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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5761743 | Finger cot and method of manufacturing finger cot A finger cot intended for surgical use, and a method for manufacturing the finger cot. The finger cot is formed from two blanks, a first blank forms the back portion, and a second forms the palm face, sides and tip. The blanks are formed of materials to p... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761744 | Shirt collar hidden snaps A pair of concealed, vertically spaced snaps underneath each side of a shirt collar to cooperate with snap fasteners concealed on the shirt, to make the collar looked pressed and attractive at all times.... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761745 | Golf glove In a golf glove, openings are provided in those backside portions of middle, ring and little finger sections of the glove which correspond to second joints of a hand, thereby facilitating the bending and flexing of middle, ring and little fingers. Thus, i... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761746 | Waterproof sleeve A sleeve for the keeping dry of arms, legs, hands or feet while washing, bathing and/or showering of upper and lower section, with the lower section being composed of a waterproof material stretchable in both longitudinal and latitudinal planes, and with ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761747 | Long johns having elastic leg opening welts This invention is long john underwear made for those persons who usually wear supportive type shorts. The undergarment snugs the tops of oversize long john leg covers to the hip joints of the wearer, thus each leg cover has an additional hold. The oversiz... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761748 | Siphon for tank type toilet A siphon for use with a flush type toilet having a tank with a drain hole at the bottom. The siphon comprises a vertical tubular discharge portion including a vertical tube which is secured within the drain hole in the bottom of the tank. The siphon also ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761749 | Structure of toilet bowl A toilet structure having lower and upper water tanks, the latter being fixed on the former, a lower outlet on the bottom of the lower water tank for supplying water from the lower tank to a whirling water feed outlet in an associated nightstool, and an u... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761750 | Hot tub with covering apparatus A hot tub has a bathing enclosure surrounded by a peripheral tub wall. The tub wall has a peripheral upper rim at a level above a surrounding tub-supporting surface. The tub has a water recalculating system for maintaining water in the tub at a level belo... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761751 | Protective curtain for a shower/tub A protective curtain for a shower/tub. The protective curtain has a flexible body with an inside moisture resistant surface to extend at least partially around a shower/tub and an exposed exterior surface facing oppositely to the inside body surface. Stru... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761752 | Soap shield A new Soap Shield for protecting soap within various sizes of wall mounted soap dishes from water or debris build up while allowing easy access to the soap within, thereby preventing dissolving of the soap. The inventive device includes a cover member whi... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761753 | Bathing caddy A device for enabling a person while bathing to perform other activities including reading, writing, smoking and drinking. The device comprises: a main support bar having a telescoping support tube slidably and adjustably mounted therein, the main support... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761754 | Foldable baby playpen A baby playpen is provided that includes an upper frame, a lower frame and four feet connected with four foot bases. The upper frame, the lower frame and the four feet with the four foot bases form a framework, which may be collapsed in half by means of f... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761755 | Foldable devices for a crib frame assembly A crib having a number of upper rods, lower rods and poles securely connected therebetween. The crib is further provided with foldable devices each pivotally connected between two distal ends of the upper rods, plates each pivotally receiving the other tw... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761756 | Portable bed rail A portable bed rail is provided including first and second foot members, each having a first end dimensioned for insertion under a mattress and a second end spaced from said first end, and a side panel positioned to provide a barrier to falling from the b... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761757 | Passenger boarding bridge for servicing commuter aircraft A passenger boarding bridge for providing a passageway from an aircraft to a passenger terminal includes a cab section with a floor. The floor of the bridge is provided with a cutout portion that can accommodate the stair components of commuter aircraft t... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761758 | Flexible jack cleaning tool A flexible cleaning tool for cleaning corrosion from the contact arms and barrel of electrical jacks of the type frequently used in guitar amplifiers and public address systems. A low density polyethylene shaft is inserted into the jack and manipulated by... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761759 | Toothbrush and method for making such toothbrush In making a toothbrush of the type having a shaft-like handle (3), a neck section (4) joining the handle and a headpiece (5) for toothbrush bristles (6), the body is made of a first plastic material through an injection molding step. In order to provide t... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761760 | Mascara brush A mascara brush having a core bent into a looped or eyetype configuration is disclosed. The twisted wire core is bent by approximately 180° to form a oblong, oval rectangular or figure eight configuration having an internal reservoir adapted to receive m... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761761 | Tri-sectioned multi-purpose golf towel A tri-sectioned multi-purposed golf towel comprising two side of fabric, one side preferably being made of an absorbent material such as terry cloth, and the other side made of a more coarse material, wherein the rectangular towel is divided into three lo... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761762 | Cleaner and bowling maintenance machine using the same A cleaner has a power source, a vacuum generator, a waste liquid tank and a wiper-nozzle unit. Liquids and/or contaminants may be removed by slidably moving a wiper on a flat surface to collect a mass of liquid and inserting a small-sized nozzle into the ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761763 | Upright carpet extractor A novel upright, hot water carpet cleaning extractor is disclosed. The overall configuration and operation of the extractor is similar to that of a typical upright vacuum cleaner and may be similarly operated in both the forward and reverse direction. The... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761764 | Carpet cleaning machine with improved system for removing dirty material A carpet cleaning machine includes a centrifugal separator with an air stream exit mouth having a mouth area. The improvement involves two air flow guides having, respectively, first and second apertures. The area of the second aperture is less than that ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761765 | Rug anchor An anchoring device that securely attaches a carpet runner to an underlying carpet that is inexpensive to manufacture, easy to install, does not create a raised area to cause one to trip and fall or create a wear spot in the carpet runner or carpet, and c... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761766 | Piston door stop A piston door stop comprising a hollow first shaft, a hollow second shaft which partially contains said first shaft, a spring, a base screw, and a rubber cap. The spring extends through the bore of both shafts. The first shaft, second shaft, spring, and t... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761767 | Handle A handle structure providing the user with a comfortable, natural, hook-type grip, maintaining the use's wrist in a neutral or flexed position during the performance of gripping, pulling, or lifting movements of a repetitive exercise routine or an extende... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761768 | Flexible hinge mechanism The present invention is a flexible hinge assembly. The hinge component includes a flexible body having a flange extending lengthwise down each side. The body has a groove cut into it extending lengthwise. The body is inserted into an opening in a frame u... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761769 | Door hinge for a motor vehicle door with a braking and retaining function A door hinge for a motor vehicle door provided with a braking and retaining function, and including two hinge halves and a hinge pin extending through gudgeons of the two hinge halves for pivotally connecting the hinge halves together, with the hinge pin ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761770 | Sliding flat for carding devices and a guiding and drive system therefor A carding flat and a system for guiding and driving it in a card with moving flats driven by articulated chains, in which coupling between the flats and chains is achieved by a form fit using recesses and projections without fixed retention devices, so th... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761771 | Apparatus for detecting and separating foreign bodies from a fiber tuft flow An apparatus for detecting a foreign substance in a fiber tuft stream and for separating the foreign substance therefrom. The apparatus includes a conduit guiding the fiber tuft stream therethrough in a conveying direction; an optical sensor system situat... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761772 | Securing and pressuring system for drafting rollers for automated textile drafting system An automated drafting system particularly suitable for drafting textile strands of sliver is provided. The automated drafting system includes a synchronous drive sliver drafting roller system utilizing toothed gears in the preferred embodiment operatively... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761773 | Textile machine fleece funnel A fleece funnel is provided for use in textile drafting equipment to receive a fiber fleece conveyed by a pair of delivery rollers. The fleece funnel includes a long side disposed adjacent to the delivery rollers. A funnel area is defined in the long side... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761774 | Band clamp tightening means A band clamp tightening tool comprising a cylindrical body, having at one end an internal bore adapted to pressfit the tool over the hex shaped head of a hose clamp adjustment screw, to which a combination crank/thumbscrew element has been affixed, said e... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761775 | Mushroom and loop material closure system for high shear strength and low peel strength applications A closure system for any nondiposable item or device requiring high shear strength, and acceptable peel strength, in all directions includes a first closure element having a backing sheet with mushroom-shaped elements fixed to and extending from one side ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761776 | Locking hook with integral separator A hook for suspending or supporting, from a rod or wire, a retractable roof covering used on greenhouses, comprises a pin for engaging the covering, a separator for preventing the covering material from contacting the rod or wire, and a locking mechanism ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761777 | Guide device for boot lace The guide device for boot lace is constituted by an outer framework (11) possessing mechanical strength properties and capable of being fastened to the boot upper, and by an insert (12) made of a material having a low coefficient of friction fastened insi... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761778 | Method and device for hydrodynamic entanglement of the fibers of a fiber web Multiple needling with web guidance on alternate sides is achieved. Either an endless belt and/or a drum performs a carrying function, the belt or drum being arranged so that the fiber web can be associated meanderwise with the other side of a nozzle beam... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761779 | Method of producing fine metal spheres of uniform size A method of producing soft fine metal spheres for semiconductor packaging from a material selected from soft metals and soft alloys. A plurality of fine wires made of the material are arranged in parallel on a flat base plate. Each of the wires has a diam... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761780 | Device for the rapid application of precious or decorative stones on to laminar supports A body (1) is machined in order to form: an axial cavity (5) for the stone the cavity having an edge (1B) that can be pressed over in order to anchor the stone; a lip (1E) that forms an abutment surface (1F) for resting against the surface of the laminar ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761781 | Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric ceramic resonator A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric ceramic resonator, comprising the steps a of preparing a piezoelectric ceramic plate, polarizing the piezoelectric ceramic plate, and adjusting an anti-resonance frequency of the piezoelectric ceramic plate, by la... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761782 | Method of fabrication of piezoelectric bender elements A method of fabrication of piezoelectric bender-elements. More specifically, the fabrication method of the present invention uses pressure and temperature, without any adhesive, to bond and anneal a plurality of layers of piezoelectric polymer film into p... | 06/09/1998 |
