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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5259068 | Nursing cover A nursing cover for use by a mother in nursing an infant is disclosed. The cover is formed of a fabric material provided with a pair of horizontal pockets or slits which allow easy access to the infant for feeding along with improved viewing of the infant... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259069 | Glove with floating puncture resistant pad A puncture resistant surgical glove. The glove utilizes a puncture resistant pad which is positioned and floats between two layers of resilient latex material. When the glove is worn on the hand of a surgeon, the layers of latex stretch and compress the p... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259070 | Protective helmet kit apparatus A helmet kit includes a pneumatically inflatable flexible helmet having a visor mounted thereto in a pivotal relationship. The kit is arranged to include a torso, pants, and arm protective padding in use to afford protection to motorcycle riders. The helm... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259071 | Safety helmet and liner A helmet of a rigid construction includes an interior fabric surface removably mounting an inflatable pneumatic liner therewithin. The liner includes an inflation valve and a deflation valve for selective inflation of the liner. A modification of the inve... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259072 | Toilet ventilation assembly including fluid extraction device A toilet ventilation apparatus (40) for extracting air (13) proximate a toilet assembly (10). The toilet ventilation apparatus (40) comprises an air intake mechanism (42) positioned for use proximate a rim (30) of a toilet bowl (12) for intaking air proxi... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259073 | Water closet flushing apparatus A water closet flushing apparatus provided with a pressure detector mounted along a water supply pipe, an opening and closing apparatus to open and close a water supply passage provided along the water supply pipe and a control apparatus that uses the pre... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259074 | Flush valve control apparatus A flush valve control apparatus selectively operable in a partial flush mode and full flush mode for use with a water closet including a flush drain aperture and a buoyant flapper valve having an air chamber formed therein, the flush valve control apparat... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259075 | Water-saving device for a water closet A water-saving device for the tank of a water closet, wherein a plastic container is filled with water and placed in the tank to reduce the amount of water used on each flush. The container includes a watertight valve for sealing the container to prevent ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259076 | Winterizing device for inground swimming pools A device for use in winterizing inground swimming pools avoids the necessity of draining the pool in order to drain underground water-filled conduits before freeze-up. The device is an elongated cofferdam open at top and rear with a groove for receiving a... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259077 | Swimming pool cover elevation device A swimming pool cover elevation device. A substantially rigid pole is provided with a plurality of ropes attached at one end to the bottom thereof and having hooks disposed at the other end thereof for attachment to structure at or outside the rim of a sw... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259078 | Pool cover A swimming pool cover for covering the entire area of a water-filled pool so as to prevent egress of silt and debris into the pool during periods of non-use comprises a water-impervious sheet material configured to extend across the entire area of the poo... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259079 | Double bed arrangement with combination mattress A double bed arrangement having a combination mattress including a liquid filled side and a non-liquid filled cushion side. A compressible foam tray holds the non-liquid cushion side in a first portion or half of the tray with the liquid-filled cushion be... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259080 | Damped air displacement support system A damped gas displacement support system which includes an envelope of flexible, gas impervious material and a core of partially compressed, flexible cellular material occupying the space within the envelope, the cellular material compression being suffic... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259081 | Portable wheel chair ramp and restraining device A wheel chair ramp and restraining device 10 for positioning a wheel chair 64 in a vehicle 12 is provided. The wheel chair ramp and restraining device in accordance with the principles of this invention includes a ramp 20 having first and second platform ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259082 | Mechanism for dislodging a submersible cleaning device from a surface A mechanism is provided for dislodging a submersible cleaning device from a vertical wall after a predetermined time period on such wall. The mechanism includes an operating gear that engages when the cleaning device climbs the wall. Once engaged, the gea... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259083 | Mechanical toothbrush A power driven mechanical toothbrush is disclosed. A replaceable toothbrush head member has tuft blocks retained generally therewithin and extending laterally outwardly from the a cam shaft. Each tuft block has at least one tuft of bristles, usually four,... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259084 | Car wash mitter assembly A rotary, overhead car wash mitter assembly for use in a car wash station. The assembly comprises a pair of mitter units, each unit comprising a mitter curtain assembly. Mounting structure mounting the mitter units on a support structure above the wash st... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259085 | Floor-care work disks which can be attached by clip mounting to the drive plate of a floor-care instrument A floor-care work disk (4) which can be mounted by a clip mounting to the drive plate (1) of a floor-care apparatus (G) and has clip-tongue passage windows (6) and a resting surface (9) which permits wobbling movement between drive plate (1) and floor-car... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259086 | Musical toothbrush A musical toothbrush has a elongate handle having proximal and distal ends. Bristles are formed at the distal end of the elongate handle and a music box is removably attached to the proximal end of the elongate handle. The music box has a housing within w... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259087 | Ash vacuum A vacuum consisting of a canister housing that is open across its top end and is arranged to be covered by a removable lid, which lid mounts a vacuum source. The canister housing includes a hose port for connection to a hose that mounts a nozzle on the en... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259088 | Twin caster with a biased sustaining element An improved chair caster comprises a main body, an upright tube, an elastic element, and a sustaining element. The chair remains stationary when no one sits on the chair, so as to enhance the safety of an office worker.... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259089 | Handle A handle which includes a ribbon like metal strip, which has a center portion and at each end has a flat end plate. A covering is provided around the strip, which has integral end blocks to engage the strip end plates. The end plates have openings with gr... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259090 | Fluid door closer with means to permit entrapped gases to move A door closer (20) is attachable to a door (24) and is formed with a chamber (44) in which a piston element (50) is movable to move fluid from the chamber to a reservoir (82) upon opening of the door. After the door (24) has been opened to a position, for... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259091 | Hinge system for electrical enclosures An electrical enclosure is shown having a cabinet and a door connected by hinges. The hinges comprise door and cabinet components and a removable hinge pin wherein the door component extends through a slot formed in a flange along an edge of the door, and... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259092 | Method and apparatus for cleaning carding flats Method and apparatus for the intermittent cleaning of carding flats by the use of pressurized air. A carriage having a plurality of nozzles is oscillated intermittently back and forth on a track adjacent to flats revolving about a carding cylinder of a ca... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259093 | Strap connector A quick release connector system comprises an anchor and a strap. The anchor includes a base and a first guideway overlying the base connected thereto and defining a channel. A second guide overlies the base and is simultaneously connected thereto and def... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259094 | Shoe lacing apparatus A shoe lacing apparatus includes an elongate housing having a pull rod structure directed therethrough, with the pull rod in operative association with lateral hook members, with each hook member directed into a shoe lace opening of an associated shoe, wh... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259095 | Pen holder A holder is disclosed which comprises a body having a cavity with an opening for receiving an object to be held, for example a pen, a spring member is disposed in the cavity and the spring member is deformable by the object inserted into the cavity to hol... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259096 | Slide socket and method for making same An aspect of the invention is directed to a method for making an improved slide socket of the type having a snap ring and used to secure a strap, e.g. a football helmet strap, to a conventional flanged stud attached to the helmet. The method includes, in ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259097 | Stretching machine A pair of stretching pulleys are rotatably mounted on a pair of support plates within a housing. A belt is wound around the upper part of the stretching pulley and a number of turn pulleys. A film introduced onto the stretching pulley is held between the ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259098 | Steam-drawing process for yarns A process for drawing thermoplastic multifilament yarns, wherein the yarns have different natural draw ratios, at least one of which is greater than the machine draw ratio used in the process. The yarns are first impinged with a hot fluid to heat them to ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259099 | Method for manufacturing low noise piezoelectric transducer A high unidirectivity piezoelectric element whose d31, d33 or dh is substantially zero. The element may be in the form of a sheet or a cable and includes a pair of electrodes, and a piezoelectric layer interposed between t... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259100 | Milling tool for turret punch press An air powered milling tool supported in the upper turret of a turret punch press is cycled simultaneously with a hydraulically- or mechanically-powered punch press ram in a multiple-stage cycle to perform a milling operation on a sheet material workpiece... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259101 | Methods of making thin metal foil jewelry Thin metal foil jewelry is manufactured by a process which includes initially crimping the foil randomly, and then again crimping the foil while rotating the crimp to bring the sides of the crimp out of the plane of the foil to form peaks and valleys and ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259102 | Clinching tool A clinching tool including a punch and a die. The die includes a sleeve, a riser, an elastomeric member, and a plurality of fingers. The riser is positioned within the sleeve and includes an upper reduced diameter anvil portion projecting upwardly through... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259103 | System for removing radiation sources from brain irradiating apparatus In a brain irradiating system a large number of Cobalt 60 radiation sources are carried in ports in a heavy primary shield. After the normal ten year useful life of such radiation sources, they are often difficult to remove because due to corrosion, etc, ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259104 | Rivet recovery method A method of recovering rivets from a rivet hole prior to the deformation of the rivets by the rivet dies includes the steps of positioning a suction cavity over the rivet in the rivet hole, pushing the rivet out of the hole with a rivet tail die and block... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259105 | Method of use for pneumatically operated mold ejection apparatus Provided is a method of use of a pneumatically operated mold ejection apparatus using a pneumatic pressure source of conventional means exterior to a multiplate injection molding tool. The pressure source is selectively activated using the mold cycle to o... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259106 | Method of making a flower pot or flower pot cover with pleated skirt A flower pot or flower pot cover and method of making comprising a base and a skirt connected to an upper end of the base. The base includes a plurality of overlapping folds for providing structural integrity. The skirt includes a plurality of folds which... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259107 | Microjoint separation apparatus A tapping function is imparted to a microjoint separation apparatus in order to obtain uniform cycle time and to improve productivity. The apparatus includes: grips (6) for moving a workpiece (2) in the X-axial direction of the main body (1) of the appara... | 11/09/1993 |
