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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5339464 | Universal adapter for night vision system An adapter is provided for enabling the use of night vision goggle having a plug-type mounting connector and a spring biased latch, with a head mounting assembly having a plate-type receiving carriage. The adapter comprises a housing having a plug-type re... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339465 | Palm guard for sports A rigid, molded unitary palm guard, with shock absorption and dissipation properties protects the palm and the wrist of the wearer when incorporated into the palm area of a glove for roller skating, in-line skating, skateboarding, snakeboarding and the li... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339466 | Cold weather sleeping hood The cold weather sleeping garment of the instant invention, used in conjunction with a sleeping bag, allows a user to sleep in sub-zero temperatures. The sleeping garment is separate from the sleeping bag but comfortably and snugly fastened to the user. T... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339467 | Hang-type earmuff and method of manufacture A hang-type earmuff has a unitary, seamless core of flexible plastic in a truncated, conical configuration. A cover extends across the convex outer surface of the core and a liner extends across the concave inner surface of the core. The liner is attached... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339468 | Hopper lid and the flush mechanism of a flush toilet An improved hopper seat/lid and flush mechanism for a flush toilet includes a control box having a seat/lid pedal and flush pedal mounted thereto. The seat/lid pedal is connected to the seat of the toilet through a linkage including a sliding rod. The flu... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339469 | Shower apparatus A shower apparatus includes a primary shower head having fluid connection to a three-way valve member, with the three-way valve member permitting selective fluid flow to the primary shower housing permitting fluid flow selectively to the primary shower he... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339470 | Combination foldable playpen and dressing/changing table A combination playpen and dressing/changing table, includes a frame including an upper frame assembly, a lower frame assembly, a plurality of corner legs, each leg having an upper end and a lower end, and connecting means for interconnecting the upper fra... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339471 | Bed for supporting a prone user with a large abdomen A resting bed for supporting a user, having a large abdomen, in a prone position, said bed comprising a frame having generally parallel top rails supported above the floor, and including an upper trunk support sling and lower body support sling, each slin... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339472 | Infant head and neck support pillow An infant head support pillow neck made of a filler-cushion material which is covered by a top half and bottom half which are sewn together. The top and bottom halves are identically shaped so as to give the infant pillow head support a substantially rect... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339473 | Tapping chip extractor tool A tool includes an elongate shank having an extractor threaded screw member, including a barbed projection extending therefrom to secure chips within a priorly tapped blind bore. The barbed tip is of magnetic material to enhance securement of chips relati... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339474 | Apparatus for and method of determining twist of clothes being washed in washer An apparatus for and a method of determining a twist of clothes being washed in a washer, wherein a sensing signal indicative of the twist of clothes is analyzed, to determine whether the clothes twist signal is a meaningful signal or a noise, so that whe... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339475 | Load supporting structure A load supporting structure includes a pair of beams with tension members extending between them. A deck formed from fiber reinforced concrete is supported on the beams with fasteners extending between the beams and deck. The tension members provide suffi... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339476 | Powered toothbrush A powered toothbrush with rotary bundles of bristles includes a driver installed in the handle portion of the toothbrush and a plurality of driven rotors in the head portion. A plurality of bundles of bristles are respectively attached to the driven rotor... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339477 | Apparatus for removing coatings from fingernails A motorized device for removing nail coatings such as fingernail polish or the like and usable by either a professional manicurist or by an individual caring for her own nails, the invention includes a container controllably rotatable in both clockwise an... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339478 | Rollover car wash with retracting cloth strips A rollover car wash with arrays of cloth curtains to wash the car. Air cylinders to oscillate the curtains, and controls to swing both arrays of cloth curtains out to the sides of the car when washing is complete.... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339479 | Motivational toothbrush A child's motivational toothbrush of unitary construction such that no part, of the toothbrush can be nondestructively detached so as to endanger a child. The toothbrush has as a part of its handle construction a three dimensional figure which has a cavit... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339480 | Tint bottle and nozzle cleaning brush A cleaning brush includes an elongated handle having opposed ends and a handle shape for use as a manual cleaning brush. A primary wire stem extends outwardly from one end of the handle and supports a primary bristle array having a generally cylindrical s... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339481 | Scrub brush A scrub brush intended primarily for hands and knees type scrubbing. The scrub brush has a substantially rectangular bristle block body of substantially uniform thickness. The bristle block has a rearward end and a forward end with a forwardly extending s... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339482 | Toothbrush having non-slip surface A toothbrush having a non-slip region on its handle to facilitate better manipulation of the brush is disclosed. An insert having a surface with raised ribs is formed in a separate molding operation and then inserted within an aperture formed in the tooth... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339483 | Holder for cosmetic or hygienic item Holders for cosmetic or hygienic items such as brushes and lipsticks which include a sleeve which is manually moved in telescoping fashion from a base of the holder outwardly to enclose the item before the cap is applied to the holder to facilitate applyi... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339484 | Closed end paint roller and method of manufacture thereof A closed-end roller cover in which the pile fabric on the end, and the portion of the core to which it is secured, is integral with the main body of the cover, and a method of manufacture thereof. The cover is formed by heating the end portion of a fabric... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339485 | Cutting torch tip cleaner A cleaner is provided for a cutting torch tip having a plurality of orifices in a particular arrangement which consists of a cylindrical body and a plurality of stainless steel wires extending from the body in the same pattern arrangement as the orifices ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339486 | Golf ball cleaner A golf ball cleaner with a housing having the outward appearance of an ordinary golf ball, the housing separable into two hollow, semi-spherical sections for placement of a golf ball therein for cleaning. Each hollow section includes a pad made of a spong... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339487 | Filtering means for a liquid pan assembly for a liquid bath vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner system having an intake nozzle integrally formed with a concave lower portion of a main vacuum canister of a vacuum cleaner system. The intake nozzle protrudes downwardly and communicates with an opening in a convex upper surface of a liq... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339488 | Sealing and wiping arrangement including inflatable chamber A sealing strip adjacent a slidable window glass in an automobile body, provides a sealing lip which is mounted on an air-tight hollow chamber having two relatively rigid sides stiffened by a metal carrier. The third side is a relatively flexible wall. Ex... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339489 | Screen wiping apparatus with adjustable wiper force A screen wiping apparatus comprises a wiper arm which carries at least one wiper blade. The wiper arm is articulated about a pivot axis on a drive head for driving the wiper arm in oscillating movement. A substantially constant wiping torque is applied to... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339490 | Dual wiper blade assembly An elongate wiper blade assembly comprises a yoke structure provided with a plurality of claw members, each claw member being designed to support a pair of backing strips each adapted to carry a wiper element,... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339491 | Sealed retainer grommet A sealed retainer grommet apparatus for securing a standard retainer member to a vehicle body panel. The apparatus generally includes a frusto-conical portion, an intermediate portion and a top portion. Both the top portion and a first end portion of the ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339492 | Doorstop Improved doorstop composed of an elongated unitary strip of resilient material. The strip is bent to form a substantially closed geometric shape that includes at least one extended substantially flat side for attachment to a wall or baseboard. The second ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339493 | Adjustable hinge An adjustable hinge for interposition between a door and a frame includes a frame leaf, a door leaf pivotably mounted to the frame leaf, and an adjustable mounting assembly mounted to the door and with which the door leaf is engaged. The mounting assembly... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339494 | Vehicle hood with hinge The hinge for the hood of an agricultural tractor includes a reversing plate pivotally mounted on the vehicle body. A first hinge arm has one end coupled to the reversing plate and a second end coupled to the hood. A second hinge arm has one end coupled t... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339495 | Coiler and autoleveller This invention relates to a coiler using tongue and groove rollers preferably for measuring sliver thickness and guiding sliver emerging from between these rollers, using guide means such as a pair of calender rollers driven for rotation in the same conve... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339496 | Self-aligning clamp structure An open self-aligning clamp the overlapping inner and outer band portions of which are adapted to be mechanically connected before tightening about the object to be fastened thereby by a plastically deformable so-called "Oetiker" ear; the mechanical conne... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339497 | Fastening device The invention relates to a device for power exerting connection to a flexible elongated pulling means (4). The invention also relates to a specific use of the device in connection with flexible pieces. The device comprises at least three elements extendin... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339498 | Adjustable tyer An adjustable tyer is formed using no knots. A slide, possibly made of plastics material is provided. The slide has a pair of channels through it for rope. A bight of rope is formed at one end of the slide. Anchoring means are provided to anchor the rope ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339499 | Hook design for a hook and loop fastener This invention describes a hook design for the hook portion of a hook and loop fastener system, and the hook strip made up of a multiplicity of such hooks projecting from a common base. The hook design encompasses a thickened stem portion projecting from ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339500 | Holding clamp for connecting sheets having different expansion characteristics A holding clamp for connecting together two sheets of material, at least one of which is susceptible to expansion. The clamp has a thread leg having a thread portion for receipt of a threaded member and a pair of clamping legs integrally joined at one end... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339501 | Snap and ratchet panel fastener and support assembly An adjustable fastener assembly which can readily be engaged and disengaged including a receptacle member, a connecting member and an engagement member for retaining the connecting member to the receptacle member upon engagement in a first direction, for ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339502 | Method and apparatus for plug loosening after texturing A textured yarn is directed through a path in which the textured yarn plug forms a loop in which the direction of the yarn plug is changed and the speed of the yarn plug is increased via a draw-off bobbin. The yarn plug within the loop is loosened and the... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339503 | Method and apparatus for incrementally drawing fibers A fiber drawing process and apparatus in which the fibers are drawn in small increments by passing the fibers in multiple wraps over on rotatably mounted spaced apart spindles having discrete circumferential microterraced surfaces which support the fiber.... | 08/23/1994 |
