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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5337417 | Rib protector A rib protector is disclosed for protecting a player's torso while playing athletic events, such as football. The rib protector includes an pad having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. A flexible belt is attached to the out... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337418 | Protector and article of sportswear using the same Protector and an article of sportswear using the same. The protector includes a cushioning pad for buffering external impact, the cushioning pad having one face being adapted to be mounted over a garment, and a plurality of parallel protecting rigid membe... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337419 | Face protector A face protector for shielding the face of the wearer while permitting observation and pivoting of the shield toward and away from the face comprising: an elongated flexible band of absorbent padding sized and adapted to, be fitted about the forehead; a f... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337420 | Method and apparatus for mounting and locating a helmet comfortably on the head of a person, and combination resulting therefrom A method of locating properly and comfortably a protective helmet on the head of a person. A fit, locating and comfort band is mounted around the persons head, namely adjacent the ears and the back of the head and over the forehead. Thereafter, a protecti... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337421 | Air ventilation helmet A cyclist helmet comprises a molded helmet body defining a recessed interior for receiving therein the head of the cyclist and a tail portion through which an air passage is formed with a first opening on the top surface of the helmet and a second opening... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337422 | Incinerator toilet with apparatus for controlling lid and split bowl The incinerator toilet has an incinerator chamber with a lid and a split bowl. Apparatus is provided for causing the lid to completely clear the chamber opening before the split bowl sections begin to open. This is accomplished by operatively connecting t... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337423 | Hair rinsing apparatus Apparatus for rinsing hair including a liquid impervious outer shell member and a liquid pervious inner shell member which define a fluid chamber therebetween, and constructed such that when the device is positioned on a user's head, the rear portion of t... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337424 | Shower enclosure A shower partition of the type which is attached to a wall and which can be swiveled as well as swung open and closed, between a rest position and an open position in which the shower partition forms an enclosed shower stall in conjunction with the wall t... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337425 | Shower curtain An improved shower curtain for a shower enclosure of the type having a bathtub, a back wall and a side wall, the improved shower curtain including a first track bent in a U-shaped configuration, attachable to a back ledge, a free side ledge and a front le... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337426 | Disposable sample collection device A specimen collection device including a sheet of flexible material and two generally parallel slits formed near opposite edges of the sheet. This sheet is preferably rectangular and is of sufficient dimensions such that the slits may receive a convention... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337427 | Birthing board A birthing board is disclosed which is portable, simple, and inexpensive. The birthing board has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a back end with the front end being substantially thicker than the back end, so that the top surface is gener... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337428 | Adjustable bed with mechanical jack An adjustable bed includes a base frame, a mattress frame and linkage for mounting the mattress frame for relative movement with respect to the base frame. A mechanical jack is operatively connected to the base frame and the linkage for moving the mattres... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337429 | Head support for bed-ridden patients A device for supporting the head of a bed-ridden patient off an end of a bed during shampooing and cutting of the patient's hair. The device includes a frame with an open top, a series of straps traversing the open top of the frame, and a watertight colle... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337430 | Device for assisting a person to transfer into and from a bed A support device adapted to be attached to a side rail of a bed frame for providing support to assist a person to get into and out of bed. The device includes a circular metal disk adapted to be attached to the side rail and an elongate handle of adjustab... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337431 | Apparatus for and method of determining quality of clothes to be washed Clothes quality determining apparatus and method capable of analyzing a sensing signal indicative of the quality of clothes to be washed in a washer, to determine whether the clothes quality signal is a clothes quality signal or a noise, and controlling a... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337432 | Method of shaping and a series of shaping implements for slalom boots A method is disclosed of shaping and a series of shaping implements for slalom boots, in which the slalom boot consists of a hard plastic outer shell and an inner boot manufactured from a flexible material. In accordance with the invention the boot is sha... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337433 | Pool cleaner A pool sweep having a continuously-cycling, flow-interrupting valve at the upstream entrance to an inertial flow chamber. The valve has an entrance mouth with one or more closure lips pivoting been open and closed positions to open and close the mouth. Th... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337434 | Directional control means for robotic swimming pool cleaners Directional control means are provided for robotic swimming pool or water tank cleaner of the type having an internal filter bag for removing and retaining debris from the pool, an electric pump for drawing water through the filter bag and two parallel mo... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337435 | Automatic toothbrush An automatic toothbrush enables a user to brush all teeth of an arch simultaneously. A toothbrush portion includes a set of brushes arranged in an arc shaped to coincide with the shape of the user's mouth. The toothbrush includes side brushes for brushing... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337436 | Brushless tooth cleaning device The device has an elastic cleaning head with an aperture. On the inside facing the aperture there is a brushless cleaning layer (12), e.g. of looped fabric. For cleaning purposes the head is first fitted over an incisor (15) and moved to and fro, fully co... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337437 | Portable washing apparatus A portable washing apparatus includes a rectangularly-shaped plastic pipe frame structure to which water and soap dispensing devices are attached. Opposed ends of the structure have water dispensers for respectively providing an initial wetting and subseq... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337438 | Method and apparatus for constant progression of a cleaning jet across heated surfaces An apparatus for cleaning heated surfaces with substantially constant progression of a jet cleaning medium. The invention monitors the rotational and translational position of the lance tube and is programmed with a schedule of lance tube rotation rates a... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337439 | Headlamp cleaning unit for the front area of a motor vehicle A vehicle headlamp wiper apparatus having a wiper shaft which projects longitudinally outward from a housing toward the front of the vehicle. A locking device which axially fixes the shaft against longitudinal displacement relative to the housing is desig... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337440 | Tool head brace A brace for a tool having an elongated handle and a working head disposed perpendicularly to the handle, such as a push broom, has a slidable collar and a pair of buttress rods. The working head is provided with a pair of holes on a top side, each hole be... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337441 | Extraction/insertion type soot blowing apparatus The present invention relates to an extraction/insertion type soot blowing apparatus in which a lance tube is inserted into a combustion chamber, and a high-pressure gas is blown from a nozzle provided at the tip end of the lance tube against a deposit ad... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337442 | Scraper apparatus A new and improved hand-held scraper apparatus is disclosed for scraping a surface at a plurality of predetermined scraping angles. The apparatus includes a blade support, and the apparatus is used by an operator for scraping a surface with a push-pull sc... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337443 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner convertible between a hand-held vacuum and a stick-type vacuum including a housing having a rondure first end and narrowing to a generally oblate, low profile nozzle at a second end, defining an opening in fluid communication with an inte... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337444 | Surface sweeping machine with over-the-cab hopper dumping A road sweeper which includes a hopper between a cab and a centrifugal separator, a pair of relatively telescopically extendable and retractable members, one member of each pair being pivoted to a frame of the vehicle and another member of each pair being... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337445 | Vacuum fan duster A vacuum assisted apparatus for cleaning the surfaces of a ceiling fan blade having a unitary housing defining a brush-lined aperture and having a dust receptacle for catching dust displaced by the brushes.... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337446 | Apparatus for applying ultrasonic energy in precision cleaning An apparatus for applying ultrasonic energy in precision cleaning includes a pressure vessel having a plurality of sonic plates, with or without a rotary device located inside the vessel. The plates may be arranged centrally within the vessel to propagate... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337447 | Grommet A grommet including an elastic grommet body and a clamp, the grommet body having a cylindrical portion for closely receiving an outer periphery of a wire bundle, a flange provided at one end of the cylindrical portion, an annular groove formed on an inner... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337448 | Method of swinging a pivoted door to a selected position and cam and follower mechanism for use in the method A door closer has a cam and follower mechanism for transmitting movement between a spring and an operating member which is connected with a door. Guide elements for the cam follower can be adjusted relative to a housing to adjust the orientation relative ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337449 | Handgrip for link chain A handgrip for attaching to a link chain to shield a user's hand from injury caused by pinching a flesh, comprised of an elongated sleeve having diametrically opposed recesses therein. The recesses being open at their bottoms for the passing of a threaded... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337450 | Easily removable faucet handle A handle for turning on and off a faucet has a push button release for removal of the handle from a stem of the faucet structure. Pressing down upon the push button causes a latch attached to the handle to disengage from a slot in the stem allowing remova... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337451 | Gear hinge A gear hinge having a thrust bearing which is less likely to wear. The hinge may include, in various combinations, gears having relatively small, rounded teeth, hinge members having anodized surfaces, bearings which may be produced by a gas assisted injec... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337452 | Sealed hinge arrangement Panels (10, 12, 16, 20) are joined on several hinge axes (14-22, 18-24), and may fold around either axis. A spherical ball (26) fits within a ball receiving socket (28) in the corner of each panel. Sealing against leakage, from one side of the panels to t... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337453 | Butt hinge pin lock A butt hinge pin lock is provided for securing standard butt hinges against tampering, by removal of the hinge pins. The device described herein is attached to the door, in a manner, and location, that interferes with the removal of the hinge pins by unau... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337454 | Milling machine on paths Process for the reduction of fiber bales. The fiber bales are set up in several long parallel rows and are reduced by a reducing element travelling along the rows of bales. The reducing element reduces the material in closely adjoining, overlapping paths.... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337455 | Device and method for pneumatically feeding a feeding chute A device is provided for feeding fiber material into a textile machine, comprising a horizontal transport channel (10), a feeding chute (2) branching vertically downward from the transport channel (10), an air-collecting chamber (3) separated by an air-pe... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337456 | Method and apparatus for opening a wadding lap In order to open the start of a wadding from a wadding lap, a current of air is produced by a nozzle in the unrolling direction of the wadding lap substantially tangential of the wadding lap and with a spacing to the periphery of the wadding lap. The curr... | 08/16/1994 |
