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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5673431 | Face mask safety shield A face mask safety shield structure having a shield support formed of a fire-retardant material with an adjustable head band for adjusting the structure to fit various sizes of user heads. A visor is attached to opposite sides of the shield and enables a ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673432 | Eye mask having a stopper and cylinder mounted on each support member thereof In an eye mask according to the present invention, a pair of support members are connected with a main body by a plurality of convex portions and receiving holes. A stopper is movably mounted to a rear portion of each said support member, whereby the eye ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673433 | Garment having barrier layer adhered thereto The present invention provides a garment (e.g., a surgical gown) having adhered thereto a conformable, thin polymeric barrier film. The barrier film provides fluid resistance to the garment while still allowing the garment to "breathe." In addition, prefe... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673434 | Necktie fabricated from a plurality of rigid components A solid necktie including a rounded coupling segment which has apertures extending therethrough. Also included are a plurality of supplemental segments. Each supplemental segment has a pair of apertures which extend therethrough and positioned as continua... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673435 | Cleaning glove A cleaning glove specifically adaptable for bathing infants is made up of a single layer of fine terry cloth material to define the palmar, back, finger and thumb portions together with an elastic cuff joined to said palmar and back portions to define a w... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673436 | Defense glove A glove for discharging an irritant in the face of an attacker is disclosed. A spray canister containing irritant is mounted on the glove on the back of the hand. A valve, electrically operated, is controlled by a pressure switch generally located on an i... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673437 | Vibration attenuating member and method of making same A vibration attenuating member includes at least a first layer composed of a viscoelastic material having a Shore 00 durometer of less than 50 and a rebound percentage of less than 20. Preferably the vibration dampener also includes second and third layer... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673438 | Ear shield assembly An ear shield assembly comprises a headband fabricated of semi-rigid material and formed in a generally semi-circular configuration, the headband having two free ends; and two ear covers each formed in a hollow generally semi-spherical configuration, each... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673439 | Toilet detergent dispenser A detergent dispenser for a toilet is mounted between a source conduit communicated with a water source and an inlet conduit communicated with a tank. The detergent dispenser includes a body having a cap removably mounted to a top thereof, an inlet define... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673440 | Add-on dual flush toilet water saver A unit for conserving water when flushing the toilet bowl, the unit comprising a vertical back strip from each end of which extends a collar adapted to be clamped about corresponding ends of the overflow pipe of toilet bowl flushing mechanism. To each col... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673441 | Flush valve for toilets A flush valve of a toilet that includes an internal valve piece and an external valve piece. The external valve piece is circular and is installed inside a circular hole which includes a circular flange that engages the internal valve piece. A rear side o... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673442 | Cover for swimming pools A protection device for swimming pools and similar types of pools, which are provided with a surrounding pool edge, including a pool cover which can be pulled or folded out for covering the pool and be pulled, retracted or folded in for decovering the poo... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673443 | Apparatus for turning a patient in bed An apparatus for periodically turning a patient from side to side in a bed includes a pull sheet portion having first and second lateral edges, with a plurality of first straps connected to the first edge, and a plurality of second straps connected to the... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673444 | Suspended hammock A suspended hammock for mountaineering is provided for suspending a climber adjacent a substantially vertical face of a mountain. The hammock includes a supporting membrane which forms a bed of a size to support the climber in a substantially prone positi... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673445 | Bed frame An improved bed frame including a rectangular frame supported in a substantially horizontal disposition by a plurality of leaf springs connected thereto and by a axle rotably connected to the leaf springs and supported by two inflatable and elastic envelo... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673446 | Device to assist the changing of a pillow case A device for holding a pillow in a convenient manner consisting of a pair of flexible poles connected at one end by a resilient rubber strip. At the other end a spring loaded retaining ball captures the pillow between the two poles. A second ball shaped h... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673447 | Foot support for a bed A foot support for a bed rests on the upper surface of the mattress and includes an upwardly inclined foot plate. Lateral motion and twisting of the foot support with respect to the mattress are prevented by downwardly depending fences that lie adjacent t... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673448 | Sport boot liner and method for making same A liner for a sport boot shell and a method for making a custom fitted liner for a sport boot, are disclosed. The liner is designed to be worn inside a boot shell. In a preferred embodiment the liner includes inner and outer of flaps which wrap in opposit... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673449 | Flow compensation device for bridge pillars There is disclosed a bridge or like pillar (1) erected in a moving body of water in which the water may periodically flow in strata in one as well as the other of two opposite main flow directions. The pillar is provided with a flow compensation device in... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673450 | Brush pressure system Cleaning or sweeping apparatus for example of the pedestrian type, has a suspension and preferably means for biasing the brush or brushes against the surface to be cleaned or swept, at a desired value and preferably at a controllably variable value. Long ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673451 | Instructional toothbrush A toothbrush adapted to serve as an instructional aid to encourage toothbrushing and to reinforce recommended toothbrushing technique. The toothbrush includes a body having an electrical subassembly incorporating a visual indicator such as a light or a li... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673452 | Toothbrush A toothbrush comprises a head portion with a large number of bristles thereon, a slender rod extending rearward from the head portion, a slender tang extending rearward from the slender rod, a plurality of rings surrounding the slender rod, and a handle c... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673453 | Toothbrush with detachable bristle head capable of changing orientation relative to its handle A toothbrush includes a bristle head and an elongated handle. The bristle head has an elongated shaft extending therefrom, and an engagement rib formed axially on an external surface of the shaft. An upper portion of the handle has an axial hole which for... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673454 | Three-head toothbrush An apparatus for brushing teeth 20 including a handle 22 attached at an end 26 to a central brush arm 28, a left brush arm 38 and a right brush arm 36 with a cellulose acetate butyrate glue. The central brush arm 28 attached to the left brush arm 38 and t... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673455 | Applicator device with screw-on attachments An applicator device for moving a contact surface against a person's back includes an elongated handle and a generally disc-shaped shell formed on one end of the handle. A generally disc-shaped cap is threadably engaged with the shell. The cap can be form... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673456 | Windscreen wiper device for a motor vehicle provided with a covering shroud The invention proposes a windscreen wiper device for a motor vehicle of the type having a windscreen wiper arm (10), one end of which is mounted so as to be articulated about an articulation axis (A1), between a service position and a raised position, on ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673457 | Debris blower and/or vacuum devices A debris blower and/or vacuum device is disclosed which comprises a motor unit which drives an impeller. When the device is to be used as a blower, a volute arrangement adopted for blowing in which the impeller is locatable is releasably attached to the m... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673458 | Device for fixing a handle to a cooking vessel A device for fixing a handle to a cooking vessel comprises a member fixed to the wall of the vessel and including an outwardly projecting central part surrounded by an exterior part whose surface adjacent the wall of the vessel espouses its curved profile... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673459 | Deployment hinge apparatus Deployment hinge apparatus comprises a stationary U-shaped bracket including a flange defining a retention recess. A hinge arm for supporting an operating structure such as a communication antenna reflector is pivotally mounted on the stationary bracket f... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673460 | Hinge A hinge with a hinge cup and a hinge arm is described which inserts in a cabinet/furniture component. The hinge cup has a recess located on the outer side of the side which is opposite the hinge arm, so that a step is formed in the inner space of the hing... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673461 | Method of, and device for, depositing a textile fiber sliver into a flat sliver can A method of depositing a textile fiber sliver into flat sliver cans. The sliver is deposited in layers of loops similar in shape to cycloids produced under the action of an inner force effect of the sliver body in the flat sliver can. The force results fr... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673462 | Sliver guiding and measuring assembly having a resiliently biased thickness sensing element An apparatus for measuring sliver thickness in a drawing frame includes a sliver guiding device which has an inlet for simultaneously receiving a plurality of side-by-side running slivers having an advancing direction; and a sliver combining arrangement d... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673463 | Belt with a micro-adjustment buckle A belt with micro-adjustment buckle includes a male buckle and a female buckle. The male buckle means consists of a serrated plate and a securing element provided at an end of the serrated plate. An end of the belt is inserted through a securing element o... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673464 | Cargo securement system and tie down strap A tie down strap includes two end portions and a main body portion extending therebetween having a plurality of openings integrally formed therein. The openings extend in a sequential manner linearly aligned along the main body portion intermediate the en... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673465 | Spring-actuated jewelry piece A spring actuated jewelry piece for attachment to clothing material includes a decorative backing plate, a bracket assembly having a fixed bracket member mounted to the decorative backing plate and a rotatable bracket member rotatably mounted about a pivo... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673466 | Device for crimping synthetic wraps and the like A stuffer box crimping unit provided with a crimping chamber and two feed rolls associated with the chamber and located upstream thereof, has pressure disks associated on both sides in side walls of the crimping chamber at the level of the nip between the... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673467 | Machine tool assembly A machine tool assembly having a rotatable element for driving a tool to operate on a workpiece and structure for driving the rotatable element in rotation. The driving structure has a first power source and first structure cooperating between the first p... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673468 | Device for jacketing elongated members A hand-held device has motor driven gears for propelling a longitudinally slit, corrugated tube along a guide track to a spreader which spreads the tube apart to enable the tube to encompass an elongated member, such as a cable, which passes through the s... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673469 | Method of installing a plastic pipe into an existing steel service pipe A corrugated plastic service pipe 20 is inserted together with a flexible guide assembly 22 through an accessible end 11 of a steel service pipe 14, 10, which extends from the end 11 to a main 18. The flexible guide assembly 22 comprises a flexible guide ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673470 | Extended jacket end, double expansion hydroforming Hydroforming double wall tubular stock into an air gap tubular element comprising providing a plural wall tubular workpiece having at least an inner wall liner and an outer wall jacket having adjacent open axial ends, causing at least one of the jacket en... | 10/07/1997 |
