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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5638544 | Military helmet with camouflage band retaining system and method for retaining a camouflage band on a military helmet A helmet including a camouflage band retaining system for retaining an elastic camouflage band about the upper portion of a helmet dome. The elastic camouflage band is useful for holding camouflage elements against the outer surface of the dome. The camou... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638545 | Article for radiology protection An insert for surgical glove has a flexible, generally planar member which includes material that attenuates x-rays or other ionizing radiation. The insert can be attached to a medical practitioner's hand to protect the medical practitioner against undesi... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638546 | Arm warmer garment An arm warmer garment (10) worn on an arm (12) of an athlete (14) to retain a substantial amount of body heat comprising a protective flexible sleeve (16) adapted to cover the arm (12) of the athlete (14) from a wrist (18) all the way up to a shoulder (20... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638547 | Collar system for a firefighter's coat An outer shell is stitched to an outer collar part which is in turn stitched to an inner collar part. A moisture barrier is stitched to and disposed between the inner and outer collar parts. A separate liner has an upper edge portion having fastening mean... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638548 | Wrist restrainer and wrist restraining glove A wrist restraining glove(110) comprises a hand receiving portion(111) for receiving a hand(H), a wrist band(113) integrally joined to the hand receiving portion(111), and a tension member(115) integrally joined on the palmar surface of at least the hand ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638549 | Change-safe pocket A safety pocket for a garment. In one embodiment the pocket includes two compartments: a front compartment and a rear compartment. The front compartment has a pocket opening that allows the wearer to deposit articles into the pocket. While the wearer is s... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638550 | Integral, expandable, inflatable, adjustable belt The present invention is directed to a garment support that satisfies this need for substantial waist size adjustability, yet maintaining comfort and style. A garment support having features of the present invention comprises a flexible, expandable, inner... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638551 | Helmet including a device for fixing the helmet to the occipital portion of a user's head The present invention is directed to helmet, and, more particularly, a device for adjusting the occipital fixing of a cyclist helmet. A shell fits the skull of the cyclist. Straps integral with side walls of the shell are linked on each side at a single p... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638552 | Diving face mask A diving face mask comprising a pair of front lenses detachably engaged in lens holding portions of an outer peripheral frame and, annular inner peripheral frames to be snapped in the lens holding portions so as to bear against front surfaces of the lense... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638553 | Toilet ventilation system A seat includes first slots therein for drawing air from the vicinity of a toilet rim into the seat. A second slot is disposed at one end of the seat and is in environmental communication with the first slots. The seat includes a sleeve at one end for rec... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638554 | Clamp assembly for quick fasten toilet seat A clamp assembly for mounting a toilet seat hinge to a toilet fixture. An arm holder is inserted into a toilet seat mounting hole and includes a laterally extending flange engaging the toilet fixture and a through shaft hole. An elongate shaft is slidably... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638555 | Body waste container automatic cleaning and re-use preparation apparatus An apparatus for disposing of body waste in a children's toilet is comprised of a container (100) and an associated housing structure (14) which are adapted to be seated on a conventional toilet (B). Waste in container (100) is dumped into the toilet via ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638556 | Floating swimming pool apparatus A floating swimming pool apparatus includes a rigid water retaining portion which includes rigid walls and a rigid floor. A peripheral deck portion is connected to top portions of the rigid walls, and a plurality of individually adjustable drum-like conta... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638557 | Sink trap with valuables capture vessel A trap for lavatory and other kinds of sinks comprising a capture vessel for rings and other valuables and a hair interceptor is disclosed.... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638558 | Dual purpose patient pad with digital eyelets A pad is located on a bed between a human patient and the bed sheet. The pad has a slick, smooth bottom wall, such as satin. The bottom wall reduces the friction between the pad and the bed sheet, whereby the patient together with the pad can be smoothly ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638559 | Berth arrangement A berth arrangement for installation in a sleeping compartment having a ceiling formed with a downwards open recess, comprises a berth holder and a bearing for mounting the berth holder for turning relative to the ceiling structure between a generally hor... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638560 | Sleeper bed for over-the-road tractors This invention provides a vibration-free sleeper bed for over-the-road tractors. More particularly, this invention concerns a sleeper compartment device which provides a system whereby an off-duty driver may sleep in a vibration-free bed which remains at ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638561 | Combination infant blanket and toy with convertible bag A combination infant blanket and toy is disclosed consisting of the following machine washable, flame-retardant components: a doll head with a pleasant face, fabric cut-out for "curly" hair and a fabric loop at the top which can be used to hang it on a wa... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638562 | Bed cover structure with an improved dust ruffle A fitted bed sheet foundation and a dust ruffle for placement onto a mattress and around a box spring of a bed. The fitted bed sheet foundation comprises: a sheet of material, the sheet is sized to fit on and around corners and edges of a mattress, the sh... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638563 | Bed with dually positionable head support A posture change-over device is designed so that the posture of the head supporting frame when the back supporting frame is raised and pivoted can be selected from two postures; a posture where the head supporting frame is kept horizontal and a posture wh... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638564 | Therapeutic pillow A therapeutic pillow for supporting the head and neck of a person lying in a supine position. The pillow comprises three types of material, each having differing degrees of firmness; a first material having in cross-section a U-shaped form with one end wi... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638565 | Inflatable cushion An inflatable multi-layer body support cushion, adapted to buffer or dampen the fluid reaction to forces applied to the upper surface of the cushion, includes a plurality of adjacent cells of generally hourglass configuration defined by vertically stacked... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638566 | Combined writing instrument/tool holder A multifunctional instrument includes a plurality of holder units which are detachably mounted in series and connecting members which may be either mounted between and interconnecting two adjacent holder units or mounted to a distal end of interconnected ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638567 | Golf ball washer A golf ball washer includes a housing having interior walls defining an interior cavity and a cylindrical lip defining an access opening. The cylindrical lip has exterior threads. Abrasive ball cleaning medium lines the interior walls of the interior cavi... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638568 | Small brush, in particular interdental brush In a small brush, in particular an interdental brush, comprising a plurality of fibers or bristles (5) which are secured so as to protrude radially between two wire-type segments (1, 2) by twisting the latter, it is provided, with a view to improve the pr... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638569 | Polysurfacial mop head, and mop article comprising same A polysurfacial mop head suitable for use with a mop handle, including an array of strand elements secured by securement members to form a unitary mop head body of generally flat character when reposed on a planar supporting surface The mop head body is s... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638570 | Drywall bullnose cleaner tool A tool for scraping material from a bullnose installed on a corner joint of a drywall installation includes an elongated device having a handle portion, a first end portion, a second end portion, and a size adapted for holding in one hand. The first end p... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638571 | Bulk cargo bag cleaning apparatus and method An apparatus and method for cleaning used bulk or cargo bags enables a worker to vacuum clean the entire outside of the bag without climbing up and down. An air supply/fill clamp assembly attaches to the fill opening. It inflates and supports the bag. An ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638572 | Electric broom The broom comprises a handle in the form of an elongated stick, a broom body fixed below to the handle, cleaning means born by the broom body and designed to collect dirt on a floor after dragging of the broom body on said floor. It is characterized in th... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638573 | Vacuum cleaner A canister-type vacuum cleaner is provided in which various electrical functions of the vacuum cleaner may be controlled by the user with controls on the hose handle, whether the hose is attached to the suction port or the blowport. The primary exhaust po... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638574 | Convertible leaf blower and vacuum A convertible leaf blower and vacuum apparatus includes a fan and baffle supported on one end of a cylindrical member for insertion into a collar defining an air inlet of the fan for narrowing the diameter of the air inlet when the apparatus is being conn... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638575 | Vacuum cleaners A vacuum cleaner includes an electric motor which drives a suction fan to draw air and debris into the cleaner via an inlet. The air and debris pass along a passageway and creates a suction at a bleed way to draw air through the motor and out of a compart... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638576 | Door knob lever A door knob lever is described, for use primarily by disabled persons, as including a rotatable hook at one end thereof for hooking around the base of a common door knob. A right angle or arcuate shaped bracket is also included, with the rotation of the h... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638577 | Automobile jack handle A multi-piece jack handle having selectively assembled and disassembled elongated rod sections is provided with a novel molded retainer sleeve having integral prong elements in one elongated rod section that are selectively engaged and disengaged from co-... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638578 | Hinge A hinge for an article of furniture comprising a hinge arm and a mounting plate. The mounting plate is to be mounted on a side wall of said article of furniture and abuts a side face of the side wall with a mounting plane. The hinge arm is connected by me... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638579 | Friction tilt mechanism A friction tilt mechanism is specially configured to provide precisely controllable tilt angles to devices requiring smooth and stable angular adjustability, by virtue of employing one or more unique frictional tilt devices. Each friction tilt device incl... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638580 | Method of spinning all-wool yarn on cotton system Worsted grade all-wool of fair quality can be spun on cotton spinning system. Wool top is processed at first passage of cotton drawing frame instead of gill, with cutting and drafting with suitable distance between front and third rollers. Second and back... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638581 | Balloon mooring system The present invention provides means for quickly and easily attaching a balloon to an anchoring object such as a name card holder, a flag, or a garment. The preferred embodiment is comprised of a specially manufactured ribbon which is made with an attachm... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638582 | Belt fastener with pre-set staples A combination of a belt fastener having upper and lower plates joined by arcuate hinge loops and staples preassembled in apertures formed in the upper plates is provided with the staples cooperating with the plates to capture an end of a belt between the ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638583 | Paper clip A paper clip consists of two elastic steel plates only, and each elastic steel plate has a connect member punched out of its upper portion, and an upper curved grip is formed therein after punching. The two connect members are bent inward and combined tog... | 06/17/1997 |
