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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5737770 | Sport face mask A face mask is provided for protecting a face of the wearer thereof while participating in anyone of a variety of different ball sports, such as hard ball baseball, softball, hockey, or the like and includes a one-piece generally homogeneous framework def... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737771 | Heat resistant limb brace A heat resistant limb brace (10) comprising a flexible liner (12) to be worn about the skin (14) on a limb (16) of a person (18). An insulation jacket (20) is affixed to the flexible liner (12) to protect the skin (14) from heat, so that the skin (14) wil... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737772 | Method of manufacturing aerobic exercise garment An aerobic exercise garment includes a body section and limb sections. The garment includes a base fabric which incorporates elastic resistance band material having a direction of stretch. The elastic resistance band material is formed with a minimal numb... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737773 | Aerobic exercise garment An aerobic exercise garment includes a body section and limb sections. The garment includes a base fabric which incorporates elastic resistance band material having a direction of stretch. The elastic resistance band material is formed with a minimal numb... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737774 | Device for preventing or reducing the incidence or intensity of pain in the body A device for preventing or reducing the incidence or intensity of pain occurring in a region of the body of a wearer, includes insulating material (2) which is arranged to be worn in conformity and close proximity with the body region. The insulating mate... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737775 | Stick-on shirt pocket and advertising display A removable pocket is formed over a section of fabric such as the front of a shirt by adhesively securing to the fabric a treated and embossed label-type applique made of two plies of paper permanently bonded about their peripheries and in which a slit al... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737776 | Non-slip pantyhose Multi layer foot pads attached to the sole portions of pantyhose for placement against the soles of a wearer's feet, the foot pads comprising an outer gripping layer and an inner layer which functions to keep moisture away from the wearer's feet. In the p... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737777 | Helmet strap assembly having contoured support member A chin strap assembly incorporating a semi-rigid, flexible support member formed of plastic or other resilient material and having upwardly extending end portions which bear upwardly against first and second sides of the wearer's jawbone, and a downwardly... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737778 | Toilet seat actuator A toilet seat lifter is provided for the manually lifting and lowering of a toilet seat without requiring the user to actually touch the toilet seat. The toilet seat lifter is not secured to the toilet seat. It is in the form of a stick-like member having... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737779 | Hand held movable urinal assembly A hand held movable urinal assembly which can be readily attached to a conventional toilet bowl assembly. The hand held movable urinal assembly includes 1) a flush fluid supply assembly readily connected to a main float valve assembly to receive a flushin... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737780 | Seat lifting device for a stool A seat-lifting device having a pair of left and right units 3, 4 arranged on both sides of a stool 1 in a toilet. The units 3, 4 are connected mutually by a connecting frame 5. Each unit 3, 4 has a guide portion 7 and a cable-driving portion 10 which are ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737781 | Patient transfer system The invention includes several novel devices for transferring patients. A first system of horizontal transfer of patients is adapted to use existing transfer sheets and cart appropriately modified. The sheet is attached to a clamping device that has a rel... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737782 | Sick or wounded patient bed having separable frame and moving/lifting apparatus for the separable frame A bed is capable of allowing a patient to go away from the bed, take a bath, or go to a stool of his or her own will. The bed includes a bed frame having a plurality of comb teeth cushions provided with intervals therebetween in the longitudinal direction... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737783 | Mattress retention bracket for adjustable beds The invention is directed to a mattress retention bracket for an adjustable bed to prevent an associated mattress from sliding laterally thereon. The mattress retention bracket in a preferred embodiment of the invention is a generally U-shaped member defi... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737784 | Protective bed frame with earthquake shelter A bed frame to protect a person during a calamity is constructed from generally horizontal upper and lower subassemblies secured to two generally vertical end supporting subassemblies. The subassemblies are secured together by internal securing devices to... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737785 | Blanket with pockets A new Blanket With Pockets for providing a means for securely storing and carrying loose items to and from the beach or swimming pool. The inventive device includes a blanket, a plurality of side pockets and a pillow pocket along the side and top edges of... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737786 | Collapsible bed structure for bed-ridden invalids In a collapsible bed structure for bed-ridden invalids, a bed section is provided on an upper open end of a bathtub, the bed section having at least first, second and third bed plates each pivotably connected at their neighboring side. A link structure is... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737787 | Pillow radio apparatus The present invention relates to pillow radio apparatus which comprises an ordinary pillow substantially covered by one or two sensors extending below the pressing element, e.g. the head of the child, on one or both sides of the pillow, said sensor being ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737788 | Attaching arrangement in a multi-layered pad A multi-layered pad primarily intended to prevent and treat decubitus ulcers. The pad includes at least first and second layers with the first layer being a bladder made up of separate, discrete pouches containing a viscous fluid. The second layer underli... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737789 | Method for simultaneous application of a minimal quantity of a processing fluid to a textile web of goods A device for application of a minimum quantity of fluid to a web of goods of a given width, wherein application takes place by means of an application beam in which the fluid is distributed uniformly over the working width through a plurality of fluid lin... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737790 | Rinsing procedure for automatic washing machine A laundry washing machine in which water is conserved by replacing the conventional deep rinse by a series of spray rinses. Each spray rinse utilises a predetermined quantity of water which is sprayed directly at the clothes load while the load is rotated... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737791 | Cleaner for a submerged surface A swimming pool cleaner has a body which defines a liquid inlet and an outlet which is connected via a hose to a source of suction. A throat between the inlet and the outlet defines a region of reduced cross-sectional area, causing a zone of low pressure ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737792 | Dispensable-head manual toothbrush and dispenser combination A dispensable-head toothbrush and dispenser combination comprising (1) a handle, squeezable along its longitudinal axis, having a large end opposite of a narrow tongue-like member, which are both dimensionally reduced when squeezing said handle at its lar... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737793 | Rotary brush plate apparatus Rotary brush apparatus usable in the environment of a street sweeper includes a generally circular plate to which are secured brush segments. The brush segments are secured to the plate by pins on plates movable vertically upwardly in response to rotation... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737794 | Composite abrasive filaments, methods of making same, articles incorporating same, and methods of using said articles A composite abrasive filament, including at least one preformed core at least partially coated with a hardened, abrasive-filled thermoplastic elastomer, exhibits increased abrading life over previously known abrasive filaments. Also disclosed are methods ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737795 | Stiffened bull float apparatus A bull float for working and finishing concrete and the like is provided. The bull float includes a blade. The blade has a first working surface for contacting the work to be troweled. The first working surface has a leading edge and a trailing edge. The ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737796 | Roll type strip wiping system A wiping system for removing liquids such as lubricant and coolant liquids from the surfaces of a metallic strip. The system comprises upper and lower wiper rolls for wiping the upper and lower surfaces of the strip. The wiper rolls each comprise a metal ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737797 | Central vacuum with acoustical damping A central vacuum unit having an acoustic damping system is provided. The central vacuum unit includes a canister having a sidewall forming a hollow interior and a lid closing an end of the sidewall, a vacuum motor within the canister which emits noise dur... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737798 | Device for a vacuum cleaner and a method for cooling a motor A vacuum cleaner having a suction nozzle and a dust bag (12) which is connected to the nozzle, for instance, by a tube connection, and a turbo-fan unit (27) driven by an electric motor and placed after the dust bag seen in the flow direction. The impeller... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737799 | Screen wiping apparatus including a deflector mounted for deformation on a blade having a flexible wiping strip A screen wiper, in particular for a motor vehicle windshield, comprises: an elongate wiper blade having a flexible wiping strip for contact with a curved swept surface, the wiping strip being mounted on the blade in such a way that it can deform in one pl... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737800 | Hot water bushing A bushing for a hot water tank to connect a temperature sensing probe of a temperature controller device to the tank wall with the temperature controller device extending into the tank. The bushing is comprised of a cylindrical body having an outer connec... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737801 | Channel members An insert adapted to be positioned within an elongated channel member having a base portion and a pair of parallel sides, with the sides terminating in internally curled edges defining an open side forming a C-shaped channel, the insert having a width to ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737802 | Door track A base member and a fascia are assembled to form a hollow door section which is filled with insulative material. Adjacent sections are coupled along respective longitudinal edges for angular and spatial displacement. The base member is extended from a sel... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737803 | Ergonomic handle for kitchen articles An ergonomic handle for kitchen articles includes a hollow elongate body having a longitudinal axis, the body having a first end for providing attachment and connection of the kitchen articles into a hollow interior of the body, and which includes a secon... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737804 | Furniture hinges with cam adjustment system A furniture hinge comprises a first (11) and a second (12) fastening element designed to be secured to two furniture parts to be hinged together, and an arm (15) which ends at one extremity with the first fastening element (11) and at the other extremity ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737805 | Self rising cover assembly for machine housing Disclosed is a self rising cover assembly for use on a machine housing which includes a frame and a plurality of panels connected to the frame to define the machine housing. The cover assembly includes a flat body member which is pivotally connected to a ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737806 | Apparatus for treating fiber and producing a fiber lap therefrom An apparatus for treating fiber and producing a fiber lap therefrom, includes a fiber feeder; a carding machine including a multi-roll licker-in assembly receiving the fiber material from the feeder, a main carding cylinder receiving fiber material from t... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737807 | Rotary table with a reduced friction cover plate A spinning plant preparation machine with a rotary plate for the depositing of fiber slivers in spinning cans, The basic body of the rotary plate is a casting, A cover is attached to the underside of the rotary plate, The cover is a cover plate which is p... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737808 | Cord fastener A cord fastener includes an insert having a lateral inner cord hole and provided at a lower portion thereof with elastic provisional retaining claws extending outwardly and catches for securing the provisional retaining claws; a shell having an insertion ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737809 | Lead attachment device An anchorage device for use in coupling a line/leash/lead to a requisite anchorage location, comprising a first structural component (2) providing a connection location (5) for coupling the device with a line/leash/lead, and a hook like formation (3) for ... | 04/14/1998 |
