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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5365607 | Cap having evaporative cooling interior apparatus A cap utilizing evaporative cooling interior apparatus includes a cap having a generally dome-shaped head covering portion defining an interior cavity. A plurality of elongated tapered porous liquid evaporating pads are removably secured within the cap in... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365608 | Disposable, elastomeric glove A disposable elastomeric glove having a distinct protuberance in proximal position with respect to an abductor pollicis longus muscle of a wearer and between a proximal edge of a cuff and a wrist region of the glove.... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365609 | Golf glove with tee holder The improved golf glove of the present invention is constructed to provide convenient, compact, and readily-accessible storage for a golf tee and a ball marker. The glove includes a hand-receiving glove portion having an overlapping flap type closure, a t... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365610 | Sports pants with pocketed tacked pads A garment for wearing while playing sports having padded portions to absorb impact to protect specific body parts, the impact protection being provided by a shock absorbing pad located within a pocket defined on the garment. The pocket receives the protec... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365611 | Apparatus for protecting an object from inclement weather The present invention includes an apparatus for use by a person for protecting an object from inclement weather. The apparatus includes a first and second panel member, both of which have an edge. The edges of the first and second panel members are attach... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365612 | Disposable rain shield A disposable rain shield consisting of a bag having a looped shape and a perpheral inflatable bag. A chin strap is attached to central part of the bag and a valve is provided on the bag for injecting air into the bag.... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365613 | Hair drying towel turban A hair drying turban made from a single piece of absorbent cloth and having a cap portion and, extending forwardly, a hair basket portion. In use, the wearer places the cap portion on his or her hair with the hair extending forwardly over the forehead and... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365614 | Sports vest A garment having an easily opened secure pocket is provided. The pocket has a spring biased closure which will retain pocket contents when the pocket is inverted.... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365615 | Headgear faceshield w/non-invasive universal-mounting An aerodynamically configured face-shield suitable for sports-helmets or other similar head protective gear, which is inexpensively die-cut and readily conforming to the frontal vertical-brim region of an existing visorless-helmet via special mounting ele... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365616 | Non-splashing urinal deodorant block holder A non-splashing urinal deodorant block holder is used in a vertical type toilet or urinal. The urinal deodorant block holder can hold a deodorant block to rid the urinal of the unpleasant odor of urine and will not splash back the urine when the urine str... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365617 | Retrofit swimming pool water leveler and method A system for automatically maintaining a desired water level in a swimming pool, includes a float chamber coupled in fluid communication with a suction tube that is coupled between the pool and a pool filter pump. A float carrying a magnetic element is di... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365618 | Support system for bather's lift A support system for a bather's lift for aiding invalids to enter and exit a bathtub is constructed so that the lift assembly may readily be removed and stored away when it is not in use. The system includes a vertical column for supporting the lift. This... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365619 | Bathtub shield arrangement A shield member is arranged for mounting onto the sidewall portion of a bathtub, wherein the shield member includes a splash guard plate pivotally mounted to the shield member to permit securement of the splash guard plate to the wall surfaces of the surr... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365620 | Outdoor shower apparatus An outdoor shower apparatus having not only the well-known shower head but also a mixing valve for hot and cold water, in a kind of "bird house" appearance, and capabilities of being mounted for use that is selectively permanent or temporary.... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365621 | Invalid lift This invention relates to a lift to assist persons to stand or walk, where they have insufficient strength in their legs. The lift includes a supporting frame having a front portion extending in front of the person and side portions on each side. There ar... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365622 | Hydraulically operated retractable ambulance cot A retractable collapsible hydraulically operated ambulance cot having an upper frame with a bed for patient support; a lower frame; an intermediate frame disposed between and cooperable with the upper frame and the lower frame; a frame support pivotally c... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365623 | Telephone holder for bed side rail An apparatus for detachably attaching to a bed side rail and supporting a telephone thereon. The apparatus includes V-shaped slots for slipping over and receiving the side rail horizontal bar and a spring clamp therebelow adapted for detachable attachment... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365624 | Apparatus for automatic and simultaneous caring for teeth and gums A safe, hygienic and effective device for caring for the interior of the mouth is presented. The system includes easily interchangeable accessories for a brushing device that allows it to function also as a polisher, washer, massager/stimulator, oral irri... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365625 | Ring cutting and removing device A combination ring cutting and removing device is provided for use by medical personnel for cutting and removing rings from injured or swollen fingers. If the finger that carries a ring is badly injured, the swelling of the injured finger often precludes ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365626 | Swimming pool tile brushing device The device for brushing sides of in the ground swimming pools or ceramic tiles mounted on sides of in the ground swimming pools having a pool deck and a coping around a perimeter of the pool deck comprises a housing, a drive shaft mounted in the housing, ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365627 | Stem brush with automatic insertion system An oral hygiene device has a handle and an automatic stem insertion system and comprises a pair of keys on the motor driven shaft. A bore receives the shaft, and slots receive the keys. A pair of sleeves each having a ramp for receiving and engaging the k... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365628 | Roller assembly for rotary buffer A roller assembly adapted for use on a conventional hand held rotary disk buffing machine including a motor with a drive shaft extending from the motor, the roller assembly comprises a bracket assembly including a first bracket and a second bracket, each ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365629 | Apparatus for washing out flexographic printing plates A device for washing out flexographic printing plates. The device includes a tank, brushes, a first turning roll and a plate conveying mechanism. The tank is for holding a liquid bath. The brushes are adapted to be at least partly immersed in the liquid b... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365630 | Apparatus for cleaning contact lenses An apparatus for cleaning contact lens includes a lens cleaning case having a base and a cover pivotally mounted to the base. The base is provided with two spaced-apart domed lower cleaning pad receptacles. A cleaning pad motion plate is provided with a p... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365631 | Eraser carrier A carrier for a chalkboard eraser includes a C-shaped eraser holder having a top surface and depending sidewalls which have projections that engage the body of the eraser. A handle is connected to the eraser holder and it has a hollow portion which contai... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365632 | Clean-up pan A clean-up pan has an arcuate trough-shaped bottom wall defining a side opening pouring spout for discharging material from the pan into a receiving receptacle. The bottom wall has a relatively large capacity, and its configuration reduces the likelihood ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365633 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner including an electric blower disposed inside a generally cylindrical rigid blower casing positioned inside the vacuum cleaner body. The blower casing has a lining of sound absorbing material and is configured to cause a swirling flow arou... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365634 | Surface treating tool A surface treating tool comprising an interconnected cleaning and stripping device for a self contained automated retrieval cleaning apparatus that provides a vacuum recovery and filtration system, with the tool consisting of a rotary brush mounted in an ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365635 | Retractable caster assembly A retractable caster assembly includes a mounting unit and a foot unit. The mounting unit has a horizontal mounting plate and a hollow connector which projects downwardly from the mounting plate and which is formed with an outward stop projection and a sl... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365636 | Apparatus for closing sliding doors A sliding door closer for automatically returning a sliding door to a closed position includes a gas spring having a cylinder and a rod slidingly received thereby. Pressurized gas within the cylinder urges the rod to an extended position. A block and tack... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365637 | Flex handle for a power tool A vibration absorbing handle for a power tool includes a monolithic, elastomeric outer gripping member having affixed and extending therein an elongated, hollow support member and a first mounting member for connection to a tool housing, the outer grippin... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365638 | Spring mounting for sash frame tensioning arrangements A mounting element and assembly for a sash frame tensioner used in a sash window frame to support the window in any desired open position, the assembly comprising a channel section member and a sash frame support element slidable in said channel section m... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365639 | Ball and socket hinge assembly with translatable screw A hinge assembly (22) for mounting a deck lid (24) to a vehicle body (28) is disclosed. The hinge assembly (22) comprises a mount (36), an elongate strap (38) and a swivel (44) for swivelably attaching the strap (38) to the mount (36). The swivel (44) is ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365640 | Apparatus for sorting fibers An apparatus for sorting fibers and separating them into fractions with desirable and undesirable properties comprises a housing provided with a first chamber; a device for introducing fibers to be sorted into the first chamber; a rotary element revolvabl... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365641 | Cord stopper The cord stopper comprises: a plug having a plug head, a neck projecting centrally from a rear surface of the plug head and a plate-like cord clamp attached to a distal end of the neck substantially perpendicularly thereto; a socket having centrally in it... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365642 | Snap hook assembly A swivel snap hook assembly in which avoids drawbacks of deforming an opening through which the post of the swivel has been inserted to retain the had of the post, the post is received in a cavity of the hook or web loop member and is retained against lat... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365643 | Ink jet printing head producing method A method of producing a printing head provided in an ink jet printer for jetting ink particles onto paper. A piezoelectric block is formed with a plurality of aligned curved through channels to be filled with ink. Each channel is formed with an electrode ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365644 | Apparatus for continuously crimping thermoplastic threads A crimping apparatus for the continuous crimping of thermoplastic threads has a crimping nozzle with a feed channel, a nozzle orifice and a guide fork comprising two guide members and a plug feed roller with two parallel, interrupted, lateral guide means ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365645 | Methods of fabricating a page wide piezoelectric ink jet printhead assembly A page wide ink jet printhead body is formed using first and second series of identically configured rectangular piezoceramic blocks having widths not greater than about one inch. The individual blocks are poled in widthwise directions and secured to one ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365646 | Method of manufacturing an elongated spring member A compact suspension system for a wheeled vehicle and method for its manufacture. The suspension includes a tapered, vertically mounted elongated arm having an integral eye at one end. The integral eye rotatably connects the elongated arm to the vehicle w... | 11/22/1994 |
