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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5495620 | Body armor vest and method of manufacture A ballistic panel carrier vest with front and rear ballistic panel carrying pockets and a trauma plate pocket has front, rear and side portions, as well as epaulets, breast pockets with flap closures and buttoned placket front opening that look like the s... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495621 | Body armor vest anchoring system and method A body armor vest is anchored at the waist of a wearer by providing an elastic lower garment, preferably in the form of a legged brief type undergarment, that snugly fits the lower torso of the wearer. The lower garment anchors the vest in place by attach... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495622 | Ventilated hat Disclosed is an all weather runner's hat, the design of which promotes airflow around the head and hair of a person while, at the same time, deflecting rain which comprises a generally hemispherical shell, a brim which is attached at an angle of about 15Â... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495623 | Sports pad for eyewear frames A sports pad for substantially covering certain exposed areas of an eyewear frame to prevent facial cutting from the hard, rigid eyewear frame. The sports pad is preferably formed of a resilient, flexible elastomeric material. The sports pad is removably ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495624 | Toilet bowl water conservation unit An apparatus and a method for conserving the volume of water consumed during the flushing of waste deposited in the bowl of a toilet. A secondary water reservoir is mounted externally on the primary water reservoir of a conventional toilet. The primary wa... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495625 | Toilet bowl bidet attachment An attachment for rinsing the genital area of an individual. The device includes a water supply assembly couplable to hot and cold water supply lines and positionable in adjacency relative to a toilet. A nozzle conduit in fluid communication with the wate... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495626 | Electrical control device A vacuum sewer toilet system comprises a toilet compartment, a toilet bowl installed in the toilet compartment, a vacuum sewer, at least one electrically operated device for initiating an emptying and rinsing operation of the toilet bowl, and electrical c... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495627 | Combination adjustable jet valve A combination adjustable jet valve for use in a spa, tub or the like, having a valve body and nozzle assembly which can be easily manipulated to adjust the water jet flow, aeration of the water jet and direction of the discharging water jet. A flush mount... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495628 | Shower curtain having selectively raisable lower portion A shower curtain which is slidable in relation to a suspension rod, and yet the lower portion thereof is selectively raisable for cleaning operations in and about the bathtub, as well as for other reasons such as for example aesthetic reasons. The selecti... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495629 | Support grid for sitting or lying furniture, as well as support elements for the support grid The support grid for a lying, reclining or sitting furniture, particularly for a bed, according to the present invention comprises a plurality of support elements (1), e.g., laths, and at least two spring bodies (2), the latter being positioned transverse... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495630 | Dart tool A dart tool useful in tournament darts and other games using thrown darts. This unitary dart tool efficiently combines many useful elements and functions, including: extracting a broken dart tip from a dart target by providing, on a thin nub, a tapered sl... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495631 | Bridge module A module for constructing a modular bridge suitable for use in both a dry span and a floating role comprising a buoyant structure having interconnection apparatus for connecting the module end to end to an adjacent similar module to form a bridge and havi... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495632 | Motorized hand held scrubber An elongated hand held scrubbing device has a pair of motor-driven rotary hubs, onto which a variety of easily replaceable cleaning heads can be temporarily mounted. Different types and styles of cleaning heads can be used based on the type of scrubbing, ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495633 | Portable anti-static device This describes a portable non-pressurized anti-static device for eliminating static cling on clothes on which static electricity has built up. An absorbent material impregnated with an anti-static solution is supported by a frame. A cover, when in place, ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495634 | Vacuum sweeper roller brush The invention is directed toward a vacuum sweeper roller brush having an integrally formed stiffener bar. The roller brush includes a plurality of brush tufts which fixedly reside in recesses. The brush tufts and stiffener bars are arranged helically on t... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495635 | Paint trimming device A paint trimming device is provided for applying paint to a first surface closely adjacent to an adjoining surface. The device comprises a base having opposing faces and a body portion extending between the faces, a a handle projecting outwardly from one ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495636 | Vacuum cleaner with independently operating on/off switches on the handle and the motor housing Vacuum cleaner is provided with independently operating on/off switches on the handle and the motor housing. A vacuum cleaner comprises a motor housing (2), which accommodates a suction motor (10) and a control unit (12) for controlling the suction motor ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495637 | Windshield wiper system of a motor vehicle including a wiper arm The description relates to a windshield wiper system of a motor vehicle including a wider arm with an articulated member and wiper rod. The articulated member and the wiper rod have a curvature along their length substantially parallel to the windshield s... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495638 | Sweeping unit A sweeping unit for a sweeping machine to clean a floor area, has a driven pair of closed loop sweeping belts for engaging the floor, the driven sweeping belts including a first portion fixed in position relative to a mounting platform and a second movabl... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495639 | Door closing apparatus A door closing apparatus for closing a hinged door in which a door closer is attached to a spring unit which in turn is mounted on the door frame by a bracket. The spring unit has a torsion spring within a housing which rotates on the bracket. One end of ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495640 | Sectional overhead door A sectional door (20) having a plurality of panels (21, 22, 23, 24) including, a body portion (25) of the panels spacing and joining longitudinal edges (40, 50), one of the edges (40) between adjacent panels on a first panel having a substantially concave... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495641 | Knob turning device and method A method of turning typical doorknobs and other knobs without having to grasp the knob enables persons with hand debilities to open doors. The method involves installation of a knob cover which is round and made of a resilient material which can be slippe... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495642 | Method and apparatus for detaching fiber tufts from textile fiber bales as a function of bale height A method of detaching fiber tufts from an upper surface of fiber bales by a detaching device. Each fiber bale has, prior to performing a detaching operation thereon, a height portion defining an upper zone in which a fiber density increases downwardly; a ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495643 | Method and apparatus for controlling the rocking of a nipper frame in a lap nipping mechanism for a comber A camless lap nipping mechanism for use in a comber is disclosed. A nipper frame (3) is provided above a combing cylinder (1). A cushion plate (4) is mounted on a distal end of the nipper frame (3). The cushion plate (4) nips a lap (Lp) in cooperation wit... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495644 | Ornamental gripping device for holding gift cards onto gift packages A combination ornamental and gripping device (30), designed especially to allow a novel and improved method for securely holding a flat object (10) such as a gift card or the like to a gift package (20) while providing ornamentation for the gift package (... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495645 | Tying method and member This is an object of the present invention to provide a tying method and member which has strong tying force and restrains itself from vertically shifting on a bag once the neck portion of the bag is tied up therewith. The tying method comprises the steps... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495646 | Seat belt comfort clamp A seat belt comfort clamp provides a vehicle occupant protection from injury and enhanced comfort and convenience and includes a clamp assembly having first and second arms and a pivot member. The pivot member defines an axis extending substantially paral... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495648 | Snap-in recessed insert for dish of burial casket A snap-in, recessed insert removably attaches to a casket lid, and a dish removably attaches to the recessed insert, to facilitate the display of different decorative interiors for the casket lid. The recessed insert has a shape which spans the interior o... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495649 | Tool for separating a pair of oppositely disposed spot-welded sheet metal panels In a process for separating overlapping sheet metal panels, which are welded together by a series of spot-welds, the portion of each spot-weld in one of the panels is removed by drilling or milling after which pressure is applied by means of a tool, drive... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495650 | Tubular support for installing a contractable elastic sleeve The tubular support for installing a contractable elastic sleeve comprises a rigid tube covered on its outside by a film having a low coefficient of friction. It also includes guide and drive means for the film which is mounted so as to be completely free... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495651 | Hand tool for removing hoses A hand held tool for the removal of vacuum hoses includes a removable grasping handle portion. An elongated slender shaft portion has a free end connected to the removable handle portion and a working end. A sharp edged, tapered, U-shaped slot is disposed... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495652 | Insertion mechanism, a caulking mechanism and an insertion/caulking device For serving as an insertion mechanism M1, a pressure member 12 is supported in a vertically swingable manner through swing arms 51 to tip ends of vertically swingable push arms 13, and the pressure member 12 is adapted to push a corner piece in an inclini... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495653 | Apparatus and method for displaying and dispensing chain or the like The present invention relates to a display apparatus and method for displaying and dispensing elongated product such as chain. The present invention includes identical side plates interconnected by two V-shaped members which are in turn telescopically int... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495654 | Preparing sheet metal and fabricating roofing shingles Flat-rolled sheet metal is manufactured to preselected gage, mechanical properties and surface finish and is fabricated into unitary sheet metal shingle structures with interlocking folded over sheet metal layers providing for ease of assembly and weather... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495655 | Method and apparatus for forming slide-fastener coupling element A method and apparatus for forming a slide-fastener coupling element from a metal wire having a substantially Y-shaped cross section wherein a blank piece is cut or sliced off from the metal wire by a co-action between a cutoff die and a cutoff punch, and... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495656 | Method of making blanks and clad parts A composite blank is formed from an aluminum base blank and an aluminum brazing alloy clad material which is affixed to the base blank. Alternately, a multielement blank is formed by at least one base preform and at least one separate clad preform. The co... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495657 | Method for producing a commutator motor In the case of assembly after the insertion of the rotor (4-7) with the commutator (4) into the motor housing (8), in order to be able to install the brush holder (1), with its brushes (1.1; 1.2) which are subject to radial spring pressure, simply and in ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495658 | Method of making cylindrical ferromagnetic body and cover assembly for rotor of DC motor A method of making a cylindrical ferromagnetic body and cover assembly for a rotor of a dc motor is provided. In a first embodiment, a blend of a powdered ferromagnetic material and a heat-curable binder is compressedly molded into a cylindrical form in a... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495659 | Stator manufacturing apparatus Pivotal jaws of wire clamps that temporarily grip stator coil lead wires are spring biased to clamp stator coil lead wires thereto when the lead wires are inserted into the clamps at a winding station, and are biased by respective air actuators to ensure ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495660 | Apparatus for inserting rotation shaft of small-sized motor into gear An apparatus for inserting a shaft of a small-sized motor into a gear has a hand press which includes a substrate, a handle and a chuck. The chuck has a cylindrical housing into which a motor fixing member is inserted, a piston between an inner upper port... | 03/05/1996 |
