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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5956759 | Head gear having evaporative cooling band The present invention provides for a means to cool the head of a wearer by incorporating in a flexible tube, a liquid adsorbent material which provides for evaporative cooling of the liquid and thus cooling of the head of the wearer. The adsorbent materia... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956760 | Facial sunshield with hinged visor/cap A sunshield comprised of a large lens assembly (32) providing protection for the face and head from solar radiation wind, snow, flying objects, caustic liquids, water, and other forces. A one piece lens (12) is comprised of a tinted transparent plastic co... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956761 | Jacket for use in hair colouring A jacket for use during hair coloring is described. The jacket is composed of two layers of plastic film and the jacket is disposable. The jacket comprises a body portion arranged to be fitted over the torso of an individual, two sleeve portions arranged ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956762 | Nursing and/or burping blanket A nursing and/or burping blanket comprises a fabric panel, to which a bib and two straps are removably attached. The nursing and/or burping blanket is secured to a mother by tying the two straps around the mother's neck. During nursing, the bib is folded ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956763 | Disposable bib with lap protector A bib for use by motor vehicle occupants generally comprises a torso panel adapted to cover a person's torso, a pocket portion which folds out from the torso panel to catch spilled food and beverages formed on the bottom of the torso panel, a wire reinfor... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956764 | Aerodynamic system for bicyclists A garment is provided for aerodynamic assistance or propulsion of a rider-propelled wheeled vehicle comprising sail-like extensions extending from the abdominal portion of the garment and secured at a point between the hand and about the elbow of the ride... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956765 | Wholly and partially removable garment A unitary garment for full or partial coverage of a torso that may be fully put on or removed, at the choice of the wearer, as an assembled or a disassembled garment, and subsequently may be partially removed and put on, again at the choice of the wearer,... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956766 | Stroller blanket A blanket for warming a child seated in a stroller having a frame, a seat, and push handles is provided. The blanket includes a sack portion for receiving the legs of the child seated in the stroller, the sack portion having side walls, a rear wall, and a... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956767 | Infant cover-up An infant cover-up garment having a generally oval shape with an elastic perimeter defining an open back, an adjustable front closure with an aperture for the face of an infant, and a plurality of elastic fastener loops secured to and distributed about th... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956768 | Foot warming pouch A new foot warming pouch for keeping a sleepers' feet warm while in bed. The inventive device includes a pouch portion having a generally rectangular configuration. The pouch portion includes a back panel and a front panel. The back panel is securable inw... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956769 | Shirt with snap fastened collar points A shirt with snap fastened collar points for holding down in place the collar points of a plain collared shirt. The inventive device includes a shirt body having a front with a collar being coupled to said shirt body. A snap fastener is located on each of... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956770 | Glove with attachable cleaning pads A glove with attachable cleaning pads including a glove portion. A plurality of cleaning pads are provided that are adapted for removable coupling with a front surface of the glove portion. Each of the cleaning pads have a colored outer surface that is di... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956771 | Baseball glove and method for using the same A baseball glove including a hand covering having a palm portion, a thumb portion, four finger portions, a webbed portion extending between said thumb portion and the nearest finger portion, and a flap portion attached to the palm portion which has at lea... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956772 | Water pumping glove or shoe A thermal regulating sports glove or shoe incorporating an electrostatic field within the fiber structure of the natural or synthetic leather, from which the glove or shoe is formed. The electrostatic field causes the water molecules in the wearer's persp... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956773 | Visor guard A visor guard for covering the visor of a baseball-type cap having a crown with a headband about the edge of the crown and an adjusting strap at the rear of the headband for altering the cap size. The guard comprises a pocket made of a washable material, ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956774 | Sit-upon shorts A shorts type garment, being joined and secured on the body of a wearer with closure flaps that are easily released at the hip and waist areas. The garment protects the buttocks area from environmental elements and is easily carried and donned. The garmen... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956775 | Combination jeans and metallic ornament A combination pair of jeans and a metallic ornamentation. A substantially rectangular metallic ornament is affixed to a rear portion of a waistband of a pair of conventional jeans in place of the conventional leather label. The metallic ornament may be ri... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956776 | Adjustable helmet having an improved locking mechanism The invention relates to an adjustable helmet having a front shell and a back shell that are movably secured to one another and that comprise engaging members that may be held together by a locking mechanism comprising a cam that pivots about an axis exte... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956777 | Helmet A helmet assembly (20) for protecting a head and neck by laterally displacing impact forces (28). The helmet assembly (20) has a helmet (22) and a face guard (26). The helmet (22) has a rigid inner shell (96), a resilient spacing layer (94) outside of and... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956778 | Device for regulating the length of a swimming goggles strap A device for regulating the length of a swimming goggles strap (5), said goggles comprising a pair of supporting frames (1) providing a couple of parallel fins (3) radially extending from the outer side of each frame, the free ends of each couple of the f... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956779 | Hydraulic drive urinal flushing system A hydraulic drive urinal flushing system includes a hydraulic cylinder having a piston reciprocated therein and a piston rod upwardly extended from the piston, a weight sensor mounted on the piston rod outside the hydraulic cylinder, and a valve connected... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956780 | Vacuum flush waste disposal system for railcars A vacuum-operated waste disposal toilet system suitable for use on commercial passenger vehicles, in particular railcars, including at least one bowl for receiving waste material and a full-retention waste-holding tank connected to the bowl by a drain lin... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956781 | Dual flush cistern The present invention relates to a dual flush cistern. The cistern incorporates a flushing valve 12 located in the base of the cistern, the flushing valve 12 having a stem 11 able to be lifted to open the flushing valve 12. Float 30 is fixed to stem 11 an... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956782 | Female chair urinal A urinal device for use by female persons not having the use of their legs while seated in a chair or wheelchair. The urinal device has a pie-slice shaped shallow pan with a swollen, bulbous cross-section lip completely around the periphery thereof and a ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956783 | Swimming pool cover storage apparatus A one-piece device for storing a pool cover which is removed from a position covering a swimming pool, having an upstanding perimeter sidewall, to a position adjacent the sidewall. The device includes a pair of U-shaped storage members having upper legs w... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956784 | Hydro-therapy spa jet nozzle A hydro-therapy spa jet including an inlet connection, a first nozzle to accelerate a water stream from the inlet connection, an air inlet, a second nozzle drawing air from the air inlet to aerate the accelerated water stream, and a third nozzle to slow a... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956785 | Lockable two frame convertible sofa bed A two frame sofa bed recliner has a seat frame, a back frame, and a pair of arm frames connected to both sides of the recliner. Vertical and horizontal slots are located in each of the arm frames. A first pin connected to a side of an upper portion of the... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956786 | Playpen The present application provides an improved playpen that can be transformed into a rocking cradle. The playpen becomes a rocking cradle due to pivoting arcuate tubes fitted to a bottom of the playpen. Therefore, it is easier for the parents to coax infan... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956787 | Anti-decubitus pneumatic mattress An anti-decubitus pneumatic mattress adapted to replaceably overlay a conventional mattress of a bed and have a patient move in preselected ways so as to prevent the patient from having skin breakdowns, and from falling off the bed when the patient is tur... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956788 | Ergonomic, single hand, folding painter's tool An easy to hold, single hand operated, foldable, multi-purpose painter's tool for use in performing a variety of tasks, such as scraping, spreading, cleaning, cutting, and can opening, encountered during painting. The tool includes an elongate handle havi... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956789 | Screwdriver with wire stripper handle A screwdriver has a handle provided with a spring-biased press block secured within a recess of the handle for movement towards and away from a bottom of the recess. The press block and bottom of the recess are each provided with cooperating wire clamping... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956790 | Installation system for stacked appliances An improved installation system for a stacked washer and dryer appliance assembly having an exhaust vent and a gas system is provided. The exhaust vent system includes an exhaust bracket extending upwardly from the back of the washer. The exhaust bracket ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956791 | Epicycloidal brushing system A brushing system to be used in the manufacturing of electronic modules for removing unwanted particles from the substrate surface before the final encapsulation of the modules. The system provides an epicycloidal movement of the brush bristles on the sub... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956792 | Hand held motorized cleaning apparatus with linear, orbital and/or dual motion A cleaning apparatus having a housing, a battery, a motor, an output drive shaft and a movable cleaning section. The connection between the drive shaft and the cleaning section provides linear reciprocating motion of a portion of the cleaning section. In ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956793 | Fiber optic cable cleaner A device for cleaning the tips of optical fibers which have been installed in a connector, such as a plug or a receptacle. The device includes a tool body having cleaning media therein, such as a strip of adhesive tape, and a latch for releasably attachin... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956794 | Patient bathing system and washcloth for body cleansing A patient bathing system in the form of a sealed, flexible outer package and having at least one impregnated washcloth disposed therewithin. The washcloth is formed of a blended cloth comprising rayon and polyester fibers which have been mechanically enta... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956795 | Floor cleaning mop and squeezing mechanism therefor A cleaning mechanism comprises a handle, a mop head connected to the handle, and a cleaning head of absorbent material (i.e., absorbent strips or a sponge, etc.) connected to the mop head and disposed beneath a lower surface thereof. A strainer mounted on... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956796 | Personal hygiene implement construction A personal hygiene implement, such as a toothbrush, is constructed to have a self-righting tendency to elevate a portion of the implement to avoid contamination from a support surface upon which it rests. The implement includes a functional head and a han... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956797 | Toothbrush device A toothbrush device that conforms to the curvature and contours of the teeth while brushing. The toothbrush device includes a handle for gripping. At least one bristle head is disposed a predetermined distance from the handle. A support mechanism is dispo... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956798 | Mat for removing dirts or dusts A mat for removing dirts or dusts comprises a cushioning material made of a plurality of curled elastomeric filaments and a collector sheet of electret laying under the cushioning material. The filaments are formed of a compound of synthetic resinous mate... | 09/28/1999 |
