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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5611079 | Frictional support pad and utility belt A pad for frictionally supporting an automotive transparency carried by an individual has bead or ridges made of friction material and is detachably secured to the belt of the individual extending over a portion of the individual's thigh. The windshield i... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611080 | Limb protector The present invention relates to an articulated limb protection system and device for use in sports events such as ice hockey, street hockey, roller hockey and the like. The system or device comprises a buffer pocket which is disposed between an outer joi... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611081 | Work pants with knee and shin protectors An improved work pants construction in which padding is provided to protect both the knees and shins of the worker. In one form of the invention, the knee protective padding and the shin protective padding comprise separate components which are independen... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611082 | Thermally insulated garment with displaceable feet-enclosing sections There is disclosed thermally insulated outer garments for covering the head, torso, arms, and legs of the wearer or any portion thereof, and which also cover the feet of the wearer and the footwear on the feet of the wearer. In addition to providing conve... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611083 | Changing robe A robe-like garment for use in changing clothes is large and loose-fitting on the wearer, with a hood, a large neck opening and a pair of short enlarged-diameter sleeves. In the front of the changing robe is a large central pocket which is accessible by z... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611084 | Jacket with integral back support An outer garment such as a vest having an integral back supporting belt having a pair of inner straps for closing the belt around the wearer and outer tightening straps for pulling a lumbar supporting region tight to the wearer's back.... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611085 | Garment for holding an electrocardiographic monitoring unit and cables A garment for use in current registration of electrocardiographic measurements or similar measurements on a person wearing the garment by a portable monitoring unit, with wires and cables connected to electrodes adapted to be secured in contact with the s... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611086 | Nursing garment A nursing garment includes a vest which is attached to an undergarment which covers the upper torso of a nursing mother. The undergarment has a pair of openings therein through which the mother's breasts will protrude to permit nursing of a baby. The vest... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611087 | Separable garment A garment for permitting ease of enclosing portions of a human body. The inventive device includes a front garment panel positionable over an anterior portion of a human body. A rear garment panel is positionable over a posterior portion of the human body... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611088 | Method and device for disinfecting a toilet bowl Method and device for disinfecting a flush toilet. The device is an electrocell mounted in the tank of the toilet, with two wire mesh electrodes immersed in the water in the tank and a battery applying approximately one to two volts of electric potential ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611089 | Apparatus for providing light to a toilet seat and cover A toilet lighting device is provided and consists of a illuminating unit within a toilet seat which will illuminate a toilet bowl, so that the toilet can be used in the dark. A radiating unit within a toilet seat cover can function as a night light when t... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611090 | Toilet flush control assembly and methods A gravity flush toilet system includes a fixture with a water sealed trap and a tank having an overflow tube, a flush valve and a fill valve. A control assembly includes a float assembly with a member for pushing the flush valve toward its closed position... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611091 | Toilet trip lever arm with integral energy absorbing member A toilet trip lever mechanism for use with pressure flush toilets including a coil-type member formed integrally as part of the lever arm. The coil member acts as a shock absorber during the flushing process to absorb kickback during flushing.... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611092 | Child's toilet with a disposable liner A child's toilet with a disposable liner comprised of a main housing having a circular hole formed through a top wall thereof. The main housing has a rectangular hole formed through a front wall thereof extending into a hollow interior. The device contain... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611093 | Multi-lavatory system A multi-lavatory system is preassembled to facilitate efficient installation with a minimum of connection points. The multi-lavatory system is connected to a single fluid supply line and a single drainage line. A fluid supply network conducts water from t... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611094 | Wall stop for a bed The invention provides a wall stop or spacer which is mounted on the hospital bed and impinges on the skirting of the wall near the floor should the bed be pushed towards the wall with resulting impact. Also, because the engagement is usually at right ang... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611095 | Multi-function baby wrap This invention relates to a multi purpose baby wrap which converts to a blanket, a bunting, a pad, a fitted wrap, or a shoulder wrap, to provide warmth and/or protection from the elements. A hood (either detachable or integral) may also be provided. It is... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611096 | Positional feedback system for medical mattress systems An apparatus adjusts the pressures of a therapeutic mattress surface in accordance with the angular position of that surface. The apparatus comprises an angular position sensor and a rotation sensor which are housed together in an enclosure having a top s... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611097 | Foot stop for beds A foot stop is used by a bedridden patient to resist the tendency of sliding toward the foot of the bed. The foot stop comprises a first plate that is contactable by the patient's feet, a second plate that is placed against the foot portion of the bed fra... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611098 | Combination students organizer, seat cushion and lap desk A students portfolio type organizer is convertable to form a seat cushion, a lap desk or a rain hat and includes a hinged cover having inner and outer layers of waterproof sheet material defining between them first and second pockets joined by an elongate... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611099 | Hands and arms cleaning apparatus A hands and arms cleaning apparatus comprised of a housing receiving a water supply line therein and having a water drain secured thereto. A pair of hand receiving holes are disposed within a front surface of the housing. A plurality of water sprayers are... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611100 | Paint roller A lightweight paint roller frame for supporting a long cylinder. The present frame will accommodate a cylinder of a such a length that painting can be accomplished more quickly. This cylinder, because of its length, approximately two to three feet, has a ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611101 | Floor polishing pad assembly A composite floor pad assembly includes a pair of interchangeable and reversible floor polishing pads having identical external diameters and central openings therethrough of an identical diameter. An intermediate connecting member having a plurality of h... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611102 | Method and apparatus for applying viscous materials to curved surfaces In a preferred embodiment, a tool for applying a viscous material to a curved surface, including: a thin, flexible, planar blade having first and second side edges; and first and second elongate handles depending from the blade, the first and second handl... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611103 | Windshield wiper frame connector which accomodates different size wiper arms A windshield wiper frame connector for use in a windshield wiper assembly for an automobile which accommodates different size wiper arms, wherein the wiper frame connector includes a pair of slots for receiving a pin type wiper arm. The connector also inc... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611104 | Mop head wringer to be used with a bucket A mop head wringer is designed to be placed on a bucket and used therewith. The mop head wringer includes a screen basket which is mounted within a supporting frame. The screen basket is to be movable from an upper at-rest position to a lower wringing pos... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611105 | Torsionally flexible frame structure A floor scrubber has four wheels for stable support on the floor. These wheels are attached to the underside of a resilient molded plastic frame so that any vertical movement of any of the wheels is transmitted directly to the frame. The frame is ribbed t... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611106 | Carpet maintainer A carpet maintainer comprising a mobile support having power drive for advancing the support over an underlying carpet surface, a housing on the support, a cleaning solvent vessel on the support, a discharge spray bar at the support underside for discharg... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611107 | Latching mechanisms for wet/dry utility vacuum cleaner with detachable blower A wet/dry utility vacuum cleaner with detachable blower is disclosed. The detachable blower, when mounted in sealed relationship to a lid positioned above a utility vacuum cleaner drum, operates as a wet/dry utility vacuum cleaner. When separated from the... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611108 | Floor cleaning apparatus with slidable flap The present invention provides an apparatus for cleaning floors. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes four wheels, two of which are steerable wheels, and a steering mechanism that permits the two steerable wheels to turn to a degree that allows very ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611109 | Cleaning roller for the suction head of a vacuum cleaning device A cleaning roller for a suction head has a substantially cylindrical base body with a cylindrical mantle surface. The base body is driven in rotation about an axis of rotation. Support members are connected to the base body and project radially past the c... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611110 | Wall insert and method A wall insert is provided for placement in a wall adjacent a swinging door. The insert includes a face plate and a receptacle for receiving the doorknob when the door is fully opened. The method employed allows the door to open wider than usual, while pre... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611111 | Curtain rail glider The invention comprises a glider with a head portion (1), a connecting portion (3) and a bottom portion (4), the connecting portion (3) having a smaller side than the bottom side of the head portion or the upper side of the bottom portion, the bottom port... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611112 | Mounting plate assembly for a hinge for mounting a door on a frame of an article of furniture A hinge mounting plate assembly enables mounting on a frame of an article of furniture a door of the article of furniture. The assembly includes a hinge arm which is pivotally mounted to a hinge casing and a mounting plate which is mountable on the frame ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611113 | Frame hinge with perpendicular hinge and articulation axes A frame hinge has a hinge arm which may be secured to a furniture frame and is connected by way of at least one articulation pin to a hinge pot which may be set in a door leaf. The hinge arm is secured to the furniture frame by a base plate. Arranged betw... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611114 | High strength, dual action hinge A dual acting, high strength hinge includes an L-shaped, monolithic, formed metal support member. The support member includes a first and a second leg which are joined at a vertex. A first bore passes through the first leg near its free end, and a second ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611115 | Sliver-delivery machine and a sliver coiler A sliver-delivering machine such as a card and a sliver coiler are each provided with an independent drive including a frequency-controlled free-phase motor. In addition, a frequency converter is connected in common to the motor of each drive for supplyin... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611116 | Fiber batt feeding apparatus for a fiber processing machine An apparatus for feeding a fiber batt to a fiber processing machine includes a feed roll; a feed table formed of a plurality of separately movable feed table segments each cooperating with the feed roll and defining therewith a nip through which the fiber... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611117 | Spinning plant machine with attachment for can transporting carriage Disclosed is a spinning mill machine for the production of fiber sliver and for the deposit of the fiber sliver in spinning cans, with an automatic can replacement device to push out full cans from the machine. A can conveying carriage is centered at the ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611118 | Visored headwear retaining device A device for retaining a visored cap upon a wearer's head under high wind conditions includes a strap member and a pair of clamp members that directly engage the strap member and a portion of a visor on a cap. The direct coupling between the strap member ... | 03/18/1997 |
