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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5239703 | Positionable visor arrangement The visor arrangement of the present invention includes a visor element and support apparatus to support the element in a pivotable state between a lowered, operative position and a raised, inoperative position on a protective helmet or other holder which... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239704 | Visored cap with visor in displaced position In a preferred embodiment, a visored cap having a crown portion with opposing front and rear portions and with two opposing side portions, the visored cap including: providing the visor displaced from its normal position of being attached to and extending... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239705 | Cap with decorative hair attachment An accessory item including a cap having a cut-out through which the wearer's hair may rearwardly extend. A decorative hair band is attached to the rear of the cap. In an alternate embodiment, a hair piece is attached to the hair band to simulate a natura... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239706 | Underpants and coordinated bifurcated overgarment The present invention is for an undergarment which can be used separately or in combination with a bifurcated overgarment. Both the undergarment and the bifurcated overgarment are designed with crotch elements which can be easily opened and closed, allowi... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239707 | Method of manufacturing apparatus for restraining a necktie The present invention is directed to improved apparatus and method for providing a necktie restraining apparatus. The present invention employs a fusion cloth to stiffen necktie material so that it may be employed as vertical and horizontal members on an ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239708 | Pneumatic waste line clean-out tool A mechanically operated pneumatic cleanout tool for clearing blockages in waste lines. The tool, which is readily adaptable for use in wash basins, bath tubs, toilets, bidets and the like embodies a novel safety pressure relief valve which prevents hazard... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239709 | Pool clip A break away clip releasably engageable with a wall depending from a swimming pool coping where the wall has a raised rib, and an edge of a pool cover where the edge has a retaining groove, the clip presenting in cross-section a pair of spaced apart legs ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239710 | Spa pool The spa pool (1) is constructed with a solid base and side walls (4), the spa pool having a soft interior. The water is contained in a vinyl liner (5), and between the liner (5) and the base and/or the side walls (4) there is positioned a layer of resilie... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239711 | Headrest for shampoo bowls and sinks A head support spans the entire width of a shampoo bowl or sink of the type having neck depression in the front wall and supports the head of a person during rinsing operations. The head support is a flexible elongate rectangular strip of open mesh nettin... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239712 | Shower for individual with hand dysfunction A shower unit including an upper rotating disk pad, a lower oscillating brush assembly, two liquid soap spray nozzles, a constant temperature water valve and a shower head. The shower unit mounts to the wall of an existing shower stall, and may be constru... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239713 | Hospital bed The present inventions relates generally to a hospital bed which is secured to a vertical wall structure and which supports a patient. The apparatus includes a support frame, a transfer underlay, means for suspending the transfer underlay and means for ad... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239714 | Playpen structure A playpen structure employing a plurality of improved joints. The playpen structure has four pairs of rails. Rails of each pair are joined together by means of a first joint. Each pair of rails is joined to an adjacent pair of rails by means of a second j... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239715 | Border stabilizing and reinforcing member for use in mattresses, cushions and the like A rhomboid-shaped member of resilient material for use in the innerspring of a mattress, cushion or the like, is inserted between adjacent springs rows with its major cross sectional axis extending perpendicular to the support surface. When placed as a be... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239716 | Surgical spinal positioning frame A spinal positioning frame mounted atop an operating table for lateral, longitudinal and pivotal adjustment allows optimal patient positioning. A yoke mounted in a rectangular frame for reciprocal sliding movement is driven by a pneumatically controlled e... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239717 | Pillow for arm of person holding a child A pillow for a caretaker's arm for supporting the head of a baby. It cushions the caretaker's arm against the arm of a chair in which the caretaker is sitting while holding the baby. The baby's head can thus be properly supported in a comfortable manner y... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239718 | Archery tool apparatus An archery tool apparatus construction includes a support shank having a thread tap coaxially aligned, with the support shank mounted to a lower distal end thereof. A handle shank is mounted fixedly, orthogonally, and medially of itself to an upper distal... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239719 | Method and apparatus for detecting abnormal movement of piece goods in dyeing and finishing machines A method and apparatus operable on a jet dyeing or finishing machine having a treatment chamber, a lifter reel, and a jet nozzle for movement of a fabric rope through the chamber for wet treatment thereof. Such an apparatus includes a direct current motor... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239720 | Mobile surface cleaning machine A surface cleaning machine (10) is disclosed in the preferred form as a combination sweeping-scrubbing apparatus including a sweeping brush (18) for sweeping debris into a hopper (20) and a one piece squeegee (112) for picking up solution after four stagg... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239721 | Planetary gear system for sweeper brush roll A floor sweeper includes a housing and wheels rotatably mounted on the housing for supporting the housing on a subjacent surface. A brush roll is rotatably mounted on the housing. A pair of gear cartridge members are located on opposite sides of the housi... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239722 | Pan cleaning assembly A pan scrubber apparatus is provided that cleans bakery pans with displaced brush bristle action. The pan scrubber includes a moveable frame that is attached to a stationary frame. A brush is mounted to the moveable frame and has elongated bristles extend... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239723 | Gelatinous elastomer swabs A novel reusable swab having a gelatinous elastomer swab head attached to one or both ends of a handle is disclosed. The gelatinous elastomer swab head exhibits a combination of properties including unexpectedly high elongation and tensile strength and ex... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239724 | Mechanism for advancing a rotating cylindrical member A mechanism for advancing a rotating cylindrical member which has a frame and opening to accept a cylindrical member extending therethrough in a first line, and an advancing roller for engagement with a cylindrical member extending through the frame openi... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239725 | Caulking tool A caulking tool of flat, square-shaped plastic having each of its four corners rounded to form four different radii. The caulking tool is used after caulking material is applied to create a compacted, smooth, uniform bead. It is unique in its method of us... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239726 | Windshield washer nozzle assembly retention bracket and hook plate An improved hook plate for a windshield wiper arm includes a first end portion for attachment to biasing spring, a central portion for mounting the hook plate to a wiper arm and a second end portion for mounting a windshield washer jet assembly.... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239727 | Central vacuum system A central vacuum system for workspaces such as auto body or wood shops. A vacuum generating unit is rotatably mounted at a level above the heads of the shop workers and integrated with a rigid boom having a flexible vacuum hose at its distal end such that... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239728 | Interlocking adjustable center pivot An improved adjustable center door pivot assembly is disclosed which can be mounted to a threshold without the need for a separate mounting bracket. The adjustable center pivot assembly permits the height of the pivot spindle to be adjusted without removi... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239729 | Removable hinge assembly for waste containers and the like A removable hinge assembly for pivotally securing a lid to the rim of a receptacle opening has a first hinge member for securing to a lid and a second hinge member with at least one U-shaped spring clip for releasable snap engagement over the rim of the o... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239730 | Hinge with rotary cup Described is a hinge with a rotary cup and a press-fit cup at the end of the hinge-joint, in which for assembly the rotary cup is inserted into the press-fit cup on the door side and for fastening is twisted in a bayonet-like manner. In order to prevent d... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239731 | Hinge device for casings A hinge device for a casing of the type having a body portion and an upper cover includes a substantially L-shaped mount plate adapted to be securely mounted to the body portion of the casing, a sleeve attached to a first side of the mount plate, a pivota... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239732 | Adjustable non-tying resilient securing apparatus for shoes A securing apparatus for extending between a pair of generally opposing eyelets on a shoe, and a method of use thereof. The resilient member has a fixed gripping member attached to one end and an adjustable gripping apparatus engaged at some point along i... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239733 | Temporally degradable urns for burial of human cremation ashes in cemeteries Articles of manufacture are described called temporally degradable urns which are chemically and/or biologically degradable urns for the initial deposit of ashes following the cremation of human remains are described. Each temporally degradable urn is des... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239734 | Process and device for manufacturing textile products from fibres and/or filaments and products obtained The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a textile product by starting with fibers and/or filaments in which these fibers and/or filaments travel in the form of a web. The technique consists in subjecting the fibers and/or filaments to... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239735 | Method for manufacturing expanded mesh sheet A method for manufacturing an expanded mesh sheet, includes the steps of: forming a plurality of slits on a strip at predetermined pitches to simultaneously form a plurality of strip-shaped lift portions and connecting portions for connecting the strip-sh... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239736 | Method for making piezoelectric composites A method is described for making a piezoelectric composite for building an acoustic transducer from two or more pieces of piezoelectric material. Each piece of material is cut to form slots or trenches having a uniform pitch spacing and material portions ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239737 | Method for manufacturing a spring assembly A spring assembly includes a plurality of coils interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship for causing the spring assembly to exert a force in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to a centerline of the plurality of co... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239738 | Process for inserting plate-shaped structural components in frames Glass plates (1) are inserted in frames (2) wherein the glass plate (1) is held between seals (3 and 4), one seal (3) of which is attached to the frame (2) and the other seal (4) of which is attached to a strip (6) lockable onto the frame (2). The glass p... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239739 | Method for the flexible assembly of assemblies A method and system for the flexible assembly of components into an assembly at an assembly station within an assembly area in an adaptive, programmable fashion. Several programmable locators mounted on a platform work cooperatively to receive and support... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239740 | Method of installing sealing fastener A die member for joining a fastener to a panel includes a generally rectangular opening defined by two spaced apart opposed end walls, which receive the end walls of a pilot portion of a fastener. The end walls of the opening terminate into arcuate corner... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239741 | Method of fabricating a pillow casing apparatus A pillow tray having a back panel, sidewalls, and an endwall to which a retaining member is hingedly attached defining a pillow opening for holding a pillow neatly so as to be easily inserted into a pillowcase.... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239742 | Method of manufacturing a motor A method of manufacturing a motor comprises the steps of punching intermediary products of stator cores out of steel bands along profile lines with the intermediary products partly connected to the steel bands, forming wire winding frames of synthetic res... | 08/31/1993 |
