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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5983390 | Disposable face shield A disposable face shield having an improved attachment mechanism for securing a band to attach the shield to a user's face is disclosed. The disposable face shield includes a flexible transparent member having opposed slits therethrough. The slits have a ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983391 | Martial arts protective device A protective device 10 for a user's arms and legs including a compartmented cover member 20 dimensioned to encircle a portion of a selected one of the user's arms and legs and provided with a plurality of generally identical shock absorbing units 12 dimen... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983392 | Garment A garment is disclosed that includes: (1) a first panel having an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, and a right edge; (2) a second panel having an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, and a right edge; (3) a joining member which is attached to the ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983393 | Flexible top An article of wearing apparel for covering the breasts. A neck strap extends behind the neck of the wearer and extends downwardly at opposite ends so that a void is present between the ends on the front of the wearer. A cover is suspended from the neck st... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983394 | Male upper garment and manufacturing method of reinforcement pad for use therein A male upper garment includes front and back panels whose sides and shoulder portions are sewed to have a neck opening at the top center and arm openings on the upper sides; and a pair of pectoralis major reinforcing means each having a recess for receivi... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983395 | Extra sensory glove A glove including a textured surface on the inside designed to bring the texture into contact with the skin on the hand. The texture is provided over the entire interior of the glove, or just over selected areas of the glove that will provide the desired ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983396 | Protective sports glove A protective sports glove having a hand protective portion having a palm portion, a thumb portion, and finger portions, interconnected by an inner fabric portion. An outer hand protective fabric structure is connected to the inner fabric and has a plurali... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983397 | Batting glove A batting glove is provided incorporating a leather palm portion, a leather wrist portion including a hook and loop fastener, a leather finger portion including separate finger members having spaces therebetween and a leather thumb portion. Disposed along... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983398 | Headwear having integral crown and headband A headwear piece has a crown defining a receptacle for the head of a wearer. The crown has an exposed external surface and an exposed internal surface with there being a circumferential portion of the exposed internal surface to engage the head of a weare... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983399 | Hearing protection device A hearing protection device. The hearing protection device includes a band and legs that are rotatable relative to the band. Each leg includes a first leg end and a second leg end. The first leg end is rotatably coupled to the band to allow the leg to rot... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983400 | Headwear piece with improved ornamentation A headwear piece having a crown to receive the head of a wearer, with the crown having a front and rear, a top and bottom, and an external surface. A rim/bill is attached to the crown in depending fashion and has an external surface projecting angularly d... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983401 | Trousers and combination wear openable along root portion starting from back upper point of waist Trousers or a combination wear composed of an upper wear portion and a trouser portion, wherein the trousers or the trouser portion of the combination wear is openable at a root portion thereof by a slide fastener along a U-shaped center line thereof star... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983402 | Sock having improved sorting characteristics The present invention is directed to an improved pair of socks providing comfortable wear and enhanced sortability characteristics. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a pair of socks is provided, wherein each sock further comprises a toe, an ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983403 | Method and apparatus for a multi-functional waist belt A multi-function retaining device in which the retaining of articles of clothing is accomplished by an elongated member that has overlapping ends. One end of the elongated member has a series of outwardly extending U-shaped members connected thereon. The ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983404 | Maternity undergarment and method of use A garment for giving front abdominal support during the advanced stages of pregnancy includes a sheet of flexible sheet material having first opposing side edges, the first opposing side edges having opposing leg opening forming notches, defining on one s... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983405 | Device for adjusting and securing a helmet to the head of a user A device for adjusting and securing a helmet to the head of a user. The helmet comprises a shell, a pair of temporal straps, a pair of rear straps and a chin-strap provided with a closure, connected together through anchoring and shifting members. The dev... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983406 | Adjustable strap for scuba mask A scuba mask which can be easily and quickly repositioned when the diver descends into deep water, wherein the pressure change causes the scuba mask to become loose. The coupling member between the fabric body portion and the adjustable straps is flared, ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983407 | Coccygeal protective pad A protective pad worn under the trousers, hooked to the trousers or belt, for protecting skaters from spinal injury when falling. The pad has a substantially rigid central flat panel curved at the bottom to conform to the human form and a hook at the top ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983408 | Guard device for sports A guard device is provided an outer surface of a sports guard. The guard device includes a substrate, a first resilient arcuate plate projecting from the substrate and having a first distal end with an inner end edge which faces the substrate, arid a seco... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983409 | Lightweight firefighter garment A protective garment, such as a firefighting garment, is provided that is relatively lightweight, possesses relatively high resistance to liquid water absorption, and also possesses high moisture vapor transport characteristics when compared to convention... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983410 | Toilet backsplash and overspray shield A toilet backsplash and overspray shield for mounting to the back of a toilet bowl to block urine from spraying and splashing on to the rear portions of the toilet. The toilet backsplash and overspray shield includes a resiliently flexible shield 10 havin... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983411 | Toilet tank aquarium A new toilet tank assembly aquarium for housing aquatic creatures. The assembly includes a toilet bowl assembly with a toilet tank assembly coupled to the toilet bowl assembly. The toilet tank assembly has a top, a front, a back, and a pair of sides. The ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983412 | Toilet tank ball flapper and plastic chain assembly formed as a unitary structures The toilet tank ball flapper and chain assembly is formed as a unitary article of manufacture, with the chain being integrally molded to lie along the perimeter of the base plate of the flapper and being releasably engaged thereto by a plurality of break ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983413 | High performance flush toilet A flush toilet bowl comprises a bowl part (1) and a discharge trap (2) formed continuously at the bottom of the bowl part, and the discharge trap (2) further comprises a rising channel (22) extending in the obliquely upward direction from the bottom of th... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983414 | Electrical control device A vacuum sewer toilet system comprises a toilet compartment, a toilet bowl installed in the toilet compartment, a vacuum sewer, at least one electrically operated device for initiating an emptying and rinsing operation of the toilet bowl, and electrical c... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983415 | Toilet riser A toilet riser, for use in restroom buildings, has a generally tubular shape and a hollow, double-walled construction. Liquid-tight walls define an empty chamber. The riser is formed from cross-linked polyethylene in a multi-part mold having smooth cavity... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983416 | Electrically powdered spa jet unit A spa water delivery system, the spa includes a wall structure exposed to a water reception zone, and combination comprising: a water delivery structure associated with the wall structure to deliver water to the zone; a manually operable signaling device ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983417 | 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... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983418 | Seating and kneeling assembly with wedge-shaped adjustable seat base and height adjustable arm rest A seating and kneeling assembly includes a front base member, a rear base member, a seat and a top member. A top side of the front base member defines kneeling pads for receiving knees of a user. The rear base member at a forward portion is connected to t... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983419 | Outdoor shower and spigot apparatus An outdoor shower and spigot apparatus is primarily contained within a post. A hose connector is positioned on the lower end of the post and water is supplied to a spigot and shower through a water feed pipe which is positioned within the post and connect... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983420 | Furniture for a standardized room A sleeping unit for furnishing a standardized room having two dresser units thereunder is disclosed. Each dresser unit comprises a rectangular box-like frame constructed of 1×1 aluminum tubing and welded joints. The frame has a base which is constructed ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983421 | Seating assist device A device for assisting individuals when sitting or standing relative to an article of furniture wherein the device includes a lightweight frame having a pair of handgrasp rails connected to a base having a first portion which is adapted to extend forwardl... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983422 | Collapsible hammock A collapsible, self-supporting, fully portable hammock assembly in which the supporting framework is fabricated of lightweight metal components. The apparatus can be quickly and easily extended from a compact, collapsible configuration into a self-support... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983423 | Furniture box spring and method A furniture box spring frame for manufactured for high volume production. The furniture box spring frame has a first side panel and a second side panel. Each of the side panels is interconnected by a plurality of connector plates. The panels are assembled... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983424 | Device for repositioning a patient A device of high accuracy for repositioning a patient's skeleton and the area in the patient's body which is to be subjected to treatment, the position of the area in relation to the device being previously determined, for instance by angiogram, PET, DSA,... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983425 | Motor engagement/disengagement mechanism for a power-assisted gurney A structure and apparatus for engaging and disengaging an electric motor for a power assisted patient transporter. The motor is allowed to slide, along a guide (in one embodiment an elongated slot) on a unitary structure installed on the transporter, to b... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983426 | Versatile patient restraint system A versatile patient support and restraint system is provided. It includes a couch (14) having a top surface (22) for supporting a patient being examined within an examination region (12). Two substantially parallel grooves (20) are formed along a longitud... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983427 | Adjustable pillow An adjustable pillow, wherein through-holes 7 are formed at the both ends of a plurality of parallel support bars 6 constituting the head rest. Protrusion adjustment bolts 8 are inserted into these through-holes, and screwed into vertical female thread ho... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983428 | Patient supports and methods of operating them In operation of a support for a patient's body, used in medical or veterinary treatment, which applies alternating-pressure to the body in order to reduce or minimize the risk of pressure sores caused by prolonged pressure on the skin, inflatable cells of... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983429 | Method and apparatus for supporting and for supplying therapy to a patient An apparatus is provided which supports a patient on an inflatable structure. The inflatable structure preferably has two components: a) lower inflatable layer which is selectively operable to provide basic support for the patient and which includes a plu... | 11/16/1999 |
