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Patents Published on 06/02/1998


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5758362Process and device for handling stacks of blanks having wrappings
A process and a device for severing wrappings (11) in each case surrounding a stack (10) of blanks and for removing the wrappings (11). To guarantee that they are held together better, stacks (10) of blanks are surrounded by a strip-shaped wrapping (11). In th...
06/02/1998
5758363Sport shirt or other garment with load-distributing shoulder yoke
A sport shirt or other garment is provided with a load-distributing shoulder yoke for relieving the strain resulting from carrying a golf bag or the like. The load-distributing yoke comprises an outer layer of fabric and an inner layer of filler material ...
06/02/1998
5758364Equipment for engaging snowmobile throttle and method of use therefor
The present field of the invention is related to the operation of snowmobiles. More specifically, the invention is related to equipment used by a snowmobiler when operating a snowmobile. Specifically, the present invention relates to a glove adapted to en...
06/02/1998
5758365Sport glove and support insert
A sports glove has a single-piece support insert adapted to be received therein along the top of one or more fingers, the hand and the wrist in order to provide support, protection and performance enhancement to the user. The glove is flexible so it can p...
06/02/1998
5758366Garment belt
An elastic belt allows blousing of the lower portion of an upper garment. The belt comprises a longitudinally stretchable strip which is wrapped around the torso of the body and secured with a hook-and-loop fastener component. The belt comprises an inner ...
06/02/1998
5758367Lumbar protector with underpants incorporated
Lumbar protector with underpants incorporated, including a pair of underpants; and a closed band sewn to an upper part of the pair of underpants and having a band height such that the band covers at least lumbar vertebrae of a user, the band being produce...
06/02/1998
5758368Waste water valves for bathtubs and the like
A waste water valve for use in the bottom of a bathtub or the like has a drain insert extending through an opening in the bottom end of the receptacle. A support member extends across the lower end of the drain inset and the vertical post is secured there...
06/02/1998
5758369Bathtub having bath water activating apparatus
A bathtub comprises: a tub body (1) for accumulating bath water; a bath water treating section for activating the bath water; and a water circulating section (2) for forcedly circulating the bath water between the tub body and the bath water treating sect...
06/02/1998
5758370Foot bath
A foot bath formed of a base and a wall which are relatively collapsible wherein the reservoir is empty of fluid and there is no foot in the reservoir. The wall is inflatable by filling the cells with air, and deflatable by removing the air from the wall....
06/02/1998
5758371Self-propelled independent mechanical handling device
A Handling Device for disabled patients or other heavy objects is disclosed herein. This device is totally mobile, self-contained, and is free from being attached to any permanent fixtures. Its features give increased maneuverability over prior art device...
06/02/1998
5758372Adjustable modular framework for mattress bases
Structured in modular fashion based on two sides (1-1'), a head (2) and a foot (2') standing as independent parts fixable by means of corner members (3), both the length and the width may be adjusted at will, by means of a greater or lesser degree of plug...
06/02/1998
5758373Security beach blanket
A new security beach blanket for ensuring valuables are secure when on a beach. The inventive device includes a blanket portion having a slotted opening therethrough. The slotted opening has a zippered closure coupled therewith. The zippered closure has a...
06/02/1998
5758374Portable table assembly
A portable table assembly including a table and a clamp. Plugs extend from a surface of the table and matingly engage and lock within corresponding receptacles in the clamp to secure the table to the clamp. The clamp is secured to a fixed position, and ha...
06/02/1998
5758375Adjustable body support with improved neck and head support filled with granular material
An improved body support or bed pillow. A pillow cover is provided which is formed by sewing together two pieces of material. On the interior face of each of the two pieces of material are sewn a plurality of loops of material. A drawstring is fed through...
06/02/1998
5758376Jig-type textile finishing method
In the jig type textile finishing method and apparatus of the invention, the textile material (19) passes through a heated treatment bath (20) and is rolled alternately in one direction and in the opposite direction with high frequency or microwave electr...
06/02/1998
5758377Clothes washing machine with rinsing cycles using small amounts of water
A clothes washing machine is provided with a wash tub and a perforated drum arranged therein. A recirculating pump pumps liquid contained in a conduit provided with a pressure switch in its lower portion, arranged under the tub, and directed again toward ...
06/02/1998
5758378Machine for washing eggs
A machine for washing eggs (1) has a washing section with spray nozzles (23) and with a brush frame (12) carrying brushes facing down towards the conveyor and having an underside profiled according to the egg shape. The brush frame is suspended in a stati...
06/02/1998
5758379Golf ball washer and conditioner
A golf ball washer and conditioner is disclosed. The golf ball washer and conditioner is portable and may be carried by the golfer on a golf cart. The golf ball washer and conditioner is constructed from insulated material so that the golf balls can be ke...
06/02/1998
5758380Device for comprehensive oral hygiene
An oral hygiene device having, in one embodiment, a unique, unrestricted, self-adjusting two-headed gum-specific brush on one end of a handle; and in another embodiment, a two-headed gumbrush on one end of an elongated handle and a toothbrush on the oppos...
06/02/1998
5758381Foot scrubbing apparatus
A new Foot Scrubbing Apparatus for cleaning and scrubbing feet and hands. The inventive device includes a base member having an upper contoured surface, a plurality of bristles secured to the upper surface, a between digit scrubbing member removably secur...
06/02/1998
5758382Interdental brush handle
An interdental toothbrush handle for holding a twisted wire brush includes a handle with a locking retainer connected thereto by a living hinge. The handle has two opposing side walls which extend perpendicularly from the handle and are adjacent to the li...
06/02/1998
5758383Contouring toothbrush head
A toothbrush having two head sections, the sections being normally biased to assume an angle with respect to each other, to thereby define a generally concave bristle tip configuration. The two sections of the head have facing ends joined by a thin bridge...
06/02/1998
5758384Device for brushing dentures
The invention relates to a denture brush having a flat handle which projects substantially perpendicularly from the plane of the brush head. Finger grips are located on each side of the handle. In addition, the plane of the handle is offset 90° from the ...
06/02/1998
5758385Broom cap
A cap for a broom has a shroud that simulates the appearance of the head of a straw broom and has front, rear, end and top walls defining an internal cavity. A cylindrical socket extends inwardly of the cavity from the top wall and may be threaded to rece...
06/02/1998
5758386Bath scrubber
A bath scrubber comprises an elastic webbed tube, two first lashing members and one second lashing member. The webbed tube has a periphery which is pleated continuously in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the webbed tube. The first lashing member...
06/02/1998
5758387Vacuum ashtray system
A vacuum and piping system can be installed on tables, bars, and the like, quickly and effectively for the purpose of removing cigarette smoke. The multi-component system includes vacuum nozzles, ashtrays which are threadably attachable to the nozzles, a ...
06/02/1998
5758388Device for use on ski pole handles
Device for use on ski pole handles, as an aid for keeping the handle against or in close vicinity to the user's hand, comprising an element adapted to be fastened by insertion of an attachment member on the element in a strap aperture in the handle, where...
06/02/1998
5758389Torsion rod assisted hinges
Two laterally spaced hinges (18, 20) each comprising a pair of pivotally connected brackets (22, 24) (74, 74') one bracket being connected to the hood (10) (10') or deck lid and the other to the edge of the vehicle opening. A pair of links (42, 44) (82, 8...
06/02/1998
5758390Reversible cable tie
A cable tie which can be used for bundling electrical wires or many other objects. The cable tie of this invention comprises an elongate strap of plastic material composed of a longitudinal channel on one side and transversal notches on the other. This ca...
06/02/1998
5758391Coupling piece for the detachable connection of containers
Coupling piece for the detachable connection of corner fittings of containers stacked one above the other on board ships. Work to reduce the manual effort involved in coupling together the containers, often semi-automatically. The satisfactory operation o...
06/02/1998
5758392Snap hook
A hook adapted to be attached to an elongated cord, comprising a hook body having a base, a side and a top curved portion and a latch attached to the base portion. The free end of the latch can be releasably locked to the hook body. A flexible member exte...
06/02/1998
5758394Rotary needling process and support for making needled fibrous structures
A rotary needling process including a multitude of felting needles repeatedly driven into a fibrous structure disposed on a surface of a needle penetrable support as the support is rotated about an axis of rotation. The process according to the invention ...
06/02/1998
5758395Controlling feed in a thread warping process and machine
In a warping machine, once a temporary feed speed for a warping reed is set in synchronism with the speed of rotation of the warping drum, the winding thickness of the warp lap is detected several times and the feed speed is corrected depending on the num...
06/02/1998
5758396Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator array
An array of M×N piezoelectric actuators is prepared by: (1) forming a multilayered ceramic structure having M layers of a first conductive metallization and M+1 layers of a piezoelectric material; (2) obtaining a composite ceramic wafer by slicing the multilayered...
06/02/1998
5758397Process for making piezoelectric ceramic transformer having large voltage step-up ratio
A driving section applied with an input a.c. voltage and a generator section for generating an output potential are incorporated in a piezoelectric ceramic transformer, and the generator section is polarized through a two-step polarizing technique where a...
06/02/1998
5758398Method of manufacturing multilayer electronic components
A method of manufacturing a plurality of multilayer electronic components, comprises the steps of: (a) Manufacturing a laminated sheet (1) in which layers of ceramic tape are each provided on one side with a pattern of electrodes; are stacked so that the ...
06/02/1998
5758399Tool turret with torque overload protection
A tool turret has a turret housing and a hollow supporting column. A head is provided at one end of the supporting column. The other end of the supporting column is connected with the turret housing. A tool face is mounted rotatably relative to the head a...
06/02/1998
5758400Weatherstripping insertion machine and method
A plurality of lengths of window or door framing material which have weatherstrip receiving channels are disposed on a support surface (10). An operator controls (14) a carriage (16) to move from a home position to the opposite end of the support surface....
06/02/1998
5758401Method for making a shielded magnetic storage system
The invention provides an archival storage system for shielding magnetic media from a full spectrum of electromagnetic fields, static electricity, and humidity. Full spectrum EMF shielding may be achieved by providing the storage container with a continuo...
06/02/1998
5758402Wire handling apparatus
The wire handling apparatus of the present invention comprises a length measuring unit, a first clamp mechanism and a second clamp mechanism, a cutter mechanism, a first terminal pressing mechanism and a second terminal pressing mechanism, a first carrier...
06/02/1998
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