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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5233703 | Headwear with identification pocket A head covering, such as, a cap of the type having a visor and head-encircling portion is provided with an identification pocket formed in the visor by upper and lower panels disposed in closely spaced parallel relation to one another, the lower panel bei... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233704 | Scarf or other band-like apparel member A scarf or other band-like apparel member which includes a pliable metal wire positioned interiorly of the scarf or the like, together with means to facilitate grasping the metal wire to aid in forming the scarf or other apparel member to the desired conf... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233705 | Inflatable raft with shower A recreational floatational device is provided. A horizontally disposed support base has at least one floatation cell. At least one side wall of a shade member extends upwardly from the support base. The shade member further includes a horizontally dispos... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233706 | Water conserving shower apparatus A shower stall includes a drain, wherein the drain includes a slide plate to selectively direct fluid to a sewage or selectively to a reservoir, wherein the reservoir includes a heater and pump assembly therewithin to effect heating and recirculating of t... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233707 | Stackable bunk beds forming a modular furniture assembly A modular furniture assembly including and a lower bed that are selectively positionable between a stacked position and an unstacked position. The upper and lower beds include a series of supports that form mating pairs to support the beds in the stacked ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233708 | Patient transfer apparatus A mobile patient lift and transport apparatus for lifting and moving an incapacitated or partially incapacitated person from one location to another in a substantially forwardly leaning and supported position. The apparatus is provided with an elongate fr... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233709 | Bedstead A bedstead may be constructed of longitudinal spring bodies and transverse slats. Fastening straps may be connected to the spring bodies and the straps may be loops, slots or holes configured to receive the slat ends. The straps may also include a locking... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233710 | Collapsible child restrainer The restrainer forms an elongate triangular tube with a right angle between a base panel for resting on a resting surface and a vertical panel. The vertical panel provides a child restraining wall, and the restrainer is connectable to other similar restra... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233711 | Cushion body and method of forming same A cushion body including a continuous coil-spring assembly which comprises coil portions and linear connection portions, and a method for forming such cushion body. The continuous coil-spring assembly is pressingly inserted into a jig, and both jig and co... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233712 | Pressure relief bed A pressure relief bed which supports the body of a patient on two racks, each of which carries a series of parallel, closely-shaped padded slats. The slats on one rack are interposed between the slats on the other rack. The structure includes means for al... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233713 | Head holder for nuclear imaging A head holder device for use in conjunction with an imaging table wherein the head holder has a shape to comfortably receive the head of a person and is open at the bottom for improved imaging. A bracket member provides a first pivotal connection to the h... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233714 | Infant restraining device An improved infant restraining device that is adapted for use with a mattress or other infant-supporting structure and which is used for dealing with infants afflicted with gastroesophageal reflux comprises an elongated flexible sheet having opposing firs... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233715 | Combination tool assembly for graphic art A combination tool assembly is disclosed having a pentagonal top block detachably fastened to an elongated, pentagonal base through doweled joints, a folding rule pivoted to the top block and received in a side chamber on the base, a cutter and ballpoint ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233716 | Multipurpose rigging tool A rigging tool has an integral rope tensioning handle, a push pin depressing stud, a key-chain ring, and a screwdriver. The tool is bar shaped with a pair of holes for having a rigging line laced therethrough.... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233717 | Method and device for treatment of a material web, in particular a fabric web The material web (15) is guided through a treatment zone which is formed by numerous collector tubes (33, 34, 35) and by a shaft. Each collector tube is provided with a separate connection (36, 37, 38) and can be fed with its own treatment medium. The col... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233718 | Tumble method of rinsing fabric in a horizontal axis washer The present invention contemplates a rinse process which can be used with any wash cycle, but which has particular utility following a wash cycle have a highly concentrated detergent solution. The method of rinsing fabric provided by the present invention is u... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233719 | Apparatus and brush segment arrangement for finishing wheel brushes A brush segment for mounting on a slotted support structure is presented. The brush segment generally comprises: a substrate; a carpet of bristles mounted on the substrate in a preferred manner; and, a root system projecting outwardly from a side of the s... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233720 | Snap-fitting shield for a windshield wiper arm A windshield wiper has a wiper blade which is coupled to a drive head through a wiper arm having a shroud. A shield for protecting the drive head includes a hollow body extended by at least one securing arm, through which the shield is joined to the shrou... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233721 | Foldable, adjustable length windshield wiper frame structure A windshield wiper frame structure is disclosed in which the wiper frame structure can be folded and its length adjusted to multiple sizes. A main frame has hinged portions which enable the main frame to be compactly folded for storage and transportation.... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233722 | Cleaner upper portion with tool storage and door An upright vacuum cleaner having an upper, hardened housing portion includes a tool containing tool storage well. A tool door is hinged to the housing to cover the well and includes a "breakaway" or hingedly detachable feature to limit damage to it or its... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233723 | Sterilizing vacuum cleaner A sterilizing vacuum cleaner includes at least an ultraviolet lamp disposed around a suction nozzle provided in a bottom portion of a hood secured with the cleaner housing, having a reflecting shade mounted on a back side of the ultraviolet lamp for refle... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233724 | Cushioned stop member for sliding panel A cushioned stop member is provided for attachment to a sliding panel for limiting movement of that panel relative to opposed abutment surfaces on a similar panel; this allows a series of sliding panels to be used in self aligning manner. The stop member ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233725 | Wheel for roller drawer guides Wheel (10) for roller drawer guides, whose body (12) made of a hard plastic of stable shape journaled on a wheel axle has a circumferential groove (18) in its rim, in which there is disposed a tire (20) of resiliently deformable material, preferably elast... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233726 | Concealed self-closing/self-latching hinge A concealed hinge with a door member having a cup which fits into a pocket in the inner face of a cabinet door, the door member and the cup being molded of plastic. Two cantilevered spring fingers are molded integrally with and are located in the cup. As ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233727 | Device for measuring the thickness and/or unevenness of webs or wadding on spinning preparation machines. In a textile fiber preparation machine, thickness and/or unevenness characteristics of a lap (W) formed by a web or wadding of textile fibers being fed in the machine are determined for individual longitudinal strips spaced across the width of the lap. A ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233728 | Drive between an autoleveller and a coiler A drive between an autoleveller output and a coiler in a carding and deposition assembly comprises slack take-up means, and means for varying the length of the sliver path. In a belt drive, the slack take-up is effected on both sides of the belt drive by ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233729 | Device for closing the shaft of a ski boot The device comprises a tensioning lever which acts on a traction member connected to the tensioning lever by means of a slide. At the time of opening of the tensioning lever, the traction member is held at the end of the slide close to the axis by an auto... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233730 | Cable grip A cable grip for improving the performance of cable bolts for ground support comprises a segmented wedge defining a cone, each segment having an inside cavity adapted to conform to a circumference of a cable and serrated grooves cut into said inside cavit... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233731 | Door panel connector A connector for joining automobile panels. A retainer member having a shaped slot is molded into a door panel and receives a flat headed stud for supporting a hook surrounded by a sealing flange for hooking over an edge of an opening in a sheet metal door... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233732 | Seat belt buckle A seat belt buckle for securing a tongue of a seat belt comprises an insertion passage for inserting the tongue, a latch device for preventing the tongue from being pulled out from the insertion passage, and a magnetic biasing device for biasing magnetica... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233733 | Sheet material shrinkage apparatus An exemplary sheet material shrinkage apparatus comprises an endless belt mounted on rotatable cylinders and disposed against a shrinkage cylinder, the belt comprising inward and outward elastomer layers having different elasticity properties.... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233734 | Circular spreader with a locking mechanism for keeping the spreader in a spread condition Circular spreaders for tubular textile goods make it necessary to keep the spreader arms in a desired spread-out condition so that an unintended reduction in the diameter of the circular spreader is prevented. Such unintended reduction could be caused by ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233735 | Embalming instrument cart An embalming instrument cart for use in association with an embalming table is disclosed. The cart generally comprises two pairs of vertical support members spaced by a horizontal tray each of adequate length and width such that the device can straddle th... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233736 | Apparatus and process for crimping and crosslinking fibers An apparatus and process for providing crosslinked fibers or tows with non-symmetrical crimps. The process requires preheating precursor fibers or tows so as to soften the fibers prior to passing the fibers or tows through a horizontal stuffer crimper box... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233737 | Filament wound threaded tube connection A filament wound pipe for conveying fluids, said pipe having a central longitudinal axis which extends along a length of said pipe which includes at least an end thereof that is for connecting said pipe to another body, said pipe comprising a filament wou... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233738 | Tool for fine machining A tool for machining of openings, shafts and the like has a body having concentrical stepped cylindrical working regions, grooves provided between the working regions, and transitional regions arranged between the grooves and the cylindrical working regio... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233739 | Adhesive bonding expanded insert hose construction assembly A hose construction and methods of making the same are provided, the hose construction comprising a tubular hose and a coupling secured to one end of the tubular hose, the inner peripheral surface of the tubular hose comprising an inner corrugated hose ma... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233740 | Hydraulic puller For removing a bearing or axle bushing from an axle, a hydraulic puller comprising a pawl assembly mounted on a hydraulic pipe, an oil container attached to the hydraulic pipe at the top, a movable rod movable fastened in the hydraulic pipe at the bottom,... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233741 | Pusher tool for removing a hub shaft A tool for pushing a half shaft out from an opening in the hub of a motor vehicle and for installing a hub onto the half shaft. The tool includes a housing attached to the lug bolts of the hub and having an opening for receiving a drive screw. A contactor... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233742 | Method and apparatus for controlling tubular connection make-up Make-up of a pipe section and coupling to form a tubular joint having proper stand-off at proper make-up torque is automatically controlled. The coupling is first rotated onto the pipe section to a hand-tight position and the length of the coupling and th... | 08/10/1993 |
