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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5245706 | Chest protector The present invention relates to a protective device for the chest for use in athletic activities such as baseball, softball and hockey. The present invention provides a protective body or plate for the center of the chest and includes a first lobe which ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245707 | Suite & blouse saver dress shield device A dress shield device comprising the combination of a vest type holder and a pair of removable dress shields. The vest holder comprises an over-the-shoulder strap and an adjustable chest strap leading around the torso of the wearer. The shoulder straps ar... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245708 | Neck apparel restraining device A device restrains unwanted movement of neck apparel worn by a wearer along the front portion of a shirt having uniformly spaced fastening buttons. The restraining device is disposed vertically parallel to and proximate an unrestrained portion of the neck... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245709 | Protective eyeware Protective eyeware for a board user includes a substantially thin, one-piece body made from a clear, flexible material having color and ultraviolet protection added thereto. The body includes wing shaped edges which fit over the temples of a wearer and ha... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245710 | Flush toilet and method A toilet bowl has a discharge opening for flowing waste material into a gas-tight hopper. A waste valve is disposed between the discharge opening and the hopper for controlling the flow of waste material into the hopper. A first air valve selectively allo... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245711 | Vacuum toilet system A vacuum toilet system comprises a toilet bowl having a cover mounted for movement relative to the toilet bowl between an open position and a closed position, the cover being in at least partially sealing relation with the rim when in the closed position.... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245712 | Tile edge tub A bathtub adapted to be secured in an opening defined by a tiled horizontal surface. The tub includes a sump portion having a bottom wall and an upstanding wall having a lower edge joined to said bottom wall and an upper edge. An essentially flat horizont... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245713 | Hair washing unit A hair washing unit for washing the hair of bedridden patients is formed as a unitary, hollow, rotationally moulded shell. The shell has a peripheral wall surrounding a central recessed well. A U-shaped depression in a front part of the wall merges smooth... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245714 | Whirlpool bath provided with hot water blow-off control A whirlpool bath is provided with a bathtub body, a circulating pump, a hot water circulation path disposed between said bathtub body and said circulating pump, a plurality of blow-off nozzles which are mounted on said respective terminal ends of the hot ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245715 | Blanket anchor apparatus A blanket member as is typically utilized as a covering for a beach and the like includes a plurality of clip fasteners arranged for securement about a periphery of the blanket, with each of the clip members including a tether line secured at one end to a... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245716 | Flotation system with liner tray A water mattress construction including a bladder-holding tray, which includes a plurality of corners which include deflection capabilities. Each corner includes a suspended floor portion which includes a gap thereunder to allow the suspended floor portio... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245717 | Relaxation article with a book podium Relaxation article can include a flat flexible member, e.g., a blanket, having an opening to an attached sleeve. A person's arm can be inserted through the opening and into the sleeve. An object holding or positioning member such as a pocket, book podium,... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245718 | Adjustable bed with single actuator An adjustable bed includes a base frame and a mattress frame having a plurality of pivotally interconnected sections. A plurality of links are positioned between the base frame and the mattress frame. The mattress frame may be moved between a high positio... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245719 | Inflatable support for a human torso An inflatable support for a human torso is provided which has the general form of a catamaran, and which provides a tunnel extending longitudinally of the support within which additional supporting members can be confined, whereby to provide for adjustabi... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245720 | Windshield wiper blade carrying a device for ejecting a washing liquid A device for projecting a jet of washing liquid on to a glass surface of a motor vehicle is adapted to be fixed on a mounting member, having a U-shaped profile, which is part of a windshield wiper blade. The device is connected to a washing liquid reservo... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245721 | Combination tool A combination tool comprising multiple tool functions having swingable handles with shoulders formed integrally with the handles for alternately engaging two connected pairs of jaw elements. The jaw elements are biased open to a specific angular relation.... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245722 | Method of washing articles using a rotating drum washing machine The method for washing articles consists in introducing large elements into the machine drum with the articles to be treated, the elements having a flattened shape with rounded edges. Increasing the number of large elements and/or addition of an enzyme co... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245723 | Self-propelled cleaning apparatus, particularly for swimming pools In a self-propelled cleaning apparatus, particularly for swimming pools, a cleaning apparatus drive (9) is integrated into a basic casing (1) and at least one cleaning brush (21) and a suction duct (29) are provided. By means of the said suction duct (29)... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245724 | Apparatus for wringing mops and the like Apparatus for wringing mops, sheets, strips or other wet commodities has a housing which can be placed on top of a bucket and contains a first roller and a second roller movable radially toward and away from the first roller. The mechanism for moving the ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245725 | Vehicle washing apparatus utilizing both brushes and nozzles for selective cleaning of different portions of a vehicle A vehicle washing apparatus in which both brushes and high pressure spray nozzles are used for selectively cleaning different portions of a vehicle. The high pressure nozzles and the brushes are both mounted to the same mounting structure for movement tog... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245726 | Apparatus for picking up and shredding natural yard waste An apparatus for shredding/reducing the size of material yard waste and having: a housing defining an intake opening through which yard waste is to be drawn and an outlet opening through which yard waste drawn through the intake opening can be expelled; a... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245727 | Adjustable hinge An adjustable hinge for pivotally connecting a door member to a receptacle member is disclosed. The hinge comprises a first structure having a pivotal male member; a second structure secured to the receptacle member, the second structure and the first str... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245728 | Clump dissolving baffle in conduit between flake supplying and pad forming devices Absorbent flakes or particles are transported from a source to a pad form device by an air flow passing the flakes or particles through a conduit between the source and the pad forming device. In order to supply a homogenous flake flow to the pad forming... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245729 | Flexible line fastener device This invention relates to a flexible line fastener device for securely holding flexible lines to stationary objects such as poles and the like, in particular. This device comprises an elongated plate-like base contoured to fit securely about a pole as suc... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245730 | Rope connector having quick engaging and releasing means A rope clamp has a base and a pair of caps hingedly connected to opposite sides of the base. A longitudinally extending, rope-receiving groove is formed in each side of the base, and a similar groove is formed in each cap so that a pair of longitudinally ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245731 | Strap for binoculars A construction for adjustablly connecting a strap to binoculars. A plurality of movable members are provided on the main body of the binocular. A through-hole for allowing the strap to pass therethrough is provided in the main body. The through hole exten... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245732 | Jewelry clasp A jewelry clasp is comprised in part of hook and loop fastener material, such as that available under the brand name VELCRO. A piece of fastener material is glued or otherwise attached to a plastic or metal backing which acts as a first gripping member. T... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245733 | Combination burial vault/casket A burial container having a base with a bottom, side walls and end walls and a lid sealably securable to the base. The lid, bottom and walls have inner and outer covers forming hollow chambers capable of being filled with granular substances and liquids f... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245734 | Multilayer piezoelectric actuator stack and method for its manufacture Multilayer piezoactuators are made by stacking and pressing alternating layers of piezoceramic material and interdigital electrode material. The electrode structure is provided with pressure protected boundary discontinuities which form areas in which ele... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245735 | Shared foot pedal switch assembly for flexible shaft power tools The flexible shaft cables of a plurality of power tools pass through recesses of a switch assembly having a plurality of spring-loaded switching elements respectively extending into the recesses. Lifting the cable of a selected tool out of its recess, act... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245736 | Vacuum process apparatus The invention proceeds from a vacuum process apparatus for an article which is processed or treated, resp. at two stations, whereby each station has a charging and/or removing opening for the article. A transporting device is supported for rotation and in... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245737 | Cotter pin extractor kit apparatus Elongate pull legs having shanks are arranged with hooks at their first distal ends and shank projecting second ends for reception within a slide hammer arrangement, wherein the hooks are arranged for grasping of cotter pins for their extraction.... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245738 | Method for securing together and non-explosively separating multiple components A non-explosive separation device for releasably holding together components of equipment or apparatus which are to be separated under controlled conditions. The separation device and method of operation includes a retaining element having a strain concen... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245739 | Oil filter disassembly method A continuously cycling oil filter disassembly and recycle apparatus and method comprising tandem transport of filters and filter components in a given spaced relation to and from a disassembling facility where the filters are cut while rotatably retained ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245740 | Method and apparatus for passing threadlike pieces through tubular products A coil of a tube is formed. The coil is vibrated while a threadlike piece is passed in through the inlet end of the tube so that a given point of the tube reciprocates along a helical path. Provision is made to ensure that inlet end of the tube does not c... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245741 | Machined shaft seal with reinforcing ring A shaft seal that includes a one-piece annular resilient seal element having an outer surface in static contact with a housing bore surface and an inner surface in rubbing contact with a circular shaft surface. A reinforcement ring is inserted into an int... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245742 | Method for manufacturing a windscreen-wiper blade of unitary structure A windscreen-wiper blade includes a moulded plastics holder constituted by a main bow with a central portion for the attachment of an operating arm and at least two secondary bows formed in a single piece with the main bow, and a wiper blade carried by a ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245743 | Method of installing a nut mounting grommet A circular opening (48) is formed in a structural wall (12). A tubular shank (28) of a nut mounting grommet (26) is inserted into the opening (48). The grommet (26) is moved endwise to place a shoulder surface (34) on the base of a nut mounting cup (30) a... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245744 | Method for placing braille letters on architectural signs A method and apparatus are disclosed for placing braille letters on an architectural sign face by drilling holes in the sign corresponding to the pattern of braille letters designed to be formed in the sign and then inserting ball bearings or the like in ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245745 | Method of making a thick-film patch antenna structure Method and structure are disclosed for production of a thick-film antenna. A thick-film microwave patch element (26) is patterned onto one surface of a dielectric substrate (32) and a thick-film reference surface (24) disposed onto the opposite surface. T... | 09/21/1993 |
