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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5857583 | Food service container with beverage cup holding pocket and covered food compartment A food service container comprises a tray and a lid preferably composed of a leak-resistant, absorptive moldable material such as molded fiber. The tray has a first body portion and a first rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the firs... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857584 | Drinking glass liner A drinking glass liner (20) is utilized to retain ice pieces within a drinking glass (10) and permit a liquid entrapped within the ice pieces to drain away from the ice pieces. The drinking glass liner comprises a mesh sheet (22) having a textured front s... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857585 | Ligating band dispenser A ligating band dispenser for attachment to the distal end of a ligating device having proximal and distal ends with a lumen extending therebetween and being adapted for supporting a plurality of ligating bands includes a support for attachment to the dis... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857586 | Dispenser for plastic bags A dispenser is formed of a flexible plastic pouch which has a removable flap providing an opening adjacent the bottom of the pouch, and a mounting element adhesively attached adjacent the top of the pouch which provides selective mounting to diverse surfa... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857587 | Automatic fastener supplier An automatic fastener supplier includes a frame having a receiving section for receiving fasteners. A track is removably and partially mounted in the receiving section. The track includes a gap defined therein for receiving shanks of the fasteners and an ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857588 | Apparatus for dispensing tickets, cards and the like from a stack An apparatus for dispensing articles from a stack, the apparatus being particularly useful in dispensing articles having a leading edge, a trailing edge and a sensitive top or bottom surface. The apparatus for dispensing such articles includes a base, a f... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857589 | Method and apparatus for accurately dispensing liquids and solids A system for metering and dispensing single and plural component liquids and solids as described herein. The dispensing system has a microprocessor-based control system and volumetrically efficient non-reciprocating pumps which provide a very accurate con... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857590 | Controlled multi-nozzle liquid dispensing system A flow system that is suitable for controlled dispensing of liquids such as anti-reflection coatings is described. The system is driven by a gas at high pressure from a single dispensing bottle. On emerging from the dispensing bottle the fluid is directed... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857591 | Simultaneous pump dispenser Simultaneous pump dispenser of the trigger-sprayer type has a single container with separate liquid compartments. Side-by-side main cylinders in the dispenser body have vent cylinders there-adjacent. Pistons in all cylinders are worked together by a pisto... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857592 | Dispensing device for dispensing liquid substance from a pouch A dispensing device is adapted to dispense metered amounts of a liquid substance from a pouch (10) made from a pair of superposed flexible sheets. The pouch defines a liquid containing chamber (15-17) and a narrow liquid discharge passage (18) communicati... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857593 | Collapsible flexible tube squeezing device A flexible device for efficiently emptying the viscous contents of a flexible, plastic tube having a longitudinal, overlapping, sealed seam. The flexible device is a generally planar, elongated body having a slot of shorter length extending entirely throu... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857594 | Liquid soap faucet dispenser A device which is attached to the end of a standard kitchen faucet and dispenses liquid soap on to an object to be washed. When dispensing soap the device cuts off the flow of water to permit the user and opportunity to wash the object and conserve water.... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857595 | Self-closing apparatus This invention relates to a self-closing apparatus which enables flowable substance present in a container to be dispensed therefrom. The apparatus includes a flexible diaphragm having an outlet aperture, and a stud which is fixed in relation to the diaph... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857596 | Water dispenser of a refrigerator A water dispenser of a refrigerator which includes a reservoir for storing water, and which is positioned in a pocket, a holding member for supporting the pocket, a valve assembly for supporting the holding member, and an opening section for operating the... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857597 | Article hanger A hanger is comprised of a one-piece body having a hook portion for the receipt of a display rod, a central portion depending from the hook portion, the body defining in the central portion a transverse opening therethrough fully bounded by the central po... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857598 | Baby sling with improved retainer An infant sling carrier has a carrier panel terminating in a tail portion extending from one end. A pair of buckle rings is attached to the carrier panel at the opposite end and functions in concert with the tail portion to provide a sling of adjustable l... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857599 | Mounting bracket assembly for a night vision device A mounting bracket assembly for mounting a night vision device to a headmount apparatus, made up of an attachment member, a mounting bracket and a hinge. The attachment member attaches the mounting bracket assembly to the headmount. The mounting bracket i... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857600 | Portable case A portable case for belongings comprises a case body of leather and a cover lid of metal to protect the belongings within the case body. The case body and protective cover lid are hinged together and are disengageable from each other at the hinge so that ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857601 | Beverage holder for a stroller or the like An improved beverage holder is provided that is particularly well suited for association with the handlebar of a stroller. The beverage holder includes a flattened U-configured clip that is removably positionable over the handlebar. The beverage holder al... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857602 | Bicycle/ski carrier A simple, yet sturdy bicycle and ski carrier for attachment to a vehicle trailer hitch includes an inverted L-shaped post, the horizontal top arm of which receives brackets for connecting articles to the post, a frame at the bottom end of the post, and a ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857603 | Process and apparatus for dividing glass sheets into cuts A lifting bar (12) for breaking scored glass sheets along score lines extending in the X direction and a device (30) for breaking the glass sheets along score lines extending in the Y direction are provided at a glass breaking table (1), conveyor belts (1... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857604 | Device and method for opening wrapped roll of coins A device which can be held in the fingers of one hand has a thin front edge and an underside curved surface which conforms generally to the contour of a wrapped roll of coins and when the roll is held by one hand, the device is held in the other hand and ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857605 | Vacuum assisted web drive for corrugator double backer A double backer for curing the web bonding adhesive and drying the corrugated paperboard web utilizes a web holddown apparatus for maintaining the web in intimate drying contact with the lower heating units which does not require the use of a driven holdd... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857606 | Ultrahigh speed suction gun An ultrahigh speed suction gun which allows high pressure air introduced into it via a first rear end thereof to flow into a cyclone producer and an accelerator in the suction gun to produce accelerated cyclonic air flows while making a barrel of the suct... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857607 | Feed system for textile goods Via a textile guide system for flat textile goods, the textile goods are fed by a continuous conveyor to processing stations and the textile web is fed between conveyor elements of the continuous conveyor and a stationary support whereby means is provided... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857608 | Stapler A stapler has a staple slot seat provided with a magnetic block which is located at the staple ejecting end of the staple slot seat. A staple admitting port is located at another end opposite to the staple ejecting end of the staple slot seat for loading ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857609 | Portable electric desoldering tool The present invention is directed to a self-contained desoldering gun having a built-in vacuum pump. The vacuum pump is operated by a low voltage electric motor which is electrically connected in at least partial series with a heating tip. The heating tip... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857610 | Process and apparatus for forming ball bumps A process of forming ball bumps for electrical connection to an integrated circuit, the process comprising the steps of: applying a vibration at a small amplitude to a vessel containing small balls of an electroconductive material to cause the small balls... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857611 | Sputter target/backing plate assembly and method of making same A method of forming a sputter target/backing plate assembly comprises the steps of: providing a target fabricated from a first material having a coefficient of thermal expansion; providing a backing plate fabricated from a second material having a coeffic... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857612 | Double panel boxes A box includes a plurality of outer panels collectively bounding an accommodation space for accommodating at least one item. At least some of the outer side panels have integrally formed inner side panels. The inner side panels may be automatically distan... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857613 | Easy-open container for refrigerated dough products and the like The invention provides spirally wound easy-open containers which comprise a spirally wound body wall having overlapped edges and which have capabilities and benefits associated with conventional butt jointed containers. The overlapped edges of the body wa... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857614 | Carton blank and carton formed therefrom A carton formed from a carton blank so that the carton has an outer layer formed from a relatively rigid material and an inner layer formed from a relatively flexible fluid impervious material. The outer layer and the inner layer have superposed weakened ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857615 | Container holder The present invention provides an improved container holder having a unique shape that facilitates efficient manufacturing of the holder and printing of advertising material at a predetermined location on the holder. The container holder comprises an elon... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857616 | Control for fogger using pressurized air and water A system for regulating the amount of fog produced by foggers in a humidification system in which a control signal calling for a certain amount of humidification from foggers is used and wherein the foggers require pressurized air and water to produce fog... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857617 | Ventilator control device A ventilator control device has a hollow lower seat, a hollow upper seat disposed on the hollow lower seat, and a block disk disposed between the hollow lower seat and the hollow upper seat. The hollow lower seat has a top flange and a top notch. A lower ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857618 | Backpack sprayer with an expandable accumulator chamber An improved backpack sprayer, comprising a supply tank, an expandable accumulator, a pump mechanism, an intake valve, a discharge valve, and a spray wand with a nozzle. The supply tank is designed to hold fluids, such as insecticides, herbicides, water se... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857619 | Apparatus and method for breaking up bubbles in a liquid flow The present invention discloses an apparatus and a method for breaking up air bubbles in a liquid flow which is conveyed in a fluid conduit by providing sharp protuberances on the inside wall of the conduit. The sharp protuberances break up large air bubb... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857620 | Liquid dispenser with integral wick/emanator assembly A liquid vapor dispenser is disclosed that includes a two-compartment reservoir for retaining a quantity of liquid to be dispensed, and an integral wick/emanator assembly. The assembly includes a wick, which extends into the reservoir to conduct the liqui... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857621 | Tissue paper scenting and storage apparatus A tissue paper storage and scenting apparatus having an interior chamber sized to accommodate from multiple rolls of tissue paper in a sealed environment ventilated through an upper portion of the apparatus which is receptive to fragrance producing materi... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857622 | Recirculating paint system having an improved spray gun A recirculating paint supply system supplies single or multiple paint coatings to paint spray stations arranged in parallel or series relation, each station including manually operated flexible monoline and coaxial conduits to supply paint to an improved ... | 01/12/1999 |
