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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5204993 | Goalie chest pad The present invention provides a sports useable body protector primarily for use as a chest protector and comprising a rigid frame with forward padding and a rearward suspension strap on the frame. The rigid frame is formed with rearwardly extending wrap ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5204994 | Skull-cap/clip-retainer combination A skull-cap/clip-retainer combination (10) comprises a skull-cap main shell (16) having clip-retainer pockets (24, 26) attached to an interior surface (20) thereof, each pocket having a wall (28) defining a pocket cavity (30) and a mouth (32) directed sub... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5204995 | Fashionable reversible pants A pair of reversible pants with a reversible front pocket arrangement and/or a reversible button fly arrangement is disclosed. The reversible pocket arrangement includes a pocket slot defined in the pants corresponding to a desired upper edge of each pock... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5204996 | Toddler foot covering organization A tubular "L" shaped member includes a tubular foot and leg cover interconnected by a single cavity, wherein the foot covering includes a planar bottom surface formed with spaced parallel ribs coextensive therewith. The upper terminal end of the leg cover... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5204997 | Disposable garments of pants type A disposable garment of pants type, such as a disposable diaper of pants type, is constructed by attaching respective leg-hole surrounding flaps and waist-hole surrounding flaps to respective opposite side edges extending longitudinally of a basic assembl... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5204998 | Safety helmet with bellows cushioning device A safety helmet includes an outer shell juxtapositionally secured with an inner shell defining an air chamber between the two shells, a plurality of cushioning bellows retained between the two shells, an air-penetrable layer adhered on an inside surface o... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5204999 | Flush water supply system for toilet stool A flush water supply system comprising a passageway valve mounted in a pipeline for supplying flush water to a toilet stool, and a control circuit for controlling the closing and opening of the passageway valve. A constant flow valve is mounted in the pip... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205000 | Dual water-level toilet flushing apparatus A dual water-level toilet flushing apparatus (10) that allows a toilet user to easily and quickly select either a partial or a full toilet flush. The partial flush which is normally preset is recommended for flushing liquid waste while the full flush is r... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205001 | Portable shower for invalid use A portable collapsible shower structure for accommodating invalid persons has an expandable shower enclosure unit which extends substantially vertically in a working condition and limit an inner space for accommodating an invalid person, and a bottom whic... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205002 | Coupling apparatus Apparatus for coupling to a free-standing washing unit feed lines for hot and cold water and a waste line for waste water includes a wall mountable connection unit supporting first and second service line base connector elements extending away from the wa... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205003 | Releasable dust ruffle arrangement A releasable dust ruffle arrangement for a bed comprising a box spring; a cover member disposed on top of the box spring, the cover member having two sides, a top and a first and second end, at least one dust ruffle extending along the sides along the fir... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205004 | Vertically adjustable and tiltable bed frame A vertically adjustable and tiltable bed frame has two actuators which may be used simultaneously or independently to tilt the frame and which also may be used to raise and lower the frame. A level sensor is connected to the actuators so that if the tilt ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205005 | Bed elevating apparatus A bed elevating apparatus comprising an elevation frame having a first end and a second end, an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the lower surface is supportable on a bed frame with the first end of the elevation frame being disposed near a first... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205006 | Electrician tool A tool for use by Electricians, as well as by wireman in general, which includes a handle body, a moveable handle portion which is pivotally mounted within a recess of the handle body, and attached to an arm extending forwardly of the pivot and carrying a... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205007 | Ribbon curling tool A tool for curling gift-wrapping ribbon has two arms which are pivotally mounted at one end and have a pad and blade at the other end. Closing the arms clamps a ribbon between the pad and blade and the tool can then be drawn along the ribbon to produce a ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205008 | Method for pretreating continuous textile material having at least one tufted side, particularly carpet goods, before a dyeing process An undyed carpet web is pretreated by applying a liquid preparatory agent in a gap of an applicator. Subsequent to the application of the preparatory agent, the carpet web is detained in a dwell apparatus. The web is then suctioned off in a hydroextractio... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205009 | Shoe Support A shoe support for supporting lasts of a wide range of sizes comprises two support members in the form of spaced-apart bars (38) each of which can pivot at an axis (36) extending adjacent an elongated edge of its associated bar so that the distance betwee... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205010 | Return-to-dock level mechanism for a hydraulic dockboard A return-to-dock level mechanism for a power operated dockboard. The dockboard comprises a ramp which is hinged at its rear edge to the frame of the dockboard and a lip is hinged to the forward edge of the ramp. A ramp cylinder connects the frame and the ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205011 | Hair brush cleaning apparatus A housing is arranged with a plurality of adjacent plates pivotally mounted below a top wall of the housing, wherein the plates include inter-digitated finger members that are aligned in a first coplanar relationship relative to one another to receive a h... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205012 | Cleaning tool A cleaning tool having a cloth support element secured to an elongated handle. Any conventional piece of cloth, such as toweling, may be snugly applied across one face of the cloth support element by detachable securement of the peripheral portions of the... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205013 | Combined decorative storage housing and vacuum cleaner A combined vacuum cleaner storage housing and foot operated vacuum cleaner for use in salons to dispose of cut hair. The apparatus features a plant storage and display area and is formed of four vertical walls, one of which preferably the rear has an acce... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205014 | Vacuum cleaner having a liquid medium filter A vacuum cleaner has wet and dry modes. In dry mode, air containing dust is passed through a multi-stage filter including adjacent subchambers containing a liquid for removing microscopic dust from the incoming air. The liquid is prevented from being exha... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205015 | Door hinge with automatic returning means A door hinge with automatic returning means composed of; a male hinge member (1), a female hinge member (2), an inner sleeve (3), a transmission rod (4), main spring (5), a driving element (6), a buffer spring (7) and a retainer (8), in which, the male an... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205016 | Door holding device A door holding device for motor vehicle doors includes a door holding rod which is swivelably attached to a structural door component, a door or a door post. The door holding rod extends with its other end through a holder housing mounted on another struc... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205017 | Notebook computer top cover mounting hardware A notebook computer top cover mounting hardware comprising a mainframe having a movable support pivoted to a top edge thereof at one side, and a top cover connected to said movable support by a movable rod and a holding plate for holding a display, wherei... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205018 | Apparatus for making a lap from textile fibers An apparatus for making a fiber lap comprises the following combination: a plurality of serially arranged, vertically oriented hoppers charged with fiber tufts from above; removing device for removing the fiber tufts from the hoppers from below; a conveyo... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205019 | Apparatus for separating metal bodies from a textile fiber stream An apparatus for separating foreign bodies from a stream of fiber material includes a vertical chute having an upper inlet and a lower outlet; a mechanism for introducing the fiber material into the chute inlet; and a detector positioned in the chute for ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205020 | Tensioning apparatus for a lashing strap A tensioning apparatus for the step-wise tensioning and non-stepped releasing of a lashing strap includes a frame (1; 100), a pivot lever (2) having two pivot arms (16, 16'), and a ratchet mechanism that includes ratchet wheels (3, 3') and locking pawls (... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205021 | Quick release buckle assembly A quick-release buckle assembly including an engaging member that is adap to receive a strap, and a receiving member defining a recess for removably receiving the engaging member in a buckle-engaged position. The engaging member in the buckle-engaged pos... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205022 | U-bolt clamp assembly A clamp assembly for securing a piping system or the like to a support surface. The clamp assembly includes a U-bolt having a flattened interior surface which allows even distribution of the load from clamping on the piping system as the U-bolt is secured... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205023 | Child-resistant buckle and buckle guard combination A child-resistant buckle and buckle guard combination is disclosed that relies for its effectiveness on differences in the ways young children and adults think rather than on presumed (but often non-existent) strength or dexterity differences. The child-r... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205024 | Ink tack with enhanced vial protection A housing assembly for a theft-deterrent tack comprises a housing, at least one frangible vial containing a theft-deterrent substance disposed in the housing and a displaceable member supported by the housing for movement therein to cause fracture of the ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205025 | Method of producing a safety belt retractor A safety belt retractor provided with a vehicle sensitive control system for its blocking mechanism is produced by providing a cap wherein said control system is received and mounting the cap with the control system on a side wall of the retractor housing... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205026 | Production installation The invention relates to a production installation (1) for assembling and/or processing components (3) made up of a plurality of piece parts (4). In this installation, the piece parts (4) and/or the components (3) are disposed and/or assembled and/or proc... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205027 | Seal holding shuttle for fitting elastic seal members to a caliper A seal holding shuttle employable for fitting elastic seal members to a caliper includes in a main body thereof an abutment plate having a cavity formed therein to receive an adjust bolt, a support member for clamping each elastic seal member between the ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205028 | Wafer alignment fixture for wafers having notches and/or flats The wafer alignment fixture is provided with a cassette support which can be slid between two positions on a base plate. In one position, the cassette support is aligned with a roller in order to align notched wafers with each other. In the second positio... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205029 | Method of manufacturing a frequency adapter Method of manufacturing a cylindrical type frequency adapter including at least one assembly in the form of an elastomer ring molded between and adhering to an inner armature and a cylindrical ring wherein the assembly or each of the assemblies is sleeved... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205030 | Rivet head caulking machine A caulking machine has a column with a table for placing a work piece having rivet shanks passing therethrough, a cylinder vertically movably mounted on the column, a piston shaft fixedly mounted in the cylinder so as to be movable together with the cylin... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205031 | Device for tightening threaded joints A method and a device for tightening threaded joints includes applying torque on the joint by means of a power tool until a predetermined pretension level in the joint is reached, whereupon a controller connected to the power tool is arranged on one hand ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205032 | Electronic parts mounting apparatus An electronic parts mounting device according to this invention is characterized by including a mount body which is obtained by bonding at least two substrates each having a predetermined thicknesses and a smooth surface and which has at least one bonding... | 04/27/1993 |
