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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5345608 | Utility glove Disclosed is a hand glove or mitt that has a semi-rigid polymeric molded construction with an open back, and includes a first portion having a recess for loosely receiving the thumb of the hand, another portion having a recess for the opposing fingers, an... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345609 | Protective glove having closed and isolated fluid filled cells A protective glove includes a glove body having at least one pocket with one or more hollow, shock-absorbing cells disposed therein. Each cell comprises a thin, flexible peripheral wall and an open interior space, which interior space contains a fluid und... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345610 | Mitten set A mitten set is arranged to include a first, second, and third glove member to permit simultaneous warming and securement between an adult and an associated child, wherein the first glove member is a first sizing, and the second glove member a second sizi... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345611 | Snowball gloves Glove members are arranged in a mirror image relationship relative to one another, including facing first and second palm walls having removably mounted thereon, first and second semi-spherical cup members. The cup members are arranged for complementary i... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345612 | Surgical glove An improved surgical glove is provided having reinforcing pads formed over the distal finger and thumb pulps and over the metacarpal-phalangeal joints. The fingertips and thumb tips are the most likely region of a surgical glove to be accidentally penetra... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345613 | Women's stocking and support This invention relates to an improved women's stocking and stocking support that utilizes a stocking support belt encircling the hip area of the wearer having only one stocking fastener on each side and a pair of normally cut (elongated to the wearer's cr... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345614 | Vehicle helmet A vehicle helmet, including a cap body comprised of a shell and a shock absorbing liner fitted to an inner surface of the shell, and a longitudinally extending air duct which is provided in a wall of of the cap body, such that the inside of the cap body c... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345615 | Wide viewfield underwater mask This invention relates to an underwater mask which has on the front two plates made of a transparent material for front vision, and two further transparent plates placed beneath the former and forming an angle greater than 90° and less than 180° therewi... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345616 | Pair of goggles with pad elements at the ends of the temples or at the nose piece For a pair of goggles with a frame and temples made of relatively hard plastic material or of metal comprising at least one pad element made of relatively soft plastic material at the ends of the temples and/or at the nose piece it is provided for the pur... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345617 | Toilet seat air freshener A toilet seat assembly for drawing in noxious toilet air, filtering and freshening the air, and returning the treated air to the toilet area. The toilet seat includes internally formed intake and exhaust ports which are each provided with respective intak... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345618 | Vacuum toilet system A vacuum toilet system for a vehicle (such as a boat) has numerous advantages. A single pump with valves on opposite sides of it may be used as both the vacuum source and for discharging sewage from a holding tank. Two sets of multiple heads may be select... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345619 | Combination toilet and swivel urinal A combination toilet and swivel urinal is provided and consists of a toilet having a bowl and a tank on the back. A urinal is hinged on a swivel to the side of the tank. The urinal is fluidly connected between the tank and the bowl of the toilet. The urin... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345620 | Composting toilet A composting toilet comprising a housing having a seat disposed about an opening communicating with an aeration drum for receiving human waste matter. The drum is rotatably-mounted for rotation about a longitudinal axis oriented horizontally inside the ho... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345621 | Method of insulating a spa using a flexible insulation blanket A portable type spa is insulated by a sequence of steps involving initially the preparation of an insulation blanket having a metal foil heat reflective surface on one side with orthogonal dimensions of the blanket sized larger than the orthogonal dimensi... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345622 | Method of fabricating inflatable bathing tub and associated support apparatus The method of forming an inflatable tub that includes shaping inner and outer plastic sheets to form tub upright side walls and end walls, and corners between the walls; bonding the sheets at each wall to form panels bonded together at certain locations, ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345623 | Shower curtain deflector Apparatus for deflecting a shower curtain outwardly of a shower stall through the access opening of the stall comprises relatively slideable rods accommodated in a tube which, when bowed, resists relative sliding movement of the rods. The opposite ends of... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345624 | Adjustable shower curtain positioning arm A shower curtain support arm which mounts on a shower rod without inhibiting the sliding movement of the curtain, and when locked in position controls the position of the shower curtain to hold the curtain away from a bather. The shower curtain support ar... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345625 | Bath/shower water recycling system A waste water recovery system for recycling shower/bath water for use in a tank-type toilet is provided. The system includes a storage tank with a suction pump to draw water into the storage tank. The system also includes a valve which is used to timely s... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345626 | Futon frame An improved frame for a futon sofa/chair having a first base end and a second base end. The base ends have guide slots which engage guide posts, the guide posts are mounted to a back, which is pivotably attached to a seat. The improvement resides in provi... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345627 | Towel with releasably attached pillow A beach pillow including a foam--e.g. a polyester--within a case enclosure covered by a terrycloth material so as to be machine-washable and dryable. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a bottom-side of the case is provided with a releasable hook-... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345628 | Waterbed mattress with tethered wave motion-inhibiting inserts To anchor an insert in proper wave motion-inhibiting position within a waterbed mattress, a rectangular, top vinyl sheet is patterned with corner sections which, upon formation of the mattress, are folded to provide a pair of inwardly extending anchoring ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345629 | Patient support system A system providing universal support for patients includes an articulated platform supported by a universal joint supported by a pair of hydraulic support arms, and by a pair of lesser hydraulic arms spaced from the universal joint. The platform is compri... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345630 | Quick inflatable air mattress A self-inflatable air mattress having a built-in bellows. A portion of the air mattress support is manually moved up and down actuating the bellows to introduce air into the mattress. The air inlet is of large area and a substantial amount of air is intro... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345631 | Bed elevator block An apparatus for raising one end of a bed which comprises the placement of elevator blocks under the support legs of one end of a conventional bed. The elevator block comprises top and bottom ends that are non-parallel planar surfaces. The planar surface ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345632 | Underframe for medical examination table A medical examination table comprises a pedestal to which an end of a rocker is hinged. An underframe is fixed rotationally to the other end of the rocker. By acting on the two axes of rotation, the table may enable motions that are as different as a simp... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345633 | Cushion with internal storage pouch A cushion that can detachably secured to a seat back of an automotive or other vehicle by a pair of adjustable straps, which cushion can support the neck of a person while riding in the vehicle, and has an internal storage pouch with a closure. An auxilia... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345634 | Apparatus for treating and preventing development of bed sores An apparatus for preventing the development of bed sores, and once developed, successfully treating them, composed partly of an rigid elongate member which is transversely disposed across a hospital bed, wherein each end of the elongate member is engaged ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345635 | Ice axe shovel attachment A shovel blade attachment is provided for a conventional mountain climber's axe. The shovel blade adds several utilitarian functions to the ice axe and is easily attached to and removed from the axe. A U-shaped threadably urged securement bolt ensures rel... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345636 | Multi-tool adjustable wrench A multi-tool adjustable wrench which provides for the adaption of an adjustable wrench so that it may be used as a hammer and a wrench, without the hammer surface interfering with the wrench's utility and without exposing the adjustment mechanism to sever... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345637 | High performance washing system for a horizontal axis washer A wash system is provided having a rotatable wash basket for receiving fabric items disposed within an imperforate wash tub. A quantity of wash liquid is initially applied to the fabric items while the fabric items are tumbled within the wash basket until... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345638 | Process for producing a shoe-shaped part from a web of material and resulting shoe-shaped part For the production of a shoe upper by cutting out of the shoe upper in the form of a layout from a web of material, shaping of the shoe upper with connection of material parts of the layout with formation of seams, a process is used by which such shoe upp... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345639 | Device and method for scrubbing and cleaning substrate A substrate scrubbing and cleaning device comprising a mechanism having an upper and a lower brush members for scrubbing both surfaces of an LCD glass substrate, a mechanism for rotating the upper and lower brush members, a mechanism for supplying pure wa... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345640 | Motorized back scrubber A motorized scrubber for effectively cleaning a dorsal portion of an individual. The scrubber includes a plurality of rotating brushes powered by an electric motor. The device may be conveniently secured to a shower wall or the like by suction cups provid... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345641 | Portable footwear cleaner A device for cleaning soiled footwear with a contoured brush attached to a base section made of flexible carpet or the like, the brush member having one end with affixed bristles pointing upwardly and outwardly for cleaning the instep portions of soiled f... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345642 | Dual sized C-shaped scraper for cylindrical containers A hand tool for removing adhesive material, such as ceramics, from cylindrical containers and/or scraping such containers clean of residual adhesive material, thereby salvaging such material and reducing the labor and material costs of construction work, ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345643 | Wet mop holder The wet mop holder of the invention comprises a mop holding head :having a substantially round forward end with a groove disposed therein. The mop holder includes a moveable tightening member disposed in a spaced relation to the mop holding head. The tigh... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345644 | Brush intended for the application of a cosmetic product, in particular to the eyelashes or the hair A brush intended for the application of a cosmetic product comprises a plurality of bristles (3, 4) transversely implanted in a core. These bristles are formed by a mixture of bristles selected from at least two groups, namely a first group consisting of ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345645 | Subgingival toothbrush This invention directs itself to a subgingival toothbrush (10) for insertion of first and second sets of bristles (36 and 38) below the gum line (22) of a user. First and second sets of bristles (36 and 38) are adapted to be oscillated and abrasively cont... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345646 | Handbrush for cleaning protheses, particularly tooth prostheses A handbrush for cleaning prostheses, in particular tooth prostheses, has a bristle support provided with a plurality of bristles and a hand gripping part connected with the bristle support. The bristle support, the bristles and the hand gripping part are ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5345647 | Toothbrush A toothbrush for cleaning the lingual areas of the teeth while the user's mouth is substantially closed. The toothbrush includes a flat, wide connecting portion extending between the handle portion and the head portion of the toothbrush. The connecting po... | 09/13/1994 |
