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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5829055 | Protective leg guards A pair of leg guards for sports, particularly of the type worn by hockey players under elastic socks, each includes rigid plastic shin and knee guard sections. A thigh guard section is joined continuously to the knee guard section. The shin guard section ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829056 | Reflective safety apron A reflective safety garment in the form of an apron to be worn around a person's waist is provided. The apron includes a sheet of mesh material with an upper pocket accommodating a waistband that attached the apron around the waist and a lower pocket that... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829057 | Low friction outer apparel The present invention is an article, namely apparel, such as clothing, footwear, fabrics, and the like, which incorporates fabrics or chemicals having a low coefficient of friction either overall or in specific areas of the apparel that will minimize the ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829058 | Energy expenditure garment An energy expenditure garment is made from a base fabric and includes a plurality of elongated elastic resistance elements preferably in the form of elongated elastic resistance elements preferably in the form of bands which extend posteriorly and anterio... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829059 | Coveralls with access opening Coveralls having a reversibly closable access opening partially dividing the front of the coveralls across the chest and arm or arms, to facilitate easy ingress and egress of the coveralls. In a first embodiment the access opening is reversibly closed by ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829060 | Vest including a retractor pocket and retractor therein; and method of manufacturing vest A fishing vest including a retractor pocket which is inverted so that it opens downwardly when the vest is worn is provided by the invention. In a preferred embodiment, the fishing vest includes two retractor pockets. A first retractor pocket is provided ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829061 | Work gloves A molded work glove for providing protection to the hand and fingers of a wearer against cold and abrasion is provided. A hand portion is made of a sheet foam material having a thickness between 1 mm and 5 mm. A hand cavity is disposed in the hand portion... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829062 | Headband with dual material construction for supporting ear protectors A headband ear protector apparatus including a pair of ear protectors and a resilient head band supporting, at opposite ends of the headband, the ear protectors. This forms a band which positions the ear protectors to lie by the opposite ears of a person.... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829063 | Luminescent cap that possesses a function for replacing patterns The present invention provides a type of luminescent cap that possesses a function for replacing patterns. A frame that allows placement of objects is securely installed on the front edge of the cap. A luminescent board that emits luminescence and a patte... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829064 | Water-proof goggles A pair of goggles includes a pair of ring frames made of plastic material, a pair of lenses of rigid material respectively secured in the ring frames, a bridge mounted between the ring frames, and a strap. Each ring frame includes an annular protective wa... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829065 | Industrial protective helmet An industrial protective helmet has a rigid outer shell extending upon a surface region of a wearer's head, including temple and skull base regions, a liner of rigid foam fixedly attached to an inner surface of the rigid shell, and one or more selectively... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829066 | Deodorizing apparatus and a toilet provided with the apparatus The deodorizing apparatus includes a gas duct having a suction port to be disposed within a toilet bowl and an exhaust port to be disposed outside the toilet bowl, and an active carbon honeycomb and a chemical-supporting honeycomb as disposed within the g... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829067 | Toilet seat lift assembly An improved hand-activated toilet seat/lid lifting apparatus is described that is configured for attachment to the side of a toilet, both commercial and residential designs, to allow the user to lift the toilet seat without having to directly touch the se... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829068 | Toilet seat raising and lowering device A toilet seat raising and lowering device including a joint member that has a first end and a second end with each end having an axle rod projecting outwardly therefrom. A pair of flat mounting brackets that are interconnected with the joint member for co... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829069 | Jet bath having multiple accessories A jet bath designed to use minimum water, to use a formed in place low cost waterfall type water inlet, to have pulsating and massaging air-water jets appropriately located in the tub, to allow user adjustment of water temperature, to prevent heating the ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829070 | Bathtub seat apparatus A portable rubber bathtub seat apparatus for comfortably preventing a person from sliding down when in a seated position within a bathtub, the apparatus being supported by the bottom surface of the bathtub. The apparatus has a generally thin, flat back se... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829071 | Tile shields and disposable bath liner An inexpensive, attractive, easy to install, disposable bath liner and tile shield that prevents water from contacting walls and infiltrating behind walls and into a building structure, which may be removably attached to bath walls. The disposable bath li... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829072 | Automatic shower control An automatic shower control for the flow to a shower head by a detection device and its control and evaluation circuitry which detects the presence of a user and includes switching device for activation and deactivation of the control. An intensity select... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829073 | Toilet training kit A toilet training system in which a decal having a background scene imprinted thereon is adhesively fixed to a toilet lid and a plurality of appliques, each of which depict an entity belonging to the aforementioned background scene, are provided as indivi... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829074 | Structure for bearing weight A structure for bearing weight is disclosed which has a plurality of upwardly directed, horizontally spaced, hollow, elongated support posts, each with a sidewall. A first and a second generally horizontal beam, which are coplanar and horizontally spaced,... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829075 | Adjustable foundation for use with a bed frame An adjustable foundation for use with a bed frame. The foundation includes a base part and an adjustable head end part. One or preferably a pair of improved hinges hingeably attach the head end part to the base part. Each of the hinges includes a first mo... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829076 | X-ray diagnostic apparatus with tiltable patient support An X-ray diagnostic apparatus, includes a table underframe and a base unit for supporting the table underframe which can be swiveled about a horizontal axis, and also includes a displacement device for displacing the table underframe relative to the base ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829077 | Device for tilting the top end and/or bottom end of a bed A device for tilting the top end and/or bottom end of a bed, includes two hingedly connected frames and a control unit operably connected thereto for adjusting the spacing therebetween. One fixed frame is supported on the bed base while the other, movable... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829078 | Rescue shuttle The rescue shuttle of the present invention includes upper and lower elongate cowlings. The lower enclosure cowling is adapted for carrying a patient. The lower enclosure cowling has a generally horizontal aperture defined by an upper edge thereof. The el... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829079 | Portable sand filled pillow A portable sand pillow for resting or supporting a body part of a user, comprising, a support member with a top side and a bottom side, a front end and a rear end. The support member having an inner cavity for holding and securing sand in a desired config... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829080 | Recliner chair having resilient head rest A recliner chair having a fabric panel for supporting the head of a person reclining on the chair. An annular resilient cushion is placed on the upper surface of the fabric panel to cradle the person's head and distribute the weight of the head onto a rel... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829081 | Cushioning device formed from separate reshapable cells A cushion that includes a base and numerous bladders locatable on the base is disclosed and claimed. Each bladder contains a quantity of filler insufficient to completely fill the bladder, and each bladder has a loose or elastomeric skin to accommodate it... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829082 | Multi-functional hand tool A multi-functional hand tool is provided having a handle portion to be held by a user. The handle portion is made to receive a plurality of different types of tool attachments. To secure these tool attachments, a plurality of slots are machined into an at... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829083 | Device and method used in washing a brassiere A device 10 is used during washing of a brassiere 24 to protect the brassiere and maintain the shape of the cups 24a and 24b of the brassiere. It includes an inner spherical framework 12 contained within a larger outer spherical framework 14. Each framewo... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829084 | Method and system for balancing an upright washing machine A method and system for balancing a load in an upright washing machine. A liquid ballast system is used that includes liquid filling channels with liquid filling slots that fill individual self-contained cells spaced equally around the top rim of the spin... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829085 | Apparatus and method for repeated, automatic metering of precisely metered quantities of a powdered detergent into water-carrying cleaning machines, in particular household and household washing machines An apparatus and a method for repeated, automatic metering of precisely metered quantities of a powdered detergent into water-carrying cleaning machines, in particular household dishwashers and household washing machines, include a detergent holder and a ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829086 | Portable golf ball cleaner A container constructed of an outer liquid impermeable shell with an open mouth and a liquid permeable chamber rigidly dependent from the anterior of a lid to the outer shell provides a sealed closure of the outer shell with the permeable chamber entirely... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829087 | Substrate spin cleaning apparatus A cleaning brush is fixed to a cleaner support that is mounted to a rotary element for vertical movement with respect thereto. The rotary element is rotatably supported by a forward portion of a support arm that is pivotable about a vertical axis at the r... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829088 | Swab for wiping condensate from inner wall of wind instrument A piece of hygroscopic cloth is connected to a flexible string formed of non-hygroscopic material such as nylon for wiping condensate from an inner surface of a crook, and the flexible string advances through an air passage of the crook without clinging t... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829089 | Cleaning and polishing mitt There is provided a mitt for use in cleaning and polishing. The mitt comprises a first and second portion, oppositely facing, peripheral edges stitched together except for an opening for inserting a user's hand, a thumb receptacle extending from the first... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829090 | Vacuum cleaner with combined filter element and collection unit A vacuum cleaner with a removable collection module. The module has a combined collection assembly and filter element. The collection assembly has a one-piece frame and a cover attached to an open rear end of the frame. The filter element is permanently a... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829091 | Automobile central vacuum cleaning system A new Automobile Central Vacuum Cleaning System for providing the opportunity to vacuum an automobile anytime or anywhere. The inventive device includes a vacuum generating unit, a remote vacuum port, and a vacuum cleaner hose. A remote vacuum line is loc... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829092 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner is comprised of a housing having a removable filter chamber and a motor chamber fluid flow connected by a connection chamber. Fluid is held within a basin located at the bottom of the filter chamber. An air intake hose has one end open fo... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829093 | Indicator device for a vacuum cleaner dust container Disclosed is an indicator device for visually denoting the amount of filled dust in a dust container of a vacuum cleaner. The indicator device operates based on a vacuum pressure difference created between an air suction port and an outlet of the vacuum c... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829094 | Sweeper with electromagnetic filter cleaning A sweeping machine has a housing, wheels for moving the housing, a sweeping brush mounted on the housing, a hopper positioned adjacent the brush to receive dust and debris therefrom, a dust collection chamber on the housing, and a vacuum fan mounted on th... | 11/03/1998 |
