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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5392466 | Upper garment for patients An upper garment including a garment body formed by connecting a front half body panel with a back half body panel, and two sleeves respectively formed by connecting a respective front half sleeve panel with a respective back half sleeve panel, the front ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392467 | Moisture-management garment and support pouch garment A moisture-management garment and support garment including a moisture-management panel which extends from an upper crotch area of the garment to a lower crotch area of the garment. The panel includes an inner fabric layer, intermediate fabric layer, and ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392468 | Protective head gear for martial arts activities Protective head gear is described which is suitable for use in martial arts activities. The protective head gear has four main components which provide increased protection to vulnerable parts of the head and neck. The main components are 1) a head mask, ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392469 | Seat cover A cover for a toilet seat is a one-piece sheet member having side, front and rear sections surrounding an opening aligned with a toilet seat opening when the cover is placed on the toilet seat to protect a person from contaminants. The front of the cover ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392470 | Toilet flush control assembly and methods A gravity flush toilet system includes a fixture with a water sealed trap and a tank having an overflow tube, a flush valve and a fill valve. A control assembly includes a float assembly with a member for pushing the flush valve toward its closed position... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392471 | Weirs A closure device covers the inlet portal of a swimming pool weir. The closure device has a main opening that is controlled by a weir flap and a secondary opening to accommodate flexible piping leading to a pool cleaner, whereby water can be drawn into the... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392472 | Pool skimmer apparatus A pool skimmer apparatus used with a water filtration and recirculation system includes an outlet nozzle assembly and a scoop assembly. The outlet nozzle assembly is mounted to an inlet in the sidewall of a pool of water and operable for directing a flow ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392473 | Power package for SPA apparatus Tub apparatus comprising a foamed, resiliently compressible, plastic tub wall having an inner side and an outer side, the tub having an interior to receive liquid, and ports extending through the side wall; a plastic pack having a cavity formed therein; a... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392474 | Bathtub-insertable lifting apparatus The lift platform (16) of a lifting apparatus (10) can be raised and lowered by means of an hydraulically operated lifting device (12). The back rest (18) can be swivelled backwards and forwards by a swivelling means (19), which is likewise hydraulically ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392475 | Extensible article of furniture An extensible article of furniture suitable for use as a convertible sofa bed or an extensible bed having a pair of substantially identical frame members with end boards and side rails being interlocked with surface slats affixed to the side rails of each... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392476 | Collapsible hammock stand A collapsible hammock stand is provided for suspending a hammock above the ground. The collapsible hammock stand includes a collapsible longitudinal base member having lateral ground engaging support members at each end. The hammock stand also includes up... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392477 | Sleeping bag with inflatable wedge portion A sleeping bag for use outdoors includes a pad of lightweight, soft material such as foam rubber covered with nylon for waterproofing, with an inflatable wedge head and shoulder rest at the head end of the pad extending a substantial distance along the le... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392478 | Waterbed with supplemental support Waterbed with supplemental support for providing different degrees of localized firmness or support in different areas of a mattress. The bed includes a water-filled mattress having a horizontally extending upper wall and a chamber containing a body of wa... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392479 | Multipurpose sickbed Disclosed is a multipurpose sickbed including a head section which may be pivotally raised at a front end to form an inclination by means of a first control mechanism, a middle section which can be lowered by means of a fifth control mechanism to form a r... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392480 | Washing method by a continuous washing machine A washing method by a continuous washing machine including a drum having a charge port of a wash at one end and a discharge port thereof at the other end, partitions for dividing the drum into a plurality of chambers, and a scoop for scooping up the wash ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392481 | Return-to-dock-level mechanism for a dockboard having a hydraulic holddown A dockboard includes a ramp which is hinged at its rear edge to a loading dock and a lip is hinged to the front edge of the ramp and can be pivoted from a downwardly hanging pendant position to an extended position generally flush with the ramp surface. T... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392482 | Disposable toothbrush A toothbrush is provided which avoids the use of a rigid handle. The toothbrush utilizes a brushing element mounted on a sheath that fits over the tip of a user's finger. The brushing element may include a plurality of bristles projecting outwardly from a... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392483 | Multi-level bristle tuft toothbrush A toothbrush is described whose head has a special arrangement of bristle tufts. The arrangement includes a fan-shaped grouping of tufts along left and right edges of the head. Near front and rear ends of the head are a grouping of tufts whose free ends a... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392484 | Bullnose corner cleaning tool A tool for cleaning and finishing bullnose joints between adjacent sheets of drywall or the like has a handle configured for grasping by a user and a head that includes a working section. The head is formed generally as a section of a thin-walled hollow c... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392485 | Screen wiper apparatus including controlled means for varying the wiping force A screen wiper apparatus, especially for a motor vehicle, is of the kind comprising a wiper arm which carries at least one wiper blade and which is mounted pivotally about a pivot axis on a drive head for the arm. Torque applying means, coupled between th... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392486 | Depressed park mechanism for a windshield wiper system A windshield wiper system incorporates a depressed park mechanism that stores a wiper blade in a depressed, park position. Actuation of the motor in one direction moves the blade out of its park position and into an operative position where it reciprocate... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392487 | Universal windshield wiper and wiper arm connector The invention relates to a windshield wiper connector structure, specifically such a structure that connects all types of automobile windshield wipers onto the powered windshield wiper arm by having the capability of supporting many varieties of different... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392488 | Rotatable windshield wiper having a dual blade assembly A windshield wiper for automobiles, comprising a mechanical arm, a holder fixed with the mechanical arm and holding a blade clamp, which then separably connects with a blade with two wiping portions to contact the surface of a windshield for wiping the su... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392489 | Antilift wiper blade assembly with integral flexor and airfoil An antilift wiper blade assembly for clearing a generally nonplanar vehicular windshield includes a pressure-distributing superstructure and a resilient wiping element. An elongated flexor interconnects the wiping element and the superstructure and has a ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392490 | Extraction cleaner and drier A recycling extraction cleaner and dryer is provided which includes a unitary body member having a vacuum blower chamber, a plenum chamber and a nozzle head including a drying air discharge, a cleaning fluid discharge and a vacuum intake. A cleaning fluid... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392491 | Cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner There is disclosed a cleaner head having a detachable mop, which can perform simuiltaneously both of dust sucking and floor mopping functions, thereby resulting in enhanced efficiency of cleaning and shortening of cleaning hours. The cleaner head accordin... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392492 | Air-floated apparatus The present invention describes an air-floated vacuum cleaner comprising a housing having an air inlet opening, an open bottom and an inner wall, an impeller for pressurizing air within the housing to float the housing above a support surface, and a novel... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392493 | Pocket hinge assembly A pocket hinge assembly having a cabinet plate mounted inside a cabinet, a cup mounted within a receptacle formed in a cabinet door, and a linking member that pivotally connects the cabinet plate to the cup to permit the cup to rotate relative to the cabi... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392494 | Window stay A stay generally indicated at 10 comprises a base 11, a window support 12 and a link 13. The link 13 is releasably and pivotally connected at 20 to the base 11. The connection at 20 is formed between a projection 22 and an end cap 23, which defines a thro... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392495 | Airline seed cotton cleaner Seed cotton is cleaned in a cotton gin by wiping it over grid bars having a large gap between them. In this manner more cotton per hour may be cleaned. Excessive seed cotton falling through the grid bars with the trash is reclaimed by saw cylinder reclaim... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392496 | Cable clamp A cable clamping mechanism (10) having first and second jaws (24, 26) for clamping a cable (12). First and second backstops (20, 22) are fixed to a top plate (18) on opposite sides of the jaws. A first wedge (52) is slidably mounted between the jaws and t... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392497 | Magnetic clasp The object of independent claims 1 and 3 relates to a magnetic clasp consisting of disk-shaped closure bodies, at least one of them being a permanent magnet, and one of the two closure bodies being developed as annular disk open on both sides. The first e... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392498 | Non-abrasive skin friendly mechanical fastening system The invention is a hook fastening material for use with a complementary loop fastening material, which hook fastening material has from about 1600 to about 2500 prongs per square inch and is substantially non-abrasive and non-irritating to human skin. In ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392499 | Method and apparatus for surface treatment of wet fabric webs in a finishing machine A method for surface treatment of wet fabric webs in a finishing machine containing an external housing, provided with an inlet zone and an outlet zone, through which a fabric web to be treated is run, and at least one grinder roller rotatably arranged in... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392500 | Process for the manufacture of a fibrous preform formed of refractory fibers for producing a composite material article A process for the manufacture of a fibrous texture for producing a composite material article. The fibrous texture is formed of a yarn comprising discontinuous fibers which are made of a refractory material or a precursor thereof. The discontinuous fibers... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392501 | Automatic lathe In an automatic lathe, a rotatable turret head is supported on a cross slide arrangement for longitudinal and transverse movements with respect to a headstock spindle. At least one counter spindle, associated with the headstock spindle, clamps a workpiece... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392502 | Micromachining system and method A micro-machining center, in the form of an automatic screw machine, utilizes an array of tools and machining support mechanisms removably mounted on a carriage movable parallel to a first axis, and a spindle/collet mechanism movable parallel to a second ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392503 | Method of axially installing or removing a magnet-carrier assembly into or from a housing Guide rails, projecting axially from a housing section flange, are received in apertures provided therefor in a mating housing section flange, whereby the latter will be concentrically directed, into engagement with the former. Each housing section contai... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392504 | Spring clip remover and removal method The present invention relates to a tool (10) used for the removal of retained spring clips on railway tracks. The tool is characterized by a body (12) and a handle (14), the body having clip engaging means (22) adapted to engage outer edges of a retained ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392505 | Method for mounting an elastic annular member A method of fitting an elastic ring on an outer circumferential portion of a workpiece includes the steps of inserting a hollow diameter-enlarging member into the elastic ring to hold the elastic ring on an outer circumferential portion of the diameter-en... | 02/28/1995 |
