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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5621914 | Protective garment for sports participation A protective garment minimizes injury to the wearer resulting from an impact to the general area of the heart. The garment is particularly adapted for use in sports participation such a little league baseball. The garment includes a shirt having a front s... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621915 | Removable cap visor extension A removable cap visor extension having an extension unit with an curved mating edge that mates flush with the lower edge of a cap's hemispherical shell. The extension unit attaches to the permanent visor of a cap or hat either by sliding the visor through... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621916 | Bib for use while operating a vehicle Bib specifically adapted to be worn while an operator is controlling a vehicle. The device defines particular application while a user is eating and/or drinking while operating a vehicle. In its broadest context, the device includes a sheet of material ha... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621917 | Infant care garment A garment formed essentially as a sack, the infant's feet occupying a common compartment, the garment having closures located along the top or shoulder portions of the garment and down the front of the garment, the closures comprising a series of intermit... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621918 | Golf glove A glove is provided for use by a wearer playing golf, the glove to be worn on the wearer's leading hand for maintaining a consistent and secure interlocking grip without slippage and without irritation or chafing of the following hand pinky finger or the ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621919 | Hair style protection device A convenient hair wrap is provided which covers the rear portion of the head and allows for retention of the hair at that portion to retain a hair style or the like, and is easily positionable and securable on a wearer's head. Additionally, the hair wrap ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621920 | Stocking cap with tail serving as a wrap-around end-attachable scarf and/or ski mask A stocking cap includes a tail adapted for encircling the neck and then being attached near the distal end thereof to the side of the cap so as to serve as a scarf. Included in the tail is a slot body containing a slot, and then a cord, so that by passing... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621921 | Hat/collar A hat or collar uses a tubular sleeve of an oval annular configuration. The sleeve is composed of a flexible fabric having sufficient body and firmness to retain full malleable wire capable of being deformed by hand and is placed within the sleeve. The wi... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621922 | Sports helmet capable of sensing linear and rotational forces A signalling device is installed in headwear, such as an athletic helmet, and includes sensing devices for detecting linearly and rotationally directed impacts above a selected magnitude. The sensing devices trigger the signalling device so as to produce ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621923 | Interface apparatus for adapting a visor and a chin protector to standard bicycle helments and the like An interface apparatus for adapting separate bicycle accessories such as a visor, a chin protector or both to standard bicycle helmets. The interface apparatus comprises rear locking fasteners so that the interface apparatus can be locked in position surr... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621924 | Vacuum tank construction for a vacuum toilet assembly A particular vacuum tank construction is provided for a vacuum toilet assembly which mounts a vacuum pump, has great versatility and accessibility, and ensures optimized washing effect of water and waste into the vacuum tank. A tank inlet is located at th... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621925 | Pool or water tank, such as a swimming pool, provided with means generating waves A pool or water tank is provided with means for generating waves. Said means comprise one or more pipes (2), each of which is connected, at least at both ends, via a hole (8) in the wall of the pool or tank, to the pool or tank, wherein a piston or disc (... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621926 | Swimming pool cover system The swimming pool cover system is used for removably covering any type of swimming pool and for preventing objects or persons from falling into the pool. It comprises a flexible cover sheet having an outer edge removably connectable to locations along the... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621927 | Utility tray and bathtub caddie An improved utility tray and bathtub caddie has a support member for supporting a tray and book stand in the vicinity of a conventional bathtub. The tray or caddie comprises a book rest, a pivotal arm for supporting the book rest, a support member for piv... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621928 | Bath water retainer and toy A new Bath Water Retainer and Toy for diverting bath water back into the bath tub while providing entertainment to a bathing child, thereby preventing water damage to the floor surrounding the bath tub. The device includes a first L-shaped member which re... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621929 | Work station A work station comprising a support unit which includes a liquid collection surface with a drain outlet, and which provides a support surface; at least at least one work facility, such as a sink or a drainage surface, mounted removably in the support unit... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621930 | Self standing convertible furniture frame assembly A convertible furniture frame assembly (8) having a stationary base assembly (12) that supports at least one retractable supporting means (14, 16). This supporting means (14, 16) is used to support retractable furniture components (10a, 10b) as they are r... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621931 | Mattress stabilizing bedskirt assembly having detachably attachable skirt components A bedskirt assembly made up of a non-slip grip deck made from non-slip fabric with releasable fasteners. The grip deck is installed between the mattress and box springs of the bed and stabilizes the location of the mattress relative to the box springs and... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621932 | Patient support systems A patient support system comprises an operating table, a patient transporter and a table top that can be moved from the transporter to the pedestal of the table. A platform at the top of the pedestal has a lateral hinge and two hydraulically-operated lock... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621933 | Lift column for a surgical support A lift column suitable for use in a patient rest or operating table, or for industrial applications, is disclosed. The lift column is a simple compact structure without service members or other elements extending laterally beyond the confines of the lift ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621934 | Mattress The invention relates to a mattress, particularly an air mattress. It comprises a bottom element (1) and a number of elongated, bag-like mattress elements (2), which may be inflated with gas such as air and are adjacently attached in the bottom element (1... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621935 | Method and apparatus for providing improved pocketed innerspring constructions An innerspring construction comprises a first elongate string of pocketed coil springs with each coil having a longitudinal axis lying in a first plane and a first elongate tube of fabric having first transverse seams spaced along the length of the tube t... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621936 | Multi-purpose hand tool A utensil is adapted to be held by a user and manipulated by the user's hand to operate on a workpiece. One feature of the utensil enables the user to gain mechanical advantage when locking and unlocking key-operated locking mechanisms by displacing a key... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621937 | Jet dyeing apparatus and method An improved jet dyeing apparatus is provided which enables the user to dye either lightweight or relatively heavy weight fabrics in the same apparatus with improved efficiency and product quality. The apparatus includes a fabric plaiting mechanism mounted... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621938 | Edge-of-dock leveler and method of making An edge-of-dock leveler incorporating an inflatable lift bag. The leveler includes a frame mounted on the front face of the dock and the rear edge of a deck plate is hinged to the frame, while a lip is hinged to the forward edge of the deck plate. In the ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621939 | Apparatus for regenerating recording medium An apparatus for regenerating a recording medium has a feeder which feeds a recording medium, a transporter which transports the recording medium, an immersion bath for containing a cleaning liquid for swelling prints and immersing the recording medium in... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621940 | Vehicle-mountable push broom A vehicle-mountable push broom has a generally horizontal frame provided with a plurality of transverse downwardly-opening generally C-shaped channels, and a plurality of removable bristle strips positionable one in each channel. Each strip has a holder s... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621941 | Baby bottle cleaning device including dual brushes A baby bottle brush which near a bottom part of the shaft the main brush is bent to generally conform to the shape of the interior of a baby bottle. A secondary brush or a rod is also affixed to the handle of the brush. The secondary brush or rod holds th... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621942 | Motor vehicle having a screen wiper for its rear window and a supplementary rear stop light The rear part of a motor vehicle includes a rear window and a screen wiping apparatus for the rear window, comprising an electrical drive motor unit arranged inside the vehicle and having a drive shaft which projects out of the vehicle. The drive shaft ex... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621943 | Windscreen wiper device for a rotating motor shaft The invention proposes a windscreen wiper device of the type comprising a rotating motor shaft (12) and a driving head (10) on which a windscreen wiper arm is articulated, and of the type comprising coupling means between the driving head (10) and the fre... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621944 | Wiper arm with vibration damping Wiper device includes an arm system composed of an arm head, arm retainer and an arm piece that are connected together. The arm system has a movable portion which is capable of moving a wiping direction. A rubber vibration damper is disposed at the movabl... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621945 | Collection devices This invention relates to an apparatus for collecting debris including grass cuttings, vegetation, fallen leaves and other rubbish frequently encountered on gardens, public highways and parklands. In particular, the apparatus for collecting debris from a ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621946 | Suction tube mounted with an auxiliary brush of a vacuum cleaner A suction tube mounted with an auxiliary brush of a vacuum cleaner separates coupled extension pipes from each other while projecting the auxiliary brush from the suction tube, and couples the extension pipes with each other while retreating the auxiliary... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621947 | Hinge for an article of furniture with a frame A hinge for mounting a door on a frame of an article of furniture includes a mounting plate mountable to the frame, a hinge arm mounted on the mounting plate, and a hinge case mountable to the door end connected to the hinge arm by at least one hinge axle... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621948 | Method and apparatus for severing a sliver during coiler can replacement in a drawing frame A method of processing and depositing sliver includes the following steps: drafting the running sliver in a drawing frame; forwarding the sliver by the drawing frame to a coiler head having a sliver outlet; depositing the sliver by the coiler head into a ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621949 | Barbed cable tie A cable tie includes a head having an elongate passage therethrough and a strap insertable into the head. The head includes a metallic barb supported therein which extends into the passage for locking engagement with the strap. The barb includes a portion... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621950 | Spring biased paper clip A spring-loaded paper clip has a pair of plate elements which are hingedly connected together and which are provided with raised projections to improve gripping force so that the clip can hold large quantities of paper together without slipping or shiftin... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621951 | Device for covering and concealing buttons A plastic device for detachably covering and concealing a button employs a first horizontal plate having at least one opening therein. A second horizontal plate spaced from the first plate is secured to one end of a hollow cylinder having opposite open en... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621952 | Cord closure A cord closure having a housing with an open end, a surrounding side wall and a closed end which forms a cavity for receiving a plunger. The plunger has a body with a throughhole alignable with holes formed through opposing sides of the housing and a stem... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621953 | Overall buckle An overall buckle in which the swingable flap has a detent locking the flap in its closed position so that inadvertent opening is prevented. The teeth of the flap cooperate with counterteeth on the frame so that transversely, the strap has an undulating p... | 04/22/1997 |
