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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5797140 | Ballistic resistant garment assembly and method of using the same A ballistic resistant garment carrying assembly having a foldable ballistic panel movable from a nondeployed position from a pouch to a deployed position in which the panel extends from the pouch. The pouch being mountable to the body of a wearer. The fol... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797141 | Face shield/fan In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a face shield/fan for protecting a user's face against spray and against spillage occurring at the user's forehead, for dissipating odors and heat and for facilitating drying, the face shield/fan... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797142 | Golf towel assembly The golf towel assembly comprises an upper portion for fastening to a golfer's front waist area and a depending lower portion for wiping debris from a golf ball. The lower portion is comprised of a layer of terry cloth having a length between about 15 and... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797143 | Vest pack with back and neck supports A garment for supporting the lower back of a wearer. The garment includes a back panel including a cushion member. A pair of side panels are each attached to a respective side edge of the back panel. Support means are attached to each of the side panels t... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797144 | Neck towel and adjustable clasp A towel of predetermined shape and an adjustable clasp to be worn by a human being around the neck and of the type having a towel (10) of predetermined length and width and whose perimeter is covered on both surfaces with fabric binding (12) that is sewn ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797145 | Clothing decoration A method of decorating an item of clothing uses a decorative device that includes a surface configured to enclose a space, the surface including a gap that permits entry to the enclosed space. A portion of a loop of the clothing (e.g., a belt loop) is man... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797146 | Breath deflector with seal A breath deflector sealed across the bridge of the nose and extending forwardly therefrom, such as to the inside portion of a helmet and downwardly beyond the mouth, to prevent the fogging of glasses or the visor of the helmet. The seal of the breath defl... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797147 | Spill-resistent urinal A urinal for men who cannot use a toilet or are otherwise incapacitated has a canister with a removable spout. A manual seal in the spout can be manipulated between open and closed positions by a trigger on the exterior of the spout, and locked into the o... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797148 | Toilet seat The present invention relates to a seating portion of a toilet seat (10). The seating portion according to the present invention comprises a seat ring (12) and hand and/or arm rests or support means (14) extending closely adjacent to or from the seat ring... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797149 | Bath lift A bath lift having a lower portion frame extending upwardly and rearwardly from a bathtub floor pivotally connected to an upper frame. The upper frame is provided with a pivotally mounted seat. A fluid actuated piston is interconnected between the upper a... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797150 | Seamless stainless steel sink bowl with a grid ledge A method for forming a stainless steel sink bowl having a top edge, a sidewall and a bottom surface interconnected by smooth corner surfaces from a single sheet is provided. The method comprises drawing a stainless steel blank between a first draw die and... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797151 | Assembly structure of a combination faucet An improved assembly structure for a combination faucet of single knob or double knobs comprises a tap body and a water discharging pipe to be mounted to the interior of a housing to which a base plate is further applied at the bottom. The water dischargi... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797152 | Bedstead for single beds, which can be assembled pairwise, adjacent to one another, into a double bed A bedstead for single beds, which can be assembled pairwise, adjacent to one another, into a double bed, particularly hotel beds, with a peripheral bed frame, which surrounds the region for accommodating at least one mattress and encircles the mattress in... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797153 | Orthopedic body pillow A sound sleep system and provides a full body length orthopedic posture pillow that maintains correct spinal posture during supine, side lying, and prone sleep positions.... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797154 | Contoured pillow The invention provides a pillow to support a user's head and neck and a portion of his upper body during sleep or resting. The pillow has a generally planar lower support surface and an upper support surface. A rear lobe and a front lobe are separated by ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797155 | Wheelchair cushion with protectively encased self-adjusting reservoir means A seating system is designed for self-adjusting pressure relief for use with wheelchairs and other generally confined seating arrangements. One or more support chambers filled with resilient foam and a fluid such as air are arranged on an upper support su... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797156 | Vibratory cleaner and method A submersible cleaner adapted for travelling across surfaces of swimming pools and which avoids significant wear on an associated suction pump includes a housing with a forward edge, a suction chamber within the housing and a vibratory oscillator position... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797157 | Battery powered balanced floor buffer A floor buffer having the power source and drive means mounted at one end of an elongate handle, and a buffer head mounted at the other end, such that the center of gravity of the machine is roughly at the midpoint of the elongate handle, and having a car... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797158 | Toothbrush A toothbrush having a block head with bristles embedded in tuft holes by flat bars, a block handle for holding said toothbrush, and an elongated neck portion connecting said block head with said block handle, wherein said block head is at least 3 mm but a... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797159 | Modular apparatus for washing and wiping a vehicle windshield A vehicle has a windshield and a hood extending away from the lower edge of the windshield. A modular windshield washing and wiping apparatus, disposed adjacent to the lower edge of the windshield, comprises at least two modules, arranged to be assembled ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797160 | Articulated windshield wiper blade assembly An articulated twin spline windshield wiper blade assembly includes an elongated, resilient, thin-walled polymeric female spline of relatively high durometer having a generally planar backbone, and two opposing arcuate spline legs which extend downwardly ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797161 | Nozzle for a fluid vacuum cleaning system A nozzle for a fluid vacuum cleaning system for simultaneously applying a cleaning fluid and a vacuum force to a surface is provided. The nozzle includes a hollow, rigid wand attached to a suction chamber and a cleaning fluid dispenser head. The suction c... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797162 | Extendable hose for a vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a suction motor and a filter chamber. A floor nozzle is connected to the housing. A hose includes a first end, secured to the housing and in communication with the filter chamber, an intermediate portion... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797163 | Liquid extraction machine An extraction machine of this invention comprises a main housing. A vacuum pump in the main housing operates to create a vacuum to extract liquid from the surface. A motor in the main housing drives the vacuum pump, the vacuum pump having an exhaust. An e... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797164 | Dovetail refrigerator door handle lock An improved handle assembly for a refrigerator door including a mounting button secured to a face of the refrigerator door, a mounting block secured to a first or lower end of a door handle, and a mounting bracket integrally formed with a second or top en... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797165 | Exercise grip for attachment to handlebars The invention is a method for exercising the hands, fingers and forearms by attaching a squeezable grip to the handlebars of various devices and using the grip for exercise by squeezing on the grip with the hands. The grip is made of resilient material su... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797166 | Carrying handle for articles A carrying handle for various articles, such as grocery bags, clothing hangers, etc., provides an ergonomically beneficial method of carrying such articles. The handle is unitarily and monolithically formed as a single solid, rigid component for maximum s... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797167 | Elastic cord tie-down construction Disclosed herein is an elastic cord tie-down of the bungee or shock cord type and in which means are provided by which to manually adjust the article-engaging loop of the tie-down to articles of diverse geometries and dimensions.... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797168 | Two-loop coiled type clamping device The present invention provides a two-loop coiled type clamping device for semipermanently fixing a fluid conveying hose, dustproof bellows, axial boot or other article to be fixed 10 to the circumferential connecting surface 32 of a mating device 31, char... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797169 | Coupling piece for the detachable connection of containers The invention relates to a coupling piece for the detachable connection of corner fittings of adjacent containers, especially of containers stacked one above the other on board ships. In order to reduce the manual effort involved in coupling together cont... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797170 | Synthetic resin molded surface fastener In a synthetic resin molded surface fastener, each of a multiplicity of engaging elements has a stem standing on a front surface of a substrate sheet and a horizontally expandable and shrinkable engaging head continuously formed on and horizontally bulgin... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797171 | Buckleless belt A waist belt with a first end having a hook, and a second end having an inner surface with a series of engagement wires. The hook engages one of the wires, and the second end of the belt overlaps the first end, covering and hiding the hook mechanism from ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797172 | Tenter frame and method Tenter frame apparatus includes an endless chain for carrying tenter clips (A) on one side of a monorail (B) for positioning a web (W) for transport on a single pair of longitudinally aligned bearings (C) carried in horizontal alignment with the web (W), ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797173 | Method of manufacturing a hinge for eyeglasses The invention is directed to a method for fabricating an eyeglass hinge with a twin roller hinge part comprising two legs and a base surface, wherein the hinge part is punched out of a strip shaped material and is subsequently bent into a U-shape.... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797174 | Apparatus for forming curved, rectangular bodied needle blanks from tubular stock There is disclosed an apparatus for forming curved and rectangular bodied needle blanks from a length of needle stock which includes a generally cylindrical inner mandrel having a plurality of longitudinal channels formed in an outer surface thereof, the ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797175 | Process for connecting an insert to a sheet to form a joint designed to be secured against rotation and insert ejection A process for inserting an insert element into a flat sheet metal piece to form a connected element includes the steps of providing the insert element with a head and a shank. A concentric annular groove forms a constriction between the head and the shank... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797176 | Golf club head manufacturing method The invention is directed to a golf club head and, more specifically, to a putter. In addition, the invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a golf club head. The putter head includes a first body element made of a high density first material, c... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797177 | Insertion tool for printed circuit board electrical connectors A tool 2 used to position a socket 100 on a printed circuit board 200 includes an insertion head 10 and an inertial impact mechanism. A socket, such as SIMM socket 100, is mounted on the insertion head with the lower surface of arms 14 on the insertion he... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797178 | Mounting apparatus for electronic component An apparatus is provided with a component feeding member for feeding electronic components having lead wires in a tape-bonded state, an insertion head for separating the electronic components fed from the feeding member from the tapes and inserting to hol... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797179 | Machine for terminating offset connector A machine (40) is disclosed for inserting discrete wires (100) of a cable (98) into insulation displacement contacts (20, 22) of a connector (10) having two mutually offset rows (16, 18) of contacts on the same side of the connector. The machine (40) incl... | 08/25/1998 |
