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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5604930 | Pair of hinges with synchronized operation for the attachment of a retractable visor to a helmet The disclosed pair of hinges enables the visor to be swung with respect to the shell of the helmet in a complex motion that starts in a turned-down position by a motion of translation moving the visor away from the shell of the helmet in order to move it ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604931 | Protective glove A protective glove adapted to be fitted over an individual's hand area and wrist area. The protective glove includes a hand cover constructed of a flexible material adapted to cover and surround the hand area of the individual and a hand protector. The ha... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604932 | Pouch for wheelchair occupant A wheelchair having a pouch for enclosing both the legs and feet as well as the wheelchair footrest frame. Straps wrap the pouch around both the seat of the wheelchair as well as the thighs of the occupant.... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604933 | Hand and wrist restraint for a patient A hand and wrist restraint for a patient comprising: a glove having an inboard end and an outboard and a central extent positionable over the palm and back of the hand, the glove having a forward extent formed with elongated finger portions having opening... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604934 | Athletic glove for bat, club and racquet sports An athletic glove to be worn by baseball batters (as well as other participants in bat, club and racquet sports) promotes proper gripping disposition of the handle portion of a baseball bat by providing a spacing member integrally airfixed to the crotch a... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604935 | Collapsible helmet A collapsible helmet including an elliptic headband and an arc-shaped strap hingedly attached to the headband, the strap extending laterally across the crown of a wearer when deployed in its upright operative position so as to define a head protecting she... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604936 | Self-lowering toilet seat An automatic lowering mechanism for a toilet seat comprises a device for translating the rotational movement of the toilet seat into a lateral movement which is used in conjunction with a pneumatic compression cylinder to retard the descent of the toilet ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604937 | Urinal screen A urinal screen assembly for disposition adjacent the drain of a urinal is disclosed. The screen assembly includes feet or risers depending from the lower surface to maintain a spaced relation between at least the marginal edge of the assembly to allow li... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604938 | Vacuum flush waste disposal system for railcars A vacuum-operated waste disposal toilet system suitable for use on commercial passenger vehicles, in particular railcars, including at least one bowl for receiving waste material and a full-retention waste-holding tank connected to the bowl by a drain lin... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604939 | Swimming pool skimmer closure A swimming pool skimmer closure having a sealing face plate positioned across the open end of the skimmer inlet and held thereon by a bolt extending through the center of the face plate and through a transversely extending brace member abutting interior, ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604940 | Movable bathtub unit having a function of emitting air-bubble jet A movable bathtub unit having a bathtub covered with a jacket receptacle is integrally assembled with bubble-jet producing equipment for emitting a jet of air bubbles or hot water into the bathtub so as to facilitate its transportation and installation. T... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604941 | Portable crib for a sofa A portable crib for a sofa including a front section comprised of an inner gate and an outer gate. The inner gate is slidably received within the outer gate. The device includes a pair of side sections. Each of the side sections is comprised of an inner g... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604942 | Side rail for bed The invention provides a side rail assembly for use with an institutional bed. The assembly includes provision to move a vertical frame from an upper or deployed position where it is generally above the mattress on the bed, to a lowered position generally... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604943 | Bed system with excreting mechanism A bed system with an excreting mechanism includes a front base for receiving the upper half of a patient's body and having a first front portion capable of being tilted up or down, a rear base for receiving the lower half of the patient's body and having ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604944 | Reinforced arm protector head rest The arm protector head rest is a half cylindrical shaped head rest with an outer and inner surface having a soft foam wall body. The head rest has support ridges of integral skin polyurethane foam on the inner surface sufficient to support the weight of a... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604945 | Inflatable mattress An inflatable mattress comprising a pair of exterior tubes longitudinally disposed in parallel on opposite sides of the mattress in combination with a plurality of parallel connected interior tubes smaller in diameter then the exterior tubes and in suffic... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604946 | Multi-purpose fence building tool A multi-purpose fencing tool which includes an elongated member (2) having a slidably adjustable flange (3) which may be positioned and fixed along the length of elongated member (2). Elongated member (2) includes one end having a point extending therefro... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604947 | Plier-type tool for gripping, twisting, and pulling wires A pair of pliers for gripping, twisting, and cutting wires having undulating wire gripping surfaces, a wire cutting cavity, and a resilient wire gripping material. The undulating wire gripping surfaces have high and low portions that unequally traverse th... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604948 | Impact termination tool configured for torque applications The slide element of a termination tool is modified to include an outer torque/slide body portion, thereby forming a combination--torque and slide--element, which provides the auxiliary capability of imparting torque to an engageable hardware element, suc... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604949 | Weld-free gratings for bridge decks A weldless grating comprising: (a) a plurality of longitudinally extending primary load-bearing members having an upper portion, a lower portion and a web located between the upper portion and the lower portion, the primary load-bearing member having a pl... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604950 | Anti-clogging, variable throat suction nozzle and suction cleaning device equipped therewith A suction nozzle adapted for use in a suction cleaning device, such as an automatic swimming pool cleaner, includes a body having a throat extending from an inlet at one end of the body to an outlet at an opposite end of the body. The body itself is split... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604951 | Prophy toothbrush A toothbrush for cleaning and polishing teeth includes a handle attached to a brush head. Attached to the brush head is at least one prophy cup device for polishing teeth, and a plurality of bristle tufts for scrubbing teeth, the bristle tufts being attac... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604952 | Interproximal toothbrush A fingertip toothbrush is disclosed herein employing a tapered spiral brush having bristles carried on a wire support in coaxial relationship and outwardly projecting from the end of a cup-like base member. The base member includes an internal recess with... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604953 | Vacuum cleaner Vacuum cleaner including a unit, comprising an electric motor and an associated suction fan, and a suction nozzle (36) connected to the inlet side of the unit via a dust separating device (15), either directly or via a connectable rigid conduit (13). The ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604954 | Blower-vacuum device A blower vacuum comprising a motor (10) operated by a switch (16) and located in a housing (4), a fan (14) drivable by a motor, at least one attachment member (6,106) which covers the fan and which is releasably attachable to the housing, and a safety int... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604955 | Surgical lighting fixture cover A disposable cover for an operating room lighting fixture handle comprises a sheath attached to a generally flat flange. At least one tab is integrally formed projecting from the flange, to provide a snap fit between the flange and a recessed area on the ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604956 | Single pivot hinge with self-closing mechanism A hinge with self-closing mechanism includes a hinge arm fastened swivelable to a hinge cup and also includes an elastic element which lies with one end of the elastic element on the hinge arm and disposed outside the hinge cup under the bottom of the hin... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604957 | Fiber batt feeding apparatus for a fiber processing machine An apparatus for feeding a fiber batt to a fiber processing machine includes a rotatably supported feed roll; a feed table having a face portion cooperating with the feed roll and defining therewith a nip through which the fiber batt passes in an advancin... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604958 | Attachment system for backpacks, vests, belts and the like An attachment system for coupling an object such as a small pouch or case or a tool or flashlight to a belt, backpack, knapsack, vest or the like. The attachment system includes a tab which is sewn to the belt, backpack or etc. . . and which has an elevat... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604959 | Ice pack clip The invention relates to an ice pack clip for sealing an ice bag having a blade, a trough, a hinge and a latch. At the hinge end of the clip, the trough has a cam and the blade has a cam follower surface. At the latch end, the trough has projecting nubs a... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604960 | Magnetic garment closure system and method for producing same A closure system for a garment of any type, also useful to join two garments, including cooperating magnet assemblies, interdimensionally fixed to opposing closure surfaces of the garment, that securely and removably join the closure surfaces by the attra... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604961 | Multiple purpose fastening device, system and method A multiple purpose fastening device, system and method is provided which utilizes one or more fastening elements having an elongate flexible member with respective releasably interengaging, interlocking, or compressively joining, coupling or adhering oppo... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604962 | Zipper slide A zip-fastener slide with pull tab can be manufactured in one single injection step. For this purpose the opening beneath the bow on the slide body, serving to secure the pull tab, is fashioned by four movable mould cores. The four mould cores are shifted... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604963 | Hook structure for molded surface fastener In a hook structure for a molded surface fastener, in an arbitrary cross section of each of a stem and a hook-shape engaging portion of a hook, the cross-sectional area is divided into front and rear side cross-sectional areas with respect to the center l... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604964 | Buckle A buckle includes a female member having a main body provided at opposite ends with sockets, a belt retainer adapted for fastening one end of a belt thereto and provided on one side of the main body so as to extend between the sockets, an engaging member ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604965 | Decorative hardware for casket A casket includes a plurality of walls. An attaching device is connected to at least one of the walls for non-removably attaching decorative hardware to the exterior of the casket without accessing the interior of said casket. The decorative hardware incl... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604966 | Seaming device capable of joining curved and straight panels A seaming device for connecting building panels in a continuous along adjacent side edges of two building panels in the construction of a building or light structure which is particularly suited for seaming panels with both curved and straight portions. T... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604967 | Dowel extraction device A dowel extraction device comprising: an inner cylinder formed in a generally cylindrical configuration with an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface including a bore extending therein, the bore including adjustable coupling devices to perm... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604968 | Fastener system including a swage fastener and tool for installing same A fastener system for multi-piece swage type fasteners, including a pin and a collar, and providing a stump type fastener constructed to be set as a pull type fastener with the fastener pin having a threaded gripping portion and including an installation ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604969 | Method of manufacturing hydraulic actuators A method of manufacturing a hydraulic actuator body such as, for example, a brake wheel cylinder or a clutch or brake master cylinder. The method includes the steps of forming a basic actuator body having at least one spigot projecting externally therefro... | 02/25/1997 |
