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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5765223 | Face shield A face shield is disclosed that includes a headband with an inner and outer surface, first and second ends and a visor between a portion of the inner and outer surfaces that tapers from a maximum width at the midpoint between the first and second ends to ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765224 | Body support garment A torso-shape controlling, lower back supporting garment that comprises a garment having control fabric panel portions adapted to extend in waist shape controlling relation to torso front, back and sides; the control fabric panel portions including zones ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765225 | Baby bib and bottle holder A baby bib having a bottle holding capability. The bib has an attached bottle-holding structure which maintains a baby bottle in a predetermined position, both laterally and longitudinally. The bottle holding attachment is made of a soft structural materi... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765226 | Massaging garment A garment for massaging muscle masses of a person's body. The garment includes plural flexible channels that are separate and independent, sealed, and elongated, and that are each partially filled with a substantially incompressible free by flowable mater... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765227 | Bolo tie and method of fabrication A new bolo tie and method of fabrication for constructing a novel appearance of a bolo clasp. The inventive device includes a bolo clasp having a predetermined shape. The bolo clasp has a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion has an arcuate ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765228 | Continuous passive motion therapy mitt A therapy mitt for a hand and finger for use with a hand therapy device comprising a surface disposed along the back of the hand connecting finger pockets to a wrist cuff of the hand therapy device. The finger pockets are capable of being separated from o... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765229 | Sun visor cap headgear for use during water activities A sun visor headgear includes a band for fitting around the head of a wearer and defining an opening for receiving the top of the head of the wearer, a front bill connected to the band and extending outwardly and downwardly therefrom for shielding the fac... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765230 | Multifunction head apparel A multifunction head apparel is disclosed and configurable into a variety of protective forms to provide varying degrees of protection of a user's head and face from the surrounding environment. The accessory is characterized as having a hood portion whic... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765231 | Segmental face mask The present invention is a face mask suitable for application to a skin surface of a person's face, the face mask comprising a plurality of facial mask segments of resilient polymeric foam, each segment conformable to at least a portion of the surface of ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765232 | Bustling hoop A device for supporting a train of a bridal gown having a hoop member with an interior area having a bar extending thereacross so as to define a first train receiving area and a second train receiving area within the hoop member and a clip connected to th... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765233 | Disposable golf club wiping patch A disposable club head wiping patch is removably stuck to the lower portion of a golfer's trouser leg. The outer working surface of the patch includes a layer of scouring material preferably made of a piling of synthetic fiber segments hard enough to wipe... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765235 | Anti-condensation visor An anti-condensation visor comprises an outer visor which, relative to the user, is situated on the outermost peripheral surface of a helmet or hood to which the visor belongs. The outer visor is provided with openings for fitting on the helmet and with a... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765236 | Toilet seat with multiple handles An improved toilet seat is provided that includes a number of integral handles configured such that a person using the seat can stabilize or balance his or her body while exerting downward force on the seat. The toilet seat includes a seating element havi... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765237 | Flush pot assembly for user requiring care-taking A flush pot assembly having a pot which is concealed when it is not being used. The pot can be easily accessed for use and washed with washing water after use even by a disabled person or a hospital patient. The flush pot assembly includes a pot connected... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765238 | Human private parts washing apparatus A human private parts washing apparatus includes a first nozzle device having a first splashing opening for washing the first position, a second nozzle device having a second splashing opening that is opened on a position end thereof for washing the secon... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765239 | Children's furniture Modular children's furniture with components including a planar panel that can serve as a base and/or a top, a stackable cube, a stackable rectangular cubicle, a drawer component, a shelf, and a playpen. The planar panel with rubber caster wheels is a bas... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765240 | Spring bedding product collapsible in the transverse direction, and method of making it A bedding product comprising a collapsible spring assembly, a pad covering the spring assembly and a fabric covering encasing the padded spring assembly. The spring assembly comprises a plurality of collapsible spring modules connected to a plurality of s... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765241 | Fitted sheet for a mattress, and method of making it A sheet is provided for dressing a mattress. The sheet may be formed from a tube of knit fabric having spaced apart ends closed by end seams normal to the longitudinal axis of the tube. The tube is longitudinally open, from end to end, to provide an openi... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765242 | Hand sanitizing apparatus Hand sanitizing apparatus for use in combination with existing wash basins having a water supply. A person's hands are washed and dried while held at a sensed position below the apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing adapted to be supported a given h... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765243 | Patient carrier A scoop type patient carrier having separable halves to facilitate placement of the halves beneath a patient, and configured to enable radiographic examination. The joint between the halves, and the points where the pivot and latch mechanisms are located,... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765244 | Portable back rest A generally u-shaped first structure comprises a first lateral member and two first legs. A generally u-shaped second structure comprises a second lateral member and two second legs. Two connecting legs are provided, each connecting leg being pivotally at... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765245 | Pillow book construction A pillow book construction comprised of two pillows, a thick one and a thin one, joined together like the two covers of a book by means of a seam along the short end of the internal sides. The pillows have thicknesses of 7 cm and 5 cm and, once folded upo... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765246 | Inflatable mattress with improved border support wall A mattress with an inflatable bladder and an outer border wall to support the outer edges of the bladder. The present invention employs foam block border walls that include foam border elements with either an upper or an upper and a lower surface sculpted... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765247 | Hand tool with multiple locking blades controlled by a single locking mechanism and release A hand tool such as a knife or a combination tool includes multiple blades, each independently rotatable on a common axle between a closed position within a handle of the tool and an open position extending from the handle. Each blade is positively but re... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765248 | Shore Disclosed is a shore which has a durability with respect to loads not only in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction but also in a lengthwise direction, and which can be automatically folded without requiring extra work. The shore comprising a p... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765249 | Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth of a domestic animal A pet toothbrush having a pair of like toothbrushes carried by a flexible tubular holder. The bristle ends of the toothbrushes are simultaneously movable against the front and back sides of a pet's teeth as the holder flexes.... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765250 | Floor cleaner with tiltable handle and four wheel support for storage A floor cleaner device is described comprising a rolling support on which is mounted a tiltable handle that can be secured in various angular positions during use by means of a set of solenoid actuated locking pins which engage a set of bores defined on t... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765251 | Self adjusting device for removal of obstructions from drain pipes A flexible wire wound cable (13) which surrounds a wire cluster (11) terminated in a hook (16). A handle (10) attached to the wire cluster allowing urging of the wire cluster in sliding motion inside the flexible tube. A handle (13) attached to the flexib... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765252 | Finger or hand mounted brush A finger brush device including bristles of a configuration which taper towards a pointed apex or are of a traditional toothbrush bristle configuration. In addition, the brush device may include a plurality of bumps which would act as a massaging device. ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765253 | Hair brush with replaceable second handle An improved hair brush which can be selectively manipulated from either end when in contact with hair on a body is provided which has an elongated member or shaft with a handle extending from one end of the shaft, a short end portion extending from the sh... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765254 | Toothbrush with flexible neck An improved toothbrush is provided with a flexible neck to avoid damage to teeth and gums due to excessive brushing pressure. The toothbrush has a bush head made of a semi-rigid material to adequately support bristles, and a handle and neck made of an ela... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765255 | Dipstick wiping device A dipstick wiping device for use in measuring fluid reservoir levels in an internal combustion engine is described. The dipstick wiping device comprises a pliable converging tubular body, a fluid wiping element and mounting means. The fluid wiping element... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765256 | Nonwoven cleaning brush A brush made from a nonwoven, thermally bonded bicomponent fiber web is described. The nonwoven brush of the invention includes a plurality of compressed annular sections assembled about a central carrier with each section made of a mat of bicomponent fib... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765257 | Muffler An improved muffler for vacuum cleaners and other product applications is disclosed. The muffler includes a muffler body or enlarged head with a smaller hollow shaft extending from an open end of the muffler body or enlarged head for attachment to an exha... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765258 | Vacuum cleaner with all components in floor traveling head A vacuum cleaner having a floor traveling head with wheels and an elongate handle pivotably connected to the head. The head has two motors; one connected to an impeller and one connected to a rotatable brush. The head has rechargeable batteries therein fo... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765259 | Vacuum nozzle for cleaning ceiling fan blades A vacuum nozzle has an elongate, tubular handle with an open end for connection to a vacuum cleaner hose, and has a hollow, generally rectangular head connected to the handle's opposite end. The head defines a transversely extending blade passage of gener... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765260 | Drapery with removable header An apparatus for providing stiffness to the upper end of an elongated section of drapery fabric which selectably allows the drapery fabric to be readily foldable when stiffness is not needed. The apparatus also connects the drapery to an overhead, travers... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765261 | X-shaped automatic hinge structure An X-shaped automatic hinge structure serving as a fulcrum for supporting and pivotally connecting a swinging cabinet door board to a cabinet body. At a final stage of closing the door board, the hinge structure aids in speedily closing the door board. Th... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765262 | Hinge for the articulated connection of two leaves of a door A hinge for the articulated connection of two leaves of a door, which are arranged to shut at an angle to each and of which one door leaf is pivoted to the body part of a piece of furniture or the like, comprises a cranked hinge arm able to be mounted on ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765263 | Door positioning hinge A door positioning hinge supports two closure members, and also allows the closure members to be rotated to open or to close. The door positioning hinge can be adapted to allow free-swinging of the closure members or alternatively to hold the closure memb... | 06/16/1998 |
