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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5414867 | Disposable garment for use in emergency situations The invention relates to a disposable protective garment for protecting personnel when caring for potentially infectious victims in an emergency situation. The garment is adapted to be readily donned by the user and is provided with strategically located ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414868 | Golf glove with grip-maintaining straps An improved golf glove for assisting a golfer having a muscular impairment in maintaining the golfer's hand in proper gripping position about a golf club handle includes a pair of elongate straps fixed to the glove body at opposite sides of the thumb exte... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414869 | Knotless scarf and method of making same A knotless scarf composed of a square piece of cloth material. The cloth material is provided with a first fold diagonally to form a triangle having two acutely angled corners. The cloth material is then provided with a second fold which brings together t... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414870 | Moisture management component and garments incorporating a moisture management component A moisture management component incorporated in a garment for moving moisture away from the skin of a wearer. The moisture management component includes a first and second fabric. The first fabric comprises a moisture wicking panel carried by the garment ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414871 | Sofa sleeper deck with welded grid panels An improved sofa-sleeper deck includes a number of serially interconnected welded grid panels secured to a foldable bed frame. Each panel is hingedly interconnected to the adjacent panel to form the deck of a sofa-sleeper structure. Each welded grid panel... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414872 | Sofa-bed A sofa-bed which has a base with a seat member, a back member, and a bed member. The sofa-bed has linkage which connects the seat and the back and bed members together. The seat, back and bed members can be moved between a sofa position and a bed position... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414873 | Hammock construction with replaceable hammock material and adjustable hanger assembly A hammock construction includes an elongated, tubular frame having symmetrical serpentine end portions which are supported above a supporting surface, and further includes a hammock which is supported between the end portions of the frame with hanger asse... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414874 | Attachment member for spring or spring-like element A foot member is disclosed for use in attaching a spring device to a rail for cushions, seats, or foundations for a bedding product. The foot member can straddle and snap into a frame rail, or be stapled or otherwise affixed to a frame rail.... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414875 | Quick release seat latch An attachment assembly for securing a toilet seat and cover assembly to its associated commode. The attachment assembly has two pincers which penetrate holes formed in the commode, which holes accept fasteners for accomplishing the above securement. A lev... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414876 | Toilet assembly having a hydraulically rising seat In a toilet seat and bowl assembly in which the seat rises hydraulically, a toilet bowl has an open-topped seat-receiving portion at one end, an inlet for flushing water at an opposite end and above the seat-receiving portion, a positioning base having a ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414877 | Flush device for water closet A flush device for water closets comprising an overflow tube, a flush lever, a handle connected to a first end of the flush lever, a flapper ball, a connecting device and a lever restraining device. The connecting device comprises a support guide having a... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414878 | Sanitary whirlpool jet apparatus A sanitary, cleanable, whirlpool jet apparatus having means for circulating water within a whirlpool without routing the whirlpool water through circulation piping.... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414879 | Shower apparatus The present invention is related to a shower apparatus provided with a plurality of shower discharge ports. More specifically, a shower apparatus is disclosed in which hot water remains in a hot water line connected to several shower discharge ports, afte... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414880 | Oil drain structure The present invention relates to oil collecting structure and more particularly to a cabinet or structure for the home garage into which drain oil and fresh oil dregs may be dumped and in which it may be collected for proper ecologically sound disposal. T... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414881 | Combination stadium blanket/waterproof covering and cushion The invention is an article that combines the functions of a stadium blanket, rain covering and seat cushion. The article has a basically rectangular, sheet-like body that has a waterproof top layer and a flannel bottom layer. To enhance its usefulness as... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414882 | Mattress assembly and method for rotating same A mattress assembly includes a mattress base and a mattress top having first and second major surfaces extending to a peripheral edge. Slidable fastener means disposed between the mattress top and the mattress base removably and rotatably attaches the mat... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414883 | Backboard Disclosed is a backboard for use by paramedics and the like constructed of a hollow plastic shell with supporting beams extending substantially its length. The beams are encapsulated within hollow ribs extending along the bottom of the shell with several ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414884 | Seat cushion assembly A seat cushion assembly is provided that is specifically designed to alleviate the problems, such as discomfort, pressure sores, pressure ulcers, and hemorrhoids, that are associated with long term sedentary positions (i.e. patients in wheelchairs). The s... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414885 | Transportable bridge A transportable bridge having longitudinal sides, includes plural bridge sections connected in series and presenting first and last bridge sections in the series. Each said bridge section in the series includes a deck slab extending across a width of the ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414886 | Pneumatic floor supports for portable platforms Movable ground supports, which are folded out either manually or hydraulically, are arranged at the tip of the launching support in devices for laying collapsible bridges. An inflatable container (6) is integrated in the structural part (2) of the launchi... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414887 | Apparatus for cleaning air ports of a chemical recovery furnace Apparatus for cleaning air ports in a chemical recovery furnace comprises an elongated cleaning rod provided with a tip on one end adapted to be inserted through an air port with a ramming motion to dislodge residual build-up. The cleaning tip is substant... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414888 | Grip handle chuck An improved plumbers' tool of the type employing a helically wound coiled spring which is controllably inserted into waste lines to remove blockages. In operating the tool of the invention, a storage drum from which the clean-out spring is payed out is ro... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414889 | Broom with position-maintaining multi-angle handle interconnector A versatile broom, brush or similar floor care implement comprises a head anchoring on a first side thereof a multiplicity of bristles presenting a substantially-flat bristle surface, and an integrally-formed connector-mating structure on an opposed secon... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414890 | Multiple toothbrush array An array of toothbrushes that may be individually withdrawn from a single, conveniently stored unit. The brushes may contain fewer and/or less durable bristles compared with commercially marketed items, or may instead be configured for use on patients hav... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414892 | Mop bucket cover having wringer and storage device A mop bucket and a cover for the mop bucket. The cover has a mop receptacle and a splash guard integrally molded together using thermosetting plastic. The cover has a unique mop receptacle that facilitates a liquid to be wrung from a mop. The receptacle h... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414893 | Vacuum cleaner with improved assembly The present invention relates to an upright vacuum cleaner having an improved assembly to optimize the assembly and operational characteristics of the vacuum cleaner. The floor engaging unit of the vacuum cleaner has a two-piece body including a base and ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414894 | Door closer A door closer (20) is attachable to a door (24) and is formed with 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 opened to a position, for... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414895 | Cart and luggage handle assembly with a push button actuator A handle assembly for carts and wheeled luggage includes a pair of tube assemblies disposed in substantially parallel relation and connected by a handle member. The handle assembly includes an actuating and latching apparatus for releasably locking the tu... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414896 | Adjustable door hinge An adjustable door hinge for mounting a door on a supporting frame utilizing a hinge arm receiver and a hinge plate connected by hinge arm having ends that are pivotally connected to the hinge arm receiver and the hinge place. The hinge plate has a depend... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414897 | Hinge mechanism for a vehicular seat back A hinge arm adapted to be attached to a vehicular seat back is pivotally connected to a bracket adapted to be attached to the seat cushion and normally is held in a fixed position by virtue of a pivoted latch on the arm engaging a fixed latch plate on the... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414898 | Slide track for a connection of two elements A slide track (6) interacts with a slide (8) arranged on a connecting rod (7), the slide track being arranged on one of the elements (1, 2, 3) and the connecting rod being articulated on the other element. As a result, two positions of the elements are de... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414899 | Pivot structure from a lock handle A pivotal connection between a handle and a housing including a pivot defining member biased outwardly into frictional contact with concentric openings in a handle and housing. The member includes a sleeve portion with an outer diameter OS subs... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414900 | Fiber cleaning The present invention is drawn to fiber cleaning utilizing an alternating series of cleaning saw cylinders and doffing brush cylinders. The doffing brush cylinders transfer ginned fiber from an upstream cleaning saw cylinder to the next downstream cleanin... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414901 | Device for severing the sliver in a filling station of a textile machine A device for severing the sliver in a filling station for cans of a textile machine producing the sliver, upon the replacement of a full can by an empty one. The filling station comprises a sliver coiling device on which there is mounted, over the gap bet... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414902 | Defibrator with ribs, beater plate, grate and beater bars A defibrator which makes it possible to distribute defibrated cellulosic fibers directly onto a forming wire (5) includes ribs (33) extending inside a cylindrical housing (24). The ribs have outer curved surfaces which direct fibers into an area (35) in w... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414903 | Single use, disposable dental bib holder system For infection control in a dental operatory, a single use, disposable dental bib holder comprising a synthetic organic plastic strap of a length to go about the neck of a patient and having left and right terminals, left and right clip fasteners secured t... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414904 | Multi-use fastener system This invention is a reusable single piece securing device including a head having a first side and a second side, a first channel passing through the head having a first aperture associated with the first end of the head and a second aperture associated w... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414905 | Hose clip A holderless hose clip, primarily for use in preventing piping hoses from falling off of connecting pipes in automotive vehicles, includes a clip body formed of a leaf spring having the shape of an annular band and which clamps the hose when released from... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414906 | Eyeglass storage clip A spring clip attaches to the temple bar of eyeglasses to engage a small fold of garment fabric or the fabric edge of a pocket for secure, temporary storage of the eyeglasses. By utilizing the forward-facing clamping jaws, those clamping jaws facing towar... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414907 | Eyeglass retainer coupling and method for attching bead chain to retainer An eyeglass retainer is formed by a bead chain each end of which is attached to a temple of the eyeglasses by a coupling which comprises a pair of trough-like members flexibly attached to a cup-like receptacle which receives the end of the bead chain. The... | 05/16/1995 |
