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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5452475 | Baseball catcher's leg guard A leg guard for a baseball catcher has a thigh portion of a rigid shell with a pad affixed thereto that is connected by a pair of straps to a knee portion of a rigid shell with a pad affixed thereto. The same pair of straps connect to a shin portion, whic... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452476 | Anorak attached to belt pouch for easy deployment and use with a backpack A garment and method for its use, a covering such as a poncho or an anorak, designed to enable a backpacker to don the covering while he or she is wearing a backpack. The garment incorporates a belt with an integrally-formed pouch where the covering garme... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452477 | Item of swimming wear An item of swimming wear (10) arranged to be worn closely to the body of a user to provide or enhance buoyancy, which item (10) comprises a piece of flexible closed-cell foam material (12) combined with a piece of textile or plastics material (11).... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452478 | Gardening glove A semi-long sleeved gardening glove is disclosed constructed with unique rib stiffeners built into the sleeve to stiffen the sleeve and prevent it from slipping down the forearm. A loop pile or other fastener forms a snug fit at the top to prevent insects... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452479 | Cap with display pouch A cap with display pouch is provided, which consists of a member for covering a head of a person. A structure is for holding a card-like article. A component is for attaching the holding structure to the head covering member.... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452480 | Ski goggles Goggles and eyeglasses worn in winter weather conditions are subject to fogging. A method of preventing condensation from forming on goggles and on eyeglasses worn under goggles is provided. The method involves using a fan to exhaust air from the air spac... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452481 | Portable ventilation system A portable ventilation system includes an air filter unit located remotely from a toilet and having an air duct extending from the filter unit to the toilet to exhaust and deodorize air from the toilet bowl. The filter unit includes an impeller which move... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452482 | Dual-flush refill control apparatus A refill apparatus for a dual flush apparatus comprises a refill tube connected to a refill valve responsive to a drop in water level in a tank to initiate a refill flow of water for refilling the tank and for refilling a trap via an overflow tube, the re... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452483 | Bidet apparatus for use in toilet fixtures A bidet apparatus for use in toilet bowl of the type having a flush tank is disclosed. The apparatus defines a valve operated mechanism having a valve regulator, an associated valve seat housing, and a water conveyance block. The housing has a water leadi... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452484 | Sink anti-splash device An anti-splash device for use in sinks. A housing includes an opening for receiving at least a portion of a water stream from a faucet associated with the sink. A base includes a support surface for placing the device on the sink floor and also supports t... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452485 | Gliding tub and shower cleaner A gliding tub and shower cleaning device for automatically cleaning a bath tub and a shower stall. The device consists of a control center, a tub glider and a shower glider. The tub and shower gliders have brushes attached and are connected to drive syste... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452486 | Inflatable lifting device for the bedridden An apparatus to assist in the lifting of a patient. The apparatus has an inflatable body in two parts. A first part raises an upper part of the patient and a second part inclines the lower part of the patient. There is an envelope extending longitudinally... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452487 | Insulated puncture resistant inflatable mattress An inflatable enclosure useful as a matress is described which has first (bottom) and second (top) broad surfaces connected at their edges to form the enclosure, the bottom being formed of a substantially air-impermeable resilient closed-cell foam wherein... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452488 | Contourable pocket foam mattress and method of manufacture A foam mattress made up of a number of segments each of which includes a sheet-like base member and a plurality of discrete spaced apart foam elements extending from a face of the base member wherein the elements have been integrally formed in a single mo... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452489 | Dock leveler with automatic end barrier A dock leveler is mounted in a pit formed in the floor of the loading dock area of a factory, warehouse or similar facility. The loading dock includes an overhead door adjacent the dock leveler. The dock leveler is retractable so that, when it is not in u... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452490 | Brushroll with dual row of bristles A brushroll for a vacuum cleaner includes a cylindrical dowel having a number of holes drilled thereinto. The holes are formed into a first row and a second row, the two rows being closely spaced in relation to each other. First tufts are secured in each ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452491 | Dust mop A mop head for a slip-through or breakdown mop frame which has a pocket on each end of substantially the same length to secure the mop frame therein. One of the products is open at its outer end and can be closed with a snap fastener to prevent the mop fr... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452492 | Material collection Waste collection apparatus 10 comprises a first fluid duct 12 having an inlet at 14. A fan 16 creates a first fluid flow path 18 to draw waste material into the inlet 14, for collection A second duct 20 directs air back along the periphery of the flow pat... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452493 | Vacuum cleaner attachment for cleaning small crevices or the like, attachable to vacuum extension hoses of different sizes A vacuum cleaner attachment has an attachment cylinder and a plate enclosing one end of the attachment cylinder. A semi-rigid tube is attached to and extends from a front side of the plate. A flexible sheet is attached at a centrally located edge to a cir... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452494 | Sealing grommet A sealing grommet for frictional fixation a wall comprises a substantially campanulate body with a closed end and an open end. A central portion is clamped to a cable. a peripheral flange is provided on an outer surface of the body. The hollow space exist... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452495 | Brake system for window assembly A brake system for a window assembly comprises a track liner having two generally parallel sides defining a pocket, opposed grooves extending along the sides of the track liner, each groove being defined by a flange extending along the track liner, a base... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452496 | Vacuum assisted accumulator and process of collecting microfiber A method and apparatus for accumulating and densifying microfibers such as glass fibers having mean fiber diameters below 1-2 microns is disclosed. A fine fiber blanket having been collected on a collection surface is removed and wound up on a mandrel hav... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452497 | Multi-purpose fixing seat for belts A multi-purpose fixing seat for belts including a body portion formed with a recess having a raised rack at both sides thereof, a plurality of protuberances between two portions of the raised rack, and a circular raised edge enclosing the protuberances, a... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452498 | Stirrup buckle A buckle for releasably connecting a stirrup strap to the saddle strap of a saddle. The buckle is an integral one-piece member having an outer frame which defines an opening. A mounting plate securely attaches the buckle to the stirrup strap. One or a pai... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452499 | Substrate alignment and retainer clip A substrate alignment and retainer clip (10, 20) is provided which includes an anchor (12, 13, 40), a retainer (11, 42), and a biasing device (11, 41), joining and aligning the anchor (12, 13, 40) and retainer (11, 42), for biasing the retainer (11, 42) t... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452500 | One piece spring clip The basic clip enclosed is a one-piece plastic clip formed by an upper and lower jaw element having gripping jaws. The jaw elements are pivoted together by a pedestal-type mount, that interconnects the upper and lower jaw elements together. The pedestal m... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452501 | Hinge and check assembly A hinge and check assembly for checking the door of a motor vehicle when in the open position. The assembly provides a base having check profiles formed therein to establish predetermined check positions. The assembly also provides a strap that provides a... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452502 | Turret-type machine tool A turret-type machine tool has a workpiece support that can be indexed incrementally by a step-drive and is locked to be stationary in angular positions corresponding to individual machining stations. In the individual machining stations, machining units ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452503 | Turret machine tool A turret machine tool has a slide table mounted on a machine base for movement toward and away from a workpiece to be machined. A turret head is indexably mounted on the slide table, and a plurality of multispindle heads mounted on the turret head at spac... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452504 | Bearing system for automotive alternators A method for rebuilding a bearing system for automotive alternators, including: removing the old bearing from the alternator shaft; pressing a cylindrical bearing journal or spacer onto the shaft; obtaining a bearing sleeve; inserting the bearing sleeve i... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452505 | Device for screwing-in and setting self-drilling blind rivets A device for screwing-in and setting self-drilling blind rivets in a structure, has a clamping unit with two clamping jaws for holding a spindle of a rivet inserted therebetween. The jaws are guided in complementary grooves provided in a retaining unit wh... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452506 | Process for removing container seals This is a description of a process and equipment for the removal of seals (closures or caps) for containers, that works with an electromagnetic pulse. The pulse is generated in a current pulse coil, that grasps around the seal, by the discharge current of... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452507 | Method for laying underwater pipelines in deep water A method for laying underwater pipelines in deep water, using the J launching technique, comprising joining together mixed-structure pipes consisting of a steel core reinforced with a composite material consisting of a hardenable material containing conti... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452508 | Method for manufacturing surface three-dimensional figures on magnetic material A method for manufacturing three-dimensional surface figures on a soft magnetic material. An insulating layer is first laid on a soft magnetic material layer and a foam intermediate layer is then laid on the insulating layer. A face layer previously print... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452509 | Surface mounter A service mounter having a conveyor along which substrates are moved in an X direction. A plurality of mounters are mounted for movement in the X direction on opposite sides of the conveyor and pick up work pieces from feeders disposed on the sides of the... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452510 | Method of making an electrostatic chuck with oxide insulator An electrostatic chuck and method of manufacture of the chuck in which the component parts are machined, then partially anodized to provide a hard insulating surface on surfaces that are not in contact with the wafer, and then assembled, after which the t... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452511 | Composite lead frame manufacturing method A method for constructing a composite lead frame (10) wherein a plurality of lead segments (14) are separately constructed and then attached to a frame member (12). A plurality of the frame members (12) may optionally be produced as a lead frame strip (16... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452512 | Method of making an electrical terminal An electrical terminal (10) including a contact section (14) extending from a body section (12), and a pin section (16) extending from the body section to be inserted into a circuit board through hole (20). The pin section (16) is defined by a pair of spa... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452513 | Suture cutter A suture cutter which is adapted to clamp, sever and cauterize a thermoplastic suture. The suture cutter includes a housing having an electrical power source located in the housing and a trigger attached to the housing having open and closed positions. A ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452514 | Fruit cutting apparatus A fruit cutting apparatus comprises a handle having a hollow bore, a two-part blade assembly supported at the end of the handle and a plunger axially supported in the bore of the handle for axial sliding movement at the end of the handle opposite to that ... | 09/26/1995 |
