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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5315712 | Adjustable neckline blouse An adjustable neckline garment has a stretchable neckline and a plurality of adjustment devices spaced along the neckline to permit configuring the neckline to a plurality of different shapes.... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315713 | Apparatus for restraining a variety of neckties The present invention is directed to improved apparatus for restraining a necktie to a shirt. The present invention employs attachment means on the back of a conventional necktie to secure the tie's normally concealed tail in two positions, and a horizont... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315714 | Protective sheath A method and apparatus for covering and protecting engagement regions of interconnecting straps employed with apparel. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a sheath of material which is generally tubular in shape having a inner wall and an outer wall... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315715 | Headwear piece with deformable cushion layer A headwear piece having a crown with a surface defining an opening for receiving the head of a wearer, a bladder having first and second layers defining a space therebetween for containing a displaceable fluid, structure for connecting the first and secon... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315716 | Easily removable and donnable pants Easily removable and donnable pants. The pants employ a releasable seam along the outside of each leg and a plurality of separate hook and loop fastener segments distributed along the seam for closing the seam. The lowest fastener, at the bottom of the pa... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315717 | Multi-layer moisture management fabric and garments incorporating a moisture management panel A multi-layer moisture management fabric for being placed in garments. The multi-layer fabric includes a relatively thick inner moisture permeable hydrophobic fabric layer having for being positioned next to the skin of the wearer of the garment, a first,... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315718 | Protective helmet and retention system therefor A protective helmet has a fitting and retention system which allows for fing a variety of head sizes and shapes with a single helmet size and also allows for precision reproducible fitting for a repeat user. The protective helmet has an energy-attenuatin... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315719 | 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... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315720 | High flow, low turbulance swim-in-place pool A swim-in-place pool has horizontal inner and outer circulating waterways arranged in such manner that a portion of the inner waterway coincides with a portion of the outer waterway. The non-coincident portion of the inner waterway then provides a swimmin... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315721 | Collapsible shower stall A collapsible shower apparatus mounted in a room having a water drain in a floor, the apparatus comprising a base unit collapsible into a space-compact position and expandable into a first water-containment enclosure surrounding the drain in the floor and... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315722 | Piece of furniture convertible from a seat into a bed A piece of furniture convertible from a seat into a bed and having a seat portion and an adjoining back portion which is connected thereto by a hinge for enabling the seat portion and the back portion to rotate with respect to one another between an autom... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315723 | Portable patient turning and lifting apparatus A portable invalid patient lifting and turning apparatus, including an open framework for being positioned above a bed for lifting and lowering a patient. The framework includes a first pair of upright standards mounted on rolling means and a second pair ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315724 | Combination fire tool A combination fire axe includes an elongated handle, a head member disposed at one end of the handle, and a pike member disposed at the opposite end of the handle. The head member includes a base portion secured to the handle and a cutting portion having ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315725 | Multipurpose tool A new and improved multipurpose hand-held tool, especially adapted to be used by rescue workers to extract victims from damaged motor vehicles, includes a handle, a head, a foot, and a saw blade that projects from the bottom of the foot. The head is conne... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315726 | Multipurpose convertible furniture assembly A convertible furniture assembly for use on a support surface by one or two humans with backs and buttocks. The assembly includes a framework adapted to rest upon the support surface and first and second sections with proximal and distal end portions disp... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315727 | Tub cover having a condenser of a washing machine A tub cover which is mounted on an upper opening of a tub of a washing machine, includes a case shoulder and an inner cover having a condenser with the inner cover hinged with the case shoulder. The condenser comprises a steam inflow opening for enabling ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315728 | Swimming pool cleaner components Adjustable components for swimming pool cleaners or other devices are disclosed. The components, when forming part of a fluid-interruption cleaner, can accommodate a variety of diaphragms (valves) of different lengths. The exterior of the cleaner's inner ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315729 | Cup washing machine A cup washing machine includes a first transmission shaft and a second transmission shaft respectively coupled to a motor drive by a set of gears, a third transmission shaft eccentrically coupled to the second transmission shaft, a first cylinder brush an... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315730 | Toothbrush device A toothbrush device having a bent handle and a longitudinal brush head about the bent handle for perfectly cleaning the tooth without causing any inconvenience to the lips and the mouth.... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315731 | Individual tooth toothbrush A toothbrush for cleaning individual teeth includes a longitudinally extending handle portion (10) connected to a curved head portion (20). The head portion (20) carries a plurality of relatively long, soft bristle tufts (31) arranged in transverse rows a... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315732 | Toothbrush having adjustable brushing pressure A toothbrush construction is described in which a bristle head is made moveable with respect to a handle and contains adjustable springs to permit presetting of the brushing pressure. The springs are so formed as to have a break away feature. The user is ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315733 | Paint brush bristle clamp This invention pertains to a paint brush bristle clamp which can be removed after paint brush use, and facilitates cleaning of paint from the brush. A removable paint brush bristle clamp comprising: (a) a pair of opposed end walls; (b) a first side wall l... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315734 | Mop head comprising a holder insertion aid The invention is a mop head having holder insert pockets. The holder insert pockets have thick strips of a water-absorbing and swellable material in the region of the pocket openings.... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315735 | Opposed roller-type motor vehicle windshield wiper A motor vehicle windshield wiper is disclosed having two spaced wiping rollers bilaterally attached to a windshield and reciprocated by a belt drive assembly over the windshield between a transverse top rail and a transverse bottom rack by means of the co... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315736 | Connection for an anchor line to a tarpaulin which ruptures before the tarpaulin tears A device (2) in a tarpaulin (3) for connecting a line (10) with the tarpaulin. A sheet of foldable material is folded over and forms two opposing portions (5, 6) which are interconnected with one another along a fold edge (48) formed during the folding. E... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315737 | Worm drive clamp with band guide channels An improved worm drive clamp comprised of a flexible metal clamping band and a housing containing a tightening screw is secured to one end of the band. The tightening screw is axially and angularly displaceable within the housing for engagement and diseng... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315738 | Multiple bale opener having inclined, adjustable tracks In a multiple bale opener (1) for a plurality of rows of fiber bales (8) arranged side by side and supplied on transport means (6), comprising a reduction device (2) moved in a surface of action (16) having a plane of action extending at an angle to the p... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315739 | Decorative multi-part ornamentations and the fabrication thereof Snap-type action securing elements are formed respectively on ornamentation bases and caps so that a number of different ornamentation caps can be disposed for co-action with a single base to fabricate a number of different ornamentation assemblies. The i... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315740 | Hook for hook and loop fasteners A plastic molded hook for use with a hook and loop fastening system especially adapted for use with low profile loops. The hook design includes a base, a stem and a crook whereby the volume of the portion of the hook penetrating into a pile of loops is de... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315741 | Snap fastener for securing shoe laces A snap fastener for securing shoe laces comprises two openings disposed diametrically to each other through which the shoe laces are passed. The openings extend longitudinally through the snap fastener when the latter is opened. An inner sleeve is in a la... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315742 | Hose clamp with open diameter lock A clamp for hoses, pipes and the like which incorporates an open diameter lock for maintaining the clamp at a selected diameter despite shipping and other stresses, and for preventing the clamp from opening-up beyond the "full-open" diameter. The open dia... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315743 | Apparatus for forming a clinch joint An apparatus for forming a clinch joint in overlapping sheets of deformable material and the related method is disclosed. The apparatus includes a die assembly which cooperates with a punch. The die assembly includes an elongated mandrel having an anvil p... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315744 | Method and apparatus for pull-through blind installation of a tubular member An apparatus for the pull-through blind installation of a headless tubular ferrule in a hole in a workpiece at a position therealong spaced from the nearer face of the workpiece includes an annular anvil for supporting the ferrule inside the workpiece hol... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315745 | Hub removing tool An improved tool for installing and removing a hub on a shaft Two sequential assembly configurations of a first screw, a nut, a thrust bearing, and a cup accomplish installation. Two additional sequential assembly configurations of the first screw, the nu... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315746 | Elastic ring mounting method A method for inserting an elastic ring having a peripheral opening within a workpiece. The elastic ring is first supplied to a ring receiving member, which then delivers the ring receiving member to an operating position. At the operating position, the di... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315747 | Method of preparing a balloon dilatation catheter This invention relates to the preparation of a balloon dilatation catheter which comprises blowing a length of double lumen tubing to produce a double lumen catheter piece having distal and proximal ends and having a first lumen and a second lumen; cuttin... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315748 | Making a kink impeding hose This invention pertains to a method for attaching a coupling to a hose. The method includes providing a hose having longitudinal ribs on is inner circumference, associating a coupling with an end of the hose, and joining the coupling to the hose by perfor... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315749 | Method for holding substrates A method of holding utilizing a fixture with five discrete vacuum elements provides support at four peripheral points on a substrate and at the substrate center. Two peripheral vacuum elements are fixed in position on a rigid frame. The remaining peripher... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315750 | Loading/unloading system for broaching machine A blind spline broaching machine for machining splines as well as sprockets, keyways, gears, cams and contours on workpieces, such as shafts. The blind spline broaching machine of the preferred embodiment has dual rams reciprocable relative to a rotary di... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315751 | Method of fabricating a combined linear-rotary direct drive step motor A combined linear-rotary direct drive step motor, having a rotary section and a linear section in a single housing, comprising a cylindrically shaped variable reluctance linear step motor; a modified hybrid permanent-magnet rotary step motor; and a common... | 05/31/1994 |
