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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5644792 | Load-bearing, personally worn system for security and combat units The invention provides a personally-worn system for security and combat units, comprising modular, interchangeable, load-bearing front and back panels having predesignated pouch arrangements integrally formed therewith, the front and back panels being int... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644793 | Dispensible, disposable reversible forearm protector A dispensable, disposable reversible forearm protector is made up from continuous webs of composite material. Each of two laminated webs, comprised of a layer of soft, absorbent paper toweling or the like and a moisture impermeable layer of thermoplastic ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644794 | Garment for securing binoculars/camera thereto Herein disclosed is substantially a garment which when worn by the wearer, allows the wearer to easily and quickly remove a pair of binoculars which are supported and releasably secured thereon. This garment further allows the wearer to simultaneously car... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644795 | Golf glove A golf glove and method of using same wherein the glove has a plurality of aligned inserts that provide a sure grip on the golf club. The inserts also define a preferred golf club grip position by illustrating to the user proper position of the golf club ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644796 | Workglove rake A pair of workgloves are provided with rake tines at the ends of the fingers. The tines extend outwardly from the palm side of the gloves so as to enable the gloves to be used in a raking fashion to clean debris such as leaves from rake-inaccessible place... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644797 | Puncture resistant gloves A puncture resistant glove is shown which includes a puncture resistant layer disposed on non-puncture resistant portions for protection of a wearer's digits. The puncture resistant layer includes a series of shields of puncture resistant material which o... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644798 | Polyurethane glove of welded polyurethane film A method of welding at least two layers of a thin thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (10A, B) to form a weld seam (12) to produce polyurethane barrier products such as, but not limited to, gloves (20), condoms (30), inflatable catheter balloon cuffs (48... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644799 | Headgear accessory A headgear accessory is adaptable to an existing cap, hat, hood, or other article worn on the head, to cover a hole or passage formed therein to provide for the passage of the hair of the wearer therethrough. Using the present headgear accessory, a hole m... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644800 | Sports pad for eyewear frames A sports pad for substantially covering certain exposed areas of an eyewear frame to prevent facial cutting from the hard, rigid eyewear frame. The sports pad is preferably formed of a resilient, flexible elastomeric material. The sports pad is removably ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644801 | Splash-reduced toilet system A toilet system for reducing or eliminating the splash and noise normally associated with human waste as it falls and penetrates the surface of the water contained in a toilet bowl (10). This system includes a floating object or deflector (20) positioned ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644802 | Vacuum sewer arrangement A simplified vacuum sewer arrangement comprises a limited number of toilet bowls, preferably at the most 60 toilet bowls, which through a sewer pipe are connected to a common sewage collecting container, and a dry rotary vane pump for generating and maint... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644803 | Spa cover support assembly A spa cover support assembly is provided with a plurality of support arms having upper and lower ends with the lower ends pivotally attached to an external surface of the spa side wall for pivotal rotation of the upper ends of the support arms through an ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644804 | Sofabed A sofabed which includes a first base frame serving as the seat of a sofa or the bed piece of a bed and defining a space for keeping pillows, quilts, etc., a second base frame retractably connected to the first base frame and moved between the retracted p... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644805 | Lifting device for handicapped persons, with height adjustable knee rest A lifting device for handicapped persons in wheelchairs comprising a traction element for placement under the armpits of a person to be lifted and transported, a stand which can be rolled or displaced on a surface, a support device originating at the stan... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644806 | Playyard system with a handle and wheels A playyard system with a handle and wheels comprising a floor separable from a playyard and formed of a plurality of similarly shaped rigid rectangular segments. The floor is adapted to be placed around a collapsed playyard to form a generally rectilinear... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644807 | Beach towel with detachable pillow and carrying case having pockets A Beach Towel With Pillow comprising a beach towel of highly absorbent fabric with an inflatable pillow attached to the towel by means of a hook and loop type fastener, which allows for ease of attaching and detaching. The inflatable pillow may be manufac... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644809 | Cervical pillow The present invention is a cervical pillow designed to be used by people while they sleep. The cervical pillow comprises a top portion having a neck support and a head support. A shoulder ledge extends from the top portion along the front edge of the pill... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644810 | Pillow for supine and side-orientated sleeping positions A pillow for supine and side-oriented sleeping positions comprises a pillow casing for a pillow having opposed horizontal side head end support units and a central head back support unit there between comprising vertically opposed neck-bones' support sect... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644811 | Mattress having access to materials sandwiched between mattress cover and inner cushioning assembly A mattress having an innerspring or other cushioning assembly and a mattress cover over both oppositely facing bearing surfaces thereof, the mattress covers each having a peripheral fabric flange extending therefrom in the direction toward the other along... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644812 | Adjustable dock apparatus This adjustable dock apparatus uses a planar body pivotally attached to the edge of a dock and horizontal movement of a planar extension slideably attached to and coplanar with the body to close the space between a truck trailer and the dock. A first set ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644813 | Disposable overshoe mop A disposable overshoe mop (10) comprising a structure (12), for covering a shoe (14) or foot worn by a person (16), so as to protect the shoe (14) or foot from water and dirt. A component (18) is affixed to the bottom of the covering structure (12), for c... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644814 | Articulated windshield wiper blade assembly An articulated twin spline windshield wiper blade assembly for acceptance in the claws of a conventional windshield wiper arm assembly comprises a female spline having a circular channel therein for journaling of a cylindrical portion of a male spline. A ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644815 | Sliding door valve for utility vacuum cleaner A unique valve door mechanism is disclosed for use in a dual chambered utility type vacuum cleaner having two suction inlets whereby the inactive suction inlet may be selectively closed and sealed off from the atmosphere. The valve door is slidingly suspe... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644816 | Extensible drawbar device of a trunk An extensible drawbar device comprises a grip, a draw plate disposed under the grip transversely, two parallel drawbars connected by the draw plate, two fixed plates receiving the drawbars, and two link plates abutting the drawbars. The grip is connected ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644817 | Locator pin assembly for a vehicle door Hinge apparatus for a door of a motor vehicle providing precise door-on-door-off capability enabling the door to be hinged to a vehicle body post in adjusted position, unhinged, and then re-hinged in the same adjusted position. A pair of hinges connect a ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644818 | Fabric distributor A distributing mechanism for depositing wet processed fabric in rope-form in a container. A tubular distributing guide is mounted for pivoting movement on a distributing ring rotatable about a vertical axis. Ribbed support rollers on the distributing ring... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644819 | Reusable metallic banding assembly A banding device is formed of two metallic components, namely, a clamp component and a strap component. The clamp and strap components are slidably assemblable into interlocked engagement. The strap includes regularly longitudinally spaced locking compone... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644820 | Crown button of a cap A cap crown button comprises a female retaining body, a decorating cloth, a fastening element, and a male retaining body. The female retaining body has an arcuate top, a periphery and a receiving space provided centrally with a projection having an axial ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644821 | Arrangement for attachment of a stop element to a hoist cable or chain A molded plastic ball stop element is adapted to be clamped to a cable or a chain particularly for an air balancing hoist, the ball formed in two pieces fastened together with flat faces in abutment. Pairs of grooved removable steel inserts grip a cable, ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644822 | Strap buckle A buckle for fastening together the ends of a flat plastic strap, comprising in a unibody construction a pair of parallel ends a pair of parallel side legs disposed between the parallel ends, and a pair of parallel intermediate legs disposed between the p... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644823 | Earring clip A clip for earrings comprising: a movable spring action clip arm and a stationery body, said body having a attachment member at one end thereof and connection means at the other end thereof, one end of said clip arm having means for receiving said body co... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644824 | Maintenance raising machine including a safety device for preventing damages as the fabric being raised is broken The present invention relates to an improved maintenance raising machine including a safety device for preventing damages as the fabric being raised is broken. The raising machine comprises a horizontal axis drum which can be rotatively driven about its r... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644825 | Method and apparatus for increasing the yield of rubber yarn A method and apparatus for stabilizing and increasing the yield of natural rubber yarn includes stretching the yarn three times while allowing the yarn to relax intermediate and following the stretching steps. The method is accomplished using a plurality ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644826 | Spin closing apparatus and method Apparatus for spin closing an open end of a tube of a suspension strut comprising a throughbore having a longitudinal axis; a first pair of rollers, each roller of the first pair being rotatably mounted in a bore opening into the throughbore, having a con... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644827 | Apparatus for installing and removing piston rods An apparatus for removing and installing piston rods from an internal combustion engine that prevents metal to metal contact between the piston rod and other engine components. The apparatus disclosed is a piston rod guide which includes two hollow legs t... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644828 | Device for in situ repairing of a cylinder in a printing machine A device for repairing a cylinder in a printing machine while the cylinder is installed in the printing machine. The device includes a cross slide rail having a base body with longitudinal guides, a longitudinal support slidably mounted on the longitudina... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644829 | Method for expansion forming of tubing A frame member of rectangular cross section with rounded corners is formed by expansion of a tubular blank within a die cavity having an inner portion of corresponding cross section and an outer transition portion which is of smoothly continuously curved ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644830 | Method of forming electrical connection A method of forming an electrical connection to a conductive metal panel, wherein the connection includes a conductive metal stud having an annular riveting portion, an integral intermediate radial flange portion, and an externally threaded stud portion, ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644831 | Method for construction of a universal modular apparatus for selectively forming curved concave and convex sections of a refrigerated display case A method and apparatus for forming refrigerated display cases with both convex and concave curved case sections utilizing a single outer modular member for forming the outer canopy and tank portions of both convex and concave curved sections as well as an... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644832 | Method of providing sealing connection between corrugated spiral pipes A corrugated spiral pipe with a joint is formed by the steps of winding a seal material on thread portions of a pipe end of a spiral pipe, fitting a part of a cylindrical joint body to the pipe end so as to cover a portion on which the seal material has b... | 07/08/1997 |
