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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5729830 | Protection headgear A protection headgear against ballistic projectiles for use where a helmet is in-appropriate or where the headgear is wanted not to differ in appearance from conventional headgear and the problem has been the lack of a proper headgear. The problem is solv... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729831 | Protective glove A protective glove is made of fabric of interwoven metal rings. The metal rings are interwoven in such a way that the fabric is substantially more flexible, without forming folds, in a longitudinal direction (L) than in a perpendicular direction thereto. ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729832 | Protective garment containing puncture-resistant and/or forearm portions The present invention is a protective garment comprising a puncture-resistant member disposed so as to protect the knee portions and forearm portions of the garment from injury from sharp objects. The protective garment of the present invention comprises ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729833 | Cap having a tactile and visual emblem A cap having a tactile and visual identifier of the source of the cap. The cap includes a crown portion and a brim. The brim has a topside and an underside. An emblem is placed on the underside of the brim. In one embodiment, the emblem is embroidered ont... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729834 | Manufacture of an inflatable applique and its method of manufacture An inflatable applique for a fabric article which may be attached to an article of clothing after it is fully manufactured comprising a top and a backing layer of vinyl which are sealing affixed to one another creating a substantially airtight enclosure, ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729835 | Panty liner for use with thong underwear A panty liner for use with thong underwear including a pliable body portion having a generally oblong configuration. The body portion includes a first end portion of a predetermined width and a second end portion of a predetermined width. The width of the... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729836 | Detachable multisectional body stocking hosiery Multisectional body stocking having a plurality of various sections is connected by elastic attachment materials on each section in an overlapping manner. The multiple detachable hosiery sections allow the user to mix or match hosiery sections, or change ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729837 | Pump operated plumbing fixture A toilet has a pump to deliver selected quantities of water from a reservoir to a toilet bowl so as to effect a water savings. In one aspect, both the motor and pump are positioned in the reservoir to deliver water to both the rim and bowl portions. In an... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729838 | Protective layer for toilet seats The protective layer exhibits an oblong web (1), which is to be laid on the surface of the seat, and is made of a thin and flexible film, for example tissue paper. The web (1) is shrunk in its longitudinal direction into a package and provided with a wrap... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729839 | Toilet seat and cover handle An improved apparatus for raising and lowering toilet seats and covers which comprises a pair of handle assemblies which extend radially from the toilet seat and cover. Each handle assembly comprises a U-shaped bracket which is attached to the underside o... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729840 | Inflatable article An inflatable article made of impervious flexible material includes a top sheet, a bottom sheet, an inner sheet and an outer sheet that confine a looped air receiving space. The top sheet includes a seat portion sized to seat at least one person thereon. ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729841 | Foot-massager A foot massager is provided in the form of a footbath (1) having first and second foot receiving portions (10). The base (2) of the footbath (1) is provided with a plurality of movable massaging elements (31, 50) to perform a massaging function on the fee... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729842 | Rear loaded wheelchair and method of rear loading a wheelchair A rear loaded and unloaded wheelchair and method for transferring a patient between a bed and a wheelchair through the rear of the wheelchair. The wheelchair includes a wheeled main frame, a sub-frame rearwardly extensible relative to the main frame to a ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729843 | Assembly and method for moving a person As assembly for supporting and moving a person including a first portion which supports that part of the person's body below the waist; and a second portion which supports that part of the person's body above the waist, the second portion having first and... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729844 | Portable baby sleeping swing A portable baby sleeping swing including a door attachment portion adapted for securement to a door jamb. A pair of springs each having upper ends secured to a hook. The hook is secured to the door attachment portion. The lower ends of the springs have a ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729845 | Hammock structure A hammock structure comprising an assembled frame and a detachable hammock. The frame includes two horizontal tubes for support on the ground, four L-shaped connecting tubes fitted respectively with two ends of each horizontal tube, four extension tubes f... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729846 | Beach towel with pocket for pillow A combination beach towel and pillow case comprising a towel, which can be made of fiber-reactive dyed velour on one side for a decorative pattern, and a rectangular panel sized in shape and connected at two edges to form a pillow receiving compartment. T... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729847 | Combination top and bottom bed sheet and method for constructing the same A combination top and bottom sheet construction. The bottom sheet is comprised of a main section, a pair of side sections, and a foot section. A top sheet includes a main section and a foot end terminal edge. In order to secure the top sheet to the bottom... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729848 | Bed with a wash tub for pubes A bed with a wash tub for pubes which may reduce nursing work loads and improve conditions of the patients during the washing. The bed 3 with a wash tub for pubes comprises a main frame 5 with legs 5, and a wash tub 21 for pubes positioned at the center o... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729849 | Sectional bed apparatus A sectional bed (10) having a bedframe (34), a mattress section holder (16) attached to the bedframe (34) and a number of independent mattress sections (14) for support, removably attachable to the mattress section holder (16). A traveling frame (36) mova... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729850 | Stretcher A stretcher for moving, particularly in narrow spaces, injured and sick persons is constructed with a minimum of fastening elements, and with advantageously located hand holds. A flexible sheet material has a first portion with a width greater than a pati... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729851 | System of pillows having different elevations A series of pillows having about the same weight are formed with different heights by employing casings having a gusset between the top and bottom panels. Relatively narrow gussets produce casings having relatively small volumes, and relatively large guss... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729852 | Balloon cushion mattress and trampoline A balloon filled bag for use as a mattress or children's trampoline made of a flexible membrane or textile material and stuffed with air filled elastic toy balloons that are of random size. The interstices between the larger balloons are substanially fill... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729853 | Low air loss bed with air pressure sensor An air-loss mattress (1) to which air under pressure is supplied from a source, control apparatus (2) for controlling the supply of air under pressure from the source to the air-loss mattress through a connector which form part of the mattress, and means ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729854 | Multi-purpose tool for barbecue grill A multi-purpose tool, for use with a barbecue grill, having a hook at one end thereof and a relatively thin curved and tapered blade at the other end thereof which tool can be used for many different functions such as lifting and repositioning a grill cov... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729855 | Bowling lane conditioning machine with single head dispenser A bowling lane maintenance machine includes a shiftable head operable for discharging successive streams of lane dressing during successive passes along the length of an applicator assembly in order to apply lane dressing to a bowling lane according to a ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729856 | Semiconductor wafer cleaning apparatus A semiconductor wafer cleaning apparatus having an edge rinse member adapted for rinsing edges of a semiconductor wafer and having a moving member adapted to permit horizontally movement of the edge rinse member, wherein the apparatus is adapted to minimi... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729857 | Device for removing snow and ice from the glass and painted surfaces of an automobile A snow removal device for rapidly removing large amounts of snow from the top surfaces of an automobile. The snow removal device includes a mitt element that receives a person's hand and a portion of the arm to a point in between the elbow and the shoulde... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729858 | Foot scrubbing system A foot scrubbing system including a base member. A plurality of suction cups are disposed on a lower surface of the base member. A plurality of foot bristles extend upwardly from the base member. Three toe bristles are disposed within the base member inwa... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729859 | Gum and toothbrush for use by infants and small children A gum and toothbrush apparatus for an infant provides a body with a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The distal end portion includes opposed layers of bristles for brushing the infant's upper and lower gums and teeth. The body has a proximal... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729860 | Screen wiper arm, especially for a motor vehicle A screen wiper for a motor vehicle comprises a casing articulated on a head, which is secured by means of a prefitted nut on to the threaded terminal shank of the wiper drive spindle. The head has an aperture through which the threaded shank passes, and a... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729861 | Motor vehicle screen wiper having means for transversely guiding the screen wiper blade with respect to the wiper arm A motor vehicle screen wiper comprises a screen wiper blade which is articulated on one end of a screen wiper arm having an end portion. The end portion has, in a transverse cross section through a plane substantially at right angles to the direction of t... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729862 | Textile cleaning machine with high-efficiency air circulation An air director for balancing air flow during a perpendicular change in air flow direction, comprising a frame defining an outer perimeter and having an inner annular opening therein, a plurality of air-directing vanes positioned on the frame between the ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729863 | Spray mist collector for spray guns A spray mist collector for use with a spray gun, such collector connected to a vacuum source to draw the spray mist surrounding the spray of paint or other sprayable material emitted from the nozzle of the spray gun to the intake apertures of the collecto... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729864 | Hand gripping device A hand gripping device for attachment to an implement, which comprises a hollow sleeve having at least one open end, the hollow sleeve having an inner surface which is adapted to conform to the implement and an outer surface, the outer surface having two ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729865 | Lock for telescoping extension poles A telescoping extension pole assembly includes an outer tube, an inner tube slidably received in the outer tube, and a locking mechanism having a slide button which is slidable parallel to the longitudinal axes of the inner and outer tubes. The locking me... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729866 | Retractable handle assembly for a suitcase A retractable handle assembly for a suitcase includes a handle with an actuating member. Each end of the actuating member is connected to an end of a rod which is received in an inner tube slidably received in an outer tube. The outer tube has an inner si... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729867 | Flexible and detachable web hinge for display panels capable of orienting one panel relative to another through 360 degrees A flexible web-hinge is extruded from plastic having two U-shaped parts connected together at the center of their backs by a flexible web, each with a slightly arced back and each having flat leaves extending from relatively rigid corners that are nearly ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729868 | Can storage device for rectangular cans at a can filling station In the automatic transport of rectangular spinning cans between a can filling station and the work stations of textile machines which process sliver, it is known to arrange a can storage device in association with the can filling station, with a section o... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729869 | Attachment system for backpacks vests, belts and the like An attachment system for coupling an object such as a small pouch or case or a tool or flashlight to a belt, backpack, knapsack, vest or the like. The attachment system includes a tab which is sewn to the belt, backpack or etc . . . and which has an eleva... | 03/24/1998 |
