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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5263200 | Eye protector An eye protector having a body with an upper edge, a lower edge and an arcuate portion extending between the upper and lower edges. The body is dimensioned to fit over the eye so that, in doing so, the upper edge is positioned closely adjacent and above t... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263201 | Trousers having zipper slide with button The present invention relates to a zipper that closes the opening between overlapping fabric portions for a pair of trousers. The zipper slide component of the zipper includes a button and the waistband of the trousers has a button hole in the outer overl... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263202 | Securing apparatus for clothing An apparatus for releasably securing an opening of a garment is described. The apparatus includes a drawstring, a casing with a window, and a cord lock. The casing has an inner tunnel and encloses the opening. The drawstring runs through the tunnel of the... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263203 | Integrated pump mechanism and inflatable liner for protective In accordance with one aspect of the present invention is a specific, illustrative embodiment of an integrated pump and inflatable liner assembly which comprises a hollow inflatable member for the reception and storage of fluid, the inflatable member havi... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263204 | Jaw protection device A jaw protection device attached or attachable to a helmet to protect a jaw and especially a fractured jaw while it is healing to allow a professional hockey player or the like to continue playing. The device comprises a rigid plate which is rigidly attac... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263205 | Spray device for toilet An adaptor having an outlet is used to couple a waterline to a tank of a toilet. A flow regulator valve is coupled to the adaptor to regulate water flow from the waterline to a nozzle assembly attached to a seat of said toilet. A flow release valve couple... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263206 | Portable shampoo basin A Portable Shampoo Basin for providing means for applying a shampoo to bedridden patients, having means for the drainage of the excess shampoo, water, and other liquid residues into a catch basin, thereby preventing the soiling of the bedding of the patie... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263207 | Handicapped bather's lift for home bathroom An economical simple to install bathing lift for use by handicapped persons in the home bathroom includes a hydraulic jack which has a seat rotationally coupled to the jack shaft and is slidingly coupled to a vertical slide shaft. Preferred is a hydraulic... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263208 | Alignment system for bathing enclosure A knock down type bathing enclosure is disclosed which is manufactured as a one-piece plumbing fixture, cut into two or more portions for transportation, and assembled at an installation site. In addition to having a clamping system to clamp an upper and ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263209 | Night light for a toilet A night light for a toilet is disclosed. A flexible, moisture impermeable, transparent tube is positioned under an upper rim of the toilet bowl and extends therearound. A plurality of spaced apart electrical lamps lay within the tube and are wired with a ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263210 | Space saving bed A space saving bed system includes a base unit and a bed unit. The base unit is supported in place by the weight of materials of which it is constructed. A bed unit, made up of a bed frame with bed legs attached, supports the bedding. A leveraged fold out... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263211 | Full tuck bed sheet with fluid mattress and method of making A bed sheet is provided comprising first and second layers of fluid impervious material a portion of which are overlapped for sealing together to form sets of fluid cells, and lateral flap portions extending smoothly and substantially without wrinkles fro... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263212 | Wrinkle free bedsheet An improved bed covering is provided for a mattress on a bedstead, which consists of an apparatus for protecting the mattress and a mechanism for retaining the protecting apparatus to the mattress on the bedstead in a wrinkle free condition. A person rest... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263213 | Patient support surface that includes foldable segments made of composite material A multipurpose patient support surface is provided with support surface segments connected to one another in series. The segments are formed of a sandwich laminate including a top and a bottom load bearing skin layer separated by a core material. The segm... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263214 | Restraint kit apparatus A restraint kit includes a dispensing housing having a clip dispenser therewithin, wherein the dispensing housing is arranged for the selective dispensing of restraint web segments therefrom cooperative with one of a plurality of clip members dispensed fr... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263215 | Washing method of a boiling clothes washing machine A washing method for a boiling clothes washing machine having a heater which provides a method for dissolving enzyme detergent in washing water. The washing water is heated to a temperature for activating the enzyme detergent, and then the clothes to be w... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263216 | Machine for lasting side and heel seat portions of shoes The machine comprises a shoe support (20), two side lasting assemblies (230) and a heel seat wiper mechansim (170), the shoe support comprising a last pin (24), a toe support (30) and a heel band mechanism (150). The heel band mechanism is mounted for rot... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263217 | Swing bridge for the spanning of watercourses The swing bridge for the spanning of watercourses, defined by a first bank and by a second bank on which there are tracts of road surface, is constituted by a first mobile plane restable, at its first end on the said first bank and is supported, at its ot... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263218 | Vibrating toothbrush using a magnetic driver A toothbrush which includes a toothbrush body (12) and a lever arm (14) having toothbrush bristles (18) at one end thereof. The lever arm (14) is mounted for pivotal movement at a pivot member (16) which is in the vicinity of the other end of the lever ar... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263219 | Apparatus for washing curved glass sheet Rotary washing units are supported by a vertically movable and swingable frame in a washing station. Each of the rotary washing units comprises a vertical shaft rotatable by a motor and a washing disk of sponge or brush mounted on the lower end of the sha... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263220 | Pig passage indicator mechanism incorporating a fluid seal construction A pig passage indicator is provided by the present disclosure and includes an elongate cylindrical hollow body having a sleeve which threads only inside the body. The sleeve captures a moveable pin or rod and a compressed resilient coil spring. The coil s... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263221 | Paint scraper A point scraping device having a rotating coil spring which has one end mounted on a rod member having one end adapted to be mounted in a chuck. A rubber core having spring steel wires therein is mounted within the coil spring. The coil spring has rows of... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263222 | Automotive windshield ice scraper A double-bladed ice and snow scraper positions the handle so that considerable scraping force can be comfortably applied. The two blades are separated and present a stable platform so that more scraping force can be applied safely and comfortably.... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263223 | Apparatus for cleaning interior surfaces The invention is an improvement in floor-standing machines for cleaning inside surfaces of buildings such as walls and ceilings. The improved machine includes a first support for supporting the apparatus in an upright orientation and a second support for ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263224 | Wet vacuum attachment for vacuum cleaners A portable vacuum cleaner attachment, that can be attached to the end of a vacuum hose to remove and separate fluid, so that the fluid does not enter the vacuum unit. The attachment has a housing with an outlet that can be coupled to the vacuum hose, and ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263225 | Wet/dry vacuum system A wet/dry vacuum system for collecting fluids and particular debris is provided. The system includes a collection tank, a removable cover providing a substantially air-tight connection with the tank, and air inlet and outlet apertures. The cover includes ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263226 | Swiveling wheel assembly for a cart A swivelling wheel assembly containing a wheel whose swivelling action around a vertical axle may be locked or unlocked by rotating the wheel in one direction or the other. A curved double control lever is housed in a space between the thrust bearing and ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263227 | Single hung self aligning door hinge A door hinge assembly pivotably mounts a vehicle door member to a body structure member. The assembly includes a first hinge strap mounted to one of the members and having a vertical opening. A second hinge strap is mounted to the other member and has a s... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263228 | Apparatus for continuously supplying and piecing slivers to a roving frame In a sliver piecing operation by an apparatus for continuously supplying slivers mechanically to a roving frame, wherein a plurality of aligned sliver cans are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the roving frames in a taper arrangement with rega... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263229 | Bow pin and system for forming decorative bows A bow pin and bow-pin system are provided. The bow pin is formed with a preferably cylindrical shaft having a tip at one end which includes a tapered portion, preferably conical in shape, terminating in a sharp point for use in hand-forming applications. ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263230 | Cam operated heater clamp with locking device and rotational position indicator An improvement in cam operated clamps for clamping heater elements to the nozzles of injection molding equipment. The clamp is adjusted by the rotation of a cam shaft parallel to the nozzle axis. The clamp housing consists of a circular cylinder with a lo... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263231 | Cable tie with hollow pawl sections In an injection molded cable tie that includes an elongated strap with an adjacent locking head at one end of the strap, a tip at the opposite end of the strap and ratchet teeth on one side of the strap, wherein the locking head defines an opening for all... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263232 | Cord stopper A cord stopper comprises a double-headed plug having a pair of through holes formed one through each plug heads perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis thereof; a pair of sockets each reciprocally fitted over the respective plug head and having a pair of... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263233 | Method and apparatus for flocking an article and the article produced thereby An apparatus and an electrostatic process employing the apparatus which is capable of flocking spring clips of the type used in commercial applications, such as those used in the automotive industry to attach an instrument panel to an interior support str... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263234 | Strap buckle A buckle comprising socket and plug bodies formed of plastics. The socket body has upper and lower plates connected with each other at their one ends. The upper plate has a circular through-hole. The lower plate has an inwardly curved locking projection e... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263235 | Compliant drive link for tenter A tentering machine having a compliant drive link allows for a considerable rate of stretch in a tentered fabric, web or film without the distortion or bowing frequently observed with the tentering machines of the prior art. The tentering machine includes... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263236 | Drill quill bearing assembly A device for providing a lateral bearing for the lower end of a drill quill which is mounted for axial movement within a driver for a riveting machine, likewise mounted for axial movement, includes a cylindrical bearing support member having an axial bore... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263237 | Method for restoring punch and die alignment of a turret-type punch press machine A method for restoring the alignment of the apertures of the upper and lower turrets of a punch press machine includes the steps of determining the radial and angular misalignment, if any, of an individual turret aperture relative to a reference axis such... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263238 | Method of forming a stem and assembling a snap ring in a groove in the stem A method of forming a stem and assembling a snap ring in a groove in the stem without expansion of the snap ring. A stem blank is formed having a reduced diameter extension. A snap ring is slid over the extension without expansion of the snap ring and is ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5263239 | Method for manufacturing an optical waveguide cable element A method is disclosed for manufacturing an optical fiber cable element having plurality of optical fibers which are arranged with excess length inside a pressure-tight metal tube. Means are provided inside the metal tube for protecting the optical fibers ... | 11/23/1993 |
