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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5519891 | Protective sheath for cap strap A method and apparatus for covering and protecting engagement regions of interconnecting straps employed with apparel. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a sheath of material which is generally tubular in shape having a inner wall and an outer wall... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519892 | Advertising cap nameplate An improved advertising nameplate is provided for a cap to be worn on a head of a person. The cap has a crown with a headband and a pair of adjustment straps at the back of the crown to adjust the size of the headband. The nameplate consists of a structur... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519893 | Invisible engagement system for a belt A flexible belt has a single male engagement member at one longitudinal end portion and a plurality of closely spaced female engagement members at its other longitudinal end portion. A belt keeper is supported near one longitudinal end portion of the belt... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519894 | Panty garment A panty garment, panty hose or the like where the garment is formed from first and second adjacent, circularly knit and identically configured tubes each having a first panty section and a second panty section each of which are slit along part of their le... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519895 | Cap for sports helmet A baseball type cap for over a conventional sports helmet (e.g., for bicyclists). An elastic band is sewn or otherwise affixed to the bottom edge of the cap. The band fits against the bottom edge of the helmet to hold the cap in place. When the cap is rem... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519896 | Ventilated sport goggles A pair of goggles for protecting and ventilating eyes of an individual. The inventive device includes a lens positionable over the individual's eyes. A mounting assembly is coupled to laterally opposed sides of the lens and is extendable about a head of a... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519897 | Apparatus and method for removing toilet odors The invention provides a portable apparatus having housing structure with a duck-bill shaped gas inlet that is fitted between the top face of a toilet bowl and the underside of the lowered toilet seat, to open directly to air confined within the bowl. Rem... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519898 | Bidirectional two-volume flush control mechanism for toilets A bidirectional two-volume flush control mechanism which permits a part of the water to be suddenly driven out of the water tank when the trip handle is pulled upwards and, which permits the whole volume of the water to be completely driven out of the wat... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519899 | Toilet odor venting apparatus with improved retrofit capability A toilet odor venting apparatus which fits over the top tank of a toilet in place of the usual tank cover. The apparatus draws air from the toilet bowl through the flush ring into the interior of the tank and then into the room in which the toilet is loca... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519900 | Portable humidifier apparatus A portable humidifier apparatus is used with a water closet tank which contains a quantity of water therein and includes a base assembly and an electrically powered and controlled water pump assembly, attached to the base assembly, which draws water from ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519901 | Water-fillable anchors for swimming pool covers and tarpaulins A cover for a pool is retained in position by a plurality of water-filled enclosures, each including a container and a lid formed of a substantially rigid, plastic material having a specific gravity of less than one. The elongated, watertight container ha... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519902 | Convertible furniture frame with self-positioning and locking legs A furniture frame convertible from a first orientation to at least a second orientation includes two sections pivotally connected together and being movable relative to each other to permit the frame to be moved between the first and second orientations. ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519903 | Steel span for use in mattress foundation frames An improved steel span for use in mattress foundations has increased strength and rigidity characteristics achieved by a longitudinal ridge formed in a center section of the span between vertical legs of the span. The central location of the ridge in the ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519904 | Bed with slidable cover comprised of slats A bed, comprising a frame having at least two side parts between which there is provided a space for a lying surface of constant area for a person to repose. In order to be able to cover the space with the lying surface when the bed is not in use and then... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519905 | Bed side rails A bed side rail particularly suitable for use by childred has a protective panel which carries a pair of arms that fit under a mattress to support the panel at the edge of a bed. Hinges connect the panel to the arms so that the panel may be moved between ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519906 | Fastening support pillow A support pillow that is generally horseshoe or U-shaped with a generally pear shaped cavity in the center and a means of fastening. When used in a horizontal position, the cavity is large enough to fit around the midsection of a normal adult thus allowin... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519907 | Device for relaxing the skeletal muscle system, in particular for the neck and lumbar vertebrae A device for relieving the skeletal muscles, especially for the neck and lumbar vertebrae, comprises a mat of foam material with transverse ribs projecting on the upper side and most of the ribs standing obliquely towards the foot side and a foam pillow w... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519908 | Cutting/rasping combination tool The present invention provides a combination tool (21) having a knife blade (39), a rasping blade (33) and a knife blade sharpener (47) combined into a single handle member (23). Preferably, the knife blade (39) is extendable and retractable from and into... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519909 | Trough bridge comprising nestable modules A trough bridge is provided with a plane roadway and upward extending side walls. Top chords are arranged on the upper ends of the side walls. The bridge can be divided along the roadway into an arbitrary number of modules, the length of which may be adap... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519910 | Mouse ball cleaning device An assembly is provided which enables effective and rapid cleaning of computer mouse balls. The assembly includes a generally planar member, have a smooth low friction upper surface with a recessed well being formed at the member within the lateral periph... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519911 | Headlight cleaner with combined squeegee and brush A headlight cleaner for a vehicle including a brush head; a brush handle having a tip end coupled to the brush head, a base end, and a bend therebetween to thereby define a straight short segment and a straight long segment; a straight squeegee handle hav... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519912 | Hairbrush having means to collect trapped strands of hair for removal from the bristles Hairbrushes are disclosed having an array of bristles for grooming either humans or animals. Loose strands of hair that become trapped among the bristles during the brushing strokes are collected and relocated for quick and easy removal from the brush. Th... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519913 | Windshield wiper blade assembly with elastic cushion joint for allowing spring-resistance rotation of wiper blade relative to windshield surface An improved windshield wiper blade assembly is disclosed. The improvement is comprised of the ability of the device to allow a controlled and virtually noise free rotation of the blade with respect to the long axis of the blade. The center of such rotatio... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519914 | Contact type automatic roll cleaner Cleaning cloth supply and take-up spools are mounted by rodless supports for rotation about spaced, parallel axes in a frame that is connected to a pneumatic cylinder for reciprocation between opposite ends of a rotating process roll the surface of which ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519915 | Vehicular vacuum collector with boom height adjustment The flexible hose of the vacuum trash collector is supported by a leaf spring boom secured to the trash collector canister by the boom height adjustment mechanism. A nozzle at the end of the hose picks up the trash. A hand crank, driving a threaded recipr... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519916 | Cart wheel and brake assembly In a wheel and brake assembly for a wheeled cart, such as a shopping cart or a luggage cart, a horn is mountable to the cart so as to extend downwardly from the cart. A wheel defining a wheel axis and including a hub is journalled to the horn at the hub. ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519917 | Mounting device for a front mounted removable handle and the like A handle (12) mounted to a support bracket (34) underlying a headliner (10) through two mounting devices (11). Each mounting device (11) includes a T-shaped end section (24) of a U-shaped spring metal strap (22) of the handle having a T-end that engages a... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519918 | Multifunctional spring-grip dumb-bell A multifunctional spring-grip dumb-bell including a fist base frame and a second base frame symmetrically disposed in a diagonal manner, each base frame comprising an axle and a supporting bar extended from one end of the axle at right angles; a first loc... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519919 | Retractable handle assembly A handle includes two rods slidably engaged in two tubes each having two openings formed in the upper and lower portions. A earth is engaged in the lower portion of one of the rods and has a projection engaging through the orifice for engaging with either... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519920 | Hinge A hinge for holding two components, such as a cabinet and its door or the like, that are supported so as to pivotable relative to one another about the axis of the hinge. The hinge has a hinge support that is disposed on one of the components and has two ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519921 | Mobile rope cleat When ropes, lines and cords are used to tie down cargo there is a requirement that the slack be removed to create the tautness necessary to totally secure the cargo and that the loose end of the rope, line or cord be absolutely and totally held in place. ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519922 | Combined spreader and squeeze apparatus for tubular knitware Tubular knitted fabric is circularly spread and simultaneously squeezed for removing treatment liquor. Spreader components are separated from squeezing components in order to relieve the spreader components from the squeezing forces. For this purpose, pai... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519923 | Non-invasive externally removable casket hardware The combination of a casket and non-invasive externally removable hardware for lifting the casket. The combination comprises a casket shell including a socket in a wall thereof, a plate, a handle operably connected to the plate for lifting the casket, a s... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519924 | Heating apparatus for false twisting of synthetic fiber A non-contact type high-temperature heating apparatus for false twisting of synthetic fiber to provide increased efficiency and energy savings. The apparatus includes a main body defined by a metal tube, and end walls connected to the main body. The main ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519925 | Denim fabric made from denim waste Denim fabric suitable for use as apparel is made from about 40-100% fibers produced from denim waste (pre-consumer and/or post-consumer). The denim waste is collected, starch and size are optionally removed, and it is subjected to garnetting to produce de... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519926 | Nose assembly for hydraulic installation tool An installation tool installs multi-pieced fasteners having fastener components including a pin and a collar and/or sleeve by applying a relative axial force therebetween by a nose assembly which has a jaw structure for gripping the pin and an anvil for e... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519927 | Rivet setting tool A rivet setting tool for use with double headed blind rivets comprises a collet assembly adapted to engage a pulling head of the rivet mandrel and support segments for engaging the rivet. A single piston drive pulls the collet assembly and the mandrel rea... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519928 | Dental press apparatus A dental press apparatus for removing and installing a dental handpiece component includes a press having a frame and a driving member supported on the frame for pushing against items placed on the press. A jig is mounted in the press frame and has a base... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519929 | Tool for removing faucet compression gasket A tool for removing a compression gasket from a pipe generally comprises a sleeve and a rod; the sleeve having a cylindrical rear end for fitting over the end of the pipe and rear threads adapted for threadably engaging the front threads of a compression ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519930 | Apparatus and method of assembling an inner tube into an outer tube An apparatus and method of assembling an inner tube into a hollow outer tube is disclosed for forming a tampon applicator. The apparatus includes a first member configured to mate with the outer tube and a second member configured to mate with the inner t... | 05/28/1996 |
