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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5435006 | Eye mask An eye mask is provided having a main portion formed of a soft sheet material and a back contact member mounted to a back face of a main portion. A free end portion of the back contact member circumscribes the perimeter of the main portion and extends inw... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435007 | Wrist guard A wrist guard for protecting a wearer's wrist includes a first rigid plate member and a second rigid plate member. The plate members are connected by a hinge such that the first and second plate members pivot relative to each other about an axis generally... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435008 | Athletic hand glove with collapsible glove pocket assembly and method An athletic hand glove 20 having a thumb portion 22 for receipt of a thumb of a user and a finger portion 26 for receipt of a plurality of fingers 28 from a hand 30 of the user, a collapsible glove pocket assembly 32 with a pocket member 34 moveable betwe... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435009 | Inflatable compression garment An inflatable garment applies compression to a limb for the treatment of vascular disorders. The garment is made with an inflatable chamber formed from a blank of superimposed layers of sheet material. Side portions of the blank are joined together in the... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435010 | Moisture sensitive article of clothing and method of manufacturing the same An article of clothing that changes color when exposed to varying moisture levels within the article. The article has a body with an outer surface, and a moisture sensitive coating disposed upon the outer surface of the body that changes color when in con... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435011 | Necktie with pocket A necktie having a pocket features a strip having a first end, a second end, and a length between the ends. The strip is formed of a flattened tubular fabric material, creating an ornamented side and a body side with a cavity between the two sides. Each s... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435012 | Sun-shielding ventilated glove The invention is a glove-like device which shields the back of the hands from the rays of sunlight. It fits over the back of the hand like a glove, but leaves the palm and sides of the hand and the sides of the fingers and thumb essentially uncovered so h... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435013 | Gripping glove A gripping glove is disclosed for enhancing the ability of an individual to grasp an object such as a shaft or handle of a bat, pole, racket or club. The griping glove includes a body portion having a back side, a front or palm side and finger elements ha... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435014 | Garment having a suspended moisture management panel A garment having a moisture management suspended panel attached at one end thereof to a front waist area of the garment, and attached at a second end thereof to a back seat area of the garment. The suspended panel includes inner, intermediate, and outer f... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435015 | Panty for protecting upper pubic area An undergarment for people who have an overhanging upper abdomen, a fat apron, which when wearing ordinary undergarments would rub against the lower abdomen. The undergarment includes a pouch in the upper abdomen area to contain the fat apron, thereby eli... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435016 | Toilet flush handle cover A toilet flush handle cover or guard is attachable to the bottom of a toilet seat and provides cover for the flush handle of a conventional toilet when the seat is raised to an upright position. The cover is formed to require a male user of the toilet to ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435017 | Apparatus for automatically but delayedly lifting a toilet seat An apparatus for automatically but delayedly lifting a toilet seat has a positioning base, a lifting weight and an L-shaped lifting rod. The positioning base is adapted to be firmly secured onto a toilet and includes a short shaft laterally extending ther... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435018 | Odor guide apparatus for toilet An odor guide apparatus for a toilet. The apparatus includes an odor guide unit for guiding odor rising from a toilet bowl to flow in a direction away from a user of the toilet bowl, an attachment unit for fixing the odor guide unit to an attaching portio... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435019 | Pressurized toilet flushing assembly A pressurized flushing assembly mounted in the tank of a toilet for providing a rapid and thorough flushing of the toilet bowl with a low volume of water. The assembly includes a water storage tank defining an outlet aperture communicating with the cister... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435020 | Steam shield with condensate flow control A steam shield for controlling the flow of steam and condensate in the vicinity of a steam head. The steam shield has a generally flat portion with a hole of appropriate size and shape to accommodate a steam head, an inner lip portion formed around the fl... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435021 | Shower wall liner An open bottom shower wall liner, adapted to be removably placed over the walls above a tub or the walls of a shower stall, which uses a structurally rigid contained framework, collectively formed from an "L-shaped" bottom reinforcing member which is rigi... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435022 | Secondary sink A water saving apparatus includes a bowl-like container having a open top, a bottom, a front and a back. The top of the container slopes downwardly from the front to the back thereof. The container has a pedestal on the bottom thereof and a drain hole in ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435023 | Wire grid attachment member for cushions, seats, foundations and the like A generally dish-shaped or conical-like head member with clips for securely engaging a typical wire grid used in cushions, seats, and bedding products is disclosed, as well as a similar member using cooperating lobe and trough pairs to hold a grid wire th... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435024 | Ground cover with collapsible frame A ground cover such as for use at the beach for picnics or sunbathing including a frame being a plurality of tube sections, each tube section having one end with a smaller diameter than another end of said tube section such that said smaller end of each t... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435025 | Roll-up beach towel kit A towel is attached along one of its edges to a hollow, insulating tube. The towel may be rolled up or wound around the tube. Articles such as cold beverage cans may be placed in the tube. Two removable endcaps may be used to close the ends of the tube an... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435026 | Mattress clip and mattress A mattress clip to secure the fabric flange of a mattress cover to adjacent springs of the innerspring assembly, such clip having a hook end, a short lateral leg extending therefrom to an integrally formed single loop having a narrow but resiliently expan... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435027 | Roll-in cot with high ground clearance A roll-in cot is provided and includes a rectangular undercarriage including a pair of side frame members and a pair of transverse frame members, downwardly extending supports affixed at respective corners of the rectangular undercarriage, and undercarria... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435028 | Portable support apparatus A support apparatus including a main frame member extending in a generally vertical plane, a support frame member detachably connected to a bottom of the main frame member, and a foot connected to the main frame member so as to support the main frame memb... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435029 | Cable preparation tool A low cost wire stripping tool is presented which comprises a section to remove a portion of the outer insulation jacket covering two, three or four pairs of a new telephonic cable and a second section of the wire stripping tool which is capable of straig... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435030 | Hinge adjustment and pintle removal tool A combination hinge adjustment and pintle removal tool which has the ability to perform three functions in a single wrench-shaped hand tool. A first end of the tool includes a punch tip mounted orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the tool, which is use... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435031 | Automatic pool cleaning apparatus An apparatus for automatically cleaning submerged surfaces, such as the bottom and side walls of a swimming pool. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes onboard sensors, and an onboard processor (preferably, a microprocessor) which controls ope... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435032 | Toothbrush A toothbrush head consists of a hollow body (16) closed at one side by a flexible membrane (13) formed with cavities (17) to hold bases of tufts of bristles. The cavities form protrusions extending up inside the body (16) which are pushed against by a rec... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435033 | Interdental toothcleaner holder A holder for an interdental toothcleaner of the type having a substantially rigid but flexible stem and cleaning means on the stem. The holder includes a neck having a tip projection radially therefrom adjacent one end thereof and a slot extending longitu... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435034 | Electric toothbrush An electric toothbrush having separable handle and brush segments, a rotating motor shaft extending exteriorly of the handle segment, and a reciprocating toothed rack in the brush segment which engages and imparts a counter-rotating movement to a pluralit... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435035 | Floor treating machine A floor treating machine includes an electric motor, batteries free from leakage and mounted on a motor deck for supplying a current to the electric motor, a rotary shaft extending vertically and driven by the electric motor, and a floor treating device, ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435036 | Apparatus for washing a plurality of baby bottles and associated components concurrently An apparatus for washing a plurality of baby bottles and associated components concurrently comprising a housing having front and rear walls, side walls, a lower base coupling together the walls in a box-like configuration and an upper plate with a plural... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435037 | Paint brush with replaceable bristle pack This invention pertains to a paint brush with a replaceable bristle pack. A unitary paint brush with replaceable bristles comprising: (a) a paint brush body and handle, the body having formed in one end thereof opposite the handle a cavity adapted for rec... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435038 | Brush roller assembly for vacuum cleaner sweeper A roller assembly comprises an essentially cylindrical spindle which is rotatably supported at opposite ends by a pair of end assemblies. The spindle has brush elements on a circumferential surface and axial bores extending inwardly from each of the ends.... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435039 | Scalp stimulation and cleansing implement An implement for stimulation and cleansing of the scalp. An elongate, flexible handle formed by a pair of wire stems extending from a coil is provided. Scalp stimulation tips extend from the ends of the wire stems for being engaged on the scalp beneath a ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435040 | Cleaning utensil A cleaning utensil (10) is disclosed which comprises a handle (12). Handle (12) comprises telescoping handle portions (14) and (16). Handle portion (16) is fixed to a semi-rigid endcap (32) which is fixed to a spherical waved-surface sponge (34).... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435041 | Double bladed windshield wiper and drive arm conector therefor A double-blade wind shield wiper, the blade assembly of which comprising a frame assembly for holding two parallel wiper blades. The frame assembly includes a main frame at the middle, two end frames at two opposite ends and two intermediate frames set th... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435042 | Windshield wiper arm including a link device A windshield wiper includes a mounting head and a retainer pivotally supported on the arm-mounting head adapted to support a wiperblade. There is provided a linkage having one end pivotally supported on either of the mounting head or the retainer, a sprin... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435043 | Female member of snap button and press tool for clinching the same to washer A snap button includes a female member and a male member engageable therewith. The female member comprises a hollow cylindrical body including a cylindrical hub and an annular flange extending radially outwardly from and integrally formed with the lower e... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435044 | Cord tightening device A cord tightening device comprises a case having a pair of front and rear plates and a pair of opposite lateral walls interconnecting the front and rear plates and having forwardly converging inner surfaces defining a small-width opening at one end thereo... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435045 | Tension fastener for use with backpacks and the like A fastener for holding a tool under tension against the outer surface of a backpack or the like. The fastener includes a pair of interlockable members which are coupled by an elastic member which exhibits resistance to stretching. The fastener may be loop... | 07/25/1995 |
