted on the rearward portion of the tool. The coiled spring is withdrawn from or inserted into the drum by... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193243 | Brushroll A brushroll having a spindle and a pair of end assemblies each including a thread guard, a shouldered stub shaft, a bearing and an end cap. The thread guards each include a pair of radially spaced annular wall portions which define channels opening outwar... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193244 | Detachable hand trowel A trowel handle having a blade, one or more upright supports mounted on that blade and a handle adapted for detachably engaging that support is disclosed. The handle includes a channel having tapered sidewalls configured to form a wedge-like engagement wi... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193245 | Apparatus for opening drains The invention discloses a method and apparatus for opening drains and the like, and includes a suitable vacuum/pressure source such as a household or industrial wet/dry vacuum cleaner with a control mechanism fitted to the vacuum cleaner or an intermediat... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193246 | Air cushion grip with a cubic supporting structure and shock-absorbing function An air cushion grip with a cubic structure and shock-absorbing function to be fixed around the handle of a tennis racket, a hammer, a bicycle or the like, and comprising an outer flat layer and a bottom layer provided with a plurality of round and/or stra... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193247 | Furniture hinge The invention belongs to the area of fittings for furniture, and relates to a dismountable and adjustable hinge for the incorporation into units of furniture. The hinge comprises a hinge arm (1) tightened to a base plate (4) by means of a tightening screw... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193248 | Latching assembly for hingeable plate members A latching assembly for hingeably connected face-to-face plate members includes an automatic latching assembly for automatically latching said members in a predetermined angular relation to each other when one of the plates is swung away from the other an... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193249 | Hardware fitting There is provided a hardware fitting of the type having a mounting and one or more movable components. There is provided a movable element with the mounting and one or more of the movable components of the fitting can engage with the movable element durin... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193250 | Releasable cable tie A releasable cable tie having a pawl extension projecting from the cable tie's strap positioning channel allows application by a standard cable tie tensioning and severing tool by providing a tool positioning surface formed on the locking head adjacent th... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193251 | Cable tie having improved locking barb A bundling tie for use in looping about a plurality of cables includes a locking head and elongate strap. A pair of locking barbs are movably supported in the head, each barb having an engagement portion for locking engagement with a strap end upon insert... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193252 | Quick-release cleat A preferably palm-sized cleat which is generally oval in shape defines a passageway for a line to pass completely through the body of the cleat. The body of the cleat has mutually resilient sides which bias internal structure in the body into a locked mod... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193253 | Coupling piece and method for connecting containers A coupling piece for releasably connecting adjacent containers includes a housing, a rotatable locking bolt positioned within the housing, a rotatable actuating lever mounted in the housing and a spring device connected to the locking bolt for normally ur... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193254 | Versatile self-clinching disposable restraints and bundling straps A self-clinching disposable restraint or bundling strap having a locking head with a primary bore passing through the thickness of the head into which the tip of the tape is inserted and pulled through for locking. Two rows of ratchet teeth are provided o... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193255 | Clip means for fastening of decorative lamp parts Clip means for fastening of decorative lamp parts comprises a male (or caught) member having an enlarged head of spear or mushroom shape extending from a stem and a female (or catch) member constituted of a cavity like an aperture, a through-recess or a g... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193256 | Method of fabricating ink-jet type printer head A method of producing an ink-jet type printer head wherein a plurality of plate-shaped piezoelectric members are stuck onto the surface of a low-rigidity member so that they are disposed adjacent to the low-rigidity member. A plurality of grooves extendin... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193257 | Boiler tube repair apparatus An improved apparatus for the speedy and efficient repair of tubes contained in a furnace boiler waterwall is disclosed. Disclosed are a milling machine used to mill the elongated slots, and drill and saw fixtures to aid in cutting away the damaged tube s... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193258 | Self-loading controlled deflection roll A self-loading type of controlled deflection roll includes, in a preferred embodiment, a pivot assembly which is pivotally mounted to a support shaft near either end of the roll. The roll includes a roll shell having an extension attached to either end wh... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193259 | Tool for manipulating an optical fiber splicing device A tool (20) for manipulating an optical fiber splicing device (28) so as to release the fiber ends (30--30) from the splicing device (28) in a manner which allows the same splicing device (28) to be used more than once. The tool (20) includes a body secti... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193260 | Pin extracting device A device for extracting pins from an assembly by forcing the end of the pin into a swaging member, deforming the pin and firmly gripping it in the device. An impact force is then applied to the device to remove the pin from the assembly.... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193261 | Method for stuffing a snailed endless ribbon into a ribbon cartridge A rotary table assembly apparatus for stuffing a snailed endless ribbon into a ribbon cartridge comprises a rotary table, a mounting plate affixed to the table for mounting and positioning a bottom housing of a ribbon cartridge, a loop tray affixed to the... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193262 | Method for forming a fuel tank assembly A heat shield retainer and method for mounting a heat shield onto a polymeric fuel tank. The heat shield retainer comprises a nut and bolt combination and a retainer body. The retainer body has bulbous pegs located on a first side thereof for engaging wit... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193263 | Method of securing skin tube to bendable tube portion of endoscope A method of securing a skin tube to a bendable tube portion that is formed at the distal end of the insert part of an endoscope, the bendable tube portion being bendable by remote control. The method comprises the steps of: fitting a flexible skin tube ov... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193264 | In situ foam molding process and articles A method is provided for forming in situ a seal for dispensing containers and the like of the type having a body with a reservoir, a dispenser with an applicator surface, and a cap detachably connected with the body, and selectively covering the dispenser... | 03/16/1993 |
