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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5642525 | Elbow protective garment A protective garment for protecting portions of an extremity of the body includes a longitudinally openable, modified tubular-like body with a cuff connected to each end of the body. One of the two cuffs is circumferentially closed and the other cuff of t... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642526 | Convertible garment having a ventilation opening and a storage pouch The back part of the torso of the garment has a ventilation opening therein which can be selectively opened or closed by a slide fastener. A storage pouch is secured to the inside of the back part in surrounding relationship to the ventilation opening and... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642527 | Glove sander A glove sander including a glove that has a top section and a palm section. The top section is formed of a flexible fabric that has an abrasive layer and an outer layer, an inner layer, and a lining therebetween. The palm section of the glove is formed of... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642528 | Protective face covering A hair spray screen includes a semi-circular spring headband, a flexible transparent protective sheet extending downwardly from the headband, and a separate semi-circular spring neckband. To use, the headband is clipped around a user's forehead, so that t... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642529 | Diving face mask A diving face mask comprising a purge valve is mounted in a predetermined region extending along a top and transversely opposite sides of a frame thereof and a tubular water purge channel provided inside said frame, said purge channel having an outlet at ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642530 | Non-fogging goggles A non-fogging goggle assembly comprises a transparent film of polyester or polycarbonate coated with a hydrophilic composition that lowers the surface tension of water droplets, causing them to spread rather than form vision-obstructing beads. The film is... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642531 | Method of warming a toilet seat A method of warming a toilet seat is described. Firstly, provide a toilet having a toilet seat and a pivotally mounted toilet seat cover. The toilet seat cover has a lower surface and a peripheral edge. The toilet seat cover is pivotally movable between a... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642532 | Self-raising commode seat A commode seat raising mechanism including a commode seat; a biasing mechanism in connection between a top wall of a commode and the commode seat for biasing the commode seat in an upright position; and a dampening mechanism in connection between the comm... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642533 | Water saving toilet A water saving toilet comprising a water assembly and a bowl assembly. The tank assembly includes a water tank, a lid for the water tank and a water supply control mechanism provided in the water tank, a water trap control mechanism and a water flushing c... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642534 | Spa weir gate The weir gate includes a pair of spaced juxtaposed guides that are disposed vertically on either side of an opening between the interior of a spa and a filtration cavity. A lower gate is fixed to and spans the guides in a generally vertical plane. A float... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642535 | Seating and kneeling appliance What is disclosed herein is a seating and kneeling appliance which is adaptable to and is useful for providing comfort and support to a person who is cleaning a bathtub or assisting another person in the bathtub. The device is fabricated from essentially ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642536 | Foldable bed with collapsible sinuous springs and pivotable leg A foldable bed is movable between an unfolded position, in which interconnected seat, cavity, and body sections are substantially horizontally aligned and of substantially uniform depth, and a folded position, in which the body section is horizontally dis... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642537 | Portable patient transfer board The present invention is an apparatus designed to ease the transfer of a patient lying flat on a bed or similar flat surface to another bed or similar flat surface. The apparatus includes a low-friction, substantially rigid, planar board which bridges bet... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642538 | Self-erecting play yard structure A play yard which is light, portable and operable for easily and quickly transforming between a collapsible configuration and an expanded configuration. The play yard opens up automatically by simply releasing the frame and allowing it to unfold. The play... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642539 | Multi-function healthful bed A multi-function healthful bed including a bed frame, a bottom bed board, an upper bed board, air valves, a blower, two mufflers, an eccentric motor, four elastic feet supporting four feet of the bed frame, four swayable rods placed on four corner feet of... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642540 | Pad cover with flap lacking fasteners A cover includes a top panel and a bottom panel configured to encase a generally rectangular pad, leaving an opening at a first end of the cover. The cover further includes a flap having a communicating edge between the flap and the top panel, the communi... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642541 | Bedside reading table The present invention discloses a bedside reading tray or table. The base of table is preferably inserted into the space between the mattress and the box springs. The weight of the mattress provides stability for the proportion of the tray. Attached to th... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642542 | Portable apparatus for supporting a patient for massage treatment Portable apparatus to be carried and set up at selected locations and taken down by a masseur or physical therapist, comprising a basic frame having downwardly extendable legs and formed by parallel co-extensive side members held together by a first rigid... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642543 | Adjustable ergonomic pillow An incrementally adjustable ergonomic pillow, of a fitted fabric or other type holder for already shaped foam, poly or other type inserts, placed inside of the pillow case and held there by way of Velcro strips, zippers or other restraint attachments was ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642544 | Hydraulic pillow Hydraulic pillow has an upper water-filled cavity divided into various compartments, preferably four compartments which communicate between each other by means of a channel or tubing, the first compartment being slightly larger and having a concave recess... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642545 | Fitted crib pads adapted to cover horizontal and vertical rails A crib pad comprising a loop of polyurethane foam with a slit down the longitudinal extent which forms a cushion. A covering, preferably of heat welded vinyl, which forms an enclosure containing the foam cushion. Vertical pad members are secured by a conn... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642546 | Inflatable mattress with improved border support wall A mattress with an inflatable bladder and an outer border wall to support the outer edges of the bladder. The present invention employs foam block border walls that include foam border elements with either an upper or an upper and a lower surface sculpted... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642547 | Bed sheet attachment device for a mattress, and method An attachment device for attaching an article of bedding to a mattress includes a generally flat gripper plate with a keyhole opening extending therethrough. A strip of elastic material attaches the gripper plate to the border of the mattress substantiall... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642548 | Apparatus and method for wet processing traveling textile material In a textile wet processing machine and process wherein an indeterminate length of a textile fabric or other material is washed or otherwise subjected to a wet treatment operation by transportation sequentially through a plurality of processing chambers, ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642549 | Weldless gratings or grids 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 said upper portion and said lower portion, the primary load bearing member having a ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642550 | Apparatus for removing image forming substance from image holding member In a method and an apparatus for removing an image forming substance such as toner from an image holding member such as a transfer paper sheet, the toner on the transfer paper sheet is heated to be melted or softened. An offset belt having adhesive force ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642551 | Twist mop A mop, comprising a handle, a wringing grip slidably mounted on the handle and a mop head mounted between the handle and the wringing grip, such that when the wringing grip is slid toward a distal end of the handle, the mop head is stretched between the p... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642552 | Retractable handle positioning mechanism for wheeled suitcases A retractable handle positioning mechanism including a base frame fixed to the shell of a wheeled suitcase and having two axle housings disposed in a parallel relation a retractable handle mounted in the axle housings and moved between an extended positio... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642553 | Imaging apparatus for scanning a clothed roll in a fiber processing machine and method A fiber processing apparatus includes a rotary roll carrying a clothing and having an axis and a length measured parallel to roll axis; and an imaging apparatus which has an illuminating device directing a light beam onto a surface area of the clothing, a... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642554 | Cable tie having enhanced locking engagement between pawl and ratchet teeth on tongue In a tie including an elongated tongue and a locking head having a movable pawl that is hinged at one side of an opening in the locking head across the opening from an abutment surface for locking engagement with a first set of ratchet teeth on one broad ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642555 | Press-type fastener A press-type fastener comprises a retaining bottom base, a retaining block, a press top base, an action toothed block, and a one-way toothed belt. The retaining block is fastened pivotally with the retaining bottom base while the action toothed block is f... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642556 | Detachable beltloop conchos A decorative concho that can be attached to the belt loops of a person's pants to provide a different "look". It consists of a decorative buckle which has three bars attached to the back of the buckle. Two of the bars are attached at the ends of the buckl... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642557 | Panel display system This invention relates to a clip for releasably connecting a panel edge to a rod. The clip comprises a first jaw for releasable connection to the panel edge, and an opposed, substantially arcuate, second jaw for releasable connection to the rod. The first... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642558 | Jewelry clasp Unlike conventional snap fasteners, this clasp's mechanism temporarily locks to prevent opening by accidental forces which apply unevenly and tilt the socket against the elongated stud that passes through and beyond the socket. Designed for general use, i... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642559 | Portable sheet material joining tool Disclosed is a unique force generating mechanism which is easily adapted for use in a compact lightweight tool requiring high work forces. The mechanism includes a force generating member disposed within an actuation chamber where either pneumatic or hydr... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642560 | Method of manufacturing an electromagnetic clutch A first body is formed from a first cylindrical member. The first body includes a restricted portion which extends circumferentially along the first body and has an inner diameter smaller than that of the first cylindrical member, a V-shaped groove on the... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642561 | Methods of producing thin profile batteries and battery terminal housing members A method of forming a button-type battery terminal housing member includes, a) providing an electrically conductive sheet having an exposed surface, the conductive sheet being larger than a desired resultant battery terminal housing member to be produced ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642562 | Method of forming button-type battery lithium electrodes with housing member A method of forming a button-type lithium electrode includes: a) masking an electrically conductive sheet with a material to which elemental lithium will not appreciably adhere to define a masked portion and an unmasked portion, the unmasked portion being... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642563 | Single station assembly apparatus for automotive multi-panel compartment An assembly apparatus for assembling multiple panels at a single assembly site into an adhesively fixed, spaced relationship without direct contact therebetween mounts the panels with respect to a single base for movement into an assembled position. The a... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642564 | Method of joining stiff plate profile members into broad lamellae or panels A lamella or panel element and a method of making the same wherein plate profiles are provided along joining edges with cross flanges which, when the profiles are brought together edge to edge, engage each other in an interlocking manner in a transverse d... | 07/01/1997 |
