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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5535446 | Motorcyclist's air strips II Inflatable air strips for protection of a motorcyclist body in case of a traffic accident are disclosed. The air strips comprise plurality of horizontal and vertical air strips which are all interconnected and inflated with gas from two gas inflators. A g... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535447 | Mesh garment with drape aiding attachment A new and improved protective mesh garment apparatus for protecting a wearer's head and body includes a flaccid, cylindrical head covering assembly, made from mesh material, for completely covering the head and neck of the wearer, and for covering a porti... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535448 | Leg ornamentation device A leg ornamentation device including an upper strap adapted to form an upper loop when worn by a user. Three upper male fasteners on the front face of the upper strap are capable of securing the upper loop around the leg below the knee by coupling with an... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535449 | Outer wrap clothing An article of outer wrap clothing for children includes elongated front and rear panels for covering the front and back of the child, the panels being connected together at the top of the clothing to define shoulders. A head opening is formed between the ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535450 | Wrap-around pants A pair of pants formed from a blank of material that may be laid substantially flat, and a method of wrapping a blank of material around a wearer to form a pair of pants with smooth legs. The blank of material is preferably formed of four substantially st... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535451 | Pants garment with buttocks enhancement A pants garment of stretch material is formed of right and left rear panels and right and left front panels. Each of the panels includes a rise portion and a leg portion. The rear rise portions are connected from the crotch of the garment to the waist alo... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535452 | Man's removable brief to be removed while wearing an outer garment A man's removable brief which allows easy removal while wearing an outer garment, the brief comprises: an elastomeric waistband having a frontal opening closeable with hook and eye fasteners; a torso surrounding web portion between the waistband and leg o... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535453 | Adjustable length garment An adjustable length garment, for adjusting the length of a pant leg having an interior surface and a bottom edge, comprising an adjustment mechanism mounted to the interior surface near the bottom edge. The adjustment mechanism comprises an upper adjustm... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535454 | Protective helmet with hair entraining aperture A protective helmet suitable for safe use by a person having long hair is disclosed. The helmet includes an outer dome-shaped shell of impact-resistant material configured to fit on the head of a wearer. A liner affixed to the inside of the shell snugly p... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535455 | Sink strainer for garbage disposal unit A sink strainer for a garbage disposal unit includes a strainer unit, a seat and a mounting flange. The strainer unit includes a handle, a strainer member and a plug member. The plug member has a platform and a surrounding wall depending from the platform... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535456 | Potty A potty suitable for letting infants naturally and at an early age accustom themselves to relieve themselves in a given place and in a correct body position. The potty has a first switch operated by pressure caused by the weight of an infant seated on the... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535457 | Blow molded crib A crib comprising a blow molded headboard panel vertically positioned and constituting the head end of the crib. A blow molded footboard panel is vertically positioned and constitutes the foot end of the crib with the footboard being essentially parallel ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535458 | Bathing seat A bathing seat including a seat section, pivotally linked to a back support section using a two-pivot hinge. The seat section has a seating member having a contoured surface that supports the legs and buttocks of a user during use. A portion of the seat s... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535459 | Patient transfer seat A transfer seat assembly is disclosed for use in conjunction with a hospital bed to transfer a patient from the bed to a location remote therefrom. The transfer seat assembly includes a frame portion and a removable seating portion. A method of transferri... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535460 | Spring assembly for seating and bedding A runner wire useful with collapsible springs includes a plurality of generally parallel and generally aligned runner sections and at least one offset portion. The offset portion merges with and extends from an adjacent pair of runner sections and include... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535461 | Sun bathing towel system A sun bathing towel system comprising a towel member and a plurality of stake members. The towel member has a perimeter and a plurality of towel eyelet members that define a like number of towel eyelet apertures. The towel eyelet members are located adjac... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535462 | Waterbed frame structure A waterbed frame structure including a rectilinear flotation mattress supporting platform, elongate anchor plates with top surfaces secured to the side portions of the platform, elongate, soft, resilient mattress retaining wall sections extending longitud... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535463 | Water bed with peripheral air tube An improvement in structure of a water bed including a water filled body portion having an upper portion and a lower portion, an air filled protection tubular member surrounding an inner edge of the body portion, a plurality of generally X-shaped partitio... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535464 | Sectional invalid bed with disposable waste container An invalid bed for use in hospitals and the like for invalids or bed-ridden patients to provide multiple adjustment mattress configurations. A segmented mattress support is positioned on a multi-sectioned platform on a bed frame with longitudinal and tran... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535465 | Trolleys A patient trolley has a top that can be raised and lowered hydraulically. A guide wheel mounted on a resilient suspension is coupled to the trolley top so that, when the top is raised, the guide wheel is also raised and, when the top is lowered, the guide... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535466 | Surgical tables A surgical table for animals has a basic flat top which can serve for the smaller species. To accommodate large animals, extensions are fitted in the form of rigid panels having tongue and groove engagement with selected edge parts of the basic top. They ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535467 | Adjustable and multiple-use pillow A pillow that forms into a head and neck roll support, as well a support for other body parts. The pillow is continually adjustable to the user's individual body shape and requirements. The pillow has two rectangular layers of woven material (22a, 22b), c... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535468 | Safety pillow assembly A safety pillow assembly is provided for use by an infant to prevent suffocation of the infant when lying in a face down position thereon. The pillow assembly includes a hollow, rigid core having spaced-apart top and bottom walls defining an air reservoir... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535469 | Pliable abrasive pellet for abrading fabrics An improved abrasive pellet for use in abrading fabrics during a wash cycle. A pellet is formed of a mixture of plastic resin, plasticizer resin and abrasive filler mixed at temperature sufficient to maintain the mixture as a liquid. The mixture is then e... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535470 | Sideways slidably mounted wheelchair access pathways A sideways slidable pathway system for wheelchair users that permits the temporary deployment of pathways to allow the transit of a wheelchair with a person therein over a stair or stairway barrier, in which the pathway, which itself may comprise one or m... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535471 | Tool for cleaning LPCVD furnace tube A tool for cleaning the interior of a tube, such as a neck portion of a processing tube of an lpcvd apparatus, or the like, has a pipe that may have at least one hole, and preferably a plurality of holes, spaced from an insulating handle along the length ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535472 | Denture cleaner A denture cleaner powered by a stream of falling water. A first rotary brush is geared to the gear. A second rotary brush is arranged at an angle to the first brush, with the bristles of the two brushes intersecting. The water falls onto a turbine or wate... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535473 | Drain cleaning apparatus A drain cleaning system which utilizes a plumbing cable and nozzle assembly. A fluid-conveying hose is incorporated within a plumbing cable and a nozzle is affixed to the distal end of the cable and in communication with the hose. The nozzle includes a bo... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535474 | Brush for cleaning and polishing teeth while stimulating gums The invention is a brush for cleaning and polishing teeth while stimulating the gums. The invention consists of a handle with an integral head. The head has a flat surface with a plurality of recessed sockets. Affixed within the recessed sockets are the s... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535475 | Car wash hinged air nozzle assembly An air distribution system of a car wash air blower system is provided for directing air to a vehicle travelling along a predefined path using an air producer mounted on each side of the path for producing flowing air. Nozzle assemblies are attached to th... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535476 | Mobile automatic floor cleaner An improved mobile cleaning apparatus is provided having an increased cleaning radius consisting of a movable carriage with integrated fresh and soiled liquid compartments contained therein which are separated by a fixed partition, a cleaning rotor is con... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535477 | Vacuum cleaner attachment A unique vacuum cleaner attachment specifically configured for dust removal from the interior of any 31/2 inch (88.9 mm) disk drive unit, commonly found in conjunction with electronic computer and word processor equipment. The attachment comprises a vacuu... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535478 | Cleaning tool for removing lint from clothes dryers The present invention features a suction wand for use in cleaning lint from the lint-screen cavity of clothes dryers. This lint-catching tool is uniquely designed to provide a lint-loosening action in combination with a vacuum action. This dual action eli... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535479 | Portable blower/vacuum handle arrangement A portable hand-held convertible blower and vacuum unit having a primary handle on the housing and a secondary handle located on the vacuum tube attachment. The secondary handle comprises a generally compliant gripping surface and enables the operator to ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535480 | Floor Protectors A floor protector protects floors against damage from heavy objects supported on or sliding across the floor and reduces the effort required to move the objects. The protector includes an elongate web with raised lips along its opposite edges and interloc... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535481 | Textile machine with a drafting arrangement including rotational position sensor In a textile machine with a drafting arrangement and textile spindles, the spindles are driven by an electric main drive. The drafting arrangement cylinders are coupled so that their speed is a given proportion of the speed of the main drive. The coupling... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535482 | Wide angle hinge with an opening angle of about 180 degrees A wide angle hinge includes an assembly casing fastenable on a cabinet carcass and having front and back slots which engage corresponding front and back pins connected to a hinge arm, so that the hinge arm is slidable and rotatable relative to the assembl... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535483 | Locking and unlocking device for the folding of baby carriages A locking and unlocking device is provided for the U-shaped handle bar of a baby carriage which slides between folded and unfolded positions on front legs of the carriage. The handlebar has spring hooks which engage pins in the respective legs in the unfo... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535484 | Utensil handle A specialized handle for hand held utensils adapted for use by individuals including those having physical impairments such as arthritis or poor motor skill functions is provided. The specialized handle which is typically formed from an elastomeric or pla... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535485 | Tying device for body parts A constriction device for limiting circulation of blood, fluids and other materials to limbs and other appendages. Compressive force can be applied to the limb or other appendage through the device's band which is held in place by the action of a clamping... | 07/16/1996 |
