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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5689827 | Fastener assemblies for combination visor and eyeshield Various fasteners for connecting an eyeshield to the underside of a cap visor. In general, the fasteners contain one or more bases attached to the underside of the visor. A connector engages the base in such a way as to remain in a fixed position unless a... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689828 | Protective glove for baseball There is disclosed a partial glove for use on the hand of a wearer inside a conventional baseball catching glove. The glove is constructed of a textile material, preferably a stretchable textile material such as LYCRA spandex material, and is double layer... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689829 | Upper body garment with concealed access port and concealment method There is provided a method for accessing a handgun concealed beneath an upper body garment. The method is carried out by providing the upper body garment with an access port through a front portion of the garment. A panel is provided in covering relations... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689830 | Retractable visor This invention is of a visor for use either as a brim component for a hat or cap, or for use merely attached to a headband or sweatband worn around the head of the wearer, which brim is both retractable/extendable and is also swivelable/rotatable around t... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689831 | Disposable ear cover An ear protector is formed from a sheet of thin flexible material such as a thermoplastic, for example polyethylene or a coated paper material. The protector is provided with a narrow flap of the sheet material along rear edge, and its top, both of which ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689832 | Sagging double bottom pants A sagging double bottom incorporated into a conventional pair of trousers, pants or the like. The sagging double bottom is an added separate layer of matching fabric material overlying the rear surface areas of the trousers or pants. The added layer of fa... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689833 | Eye shield for a respiratory mask A respiratory mask is provided with an eye shield having a body portion which is releasably-secured to the mask, and a shield portion which shields the eyes of the wearer. The shield portion is self-supporting on the body portion and, hence, on the mask, ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689834 | Goggles A pair of goggles that are worn by an active sports participant which enhances the person's ability to see and protect his eyes during active sport activities. The goggles have a double lens assembly that is removably received in the front wall frame of t... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689835 | Sports goggles having an attachable nose pad A pair of sports goggles includes a frame for supporting lenses. The frame has a central portion for engaging with a nose of a wearer and includes a groove vertically formed in the upper portion. The groove has an open upper end. A nose pad includes a rib... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689836 | Athletic protective undergarment A protective undergarment includes trousers of stretch fabric. Pads located inside the trousers are sewn to the trouser sides. The pads include laminated layers of fabric and a foam substrate. The foam substrate is perforated to augment air circulation an... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689837 | Water actuated toilet fan A toilet fan assembly inserted between the water shut-off valve and the toilet intake connector that ventilates the area surrounding the toilet and neutralizes odors through automatic activation of a water-driven fan after the toilet is flushed, the toile... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689838 | Lowering apparatus for toilet seat and toilet seat covers A lowering apparatus to be mounted on the water tank of a conventional toilet with the lowering apparatus including a pair of pivoting levers. One of the levers is to be contacted by the flush lever of the toilet and when so contacted causes a second leve... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689839 | Split side guards Provided herein are bed split side guards with adjacent units presenting at least partly curved ends so as to essentially follow a circular arc shape having its center at the pivot point of one of the sections of the bed mattress deck, thus providing a mi... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689840 | No spill bedpan A bedpan has a pan with an open top. The pan has back wall, a bottom surface, a pair of sidewalls and a front wall. A seat is secured to the pan. The seat has an opening in its center and a retaining wall extending downwardly from the seat and into the pa... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689841 | Spa cover lift apparatus A spa cover lifting apparatus which can be adjusted to accommodate spa covers of different sizes and which can be attached to the spa cover without damaging said spa cover or requiring special fastening means. The spa cover lifting apparatus mounts on the... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689842 | Bowl glow system A new Bowl Glow System for providing toilet illumination by way of a phosphorescent member affixed to a toilet bowl rim. The device includes a phosphorescent member affixed to a toilet bowl rim.... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689843 | Shower water conservation system A new Shower Water Conservation System for conserving water during a shower thereby resulting in reduced water bills includes a T-spigot, a first flexible tube coupled to the T-spigot, a water control valve matingly coupled with the first flexible tube op... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689844 | Pillow This invention relates to an improved pillow having a multiple layer configuration. The pillow comprises an inner core, an intermediate layer and a surface layer. The inner core is integrally formed by three different materials each of which them has diff... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689845 | Expansible air cell cushion An add-on segment to an air filled cushion having inflatable flexible air cells in which the add-on segment has corresponding air cells and is physically and pneumatically connected to those air cells of the base cushion adjacent to the add-on segment air... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689846 | Laundry machine water flow control A laundry machine which includes a method for adaptively controlling the flow of water into the laundry machine during the rinse phases of a wash cycle. Water is admitted into the machine through a proportional valve and the flow rate with the valve set a... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689847 | Double action agitator assembly with auger when needed An agitator assembly for a fabric washer includes an agitator body having an elongated agitator barrel and a plurality of vanes extending radially outwardly from one end of the agitator barrel. An auger tube is telescopically mounted over the agitator bar... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689848 | Method and apparatus for dry cleaning textiles The invention relates to a method of dry cleaning textiles which are washed with solvent and dried by hot air, the solvent being recovered after condensation, the invention being characterised in that the solvent concentration is measured at the point whe... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689849 | Bio Mechanical corrective devices The present invention relates to bio mechanical corrective devices, commonly known as orthotics, which are used to support the foot and to correct musculo-skeletal misalignments. A method of manufacture of an improved orthotic and an orthotic made by the ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689850 | Accessory device for toothbrushes An accessory device for use with a conventional toothbrush having a handle at one end and bristles at the opposite end, includes a housing of a size and configuration to be grippable by a user's hand, a holder pivotally mounted within the housing and remo... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689851 | Unitary handle-hanger A handle with unitary handle-hanger having a built-in recess which suspends a paintbrush when placed on the inner sealing flange of a paint can. The handle can be made from wood, plastic, or other suitable material.... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689852 | Portable blower/vac An improved convertible electric blower/vac. The blower/vac includes an improved air inlet cover with an adjustable choke member. The air inlet cover also includes a pressure ring for increasing the efficiency of the blower/vac impeller when the unit is o... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689853 | Closure member restraining device A closure member restraining device 10 is provided which comprises a body mountable on a support surface, such as a wall, adjacent the closure member, a buffer arm 14 and a catch 16. The body comprises a buffer housing with a tubular sidewall 20 and an in... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689854 | Rotatable handle assembly for a suitcase A rotatable handle assembly includes a housing having a pair of casings for rotatably receiving a pair of barrels. A pair of tubes are slidably engaged in the housing and slidably engaged in the barrels such that the tubes are rotated in concert with the ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689855 | Door hinge structure A door hinge structure including a first door hinge and a second door hinge connected between a door panel and a door frame at different elevations, for permitting the door panel to be turned relative to the door frame, each door hinge including two leave... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689856 | Swiveling fleece funnel for fiber sliver guidance without guiding channel and process for the operation of same A fiber sliver guidance system is provided for textile machine drafting equipment wherein a fiber sliver is drafted by pairs of drafting rollers and conveyed by a pair of delivery rollers to a calendar device. The guidance system is disposed between the d... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689857 | Air cushion cleaner Seed cotton is carried by an airstream into an upright cleaning chamber. Dust and fine trash is carried off through a fine screen in the top of the chamber. The airstream carrying the seed cotton into the chamber will lack sufficient strength to carry the... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689858 | Compression bar for a textile machine drafting device A compression bar for use in the main drafting zone of drafting rollers of the textile industry. The invention considerably reduces deposits on a compression bar. The fixed compression bar has a rectangular cross-section, with its narrow faces being round... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689859 | Bracelet clasp with unfolding buckle A bracelet clasp of the unfolding buckle type comprises a base plate (1) on which at least one hinged plate (2) is capable of being folded. A device enabling the two plates to be locked onto each other in a closed position comprises a first tongue (4) rai... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689860 | Coupler for elongate article An elongate article coupler comprises a pair of fitting parts for severally retaining end parts of the elongate articles and a connecting part disposed between the fitting parts and adapted to interconnect the fitting parts, the connecting part having a b... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689861 | Strap clasp A clasp with a locking flap (8) hingedly mounted between the arms (3a, 3b) of a yoke-shaped member (3) by means of a pin (9) extending through one portion (8a) of said flap (8). Said portion (8a) is shorter than the distance between the two arms (3a, 3b) ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689862 | Safety clamp A safety device is provided for a high-pressure flow line that is formed from sections of pipe that are coupled together. The safety device is formed from a pipe clamp having two halves that are coupled together about one of the pipe sections so that the ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689863 | Clip The object of the present invention is to provide a one-part clip, in low manufacturing cost, exhibiting the excellent function of the two-piece clip and having enough mounting strength without degrading easy repetitive detachability. Hinges 50 that conne... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689864 | Rib clamp A clamp secures objects against a structure adjacent to and on either side f a rib of the structure. First and second arms are pivotally coupled to one another at a pivot point. The arms define a pair of opposing jaws that engage the rib and a pair of leve... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689865 | Clamping device An improved damping assembly is provided, comprising a housing, a spring, a pressure plate, and an actuator integral to the pressure plate. The housing is made up of first and second outer plates spaced apart from one another by a plurality of spacers. Th... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689866 | Plastic zipper A plastic zipper has a pair of female (11, 13) and male (21, 23) hooks formed on the surface of plastic films, 10, 20 and an inside of the male hooks are engaged with a pressing rib 31 to form a sealing section independent of a locking section constituted... | 11/25/1997 |
