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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5502841 | Boxing glove A boxing glove including an impact reducing mechanism which can assist in minimising of some injury during boxing. The boxer's fist is movable within the covering defining the fist space and movable between the rear and front positions when the front of t... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502842 | Infant swimwear with inflatable waist and leg portions A protective swimwear garment for infants and young children who wear diapers. The panty like garment is waterproof and is worn over the diaper. A seal is made between the body and the garment by inflating an air receiving chamber around the waist and leg... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502843 | Helmut face mask with adjustable disengagement means Athletic headgear is described comprising a helmet having a face mask releasably attached to the helmet with a plurality of adjustable fasteners, each fastener including a mounting plate with a fixed section of hook-and-pile material thereon, a face mask ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502844 | Swimming goggles In a pair of swimming goggles a first pull cord extends from one end of the head strap through the first eye piece and about its lens to apply pressure to the second eye piece, while a second pull cord extends from the other end of the head strap through ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502845 | Siphon-jet flush water supply system for toilet stool A flush toilet stool includes a toilet bowl and a trap drainage passage connected to the toilet bowl. The toilet bowl has a water jet hole defined in a bottom region thereof and opening toward the trap drainage passage. A pressurizing unit such as a water... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502846 | Flush tank mechanism The present invention discloses an operating mechanism for a cistern (1) or flush tank which is able to be used for a wide variety of cisterns, irrespective of their volume to depth profile. The preferred mechanism takes the form of a generally cup-shaped... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502847 | Toilet tank flush actuator An actuator for operating a flush valve of a toilet. The inventive device includes a mounting assembly for securing to a tank of a toilet. An actuating assembly is slidably secured to the mounting assembly along an exterior thereof for actuating a flush v... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502849 | Bed assembly with a youth bed beneath and crib above A bed assembly with a youth bed beneath and crib above comprising: a plurality of corner posts positioned in a vertical orientation to define a rectangular space therebetween for a youth bed beneath and crib thereabove; lower planks coupled with respect t... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502850 | Space-saving bed A free-standing, self-supporting bed has a movable platform supported by a stationary frame. The platform may be elevated vertically to a stored position higher than head height when the bed is not in use. Counterweights allow the platform to be elevated ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502851 | Assisted lifting, stand and walking device An assisting lifting, standing and walking device employs base side members whose rear track width is adjustable to facilitate use of the device to lift severly disabled, elderly or other physically challenged persons from a wheelchair, and then allow the... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502852 | Extensible folding leg for bed cross bar A leg for a cross bar for king and queen size beds which leg is nested in the cross bar for shipping and movable to an erect position to support the cross bar above the floor. The leg has an integral bracket on its free end which is formed from the leg an... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502853 | Bed frame with independently oscillating cradle An oscillatory bed for providing improved patient care in a hospital, nursing home or home health care setting. The oscillatory bed is characterized by having hinged, adjustable side panels along opposite sides of the length of a cradle located in the osc... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502854 | Floating foldable stretcher designed, in particular, for the recovery of injured persons at sea Floating stretcher designed, in particular, for the recovery of injured persons at sea, of the type including a metallic framework (1) capable of being winched by a helicopter, supporting a panel (2) of composite material ensuring the buoyancy of the whol... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502855 | Zoned cellular cushion An inflatable cushion having a series of separately inflatable zones with tubular conduits leading from each zone beneath or on top of the cushion within the periphery of the cushion to a common manifold spaced outwardly from the front edge of the cushion... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502856 | Dyeing textile articles Method and apparatus for dyeing textile articles in which the articles are confined in bulk but in orderly fashion in a dyebath up to a level therein, the dyebath is loaded with dye liquor to cover the articles and the liquor is circulated through forcefu... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502857 | Scraper device for a broom A scraper device for attachment to a broom of the type having a head and a handle, the handle having a lower end for mounting to the head. The scraper device is comprised of a blade carrying member, having an upper end and a lower end, for attaching to th... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502858 | Sponge mop head A sponge mop head including a support plate for supporting a sponge and a wringer plate pivotally attached to a front edge of the support plate. A planar extension plate portion is provided extending rearwardly from the support plate such that a sponge wi... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502859 | Multi-directional brush A paint brush comprises tubular handle 12 and a device connecting the tubular handle 12 to the brush head. The tubular handle 12 is made of plastic material and the like with an opening 15 allowing extender to be inserted. The device has two locking syste... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502860 | Hairbrush with torque resistant head A hairbrush device includes a limited-excursion, rotating brush head with continuously variable rotational resistance, thereby minimizing tugging-related damage while brushing hair using a simple stroking motion. Thick or tangled hair engages the bristles... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502861 | Force sensitive handle for hand operated implement An improved handle for a hand operated implement of the type for which it is desirable to control the force of application. The handle has bifurcated sections which are connected by a means for sensing the applied force and indicating a variation of the a... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502862 | Push broom locking bracket A dual function locking bracket for holding and supporting the handle of a push broom or other hand cleaning push tool. The bracket is configured to support the handle in two different positions. For use in transporting and merchandising circumstances, th... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502863 | Finger mounted tooth brush manufactured from loofah A toothbrushing device comprising a sleeve of fibrous plant material, wherein the plant material comprises loofah. A portion of the sleeve defines a substantially coarse abrasive surface and another portion of the sleeve defines a substantially fine abras... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502864 | Paint applicator with improved extensible handle An improved paint roller frame having a three section handle, each section of which is longitudinally adjustable in relation to the others, and having means for locking those sections at virtually any longitudinal position in relation to the others, provi... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502865 | Windshield wiper system having a wiper blade capable of retraction for hidden park A windshield wiper system for automotive vehicles includes a power source and a driver for causing a wiper blade assembly to swing, relative to the wiper arm, between an extended position of the wiper blade assembly and a retracted position of the wiper b... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502866 | Windshield wiper system with blade assembly drive for maintaining a constant attack angle of the wiper blade on a curved a windshield A windshield wiper system for vehicles with a windshield having a curved surface with a curvature across the width of the vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises at least one driven wiper arm. A wiper blade assembly is mounted on a free end of the wipe... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502867 | Wiper arm assembly including a single piece fixing part A wiper arm for cleaning windshields of motor vehicles. The fixing portion of the wiper arm is formed from sheet metal in a manner which is economical and strong.... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502868 | Process and device for cleaning of surfaces For the purpose of blast-cleaning surfaces, in particular facades, a cleaning process and accompanying device have a working area with an air curtain and a suction device. The working area is tightly connected with the surface on one side via a contact op... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502869 | High volume, high performance, ultra quiet vacuum cleaner An ultra quiet vacuum cleaner having a bag cavity (44), a motor/blower chamber (48) connected to said cavity by a flexible coupling (47) and an active, adaptive noise cancellation controller (52) so configured to quiet the exhaust of the air used to cool ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502870 | Five-function vacuum cleaner nozzle A multi-function vacuum cleaner nozzle for attachment to the end of a vacuum cleaner hose. The device comprises a housing body (40), a dust brush (44), and two pivotal cleaning arms (6). Housing (40) has three ports (50), (52), and (54) extending therethr... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502871 | High capacity dust and litter collector A high capacity dust and litter collector including a five sided container having a rear mounted axle and wheels and angulated leading edge with a rubber blade that cause the container to tilt rearward about the axle, tending to cause the contents to rema... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502872 | Electric vacuum cleaner having steam discharge and cloth wiper An electric vacuum cleaner delivers clean water from a water supply tank to a steam generator and atomizes the water with air received from a suction generator. The steam generator converts the atomized water into steam, and the steam is discharged onto t... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502873 | Pet grooming device A device connectable to a vacuum source for loosening, gathering and suction removal of pet hair and the like from the pet and for simultaneous gentle pet massage. The device is molded as a single integral unit formed of resilient elastomeric material suc... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502874 | Speed regulating valve for fluid filled door closers A valve for regulating speed of operation of a door closer, includes an elongated hollow tubular body having a closed first end with driving provisions thereon, an open second end, and an orifice in its sidewall adjacent its closed first end; an endplug f... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502875 | Continuous drive unit for combers, a drafting arrangement and a coiler can The combing machine has a row of combing heads which are allocated with a drive shaft extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the row. The combing heads are provided downstream with a drafting arrangement whose cylinders are arranged horizonta... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502876 | Pull handle for a trunk An improved pull handle for use on a trunk is equipped with a pair of driving rods each having a wedge member disposed at the bottom end thereof which is in abutment with a spring biased locking seat having an oblique cam surface. Each driving rod is hous... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502877 | Electrical utensil cord-anchoring device In a preferred embodiment, a device for securing an electrical elongated cord in a compacted state, of an electrical utensil, in an anchored state intermittently anchored to the electrical utensil is an elongated elastic strip having opposite flat faces e... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502878 | Swivelling snaphook A swivelling snaphook is provided including a retainer rotatably connected with a hook member. The retainer includes a receptacle, two converging bars joined to opposite sides of the receptacle, and a base bar connecting the ends of the converging bars di... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502879 | Pivoted apparatus having a slider crank mechanism for needling a nonwoven web The described apparatus for needling a nonwoven web comprises at least one needle beam carrying a needle board, a rocker for guiding the needle beam, and a slider-crank mechanism for actuating the needle beam. For a first-order mass balancing it is propos... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502880 | Manufacture of piston rings A machine for manufacturing piston rings from the metal strip (10). The machine comprises feeding means (12) for feeding the strip, shaping means (14, 16, 18, 20) for shaping successive portions of the strip into piston rings of a desired shape, and sever... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502881 | Apparatus for descaling substantially flat surfaces of hot rolled stock Apparatus for removing surface layers from workpieces, especially for descaling hot rolled stock moved with respect to the apparatus, by spraying highly pressurized fluid, especially pressurized water on both sides of the rolled stock from rows of nozzles... | 04/02/1996 |
