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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5473778 | Sunglass cap A sunglass system comprises a pocket releasably attached to the interior of a crown of a cap so as to present an access opening adjacent the cap visor. Upon cap positioning on the head of a user, a lens, positioned within the pocket, is user slidable betw... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473779 | Sleeping bag with expansible segment A sleeping bag includes a non-expansible, sleeve-like upper sleeping bag segment, a non-expansible, pocket-like lower sleeping bag segment and an outwardly expansible, sleeve-like intermediate sleeping bag segment. Together the sleeping bag segments form ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473780 | Body suit with drop seat flap A one-piece body suit (cat suit or jump suit or romper) has a rear drop-seat portion. That portion is formed with a central panel and two opposite triangular panels extending therefrom which cross each other at the front of the garment. Fastener ends at t... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473781 | Sock having a foot arch support A sock having an elastic band is disclosed in which the band encircles an intermediate zone of the sock between the heel zone and toe zone. The band has a first edge near the heel zone and a second edge near the toe zone. The perimeter of the first edge o... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473782 | Garbage disposal guard and plunger An improved garbage disposal cap for scraping waste from eating wear and sinks that allows safe insertion of waste into the disposal unit. The improved garbage disposal cap is equipped with circular shape which may be constructed of sponge or other materi... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473783 | Air percolating pad A simplified device to provide air circulation under bed-ridden patients which comprises a small thin flexible plastic pad having a plurality of flexible plastic tubes embedded or encased therein, said tubes comprising a distributer tubing and a plurality... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473784 | Body board A body board is provided having upper and lower plastic components defining an outer plastic shell having a hollow interior. The underside of the plastic shell defines a pair of runners which serve to space handholds disposed about the periphery of the bo... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473785 | Traveling collapsible toddler bed A traveling bed arrangement for infants and small children has a rectangular sheet member to which are affixed, along the edges thereof, a plurality of pockets. Plastic foam boards are insertable in the pockets which are folded up and fastened to form a w... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473786 | Swimming pool cleaning tool, and related method A tool for cleaning debris from swimming pools includes a frame, a corresponding net, and retaining means for retaining the net on the frame. The preferred retaining means is an elongated strip of resilient, flexible material, having a generally U-shaped ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473787 | Method and apparatus for cleaning tubes of heat exchangers Apparatus and method are provided for on-line cleaning of the tubes of a heat exchanger. Tube cleaners are comprised of two members, a rigid flotation member and an elastomeric cleaning member. The cleaner has a selected density to allow uniform distribut... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473788 | Foot sponge A foot sponge for providing cleansing of the feet includes a sponge member which provides a foot receptacle thereinside. The foot receptacle is characterized by an insole upon which a user's foot rests, a fore-foot receptacle into which the fore-foot of t... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473789 | Disposable toilet seat cleaning pad A disposable pad for cleaning a toilet including a mitt-like pad having a cavity to receive a hand, wherein the hand is shielded from contact with the toilet seat. A cleaning pad is fixedly attached and in planar contact with the lower surface of the mitt... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473790 | Collapsible dust pan There is provided a dustpan which has a rear wall which extends upwardly from a base and is angled inwardly towards the base to form an angle of less than 90° between the rear wall and the base member such that a handle attached to the dustpan near the r... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473791 | Paint roller and tray apparatus A roller and tray apparatus includes a roller assembly which includes a handle portion, a bearing portion connected to the handle portion, and a replaceable porous roller portion connected to the bearing portion. The roller portion includes a first canted... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473792 | Steam cleaning machine A steam cleaning machine wherein the clean water tank serves as a chassis for the machine. A main support housing and a recovery tank is mounted on top of the clean water tank which has an upwardly bowed bottom forming a cavity within which is mounted a s... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473793 | Method and apparatus for rejuvenating a drainfield or dry well A method and apparatus is provided for cleaning and rejuvenating septic tank sewage systems. Where the septic tank has a drainfield associated therewith, the method comprises penetrating the ground near a drainfield lateral, and agitating the area near th... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473794 | Portable apparatus including a hinge having a ring-shaped spring for generating friction A hinge device comprising a shaft to be connected at one end to a first member, a bracket mounted on the shaft, for supporting a second member such that the second member rotates around said shaft, and wave washers held and compressed between said shaft a... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473795 | Flat bar with gliding pins for carding machine travelling flats A flat bar for a travelling flats assembly of a carding machine includes a carrier body having opposite end faces spaced from one another parallel to a longitudinal axis of the carrier body; and a flat bar end adjoining each end face of the carrier body. ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473796 | Spin-clip bag closure A bag closure device for sealing the end of a rolled, plastic produce bag of the type having two or more opposing jaws connected by struts and a flexible hinge for each set of opposed jaws. The hinge is made of flexible material. Teeth are placed on the i... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473797 | Safety device for fixing cords of venetian blind The present disclosure relates to a safety device for retaining the cords of a Venetian blind, comprising two integrally molded upper and lower covers in the shape of trapezoid having a long protruding edge at the longer side of each of the trapezoid-shap... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473798 | Hose clip The invention relates to a hose clip with a bearing part for a band tightening screw, a metal housing with a bracket and an annularly curved flat metal band. At one end the metal band is rigidly secured to the bracket and its other free end can be led thr... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473799 | Magnetic closure device A magnetic closure device is configured to allow for a reduction in the magnetic gap as well as for adding mechanical strength to a cover for enclosing the magnet supply and other associated parts on one of two separate elements. The magnetic closure devi... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473800 | Separable fastening component A male separable fastening component has a base and, provided thereon, a multiplicity of independent fastening elements, the fastening elements each comprising a bundle of raised fibers with a grape cluster-like aggregate of swollen heads consolidated tog... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473801 | Wire card napping machine The wire card napping machine has at least one driven cylinder, with several pick-up devices, each of which is equipped with at least one napping roller of a different roller type and is embedded in the side disks of the cylinder, it being possible to rot... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473802 | Brush arrangement for a needle loom A brush structure for use as a stitch support for a velour needle loom comprises bristle tufts inserted into a carrier plate, with their free ends forming a continuous support surface for supporting thereon a fiber batt to be needled. The foot portions of... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473804 | Method of releasing a spring retainer A first lever and a second lever are hinged to each other by a pivot. Each lever includes a handle at the bottom end and a jaw at the top end. The jaw at the top end of the first lever includes a curved portion and a tip portion, as does the jaw at the to... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473805 | Tool for setting blind rivets A power tool for the setting of blind rivets has a reversible electric motor which can reciprocate a gripper for the mandrel of a blind rivet through a transmission employing a rotary nut driven by the motor and a spindle which reciprocates the gripper in... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473806 | Method for preventing cold welding especially of blind rivets A method for avoiding cold welding of blind rivets, especially for the production of rivet connections between load carrying components in aircraft construction uses a not yet cured, curable adhesive to perform three functions, namely as a lubricant durin... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473807 | Method of attaching a faceplate assembly to an appliance A control panel assembly for a domestic appliance providing an improved assembly which insures uniform and proper alignment of control instruments mounted therein. The control panel assembly includes a control panel faceplate, a control instrument mountin... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473808 | Method of making a bellhousing A method of making an engine transmission bellhousing includes the steps of making the pattern for sandcasting a bellhousing having an engine attaching flange portion shaped to cover the engine bolt holes in a plurality of different engines, and making a ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473809 | Method of manufacturing a steering column stalk switch apparatus A method of manufacturing a steering column stalk switch apparatus includes the steps of fixedly engaging a hub attached to an elongated shaft to one end of a hollow housing having apertures formed at opposite ends, movably mounting a button in one of the... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473810 | Needle-suture assembly and packaging system An automated machine for attaching a suture to a surgical needle having a suture receiving opening formed therein, and for packaging the same in a package tray comprises a first workstation including a device for sorting a plurality of needles and orienti... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473811 | Apparatus and method for striping insulated wire Disclosed is an apparatus 1 for removing insulation from wire 5 where the insulation 21 surrounds a wire core 20. This apparatus 1 includes a mounting fixture 3 for holding a spool 4 of wire 5 in a manner that enables the wire to be unwound from the spool... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473812 | Method of manufacturing medical electrical lead having a torque indicator A medical electrical lead and method of manufacturing such a lead for use in cardiac pacing, the lead having a distal end having an active fixation device such as a helix electrode (46) having a distal end and a proximal end, the tissue securing means ext... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473813 | Methods of forming electronic multi-layer printed circuit boards and/or cards and electronic packages including said boards or cards A method of forming a multi-layer circuit board or card. The method includes the step of forming a plurality of conductive planes. The conductive planes include ground, signal, or power planes. At least one through hole is formed through at least one of t... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473814 | Process for surface mounting flip chip carrier modules A process for handling and storing surface-mount, encapsulated flip-chip carrier modules to prevent the formation of amoeba-like solder bridges between the flip-chip C4 connections along the boundary between the encapsulant and the chip surface and/or bet... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473815 | Method for producing a connector for fluid pipe elements A kit for producing a non-straight connector for fluid pipe elements comprises loose sleeve couplings and at least one flat blank which has been given such a shape and such dimensions that, after forming thereof and interconnecting its opposite ends, it i... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473816 | Tool and method for maintaining alignment when separating and connecting multi-pin connectors Male and female portions of a multi-pin connector (MPC) are separated and connected using a tool or a method in which the two MPC portions are securely retained in lateral and longitudinal alignment throughout separation and connection, to alleviate the d... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473817 | Method of making cooled rocket combustion chamber construction A method of producing a rocket combustion chamber/nozzle assembly in which a liner blank is deformed against the forming surface of a die to form a finished cooling liner, a structural jacket is electro-formed about the finished cooling liner, and fluid m... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473818 | Reciprocatory dry shaver A dry shaver includes a perforated outer shearing foil and an inner cutter. The outer shearing foil has a first axis along which it is arcuately curved. The inner cutter has a longitudinal axis along which it is arcuately curved to have an arcuate contour... | 12/12/1995 |
