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A method of swing on a swing is disclosed, in which a user positioned on a standard swing suspended by two chains from a substantially horizontal tree branch induces side to side motion by pulling alternately on one chain and then the other.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5542121 | Dispensable, disposable reversible forearm protector A dispensable, disposable reversible forearm protector is made up from continuous webs of composite material. Each of two laminated webs, comprised of a layer of soft, absorbent paper toweling or the like and a moisture impermeable layer of thermoplastic ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542122 | Ornamental feature with apparel or carrying article An apparel article in the nature of clothing or a backpack which includes a first fabric material onto which is sewn, at least in part, a stuffed animal as an ornamental feature. The animal may be removable or may be at least partially stitched onto the f... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542123 | Children's garment with carrying member For lifting, supporting, or carrying a child, a garment composed of material with sufficient strength to support the child's weight independently, or by incorporating reinforced seams, or by an integrated harness. The garment includes a handle that is sec... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542124 | Firefighters coat having a partially removable liner The present invention relates to a protective garment, such as for example that worn by a firefighter and the like. The garment of the present invention in its broadest terms comprises (a) an outer layer comprising at least one terminal edge (i.e. such as on t... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542125 | Gloves with interchangeable finger and mitten caps A glove which includes a body portion and interchangeable mitten and finger caps. The body portion, the mitten cap portion and the finger cap portion are provided with a sealing fastener which allows the body portion to be fitted with either the mitten ca... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542126 | Instructional hand glove A hand glove includes markings formed thereon which, when worn by a wearer, provide the wearer with a visual indication of the proper gripping position of an implement, such as a golf club or a baseball bat. By aligning the implement with markings formed ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542127 | Combined bandana and visor headwear An article of headwear providing the advantages of a bandana and that of a baseball-type cape. The article includes a visor brim in the form of a bill, a self-supporting upstanding crown, and a triangular bandana cloth. The bill has a front edge and an ar... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542128 | Headwear for supporting a breathing apparatus A hood or cap for a face mask breathing apparatus formed of flexible material having a narrow front piece which extends down the forehead of the wearer adjacent the nostril which merges into a wider back piece to encompass at least the rear of the head an... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542129 | Convertible hat and catching glove A hat or cap having a concave crown formed by joining panels including two side panels and a top panel. A finger panel is disposed within the crown adjacent the top panel and connected to the crown to form a finger pocket. At least one thumb panel is disp... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542130 | Protective goggle and lens with adjustable ventilation A ventilation adjustment assembly is provided for a goggle having a ventilated lens mounted in a frame. In one embodiment, the lens has one or more ventilation apertures forming a linear or curved path. An elongated shutter housing is formed by a base hav... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542131 | Sectional toilet seat A sectional toilet seat and a method of using such a seat by disabled individuals. The toilet seat includes a lower seat member that supports an upper seat member having a removable section, with the removable section constituting less than a majority of ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542132 | Pump operated plumbing fixture A toilet has a pump to deliver selected quantities of water from a reservoir to a toilet bowl so as to effect a water savings. In one aspect, both the motor and pump are positioned in the reservoir to deliver water to both the rim and bowl portions. In an... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542133 | Sanitary device A sanitary device is comprised of a tank storing an amount of water, a water pressure source, a cylinder, a nozzle pipe slidably fitted in the cylinder such that across the nozzle pipe a base side chamber and a distal side chamber are defined in the cylin... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542134 | Control device for folding and expanding a base portion of a playpen A control device is provided for folding and expanding a base portion of a playpen which includes four vertical stands respectively mounted on four corners thereof and a base portion mounted on an underside thereof, four foot portions each fixedly mounted... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542135 | Self-retaining bumper pad A self-retaining bumper pad for a bed is fabricated from elongated body of a soft, flexible material and includes a retention portion which fits between a side wall of the bed and an edge of the mattress and functions to hold the bumper pad in place. The ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542136 | Portable mattress for treating decubitus ulcers A portable mattress system has a mattress unit, a control unit, and a control panel. The mattress unit has a plurality of sleeves with transverse openings which each receive an elongate bladder, and has in a foot section a recess that can receive the cont... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542137 | Friction fitted contour skirt for mattress pads and covers A contour skirt for mattress pads or covers and the like is provided with a high friction inner surface to hold the pad or sheet firmly in place on a mattress. Foam material such as polyurethane may be stitched to the inner surface of the skirt in a patte... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542138 | Bedside control unit for a hospital bed A bedside control unit for a hospital bed is operable from a position within the bed and also from a bedside chair. The bedside control unit includes a base which attaches to the frame of a hospital bed. An articulated support is connected to the base whi... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542139 | Multi-purpose tool for cutting, prying and punching in the event of an emergency situation A multi-purpose tool for cutting, prying and punching in the event of an emergency situation comprising a handle having a pair of similarly shaped handle halves each with a plurality of end apertures and a center aperture extending therethrough in axial a... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542140 | Scraper attachment for a hammer Disclosed is a combination scraper and hammer for improving a conventional hammer by adding a removable scraper to facilitate scraping of paint, ice, concrete, and the like from a surface. The combination scraper and hammer comprises a scraper body having... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542141 | Water powered apparatus for cleaning aquatic bodies In accordance with the present invention there is provided a water driven cleaning apparatus for aquatic bodies such as swimming pools which travels in any desired direction on the bottom of a swimming pool and has controls connected thereto which are ope... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542142 | Pond cleaning device A cleaning device for removing debris from a pond or other body of water is an elongated tubular member having an internal collection chamber for collecting water and debris, an inlet nozzle at the lower end of the member connected to the collection chamb... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542143 | Circularly cleaning swab structure A circularly cleaning swab structure mainly composed of a grip stem, a casing and an annular water-absorbing member. The casing is connected at a lower end of the grip stem and has an upper cover secured on an upper opening of the casing by fasteners to d... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542144 | Silicone paint brush artist's tool A silicone paint brush artist's tool includes a handle and a novel painting tip. The painting tip is made of a resilient silicone having a generally three-dimensional paint contacting working surface that has a maximum cross-sectional diameter no larger t... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542145 | Windshield wiper system having a wiper blade capable of retraction for hidden park A windshield wiper system for automotive vehicles includes a rack and pinion arrangement in the wiper arm for causing movement of a wiper blade assembly relative to the wiper arm between an extended position of the wiper blade assembly and a retracted pos... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542146 | Electronic vacuum cleaner control system An electronic control system for a vacuum cleaner is provided that supports two-way communications between a microcontroller in the handle of the vacuum cleaner and a suction motor and various sensors in the canister of the vacuum cleaner. The vacuum clea... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542147 | Spray suction and agitator control and deep cleaning machine A deep cleaning/vacuum machine wherein the housing is provided with three separate switches for an agitator (brush), a suction motor, and a cleaning liquid pump. The switches may be conventional switches.... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542148 | Broom assisted pick-up head A pick-up head is formed by a housing which defines a broom chamber rearward of an associated air pressure chamber and its associated blast orifice. The broom is rotated in a direction to impel debris from a surface in the same direction as air emitted fr... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542149 | Carriage and rail assembly for a curtain The vertical and horizontal movements of a wheeled carriage mounted for movement along a rail having a pair of inwardly directed lateral rails terminating in a pair of upwardly extending inner edges are limited by providing a first plurality of rollers en... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542150 | Simple push button type link control structure The present invention relates to a push button type pull rod control structure, i.e. to locate an adjustable length pull rod of a trunk. The control structure has a push button, a pull rod, a push rod, an outer rod, a sleeve, a control body, and a spring.... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542151 | Rotatable bending joint for collapsible playpen An improved rotatable joint of the kind disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,381,570 for foldable tubular playpen frames having a step in the tooth of a recessed sprocket portion in which a connecting gear rests. In order to unlock the joint one must move the gea... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542152 | Shaft assembly for a tilt adjustment mechanism A tilt adjustment mechanism having an upper housing, a lower housing and a shaft assembly is disclosed. The shaft assembly receives the gears which are pressed on either end of shaft. The shaft fits through locating slots in the lower housing. Each of the... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542153 | Simulated butt hinge construction A simulated butt hinge assembly comprises an artificial knuckle-pintle-finial butt hinge attached to an L-shaped plate structure. The artificial butt hinge comprises spaced knuckle simulating grooves in a one-piece cylindrical member with finials formed a... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542154 | Connection between a revolving flat car and a drive belt Improved connection between a revolving flat card and a drive belt. A connection between a flat rod of a revolving flat card and a flexible drive belt for the flat rods, having a flexible connecting element formed integrally with the drive belt and the co... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542155 | Spread diameter locking mechanism for a spring biased hose clip A holderless hose clip, primarily for use in preventing piping hoses from falling off of connecting pipes in automotive vehicles, includes a clip body formed of a leaf spring having the shape of an annular band and which clamps the hose when released from... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542156 | Trouser leg retaining device A restraining device for trouser legs provides ornamentation and includes a central elastic strap to which link chains are affixed at each end. Folded elastic fabric end segments are attached at opposite ends of the link chains and a conventional snap fas... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542157 | Decorative multi-part button assemblies and use thereof Ornamental assemblies for buttons and athletic shoes are formed by snap-type action securing elements formed respectively on bases and ornamental caps so that a number of different caps can be removably attached to a single base to make a number of differ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542158 | Grommet fastener assembly for automobiles A fastener grommet assembly of soft or flexible plastic material which forms a non-porous "bathtub" enclosure that fits into an aperture in the body panel part of the automobile. A depending lug from an interior part of the automobile is provided with a m... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542159 | Combined chair glide and coupler A coupling member for coupling two tubular members together includes an attachment portion and a coupling portion formed integrally therewith. The attachment portion includes a member which partially wraps around the tubular member and forms a glide. The ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542160 | Attachment element for the attachment of straps, belts or loop on edges of flat pieces of material An attachment element is made up of a middle part and two lateral movable parts linked to this middle part. In the middle part, a slot-like recess is provided in order to receive a belt, strap or loop. Using the lateral parts it is then possible for the a... | 08/06/1996 |
