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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5226179 | Anti-moist-tetter briefs Male underwear briefs provides for the separate receptions of the scrotum and the phallus of the wearer in respective separate receptacle means to maintain the groin area dry and clean, thereby preventing various diseases including moist tetter. The brief... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226180 | Protective cap for golfers A protective piece of headgear including an outer cover of conventional appearance in place about and concealing an impact absorbing shell of STYROFOAM or the like. Elongate openings in the shell serve to ventilate the shell and are shaped and sized to pr... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226181 | Mounting device for night vision mount and goggle assembly Apparatus for detachably securing a night vision goggle mount to a protective helmet visor housing in which the heads of a pair of upper fasteners carried by the mount are adapted to be inserted through the head receiving portions of a pair of upper keyho... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226182 | Excrement collection and disposal device and method An excrement collection and disposal apparatus for use with supine patients includes a flexibly resilient scoop which is configured to fit under the buttocks of the patient over an extended period of time with a minimum of discomfort. A liner is fitted ov... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226183 | Bath lift system with stabilizer A bath lift system for use in transporting a person into a bathtub, has an adjustable stabilizer. The bath lift system has a chair unit, a base unit and a stabilizer which all interconnect and fit on to a bath tub. The bath lift may operate by a water pow... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226184 | Floatable wave subduing blanket A floatable wave subduing blanket made from cellular low density polyethylene in a rectangular shape having a plurality of cylindrical inflatable floats detachably fastened to the four sides thereof. The cylindrical inflatable floats subdue water waves as... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226185 | Therapeutic household bed mattress A covering for bed mattress comprising a plastic foam layer and a quilted layer superposed on the foam layer and a plurality of flat permanent magnetic bans adheringly mounted under the foam layer. The magnetic bands are located at predetermined distances... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226186 | Waterbed mattress with draining system A waterbed mattress has a watertight envelope having a top, a bottom and sides. The envelope defines a cavity for water. First and second valves are disposed in the envelope to selectively allow fluid communication between the cavity and the exterior of t... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226187 | Foot section for birthing bed A foot section for a birthing bed has a central panel and two lateral plates that function, in an inclined attitude, as footrests and in a vertical attitude as posts for receiving calf supports. The calf supports are stored in holsters on the underside of... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226188 | Ventilated foam cushion This invention relates to a cushion and in particular to one including a pad with an upper surface having a plurality of through holes, and a seat having a recess for receiving the pad and a plurality of ventilation holes, whereby when an user seats there... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226189 | Hunting hood with nylon net face cover A head covering comprising a hat constructed and arranged to cover the entire head of a wearer except for an opening which exposes substantially the wearer's entire face. A face covering extends across the opening and is attached to the head covering alon... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226190 | Baseball glove for sliding The invention relates to a baseball batting glove adapted with a complementary hook and loop fastening means portion to the external back surface with a flap attached to the fastening means surface. This flap may be released from the fastening means surfa... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226191 | Knee pad for horses A lightweight and form-fitting knee pad for protection of the inner portion of the knee joints of the front legs of a harness racing horse is provided. An upper strap portion fits around the upper inwardly converging portion of the horse's knee joint whil... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226192 | Attachment for removable padding A fastening arrangement for protective equipment comprised of relatively soft inner cushioning material and relatively rigid outer shell-like material. The fastening is comprised of a main strap which has a fixed end and free end. The fixed end is sewn in... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226193 | Child's sleeping garment A child's sleeping garment including an envelope, a pillow detachably associated with upper edges of the envelope, an elongating bag detachably associated with lower edges of the envelope for elongating the length thereof, and two sleeves detachably secur... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226194 | Method for making a vented sock A double-layered sock according to the invention includes an inner sock made of a moisture-permeable material such as polypropylene and an outer sock that absorbs such moisture. The inner sock is interposed between the skin of the foot and the absorbed mo... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226195 | Combination tool and apparell belt A combination tool and apparel belt for carrying tools and maintaining a wearer's trousers. The belt comprises a main belt member, a lower tool belt member, an upper apparel belt member. The tool and apparel belt members both emerge from two end sections ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226196 | Drain stopper apparatus A drain stopper including an inverted conical head fixedly and coaxially mounting a single shaft extending upwardly of the head terminating in a shaft head for ease of insertion and removal of the apparatus relative to an associated drain. A modification ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226197 | Tongue hygiene device A tongue cleaning brush/scraper comprising an elongated handle, one end of which is rounded and wider then the head of a conventional toothbrush, extending from said head a plurality of short bristles. Attached to the end of said rounded head, and extendi... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226198 | Paint roller extension pole with coupling An extension pole for a paint roller or the like. The pole has a threaded neck for engaging interior threads of a handle. An O-ring or neck engages an end of the handle to resist rotation of the pole relative to the hollow handle.... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226199 | Intermittent wiper cleaning system An intermittent wiper cleaning system for removing debris from the surface of a wiper of a windshield or the like formed as a clearing field including at least two rows of projections or depressions formed either in a base member or in the windshield. Acc... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226200 | Space crank wiper system with adjustable wipe pattern An adjustment mechanism uniquely tailored to a space crank wiper system is used to adjust the wipe angle, specifically to lower the inwipe to give a depressed park position. The characteristic spacing of a four bar spatial mechanism that drives the wiper ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226201 | Door stop The invention provides an improved door stop which is adapted to retain a door in an open position, the door stop having a base which can be secured to a suitable wall or floor surface, a stopping portion which functions in the manner of a normal door sto... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226202 | Lift-off hinge assembly A checked lift-off hinge assembly including a pair of hinge leaves pivotally connected to one another so as to be separable by relative movement along the axis of the pivotal connection, a torsion spring mounted on one of said hinge leaves, the torsion sp... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226203 | Process for the cleaning of a drying condenser in clothes dryer A procedure that is applied for cleaning and removing lint from the drying air condenser for laundered clothes in a combined washer and dryer machine, a procedure suitable for obtaining said cleaning by washing the internal walls of said condenser with wa... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226204 | Tele-robotic passenger loading bridge control system Telerobotic control apparatus for aligning the movable end of a motorized passenger loading bridge to the door in a vehicle enabling the loading and unloading of passengers and freight. The apparatus includes an improvement display and control system. The... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226205 | Hydraulic machine The invention concerns an hydraulic machine, typically a submerged surface cleaner which comprises a body having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet and a conduit extending between the inlet and the outlet. A drive element is supported in or adjacent to th... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226206 | Toothbrush A toothbrush includes a bristle holder oscillatably mounted within a brush head, and a carrier assembly carrying the bristle holder and reciprocatable with it within the brush head by a motor; and a coupling between the bristle holder and the brush head e... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226207 | Sewer unclogger A sewer unclogger having a small motor at its leading end and a length of coiled rod or a snake for pushing the motor through a clogged sewer pipe, the motor having at its lead end a grapple hook or a cutter for removing the clog. When a grapple hook is u... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226208 | Bearing puller A split nut blind hole bearing puller is made by using an elongated split nut with a bearing flange which is assembled with the blind hole behind a bearing. A retainer fits over the assembled split nut so a puller bolt can be screwed through the assembled... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226209 | Method for processing composite water pump seal ring A composite seal ring has a porous main body and a non-porous insert molded into it. Differential rates of coolant absorption between the porous main body and non-porous insert cause the whole ring to swell into a regular pattern of distortion. In order t... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226210 | Method of forming metal fiber mat/polymer composite The present invention provides a metal/polymer composite comprising a polymeric substrate and a sintered mat of randomly-oriented metal fibers embedded therein, the fibers having a substantially circular cross-section and a diameter of about 10 to 200 μm... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226211 | Precision guided transfer fixture A combination of a workpiece support means and a workstation allow a workpiece to be positioned for machining. The support includes a precision way and a transfer fixture slidable along the way. The transfer fixture has precision ground datum markers for ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226212 | Feed control apparatus for textile machinery A textile machine for processing textile material is provided having a control and drive unit and a feeding device for feeding textile material drawn from storage means allocated to the feeding device. The textile machine further includes a delivery devic... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226213 | Rake valve for air-fiber streams A maintenance-free valve for impeding the flow of fibers in a high velocity air-fiber stream. The valve has a rake-like construction to impede fiber flow when in the closed position. The valve has a plurality of closely-spaced, parallel tines attached to ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226214 | Drum carding machine for making non woven fabrics and natural or synthetic fiber webs In a carding machine for making non woven fiber laps and natural or synthetic fiber webs there are provided either a single carding unit or multiple carding units, each carding unit including a first carding drum and a conveyor cylinder cooperating with t... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226215 | Clipboard having a variable position clip A clipboard includes a board having edges and positioning means, where the positioning means allows a clip to be detachably mounted at particular positions along the board's edges.... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226216 | Method and apparatus for a cable clamp assembly A clamp assembly with a releasable bail for securing and suspending cables, drop wires or the like that utilizes a locking structure cooperating with an aperture in a tail of the clamp assembly to secure and lock the releasable free end of the bail to the... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226217 | Installation for making needled fiber preforms for use in manufacturing parts made of composite material The installation comprises support tooling having a shape that corresponds to that of the preform to be made and on which superposed layers of a two-dimensional fiber fabric can be draped; a needling head comprising a group of needles, a device for drivin... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226218 | Device for attaching an electrical connector to an electrical line A device for attaching an electrical plug connector to the end of an electrical line containing at least one core is presented. In this device, the line is transported with a cyclic advance through processing stations in which the core of the line is stri... | 07/13/1993 |