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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5285529 | Protective glove pad A protective glove pad for use by a baseball player configured to be positioned between the palm of the player's hand and the interior of a baseball glove to protect the palm of the hand from injury when catching a baseball comprising an enlarged palm pad... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285530 | Ear muff device An ear muff device is arranged to include a resilient band, with the band of a generally semi-circular configuration of resilient construction, including a glove-shaped member at each end thereof, wherein each glove-shaped member is arranged to receive an... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285532 | Portable urinal device An improved portable urinal device is provided which consists of a structure for holding urine therein. A mechanism is for channeling the flow of urine discharged from a body of a person. An apparatus is for suspending the urine channeling mechanism above... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285533 | Anti-leakage apparatus for containers for liquid An anti-leakage apparatus for a toilet tank, consisting of a device for detecting leakage, a device for restraining water from entering the toilet tank in response to the leakage detecting device and a device for mounting the anti-leakage apparatus on the... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285534 | Recycling device An improved recycling device utilizes a composting container to receive waste materials through vacuum transport from a plurality of toilets and urinals. The composting container includes an upper vacuumized container, a worm chamber, and a liquid drainag... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285535 | Portable toilet for collapsible incontinent wheelchair A collapsible wheelchair assembly is provided that may be folded for storage with attached toilet seat. A waste pan is interlocked with wheelchair braces to sit under a flexible plastic seat, having a toilet opening, that hinges when the wheelchair is fol... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285536 | Wave generating system A wave generating system for a wave pool utilizing a rotary valve to control the pneumatic flow to the wave generator. A rotary sleeve valve particularly adapted to high volumetric, relatively low pressure applications wherein a plurality of concentric sl... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285537 | Shower water recycling apparatus An apparatus including a pickup head mounted to a shower stall floor and selectively over the drain thereof is operative through a storage tank assembly to direct fluid from the shower stall floor into the storage tank for subsequent pressurized flow to a... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285538 | Sealing assembly for a swimming pool skimmer A sealing assembly is provided for a swimming pool skimmer. The sealing assembly includes a face plate having either one of a laterally extending, raised bead or an outwardly extending flange around the periphery thereof. A flexible cover element includes... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285539 | Shower bath for a bedridden patient A flexible bathing fluid permeable mesh sheet is attached to a rectangular frame. A flexible and collapsible bathing fluid impermeable sheet is attached to the frame below the mesh sheet and spaced apart therefrom for forming an open fluid receptacle. The... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285540 | Toilet training system A toilet training system and method which includes a plurality of sheets with patterns adapted to dissolve when contacted with urine, at least one chart for recording the child's use of a toilet, instruction for positioning one of the sheets in the toilet... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285541 | Flotation system including improved cushioning and support features A water mattress configuration is provided which includes a tray having a peripheral flange having a downturned edge. A load placed atop the flange causes side walls of the tray to deflect, providing a cushion effect.... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285542 | Mattress cover A mattress pad or cover is disclosed for a conventional inner-spring or foam type mattress. The mattress cover has a quilted cover portion and a downwardly depending peripheral skirt that wraps around the mattress to hold the cover portion in place. The s... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285543 | Combination tool device A combination tool device having a double ended socket wrench, a handle with a screwdriver tip, and a file disposed in the handle is provided. The file may be removed from the handle and used as a separate tool, or may be first removed and then releasably... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285544 | Method of treating a web of material with a liquid The treatment of a material web (2) ensues in a U-shaped shaft comprising two shaft limbs (3, 4) and a connecting area (5) between both the shaft limbs. The shaft is filled with a treatment liquid, the feed of fresh treatment liquid and also the circulati... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285545 | Electronic laundry control with fill time compensation An appliance electronic control system which tends to maintain a constant total cycle time, and thus an accurate "Time Remaining" display, notwithstanding variations in the actual time required for a water fill operation. The control system includes a cou... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285546 | Shoe characterized by a plastic welt A shoe with a waterproof lining (16) comprises a shaft (12) connected to a marginal strip (12b) made of a material which does not conduct water. The marginal strip (12b) is attached to the insole (10). A seal (24) is arranged between the marginal strip (1... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285547 | Internal by-pass valve for submersible suction cleaner A by-pass valve is affixed to the housing of a self-propelled submersible swimming pool cleaner. The pool cleaner includes a head having a suction chamber in which a propulsion mechanism is located for operation by water flow into the suction chamber. The... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285548 | Brushing apparatus for cleaning and polishing pumpkins and the like Brushing apparatus for cleaning and polishing farm produce includes three rotating cylindrical helical brushes forming a brush channel. The brushes rotate in the same direction but at different speeds to clean and polish the produce, and to "walk" it alon... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285549 | Desk top cleaner A desk top cleaner for cleaning dust from the top of a table includes a crankshaft rotatably supported in a frame. A broom is formed with an elongated slot to engage with the crankshaft and has its upper end portion fitted in a supporting portion formed i... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285550 | Self-propelled vacuum cleaner having forward and reverse drive A self-propelled vacuum cleaner having a transmission assembly that selectively drives the vacuum cleaner in both forward and reverse directions. The transmission arrangement includes a first stage of speed reduction in the coupling of a drive motor and a... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285551 | Assist strap An assist strap is made of a flexible exoskeleton of a tubular shape which overlies a high density foam core to provide a strong yet cushioned strap. Opposite ends of the strap are held by clamps which in turn are secured to a vehicle for attaching the st... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285552 | Location determining device for a travelling bale opener A bale opener for removing fiber tufts from top surfaces of fiber bales assembled in a series includes a carriage for travelling back-and-forth along a generally horizontal, first path of travel along the fiber bale series; a tower mounted on the carriage... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285553 | Sliver can coiler with draw-in rollers and radial funnel movement An apparatus for depositing sliver in a can. The sliver is introduced from above and is deposited continuously in the can in layers one above the other from bottom to top. The sliver is guided by a guiding device. The device includes rollers contained by ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285554 | Spreading and lap-forming machine A web of fibers (4) is conveyed by conveyor-belts (2, 5) which pass around rollers (32 to 43, 60 to 69). Some of these rollers are carried by main carriages (10, 14) which are capable of displacement in reciprocating motion above an apron (8) which moves ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285555 | Adjuster buckle with locking means A buckle for a belt or harness comprising a ring member defining a hollow interior space, a slidable bar, and releasable securable lock. The ring member has a first and a second side section, and a first and a second end section, which are connected to on... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285556 | Integral polymeric clamp An integral polymeric clamp device is disclosed. The clamp device is comprised of a base portion to which is hingedly connected a two arm clamping assembly actuable from an open position to a closed position wherein a component of a second arm of the asse... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285557 | Snap fastener and tooling therefor A snap fastener having a stud with a pear-shaped head has a grommet assembly for removable mounting on the stud with the grommet assembly comprising a metal tooth cap and an annular plastic retainer with the fabric squeezed therebetween and prongs of the ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285558 | Pile carpet beveler-trimmer apparatus A heavy, roller-mounted base plate has thereon a conventional pile carpet trimmer having a shearing head disposed to be swung into and out of a pile access opening in the base plate either to trim the pile of a carpet by sliding the plate on top of the pi... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285559 | Method and apparatus for isolating electronic boards from shock and thermal environments A method and apparatus for isolating electronic devices from mechanical shock and thermal environments utilizes a metal outer protective shell surrounding the electronic device to be protected. Interposed between the protective shell and the electronic de... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285560 | Method for repairing a screen plate assembly A paper pulp screening apparatus wherein a modular cylindrically-shaped screen plate is formed of a thin material of uniform thickness bent to form an undulating shape to increase the screening area, and the screen plate is supported by cylindrical-backin... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285561 | Hose coupling, ferrule therefor and methods of making the same A hose coupling, ferrule therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the method of making the hose coupling comprising a ferrule having opposed ends and an insert interconnected to one of the ends of the ferrule so that an end of a hose can be i... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285562 | Applicator apparatus for push-on type fasteners An apparatus for installing a pushnut fastener on a rod or stud comprises a body having a guideway extending axially thereof with a pushrod mounted in the guideway and having a sleeve-like end portion movable between a first position extending out of the ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285563 | Method of making a static electromagnetic inductor An electromagnetic inductor for generating a rotating field for stirring the core of a metal casting while the core is still liquid, which metal casting is to be cooled by external water circulation. The excitation winding which is to be mounted on each o... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285564 | Method of making a magnetic head support A decrease in the quality of parts constituting the magnetic head structure of a magnetic disk device is prevented and the degree of freedom of design for oscillation characteristics is increased. A magnetic head support structure 10 comprising an attaching ba... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285565 | Method for making a transformer core comprising amorphous steel strips surrounding the core window This method is practiced by first providing a plurality of spools of amorphous steel strip in each of which the strip is wound in single-layer thickness. Then, in a pre-spooling machine, the single-layer thickness strips are unwound from said plurality of... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285566 | System for assembling clothes hangers with index-coded caps The specification discloses a system for producing and distributing index coded hangers to a plurality of locations, wherein the index indicia is correlated to the characteristics of the garment to be hung from the hanger at each of the plurality of locat... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285567 | Machine for applying fastener devices The invention relates to the joining of one web, e.g., of camouflage material to a carrier net or the like with the aid of fastener devices comprising male fastener parts (10) provided with pins or like elements which are hammered into complementary holes... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285568 | Apparatus for the automatic installation of expander rings into split piston rings An apparatus for inserting an expander ring into an inner circumferential groove of a split piston ring includes a first magazine for storing a stack of piston rings; and a second magazine for storing a stack of expander rings. The second magazine has a d... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285569 | Method of processing wire using multiple blade set The method of processing wire to cut the wire into sections and to strip sheathing from the wire to expose wire ends at opposite ends of the sections, and by operation of wire feed means and cutter means, the steps that include operating the feed means an... | 02/15/1994 |
