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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5813047 | Toilet flushing system that allows use of gray water drained from a sink A toilet flushing system that allows use of gray water drained from a sink including a toilet having a bowl, a water tank having a lower drain hole and an inner wall defining an upper compartment and a lower compartment and with the inner wall further hav... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813048 | Helmet visor release apparatus A helmet visor release apparatus has a pair of manually actuatable catches, each of the catches including a first portion to be disposed on a helmet; and a second portion to be disposed on a visor of the helmet. The first portion has an arrangement for re... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813049 | Welding helmet This invention is focused to overcome the common deficiencies in welder's helmets. The welding helmet's view window (Mother Window) consists of two (2) smaller view windows. The upper portion of the mother window 22! is a tiny strip view window 14! wh... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813050 | Wrist guard A wrist guard is disclosed having first and second rigid members to be positioned over the back and front, respectively of a user's hand. The first and second rigid members are joined by flexible straps to permit an adjustment of a spacing between the fir... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813051 | Garment having removable patch The present invention is broadly directed toward a garment (10) including a body having an outwardly facing portion (20) and a flap (22) provided on the outwardly facing portion (20) of the garment (10) for retaining a patch (12) on the garment (10). Fast... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813052 | Zoned surgical gown An improved surgical gown is provided which has, at its central operative field and the operative zones of the sleeves, a liquid repellent, moisture vapor transmitting material, an inner layer of a breathable material, and an intermediate layer of a liqui... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813053 | Self-restraining necktie The present invention is directed to improved apparatus and method for providing a necktie restraining apparatus. The present invention employs a fusion cloth to stiffen necktie material so that it may be employed as vertical and horizontal members on an ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813055 | Bicycle helmet A bicycle helmet includes a helmet body having a plurality of vents, including a front vent that is wider than high. Also, a bicycle helmet includes a helmet body having a plurality of vents, including at least one rear exit port opening outward onto a su... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813056 | Hydrodynamic goggles strap A strap or band worn on the swimmer's head that is attached to a pair of swimming goggles includes two ear restrainers, one for each of the swimmer's ears, that restrain and at least partially cover the swimmer's ears and pin the ears tightly against the ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813057 | Self-sanitizing toilet seat cleaning apparatus A self-sanitizing toilet seat cleaning apparatus includes a seat in the shape of a generally circular ring that is rotatably mounted above the toilet bowl and includes a gear on its underside meshing with a pinion gear attached to the drive shaft of a dri... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813058 | Dissolvable urinal screen A urinal screen having a generally triangular planar configuration includes one or more through openings between its top and bottom surfaces. The screen is composed of a liquid soluble material and includes a deodorant which is released as the screen diss... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813059 | Two-stage water-saving flushing device for a toilet tank A two-stage water-saving flushing device adapted to be fixed in a toilet tank includes an overflow tube made up of one outer tube and one filter tube extensibly connected with the outer tube to be applied to different-sized toilet tanks. The flushing devi... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813060 | Multifunction toilet A multifunction toilet is shown with a conventional flushing system and auxiliary components which include an odor exhaust system which withdraws gases from the toilet bowl and delivers them to the sewage drain downstream of the toilet water trap. Other a... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813061 | Air pressure driven vacuum sewer system A vacuum sewer system comprises a normally closed sewer valve connected between the outlet opening of a waste receiving unit to be emptied and a sewer pipe, and an ejector. The ejector is an integrated part of the sewer pipe. The sewer pipe includes one p... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813062 | Side entry bathtub A side entry tub includes a stationary section and a movable section with a mechanism of pivoting the movable section away from the stationary section to form an opening for entry and back to the stationary section to form an enclosure for bathing. During... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813063 | Portable sink A portable sink (10) includes a housing (12) having a basin (14) movably mounted to the housing. The basin is movable from an inserted position in the housing, to a position extending from the housing. The basin includes an outlet (22) for draining fluids... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813064 | Portable playyard storage system An improved storage system for a juvenile playyard is disclosed. The system generally includes a playyard structure for a child and a carrying case. In the folded position, the playyard structure is disposed within the carrying case. The carrying case, or... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813065 | Contour shaped therapeutic pillow The invention is a music-playing pillow with an internal music playing device. The device has a switch for automatically turning the music on when pressure is applied and turns off when pressure is removed. The pillow has an ovoid shaped depression for th... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813066 | Baby rest A baby rest for placement upon a support surface employs a generally C-shaped inflatable tube member surrounded by padding, the combination of the tube member and padding encased in a generally circular outer fabric cover. The outer cover substantially tr... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813068 | Apparatus and a process for washing continuously wet-spun elastane This invention relates to a new washing apparatus for the continuous production of elastane filaments which are produced by a wet-spinning process, which essentially consists of a stripping unit (10) and a washing unit (11) which are disposed in steps abo... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813069 | Motor control method for automatic clothes washer A motor control method for an automatic washer having an electronically commutated motor (ECM) serving as a power source, the ECM being serially connected to a washing axle and a drying axle without decreasing a spinning rate of the ECM, includes the step... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813070 | Chord section arrangement with lower chord with integrated guide groove of a bridge section that can be laid mechanically A bridge section made of light metal including a vertical web, an upper chord section connected to an upper end of the vertical web and a lower chord section connected to a lower end of the vertical web. The upper chord includes a thick-walled horizontal ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813071 | Telescoping truck loading ramp assembly A ramp assembly facilitating the loading and unloading of a truck comprises two telescoping ramp sections including a forward section and a rearward section movable relative to each other between a full length ramp operating configuration and a stowed con... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813072 | Automatic safety legs for dock leveler A dock leveler comprises a deck pivotally mounted at one end thereof for movement and having a lip mounted at the other end thereof. A safety leg assembly is pivotally mounted to an underside of said the and is biased into an extended position. A cam stru... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813073 | Sheet cleaning apparatus with cartridge roller assembly A sheet cleaning apparatus having sets of cleaning rollers, wherein the rollers are integrated into a removable cartridge structure. Couplers are provided at roller shaft ends to connect to the roller drive. The cartridge is received in a slide carriage, ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813074 | Apparatus for cleaning the heads of welding robots Apparatus for cleaning the heads of electrical welding robots, the heads including a gas casing and an electrical contact nozzle. The apparatus includes an open vessel which has connected thereto one or more ultrasonic generators which function to generat... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813075 | Toothbrush having bi-directional rotational head A hand rotating type toothbrush having provision for rotation in first and second rotational directions using separate manually actuated slides. The shaft supporting the head is formed integrally with an axially aligned torsion bar which returns the head ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813076 | Curtain-style vehicle laundry device A laundering implement is provided for cleaning an external surface of a vehicle. A plurality of spacers are supportable with respect to a path of travel for a vehicle to be cleaned and are arranged in first and second stacked or sandwiched groups of spac... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813077 | Spherical bearing arrangement for vehicle laundry brush A spherical bearing for a vehicle laundry brush which affords universal angular displacement freedom for the brush. The spherical bearing is mounted to the outboard end of a brush support arm and consists of a hemispherical bearing member and a complement... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813078 | Shower foot washer A shower foot washer comprising a platform having a proximal portion, a distal portion, a top surface and a bottom surface. A casement extends upward from the top surface, along the distal portion, of the platform. A plurality of vertical partitions exten... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813079 | Toothbrush having a flexibility linked zone in its head A toothbrush, having a handle (11) and a bristle bearing head (13), the head (13) being flexibly and resiliently linked to an extended portion (12) of the handle, the extended portion (12) either surrounding the head (13) or the head (44) partly surroundi... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813080 | Towel structure An improved hand-held towel structure suitable for cleaning and drying athletic apparatus and other implements in wet weather is described. The towel structure includes an outer layer of towel material having a first predetermined absorbency which is sepa... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813081 | Circular device for cleaning the ends of optical fibers A circular layer of cleaning material is located on a circular elastomer pad located in a circular container. The layer of cleaning material has a surface capable of cleaning an exposed end of an optical fiber when the fiber end is rubbed against the surf... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813082 | Pad and roller assembly for cleaning semiconductor wafers A cleaning pad and roller assembly for cleaning semiconductor wafers. The pad may be a felt sheet with a pair of tabs located at opposite ends. The roller may be polyvinylchloride and may have a drive gear at one end and a clamp at each end. Each clamp is... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813083 | Easy scratch pen tool An easy scratch pen tool including an elongated housing member that has an interior hollow. The interior hollow extends the length of the housing member. The housing member has a slot for providing an entry into the hollow. Also, a cap member is mounted t... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813084 | Golf club face cleaner This invention relates to a golf club groove cleaner which has a series of edges formed into a polygonal shape, the tool being attachable to a golf glove so as to associate it with the golfer.... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813085 | Motor isolation gasket for central vacuum A central-vacuum power unit is provided having a molded rubber gasket which seals and vibrationally isolates a vacuum motor. The power unit includes a canister forming a hollow interior and a plate dividing the hollow interior into first and second chambe... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813086 | Carpet cleaner and method for cleaning carpets A carpet cleaner for cleaning carpets includes a foam generation unit, roller brushes and a heated air drying mechanism. The foam generation unit uses multiple stages of foam generation for creating a very fine foam which is applied to the carpet. A sucti... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813087 | Spray nozzle for use with water extraction cleaning machine Spray nozzles are frequently used for distributing pressurized fluid onto a surface to be cleaned. The spray nozzle according to the invention is ideally suited for use with a water extraction cleaning machine and for distributing a fan-shaped spray patte... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813088 | Backpack blower A backpack blower includes a control handle carried by a flexible arm which permits the control handle to be positioned at any location in a three dimensional position range. User comfort and controllability are enhanced.... | 09/29/1998 |
