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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5353437 | Combination helmet and body protection device A combination helmet and body protection device for use in sports such as American football and other hazardous activities such as driving, cycling, hockey, riot control, and fire fighting to protect the human body from potentially crippling forces applie... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353438 | Necktie restraint A device and method for restraining the tail of a necktie to the front of a shirt. The device includes a longitudinal strip of flexible material with a sewn longitudinal button hole on one end and a circular hole on the other.... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353439 | Golf scoring device A system for attaching a scoring display unit to a fastening band of a glove. The fastening band includes a top strap, and a back surface patch for the top strap. Confronting surfaces of the top strap and the back surface patch comprise cooperating intere... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353440 | Grip glove A glove and auxiliary grip including a protuberance on a grip strap to provide a bearing surface against a cylindrical object which exerts a force on a user. The glove includes universally adjustable separable fasteners to position the glove on a hand of ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353441 | Sock support device A support plate includes a support loop extending from an uppermost end of the support plate for securement relative to an individual garment, wherein a second end support plate has extending therefrom a keyhole slot arranged to receive a projecting boss ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353442 | Rapid action plunger A plunger is described which utilizes the suction cup principle to its fullest potential. The suction cup action is actuated by a lever arm which is operatively connected to the suction cup rod. This device can further contain a splash guard which will el... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353443 | Toilet assembly having a combined automatic ventilation and flushing system A toilet assembly having a combined automatic ventilation and flushing system, which comprises a returnable solenoid member, a trap way, a trap way valve member, a multifunctional tube member, and a motion sensor whereby while the user sits on the toilet ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353444 | Primer activated wet leg-control vented low level syphon flush for toilets A toilet flushing apparatus characterized by a closed primer tank and an inherently leakproof syphon discharge through a toilet flush tube, also characterized by a pre-primed syphon, wherein the discharge leg is filled to the syphon bridge and the suction... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353445 | Conduit attachment system An assembly for connecting a plumbing conduit to a wall is disclosed. In one aspect there is an outlet formed in a wall of the tank and a resilient seal bearing against an inner surface of the wall around the outlet. The seal has a bore aligned with the o... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353446 | Means for facilitating the entry and exit of a person in a wheelchair into and out of a pool or body of water A device for facilitating the assisted entry and exit of a person in a wheelchair (a) from the wheelchair into a body of water and (b) out of the water back into the wheelchair is disclosed in which a platform support has two forward sections that extend ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353447 | Rotating hydrotherapy jet with adjustable offset outlet nozzle An adjustable rotating hydrotherapy jet has a rotatable support structure for a jet outlet nozzle that holds the outlet nozzle with its axis offset from the rotation axis, and at a non-intersecting and non-zero angle thereto. The jet flow through the outl... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353448 | Water recycling system using spent recycled water with fresh water A water recycling system primarily adapted for use in shower facilities enabling the user to increase both the time duration of a shower and the quantity of water experienced by a user, by maintaining water in a semi-closed system, while both maintaining ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353449 | Toilet training method A method for training a child to urinate in the toilet. A chromotrophic indicator is added to the toilet water to provide an aqueous chromotrophic indicator in the toilet bowl. The user urinates into the aqueous solution, thereby changing the indicator fr... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353450 | Headboards A bed headboard having a headboard panel and support means supporting the panel in a generally vertical position and in at least one inclined position. The support means includes mounting means secured to the end of the bed and struts pivotally connected ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353451 | Playpen frame structure A playpen frame structure comprises a rectangular top rail frame supported by four upright primary legs. The top rail frame comprises four rails, each constituted by two bar members pivotally connected to a mid-joint which allows the bar members to be rot... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353452 | Folding bed assembly A folding bed assembly including a box-shaped support assembly connected to a wall, a box-shaped bed pad pivotally connected to the support assembly with a counter-balancing member connected between the support assembly and the bed pad to bias the pad tow... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353453 | Tanning towel with reflective surface A tanning towel is disclosed which is capable of enhancing suntanning by having a reflective side made of a pliable fabric which can be washed and dried in a normal fashion and which can be attached to a conventional towel using a hook-and-loop (Velcro) t... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353454 | Adjustable lumbar support for flotation systems A water mattress construction is provided with a tray providing a cavity adapted to support a liquid filled bladder, with at least one lumbar support member positioned intermediate the bladder and the tray, the lumbar support being slidably adjustable alo... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353455 | Padding body with individual modular elements A padding body that has flexible grid member with apertures formed in it. The apertures are defined by bordering sections of the grid member. The padding body includes individual modular elements with each modular element being resilient and each modular ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353456 | Height-adjustable bedskirt assembly A height-adjustable bedskirt assembly includes a generally rectangular support sheet having fasteners for adjustably coupling together a longitudinal fold in the sheet surface, and an elongate skirt. The support sheet includes fasteners which extend along... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353457 | Pillow with a height adjustment device An pillow with a height adjustment device comprising a driving mechanism consisted of an axle, two driving gears spaced on the axle, and a knob coupled to the axle at one end, and two rack assemblies meshed with either driving gear and disposed beneath th... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353458 | Method for transporting knit fabric web between the squeeze rollers of a padding device and a take up roll A method and an apparatus for supporting a traveling web of knit fabric. The apparatus includes an uneven number of intermediate support rollers for supporting the knit fabric web as it travels between a padding device and a take up roll. The knit web fab... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353459 | Method for inflating a bladder The invention is directed to a method for inflating a bladder including a first and a second distinct chamber linked in fluid communication by an interconnecting port, and a fluid fill inlet linked in fluid communication with the first chamber. A first no... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353460 | Power driven toothbrush A hand-held power driven toothbrush carries a pair of exposed brush elements and self-contained driving means effective to directly drive one of said brush elements in oscillation, with linkage between the brush elements such that the second brush element... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353461 | Rotary scrubber apparatus A rotary scrubber includes an elongate housing having a rotary axle projecting therefrom, with the rotary axle mounting a brush member. A deflecting shield is positioned circumferentially relative to the brush member to deflect fluid therefrom, wherein th... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353462 | Glass plate washing machine A glass plate washing machine has transferring apparatus for transferring glass plates and a plurality of electric motors disposed above the transferring apparatus. The motors are disposed in rows across the transferring apparatus. The motors which belong... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353463 | Brush for cleaning sink drain recesses and the like A brush for cleaning sink drain recesses comprises a truncated spheroidal base with side bristles extending radially from the convex side outer surface and bottom bristles extending perpendicularly from the planar bottom outer surface of the base. A handl... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353464 | Toothbrush construction The handle of the toothbrush is in the general form of an animal (e.g., a quadriped) having its body-supported when not in use in a generally horizontal position. The handle is manually encircled and grasped by the hand with the thumb extending under and ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353465 | Scraper apparatus A scraper apparatus, having a principal elongated housing; a handle member attached to a first end of the housing; a blade extending from the second end of the housing; a rod within the housing upon which the blade is mounted; a pneumatic power source for... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353466 | Rearview mirror wiper A rearview mirror wiper system for use on a truck, bus, passenger car or similar vehicles. The basic system can be supplied as original equipment on a vehicle or as a replacement for a wiperless original equipment rearview mirror. The wiper system fits in... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353467 | Suspended cleaning device for textiles machines A cleaning device for a row of textile machines has a duct extending along the textile machines, with a longitudinal slot which is covered by sealing lips on both sides and in which a boat-shaped nozzle of the cleaning device travelling on rollers engages... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353468 | Vacuum cleaner comprising a suction tube and suction tube provided with a remote-control circuit comprising a capacitive sensor A vacuum cleaner is provided which comprises a housing (100) provided with an electric motor (110) and with an electronic circuit (120) for controlling the electric motor (110), and a suction tube (200) coupled to the housing (100) and comprising a grip (... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353469 | Wet/dry vacuum cleaner with noise reducing housing structure A floor cleaning device, such as a wet/dry vacuum cleaner, is disclosed having a housing structure which reduces the amount of ambient noise generated thereby. The floor cleaning device includes a float stand which is preferably formed from a single piece... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353470 | Horizontal canister vacuum A horizontal canister vacuum having a cover removably attached to the open end of a canister having a motor/fan assembly affixed thereto and cooperating with an air outlet to evacuate air from the interior cavity. A plurality of wheels provided for solidl... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353471 | Apparatus for performing work on a floor surface The invention relates to an apparatus for performing work on a floor surface such as an electrically driven vacuum and polishing machine. The machine includes a chassis and a wand pivotally connected to the chassis by a pivot connection. A vacuum cleaner ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353472 | Grommet/plug A main member of soft plastic material and a second member of hard plastic material, chemically compatible and thermally bonded together. The second member is partially slitted having a ring element embedded in the main member, and segments distributed ci... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353473 | Bottom fixture for overhead garage doors A bottom fixture for overhead garage doors which can be selectively installed on the lower portion of either the right hand or left hand side of the garage door. The bottom fixture is an L-shaped bracket having a wide flat side and a narrow flat side at r... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353474 | Transferrable personalized grip for a handle assembly and method for making same A handle assembly includes a main body portion and a gripping portion. The gripping portion formed on a sleeve which is adapted to be removably frictionally returned on the main body portion of the handle assembly. The gripping portion is molded to includ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353475 | Handle attachment for cooking utensils or the like A handle can be attached on a cooking pot, frying pan or the like frictionally and possibly also form-lockingly without a separate connecting element, wherein the fastened handle can be released from the rigid anchoring element on the cooking utensil. Thr... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353476 | Hinge cup positioning device An improvement in a configured hinge having a hinge cup for mounting on a surface provided with a hinge cup bore hole comprising a spacer having a pre-selected thickness and a periphery substantially conforming to the configuration of the hinge cup for mo... | 10/11/1994 |
