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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5477558 | Multilayer grooved protector for body joints A protector, particularly for protective clothing of motorcyclists, comprises an underlay comprising shock-absorbing segments, a covering layer of a yielding material, grooves having a wedge-shaped section located between the segments, and empty spaces be... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477559 | Extensible shin guard An extensible shin guard comprises a knee pad section and a shin protector section. A tongue member extends from the knee pad section and is adapted to extend along an interior surface of the shin protector section. The tongue has a fastener for releasabl... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477560 | Combination bib and fold-up toy device A combination bib and toy device which is comprised of any suitable nonrigid material. The device may include a toy in the form of a human figure or may take the form of an animal or other nonhuman character. The toy figure is attached to the nonworking s... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477561 | Hair maintenance cap A head garment comprising an exterior portion, a lining, and a stretch band. The garment is formed by folding a rectangular piece of material in half and sewing top and side edges of the folded material to leave an open bottom edge to create a lining. Nex... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477562 | Apparatus for the retaining of the contents in pockets of garments An apparatus for the retaining of the contents in pockets of garments comprising a garment having a pocket, the pocket formed with side edges and a bottom edge stitched to the garment over one chest area, the garment pocket having a free open upper edge f... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477563 | Helmet having a planar-molded infrastructure An injection molded foam bicycle helmet and method of constructing same includes a dome-shaped internal frame and a surrounding coating of a foam based material. The dome-shaped frame is formed from an integrally molded, planar member including an annular... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477564 | Wind noise reducing, eddy current ventilated earfoil An earfoil (2) is used with a helmet (4) having a chin strap (6) which passes in front of the ear (30) and under the chin. The earfoil includes a wind deflecting, sound-permeable earfoil body (22) sized to cover the user's ear. The front edge (44) of the ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477565 | Batter's helmet with face guard A baseball batter's helmet has a face guard mounted thereonto by ferrules extending through ear holes in the ear flaps of the helmet body. The face guard portion has an upper bar that engages the bill to hold the face guard in place on the helmet.... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477566 | Helmet visor mechanism with laterally moveable visors A helmet visor mechanism with laterally moveable visors that move on guides attached to the helmet. The helmet may contain a single visor or multiple visors. The visors may be clear or tinted to enable the wearer the ability to adapt to a variety of light... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477567 | Portable hydromassage apparatus A portable hydromassage apparatus relies on a turbine lying underwater, propelling water under pressure. The generated water jet can be directed with a hose toward the desired bodily area. The turbine is driven by a motor located outside the water-contain... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477568 | Bathtub assembly A bathtub includes a bottom portion having a number of bulges extended downward, and a base having a number of orifice formed in the upper surface for engaging with the bulges. The base includes a number of blocks engaged in the bottom portion so as to fo... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477569 | Portable toilet A portable toilet including a container of a generally pear-shaped cross-section having a rear component and a front component, the container further having a planar bottom wall with a concave back edge, a concave front edge, and a pair of curved intermed... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477570 | Operating tables, trolleys and transfer systems A transfer trolley for transferring a patient onto an operating table has a removable patient support platform divided across its length into two parts coupled by a hinge. A rod and cylinder mounted at their ends to respective parts of the platform are lo... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477571 | Detachable bed legs A leg apparatus for convenient attachment to a conventional angle-brace bed frame such that the height of the bed may be increased thereby increasing the area for storage beneath and also for producing a more aesthetically pleasing appearance. The inventi... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477572 | Vehicle seat cushion A seat cushion comprises a supporting body of an open-celled, resilient foamed plastic material, an outer flame-resistant covering material encasing at least portions of the seat cushion, and a flame-resistant protective layer encasing the supporting body... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477573 | Method of manufacturing a zero base convolute pad A foam mattress pad of adjustable size has an initial predetermined length, width and thickness. The pad is provided with punched areas or holes, preferably in rows or columns forming a guide for cutting or tearing away strips of foam material to decrease... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477574 | Apparatus enabling a handicapped person to transport himself or herself to the facilities of a room A handicapped person can move with ease about a room from a seat pivotably suspended by a pair of elongated rigid arms from a telescoping post that is mounted in compression between the floor and ceiling of a room. The handicapped person can propel himsel... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477575 | Patient support mechanism for medical examination apparatus The patient support mechanism has a stationary lower part having a first ramp that ascends toward an examination space of the examination apparatus, an essentially horizontal, first section, a second ramp that proceeds essentially parallel to the first ra... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477576 | Temperature compensation method for a turbidity sensor used in an appliance for washing articles A temperature compensation method for a turbidity sensor in an appliance for washing articles is provided. The method includes the steps of: measuring temperature and turbidity of a liquid, such as water, for washing the articles, calculating a turbidity ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477577 | Method of constructing footwear having a composite sole with a molded midsole and an outsole adhered thereto A method for forming a composite sole to an upper of a shoe includes molding a blank midsole to an upper of a shoe while protecting the material of the upper from the heat involved in molding the midsole to the upper, and subsequently adhering an outsole ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477578 | Machines for scrubbing or finishing floor surfaces The invention relates to a machine having a carriage for movement on a floor surface. The carriage has structure for rocking the carriage with respect to a floor surface. A workhead assembly is pivotably mounted on the carriage for movement between a firs... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477579 | Polishing and scrubbing pad A rotary, floor polishing and scrubbing pad for a rotary floor polishing machine is provided and includes an elongated member having a generally hourglass shape. The hourglass shape is defined by oppositely disposed, concave side walls extending between a... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477580 | Grout brush for a rotary floor machine A brush for a rotary floor machine is especially adapted to clean grout on tile floors. The brush includes a disk having a plurality of first and second bores arranged into a plurality of rings disposed about one face of the disk. Each ring defines an arc... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477581 | Dental prophylaxis instrument wiper A device for repetitively cleaning the tips, edges and blades of dental instruments during prophylaxis. A first embodiment includes two substantially parallel, contiguous rolls made from a rough, absorbent material and attached to an adhesive strip includ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477582 | Mop sheet holder, and mop sheet therefor A mop having a mop sheet holder member 2 of a short cylindrical shape and of a resiliently flexible material attached to the fore end of a handle stick 1. An axially extending sheet anchoring groove 12 is formed on the top side of the sheet holder member ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477583 | Water assisted cleaning implement for mowing machinery An implement for cleaning mowing machinery, adapted for connection to the end of a hose, which receives a pressurized supply of water. The implement includes a tube, a channel for passage of the pressurized water extending through the tube, a connection m... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477584 | Device for cleaning lamellas A device for cleaning lamellas has a housing and at least one pair of brush rollers rotatably supported within the housing, wherein a lamella is guided through the pair of brush rollers. A pair of conveying rollers is rotatably supported within the housin... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477585 | Suction and blowing device A suction and blowing device exhibits three air conduits connected to a source of pressurized air and partially terminating in a common transport conduit and has a selectable control body located between the air conduit entrance openings and the pressuriz... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477586 | Vacuum cleaner with accessory shutoff A socket is provided on the upright portion of a vacuum cleaner for the insertion of the wand on the distal end of the accessory hose. The wand, which is normally inserted into the socket when the accessories are not being used, engages a linkage mechanis... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477587 | Vacuum power head with bare floor feature A vacuum power head is provided which has a bare floor feature. A vacuum cleaner head assembly defines a vacuum chamber which contains a power driven rotary brush. Located outside of the vacuum chamber adjacent the rotary brush is a generally U-shaped tra... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477588 | Power blower A power blower includes a fan case arranged fore and aft in the axial direction of a fan; and an engine, wherein a central opening having an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the fan is formed on a front member of the fan case, and a lid me... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477589 | Piston-type door closer with adjustable closing speeds A multi-stage door closer for automatically closing a door after the door is opened; it contains a cylinder having three sections each with a different diameter. The middle section has the largest diameter. A pair of speed adjusting mechanisms are provide... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477590 | Single articulation door hinge Single articulation door hinge with pressure locking device on a hinge arm, which is located in a hinge cup on a hinge axis; whereby, leg springs of the hinge arm are held resiliently in connection with a pressure roller; whereby, the leg springs are supp... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477591 | Bearing device for drafting rollers having pressure relieving means A bearing device for use in textile drafting roller pairs for supporting the top roller of a drafting roller pair. The bearing device finds particular use with magnetic drafting rollers, but can be used with other types of roller configurations. The beari... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477593 | Lace locking device The locking device is of the type acting for at least one lace, especially including a pusher defining the axis of rotation of a blocking member, also including a hollow body of which a cavity defines, on the one hand, at least a path for passage of each ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477594 | Niche panel A modular urn holder comprising a niche panel made of polymer material whereby each niche panel is convertible to be used as a top wall, a bottom wall, and a side wall of the urn holder. Niche panels are connected together by corner connectors that slidab... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477595 | Knitted fabric construction for an industrially launderable soft hand knitted garment Fabric suitable for the manufacture of rental shirts that are capable of being industrially laundered are made by air jet spinning an intimate blend of about 50-50 polyester/cotton (having wrapper fibers holding the yarn bundle together), vat dyeing the c... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477596 | Stringer/clip placement and drilling A machine for positioning clips in channel-shaped airplane fuselage stringers, and drilling holes in the stringers and clips, includes an elongated beam support having a box beam supported on five floor engaging legs and supporting a carriage assembly pos... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477597 | Apparatus for positioning tooling The present invention provides a method and apparatus for positioning tooling with respect to a curvilinear workpiece which is curved in a first direction extending along a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the workpiece and wh... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477598 | Cap and spring installation and removal tool A cap and spring installation and removal tool apparatus is provided for installing and removing a motorcycle spring on motorcycle front forks. The tool includes a frame having a yoke attached to the frame for engaging a motorcycle front fork spring housi... | 12/26/1995 |
