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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5884329 | Athletic glove thumb protector This invention relates to a thumb protector for a protective athletic glove, such as used in hockey, lacrosse, and motorcycle racing. The thumb protector involves two elements secured dorsally to the thumb stall and thumb receiving area of the glove, whic... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884330 | Garment shield A garment shield for preventing an underarm portion of a garment from being damaged or becoming unsightly as a result of perspiration. The shield has an absorbent layer of material, the absorbent layer of material being of a predetermined length and a pre... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884331 | Combined seat cushion and personal cover A multi-purpose device for use as a protective weather resistant hooded poncho, blanket, pillow or seat cushion. The device has a rectangular planar body, to which a hood is attached. The hood stores in an attached pouch, which also forms a second pouch. ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884332 | Firefighter garment with liner inspection system An outer protective shell of either a jacket or trousers has a torso portion and a pair of appendage portions connected to the torso portion. A liner is disposed within the shell and includes an outer moisture barrier and an inner thermal barrier. The moi... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884333 | Unisex netsuke art neck wear Unisex Netsuke art neck wear provides a unique, elegant, affordable, durable and maintenance free neck wear in place of cloth necktie for use by men and women. The carved netsuke art object is made of a polymer or crushed marble. The simplicity of the dou... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884334 | Fishing hat and sun shade A fishing hat comprises a crown, having a front and back, and a bill and blinder assembly. The bill and blinder assembly is made of a single piece of semi-rigid material and comprises a bill and two side blinders, each side blinder having front and back e... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884335 | Shape retainer for use in a baseball cap A baseball cap having an internal shape retainer and support assembly affixed to the interior of the crown portion of the cap. The shape retainer and support assembly comprises a flexible body having a spine and several prongs or arms projecting outwardly... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884336 | Cold weather mask including a mouth seal having a direct flow through porous hygroscopic material A flexible mouth seal having a porous direct flow hygroscopic material associated with a cold weather mask. The nose has free breathing and does not breath in or out through the hygroscopic material. The cold weather mask and mouth seal captures some of t... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884337 | Integral hat mirror The present invention relates to a flexible mirror that can be attached to a variety of items of apparel. The flexible mirror preferably includes a low strength magnet and a hinge member, which pivotally secures the flexible mirror to a flexible surface o... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884338 | Garment with map access pocket system A garment for wear by the operator of a sport motor vehicle includes a map access pocket system disposed on or formed as part of an outer surface of the garment. This map access pocket system is configured to present a map to the wearer of the garment in ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884339 | Swimming goggles The invention aims to provide swimming goggles making it possible to adjust a distance finely between inner ends of two lens frame members. Of swimming goggles, inner ends 3 of two lens frame members 2 each surrounding a lens 2A are connected to each other thr... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884340 | Shield or like clothing article This invention comprises mainly a first strap, belt, or the like encircling one of the legs of the wearer, at least one first shield for covering and/or supporting a private part of the wearer, and a connecting element for connecting the first shield to t... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884341 | Family toilet seat A multiple toilet seat assembly which consists of an adult seat and a child seat with the child seat being formed in an adult seat lid. The child seat has a splash shield as well as a lid that is attached by a vertical pivot enabling the child seat lid to... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884342 | Toilet seat and lid hinge A toilet hinge apparatus that automatically initiates a regulated closing of the toilet lid and seat when the toilet is flushed providing a safety barrier for child and pet protection as well as for sanitary and aesthetic reasons. A pressure tee attached ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884345 | Sanitary device A sanitary device for washing private parts of a person sitting on a toilet bowl includes a first nozzle positioned within the toilet bowl and having a main passage and an auxiliary passage. The main passage has at least one main aperture and the auxiliar... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884346 | Device for the recovery and storage of waste Waste recovery device comprising a container (62) for receiving waste, a radially expansible sheath (19) which is disposed about the container (62) and forms a lining within it, a deflecting member (66, 67) arranged to incurve the path of the sheath (19),... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884347 | Support system for vessels such as swimming pools Support systems for vessels such as above-ground swimming pools are disclosed. Each system may include one or more buttresses adapted to support substantially the entire vertical height of the side wall or each of a series of side walls of the pool. The b... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884348 | Crib A crib selectively serving as a baby bed and also as a playpen includes a bed floor member and respective panels enclosing the periphery of the bed floor member (13). At least one panel (12) is height-controllably supported by a base support (20) that als... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884349 | Top and bottom bedsheet combination having a stretchable connector band A bedsheet combination includes a bottom sheet having a foot end, a top sheet having a foot end, and a connector band of stretchable fabric secured between the bottom sheet and the top sheet to attach the foot end of the top sheet to the foot end of the b... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884350 | Process and device for placing a patient in the correct position for treatment This invention relates to the supporting of a patient in a proper position for a treatment, particularly for a dental and/or orosurgical and/or orthodontic treatment. A patient to be treated is supported in a certain position on a treating chair or a trea... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884351 | Anatomical support with moisture absorbing clay discs This invention relates to a pillow (1) and a mattress (6) the anatomical shape and rigidity of which help to combat pathological lordosis of the forward convex curvature particular to the cervical region and spondylitis in the dorsal region of the vertica... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884352 | Mattress cover handle A handle for a mattress border is anchored with spaced grommets in the border against which anchors on the handle ends may bear. The anchors are designed to allow a leading end of the handle to be drawn through a grommet opening. A back strap between the ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884353 | Sweeper with hopper heat shield A surface maintenance machine includes a body, wheels for supporting the body, a sweeping brush and a debris hopper adjacent the sweeping brush and positioned to receive debris swept by the brush. The hopper has a floor, walls, and a top, all formed of a ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884354 | Toothbrush An improved toothbrush enables the user to brush more effectively the front and back of the upper and lower front teeth and vertically on the back teeth with the toothbrush handle perpendicular to the toothbrush allowing a more natural stroke of the hand ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884355 | Mop element for use in clean room mop A cleaning element including a base portion and a plurality of cleaning members, each defining a first surface, a second surface, a first edge between the first surface and the second surface extending from the base portion to the free end, and a second e... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884356 | Rotating brush with flexible cleaning elements made of expanded closed-cell synthetic resin In a rotating brush (1) which is particularly suitable for motorized systems for the automatic washing of vehicles, comprising a support member (2) that can be connected to a rotating device (3) and to a number of flexible cleaning elements (4) that suppo... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884357 | Four-joint wiper arm for a windshield wiper system of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a four-joint wiper arm for a windshield wiper system of a motor vehicle, with the so-called four-joint consisting of a primary lever that can be connected to the primary shaft, a control lever arranged lateral to the former, that ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884358 | Handle assembly for a vacuum cleaner having an improved rotating connection portion A handle assembly for a vacuum cleaner having an improved rotating connection portion which is capable of rotatably connecting a rigid wand with a flexible hose of the vacuum cleaner, which has a simple internal structure, and can be manufactured at a low... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884359 | Surface cleaning apparatus A pavement sweeping apparatus includes an angled, counter-rotating transverse roller broom followed by a high pressure/high velocity and full-width blast of air to remove particles too small for the broom to sweep up. The roller shaped broom has auger wou... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884360 | Nozzle arrangement and use thereof With one or several pressure streams projected at an acute angle () in relation to the surface to be processed, shearing forces can be reached that are high enough to move solid particles and/or fluid media and thus make it easier to suck them away... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884361 | Slider door mechanism, running gear mechanism and closure return A wheel unit is disclosed for supporting a structure for movement on a track. The unit includes a rotatable wheel having a substantially flat bearing surface and supported on an axis for running on a track. A housing supports the wheel and includes a conv... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884362 | Expandable handle of luggage A luggage handle is composed of two outer tubes fastened with the luggage frame, two inner tubes movable received in the outer tubes, a hand grip fastened with the top ends of the inner tubes, a retaining mechanism for locating the inner tubes after the i... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884363 | Hinge A hinge for a sectional overhead door. The hinge having first and second hinge parts. The second part has side flanges and a connecting base. The first part has a body and an integral sleeve of a length greater than the distance between extremities of the... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884364 | Furniture hinge A hinge for mounting a door on a frame of a furniture articles includes a first hinge member such as a hinge cup to be mounted to the door, a hinge arm connected at one end of the hinge arm to the hinge cup on a pivot pin fixed in the hinge cup, and a sec... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884365 | Door hinge for a motor vehicle door A separable door hinge for a motor vehicle door including two hinge halves attachable, respectively, to a door and a door pillar, at least partially retractable hinge pin for connecting the two hinge halves, with the hinge pin having a first portion provi... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884366 | Door hinge fixing structure for refrigerator A door hinge fixing structure for a refrigerator which is capable of enabling an easier assembling and disassembling operation between a refrigerator main body and a refrigerator door without using a predetermined device (tool) for assembling or disassemb... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884367 | Self-locking cable tie strap with a symmetrical structure The cable tie strap, having elongate strap body and a locking head provides for receipt of the cable tie strap in the head in either direction. The cable tie strap includes a hollow locking head and an elongate strap having toothing on each side of the st... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884368 | Method for removably coupling a plurality of structures A method for coupling at least two structures. The method comprises engaging the structures with a resilient, elongated band. The band has a plurality of spaced-apart projections extending away from a first portion thereof and a plurality of spaced-apart ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884369 | Coupling pin for belt connector A pair of similar U-section clips each have a pair of legs secured to a respective belt end and a plurality of spaced knuckles that are interleaved to form a transversely extending passage. A coupling rod extending through the passage and interconnecting ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5884370 | Lever, particularly for sports shoes A lever, particularly for sports shoes, including a base which is associable with a first flap of the shoe and from which two wings protrude, a pivot being interposed transversely with respect to the wings. The lever is constituted by a lever arm having, ... | 03/23/1999 |
