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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5426786 | Protective hip/spine pad for street sport/exercise activity An energy-absorbing pad-type device is configured and sized to be inserted within the pants of the wearer adjacent to the wearer's hip and buttocks area, so as to provide an energy-absorbing barrier between the lower extremity of the spine, pelvic girdle,... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426787 | Karate uniform with hook and loop closure A new and improved karate uniform with an upper uniform component having an inner surface, an outer surface, a back portion, a right sleeve portion, a right body portion, a left sleeve portion, a left body portion, a collar portion, a right lapel, and a l... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426788 | Ring-like headwear ornament An ornament, e.g., a hair band, headband, hat band, etc., and method of making it. The ornament comprises a plurality of looped links and a looped connecting member. Each of the looped links is formed of an flexible, somewhat elastic, e.g., knitted, mater... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426789 | Size adjustable hat This invention relates to a size adjustable hat having an auxiliary sweat band cooperating with the normal sweat band for adjusting the hat to fit comfortably on the head by allowing adjustment to intermediate sizes not presently available in certain styl... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426790 | Sun shield for head wear Apparatus for protecting a person's ears from the damaging ultra-violet rays of the sun is presented. The ear protector apparatus conveniently clips to the outside of a cap, typically, a baseball cap. The protective ear apparatus is positionable along the... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426791 | Support stay A support stay for use with an article to be worn by a person has two durometers of hardness. The support stay includes a base member having a first hardness, the first hardness sufficient to provide a required rigidity for support. A gripping member is o... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426792 | Electroluminescent and light reflective helmet An illuminated safety helmet incorporating a light panel that is capable of producing electroluminescence, and also, reflecting incident light that is independent of the electroluminescence function of the panel. The light panel is secured to the helmet s... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426793 | Refreshable fragrant cushioned toilet seat A refreshable fragrant cushioned toilet seat (100) releases air freshener (26) concealed in its interior cushioning (20) through holes (16) in the upper panel (10) or the lower panel (12) or both into the toilet area on a continuous basis to eliminate odo... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426794 | Vacuum assisted toilet with controlled vacuum A vacuum assisted toilet is described, of the type wherein the toilet bowl outlet has a lower trap that is open to the passage of air therethrough except during each flushing when a vacuum is applied, which uses the vacuum more effectively. A vacuum sourc... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426795 | Device for decontaminating persons contaminated with hazardous materials and also for minimizing contamination of cleaning personnel The invention is a contamination control device which facilitates the decontamination of a person contaminated with hazardous materials, such as radiation, toxic chemicals, pathogens, etc., comprising a recessed patient bearing surface having a first end ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426796 | Support bar accessory for collapsible bed A removable support accessory (30) is positionable relative to one or more support bars (15, 16) of a bed frame (12) of a collapsible bed (10) to provide a substantially greater support base and more planar bed and seat support planes (23, 82). The suppor... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426797 | Crib frame assembly An end frame assembly includes an outer frame, a lower support attached to the outer frame, and a plurality of spindles attached between the outer frame and the lower support. Heat deformable connectors are disposed between the outer frame and the lower s... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426798 | Resting support particularly adapted for prone sleeping A resting support, for example, a mattress, comprises an interior slot designed to support a person resting in the prone position. One embodiment comprises a slot having a first sidewall which extends at an angle downwardly from the substantially planar r... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426799 | Mattress system The invention relates to a generic mattress system which is easily adjustable to differing and space varying stresses with limiting spring paths. It has a top mattress and a bottom mattress with supporting elements connected to a frame and located in the ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426800 | Apparatus for storing bedspread during sleeping hours An apparatus for storing a bedspread during sleeping hours comprising a pair of generally L-shaped members positionable in parallel relationship one with another, each L-shaped member having an elongated horizontal portion positionable between the box spr... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426801 | Custom orthotic bracing system A chair restraint for supporting a patient in a sitting position from a chair or the like includes an upper torso support member having an orthotic support panel readily removable therefrom. The orthotic support panel is made from a plastic which is readi... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426802 | Scoring tool A scoring tool for a work piece utilizing a housing. The housing is linked to a scoring element which is capable of extending from the housing to score a work piece for the purpose of marking or cutting the same. A flexible measuring member is included in... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426803 | Method for processing dye liquors, in particular for textile dyeing and post-treatment facilities The present invention is a method for processing dye-liquors, in particular dye-liquors for textile dyeing and post-treatment facilities. In particular, the present invention makes it possible to minimize the waste portion, and even entirely eliminate dye... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426804 | Method for making a shoe sole from gourd fiber A shoe sole assembly is made by drying and cutting a fiber gourd into a cylindrical configuration. The cylindrical gourd fiber is then expanded and pressed into a sheet of gourd fiber. The sheet of gourd fiber may then be cut into a number of shoe soles. ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426805 | Walk-behind self-propelled broom sweeper A walk-behind self-propelled device comprises a main frame including a base portion and a handle portion; a pair of wheels secured to the base portion for engaging the ground surface; an engine mounted on the base portion; a hydraulic pump carried by the ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426806 | Sports equipment grip cleaner A sport grip cleaning unit to be used at the location of the sporting activity. The cleaning unit consists of a vending operation under the control of the user. The unit consists of a two compartment cabinet whereby the user is able to control the cleanin... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426807 | Tube cleaning apparatus A tube cleaning apparatus for tubes and pipes installed in power plant and similar industrial equipment utilizes a rotating brush assembly fitted to one end of a rotary cable encased in a protective casing and driven at its other end in clockwise and coun... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426808 | Devices for cleaning prongs of forks A device for cleaning prongs of forks comprising a housing having a rectangular bottom wall having elongated parallel front and rear edges and having shortened parallel side edges, a pair of side walls in a rectangular shape having elongated parallel uppe... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426809 | Wiping instrument A wiping instrument can clean places which previously have been difficult to clean is arranged such that a ground contact pressure of a wiping cloth per unit area is allowed to increase, and further a wiping cloth on the instrument can scrub the surface t... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426810 | Abrasive pad holder A pad holder for holding a rough abrasive pad includes a flat disk-like portion having an elongated slot extending inwardly from an edge thereof, a handle portion disposed at an angle relative to the disk-like portion and an intermediate connecting portio... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426811 | Method and appartus for cleaning hair clipper blades A tool for cleaning between hair clipper blades includes an elongated handle with a comb at one end of the handle. The comb has a plurality of spaced teeth separated by openings, and a finger at one end of the comb. In use, the finger is inserted between ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426812 | Device for cleaning chimney flues or like passageways A device for cleaning chimney flues or like passageways comprises a multiplicity of generally planar strips of flexible, resilient plastic sheet material each having a length several times greater than its width, the strips having their central areas secu... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426813 | Wiper for outside mirror including a string for wiping A wiper for an outside mirror including a mirror housing supporting tiltably a mirror holder to which a mirror proper is fixed, comprising an endless circumferentially moving belt so disposed generally along the circumference of the mirror proper as not t... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426814 | Heated windshield wiper with fluid dispensing means A heated windshield wiper having a heating element for melting ice formations on both the wiper and an associated windshield. The wiper includes an elongated cylindrical body having a hollow interior and three wiping surfaces which project from the body a... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426815 | Wiper system including an adjustable arm load mechanism An adjustable arm load mechanism for an automotive windshield wiper is provided in which a load-adjusting linkage assembly is provided between the pivot shaft of the windshield wiper assembly and the wiper arm. The linkage assembly includes a cam member o... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426816 | Freewheel gear cluster cleaner A freewheel gear cluster cleaner for cleaning the freewheel gear cluster of a bicycle, including a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate pivotally connected to the first clamping plate by a pivot pin and fixed with the first clamping plate to t... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426817 | Corner roller assembly A chest, footlocker, article of luggage or the like can be equipped with corner members having studs to provide feet for the article. The corner members can be retrofitted with roller members which have flanges in which the studs are received so that the ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426818 | Furniture floor glide A floor glide for furniture and the like includes a concavo-convex disk having an arcuate convex lower surface, a concave upper surface defining a central cavity, a resilient pad fixed to the disk upper surface within the central cavity below the edge the... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426819 | Door holding method and apparatus Holding of a vehicular door by controllably and securely engaging the door in any of a large number of prescribed positions, particularly while leaving or entering the vehicle. The selected positions can be held securely by a ratchet and pawl, a friction ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426820 | Modular reduced friction overhead door holder assembly An overhead door holder assembly, for attachment between a door jamb and a door, to hold the door in an open position includes a jamb bracket attached to the door jamb and a jamb arm pivotally attached to the jamb bracket. A channel assembly having a long... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426821 | Wraparound bathtub curtain rod A shower curtain rod has curved ends branching from the straight body. A curtain hung therefrom is caused to follow a curved contour of a bathtub below. Tracks are provided on the inner and outer sides of the curtain rod so that inner and outer curtains m... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426822 | Hinge structure A hinge structure having a leaf having knuckles so formed that leaves having two identical such knuckle structures can be joined together to form a hinge, rather than requiring knuckle structures that are not identical. The hinge structure can have plates... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426823 | Method and apparatus for on-line quality monitoring in the preparatory apparatus of a spinning mill The fluctuations in cross-section of fiber slivers are detected by means of a sensor, and from these detections are derived quality parameters, one of which is based on mass non-uniformity. Measurement signals are compared with a limit value for deviation... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426824 | Method for producing nonwoven webs from unordered fibres A method for producing uniform nonwoven webs from a supply of unordered fibre material includes discharging a quantity of fibre material onto a needle-type transport system having needles which are movable along a transport path, taking-up the fibre mater... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5426825 | Device and method for flexibly attaching a pager A flexibly adjustable mounting clip assembly and method for providing the assembly for a pager includes a swivel assembly (104) for raising and rotating the mounting clip (102) approximately 180° to provide a reversibly positioned clip. The clip allows f... | 06/27/1995 |
