Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5386591 | Discus training glove A discus training glove for use in adding to the competitive capability of discus throwers is provided herein. The present invention proposes to add an evenly distributed amount of weight to the glove of the discus thrower. The weight will be inserted and... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386592 | Headband and flashlight holding construction A headband and flashlight holding construction includes a plurality of equal length straps. Two of the straps are joined together to form a headband, and two of the straps are orthogonally joined to the headband forming semi-loops so that, when the headba... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386593 | Fireman's belt with padding and fire-resistant construction A pair of suspenders and a belt for use in securing firefighter's pants are manufactured of an inelastic material to prevent the firefighter's pants from sagging. In conventional suspenders, the elastic nature of previous designs tended to lose their stre... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386594 | Toilet ventilating manifold system A bathroom ventilation appliance that mounts on existing toilets including: (i) a Toilet Tank Manifold which provides access to the water jackets of the toilet for purposes of drawing odorous air out of the toilet bowl, and supplying water to the Reservoi... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386595 | Garment attachment system A garment and attachment system of the present invention include a pair of first attachment pads attached to a first waist section of a garment shell. Each first attachment pad has a primary axis directed generally toward the nearest corner of the garment... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386596 | Water saver toilet A water saver toilet is provided, of the type that applies a vacuum to the toilet bowl outlet to assist flushing, which effectively uses the vacuum. The toilet bowl outlet includes upper and lower trap devices (44, 50 in FIG. 2) connected by a trapway (46... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386597 | Geometric form-fitted spa cover protector A geometric form-fitted acrylic spa cover protector composed of two pieces of acrylic cut to a geometric form or shape and sewn together at the edge of the perimeter. The spa cover protector is designed to fit ober any spa cover an protects the spa cover ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386598 | Whirlpool bathtub with devices for generating jets of water and/or air A whirlpool bathtub having devices for generating jets of water and/or air which can be supplied to the tub interior at a plurality of places of the tub wall. An individual device, capable of being powered for generating a water and/or air jet, is install... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386599 | Portable sofa and bathing unit A portable bathing unit for use in bathing bedridden patients is disclosed. The portable bathing unit includes a bath tub supported by a housing which is movably positionable in the proximity of a patient. Casters depend from the bottom of the housing to ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386600 | Latching foot pedal actuated tap water flow controller An assembly with valves (16) and (20) that permits fluid flow through the invention when the foot pedal (13) is depressed. A mechanism engaged by depressing toe kick (11) will latch pedal (13) in a position where fluid flow continues after the foot is rem... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386601 | Folding bed The rectangular bed frame (1) of a folding bed is composed of two substantially symmetrical elements (2, 3), which are interconnected by hinges (4) in the symmetry plane lying between the two narrow sides (6) of the bed frame (1), so that they can fold on... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386602 | Sleeping bag with adjustable/removable mesh panel A sleeping bag with a flexible mesh ventilation panel. A removable and adjustable ventilation panel spans an elongated access opening of the sleeping bag and attaches to edge portions of the opening via an adjustable closure device, such as a zipper.... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386603 | Waterproof backed blanket The invention discloses a waterproof blanket to provide protection from ground moisture for use by picnickers and others. It has a waterproof layer, for contact with the ground, and a non-waterproof, comfortable layer. It is oval in shape. The blanket can... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386604 | Patient rescue bag A patient rescue bag is provided with an upper portion and a lower portion for use in carrying an injured person from a remote location that is not accessible by normal emergency vehicles. Once the injured person is placed between the upper and lower port... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386605 | Device for athletic shoe cleat care A device for athletic shoe cleat care having two generally perpendicular elongate members, each member having two ends which each include a cleat care tool. In the preferred embodiment, a first end includes a burr remover, a second end includes a cleat cl... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386606 | Yarn dyeing method A method and apparatus for space dyeing a plurality of strands of yarns which are fed over a series of dye applicator rolls. Each roll is rotated in a partly submerged condition in a dye pan containing a different color. Above and offset relative to each ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386607 | Ground engaging means for a submersible cleaning device A submersible cleaner relying upon the to and fro motion of an oscillator for forward movement over a submerged surface has a housing with a peripheral edge, an oscillator rotatably affixed to the housing and bristle elements extending away from the skirt... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386608 | Rotary brush assembly A brush assembly adapted to be rotated about an axis has a brush having a flexible, annular and generally cylindrical collar generally centered on the axis and having a predetermined and generally uniform radial thickness, a predetermined inside diameter,... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386609 | Back washing device The disclosed invention consists of a strap type back washing device with two elongated handles extending from either side from a central pad portion to which is attached an elongated loofah pad member. The elongated loofah pad member may be either perman... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386610 | Multiple roller edger A paint application device for painting a surface having an inside edge includes a handle, a paint application member and a guide member connected to the handle for guiding the paint application member with respect to an inside corner of the surface to be... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386611 | Paint roller A paint roller support assembly comprises an elongated handgrip member having an internally threaded sleeve at its distal end and a roller-supporting rod member attached to the handgrip member by an externally threaded portion. The roller-supporting rod m... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386612 | Portable steam vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaning apparatus is provided which includes a housing having a handle portion and a nozzle portion. A reservoir is defined in the housing for retaining cleaning solution or water, and a heating unit is associated with the reservoir for heating ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386613 | Water and air separating mechanism A water/air separating mechanism receives dirty water, and separates the air from the dirty water before discharging the air. The mechanism includes a housing in which there is disposed a motor which sucks the dirty water and air along a passage which inc... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386614 | Door closer A door closer (20) is attachable to a door (24) and includes a cylinder (36) which forms a chamber (44) in which a piston element (50) is movable to move fluid from the chamber to a reservoir (82) upon opening of the door. After the door (24) has been ope... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386615 | Buttonhead tie with split centering pilot A plastic fastener for securing a bundle of wires to an apertured mounting surface including a buttonhead member, an elongate flexible strap having a plurality of teeth, the strap having a locking head that engages with a buttonhead member. The buttonhead... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386616 | Water resistant closure and method for applying same An improved water resistant slide fastener and method of producing a water resistant zippered seam is disclosed. A thin and flexible water resistant coating is employed on the inside and outside surfaces of the stringer tapes of the slide fastener to elim... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386617 | Closure lever, particularly for sports shoes Closure lever, particularly usable for sports shoes such as ski boots, ice skates and roller skates etc., including three elements: a hollow body, a threaded pivot with which a traction element is associable, and a knob. The knob is temporarily rotatably ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386618 | Yarn stretching chamber arrangements The stretching chamber arrangement comprises a stretching chamber with a first closeable feed conduit, a return conduit, a liquid container and a pump for the circulation of the liquid through the stretching chamber. For premoistening the yarns to prevent... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386619 | Coal pulverizer and method of improving flow therein An improved coal pulverizer classifying system in which the feedpipe and classifier cone are provided with extensions to protect coal flow into the pulverizer from the annular fine-lifting airflow from the pulverizer throat. The feedpipe and cone extensio... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386620 | Punching and shaping machine tool with cam gear The machine tool has a frame (10) and in it, a cam gear with two pairs of cam tracks with complementary cam shapes. The tool actuation takes place by means of two levers (3a, 3b) which are hinged to the side on a clamping plate (8). Each of these levers h... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386621 | Flexible assembly cell A flexible assembly cell is provided for adding a selected one of a plurality of available components to one of at least two different types of motor vehicle subassembly which may be presented. The flexible assembly cell comprises a work station including... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386622 | Device for chucking a zigzag spring A device for chucking a zigzag spring, which comprises a pair of pawl elements, a drive source, and a detector. One of the two pawl elements may be moved and stoped at at least one position by operation of the drive source through detection of the detecto... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386623 | Process for manufacturing a multi-chip module A multi-chip module and a process for manufacturing the same comprises at least first and second semiconductor chips each formed with a plurality of semiconductor elements on their circuit forming surfaces and having different functions, mounted on a subs... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386624 | Method for underencapsulating components on circuit supporting substrates A method and apparatus for underencapsulating a component (502) on a substrate (402). The method robotically places an underencapsulant film (406) on at least one surface of a first surface of the component (502) and a second surface of a substrate (402),... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386625 | Tab type IC assembling method and an IC assembled thereby A method of assembling an integrated circuit (IC) by a TAB (Tape Automated Bonding) system, and an IC assembled thereby. Leads extending from a TAB tape and connected to an IC are each partly reduced in width. Hence, even when the end portions of the lead... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386626 | Method for manufacturing a circuit board with a plurality of conductive terminal pins A method for manufacturing a circuit board with a plurality of conductive terminal pins includes the steps of: providing a bed with an array of receiving holes formed therein; providing the bed on a vibrating apparatus; placing a plurality of conductive t... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386627 | Method of fabricating a multi-layer integrated circuit chip interposer A multilayer, high yield and high density integrated circuit (IC) chips interposer and the method of manufacture therefore. A thin polyimide film is circuitized with copper on both sides. One side may be reserved for power or ground with the opposite side... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386628 | Method of making a diffusion bonded rocket chamber A method of producing a rocket thrust chamber includes positioning cooling tubes within a structural jacket to form a tube bundle, and positioning a mandrel within the tube bundle thereby sandwiching the tubes between the jacket and the mandrel. The tubes... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386629 | Tube for heat exchangers and a method for manufacturing the tube A tube for heat exchangers is a flat tube which either includes a pair of plane walls which are spaced a predetermined distance from one another, the plane walls respectively having one lateral ends integrally connected to each other by a U-shaped bent po... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386630 | Process and tool for adjusting bearings A bearing assembly which enables a hub to rotate on a spindle and has two single row tapered roller bearings, is adjusted by forcing the inner races or cones together with a spacer between them, all while the hub is off the spindle. This force, which is a... | 02/07/1995 |