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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5596768 | Athletic protective gear with concealed fastening elements An athletic protective gear includes a protective structural member, a protective pad, and a retainer unit. The structural member is formed to overlie a body part to be protected. The protective pad of depressible material is formed to be disposed between... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596770 | Two-ply inflatable sock A two-ply inflatable sock whose dimension and fit is adjustable by the wearer is provided. The sock has an inner layer constructed of a wicking material and a water repellant outer layer. An inflatable toe cup positioned between the inner and outer layers... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596771 | Swim goggles with nested type of head band fastening means A pair of swim goggles with nested type head band fastening structure is disclosed. It comprises: (a) a head band; (b) two goggles, each of the goggles being provided at an outer front corner with a recess which has a long slot formed at a rear wall there... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596772 | Toilet flushing system with multi-diaphragm storage container having three fluid receiving chambers A toilet flushing system includes a fresh water feed, a fluid storage container connected to the fresh water feed, and a supply line coupled to the storage container and a toilet. The fluid storage container has a container casing and first and second sep... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596773 | Water level control device A portable swimming pool water level maintenance device for releasible attachment to a swimming pool having a built-in skimmer. The device includes an upright conduit open at each end and having a conventional toilet ball cock valve and vertically slidabl... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596774 | Self cleaning toilet A toilet bowl has a self-cleaning hollow rim with openings in the top surface of the rim whereby urine and other residues accumulating thereon are rinsed during flushing of the toilet. The water drains into a trough along the periphery of the bowl and int... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596775 | Patient transfer seat A patient transfer chair is disclosed which can be manually operated preferably by using a lever and spring helping device to assist in the transfer of a patient to and from a bed to and a wheelchair, chair, or other seat design. In transferring a patient... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596776 | Collapsible safeguard rail structure A rail structure includes two tubes each movably mounted on one of two bases and each having a catch mounted on an upper portion thereof. Two fasteners each have a lower portion detachably mounted on one of the two catches. Two supporting braces each have... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596777 | Mattress with bent rattan springs A spring mattress including a plurality of helical springs formed of rattan tubes and extending between the top and the bottom of the mattress sheath, with the helical springs forming a plurality of parallel, spaced from each other rows of helical springs... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596778 | Air controlled comforter In feather comforters and other comforters having a heat insulating material filled therein, to provide an air controlled comforter which makes it possible to obtain good sleep under comfortable sleeping conditions in terms of both temperature and humidit... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596779 | Medical apparatus comprising a movable patent table having a common control member for operating longitudinal drive and locking mechanisms Medical apparatus includes a patient table (7) with a table support (9) and a table top (11) which is movable at least in its longitudinal direction relative to the table support, there being provided a first drive mechanism (21) to assist said movement, ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596780 | Surgery patient headrest A headrest which can be used on an operating table to maintain the head of a supine, unconscious patient in steady position for the surgeon to conduct an operation is described. The headrest has a low profile to provide maximum unobstructed access to the ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596781 | Vacuum/heat formed cushion with pyramidal, inflatable cells A vacuum or heat formed cushion having upstanding cells of thin (15-40 mil) wall thickness and having rectangular body sections with upwardly inclined (10°-40°) triangular top panels. The cushions can be attached together to form a mattress or used indi... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596783 | Sheet and web cleaner with face plate on suction hood A sheet and web cleaner comprises a pair of substantially identical units in facing relation, providing a path for transporting a sheet or web between them. Each unit includes a suction hood with a rectangular inlet slot, and a pair of channels adjacent a... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596784 | Vehicle for collecting debris from a road A vehicle for collecting debris from a road includes an operator cab located at a front section of the vehicle, a boom assembly located at the front section, a paddle guide assembly located at the front section, and a collection bin located at a back sect... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596785 | Multi-utility shoe brush system A multi-utility shoe brush system (11) is provided which includes a main body (13) having a several sides meeting other adjacent sides to form angles greater than ninety degrees so a plurality of paste applicator brushes (17, 19, 21b), a soft buffing brus... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596786 | Triangular shaped floor mop The invention is a floor mop, comprising a mop head having a sponge. The sponge has a triangular cross section and a channel extending through the sponge. The mop head has a core which extends through the channel, the core triangular in shape. The core ha... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596787 | Wiping device for interior surfaces of vehicle windshield glass A device for cleaning the inside surfaces of vehicle windshield glass. A flat wiping member has an elongate handle secured to pivot simultaneously about a pair of perpendicularly arranged axes. The handle may be rotated into positions parallel to the wipi... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596788 | Vacuum sweeper vehicle with lightweight hopper A vacuum sweeper vehicle including a hopper mounted to the vacuum truck chassis, a vacuum system for drawing a predetermined partial vacuum at a vacuum inlet and a suspended vacuum sweeper head having a debris conduit leading to a debris outlet. The hoppe... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596789 | Hinge for eyeglasses The hinge for eyeglasses, of the type including a lens-bearing front having two temples hinged thereto, has a shaped element and a support. The shaped element has a protruding tab defining an L-shaped base which can be detachably accommodated in a complem... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596790 | Hose clamp The invention relates to a hose clamp (1) with a clamp body (3) which encloses a hose end (2) essentially in a ring with overlapping end areas (4,5). In the clamped state, the clamp body has an initial diameter, and using a clamping tool, the clamp body (... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596791 | Rope clamp A rope clamp is provided in the form of a hook to hang on a rail, ring or other object such as a ledge. The hook may be injection moulded plastics material. Rope is lodged in a channel around the hook. The channel is wider at its mouth than at its base so... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596792 | Light guard attachment clamp A hinge clamp for attaching a wire grid to an edge portion of a sheet metal light fixture comprising a base plate, a short leg plate and a long leg plate. The leg plates extend orthogonally from opposite side edges of the base plate and are disposed in pa... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596793 | Abrasion resistant slide fastener An abrasion resistant slide fastener includes a coupling element attached to a support tape by stitching looper and needle threads to secure the coupling element and a filler cord, extending through the coupling element, to a support tape. The looper thre... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596794 | Plastic surface fastener A plastic surface fastener whose surface fastener members can be engaged by a small force includes two surface fastener members each having a plastic base and multiple projecting members having identically sized engagement heads and standing upright on th... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596795 | Seat belt buckle A seat belt buckle based on the proven latching pawl design is equipped with simple measures to render it tensioner compatible. The latching pawl is locked in its latching position by a pin-type catch which is preloaded by a compression spring to a retrac... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596796 | Process for providing a stator core with stator windings A process and an apparatus for providing a stator plate with windings where the stator plate has several stator slots distributed in a circumferential direction which are formed between poles and a stator core and end face disks formed of an electrically ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596797 | Method and apparatus for making a molded cellular antenna coil An antenna for a wireless communicating device can be set at a precise frequency, in the as formed state. A coil antenna is precisely held in a mold, while an appropriate plastic is molded therearound, with no distortion of the coil, to fix a precise shap... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596798 | Apparatus for assembling a bearing unit, in particular a wheel bearing unit for motor vehicles An apparatus for assembling a bearing unit, particularly a wheel bearing unit for motor vehicles, in such a manner that the wheel bearing unit is of light construction, shows no prior damage and permits great flexibility in the manufacturing process. The ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596799 | Apparatus for manufacturing armatures An armature shaft having a cam body extending from one end thereof is inserted into a shaft-receiving transfer block of an armature lamination and shaft assembly machine so that the cam body has a desired angular orientation relative to the axis of rotati... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596800 | Crimping tool with ratchet mechanism A crimping tool for connecting a cable fitting to the end of a coaxial cable is made up of one or more die members having tapered die surfaces, a chuck which is axially spaced from the die surfaces to support the fitting in loosely assembled relation to t... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596801 | Bailing assembly for plastic handle application An apparatus and method for attaching inconsistent length plastic handles to a container. The apparatus comprises a mandrel having a bottom diameter less than that of the container and a top diameter greater than that of the container. The container rests... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596802 | Process for cutting off a section of sheathing The conductor end to be worked is clamped behind the conductor end section (5) to be stripped and is held in its axial position. Subsequently a scanning arrangement displaceable relative to the free end in longitudinal direction of the conductor end secti... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596803 | Electrode for electrophoretic deposition An electrode for electrophoretic deposition on an electrically conductive surface is formed with a conductive cylindrical tube or solid cylinder. The invention describes coating only the outer lateral surface with an insulating coating, except for one or ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596804 | Method of constructing an electromagnetically shielded microstrip circuit A method of constructing a circuit for communicating electrical signals and assembled at least in part by an automated assembly machine is disclosed. The automated assembly machine is operable to select from a plurality of components. The circuit includes... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596805 | Method of manufacturing a plain bearing for a movable functional part of synthetic resin material, while retaining an unperturbed molecular structure A method of manufacturing a functional part of synthetic resin material in a bearing plate so as to have good bearing properties. The functional part is formed at a bearing plate by a synthetic-resin injection-molding technique (outsert molding technique)... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596807 | Hand tool and method for use thereof A hand tool for compressing objects has first and second opposing pivotally connected members for receiving an object and an extension of the first pivotal member permitting striking of the extension to effect sudden and rapid compression of the object. T... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596808 | Safety for knife-blade lock A knife has a folding blade, a blade lock in the form of a leaf spring, and a safety for preventing unlocking of the lock. One form of safety has a carrier in the form of an elongate arm mounted on the knife handle. A stud is positioned on an inside surfa... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596809 | Circle cutter for drywall with measure guide The present invention provides for circle cutters to cut drywall. The circle cutters include a removable pivoting member, a beam and a cutting member. The beam has a groove with teeth in the bottom as well as a slot. The pivoting member includes a surface... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5596810 | Machine tool A hand machine tool operated with two hands has a machine housing composed of insulating synthetic plastic shells, a fixed, web-shaped main handle formed as a part of the machine housing, an auxiliary handle, a drive including a motor and a transmission, ... | 01/28/1997 |
