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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5228140 | Sanitary garment A sanitary garment comprising a coat having sleeve slits in the elbow area that permit a person's hands and forearms to exit the sleeves, and body part slits adjacent the sleeve slits to allow the person's hands and forearms to be inserted in the body par... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228141 | Patient wearing apparel A unitary wraparound, one-piece back, medical patient garment provides openable connections between the back panel and each of the front panels, the connections being below the shoulder of the person wearing the garment. A two element threaded tie secures... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228142 | Overwrap for fingers and hands and method for using it A glove-shaped overwrap of, e.g, cotton has finger portions which extend radially outwardly from a central hand portion. Ravel-stop means, e.g. baste stitches, encircle each of the finger portions adjacent the hand portion. A drawstring or other means per... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228143 | Athletic ear guard assembly with removable ear pad Athletic ear guard assembly is disclosed having a removable inner ear pad that enables the ear pad to be removed by hand for a thorough cleaning of both the ear pad and the concave cup section into which the ear pad is mounted. The cup section is part of ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228144 | Water saving device for toilets A water saving device for toilets providing both partial flush and full flush capability is disclosed wherein for the partial flush, air is controllably removed from the interior cavity of a flapper valve to render the flapper valve non-buoyant to return ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228145 | Primer activated syphon flusher for toilets A toilet flushing apparatus characterized by an inherently leakproof syphon discharge through a toilet flush tube, characterized by a jet primed syphon wherein the suction leg is filled with supply tank water and the discharge leg is dry and with a floati... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228146 | Flushing device for toilet A tank toilet with a ball cock, flap valve, or other type of flush valve that is opened manually by lever operating a chain or the like is retrofitted and also made to operate electrically by installation in the tank of the toilet of a float that rides on... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228147 | Hydropneumatic flusher for toilet tanks The hood (1) has a tubular duct (2) in axial correspondence with the hole provided in the base thereof and in whose inside the overflow tube (3) is guided. Between the duct (2) and the side wall of the hood (1) the pneumatic chamber (11) in which the floa... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228148 | Combination swimming pool with wall seat module A modular seat unit to be incorporated into the perimeter wall of a swimming pool is provided. The modular seat is devised to afford a purchaser the option of incorporating the unit into a swimming pool by removing one or more modular wall panels which fo... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228149 | Fastening means and method for shower curtain In a tub - shower environment comprising a tub enclosed on three sides by walls and open on the fourth side, where spray from the shower is intended to be retained within the tub - shower enclosure by a flexible shower curtain suspended from a curtain rod... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228150 | Patient bathing apparatus A patient bathing apparatus includes an upper and lower semi-cylindrical shell, wherein the shell is mounted to a matrix of nozzles respectively within each shell, the nozzles in fluid communication with a fluid source to direct a bathing spray onto a pat... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228151 | Foot support for showers and bath A foot support apparatus for mounting in a shower stall or shower/bath assembly for supporting the leg of an individual in an elevated relaxed position to facilitate the shaving of the legs, the apparatus having a base member secured to the wall of the sh... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228152 | Water saving toilet and bathroom fixture system A water saving toilet includes a sink mounted to a fixture base above a toilet tank. A drain opening in the bottom of the sink leads directly into the toilet tank, and a domestic water supply shutoff valve in the tank diverts water from the tank and direc... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228153 | Protective cover for a drain handle fixture A protective cover for a drain handle fixture. The protective cover includes a semi-spherical central section having a peripheral edge and a ring shaped outer section integral formed with the peripheral edge and removably mounted to a front interior wall ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228154 | Framework, particularly for folding cots The framework, particularly for folding cots, includes an upper frame having a pair of longitudinal members and a pair of cross-members which are pivoted to corner joints and which can be folded in a median portion. Corner legs are associated with the cor... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228155 | Bed apparatus having multidirectional movement A multi-tilting movement platform that periodically and gradually tilts a platform supporting a person's body, that platform tilting periodically and gradually, side to side and head to foot; the side tilt following the head tilt and preceding the foot ti... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228156 | Fluid operated device A fluid operated device comprises a casing having an enclosing wall which is rigid at least in part to maintain a volume of said casing; a squeeze unit securely provided in said casing and having a squeezable wall confining a space; a fluid operating cham... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228157 | Soft-sided mattress with integral foam hook construction A mattress construction includes a water mattress and a resilient peripheral cushion extending about the water mattress. A flexible cover is positioned on the resilient cushion, with the resilient cushion including a peripheral inner rail and a peripheral... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228158 | Portable rollable light-weight pillows A small light-weight portable and rollable pillow filled with a compressible resilient material which has a strap attached to a solid attachment means at the side thereof which can be tied around the pillow when it is rolled up and the end of the strap ca... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228159 | Combination tool for painters or the like A combination tool comprising a one-piece thin elongated rigid normally flat blank applied with bends, apertures and incisions thereon, providing a body portion on one end in combination with a right angle extension to a straight oblique handle portion on... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228160 | Cue tip shaping tool and file fabrication method for use therewith A multipurpose cue tip preparation tool containing a number of openings for the insertion of a pool cue end. Access is provided for cleaning and flattening the ferrule end of a cue stick prior to the cementing on of a new tip. After the cement has dried, ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228161 | Method for continuously printing polychromatic designs, especially on fabrics and the like, and device for its realization To continuously print polychromatic designs on fabrics, a method is provided for horizontally moving the fabric with predetermined speed and direction, for drawing a prearranged amount of different colored liquid dyes, for applying the dyes of several col... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228162 | Transmission and balancing mechanism for the workpiece supporting arm of a stitching machine For controlling the movement of the rotating shuttle and the feed plate and the positioning of the workpiece supporting arm of a stitching machine, a transmission and balancing mechanism comprised of an arm body unit which has one end pivoted to the machi... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228163 | High-heel shoe repair machine A circular member supports the shoe from which the pin is to be removed such that the high-heel of the shoe extends downwardly along the vertical axis. The circular member is pivotable about the horizontal axis. A grasper, which includes a gap defined by ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228164 | Last for preparing custom footwear A kit for use in preparing a last, i.e., an anatomical model of the human foot for use in the contruction of custom footwear, as well as a method of preparing lasts, the lasts prepared by such a method, and the custom footwear constructed by the use of su... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228165 | Wall mount bath brush and method A brush for scrubbing and scratching the human body includes a plate portion having a front face and a rear face, a plurality of bristles extending from the front face and an attachment mechanism for attaching the brush to a wall with the front face being... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228166 | Removable pivotable head toothbrush Disclosed is a toothbrush having a replaceable head that is held in place to the handle by a latch. The head also pivots.... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228167 | Adjustable length windshield wiper The invention is an adjustable windscreen wiper whose length shall be freely adjustable to fit windscreen of all sizes with a compact structuring to lower manufacture cost and higher the value of wiper.... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228168 | Golf ball handling system A golf ball washer feeds wet balls into an air moving transport mechanism that drys the balls as they are carried to one of a number of dispensers. The wet balls move by gravity down an inclined infeed chute to a load station where each ball is supported ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228169 | Brush type vacuum cleaner A brush type vacuum cleaner having a filter housing and a suction, or brush-suction, head. The filter housing is pivotally connected to the brush-suction head by a rigid guide element or rigid connector that includes two air channels for channelling air b... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228170 | Card for cotton and for similar uses, with fixed carding flats which form cleaning members A card suitable for cleaning cotton fibers and other fibrous materials is provided. The card comprises fixed carding flats adjacently disposed about a peripheral portion of a rotatable cylinder adapted to receive clothing on the surface thereof. Each of t... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228171 | Apparatus for feeding fiber tufts to a fiber processing machine A fiber tuft feeder includes a reserve chute; a feed roll supported in the reserve chute at an outlet thereof; a countersupport cooperating with the feed roll for defining therewith a nip through which the feed roll draws fiber tufts from the reserve chut... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228172 | Apparatus for depositing a textile fiber strand An apparatus for depositing a textile fiber strand in a spinning can. Mounted in a housing are two rotary plates (4, 5) for rotation about their respective axes, one of the rotary plates being smaller and mounted at an eccentric position inside the outer ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228173 | Method for cleaning a needle bar, in particular a top comb for textile machinery, and needle bars for putting the method into practice In a method for cleaning the needle bar, in particular a top comb for textile machinery, comprising at least one row of needles or needle-like stamped elements, which are held between two cover plates, whereby the needle tips protrude, while forming free ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228174 | Brush compactor A brush compactor useable in combination with an elongated rope has a plate like body with a pressure application area permitting the user to push on it with his foot while tightening the rope. An attachment point on the plate holds one end of the rope, w... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228175 | Process for the manufacture of a fibrous preform formed of refractory fibers for producing a composite material article A fibrous preform is formed from a yarn composed of long discontinuous fibers made of a refractory material or its precursor. The discontinuous fibers are disposed parallel to one another without twist, and the integrity of the yarn is achieved by a cover... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228176 | Method of manufacture of probe tip ultrasonic transducer An improved ultrasonic transducer for a catheter tip has a thin strip of piezoelectric polymer film formed into a spiral ring and adhesively mounted on the support structure near the catheter tip. Electrical connection between the back face of the film an... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228177 | Sample preparation system for iron and steel samples In a sample preparation system for iron and steel samples, a grinding machine (1) with a stamping device (2) and/or a cutting machine (3), as well as transport devices (7 to 12), form a modular structural unit for the input, output and transfer of samples... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228178 | Apparatus for use in servicing valves Apparatus for radiator valve servicing has a main body 1 including a valve 5 and an adaptor 2 connecting the main body to a valve assembly support body 102. Mounted for movement within the main body is an extractor 3 comprising a shaft 30 and coupler 31 w... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228179 | Bellows tube installation device A bellows tube installation device comprises a first clamp mechanism 4 for holding a bellows tube T placed over a tube guide 1. The first clamp mechanism 4 is displaced toward the distal end portion of the tube guide 1 along tube guide, so that a slit of ... | 07/20/1993 |
