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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5293646 | Protective garment A protective garment consists of a planar fabric material section having a central area, inner an outer surfaces, top and bottom opposed ends, first and second opposed sides. A first and second independent elongated strips are partially separated from the... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293647 | Multi-adjustable headset A headset comprising: a headband, two ear cups, coupling means for rotatively coupling the ear cups to the headband for adjustably varying the location of each ear cup relatively to the headband and for simultaneously adjustably varying the pressure of ea... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293648 | Tag for visually indicating loss of a protective agent An indicator tag is provided for visually indicating the remaining effectiveness of a protective chemical treatment agent on a textile article. The tag is made from a fabric dyed with at least one dye to impart to the piece of fabric a predetermined initi... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293649 | Side attachment strap for helmet In prior art face guard mounting technology, the guard is attached to the helmet by four attachment straps. This invention pertains to improving the way that the guard is mounted to only the sides of the helmet. Each prior art side attachment strap is in ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293650 | Replacement flush valve An assembly is provided for replacing part or all of a toilet flush valve, which facilitates mounting in a variety of toilets and which enables saving of water. The assembly includes an adapter (30, FIG. 6) for mounting on older types of overflow tubes, w... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293651 | Toilet seat A toilet seat for composting toilets, which toilet seat comprises a seat ring, a bowl space, a bottom hole of the bowl space, and a separator of liquids such as washing water and urine. The toilet seat is implemented by adapting the inside surface of the ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293652 | Swimming pool winterizing method and apparatus A pool winterizing system including a pool cover-sheet and a housing that is disposed beneath the periphery of the cover-sheet and in communication with the environment exterior to the cover-sheet. The housing defines an inlet duct and an outlet duct, eac... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293653 | Device for the production of steam for installing on the roof of a standard shower box A device for the production of steam for installing on the roof of a new or existing shower standard box, so as to transform a standard shower box into a sauna. The device has a compact box-shaped roof having a fan for forced air circulation and an instan... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293654 | Energy and water saving shower assembly A shower assembly is disclosed having a spray nozzle (41) through which liquid flows into a shower cabinet (10). The shower has a collecting container (22) for the liquid, the nozzle and container being integrated with a circulation system including a pum... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293655 | Nursing cradle The disclosure is directed to a nursing cradle for infants that is attached to a bedstead or a waterbed. The disclosure is also directed to a soft wall and cradle sheet to keep an infant from exiting the cradle or getting wedged between a mother's bed and... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293656 | Foldable frame assembly for a children's playpen A foldable frame assembly for a children's playpen, including an upper foldable rail mechanism composed of four upper rails each of which is foldable at a joint thereof, and a lower foldable rail mechanism composed of a chassis seat and four lower rails p... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293657 | Suspension device for hammocks and other objects The present invention relates to a suspension device for suspending objects such as a hammock, tarpaulin or any object requiring slip-free suspension from one or more load bearing members. The invention consists of a gripping belt of determinate length to... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293658 | Separable bridge A separable bridge, particularly useful for military purposes, having bridge modules which can be coupled together and whose roadway elements, diagonal elements and lower chords form a vertically adjustable framework. The lower chords of the bridge module... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293659 | Automatic swimming pool cleaner A suction head for a swimming pool cleaner comprising a housing which is open at its lower side and has inclined bristles attached to its lower edge for supporting on a surface to be cleaned. The housing has a rotary sleeve mounted to its top for connecti... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293660 | Foot scrub mat A foot scrub mat which includes a flexible base and a replaceable pad. The flexible base and the replaceable pad are preferably made of an antislip material. The base has an interior cut-out area of selected dimensions. The replaceable pad has a bristled ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293661 | Interdental brush holder A brush holder for a replaceable interdental brush having a body portion and a gripping member mounted on the body portion and movable relative to it. The stem of a brush can be inserted into the holder and is retained between opposed surfaces of the body... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293662 | Corner paint pad assembly Corner paint pad assembly (10) includes a painting pad (12) having a handle (14) which are interconnected by a rotatable joint including ears (28) and (30) on the rear surfaces (24) and (26) of the pad (12), each ear having a hole therein (28) and (30), t... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293663 | Fluid cleaning system A fluid cleaning system for removing meat particles from a rotating roll of a meat stripping machine with a minimum amount of pressurized fluid and water by sequentially opening and closing individual groups of fixed fluid nozzles located closely adjacent... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293664 | Low noise and less vibration vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner with noise and vibration greatly reduced is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner includes a blower assembly which comprises a vibration absorbing assembly for absorbing vibrations occurring due to high speed revolutions of electric blower, a noi... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293665 | Nozzle mechanism for a vacuum cleaner A nozzle mechanism for a vacuum cleaner. The mechanism has a sliding base with an intake opening, and a suction conduit connector for a vacuum cleaner. Disposed between the intake opening and the connector is an air feed channel, in the path of which is d... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293666 | Delayed action door holder Apparatus including a suction mechanism for holding open a door or similar member for a predetermined time period, whereupon the door is automatically released and is able to return to its closed position. The period of time during which the suction mecha... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293667 | Clearer device for draft roller A clearer device for removing accumulated debris on a draft roller has a clearer pad member mounted in a support frame which pivots so as to permit the clearer pad member to come into and out of contact with the draft roller thereby allowing accumulated w... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293668 | Method for making seals, in particular for garments, and seal in accordance with said method Method for making seals, in particular for garments, in which there are supplied in series at intervals on an unbroken string alternately bodies and graft elements in seats in said bodies to constitute with the string between them a connected plurality of... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293669 | Multi-use fastener system This invention is a reusable single piece securing device including a head having a first side and a second side, a first channel passing through the head having a first aperture associated with the first end of the head and a second aperture associated w... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293670 | Tack button A tack button is disclosed which comprises a button body having a cylindrical hub, a tack member and an anchoring member interconnecting the button body and the tack member. The cylindrical hub is resiliently supported to make a tilting movement relative ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293671 | Slider for closing coupling elements A slider for closing a coupling device, comprising: a slider body having a central guide for guiding male and female coupling elements of the coupling device, and a coupling guide channel; and a C-shape puller pivotally connected at its base to a front en... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293672 | Gas-and-water-tight flexible fastener A gas-and-water-tight flexible fastener comprises an plug being of a arrow-shaped cross-section and including a shaft and a head mounted on a front end of the shaft, the head having a pair of locking fins formed at the proximal ends so as to be directed r... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293673 | Strap fastener A strap fastener for releasably connecting a strap, cord or belt on a garment article is disclosed, the fastener comprising a base member, a strap retainer member and a slider. The base member has an upper plate and a lower plate defining therebetween a g... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293674 | Security clip to discourage theft and a procedure for manufacturing such a security clip Security clip for discouraging theft of goods, comprising an ink-filled reservoir (10) having an outer circumference, a pin (5) and a pin-receiving member forming part of an electronic security system. The pin (5) is connected to the reservoir (10), and t... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293675 | Fastener for shoelaces and the like A fastener for shoelaces and the like which is made up of a horizontal tube and a vertical tube. The lace ends are passed through the horizontal tube in opposite directions, then through slots in the walls of the vertical tube. The opposing laces are then... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293676 | Intermingled multifilament yarn comprising high modulus monofilaments and production thereof There is described an intermingled multifilament yarn comprising high modulus monofilaments made for example of aramid, carbon or glass and a process for producing this yarn. Conventional air intermingling is impracticable for high modulus yarns since the... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293677 | Process of making a cylindrical slotted sieve for paper pulp strainer Cylindrical sieve for paper pulp strainer of the type of thin sheetmetal is formed by juxtaposition of U-shaped sectional elements (2) made from a metal strip. The element (2) has a first flange (3), a bottom (4), followed by a second flange (5) bent over... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293678 | Method for upgrading and converting a coaxial cable with a fiber optic cable A communications system including an initially installed coaxial cable may be readily upgraded by installing a fiber optic cable therein. The coaxial cable has an empty longitudinal channel extending continuously along substantially the entire length ther... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293679 | Method of connecting two pipes A method of connecting two pipes is provided. The method includes the steps of inserting a first pipe into a die and the smaller end of an intermediate tubular member into a neck portion of a second pipe. Next, the intermediate tubular member together wit... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293680 | Method and apparatus for processing molded synthetic resin materials Positions of a tail end of a molded synthetic resin material, which is conveyed precedently, and a leading end of a molded synthetic resin material, which is conveyed following the molded synthetic resin material which is conveyed precedently, are adjuste... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293681 | Roll-up striker plate for underground storage tanks A striker plate for protecting the bottom surface of an underground storage tank from damage caused by the impact of an object thereon. The striker plate is formed by a plurality of slats having a resilient strip crossing the slats to which the slats are ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293682 | Apparatus for dismantling potentially contaminated tubes from a tube bundle An apparatus for deforming, splitting and chopping of contaminated, or potentially contaminated, heat exchanger tubes into short tubes segments that easily may transported to an off-site location for decontamination or disposal. The invention has particul... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293684 | Reduced material crankshaft fabrication A crankshaft having a high stress portion including a crankpin and an eccentric. The high stress portion is formed of a forged steel material having a first axial end. A reduced stress portion is formed from an unforged steel material and generally compri... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293685 | Method of making slide valves with tappets and the slide valves A tappet for slide valves, in particular for pneumatic multi-way valves, is generally made of steel and has a basic cylindrical shape with control segments located on the basic cylindrical shape and with smaller-diameter intermediate segments, whereby con... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293686 | Method of adjustment for a north-south automatic transaxle The present invention is a method of adjusting backlash for a north-south transaxle. The method includes the steps of forming a case having a first passageway extending longitudinally and a second passageway spaced from the first passageway and being gene... | 03/15/1994 |