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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5371903 | Aerodynamic modules for cycling, skating and other speed sports Aerodynamic enhancements and modules for cycling and other speed sports such as skating and skiing include in one embodiment a wind drag reducer including two tapered arm/leg wedges. For cycling the the tapered wedges which are held in position by a stret... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371904 | Collar construction An edge construction for a garment. The construction includes a garment body provided with a finished lower edge and sleeves suitably attached opposite side of the upper end of the garment body. The body is cut away in the usual manner at its upper extrem... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371905 | Neck and spine protection device A neck and spine protection device comprised of a helmet for head protection, pads for shoulder protection and a fluid dampening mechanism. The fluid dampening mechanism is connected between the helmet and pads. The fluid dampening mechanism has limits at... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371906 | Toilet seat ring automatic raising structure using magnets A toilet seat ring automatic raising structure consists of magnetic lever and magnetic spring types. The magnetic lever type of structure has a pair of actuating legs with appropriate weight for lifting up the seat ring automatically. The actuating legs h... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371907 | Pool cover support A pool cover support for supporting an above-ground pool cover in an elevated position on a pool. The support includes a plurality of members that extend from a point above a center of the pool to sidewalls of the pool. The members rest upon the sidewalls... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371908 | Anti-splash attachment assembly for a shower curtain rod An anti-splash attachment assembly for a shower curtain rod is provided to prevent shower water from splashing from the shower area onto the bathroom floor. The assembly comprises a curved tubular member and a fastening sleeve. The fastening sleeve is pro... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371909 | Bendable patient support A readily bendable positioning aid, having a soft, spongy foam body for supporting an infant. Once formed into the desired shape, the support maintains its shape until reformed by the user. Disposed internally of the foam body is an elongated, bendable le... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371910 | Sliding oscillator seal for submersible suction cleaner A submersible suction cleaner includes a chamber, an oscillator pivotably mounted within the chamber for movement to and fro with a gap between an edge of the oscillator and a wall of the chamber through which water containing grit flows during operation.... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371911 | Drum processing apparatus A drum processing apparatus serves to purge and decontaminate successive product-containing storage drums. The drum processing apparatus includes a drum deheading station, a drum emptying station, and at least one drum cleaning station. The drum deheading... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371912 | Floor and baseboard cleaning machine An electric floor and baseboard cleaning machine includes a motor assembly attached to a medium frame in which the movement thereof is adjustable for either straight line or circular motion. The medium frame has a fixed and pivotal sections and the pivota... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371913 | Can cleaning device A disposable, one-piece, bristleless can cleaning device including a body, cyclindrical in cross-section with a circular base wall and integral annular, concentric outer and inner side walls, the outer wall formed along the periphery of the base wall and ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371914 | Window cleaning device A window cleaning device of the type having a handle, a head attached to the handle and a sponge mounted in a longitudinal channel in the head of the washer is provided. A net-like web envelops the sponge. The cleaning device includes an improved stiffene... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371915 | Angular headed toothbrush An improved toothbrush design incorporating a bristle head including a fixed obtuse angle. This toothbrush is designed to be the sole implement needed for dental hygiene. The angle in the bristle head is formed by intermediate and distal segments which ea... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371916 | T-shaped broom head A broom head has a force-distributing handle socket. The broom head generally defines a plane and is structured for connection to a broom handle. The broom head includes a force distributing socket for a handle, the force distributing handle socket includ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371917 | Backplate for a sponge refill cartridge A sponge refill backplate for easy replacement on mop heads having mop clips, turn-lock assemblies or long slotted attachment members comprising opposed raised locking clips open only at their distal ends having locking slots with a wider channel below to... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371918 | Water heater for carpet cleaning systems A water heater for a carpet cleaning system has a first chamber and a main heat exchanger disposed within the first chamber, the main heat exchanger utilizing heat from a first source, preferably an engine, to heat water to be used in the carpet cleaning ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371919 | Coupling element for adjustable hand lever mechanism An adjustable hand lever mechanism is provided that comprises a coupling element of a trapezoidal configuration embedded in a hand lever. The coupling element is made from a material, e.g. metal, that is harder than the material, e.g. plastic, from which ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371920 | Safety system of roll guards A safety system of roll guards protecting an anesthesia machine's wheel assemblies from being obstructed or snagged by objects lying upon a floor surface or dangling above the floor surface that are in the path of movement. Each roll guard is loosely conn... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371921 | Caster brake A caster for supporting an object on wheels is provided with a brake that is operable between engageable and disengageable positions. The brake alternatively restricts and permits rotation of the caster wheel relative to a moveable swivel element. The bra... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371922 | Safety device for baby walker The present invention relates to a safety device for a baby walker which has a main wheel and an auxiliary wheel. By using a main wheel lock plate and a telescopic pipe, a ratchet on the main wheel can be prevented from blocking by a lock block under norm... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371923 | Handle for a baggage cart A handle of a telescopic handle assembly for a baggage cart includes at least a handle seat fixedly connected to an inner tube of the telescopic handle assembly, an actuator rotatably received within a mounting hole of the handle seat, a grip portion form... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371924 | Hinges for picture frames A hinge for use with a picture frame and a set-up base, includes first and second hinge leaves, each hinge leaf having claws, the claws of the first hinge leaf for fastening the first hinge leaf to a picture frame and the claws of the second hinge leaf fo... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371925 | Bag sealing assembly A mechanical bag closure and sealing assembly which includes inner and outer elongated inter-engaging clamp members between which the upper edges of a bag are selectively compressed and sealed and wherein the inner member includes opposing wall segments w... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371926 | Tension lock buckle A closed loop fastening system for running and other shoes. The fastening system includes a harness, a strap, guides and a tension lock buckle. The harness includes strap portions which can tightly retain a user's foot inside the shoe. The guides are atta... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371927 | Pull tab for slide fastener and a slide fastener incorporating such pull tab A pull tab for manipulating a slide of a slide fastener and a slide fastener incorporating such pull tab. The pull tab is made of a synthetic elastomer, wherein the synthetic elastomer is a polyether amide block copolymer.... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371928 | Apparatus for feeding a fiber batt to a needle loom Apparatus for feeding a fiber batt to a needle loom, in which a gusset gap between an upper reversing roller of a pre-compression means and an upper supply roller is filled by an upper slim transmission roller rotatably suspended at its end portions by br... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371930 | Apparatus for transferring a warp thread exchange system into a loom A cart for transferring a warp exchange system from a machine that prepares such a warp exchange system to a warp beam lifting carriage, is equipped to at least temporarily store a prepared warp exchange system after having picked up the system from a war... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371931 | Production system for molded and pressed parts Software and hardware such as part feeding and assembling devices constituting a production system are simplified with the use of a plurality of processing and assembly integrated units in which processing and assembling of parts are coupled and integrate... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371932 | Multiple valve spring compressor A multiple valve spring compressor consists of a rectangular base of sufficient size to support the entire structure, an upper frame member being of a rectangular u-shape, is attached at each end to the base with an expandable device attached at it's cent... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371933 | Fastener setting tool with offset nose assembly A fastener setting tool including an anvil housing having an offset anvil portion and a collet positioned slidably in the anvil housing and including an offset portion coacting with the offset anvil portion of the anvil housing to defined an offset nose a... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371934 | Process for making reinforced, thin-walled tubing Methods for reinforcing thin-walled, flexible tubing using pressurized fluids which have excellent mechanical integrity, including burst-strength. The methods comprise pressurizing a tubular conduit with pressurized fluid followed by applying reinforcing ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371935 | Method for removing a fuel cell A method for removing a fuel cell from an aircraft fuselage cavity includes the steps of sealing the fuel cell by securing complementary covers and gaskets or O-rings in combination with the ports of the fuel cell, installing an evacuation system in combi... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371936 | Trampoline assembly tool and a method of assembling a trampoline A tool for attaching springs to a trampoline mat, and a method for using the tool to assemble a trampoline. The tool has a straight rigid shaft and a curved rigid handle connected and separated by a rigid plate. The handle is curved to fit the closed hand... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371937 | Method for producing a composite material A method of making a composite material in which a porous preform is produced by spray casting. An appropriate metal or alloy is caused to infiltrate the interconnected pores. This may be accomplished by infiltrating the porous preform with a liquid metal... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371938 | Machine for cutting and removing the wrapper of a bale The machine comprises a support structure including a vertical upright, a cross member which can move vertically along the upright, two horizontal arms, one end of each being articulated to the cross member and the other end having a rotatable gripping de... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371939 | Head locator for mounting a head to a gimbal In positioning a transducer head with respect to a supporting arm, the transducer head is subject to both a normal force and a moment force and has first and second air bearing surfaces. The apparatus includes a controller and first and second sensors for... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371940 | Pallet arranging system Disclosed is a pallet arranging system for use in a multiple-item small-lot production setup. The system uses a plurality of pallet groups each comprising a plurality of pallets, each of the pallets including a plurality of cartridges, each of the cartrid... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371941 | Apparatus for attaching a slider to a slide fastener stringer Sliders are mounted in a continuous string or by swinging them into gaps in the otherwise continuous coupling chain. An opening or spreading device operates coupling members of the chain adjacent the gap and downstream thereof a fixing ram holds the membe... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371942 | Apparatus for installing a prefabricated cable harness The invention relates to an arrangement for installing a prefabricated cable harness in the interior of an empty vehicle body of a passenger car at the initial stage of its final assembly. A known cable harness which is suitable for handling by an automat... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371943 | Method of making a lead frame A hole is formed in a metal plate, and after a concave portion is formed by pressurizing a predetermined area on the metal plate including the hole to cause plastic deformation, an island of a lead frame is formed in the concave portion. By forming the co... | 12/13/1994 |
