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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5509221 | Spray nozzle assembly for an electric iron A spray nozzle for an electric iron includes a nozzle cap having an outlet orifice formed in a first end wall thereof. The cap includes an axially extending cylindrical wall defining an axially extending bore. A fluid flow coupling is inserted into a seco... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509222 | Receiving container for card-like information carriers A receiving container for card-like information carriers comprises a container part having a rear surface provided with a plug button and a plurality of friction projections surrounding the plug button, and a plug part having a receiving opening which is ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509223 | Lighting system A lighting system (10) is provided to allow a plurality of overlapping virtual images (16-16"') to be viewed by an external observer. Lighting mechanisms (18) are positionally located adjacent reflectors (20) to form virtual images (16-16"') and provide a... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509224 | Personal identification number shield A shield that is substantially planar and pliant, and includes at least two substantially parallel slits provided in the shield into which the fingers of one hand of the user may be inserted so as to wrap around the portion of the shield between those sli... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509225 | Replaceable sign panel assembly for a merchandise cabinet A sign panel assembly for use in conjunction with an illuminated sign panel on a merchandise cabinet, such as a vending machine or refrigerated display case includes two elongated transparent framing strips, pieces of double-face tape on the distal ends o... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509226 | Firearm with modified take down latch for controlling laser sight A laser sight 33 in a pistol 20 includes a battery power supply 34, driver board 38 and laser 27 in a casing 11. The laser 27 is energized when a take down latch 36 is moved to the left or right. In a center position, take down 46 in the middle of the lat... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509227 | Fishing net mechanism A fishing net mechanism with a supporting tubular frame and an inflatable floating assembly mounted thereon. A compressor in a vessel is connected to the inflatable floating assembly to submerge or bring afloat the fishing net mechanism. Two identical pai... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509228 | Ergonomically designed handle and contoured gripping portion A handle for an implement or sports equipment such as a fishing rod, having a contoured gripping portion designed so as to reduce fatigue and tension while improving casting accuracy without interfering with reel function. The handle and contoured grippin... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509229 | Self-supporting thermally-protective plant enclosure formed by self-standing container bodies A self-supporting thermally-protective plant enclosure includes a plurality of elongated hollow closure bodies each having a pair of outer and inner transparent walls. Each outer and inner wall are peripherally interconnected by a base, a top and a pair o... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509230 | Lawn protecting method and elastic body for lawn protection The present invention relates to a lawn protecting method for preventing a lawn from being barren by stamping pressure, particularly relates to a lawn protecting method in golf courses, tennis courts, sports stadiums such as soccer fields and an elastic b... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509231 | Method of retarding vegetation growth A method for preventing the growth of vegetation around structures extending from the ground is disclosed. The method consists of providing a substantially flat, flexible mat of a polymeric material having a substantially uniform thickness. An aperture is... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509232 | Planting pot with separately formed isolated potting areas A planting pot with separate isolated potting areas including a container having a bottom wall and a side wall extended peripherally upwards from the bottom wall to create a major potting area and an opening for allowing access to the major potting area a... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509233 | Motorized garage door opener unlocking system This invention provides an existing garage door locking system with a motorized unlocking system that will unlock the garage door prior to motorized opening, but maintain garage accessability and security with the existing garage door locking system if a ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509234 | Window operator assembly An operator assembly for a casement window that includes a frame and a pane carrying sash. The operator assembly is mounted to the frame and an elongated arm connects the operator assembly and the sash. Movement of the arm moves the sash relative to the f... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509235 | Safety device for hinged doors A safety device for hinged doors comprising a spring loaded wedge shaped stopper means. A bracket including a flat rectangular plate is attached to the front face along the edge near the hinge side of a hinged door at a sufficient height and out of reach ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509236 | Safety canopy for a doorway or portal A safety canopy for use with a doorway in a wall is provided. The canopy is rigid and puncture-resistant, and is fixed to the wall and extends from the wall above the doorway downwardly away from the wall to a fixed margin edge, which is positioned approx... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509237 | Mobile home anchor system A device for anchoring a mobile home in position above the ground. The device comprises a bracket pair which can be mounted on an existing stanchion and mobile home without requiring modification of the stanchion or removal of the stanchion from position ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509238 | Multidirectional mechanical device dissipating energy, particularly for the constraint of structures in seismic zones A multidirectional mechanical device for dissipating energy, particularly for the constraint of structures in seismic zones, includes a plurality of C-shaped elastic-plastic response elements provided between two parallel planes. Each element is attached ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509239 | Storm shutter window frame system A building aperture frame system including a window mounting surface and an integrally-formed storm shutter mounting structure. The frame system may be comprised of first and second elongated profiled jambs, an elongated profiled header mounted to and tra... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509240 | System for forming lined passages through concrete walls A system for producing a sleeve-lined passage of uniform diameter D through a concrete wall molded in a concrete wall form including first and second form plates mounted in fixed relation and spaced by a wall width W includes a multiplicity of modular spo... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509241 | Fireproofing panel attachment system A system for attaching fireproofing panels to a poured structure. The panels are made with projecting members. In use, the panels line a form with the projecting members facing inward. When the form is removed, the panels are embedded in the poured struct... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509242 | Structural insulated building panel system A building panel system which has a panel to panel connection utilizing opposing male and female joints formed integrally with the external and internal side of structural composite panels. Also, reinforcing splines (32) embedded in the foam between the p... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509243 | Exodermic deck system An exodermic deck for structural floors including bridge floors, road beds, pedestrian walkways, or the like, comprises a composite structure of a grid component and a top component. The grid component is preferably made of steel and includes a plurality ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509244 | Flooring system having joinable tile elements, particularly plastic tiles A floor covering system comprising plastic tiles provided with coupling parts made of lower receiving openings for separate connector members by which the tiles are easily joinable and separable and are resistant to high separation forces. The system may ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509245 | Formwork brick A formwork brick has two longitudinal walls, which form an external wall and internal wall, at least two cross walls, which extend over only a part of the brick height, a cavity lying between the walls for filling with concrete, and a first insulating ins... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509246 | Solar roof shingle A roof shingle for solar heat collection comprises an upper segment and a lower segment. The upper segment of the roof shingle has a greater thickness than the lower segment. The upper segment has a transverse opening extending therethrough for receiving ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509247 | Vibration-damping inside roof construction A roof construction has vibration dampening ability and includes a body member in contact with a waffle-like surface of a moulded porous compressed fibrous web which is designed to have a self-supporting stability. The waffle-like surface exhibits an anis... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509248 | Method for filling and packing insulating powder in the walls of a cabinet body A boxlike body (10) with a rear wall (12) and four side walls (14) is brought into a fixture (34) with the free edges (22) of the side walls pointing downwards. The walls of the body are filled with insulating powder by blowing the powder into the rear wa... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509249 | Combination column and panel barrier system and method of construction This invention relates to both a concrete wall having a series of slanted deflection surfaces to spread the force of impacting vehicles, to buttress against earth forces, and to abate noises and to a method of constructing such a wall. The wall can be eco... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509250 | Structural panel useful for skylights Described is a preferred structural panel including a frame and elongate members movably engaged by edges of the frame. Sheet material is bonded to the movably engaged elongate members and covers each side of the frame. In this manner, differential expans... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509251 | Method of wrapping a floral grouping using a wrapper with a handle A wrapper for wrapping about a floral grouping and a method for wrapping the floral grouping, the wrapper having a handle formed from a portion of the sheet of material for carrying the wrapper with the floral grouping disposed therein. The wrapper may co... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509252 | Package, packaging method, and packaging apparatus for packaging large meat products in a desired gaseous atmosphere A package, packaging method, and packaging apparatus for facilitating the packaging of large meat products and exchanging the ambient atmosphere to establish a desired gaseous atmosphere that extends the shelf life of the product. The package includes a p... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509253 | Process and apparatus for wrapping articles with stretchable film The film (F) fed to the packaging machine has a width suitable for wrapping articles whose sizes may vary over a wide range, and its width is made proportionate to the largest size of article which the machine can wrap. For the wrapping of articles whose ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509254 | Method for packaging flowers Method for packaging flowers which protects against botrytis and the damage inflicted to flowers by shifting during transportation. The method includes wrapping the flower heads in cardboard and plastic and placing the cardboard flush against the ends of ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509255 | Pressure vessel A pressure vessel is described which includes a flexible, air permeable, liquid permeable, containment envelope having an interior cavity and an access opening closed by a closure. A flexible, air tight, liquid impervious, inner bladder is provided having... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509256 | Fibrous material packaging machine An apparatus for packaging fibrous material in uniform, high density, self supporting, packages. Fibrous materials, such as alfalfa hay, grasses, etc. in the form of bales or loose material, are received. The material is moved through a cutting device, if... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509257 | Packaging machine for withdrawing and opening flat folded cases and for filling them with relative articles The packaging machine comprises a feeding line equipped with belt conveyors for conveying flat folded blanks withdrawn thereby from a magazine. An erecting station, situated downstream of the withdrawing station, is provided with a rotating head featuring... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509258 | Operator presence control for reel mower An operator presence mechanism for a walk-behind reel mower having a drive lever control engagable for initiating forward travel of the mower, the drive lever being shiftable to intermediate positions for inching the mower forward, the drive lever being b... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509259 | Lawn debris rake and collection device An array of tines are carried by a frame assembly so that the tines of the tine array are spaced one from the other across the assembly and so that ends of alternate tines form two rows of tine ends. The frame assembly is made of hollow pipe rods connecte... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509260 | Guiding bow A guiding bow (1) for an elongated element (3) in a twisting or winding apparatus. At least part of the length of the guiding bow (1) has a transversal cross-section which is streamlined. The core (5) of the guiding bow may be made of a load carrying mate... | 04/23/1996 |
