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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5680652 | Wedding dress design kit A wedding dress design kit which enables a wide variety of wedding dress designs to be created from a relatively small number of dress components. The present invention provides a kit which can be used by bridal shops to create customized wedding dresses ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680653 | Surgical gown cuff and method for making the same An elastic laminate, and particularly a liquid impermeable elastic laminate, having a stretchable layer secured to an elastic liquid impermeable film wherein the film is formed from an elastic self-adhering adhesive is disclosed. The disclosed elastic lam... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680654 | Smoker's glove A glove capable of selectively covering and exposing at least a tip portion of a wearer's first and second fingers while the glove is being worn by the wearer. The first and second fingers of the glove are each provided with a slit through which a wearer'... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680655 | Trousers and process of producing same A pair of trousers including two leg coverings adapted to cover two legs of a wearer, respectively, each of the leg coverings including a front and a rear half, the front and/or rear halves having a crease line extending over a vertical length thereof, an... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680656 | Safety helmet A high performance sport safety helmet. The helmet is formed by an outer shell adapted for fitting upon a wearer's head, with a frontal periphery defining a centrally arched portion forming a front opening exposing the face and a major portion of the fore... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680657 | Protective pad A protective pad for an outfit equipped with separate protective pads that are inserted into pockets is composed of a cellular protective pad material having interconnected walls 2 in between which there are holes 3 that extend through the pad.... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680658 | Urinal flushing control device A urinal flushing control device, including a three-way pipe having a first end connected to a water intake pipe, a second end connected to a water outlet pipe through a mixing cylinder, and a third end in the middle mounted with a spring-supported ball v... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680659 | Water conserving toilet flush mechanism A toilet flush mechanism for use with a toilet including a water tank and a water outlet for conducting water out of the tank. The flush mechanism includes a valve element positioned at the outlet for closing and opening the outlet, and a first actuator f... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680660 | Blanket support with upwardly or downwardly pivotable leg A blanket support device slidably insertable between the mattress and box spring of a conventional bed. The blanket support device extends outward from the mattress providing a surface area for placement of blankets thereon. A leg support is formed integr... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680661 | Hospital bed with user care apparatus A hospital bed that converts from a bed configuration to a chair configuration that is used in combination with different care/therapy modules. When in the chair configuration, the bed is designed to interface at its foot end with the different care/thera... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680662 | Cushioning mattress for reducing shear and friction A cushioning mattress is provided to normalize and distribute the weight of a patient's body to reduce the tangential forces bearing on the skin of the patient. The cushioning mattress comprises a top surface, a bottom surface and a series of alternating ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680663 | Method and apparatus for cooking and dispensing starch A method and apparatus for cooking a single batch of starch solution and dispensing the solution to a commercial laundry machine utilizes a single batch reservoir. The reservoir is substantially filled with water, the water in the reservoir agitated while... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680664 | Bridge structure A bridge including a metal tubular space frame enclosed in a housing shell made principally from fibre reinforced plastics material which is maintenance free and protects the frame from corrosion. The upper surface of the housing shell forms a vehicular p... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680665 | Ball conditioning, sorting and collecting apparatus for circulating ball cleaning system An apparatus for selectively recirculating, conditioning, sorting and collecting the balls and discharging the bails from a pipe cleaning system utilizing recirculating foam rubber balls includes a housing having a dividing wall defining an inlet chamber ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680666 | Automatic polishing device An automatic shoe polisher includes a casing having an internal chamber for a rechargeable battery and a liquid cartridge. A pair of doors provide for access to the battery and liquid cartridge. The door for the liquid cartridge is provided with a protrus... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680667 | Head for a floor-cleaning mop A floor-cleaning mop head includes an oblong textile base fabric with, attached to the top at both ends, slide-in pockets for the head-holder and, attached underneath, material designed to collect moisture and dirt in the form of hair tufts, fringes, loop... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680668 | Contour matching ice scraper A T-shaped scraper for curved windshield and windows of a newer aerodynamically designed automobile comprises an elongated handle at the stem and a blade with an arc-shaped scraping edge which provides various scraping curvatures by varying the angle of a... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680669 | Wiper arm especially for cleaning windshields of motor vehicles A wiper arm for cleaning windshields of motor vehicles. The fixing portion of the wiper arm is formed from sheet metal in a manner which is economical and strong.... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680670 | Cleaning device for a powder coating compartment A cleaning device for a powder coating compartment that comprises a tube system that can be moved back and forth under motor drive through the compartment with a conveyor that passes through a longitudinal slot in the compartment roof and that is equipped... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680672 | Dust removing fan system for circular knitting machines A fan blower apparatus for use in connection with circular knitting machines includes a relatively small diameter frame to which a drive motor is mounted. The drive motor rotates an L-shaped platform about a vertical axis. The platform supports a fan unit... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680673 | Protective glide device A protective glide is adapted to be interfaced between a support surface and a foot portion of a legged object to protect the support surface against abrasion. The glide comprises a unitary body constructed of a non-abrasive material of sufficient stiffne... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680674 | Device for controlling the movement of a wing A door closer comprises a housing (21) in which a compression spring (23) urges a piston (22) in one direction, an operating spindle (18) in the housing defining an axis (19) about which an arm mechanism (52) connected to the housing is angularly movable ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680675 | Bi-Fold door safety wedge A pivotal sliding bi-fold door structure mounted in a door frame having a track slidably accommodating the bi-fold door structure. The bi-fold door structure comprising at least two door panels pivotally connected by a hinge member. The improvement compri... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680676 | Kitchen utensil handle A handle for kitchen utensils is disclosed. The handle is designed for ease of grasping and use as well as offering a protective guard to the user. The handle is generally rectangular in shape having an eye at one end to receive the finger of the user and... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680677 | Water ski handle A water ski handle including a frame member. The frame member has a back bar and a pair of side bars integral the back bar. One of the side bars extends from one end of the back bar, while another of the side bars extends from another end of the back bar.... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680678 | Process and guide system for the introduction of a fiber sliver into the nip line of calender disks of a fiber processing textile machine A fiber sliver guidance system for a textile machine drafting equipment is provided and includes a first nozzle section disposed relative to the delivery rollers to receive a fiber fleece therefrom and form the fiber fleece into a fiber sliver. A second n... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680679 | Buoyant jewelry Buoyant jewelry for retaining and protecting personal articles. Each jewelry/retainer comprises a brightly colored, buoyant body coupled to one or more fasteners for securing various articles such as sunglasses, keys, or personal care products which the s... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680680 | Removable multifunctional aircraft clip Disclosed is an aircraft clip for attaching insulation blankets and other nonstructual items, such as wire bundles and hydraulic conduits, to structural members. The clip has a molded plastic shaped base and a "T" shaped grip rotatably connected to the ba... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680681 | Theft deterrent garment tag with ink identification A theft deterrent garment tag having a first housing with an internal cavity occupied by a pair of fragile vials fixedly held in position over slots or openings containing a garment staining substance such as ink and a movable vial fracturing element adja... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680682 | Casket A casket having a tub, lid and pedestal base each separately molded of plastic material. The tub is integrally molded of plastic as a single unit having an endless hollow peripheral side wall formed by fluid injection, the tub having curved inner and oute... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680684 | Air intermingling method and air intermingling machine employing a 1/f fluctuation A method for intermingling yarn, and an air intermingling machine 1 used therein, is provided that yields yarn with the comfortable feel of hand-spun yarn, on an industrial scale. In the air intermingling machine 1, intermingling is imparted to the yarn b... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680685 | Method of fabricating a multilayer ceramic capacitor A method of fabricating a large, rectangular, multilayer ceramic capacitor formed of alternating ceramic and electrode layers. Capacitors so formed have a high dielectric constant, extremely low leakage current and an extremely low dissipation factor. Exe... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680686 | Strut spring compressor having floating compression head An apparatus for use in assembling and disassembling a strut assembly of the type having a shock absorber axially disposed within a coil spring includes a frame, a first section connected to the frame for supporting the lower portion of the spring, and a ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680687 | Swaging tool for axially swaged fittings A swaging tool for swaging an axially swaged fitting for connecting tubes and pipes is disclosed. The tool comprises a housing and a piston movable in opposite axial directions within the housing. A first engaging member in the form of a U-shaped yoke is ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680688 | Portable apparatus for affixing a lacer to a belt A portable apparatus is provided for affixing a lacer assembly to one end of a belt. A lacer assembly is in the form of a plurality of paralleled metal lacing hooks each having a pin receiving loop, the lacing hooks each having opposed sharpened ends that... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680689 | Hub removal tool and method A punch alignment sleeve that fits over the hub of a fan blade assembly or pulley wheel. The punch alignment sleeve has an internal channel which is aligned with and slidably fits over the end of the motor shaft. It has an internal channel running from th... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680690 | Coated rivet and deformation thereof The method of connecting two workpiece sheets using a rivet, one sheet have a bore, and a counterbore which is frusto-conical and tapers forwardly between a side of the one sheet and the bore, and toward the bore that includes providing a metallic rivet h... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680691 | Apparatus for removing tie wires from bales Apparatus for removing tie wires from bales includes a table for receiving a bale having a plurality of tie wires wrapped transversely around the bale, a rear stop engageable with the rear side of the bale when on the table, a main carriage movable transv... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680692 | Fabrication of induction motors A method for fabricating a motor component comprises forming a plurality of substantially parallel electrical current conductors and molding magnetic flux conductive material around at least a portion of each of the plurality of electrical current conduct... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680693 | Method of making an inductor An inductor for inductively heating bearing surfaces of a crankshaft is machined from a block of copper to provide parallel, closely spaced and integrally joined inductor block portions having machined coolant passages therein. The machined inductor is ri... | 10/28/1997 |
