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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5632043 | Hazardous material protection suit with carrying handles A protective garment has a fabric enclosure fitting over and enclosing a human form. Handles are selectively positioned on the garment for enabling the wearer to be lifted and/or carried. Each handle is U-shaped with a flat member affixed to both ends. Th... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632044 | Vest with interchangeable messages A safety vest having a transparent, waterproof pouch preferably formed from thermoplastic material in which a plurality of distress or other messages may be displayed; and which has a side opening through which the messages may be inserted and removed. Th... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632045 | Antivibration glove An antivibration glove includes a glove body with a front and back and a vibration dampener essentially disposed in the interior of the glove toward the palm side of the glove. The vibration dampener has at least a first layer composed of a viscoelastic m... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632046 | Self-adjusting, fabric-covered sweat band for a hat A self-adjusting, fabric-covered sweat band for a hat including a crown having a base of an inner circumference, includes an elastic material which has a length of a first dimension, which is shorter than the inner circumference of the base of the crown o... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632047 | Cap attachment An attachment useful for a conventional type sports cap which has a fabric dome, a headband surrounding the dome, a pair of straps at the rear of the cap for adjustment of the size of the headband and an opening in the dome of the cap above the straps. Th... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632048 | Protector hearing helmet A helmet for use by riders of bicycles, motorcycles or other vehicles. Left and right hearing assemblies are mounted inside of the helmet. Each of the assemblies has an enclosed ear cup positioned to fit snugly over a respective one of the user's ears. Re... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632049 | Holder assembly for a shower head A holder assembly for a shower arm of a shower head includes a positioning body defining a vertical bore therein through which a vertical rod extends, which, in turn, is mounted to a wall of a bathroom. The positioning body includes an opening defined in ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632050 | Body and head support platform A body support platform comprises a foldable body support cushion formed of two wedge-shaped cushions covered with a washable fabric covering forming a hinge at which the cushion is folded. A head support cushion comprising three covered cushion component... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632051 | Cooling fluid container The invention is a cooling pillow container insert which provides a continuous cool pillow surface and absorbs a pillow user's lost metabolic heat. Preventing thermal discomfort which causes pillow flipping and tossing and turning is the primary goal of t... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632052 | Portable positioning and mobility device for developmentally challenged individuals The invention relates to a portable positioning and mobility device for developmentally and/or physically challenged individuals comprising an enclosed treatment compartment adapted to permit a caregiver to provide therapeutic treatment to infants and you... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632053 | Vehicle seat cushion An aircraft seat cushion comprises a foamed plastic supporting body consisting of a lower supporting part, an upper sitting part, the lower sitting part being detachable from the supper surface of the supporting part, and a detachable flameproofing layer ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632054 | Mattress handle structure A mattress has a corner at which two edges of the wall of the mattress meet. A handle has two end regions attached to the two edges respectively of the mattress wall adjacent the corner and has a medial portion that wraps around the corner. An elastic cor... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632055 | Inflatable object, in particular an air mattress, comprising a section serving as a pump and a section to be inflated by the pump An inflatable object, especially an air mattress, with a part acting as a pump and a part inflatable thereby. In the pump part there is a device for spreading its walls making it unnecessary initially to provide air via the user's mouth or a bellows. A pa... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632056 | Bicycle tool assembly A bicycle tool assembly which includes a hollow handle, a coupling block fastened to one end of the handle by a tongue-and-groove joint to hold a driving element, for example, an open-end spanner, a box-end spanner, a hexagonal wrench, a cabinet tip, a Ph... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632057 | Method of making light cure component for articles of footwear A method for making a conformable device including a light cure material for use in functional relation with an article of footwear in order to enhance conformance or fit, support, comfort, and cushioning. The present invention can serve to accommodate th... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632058 | Heated wiper blade with a scraper and fluid release nozzle assembly A heated wiper blade with a scraper and fluid release nozzle assembly including a wiper arm member that couples to a wiper shaft of an associated vehicle. An elongated wiper blade with an interior heating element is provided. A blade holder member is pivo... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632059 | Windshield wiper frame connector which accommodates different size wiper arms A windshield wiper frame connector for use in a windshield wiper assembly for motor vehicles which accommodates different size wiper arms, wherein the wiper frame connector includes a pair of slots, three pair of raised portions and a pair of stoppers on ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632060 | Vacuum cleaner with agitation member drive belt access panel A vacuum cleaner having access panel selectively mounted thereto is shown. The access panel encloses a belt utilized to interconnect the agitation member and the drive shaft for the motor to rotate the agitation member. The access panel has a mounting fla... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632061 | Assist strap An assist strap including an elongated handle-shaped body having opposite ends with inwardly projecting locking flanges formed on a tapered locking member. The locking flange is spaced from an opposed support surface a distance to compressibly engage the ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632062 | Handle assembly A handle assembly includes a handle gripping portion and two handle end caps receiving the ends of the handle gripping portion. The handle gripping portion is a hollow bar of rolled steel having a non-rectangular, non-circular cross section, which is pref... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632063 | Counterbalancing mechanism for an overhead door An overhead door apparatus utilizing a torsion spring counterbalancing mechanism. The counterbalancing mechanism includes a worm drive ring-shaped gear winding mechanism for setting the appropriate torque or number of winds in the spring. A counting mecha... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632064 | Cabinet hinge Hinge for hanging a door on a cabinet carcase. The door-related hinge member has a cup which can be inserted into a mortise which is created in the back of the door near its adjacent edge and cuts through that edge. A joint-bearing component can be easily... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632065 | Extended cab pickup truck concealed cargo door hinge having a spring stop detent A spring stop is provided for a vehicle door hinge arrangement having primary and secondary leaves with a base, an arm extending from the base, and a hand extending from the arm to receive a pin. The primary and secondary leaves are connected with a reinf... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632066 | Pivot hinge for portable computers A pivot hinge includes a female connecting member fastened to the mainframe unit of a notebook and having two parallel flat wall portions and axle housing portions connected between the parallel flat wall portions, a male connecting member fastened to the... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632067 | Door-related hinge member for hanging a cabinet door The present invention is directed to a door-related hinge member having a cup-like portion to be sunk in a substantially circular mortise (28) in the back of a door (30) and having a flange (34) integral with the upper edge of cup-like portion. At least t... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632068 | Device for shaping and maintaining the position of skirts and covers on seating and upholstered furniture An assemblage for shaping and maintaining the position of skirts and covers on seating and upholstered furniture comprises an elongated band having a band adjusting member to form the band into a closed loop and to adjust the length of the closed loop; a ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632069 | Garment support device A device for holding up trousers (1), skirts, short or similar by attaching this item of clothing to a second item of clothing such as a shirt (2), blouse, top or similar includes a rigid base piece (3) less than fifteen centimeters in length and having a... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632070 | Lock slider for slide fastener A lock slider for a slide fastener, comprises: a slider body composed of upper and lower wings joined at their front ends, the upper wing having on its lower surface a pair of downwardly projecting side flanges and on its upper surface a pair of upwardly ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632071 | Flexible hinge connector A flexible hinge connector, and method for making same is provided comprising a hinge having flange and loop portions constructed out of flexible, planar material, and a loop connector which may comprise flexible, compressible material, thereby allowing t... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632072 | Method for hydropatterning napped fabric An hydropatterning apparatus conveys a sheet of fabric through a patterning station along a machine direction on a conveyor, preferably a drum, having a support surface formed with a pattern of raised or solid areas and lowered or void areas, and has one ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632073 | Dish support for burial casket cap A casket cap assembly for a burial casket comprises a cap having two sides and two ends defining an interior, having a peripheral edge and having a peripheral groove in the peripheral edge within the interior of the cap. A pair of cap dish assembly suppor... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632074 | Vibration wave driven motor A vibration wave driven motor having an electromechanical energy conversion member for generating a vibration wave in an elastic member. This conversion member has first and second surfaces opposite to each other, and first and second surfaces respectivel... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632075 | Tool-carrier turret A tool-carrier turret having a high displacement speed, particularly for lathes and work centres the rotatable table of which is provided with a plurality of supports for fixed tools and a plurality of supports for tools of the rotating type. The turret i... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632076 | Method and apparatus for gapping a continuous zipper chain An apparatus for gapping a zipper having a pair of slide fasteners stringers such that each fastener stringer has a continuous row of fastener elements secured to an edge thereof. The apparatus includes a support which has a substantially flat surface for... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632077 | Method of covering for flower pot and floral grouping A method of covering for a flower pot with a floral grouping disposed therein and extending a distance above an upper end of the flower pot wherein the flower pot has a lower end and an outer peripheral edge. The covering includes a sheet of material havi... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632078 | Methods for constructing and repairing a tip heater for a runnerless injection molding probe This invention relates to a tip heater for a runnerless injection molding heating probe and to methods for constructing and repairing the same. The tip heater comprises a generally conical shaped tip, a heating wire, insulating material, and a cap. The ti... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632079 | Process for making integrated terminating resistor A process for making an integrated terminating resistor on a two-conductor data bus includes making a series of individual resistor elements and assembling the resistor elements in a stack of parallel, spaced array of elements. The elements are soldered t... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632080 | Tube cutter/bender to lacer transfer station A tube transfer device which includes a tube conveyor for transporting processed tubes from an entry location to an exit location thereon. The tube conveyor includes a plurality of first tube holders thereon which are adapted to hold the processed tubes s... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632081 | Two step tab crimper and wire inserter A tool (30) is disclosed for inserting insulated conductors (32) into insulation displacement contacts (34) and crimping the strain relief tabs (76) onto the insulated conductor in two stages to minimize distortion of the housing (36) containing the conta... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632082 | Unit for producing a tube with a tube wall composed of flexible material webs A tube with a tube wall composed of flexible material webs for covering pipe lines and for producing pipes and a unit for producing same. The tube wall is composed as a tube of two outer webs with longitudinal edges fused with one another and consisting o... | 05/27/1997 |
