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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5694641 | Flexing baseball glove A ball catching apparatus such as a baseball glove is disclosed. The apparatus includes a palm-side shell provided on a ball-catching side of the apparatus, a back-side shell provided on a non-ball-catching side of the apparatus, and an extension portion ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694642 | Flexible baseball glove with grooved foam padding system and polyurethane tube lacing and fasteners A baseball glove having a laminate foam rubber padding with low rebound and energy damping properties, is constructed and arranged to provide stiffness in the longitudinal axial direction of the thumb and forefinger portion of the glove and the little fin... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694643 | Body drying clothing article Clothes such as a bathrobe having superior moisture absorption and thermal insulation and which keeps one's body dry and clean as it absorbs water remaining not only on the upper half but also at the lower half of one's body after bathing or the like and ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694644 | Survival parka A parka is formed with a substantially rhomboid shaped beaver tail secured at the center and adjacent to the bottom of the back of the parka and is movable from a stored position to a deployed operative position wherein it extends between the legs and par... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694645 | Fencing garments made from stretchable, electrically conductive fabric A garment for use in electrically-scored contact sports competitions is described. The garment is designed to cover at least the upper torso of a wearer, and is fabricated from electrically conductive yarns which cooperate with an electric sports implemen... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694646 | Protective garment for caretakers A system of protective garments for caretakers is disclosed. The system provides for comfortable garments to protect medical or nursing personnel while they are attending patients. The system includes a outter garment having a outter layer which is imperv... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694647 | Weather-shielding accessory for headgear A flexible weather-shield accessory that can be attached to any headgear, or in the absence of other headgear, that can be worn by itself on a user's head. The accessory has a body portion capable of shielding the wearer's neck and ears. This body portion... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694648 | Cap with pocket for receiving neck shield An integral peaked cap provided with accessory fittings for protection of neck, ears, face, replaceable into the cap itself, characterized in that the cap comprises a first accessory fitting for protection of neck and ears, provided with closure means in ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694649 | Adjustable baseball batter's and catcher's helmet with mask An adjustable baseball batter's and catcher's helmet automatically adjusts and grips wearer's heads of differing sizes. The helmet has a rigid shell with shock absorbing foam pads secured to the interior of the shell. An elastic band or strap extends hori... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694650 | Heated double lens face shield with passive defogging A face shield assembly for a snowmobile or motorcycle helmet has a ventilation system for cold-weather face shield defogging. The face shield has a face shield frame, lower and upper face shield frame vents, and lower and upper air guides to direct the fl... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694651 | Method of position color identification for team sports and system A position identification system for use in distinguishing individual team positions to aid in coaching in a multi-player athletic environment including sets of athletic over-vests which utilize different colors to identify selected positions in a pre-sel... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694652 | Flushing system The invention provides a toilet flushing system comprising a water reservoir provided with a water inlet, and a water outlet for directing water into or towards an associated toilet bowl; a discharge chamber communicating with the discharge outlet of the ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694653 | Water control sensor apparatus and method The invention comprises an apparatus and method for the hands-free controlling of the on and off operation and temperature of the water flow from the spout (100) through the use of proximity sensors (10) that detect the proximity of a person's hand (H) re... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694654 | Patient lifting and transfer system A lifting and transferring system for lifting a person and transferring the person from one location to another location comprises a lifting and transferring assembly and a transfer apparatus. The lifting and transferring assembly comprises a lifting arm ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694655 | Rocking collapsible bassinet A rocking bassinet employs rigid, hoop-shaped frame members which are pivotable about a pair of connectors between a laterally rocking position, a stationary position, and a collapsed, or flattened, storage position. One of the frame members may serve as ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694656 | Bed post with two horizontal rails connected thereto A piece of furniture includes an upright post, a horizontal rail, and a fastening unit. The upright post is provided with a coupling base having a parallel pair of side walls and a connecting wall that interconnects the side walls and that inclines inward... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694657 | Regenerating apparatus of recording medium A regenerating apparatus of a recording medium by removing a printing material therefrom comprises a holder which is arranged in the liquid and has a plurality of holding members for holding the media; a feeder for feeding the medium to the respective hol... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694658 | Flexible toothbrush A flexible toothbrush comprises a head portion, a neck portion and a handle portion. The head portion is integrally formed with the neck portion such that it is at an angle of approximately 0° to 20°. The neck potion has a hollow chamber, where a leaf-s... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694659 | Eyewear lens wiping device A small compact pocket-size flexible device for wiping eyewear lenses. The device includes a sheet-like layer of a soft non-abrasive lens-wiping flexible material which is folded within an outer flexible layer of protective material to completely enclose ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694660 | Tool for cleaning cleated shoes In accordance with the present invention, a tool for cleaning shoe soles having cleats comprises a thin, elongated bar of material wherein at least one end comprises a generally V-shaped notch portion and, on at least one side of the notch portion, a scra... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694661 | Adjustable leader pin bushing for plastic mold An adjustable bushing to accommodate a leader pin of a plastic mold. The adjustable bushing comprises a cylindrical body having a liner installed therewithin. The liner is smaller in outer diameter than the inner diameter of the body creating a gap betwee... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694662 | Global force bearer wheel/sphere The Global Force Caster, acting as a multi-directional unhindered wheel permits an object, i.e. furnitures, shopping carts, mobility aids etc., resting on the global Force Bearer's threaded casing or in bored hole in the object's body, with instantaneous ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694663 | Retractable luggage handle assembly A handle includes a pair of pipes slidably engaged in a pair of tubes and having a handle secured on top. A hand grip is slidably engaged in the handle. An actuator is secured to the hand grip so as to be moved by the hand grip. A latch may engage with th... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694664 | Coupling for spiral counterbalance A coupling between a twisted rod and a torsion spring of a spiral counterbalance is found to be subject to deformation against the twisted rod from compressive force of the grip of the terminal convolutions of the torsion spring. This problem is solved by... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694665 | Adjustable hinge An adjustable hinge for pivotally mounting a door on a frame has a first leaf mounted and an adjustable mounting assembly to be mounted on the frame or the door. The mounting assembly includes (i) a bracket, (ii) a vertically extending threaded shaft, (ii... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694666 | Clip A clip for fixing an elastic member having a shaft portion disposed so as to be engaged within a mounting opening of the elastic member; and a fall-preventive plate section disposed integrally with the shaft portion so as to be engaged with a circumferent... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694667 | Automatic lock slider for slide fastener In an automatic lock slide fastener slider, a slider body has on the upper surface of an upper wing a pull-tab attaching lug at is front end, an auxiliary lug at its rear end, and a guide projection between the attaching lug and a locking-pawl-insertion t... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694668 | Wall form hook assembly A double locking snap hook is provided with an extended hook shank and return portion to form a lengthened hook portion for use in conjunction with the assembly and disassembly of wall forms. A slot is provided in the hook shank through which may be inser... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694669 | Pool stick repair apparatus A motor driven turning device in which a one piece pool stick may be inserted for the purpose of cutting away an old ferrule and tip, adding a new ferrule and tip, machining the latter to a smooth finish and refurbishing the body of the stick.... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694670 | Secure swaging tool A secure swaging tool 10 for compressing an axially swaged fitting 12 having a sleeve 28 and a collar 32 onto a tube 14 includes (i) a housing 16 defining a partially enclosed chamber 40; (ii) a movable element 18, i.e., a piston, disposed within the cham... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694671 | Fastener installation tool including an hydraulically actuated head piston In a fastener installation tool, a hydraulically actuated head piston (22) is actuated on its power stroke to install a fastener, and has return means for returning the head piston independently of the hydraulic arrangement. The tool also has a pneumatic ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694672 | Bolt and pin extraction tool The invention provides a binding device extraction tool suitable for use in tight quarters that is made up of: (a) a coupling device for attaching an inertial impact tool for creating a force along a force axis; (b) a substantially cylindrical hollow grip... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694673 | Method of manufacturing radiation image intensifier An X-ray image intensifier has a vacuum envelope consisting of glass, and an input window consisting of aluminum and having a sectional meridian radius of curvature which increases from the central portion of the input window to the peripheral portion the... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694675 | Method of centering a vehicle latch striker A method of locating a striker on a vehicle body in position for engagement with a latch on a closure mounted on the vehicle body for swinging movement from an open position to a closed and latched position employs a device comprising a central frame, and... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694676 | Method of making a book box A method of making a book box which comprises utilizing a solid block of wood which is either of a square or rectangular shape. In the side edge of the solid block there is cut a plurality of closely spaced parallel grooves causing the side edge to resemb... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694677 | Method for manufacturing thin film magnetic head A head piece aggregate which includes a plurality of columns of thin-film magnetic head elements is cut from a wafer which is provided with a plurality of thin-film magnetic head elements arrayed in a lattice-like pattern on a base body. The thin-film mag... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694678 | Universal wire harness retainer clip holding system A family of retainer clip holders can each be adjusted to properly position a retainer clip at a desired location on a wire harness. In the past, it has sometimes been complicated to properly position a retainer clip holder relative to the base, and mount... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694679 | Device for automatic forming of packs of trimmed metal sheets for the manufacture of armatures of electrical machinery or the like In a device for the automatic forming of packs of trimmed metal sheets for armatures of electrical machinery or the like, the pack (P') is formed by the controlled drop of a sheet stack (P) housed in a tubular magazine (1) open at the bottom. The pack is ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694680 | Apparatus and method for laying a wire To provide wire laying method and apparatus which realize high utilization of a wire laying space by pressing a plurality of wires one over another in a wire groove formed in an insulating plate, wires 2A to 2C drawn from a wire laying head 5 are, while b... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694681 | Connector housing and method of assembling connector Both a method of assembling a connector and a connector housing usable for executing the method are provided. In the method, the connector housing moulded as one body is prepared at first. The housing consists of a housing body with an opening, a cover fo... | 12/09/1997 |
