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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5598582 | Heat resistant and cut and puncture protective hand covering A hand covering in the form of a glove which is water proof and provides protection against cutting, puncturing and lacerations as well as thermal insulation for protection against burning of the user's hand when grasping hot objects. A raised silicone pa... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598583 | Back support belt cover A cover for enclosing a belt of a back support brace. The inventive device includes an outer cover assembly for coextensively covering an outer rear surface of a lumbar support belt. A securing assembly is extendable about the belt to releasably couple th... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598584 | Designer fingernail gloves A designer fingernail glove is provided and consists of a palm portion for covering a palm of a hand of a wearer. A plurality of finger stalls communicate with the palm portion for covering the fingers of the hand. The finger stalls have top openings at t... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598585 | Headband with ponytail holder A headband designed particularly, but not limited exclusively, for a person having a ponytail includes an elongated member having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first generally U-shaped end having a pair of outwardly extending legs, and a second ge... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598586 | Athletic shorts with inner and outer layers Athletic shorts with inner and outer layers comprising: an outer shell fabricated of synthetic materials and including an upper region with an open uppermost extent, the upper region having a front section including a vertical slit with coupling devices a... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598587 | Men's underwear briefs Briefs according to the invention can prevent contact between a pubic region and a thigh while there is a wide space to enclose the pubic region during the use. That is, the briefs according to the invention are provided with a small chamber (3) projectin... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598588 | Cycling helmet A cycling helmet preventing a chin strap from being exposed at the top of the helmet for reducing the air resistance is disclosed. In order to couple the strap to the helmet body, a tunnel is formed by a strap guide member, such as a pipe, set in the helm... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598589 | Hinge device for securing the seat and lid to a water closet pan A hinge device for securing the seat and lid to a water-closet pan includes a first part with a first portion fixed in a position in the vertical plane of symmetry of the pan and a second portion, joined to the first portion. A second part is provided whi... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598590 | Bathing apparatus A portable bath tub (20, 20A, 20C) and a supporting frame (46, 17A, 200) for the bath tub (20, 20A, 20C) are positioned alongside a bed (10, 10A, 10C). The bath tub (20, 20A, 20C) has a front side (76) which overlaps a mattress (12, 12A, 12C) on the bed (... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598591 | Adjustable mattress support arrangement for vehicles such as trucks The mattress is mounted on a rectangular frame and underlying the rectangular frame, at the front and rear ends thereof, are vertical adjusting systems. Each vertical adjusting system includes an expandable air cushion, which is expandable and contractabl... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598592 | Easily decontaminated stretcher This stretcher allows the removal of a person from an area contaminated with hazardous materials, decontamination of the person and stretcher, and further transportation of the person to medical facilities, without removing the person from the stretcher. ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598593 | Inflatable air bed An inflatable air bed. The air bed includes an inflatable lower chamber and an inflatable upper chamber overlying and attached to the lower chamber. Each chamber includes at least one valve for inflating and deflating the chamber. The lower chamber provid... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598594 | Spill containment ramp A ramp for loading containers on or loading containers from an elevated surface provides a collection space for containing spillage on the ramp. The ramp is wedge-shaped and has an upper inclined load carrying wall and a bottom wall joining the load carry... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598595 | Trailer ramp mechanism A mechanism is provided for attachment to a pivotable ramp of a trailer to assist in the manual lifting and lowering of the ramp. The mechanism allows the tension of a pair of coil springs positioned on a guide rod to be adjusted and a slotted spring stop... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598596 | Resilient club The present invention comprises a club shaped device having a removable cover which encloses substantially all of the club and is fastened thereto. In one embodiment, the club shaped device is composed of a head and a handle both constructed out of a resi... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598597 | Electric roller ball cleaning device A portable motor-driven device is described for cleaning balls. The device includes a cup having a cleaning medium mounted therein which forms all or a portion of a ball receiving recess and a spindle disposed thereover. The spindle engages a ball retaine... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598598 | Paint applicator with improved extensible handle A handle assembly for adjustably positioning a paint roller or other tool or implement adjacent a work surface. The handle assembly includes a first hollow handle section, with an exposed exterior hand grip surface adjacent its near end, a second hollow h... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598599 | Toothbrush A bent wire serves to form a loop for assembly receiving a brush head of a toothbrush, the bent wire also forming a pair of shanks which are received in a handle holding the shanks together to close the loop and return the brush head assembly therein. At ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598600 | Brushroll An improved vacuum cleaner brushroll including a tufted spindle supported by end assemblies. The end assemblies have bearings that rotatably mount the spindle in a vacuum cleaner nozzle. Rotation of the spindle is effective to pick up debris. The improvem... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598601 | Disposable contact lens cleaning device and method of making the same A totally disposable contact lens cleaning device including a polyurethane ester foam, contact lens cleaning pad and a polyethylene cross linked foam, soft base member thermally bonded to the contact lens cleaning pad. The contact lens cleaning device is ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598602 | Dipstick oil wiper A dipstick oil wiper adapted for mounting on a dipstick tube, and having a swing arm that can be swung into place over a dipstick as it is withdrawn from the dipstick tube. A frame and an easily replaceable wiping sponge are provided on the upper end of t... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598603 | Windscreen wiper arm with improved means for longitudinal immobilization of the reinforced blade The invention concerns a windscreen wiper blade assembly, with a wiper blade on which a connecting flange is connected to a component of a support structure for the wiper blade, which includes an open connecting ring substantially in the form of an invert... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598604 | Pencil-shaped eraser A pencil-shaped eraser comprising an elongate tube for placing a bar eraser therein, a sleeve to fit around a lower portion of the tube movably, the lower portion of the tube having a plurality of claws divided by slots and movable inward, the claws respe... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598605 | Wet/dry utility vacuum cleaner with a wheel mount A utility vacuum cleaner tool caddy for utility vacuum cleaner drums as well as an axleless wheel mount are disclosed. The tool caddy has rear and front wheels with integral rear and front bumpers at least partially overlying the rear and front wheels. Th... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598606 | Bottom slide for doors A bottom door slide includes a bracket having mounting portions for mounting on a door and providing a channel opening at the lower end of the bracket. Slidably seated in the channel of the bracket is a slide guide having a guide portion extending below t... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598607 | Closing control and opening free assembly for a hinge connection A closing control and opening free assembly for a hinge connection is mounted within various articles of furniture or implements. The assembly has a mounting element having a circular hole, a pivot member or rotor disk connected therewith, the circumferen... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598608 | Clip, particularly a bag clip A one-piece plastic clip, particularly for sealing bags at any location along the height of the bag or at a location adjacent the bag opening. The clip includes two mutually hinged limbs (2, 3) provided with bag engagement surfaces. The bag engagement sur... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598609 | Fastener including clips for engagement with a flange Provided is a fastener for temporarily securing a windshield to a vehicle body opening in a reliable manner without modifying the vehicle body structure. The base of the fastener is provided with an attaching surface adapted to be attached to a cooperatin... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598610 | Interengaging fastener member, method of producing same, and affixation member with such interengaging fastener member An interengaging fastener member 10 having a base 12 and a plurality of headed elements 14 arranged on the base 12. A plate member 26 is connected to the base 12 as fixing means. The plate member 26 includes a baseplate section 30 embedded in a back surfa... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598611 | Clip and clip structure A clip includes a resilient tongue at one end thereof, a resilient engaging portion at another end thereof, an engaging portion formed on the resilient tongue for engagement with a support member of an attachment article, and a stop member provided on the... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598612 | Quick release bolt A quick release bolt that replaces all the valve cover bolts presently in use in vehicles. To remove a vehicle's valve cover, the mechanic engages the quick release lever and the bolt simply lifts off. Stud bolts are installed in the engine head to hold t... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598613 | Latch mechanism for a seat belt buckle A seat belt buckle for cooperation with an insert tongue comprises a swivel latch mounted in a frame to be movable between a locked position and a released position, and a helical pressure spring which has a first end supported by said swivel latch and a ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598614 | Device for centering a tubular fabric A device (15) for centering a tubular fabric (10) comprises a central fixed supporting portion (16) located within the fabric. A pair of oscillating arms (17) each having an end mounted to said central fixed portion (16), are kept divaricated against the ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598615 | Silk velvet textile and method of manufacturing the same The invention relates to a silk velvet textile and the method of manufacturing the same. Spun silk or pure silk is worked on an ordinary pile loom or knitting machine to produce a silk textile having the luster, touch or texture characteristic of silk so ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598617 | Wire insertion apparatus An apparatus for inserting wire into an intermittently fed insulating body (I) of a structural element (B), with a wire supply device (6, 7) disposed on a pivotable base plate (1) and with a device (15, 16, 21) for forming and shaping a wire receiving duc... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598618 | Mainrotor machining process and apparatus A method and apparatus for making a globoid screw for use as a mainrotor in a compressor or expander wherein a cylindrical rotor body is mounted for rotation about the longitudinal axis thereof, a cutter having a plurality of teeth at spaced locations aro... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598619 | Hydraulic installation tool A hand held, hydraulically actuated 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 gr... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598620 | Tool for adjusting camber A tool for adjusting camber includes a body terminating at a forward end in a downwardly turned portion, and an advancing arm, slidingly mounted to the body, and forwardly extendable therefrom. The advancing arm may be advanced or retracted with respect t... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598621 | Method of making metal cutting inserts having superhard abrasive bodies A metal cutting insert is made by performing a sintering operation to form a substrate having a longitudinal axis and superhard abrasive bodies bonded thereto at longitudinally spaced locations. The substrate and superhard bodies are sliced-through in dir... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598622 | Temperature clamping method for anti-contamination and collimating devices for thin film processes In a thin film process system, an anti-contamination device, anti-flake shield or collimator plate, is fit to a process chamber. By maintaining a temperature differential between the chamber body and the device, or between the device and any adapter used ... | 02/04/1997 |
