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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5647059 | Inflatable neck seal An encircling sealable closure such as a neck band or collar made of a band of compressible material interposed between a three layer inflatable band at the neck of the user provides a neck seal by inflation of the inflatable band positioned between the c... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647060 | Protective replaceable face shield assembly A face shield assembly to protect the wearer from contaminants and airborne particles. The shield assembly includes a visor having a head-engaging band and a forwardly extending bill portion which, in the preferred embodiment, defines a light passing area... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647061 | Headband having eyeglass securing means A flexible, perspiration-absorbing headband includes a downwardly extending flexible strip having a first end fixed to the headband and a second end end releasably attachable to the headband. The second end of the strip may be looped around a nose bridge ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647062 | Limb protector A limb protector which attaches to a limb and protects it from injury due to impact. The limb protector remains securely positioned on the limb, has a plurality of protective compartments for dissipating impact, and is positionable immediately adjacent to... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647063 | Carpenter's finger splinter guard A finger guard which is made of impervious hardened plastic. It is open at the proximal end and tapered to closure adjacent the distal end. A compressible-extensible slot extends in axial alignment of the guard from the proximal end thereof to a position ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647064 | Baseball cap having a shape retainer and support assembly A baseball cap having an internal shape retainer and support assembly affixed to the interior of the crown portion of the cap. The shape retainer and support assembly comprises a flexible body having a spine and several prongs or arms projecting outwardly... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647065 | Male genital supporting apparatus and method A male supporting apparatus for supporting and lifting male genitalia. The apparatus includes a support panel for attachment to the front interior surface of a garment such as a swim suit, briefs or trousers, in front of, and adjacent to the user's genita... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647066 | Safety helmet visor An adjustable safety helmet visor that extends for protection for the face by providing a simple one-piece adjustable add-on visor that will fit a multitude of helmet configurations. The visor is formed of a pre-cut deformable synthetic resin material tha... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647067 | Apparatus for selectively flushing a toilet with either a full or partial tank of water The apparatus includes control mechanisms which are rotatably secured to the front of the toilet tank for operation and control by a user. The control mechanisms include a first short flush handle adapted for rotation about a horizontal axis and a second ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647068 | Toilet flushing device with water saving features A trapway reseal device for a toilet tank where the toilet tank includes an overflow tube and a water control. The trapway reseal device includes a float slidably supported along the overflow tube to move with the changing level of water in the tank as th... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647069 | Adjustable personal hygiene system A bidet apparatus includes a base plate fitted to an upper horizontal rim surface of a conventional toilet. A rear nozzle block is pivotally mounted to the base plate and includes two separate water inlets connected to two separate nozzles. Each nozzle in... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647070 | Rinsing apparatus A rinsing apparatus including a housing fixed to the toilet bowl, a water input/output unit mounted within the housing, having a water inlet connected to a water source, a water outlet, a water pressure adjusting hole adjacent to the water inlet, a water ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647071 | Bathing apparatus A bathing apparatus for disabled and aged which allows bathing of a person in a seated position in a wheel chair. The bathing apparatus is hygienic because the caster rollers for the wheel chair are isolated from the bath water in a non-water-filled secti... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647072 | Foot support device for shower areas A foot support device is adapted to mount in a corner formed by the walls of a shower area in order to support the foot and leg of a bather for washing or shaving the leg. The foot support device includes a shelf panel that is supported approximately twen... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647073 | Padding system adapted for a sink A padding system adapted for a sink including a sink insert having an open upper end, a closed lower end, a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls. The sink insert is dimensioned for receipt within a sink. The closed lower end has a drainage aperture... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647074 | Public toilet facility A public toilet facility which is self-cleaning, automatic, and handicapped accessible. The facility offers a toilet that not only lowers from a vertical position to a horizontal position, but can be adjusted vertically to different heights. The compact f... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647075 | Table for hammock stand A table for use with a hammock stand or similar structure is described. The device attaches removably to the base of the stand and is adjustable in height and orientation to facilitate moving the table so as not to interfere with access to or use of the h... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647076 | Maternity support cushion The invention is directed to a maternity support cushion for supporting a pregnant woman in a prone position. A generally U-shaped support cushion supports an upper body of the woman, and includes two extending legs and a center connecting portion. A pelv... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647077 | Water mattress apparatus and a water bag used for the water mattress apparatus A cushion unit is provided which is elastically compression-deformable on load. A case is stacked on the upper surface of the cushion unit. The case has an upper surface and lower surface with a receiving section open relative to the upper surface. A wate... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647078 | Control panel for an inflatable structure A control panel for an inflatable structure includes a multi-layer planar fluid flow control panel sealed together at predetermined locations to define at least one fluid flow conduit with at least one layer of the panel having a plurality of apertures lo... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647079 | Inflatable patient support surface system A patient air mattress replacement system having a pair of air support layers with a hose assembly containing a plurality of supply tubes for providing air to the air support layers. The mattress includes an interface connection which connects the support... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647080 | Ax hammer An ax hammer (10) for use in carpet laying, including a head (11) having a base (19) on which a hammering surface (20) is mounted at the one extremity of head (11), and a blade (30) disposed at the head's other extremity. A lowermost niche or hollow (241)... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647081 | Manual hydraulic dock board hold down arrangement A hydraulic hold down locking cylinder is disclosed by replacing mechanical lock arrangements commonly used on less expensive dock boards. This arrangement provides superior performance, reliability, and lower maintenance. In the preferred form all compon... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647082 | Golf ball washing device with internal overflow A golf ball washing device is provided which includes an internal overflow. The golf ball washing device includes a shell having an cavity which holds cleaning liquid, an agitator movably connected within the cavity, a stand having a hollow portion attach... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647083 | Apparatus for cleaning substrates and methods for attaching/detaching and cleaning brushes of such apparatus A plurality of brush support arms, each having a distal end unit brush attached thereto, stand by in juxtaposition in a standby position. The brush support arm having a desired brush attached thereto is selected from the plurality of brush support arms. T... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647084 | Apparatus for cleaning exterior or hoses, pipes, etc. A device having walls encloses a space. The walls provide an inlet aperture in opposition to an outlet aperture for admitting and withdrawing items, such as garden apparatus and tools, which are to be cleaned in the device. The interior space provides bru... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647085 | Wiper arrangement with a rotatable wiper arm in addition to the reciprocating movement A wiper arrangement for windscreen wipers in motor vehicles in which the wiper blade is rotated, depending on the pivoting angle of the wiper arm thus conforming to the curvature of the windscreen. The entire wiper arm rotates to a certain degree as the w... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647086 | Spare wheel carrier-mounted rear window wiper A van rear window wiper that is mounted on the van spare wheel carrier in which the position of the spare wheel carrier closed against the tailgate of the van establishes contact of the wiper blade, under spring urgency, against the van rear window incide... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647087 | Joint spacer for the yoke of a windshield wiper A joint spacer member for a pivotable connection between first and second yokes of a windshield wiper assembly includes a longitudinally extending U-shaped portion including first and second sides with a connecting side extending therebetween, the U-shape... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647088 | Wiper with a wind guide device A wiper which may be enhanced with a wind guide device in which the wiper has a support bracket system to accommodate and guide a wiper strip. Two subordinated brackets are positioned in a swivel bearing via a joint pin or joint bolt, resp., such that the... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647089 | Apparatus for washing and sorting plastic balls Plastic balls of the type used in recreational trampoline type pits are picked up by a hand held conduit and conveyed pneumatically to a sorting station where out of round balls are culled from the stream of balls to be washed. A golf ball type washer cle... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647090 | Cleaning apparatus with spray and suction capability A comprehensive diverse nonleaking cleaning apparatus consists of a cleaning portion that sprays water and cleaning fluid while receiving waste products of the sprayed fluid, a waste discharge device that temporarily stores and discharges waste collected ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647091 | Animal grooming vacuum cleaner A vacuum apparatus having a housing, a vacuum generating system, and a hose. The housing has a small height and a general circular disk shape. A side perimeter of the housing has a hose receiving area that extends around a majority of the housing. The hos... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647092 | Recirculating type cleaner In a recirculating type cleaner a dust collecting head having a dust collecting port in the bottom thereof is provided, and a nozzle is provided in the dust collecting head. At least a fraction of the after-flow air of a fan is passed through a recirculat... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647093 | Sweeper with dual seal filter A sweeping machine includes a sweeping brush, a hopper having an inlet for receiving debris from said sweeping brush, an opening in said hopper and a vacuum system for creating an air flow path from the hopper inlet through the opening. There is a filter ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647094 | Sliding member for regulator assembly An improved sliding member for a regulator assembly has a slide body providing a substantially spherical working contact surface and attachment means extending from the slide body for mounting the sliding member to another member of the regulator assembly... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647095 | Folding handle assembly There is provided a folding handle assembly in which a handle (6) which is fixedly mounted onto an article (16) for carrying is held in its erected or folded position. A support element (1) has an upper-portion recess (2). Two threaded through-hole (4) ex... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647096 | Retractable handle control mechanism A retractable handle control mechanism including a movable control block mounted in a longitudinal hole on the transverse handgrip of the retractable handle and moved by a control knob, two beveled edged links connected between the beveled guide blocks of... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647097 | Process and device to sever the fiber sliver on a textile machine delivering a fiber sliver A process, and machine for carrying out the process, for severing a fiber sliver at a textile machine includes conveying the fiber sliver by a pair calendar rollers through a sliver guiding channel of a rotary plate into a sliver can disposed below the ro... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647098 | Apparatus for transporting a coiler can between a sliver-producing and a sliver-consuming textile machine A system for transporting sliver between a sliver-producing textile machine and a sliver-consuming textile machine includes a coiler can containing the sliver; a carriage for transporting the coiler can; and a can-handling arrangement for moving the coile... | 07/15/1997 |
