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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5450625 | Elbow and knee guards with removable shell protectors A guard for a knee, elbow or shin including a composite pad of layers of perforated fabric, foam and mesh, all bound together at the periphery by a band of heavy fabric and strapped to the limb with an adjustable elastic band. The knee and elbow guards ha... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450626 | Protective guard The present invention comprises a protective finger guard having a flexible and puncture resistant construction. The finger guard comprises an elongated tubular member constructed to cover the middle and terminal phalanges of a finger or thumb (from the m... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450627 | Protective garment containing lumbar support means The present invention comprises a protective garment such as a firefighter's coat or trousers having a lumbar support belt attached to the innermost layer of the garment. As a result, no portion of the garment is disposed between the wearer of the garment... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450628 | Reinforced glove A glove having a glove body and a thumb casing whose attachment to the golf body is reinforced with a piece sewn at the thumb casing-to-body attachment area and sewn below such attachment area.... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450629 | Convertible hat with a foldable visor and associated method A hat has a shell of general hemispherical shape with an open bottom, a peripheral edge around the open bottom and an interior. A visor, having an inside edge and an outside edge, is flexibly attached along a section of the peripheral edge to the shell an... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450630 | Sock and method of making same A sock made from a spun polyester fleece material and having flatlock seams is lightweight and quick-drying and provides improved warmth, comfort and a contour fit without causing blisters or the like. In one embodiment, the sock is made from a single-pie... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450631 | Bicycle helmet A bicycle helmet inclueds a helmet body having a plurality of vents, including a front vent that is wider than high. Also, a bicycle helmet includes a helmet body having a plurality of vents, including at least one rear exit port opening outward onto a su... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450632 | Standing urinal A urinal including an upper mouth piece which can engage both male and female users and has a handle, an intermediate urine container in the form of an elongated tube with volumetric graduations and a plugged lower end, and a lower telescopic leg having a... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450633 | Toilet seat A toilet seat, more especially for a toilet with an upwardly extending flush cistern on the rearward region thereof, has an upwardly pivotable seat ring, possibly an upwardly pivotable lid, and a back plate portion which is fixedly connected to the seat r... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450634 | Incremental dual storage water flush toilet An incremental dual stage water-flush toilet has been developed to serve as a means of reducing to an absolute minimum the amount of water used in a water-flush type toilet. The toilet is comprised of a trapless toilet bowl with spring-loaded air valves o... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450635 | Domed cover for swimming pools Disclosed is a new domed cover for use with swimming pools for eliminating incursion of rainwater, leaves, animals, and the like during winter storage thereof whereby reducing the time required to return a swimming pool to service after the storage. The d... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450636 | Hair cleaning apparatus for invalids A hair cleaning apparatus for invalids comprising an essentially rigid drain plate which has side edges and upper and lower edges. The drain plate has an upper surface and a lower surface with the upper surface formed with longitudinal recesses spaced alo... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450637 | Folding sofa bed frame structure with movable mattress support bar A folding sofa bed frame having head, intermediate and foot bed sections pivotally connected end-to-end and constrained by a linkage arrangement to move in a predetermined pattern between a folded position and a horizontally extended position. A transvers... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450638 | Auto-inflating cushion An inflating system for use in supports, mattresses, cushions, and the like is shown. In their erect configurations, the supports have opposed, end portions interconnected to a tubular, longitudinal portion to form an airtight chamber. The longitudinal po... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450639 | Electrically activated visual indicator for visually indicating the mode of a hospital bed castor An electrically activated visual indicator for visually indicating the status of a castor of a hospital bed comprising a flashing light emitting diode (LED) contained within and visible through a foot pedal that is connected to a positioning mechanism for... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450640 | Infant sleep support An infant sleep support supports a sleeping infant at its back and holds the infant so that the infant will sleep on its side. The sleep support has a fabric sheet on which the infant sleeps and a pillow against which the infant supports its back. The sle... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450641 | Inflatable bed rail guard A guard for a bed rail includesa first generally rectangular flat inflatable member having opposite elongated sides and opposite ends perpendicular to the first member sides and first and second generally rectangular non-inflatable flat elongated like str... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450642 | Method of ascertaining relaxation and shrinkage behavior of textile fabrics and textile products and the equipment for carrying out this process A method of ascertaining relaxation and shrinkage behavior of textile fabrics and textile products where a sample is separately submitted to a short complete washing cycle in a whirling hot washing bath and to a few short complete treatment cycles in a wh... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450643 | Edge-of-dock leveler An edge-of-dock leveler incorporating an inflatable lift bag. The leveler includes a frame mounted on the front face of the dock and the rear edge of a deck plate is hinged to the frame, while a lip is hinged to the forward edge of the deck plate. In the ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450644 | Self-contained submersible debris cleaner A self-contained debris cleaner for use in cleaning debris from submerged surfaces, such as the bottom of a swimming pool, includes a bottom section having a brush mounted thereon to engage the surface being cleaned, a neck section, and a pump housed in a... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450645 | Swimming pool cleaner operating head Swimming pool cleaner components are provided to form a unitary combination of a body housing a diaphragm in communication with an inner tube and the body in communication with an outer tube around the inner tube and secured to the body to locate the diap... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450646 | Pot washer A portable battery powered pot washing tool is provided, which consists of a gun-shaped housing having a handle. An electric motor having a shaft is within the housing. A waterproof battery is carried on a back end of the handle of the housing, to supply ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450647 | Back washing and scrubbing apparatus A back washing and scrubbing apparatus comprising a gearbox having an inlet and an outlet with the inlet adapted to be coupled to a water line; a nozzle having an base end and a tip end with the tip end coupled to the outlet; a gear mechanism disposed in ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450648 | Masons hand trowel The mason's hand trowel has a blade member with a handle supported from the back surface of the blade by attachment members so that the handle is spaced a desired distance from the back of the blade. At least one, but preferably two surfaces are supported... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450649 | Collection devices A collection device having a duct for transporting material entrained in a stream of pressurized primary air from a collection mouth at an upstream end of the duct to a downstream region of the duct for collection. The device provides at least one primary... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450650 | Pivoting castor with directional locking A pivoting castor having a rotating wheel able to pivot about a vertical pivot shaft. The castor includes a support bearing structure fixed to the lower end of the pivot shaft and supporting a fork joint the lower end of which supports the wheel. A lockin... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450651 | End cap locking overhead mounted door holder assembly An overhead mounted 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 havin... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450652 | Hinge mounted door chock A hinge mounted door chock is provided with an inverted J-shaped configuration. A first short leg is connected to a parallel longer and wider second leg by a third leg of equal width with the first leg. The side edges of the wider second leg are parallel ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450653 | Composite knob with an insertable position indicator A composite knob having a core formed of a hard plastic material and an outer covering of a softer plastic material. The core includes a front wall with an integral bent around skirt, a hub and an axially rearwardly extending stanchion. The softer plastic... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450654 | Window stay For the mounting of a window sash in a frame, a window stay comprises a frame mounting component and a sash mounting component one or both of which are of die cast construction. A short arm and long arm are pivotally coupled by pivots to the frame and sas... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450655 | Hinge with anti-shear device A hinge (10) comprises a first (13) and a second (24) fastening element connected to each other by means of a kinematic articulated chain comprising at least two elements (18, 26) articulated to each other and defining space (28) between two of their oppo... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450656 | Flat can A flat can for receiving textile fiber slivers deposited therein while a jigging motion is imparted thereto comprises can sides defining an upper can bead at the top thereof. A can plate is configured to be vertically movable within the can sides between ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450657 | Seal A stamped hardened sheet steel tapered ferrule with cantilevered radially resilient fingers is wedged by a spring against a tapered bore of a hardened steel housing. The fingers bend radially inwardly to grip a stranded steel cable in the ferrule bore in ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450658 | Magnetic sock holder An apparatus for reversibly securing a pair of socks together during handling and laundering. The apparatus comprises a combination of detachably interconnectable housing members, wherein each housing member is attached to a respective one of a pair of so... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450659 | Safety clamp for holding an animal trap against inadvertent actuation A safety clamp for mounting on wires of an animal trap to hold the trap against inadvertent actuation comprises a pair of flat plates arranged in spaced parallel position and squeezable together against resistance from a coil spring positioned there betwe... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450660 | Adjustable fastener A fastener including an engagement member having a predetermined length and a receiving member for connection substantially anywhere along the length of the engagement member and being readily movable in at least a first direction along the length of the ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450661 | Swivel hook assembly A swivel hook assembly has a head on its pin rotatable in a limb of a loop which is formed with a raised rim outwardly of a collar extending inwardly from the limb into the loop and surrounding the bore receiving the pin to prevent enlargement of the bore... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450662 | Apparatus and method of rebroaching a lock assembly A previously used lock assembly constructed for operation using a given key may be operated by a different key after rebroaching. Instead of requiring an expensive, complete replacement of a lock assembly and its operable keys, the present invention allow... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450663 | Method for fabricating a truss member for a mine roof support A pair of truss brackets are secured to the roof of an underground passage adjacent to opposing ribs of the passage. The truss brackets each include a roof engaging surface and a truss supporting arm member extending from the roof engaging surface. A pair... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450664 | Electrical connector for mid-cable termination An initially integral terminal assembly 84; 94 useful for terminating a selected conductor 74; of a flat power cable 72 having at least two insulated conductors 74, 76 includes upper and lower plate sections 26, 50 extending in diverging directions from a... | 09/19/1995 |
