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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5704062 | Sun visor A sun visor (10) comprising a headband (12) worn on a head (14) of a person (16). A bill (18) is provided. while a structure (20) is for pivotally connecting the bill (18) to the front of the headband (12). The bill (18) can be tilted to the left side, st... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704063 | Face covering An altenative face protector made of a covering body for covering at least a portion of a user's face below the eye area thereof, and attachments for attaching the covering body to a user. The face protector covers at least a portion of a user's face and ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704064 | Garment with structural vent A ventilated garment is provided having at least one substantially non-stretchable outer panel having inner and outer surfaces. The panel has a vent region including one or more openings. A substantially non-stretchable, air permeable material spans the v... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704065 | Golf gloves with indicia A pair of gloves for guiding a novice golfer includes a glove for the hand uppermost on the golf club and a glove for the hand lowermost on the golf club. On each glove, an arrowed indicium guides alignment of the club shaft to the body of the golfer, a k... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704066 | Protective glove device A protective device (10) comprising a glove (12) constructed of an electrically conductive material (14) to be worn on a hand (16) of a person (18). A structure (20) is for grounding the glove (12). Spark plug wires (22) in an engine (24) of a motor vehic... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704067 | Exercise organizer sweatband A sweatband adapted to be worn upon the wrist of a user during exercise activity is fabricated as a tubular elasticized band of water absorbent material having an external compliant pocket. A transparent window is centered in the pocket to permit visualiz... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704068 | Cold weather cowl A cowl to protect the head, face and neck of an individual from the cold is disclosed. The cowl includes a skull cap, ear band, neck drape and face mask. The face mask includes a breathing channel design to cause air exhaled by the individual to travel do... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704069 | Cover for sealing ring of an earmuff Use of a superabsorbent nonwoven material in a moisture absorbing cover for an earmuff. A moisture absorbing ring-shaped cover for a sealing ring of an earmuff includes an inner layer (23) of super-absorbent fiber material. A device for use in moisture ab... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704070 | Cap for head wear having an internal pocket A cap for head wear is provided with a pocket on an interior surface of a crown portion of the cap. The pocket is defined by attaching pocket panels along the interior surface of a front portion of the crown wherein the pocket extends from a top of the cr... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704071 | Athletic trunks with overlapping leg panels Athletic trunks having a pair of rear panels joined along common forward and rearward edges in a vertical plane and joined along their upper edges to the periphery of a waistband. A pair of front panels are joined together, and to the forward edge of the ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704072 | Occipital retention strap for cyclist headgear The present invention is a stabilizing strap for a cyclist helmet which comprises two flexible elongated strap members which are adjustably and releasably attached at their first end to the interior surface of the helmet rim portion, at the rear end of th... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704073 | Quick donning goggles for use with breathing mask A face mask for covering the nose and mouth of the wearer for supplying breathing gas thereto and a pair of strapless goggles which are easily and quickly donnable. The goggles are detachably attachable to the face mask by a tongue-and-groove connection w... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704074 | Toilet gas suction vent Apparatus for venting odors from the toilet bowl by using a fan installed on one side of the toilet bowl. The odors are discharged under the toilet in the drain pipe through an appropriate extension ring designed to allow transit of discharged air. Easy i... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704075 | Stay-dry toilet seat An apparatus is provided for use with a toilet bowl that keeps the user dry from moisture or other dirt found on conventional toilet seats. The apparatus includes two thigh support pads for contacting and supporting part of the backs of the thighs of a us... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704076 | Controlled toilet flushing system A toilet tank flush valve for use in the demand mode, and which includes a discharge control and closure valve for controlling the flow of water from the tank or reservoir to the bowl, and with the valve further having a generally cylindrical configuratio... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704077 | Bidet fittings for water closet Bidet fittings can be attached to an existing water closet to provide a combination water closet and bidet. A nozzle is placed at the front of the bowl of the water closet, and a delivery pipe extends around the bowl, under the rim. At the rear of the bow... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704078 | Portable sink A portable sink is particularly adapted for use in a portable toilet and includes a cabinet in which a conventional five gallon bottle of water can be retained. The sink is designed to drain into the portable toilet, and a supply of deodorizing soap opera... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704079 | Baths having displacements of fluid jets in a straight line A bath which has walls making a bottom and sides upwardly extending therefrom. At least one pair of injectors are either continuously mechanically reciprocating or sequentially actuated in a straight line so that fluid jets be moving in order to obtain je... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704080 | Shower support bracket A shower support bracket can be moved axially on a shower rail and can be locked in various axial positions on the aforesaid rail by means of a clamping device. The clamping device locks on concealed gripping surfaces in a groove at the back of the shower... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704081 | Apparatus and method for patient manipulation during surgery A method of manipulating the position of a patient during surgery is disclosed. The method includes providing a patient manipulation device having a plurality of hinged segments. A patient is placed in a first position on the device such that the length o... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704082 | Anchor pin for dust ruffle A system for decorating the border of a bed having a box spring, the system being used with the box spring. The system includes an anchor with a substantially flat body with an upper surface and an underside surface, the underside surface having an adhesi... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704083 | Patient bed having vertically moveable mattress A patient bed including castors (1) resting against the floor, legs or a base frame, and a bed framework (2) and a mattress (3), the mattress further including a number of elongated mattress elements (3', 3", etc.), aligned parallel in the longitudinal di... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704084 | Inflatable mattresses An inflatable mattress is of an elongated plan form and comprises a plurality of inflatable cells also of an elongated form which are disposed contiguously in a row extending along the longitudinal axis of the mattress. Constraints of a tray-like form cir... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704085 | Edge support for a mattress A mattress including an innerspring, upholstery topper layers including at least one foam layer, and quilt panel layers. At least one upholstery foam layer includes a firming edge of foam about its perimeter. The firming edge of the upholstery foam layer ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704086 | Passenger boarding bridge Passenger boarding bridge extendable sections are provided with roller assemblies supporting one extendable bridge section relative to a second extendable bridge section wherein the roller assemblies assist in reducing the downward load in the overlapping... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704087 | Dental care apparatus and technique A toothbrush is equipped with electronic means for measuring the time interval between a visit to the dentist and the time when the next visit is to take place. The toothbrush remains "dormant" during that time interval. At the end of the interval, electr... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704088 | Apparatus for cleaning of sharp medical and dental instruments The present invention is directed to an inexpensive apparatus and a method of use thereof which provides for more safe cleaning of soiled, sharp health care instruments. The instrument to be cleaned is inserted into a flexible, sealed chamber containing a... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704089 | Heater fin cleaning device In a preferred embodiment, a cleaning device for cleaning a finned heating element having a plurality of spaced apart parallel fins defining therebetween a plurality of channels, the device including: an elongated frame member having a handle portion for ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704090 | Bleed for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner attachment for use in a suction line comprises a bleed section having an aperture extending into an interior portion of the attachment and a collar disposed in the bleed section. The collar is positionable in only a finite number of stabl... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704091 | Wheel for a vacuum cleaner nozzle or for a vacuum cleaner A wheel for a vacuum cleaner nozzle or for a vacuum cleaner having a central part (10a, 10b) of comparatively hard material to which a tread is secured. The tread (14) is formed from a soft material having a low friction coefficient, such as a felt materi... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704092 | Removable handle for containers A handle designed for a container, in particular for a cooking vessel, having a side wall having a curved rim comprises two clamp members mounted on a holding body and having one end having a shape complementary to the interior and exterior surfaces of th... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704093 | Handle for refrigeration unit door This recessed handle (10) may find particular use for refrigeration units, such as freezers and coolers, and includes a front wall (14) having a cut-out wall portion (30) bent to extend inwardly about a bend line (42) to leave a compatibly configurated op... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704094 | Electronic device having a cam assembly functioning as a depressible hinge An electronic device (100) that has an housing assembly and electrical circuit therein includes a first housing portion (116), a second housing portion (118) coupled to the first housing portion (116), and a cam assembly (102) rotationally coupling the fi... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704095 | Hinge and support A hinge for supporting a heavy door on a support. The hinge has a main block mounted on the support and a pair of parallel plates mounted on the door. An extender link and a rotation control link are each pivotally mounted to the main block and between th... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704096 | Drafting arrangement for spinning machines In the case of a drafting arrangement for a spinning machine, at least one drafting zone has a sliver guide with a guiding surface for the travelling sliver. The sliver guide is arranged in a wedge-shaped gap, which is formed by a roller pair downstream o... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704097 | Reusable security seal A reusable security seal comprising a first member including a plurality of frangible sections, each frangible section having a first clasp portion and an identity associated therewith is provided. A housing is coupled to a first end of the first member a... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704098 | Clamping collar for tubular part A clamping collar includes a tightener connected to two ends of a band which has its ends positioned on an arcuate screen. Clamping is achieved symmetrically with respect to a diametrical plane of the collar so that the portions of the collar which lie in... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704099 | Seat belt buckle with inertia locking mechanism A seat belt buckle (16) for use with a seat belt pretensioner (30) has an inertia locking mechanism (52). A latch member (64) in the buckle (16) has a locking position for engaging a seat belt locking tongue (14) to block removal of the tongue (14) from t... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704100 | Retaining clip system The present invention is a mounting clip system that is operable to mount two foreign surfaces to one another. The mounting clip system includes a cylindrical member with a first and second end with the first end adapted for mounting the cylindrical membe... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704101 | Creped and/or apertured webs and process for producing the same The present invention is directed to a process and apparatus for aperturing, creping and optionally laminating webs such as, for example, films and fibrous nonwovens. The present invention is also directed to the resultant materials. The process for apert... | 01/06/1998 |