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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5699555 | Child's waistbelt and leash for protection against abduction of a child A child's waistbelt and leash for protection against abduction of a child including a flexible waistbelt having a length and a releasably securable closure, a releasably securable flexible cover, releasably securable over the releasably securable closure,... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699556 | Catcher's face mask with a sun-shade A catcher's face mask which has a sun-shade to shield a catcher' eyes from bright light from in front and from above. The catcher's face mask sun-shade includes a cage constructed to protect a catcher's face from a flying ball, and a lower padding attache... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699557 | Embroidered applique fastening system clothing articles A pair of fastening hook-and-loop patches, consisting of a flexible and decorative hook patch and a flexible and decorative loop patch is permanently attached to a mated pair of complementary items by embroidery which provides enhanced attachment and resi... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699558 | Garment for audio stimulation of fetus A garment for providing audio stimulation to a fetus by a birth mother includes an apron with a horizontal, center belt affixed thereto, the belt having pouches for appropriately positioning an audio input device and speakers. Additionally, microphone inp... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699559 | Bodysuit having freely moveable straps A shapesuit comprises a body formed by sewing together a front body and a back body; and at least a pair of stretchable straps extended diagonally and substantially in an X-shape on and sewn to either the front body or the back body so that the middle por... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699560 | Backpack with integral garment An integral backpack/upper body garment comprises a garment to which a split backpack is attached or attachable to the back panel of an upper body garment. A front backpack assembly including front assembly with shoulder straps is attached/attachable to t... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699561 | Self-contained bicycle helmet and molding process therefor A bicycle helmet and bicycle helmet molding process provide an impact attenuating bicycle helmet/shell having the advantages of low cost, ease of manufacture, as well as ruggedness and durability. In preferred embodiments, a shell having inner and outer w... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699562 | Detergent controlling means for use in a toilet A detergent controlling mechanism for use in a toilet is configured to have a container having a first entrance defined through an outer periphery thereof, an adjusting apparatus having a third rod threadingly connected with the outer periphery of the con... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699563 | Float-controlled dual flush valve A dual flush valve that can be operated in a partial flush mode to release only about half of the tank water to the toilet bowl, or in a full flush mode to release almost all of the tank water, is of simple and reliable construction. For a partial flushin... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699564 | Detachable organizing apparatus for children furniture A detachable organizing apparatus which is mounted to children furniture for holding and providing easy access to a plurality of children accessories. The detachable organizing apparatus is easily adaptable to a number of different children furniture such... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699565 | Collapsible bedspread holder The collapsible bedspread holder includes a frame for placement at the "foot" of a bed. It includes metal rods to be "sandwiched" between the mattress and box spring of the bed, with one end of each rod bent up at a 90 degree angle and pivotally and detac... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699566 | Sickbed A sickbed, comprising: a first bed frame, provided with a plurality of fixed bed planks of mutual distance to support the patient's body and allow him to sit up or lift the legs, thus changing his posture; a second bed frame, vertically movably mounted be... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699567 | Support apparatus With reference to FIG. 1 , there is described a support apparatus (1) for supporting a patient at an adjustable position. A handle (5) is provided by which an operator may apply an adjusting force to the support apparatus (2). A locking mechanism (12) ret... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699568 | Stretcher for immobilizing a patient or casualty A stretcher for immobilizing a patient or casualty has a wrap-around flexible sheet member with a longitudinally extending medial portion positionable under a patient or casualty and side panel portions extending laterally outwardly from opposite sides of... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699569 | Combined bed and seat device for an infant A combined bed and seat device for an infant is made of plastic material and is formed with various separately inflatable elements, namely a base (1) upon which the child sits or lies, a cushion (2) that surrounds the base (1) on three sides, an outer wal... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699570 | Pressure relief valve vent line mattress system and method A pressure relief valve vent line mattress system utilizes a self-adjusting approach with a single air source to obtain in combination a low air loss feature for beneficial cooling and drying of a patient's skin. A single air supply source outputs a prede... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699571 | Infant bedding apparatus An infant bedding apparatus utilizes a mesh sleeping surface and a suspension device adapted to suspend the mesh sleeping surface above an existing sleeping surface of the bed thereby defining an air space between the existing sleeping surface and the mes... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699572 | Combination cable spreader and cable driver The present invention provides a cable driving wrench assembly for thrusting and rotating a multi-strand cable mine rock anchor. The wrench assembly includes a wrench body having an open interior and a plurality of apertures in the wrench body extending i... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699573 | Method and pulp washing machine for washing of pulp or any corresponding material In the pulp washing machine and method therefor, pulp to be washed is fed between the rotating drum and the pressing roll inside it, so that pulp passes along a spiral-formed track around the pressing roll, being thereby pressed several times. Washing liq... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699574 | Extendible applicator An applicator having an extendible handle including a lower handle section having a tubular configuration and an upper handle section being extendible from the lower tubular handle section with the upper handle section having a pad or attached thereto for... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699575 | Flexible rotary toothbrush An electric rotary toothbrush having a flexible brush element which conforms to curvature of the teeth within the mouth. The flexible brush is supported at one end by attachment to the handle of the toothbrush, and at the other end by a wheel journaled to... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699576 | Exterior window cleaning apparatus The present invention is directed to a window cleaning device for large building that will clean multiple windows of the building in a single pass. The apparatus consist of a tubular housing having a water dispenser, scrubbing and window drying equipment ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699577 | Magnetic cleaning pig A cleaning device for passing through a pipeline for removal of ferro-magnetic debris includes an elongated body having at least two spaced apart elastomeric cups that fit within a pipeline to be cleaned, the cups supporting the body so that its elongatio... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699578 | Cleaning device In a cleaning device, in particular for the interdental area, comprising two twisted, wire-type sections (1, 2), it is provided, with a view to putting into practice novel cleaning methods, the cleaning being accompanied by the application of care and cle... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699579 | Device for washing vehicles A device for washing vehicles, in which several supporting disks are arranged adjacent to one another on a rotating shaft, radially protruding flat strips made of a textile material being attached to the supporting disks, the strips being folded in their ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699580 | Adjustable trowel and method of producing An adjustable trowel which is suitable for both internal and external abutting comers is provided. The trowel includes first and second blade members, each having a plurality of arcuate slots formed therein and a blade angle between the sides of the blade... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699581 | Heated wiper assembly with brush attachment A heated windshield wiper with a detachable brush assembly. An enclosed metal housing contains the heating element supplied with electrical energy from the engine's battery to heat the attached wiper. The brush is slidably mounted within an external housi... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699582 | Windscreen wiper device with drive head to shaft connection The invention proposes a windscreen wiper of the type comprising a rotating motor shaft (12) and a driving head (10) on which a windscreen wiper arm is articulated, and of the type comprising coupling means between the driving head (10) and the free end (... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699583 | Screen wiper blade having a flexible deflector fastened on the grippers which hold the wiping strip of the blade A motor vehicle screen wiper is of the type comprising a screen wiper blade having an articulated structure which carries, by means of a set of gripping elements, a wiping strip of flexible material. It also includes a flexible aerodynamic deflector mount... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699584 | Web system A system for cleaning a substrate comprising bringing a contact cleaning web into moving synchronous contact with the surface of a member to be cleaned to clean the surface.... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699585 | Electric vacuum cleaner An electric vacuum cleaner includes: a catching mechanism disposed in the appliance housing for detachably catching a dust collecting bag for collecting dust, dirt and the like; a releasing lever allowing a releasing operation from the outside to free the... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699586 | Vacuum cleaner with improved suction inlet A vacuum cleaner with a floor traveling head having a housing, a rotatable brush, and two motors. The housing has a suction inlet with an entrance at its bottom and a separate pocket in the bottom of the housing for the rotatable brush. A wall of the hous... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699587 | Handle for a sanitary fitting The invention relates to a handle for a sanitary fitting, and particularly to a single-lever sanitary fitting, having a base and a cap, whereby the base of the handle has a handle section and an attachment section. The handle cap can be engaged with and d... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699588 | Device of removing trash and dust from raw cotton before carding in the preparatory by applying a high-voltage static electricity A device is provided for applying a source of high-voltage static electricity in combination with suction to remove trash and dust from raw cotton in a preparation process before carding. The device includes a pair of plastic plates disposed on opposing e... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699589 | Laser cleaning and bleaching apparatus A method and apparatus for bleaching and cleaning fibers of a fiber web. The method and apparatus includes continuously forming and moving a fiber web through a bleaching and cleaning station. Directing ultraviolet light onto the surface of the fiber web ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699590 | Clasp with unfolding buckle The bracelet clasp is of the unfolding buckle type comprising a base (1) and two strips (2, 4) capable of folding down onto the base. A cover (10) held by a push button (12) maintains the clasp in a closed position. The clasp comprises means (13) for the insta... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699591 | Security anchor A security anchor attaches a cable to an article in order to prevent theft of the article. The security anchor includes a disk having a central area and radially extending slots that form wing portions of the disk. The wing portions are rotatable relative... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699592 | Concealed woven slide fastener In a concealed woven slide fastener stringer, a fastener tape is woven of foundation warp yarns and a double-pick foundation weft yarn, and a coiled fastener element is attached to folded inner margin of the tape by anchoring warp yarns and a double-pick ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699593 | Loop fastening material There is provided a loop fastening material for engaging a suitable male mechanical fastening element for a backing substrate of an oriented sheet material having a first face and a second face and substantially continuously attached to at least the first... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699594 | Seat belt buckle spring A buckle (20) comprises a base (80) which defines a cavity (88) for receiving first and second tongues (62, 64) of a vehicle seat belt system. A latch plate (102) is supported by the base (80) and is movable between a latched position connecting the first... | 12/23/1997 |