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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5708976 | Resistant exercise shirt and pants A resistive exercise suit has a resistive shirt and resistive exercise trousers. The resistive exercise shirt uses tension bands on sleeve fronts and backs and attachment to central elastic blocks on the front and back of the shirt. Both the tension bands... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708977 | Expansion unit for clothing An expansion unit for clothing generally having seams. The unit is of a one-piece construction and is generally located on one seam-side of a garment; the other seam-side of the garment being the receiving end of an expander section associated with the ex... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708978 | Medical vest A medical vest for carrying a portable patient care module is disclosed. A sleeveless vest-like portion encircles the upper torso of the wearer and has a lower edge that terminates generally at the midriff of the wearer's body. The vest portion has large ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708979 | Glove with elastic back A glove having a palm covering portion, a plurality of finger covering portions extending from the palm covering portion to receive and cover fingers, a back portion associated with the palm covering portion to form a chamber to receive a hand, and elasti... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708980 | Protective glove A new Protective Glove for covering the hands of a user and protecting hosiery and other delicate fabrics from snags and tears caused by rough skin or jagged fingernails. The glove is intended for use while putting on and taking off pantyhose and silk gar... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708981 | Bowler's wrist brace A wrist and hand support for bowlers, including an elongated cushioned base supporting an elongated laterally or transverseley flexible brace member against the back of the hand and wrist of the bowler, is disclosed. Straps having hook and pile fasteners ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708982 | Hair towel A hair towel that can be first used as a cape during hair washing and treatment, and then fashioned into a bag about the head by pulling a drawstring. The towel can then be secured to the head by tying the drawstring.... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708983 | Inflatable cheese wedge hat An inflatable hat provides a concave pocket constructed of flexible material that opens to freely receive the user's head in the manner of a conventional hat by virtue of supports resisting the outward extension of the pocket when the hat is inflated. In ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708984 | Socks with color indicators to facilitate matching of components of a pair An improved pair of socks is disclosed for human feet. The improvement comprises providing a distinctive color indicator on each sock of the pair, in a location that will be covered by the shoe of the wearer, to facilitate pairing of the socks which compr... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708985 | Enhanced frictional engagement sock A sock comprises a sole portion knitted with successive courses of yarn with a thickness defining an outer layer having a first surface, and which further includes a number of spaced ribs extending in a longitudinal direction between the heel and toe each... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708986 | Undergarment having rear supports The invention is an undergarment to be worn by a person on their lower torso area. The undergarment includes an opening having a support for each buttock of the wearer. The support is adapted to support the buttock of the wearer in an upraised position.... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708987 | Pantyhose with uncovered thigh regions The present invention is pantyhose having a panty portion and a pair of leg portions that are connected to the panty portion by a plurality of straps extending along the posterior and anterior side of the thighs of the wearer. The panty portion, leg porti... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708988 | Football helmet adjustment system A football helmet sizing card is described which permits convenient, rapid and efficient sizing and adjustment of football helmets on a football player's head. The card includes indicia which may be used to quickly and efficiently measure spacing of the f... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708989 | Toilet seat assemblies A toilet seat assembly includes a toilet seat (40) and a seat holding bar assembly (30,130) for removably holding the seat on a toilet bowl (10,110), the seat having a rearwardly directed extension (72,74,172) including two spaced upwardly directed surfac... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708990 | Commode flush accessory Water-saving device for flush toilet. A water-saving device as shown and described herein comprises a frame which can be mounted on the exterior of a conventional toilet water tank, a vertical shaft which is integrally formed on the frame for receiving a ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708991 | Water saving device for a water closet An adjustable valve to control the amount of water flowing through the refill water hose to the overflow tube and into the water closet bowl. The valve is a dual component device including a housing structure and a lever component. Both the housing struct... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708992 | Device for placement in a bathtub or similar structure as an entering and exiting aid Disclosed is a device for placement in a bathtub or the like as an entering and exiting aid. A seat with a backrest and base includes a seat panel that can be raised and lowered. A drive is used for raising and lowering the seat panel with an actuator arr... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708993 | Patient transporter and method of using it The present invention includes a device for transporting an individual. The device includes a frame that supports a drive wheel and a chair movably attached to the frame for receiving the individual. The device also includes a lift mechanism attached to t... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708994 | Open top foldable cradle A foldable cradle assembly includes a cradle made of a flexible material, a foldable frame supporting the cradle, and an attachment device for attaching the cradle to the frame such that the flexible material hangs down freely from an open top of the crad... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708995 | Variably insulated blanket A blanket, having a blanket head and a blanket foot. The blanket has a light side and a heavy side, both extending between the blanket head and blanket foot. The light side has a light side insulation thickness, and the heavy side has a heavy side insulat... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708996 | Bed with periodically movable transverse panels A bed for patients that require periodic movement of their body parts. The bed includes a rectangular frame with panel members transversally disposed. Each panel member is supported by a pair of eccentric members that in turn are rigidly mounted to two sp... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708997 | Hospital bed A hospital bed has a base with casters, a main frame mounted above the base, a patient support platform movably mounted on the main frame including a leg panel, and a toilet module disposed beneath the patient support platform and normally concealed by th... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708998 | Cervical pillow The pillow of the present invention provides proper cervical support whether the sleeper is on his back or on his side. Side sections including cutouts on the left and right of the pillow provide clearance for the airways during side sleeping, and a multi... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708999 | Adjustable therapeutic pillow A support pillow combination comprises a support pillow having at least one bolster portion along one edge of the support pillow, and an inflatable under-pillow. The under-pillow comprises at least one row of a plurality of parallel inflatable air chamber... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709000 | Baby pillow and drool guard A common way for an adult to carry a baby is to cradle the baby in both arms, so that the baby's head is resting on one of the adult's shoulders. However, the baby may drool onto the adult. Also, thin adults with bony shoulders may cause discomfort to the... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709001 | Track work machine A track work machine comprises a machine frame supported by undercarriages on the track for moving in an operating direction, a broom housing, and a ballast broom having a horizontal shaft extending in a transverse direction and rotatably mounted in the b... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709002 | Spherical bearing arrangement for vehicle laundry side brush A spherical bearing for a vehicle laundry side brush which affords universal angular displacement freedom for the side brush. The spherical bearing consists of a hemispherical bearing member to which the brush and brush drive components are mounted as a u... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709003 | Crank arm cleaning brush with scrub pad A cleaning brush is comprised of a shaft having a crank arm and a handle thereon. A rod is removably or fixedly secured to the bottom of the shaft. A plurality of outwardly projecting bristles are disposed along the length of the rod. A scrub brush is rem... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709004 | Toothbrush with device for cleaning the tongue The toothbrush includes a handle (1) with a head (3) furnished with bristles (5) and a device for cleaning the surface of the tongue. The handle (1) is composed of two parts (1A, 1B) joined by a thin, flexible, arc-shaped strip (7) at the base of the hand... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709005 | Implement handle having advertising display area and separate gripping portion An implement handle, such as a handle for a squeegee, used for cleaning vehicle windshields, wherein a portion of the handle has a polygonal cross-section providing a plurality of flat faces forming a display area upon which advertising indicia is connect... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709006 | Method and apparatus for cleaning with a broom A method and apparatus for cleaning with a broom. Attachments to a common household broom comprise a clamp having hooks, a broom-shaped inner cover and a rectangular outer cover. The inner cover is adapted to be placed over the broom bristles and fastened... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709007 | Remote control vacuum cleaner A remote control vacuum cleaner (10) comprising a mobile unit (12) and a vacuum unit (14). A facility (16) is for attaching the vacuum unit (14) onto the mobile unit (12) in a removable manner. A remote control unit (18) is provided, to operate the mobile... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709008 | Storage container wheel assembly A plastic storage container with wheel assemblies having an axle pin rotatably fixed to the container, a secure lid latch having a double-wall construction to ease opening and closing as well as an offset hinge to allow protection of the latch during dist... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709009 | Door closer for the non-fire side of a fire-door safety installation A door control device for use on a non-fire side of a fire-door mounted in a door frame in a fire-door safety installation has a door closer assembly filled with a hydraulic damping fluid and attached to a non-fire side of the fire-door by at least one fa... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709010 | Cotton swabs with expanded tips A cotton swab is described whose stick is formed from an elongate stem with a conical member at each end flared outwardly and having a hollow center. The hollow flared conical members provide expanded swab ends rendering the tips softer and larger yet emp... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709011 | Apparatus for determining irregularities in the mass of a sliver The invention relates to a device for determining irregularities in the mass of a sliver, with a measuring chamber (21) for the sliver which has an entrance and an exit and into which a gas stream is introduced via an orifice (25, 26), a relation existing... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709012 | Belt clip integrated with structure to receive chain clip A receiving section for receiving a chain clap is provided not in a portable terminal unit itself, but in a belt clip to be clamped to a portable terminal unit, and the receiving section is integrated with the belt clip with molded resin.... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709013 | Ornament support device A device for confining an ornament possessing a pin fastener to a piece of material utilizing a base member which is adapted to lie adjacent the backside of the ornament. The base member is attachable to the pin fastener of the ornament and is linked to a... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709014 | Three-way-strapped buckle A buckle comprising first and second plugs, each attached to one end of a respective one of first and second straps, and a socket attached to one end of a third strap. Each plug has at its base a first or second strap attaching portion, a first or second ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709015 | Automated pile-raising machine for fabric An automated pile-raising machine for fabric, in which the fabric is advanced about at least one drum, in contact with alternatingly interspersed pile and counter-pile rotating cylinders cleaned by respective cleaning brushes, a timing control system incl... | 01/20/1998 |
