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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5231700 | Penetration resistant hand protector A penetration resistant hand protector for medical applications comprising a glove having an exterior and an interior side. The glove also has stalls terminating with tip ends for four fingers and a thumb, a front palm side and a back side, and is formed ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231701 | Sanitary head covering An improved head covering (10) comprising an elongated sheet (12) folded in half about a transverse axis (14) to form sides (16 and 18). An expandable crown portion (20) is adhered to the sides (16 and 18) along upper portions (15) and to itself along ban... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231702 | Reusable article of apparel for decorating pockets A thin, relatively flat article of apparel to be used as a decorative insert for pockets. The insert has a smooth surface with a triangular end (20) and a straight end (36). All edges are rounded (38). The front, back, or either end of this insert may be ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231703 | Protective headgear A safety helmet comprises hard internal and external shells and a shock-absorbent insert. The internal shell forms at its lower edge and on the outside thereof an upwardly-opening trough in which the insert is inserted. The free edge of the trough joins w... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231704 | Attachable ear protection An ear protection device, intended to be worn as a pair, for attachment to the chin straps of helmets and being of minimum weight and bulk and used to protect the ear from cold, wind chill, wind noise and abrasion without compromising sound reception by t... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231705 | Method and apparatus for eliminating toilet odors A system for removing unpleasant gaseous odors in a toilet having a bowl, a tank, and an overflow tube is disclosed. The system includes an air intake port located in the toilet bowl. A battery powered suction pump assembly contained in the tank is connec... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231706 | Sanitary fixtures A sanitary fixture constructed from at least inner (1) and outer (45, 50, 61) shell sections formed from any suitable material such as a plastics material. The inner shell (1) has an upwardly facing concave basin portion (1A) and is supported on a cradle ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231707 | Splash guard apparatus An apparatus is arranged for mounting to a top surface of a bathtub extensible to interfit between opposing side walls receiving the bathtub, with the apparatus including a hinge portion to permit accommodation of various irregularities relative to a bath... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231708 | Disposable shower curtain A disposable shower curtain including a holder having a mandrel with inner and outer telescoping segments normally expanded by a spring. Stationary feet, one carried by each of the telescoping segments, bears against the opposed walls of a conventional sh... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231709 | Support deck for mattress or seat A support deck for a sofa bed having a plurality of wires arranged in a grid and being interconnected at grid intersections such that when a force is applied to one side of the deck the deck will yield but when a force is applied to the opposite side the ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231710 | Convertible sofa-bed A convertible sofa-bed which includes a bed support frame which is shiftable with respect to the sofa frame to convert the sofa-bed between sofa and bed positions. The bed support frame is attached to one of the arm supports and is extended into a bed pos... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231711 | Apparatus for opening and closing folding bed An apparatus for opening and closing a folding bed which includes a bed body pivotally rotatably secured to be opened or closed in a cabinet, a front panel divided into an upper panel fixed to the bed body and a lower panel for maintenance access, the low... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231712 | Bedding unit and springs therefor A bedding spring is formed of a single piece of sinuous wire with a plurality of bars connected together by bends. A top portion of the spring includes two inboard bars and two outboard bars which connect the spring to a wire grid. The outboard bars lie b... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231713 | Detachable bed legs A leg apparatus for convenient attachment to a conventional angle-brace bed frame such that the height of the bed may be increased thereby increasing the area for storage beneath and also for producing a more aesthetically pleasing appearance. The inventi... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231714 | Mattress foundation and support A support member has an enlarged rectangular shaped wall with an inner side and an outer side and four side walls extending from the inner side with free edges spaced from the enlarged rectangular shaped wall forming a rectangular shaped opening large eno... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231715 | Reinforced frame for waterbed A water bed frame has four rails to define a container for a water mattress, and at least the side rails include flanges fixed to the rails and extending beneath the water mattress. The flanges may be fixed to the bottom surface of the beam making up the ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231716 | Waterbed and frame assembly Waterbed and frame assembly in which the frame rails are provided with cushioning pads and covered with a decorative fabric cover which is attached to the safety liner and to the lower portions of the rails to form an integrated liner, cover and rail stru... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231717 | Bedding system A modular bedding system which comprises a rigid non-resilient platform having depressions formed in the top surface thereof for the reception of resilient cushions, and a relatively thin mattress supported atop that platform and the cushions. In one pref... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231718 | Combined cellular material and innerspring support system The invention provides a support system having an envelope of flexible material within which a flexible cellular support cell is positioned upon an innerspring support cell. The flexible cellular support cell may comprise a damped gas displacement support... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231719 | Operating table with removable patient support surface means An operating table with a support column (12) and a patient support surface means (14) removably mounted on the column, which patient support means includes a base section (16) releasably connectable with the support column (12) and at least one further s... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231720 | Support pillow A support pillow comprised of a shell having a hollow interior, said interior being equipped with an adjustable expandable bladder which is connected to a gas line including a valve means that extends through said shell. The bladder can be inflated and de... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231721 | Removable bedside grab bar (post) A bedside grab bar or post for better enabling infirm persons to get into and out of a bed without assistance. The grab bar is in the shape of an inverted U including two vertical legs removably attachable to a bed side rail. The grab bar may be disposed ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231722 | Washing machine and method of controlling the same The temperature or some other specific characteristic of a mixture of two liquids at different temperatures in a mixing chamber (14) is controlled by a microprocessor (8) which controls the supply of power to solenoid actuated valves (10 and 11) to contro... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231723 | Foot sizing method and last produced thereby A last having an outer footwear shaping surface is provided wherein the outer footwear shaping surface is constructed and arranged to have a foot length component corresponding to the length measurement of the foot, a width component corresponding to the ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231724 | Sweeping machine A manually operated sweeping machine is disclosed having two circular brooms which are laterally arranged in the front area of a housing, rotate toward the inside and sweep over a sweeping lip. These circular brooms are each supported by means of a roller... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231725 | No-tool brush changing means A self-propelled industrial cleaning machine has a cylindrical horizontally mounted rotatable cleaning brush. There is a torsionally rigid connecting member extending generally parallel to the brush. A rigid arm is attached to each end of the connecting m... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231726 | Apparatus for washing folding chairs Apparatus for washing folding chairs. The apparatus comprises a housing having a channel therethrough dimensioned for receiving a folded folding chair. A continuous conveyor belt conveys chairs through the channel as first one, then a second cylindrical b... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231727 | Torsion handle polisher A torsion handle polisher in which a motor housing is provided with a pair of diametrically opposed, aligned outwardly extending torsion handles oriented in aligned relation and in perpendicular relation to the rotatable axis of the motor and polishing bo... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231728 | Disposable wiper for a dipstick The invention is a disposable wiper unit adapted for cleaning a dipstick. The unit includes an outer casing having foldable sides. Centrally located on the casing is an absorbent block of material. Extending through the center of the absorbent material is... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231729 | Tiling trowel A tilers trowel having at least one edge which is notched and wherein adjustment means is provided for limiting the depth of material which can be applied, i.e. by adjusting the size of the notching. In one embodiment the trowel comprises two plate-like m... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231730 | Wiper blade with reinforcing rail locating means A wiper blade for a windshield wiper system of motor vehicles is described, in which wiper blade a reinforcing rail is secured against longitudinal movement in its central area on the wiper lip. The securement is performed by a cam pressed from the blade ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231731 | Lever action retrofit door handle A counterbalanced, one-piece, non-slip, lever action handle for retrofit adaption to existing door knobs is disclosed wherein a conforming, contoured lever handle is provided with self-tapping anchor screws for permanent attachment of the lever handle to ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231732 | Side door hinge An improved hinge assembly for use on containers having a door on at least one side wall is disclosed. The features of the invention include the following: removable hinge rod for complete cleaning with rod held in place by a removable end mechanical reta... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231733 | Aid for grasping round knobs Apparatus for grasping circular knobs which may be attached to drawers or doors of cabinets or the like including a generally dome-shaped grasping element having a handle attached thereto and extending outwardly therefrom. The internal surface of the gene... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231734 | Friction hinge assembly There is disclosed a friction hinge assembly capable of providing hinged motion of two elements with a programmable frictional torque. The frictional torque can be made to vary with the angular orientation of the two hinged elements. The frictional hinge ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231735 | Clip for closing the folded end of a flexible bag A flat plastic clip has a pressure tab having opposed sharp pressure points facing the thin, narrow pinching channels. The pressure points are joined by curved hook portions and partially form bag crease openings that are offset inwardly from the pressure... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231736 | Cover for the ends of zippers A cover is provided for the ends of one or more zippers, especially gas-tt and liquid-tight zippers with ends that extend toward each other in a straight line or at a particular angle. The cover consists of a lower plate and an upper plate with the zippe... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231737 | Slide fastener A slide fastener has a pair of longitudinally extending and parallel textile tapes having thickened longitudinal edges that are transversely juxtaposed and formed with throughgoing holes at transversely aligned locations and that are provided with respect... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231738 | Mixed hook/loop separable fastener and process for its production Mixed hook/loop separable fasteners comprise a base fabric provided on one surface thereof intermixedly with a multiplicity of hook-like fastening elements and a multiplicity of loop-like fastening elements. The hook-like fastening elements having a heigh... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5231739 | Ironing board securing clip The securing clip of the invention comprises a top plate segment, a bottom plate segment and a joining segment which flexibly links the top and bottom plate segments. Each of the top and bottom plate segments has an upper and a lower surface. The lower su... | 08/03/1993 |
