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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5369804 | Infant's garment with safety feature A suit that covers the entire body of the infant. A band is applied to suit, in the front, at about the location of the solar plexus, with handles in the back. An adult can grab the handles with one hand and lift the infant out of danger. The band can be ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369805 | Ergonomic arm support An ergonomic arm support for supporting the forearm during typing, keying, or assembly operations. The arm support includes an armrest pivotally mounted on a slide for sliding the armrest to and away from a base which is secured to a table or chair. The s... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369806 | Welding glove having float resistant foam inner layer A glove for the protection of the hand of a welder from heat and burning during welding operations, includes a leather outer shell having a thickness in the range of about 0.8 to about 1.9 millimeters. The glove, within the outer shell, further includes a... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369807 | Therapeutic glove A therapeutic glove that may be used to provide pressure and heat to relieve pain caused from arthritis or other ailments in a user's hand. The glove utilizes a heat retaining gel that may be warmed with hot water and the like to provide therapeutic heat ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369808 | Hat with snug fitting arcuate hat band An improved hat band adapted to be wrapped around the body of a hat with free ends detachably connected to each other, the band being held in place by tension and slideably adjustable around the hat body to properly position the band on the hat.... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369809 | Adjustable hood system An adjustable hood system including a pair of drawstrings extending from the two temple areas of the wearer to the area corresponding to the nape of the neck. The drawstrings provide both vertical and lateral adjustability around the head of the wearer to... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369810 | Malodorous air entrapment apparatus Apparatus disposed inside the flushing tank of a toilet for drawing and entrapping malodorous elements of air from the bowl of a bathroom commode. The malodorous air is drawn from the bowl through the flushing tank overflow pipe, and forced through an eas... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369811 | Vacuum toilet system with odor filter A vacuum toilet system for a transport vehicle includes a toilet bowl, a sewage collection system, a normally closed sewer valve connecting the toilet bowl to the sewage collection system, a vacuum generator for exhausting air from the sewage collection s... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369812 | Toilet ventilation assembly including fluid extraction device A toilet ventilation apparatus (40) for extracting air (13) proximate a toilet assembly (10). The toilet ventilation apparatus (40) comprises an air intake mechanism (42) positioned for use proximate a rim (30) of a toilet bowl (12) for intaking air proxi... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369813 | Self-contained toilet venting system In a preferred embodiment, a self-contained toilet ventilation system for retrofitting to an existing toilet installation, the toilet installation comprising a bowl, a water tank attached to the bowl, a tank interior air volume disposed within the tank, a... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369814 | Automatic commode seat closing system An automatic toilet seat lowering mechanism, generally composed of a water pressure sensor connected with the water supply to the toilet, a seat closure unit for effecting automatic closure of the toilet seat with a regulated rate of descent, and mechanic... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369815 | Sink strainer having a detachable seal A sink strainer having a hollow strainer body with an open upper end with an outlet member at the lower end thereof on which is formed an annular valve seat. A basket strainer is operatively mounted in the strainer body and it is movable between an open a... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369816 | Automatic weight-activated toilet flushing apparatus A automatic weight-activated toilet flushing apparatus, includes an automatic bounding device, a lifting/lowering device and a control box, wherein the bounding device is connected under a rear portion of a pad of a toilet bowl and connected to the liftin... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369817 | Toilet seat box A toilet seat box device to be mounted on the rear part of the top of a toilet contains a nozzle for spraying washing water onto the buttocks of the person using the toilet and a water flow adjustment valve for adjusting the flow of water supplied to the ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369818 | Multi-lavatory system A multi-lavatory system is preassembled to facilitate efficient installation with a minimum of connection points. The multi-lavatory system is connected to a single fluid supply line and a single drainage line. A fluid supply network conducts water from t... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369819 | Toilet seat retaining device A system for retaining a toilet seat and seat cover in a verticle position against a toilet water tank that comprises an elastic band that encircles the water tank. The seat and seat cover may be selectively held under the elastic band against the tank.... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369820 | Toilet training potty The present invention comprises a potty seat configured with a hinged platform ring upon which a toilet training child is to sit, a collecting basin able to fit within a substantially hollow base of said potty seat, a pair of laterally disposed arms and a... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369821 | Invalid hoist An invalid hoist comprises a mast, a shaft angularly movable relative to the mast about a horizontal or substantially horizontal axis, a lifting member secured to the shaft so as to pivot relative to the mast in response to angular movement of the shaft, ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369822 | Bent wire spring module A bent wire spring unit having a spaced pair of foot portions and a spring member extending upwardly from each foot portion. Each spring member is formed of a series of torsion bars and connector bars interconnected by bends in the spring wire. The spring... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369823 | Waterbed drain fitting A drain fitting for inflatable structures having thin flexible exterior walls defining fluid-containing interior spaces; the filling includes an elongate drain tube with an outer downstream end and an inner upstream end, a coupling port at the outer end o... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369824 | Maternity mattress A reversible mattress for use by a pregnant woman. The mattress includes a planar first face having a cavity therein for accommodating the abdomen of the pregnant woman when the mattress is positioned with the first face facing upward and the pregnant wom... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369825 | All purpose surgery table A surgical table is provided which includes a patient support portion for receiving a patient and a base member connected to and supporting the patient support portion. The patient support portion includes a seat portion and a leg support portion wherein ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369826 | Bottom structure of a bed A bottom structure of a bed having a bottom formed so as to be bendable by a series of parallel strips mutually sequentially connected such that the strips are shorter in width on the side away from the sequentially connected side. In this way the bottom ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369827 | Medical stirrups A medical stirrup supporting and positioning apparatus which provides three dimensional adjustment. The stirrup features a single locking member which simultaneously locks the stirrup into two of three non parallel planes. It also includes a free-floating... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369828 | Inflatable cushion with upstanding pyramidal air cells An integral inflatable cushion comprises a flexible bottom wall and a plurality of upstanding air cells having flexible generally vertical side walls, said air cells being substantially pyramidal in shape and having a substantially rectangular flexible lo... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369829 | Seat cushion for reclining wheelchairs A seating system for a wheelchair including a base member and fluid pad. The base member has forward and rearward sections respectively supporting the user's thighs and buttocks. The rearward section supporting the user's buttocks includes a depressed, se... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369830 | Method for manufacturing shoes and soles therefor The method for manufacturing shoe soles consists in cutting by half a tire and separating its flancs, reducing the interior portion of said flancs down to the cotton weaving, smoothing both faces of said flancs in order to homogenize the surface and to ob... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369831 | Therapeutic ultrasonic toothbrush A removable brush-head for an ultrasonic toothbrush for daily dental hygiene purposes, including a plurality of bristle clusters, a substantially tubular body constructed of a flexible material and tensioning means securing the brush-head to the ultrasoni... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369832 | Bucket mounted sweeper A mounting and stand system for a bucket brush sweeper that will allow the sweeper to be easily attached or removed from a bucket assembly. After the sweeper is detached from the bucket the brush may then stand alone on stands to allow the bucket to be us... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369833 | Offset sidebar flight supporting chain Disclosed herein is a chain for use in a street sweeper in conveying dirt swept from the street along an inclined surface to a hopper for later disposal. Flights for conveying the dirt along the inclined surface are easily attached to the chain. The chain... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369834 | Rotary duct cleaning brush device A rotary air-driven brush device for cleaning air ducts comprises a reversible rotary air motor connected to a source of air under pressure and having a threaded output shaft. A brush head includes an inner mounting member secured to the output shaft and ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369835 | Toothbrush assembly A toothbrush assembly having a handle component and a brush component which in the storage mode of the assembly is housed within the handle component. In the brushing mode, the brush component is attached to the handle component and projects therefrom. Th... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369836 | Ceiling fan blade cleaner A ceiling fan blade cleaner including a flexible, flat tubular, textile sleeve of sufficient length to completely encase a fan blade from tip to root, a flat spring member to cause said sleeve to conform to the blade surfaces and a pair of metal plates to... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369837 | Windshield wiper arrangement with an arm of variable active length The invention concerns a windshield wiper arrangement including a windshield wiper arm (2) the active length of which varies in the course of the sweeping movement, characterized in that it includes: motor means including a first motor shaft (26) given a ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369838 | Automatic floor scrubber An automatic floor scrubber (10) is disclosed having its frame divided into a truck (12) and an upper assembly (14) isolated from each other by a multiplicity of elastomeric isolator mounts (106) arranged in a nonlinear fashion. The wheels (18, 20), the d... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369839 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a receptacle having an outer wall and a suction socket. A cover for closing the receptacle is provided. The cover contains the drive motor and a suction fan that produces an air stream that is guided via the suction socket into t... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369840 | Stop mechanism for a door A stop mechanism for a door associated with a jamb utilizing an arresting element. The arresting element is capable of withstanding force asserted on an object normally positioned between the door and the jamb. In addition, the arresting element is sized ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369841 | Hinge, particulary for furniture doors A hinge, particularly for furniture doors, in which two fastening elements are connected via inner and outer link elements to form a linkage, the outer link element of which has a curved face and a vertex on which a longitudinally extending, active leg of... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369842 | "Hinge plate for a refrigerator" A refrigerator includes an external wrapper defining a refrigerated compartment. The external wrapper overlies a support frame, and at least one door is movable about a hinge point to obtain access to the refrigerated compartment. The door is supported by... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369843 | Gravity locking articulation for a briefcase A gravity locking articulation for a briefcase comprises a first and second cam plates disposed between hingedly connected ends of support links of the briefcase, and a sphere rollingly disposed within a generally annular race defined between the cam plat... | 12/06/1994 |
