U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
U.S. patent applications available from 2005 to present.

Icon_funbox Bizarre Patents

Patent No. 6637829

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.

Newsletter  PatentStorm News

Make the Most of Our Site

See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.

Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.

Registered users: Manage your profile.

 

Patents Published on 11/23/1999


See All Patents Issued In 1999


1                      
NumberTitleIssue Date
5987640Visor and eyeshield assembly and method
The present invention discloses a novel visor and eyeshield combination. This visor and eyeshield combination allows the wearer to adjust the eyeshield by flipping the eyeshield up to a rest position or down to an in-use position, by adjusting the distanc...
11/23/1999
5987641Wrist guards
A wrist pad is provided including a flexible removable wrap with a top extent and a bottom extent. At least one sleeve is mounted on the bottom extent of the wrap. A rigid element includes at least one portion defining a periphery of a cylinder and a sphe...
11/23/1999
5987642Protective batting glove
A protective batting glove including padding in critical hand areas. The padding is a thin, shock absorbing material covering the hand areas that are susceptible to injury during batting. These critical hand areas include portions of both the upper and lo...
11/23/1999
5987643Protective knee pad and method of construction thereof
A knee pad includes an irregularly shaped flat single piece material that is folded to form an articulated (bent) pad to provide protection for a user's knee. The pad includes side walls to protect the side of the knees. The side walls may also help preve...
11/23/1999
5987644Athletic shirt and backpack combination
An athletic shirt and backpack combination in the form of a vest of stretchable fabric having a back panel and a split access front panel with a conventional zipper closure and which snugly fits the upper torso of a body with a stretch fit. A backpack poc...
11/23/1999
5987645Sanitary hand shields
A two-sided pocketed hand shield (10, 12, or 16) for protecting a hand from germs includes a sheet (18) of flexible material and a piece (28 or 48) of flexible material. The piece (28 or 48) of flexible material is shorter than the sheet (18) and attached...
11/23/1999
5987646Padded batting glove
A pair of batting gloves comprises a dominant hand glove and an off hand glove wherein the dominant hand glove includes padding which covers the entire length of the thumb, the knuckles of the fingers, the center of the back of the dominant hand, and the ...
11/23/1999
5987647Women's headband its method of construction
A headband and its method of construction requires only a few sections of cloth or fabric that are sewn together in a minimum number of simplified steps in constructing the headband....
11/23/1999
5987648Cap for catching balls
A cap has a visor and a hole defined by its crown. The hole communicates with a pocket that extends from the hole external to the crown. The hole and pocket are sized to easily accommodate a ball to be caught, e.g. a baseball. A ball flying into the crown...
11/23/1999
5987649Cap insert
A cap insert comprises an elongated sheet which is flexible but sufficiently rigid for use as a shaping insert in a billed cap. The sheet is substantially planar in a relaxed state and includes a central portion, opposing tapered portions, and opposing le...
11/23/1999
5987650Swim google retaining device for swim wear
An article of swim wear with a retaining device for swim goggles having a pair of lens frames separated by a nose piece, where the article of swim wear includes a loop of flexible material affixed to an exterior portion of a swimsuit. The loop possesses a...
11/23/1999
5987651Mechanism for attaching a rotating plate in a helmet
In accordance with one aspect of this invention, in a mechanism for attaching a rotating plate in a helmet, a positioning member which is of substantially tubular shape and relatively slidable along a guide groove provided in the rotating plate such as a ...
11/23/1999
5987652Releasable strapping system for protective eyewear
A protective eyewear housing supporting a transparent lens. A first end of the housing has a first strap attached thereto and a second opposite end of the first strap has a first clip member attached thereto. A second opposed end of the housing has a firs...
11/23/1999
5987653Protective eyewear for industrial use
The eyewear for industrial use comprises a deformable arcuate lens with a pair of temple receiving entries at opposite ends thereof, a deformable brow frame shaped to fit the upper edge of the lens so as to be engageable therewith and a pair of temple pie...
11/23/1999
5987654Light-weight shoulder pads
A padded protective garment to be worn on the upper body of a user comprises a number of padded panels for positioning against the chest and back regions to cover the shoulders and a major part of the rib cage of the wearer. The garment also includes an e...
11/23/1999
5987655Flush tank water conditioner
A flush tank water conditioner includes an elongate water-soluble solid chemical compound column adapted to be suspended in the overflow tube of a conventional toilet reservoir tank. The overflow tube located column dries between toilet operations to cons...
11/23/1999
5987656Toilet seat cover
A toilet seat cover for a toilet seat including a sheet made of unwoven fabric having a shape corresponding to a shape of an upper surface of the toilet seat, and a mount layer including synthetic resin emulsion and applied to one surface of the sheet. Up...
11/23/1999
5987657Toilet attachment and aid
A new TOILET ATTACHMENT AND AID for MAKING USE OF A TOILET EASIER FOR ELDERLY AND INFIRMED PERSONS. The inventive device includes a curved main portion dimensioned for straddling and conforming to a front portion of a toilet bowl. The curved main portion ...
11/23/1999
5987658Single motor, dual clutch marine vessel toilet
A fluid circulation system is disclosed, comprising a bidirectional motor, a first housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a second housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a fluid holding device coupled between the fluid outlet of the fi...
11/23/1999
5987659Bidet device providing repeatable solution treatments
A bidet apparatus includes a building fixture having a water pipe carrying pressurized water; a valve connector tube having a connector tube first end and a connector tube second end; a water pipe coupling structure coupling the connector tube to the wate...
11/23/1999
5987660Water jet cleaning device for toilet
A water jet cleaning device for a includes a base and a cover secured to a toilet. A tube is secured in the base has a lower end coupled to a water tank. A pipe is secured on the tube and has an upper end extended outward the cover and has an outlet coupl...
11/23/1999
5987661Inflatable swimming pool and supporting net
An inflatable swimming pool fabricated from polyvinylchloride or similar materials, and having supporting netting, preferably fabricated from a tough, durable synthetic such as nylon cord. The netting is disposed under the floor of the pool and extends ov...
11/23/1999
5987662Sauna device
A sauna device, which achieves the above object and can produce a sauna effect even at low temperatures, includes: a heating device installed on a ceiling surface of a sauna chamber, the heating device including a flat-plate heating body having a heat rad...
11/23/1999
5987663Modular system for spas and bathing systems
An upgradable spa or bathing system where jets are mounted on jet panel that covers a pod. The jet panel and pod enclose the air and water supply systems to the jets, which are configured with a manifold system to easily release the jets and the jet panel...
11/23/1999
5987664Invalid hoists
The invalid hoist comprises a lifting arm, a sling hanger support angularly displaceable relative to the lifting arm about a vertical or substantially vertical axis, and a sling hanger which is a unitary construction pivotable about a horizontal axis rela...
11/23/1999
5987665Collapsible and convertible combination baby bed and baby carrier system with rocker unit
A collapsible, lightweight, sturdy bassinet-style combination and convertible baby bed and carrier which is also flexible, comfortable, durable, and modular. A fabric basket with a flexible support structure having rounded edges combine to create a soft s...
11/23/1999
5987666Gap-filling pad disposable between a mattress and a bed rail
A pad for preventing patient entrapment between a mattress supported by a bed frame and a bed rail movable with respect to the bed frame. The pad includes an elongate rail side opposite an elongate mattress side, a frame bottom connecting bottom edges of ...
11/23/1999
5987667Convertible blanket and pillow
A blanket having one pocket permanently attached to the top planar surface along one elongated edge thereof and a plurality of additional pockets permanently attached to either the top or bottom planar surface, each along one an elongated edge thereof suc...
11/23/1999
5987668Fabric covered mattress pad
A washable fabric covered mattress pad involves the combination of a layer of resilient foam with a layer of fabric, both of which layers are machine washable and dryable. The fabric, either manmade or natural fiber material, is flame laminated to one sid...
11/23/1999
5987669Closed baffle construction article, baffle gate and method to make same
A substantially closed baffle construction, filled thermal article comprises at least one baffle made with overlapping ribbons. A first ribbon is not attached to the inner surface of the lower layer in the overlapping portion and a second ribbon is not at...
11/23/1999
5987670Medical equipment transport system
A system for securing a wheeled pole, such as an IV pole, to an adjustable height mobile bed to form a movable assembly. The system includes a linkage element with first and second mounting blocks effective to secure the linkage element to an intermediate...
11/23/1999
5987671Stretcher center wheel mechanism
A stretcher for transporting a patient along a floor includes an elongated frame, a patient-support deck carried by the frame, and an elongated shaft having a longitudinally-extending axis of rotation. The shaft is coupled to the frame for rotation about ...
11/23/1999
5987672Components of a plastic material for use in a magnetic resonance apparatus
Magnetic resonance apparatus includes an examination zone (29) for receiving an object (37) to be examined, a component (41) of an electrically non-conductive plastic material being located in the examination zone at least when the apparatus is in an oper...
11/23/1999
5987673Undercarriage extension
An extendable hand control for a stretcher undercarriage (10) which has height adjustable legs (11, 12). It comprises a handle (19) fitted to an end of a tube (20), slidable within an undercarriage frame member (21). The handle has an associated lever (15...
11/23/1999
5987674Ergonomic pillow
The invention relates to an ergonomically designed pillow having a shape that offers support for a user's head and/or limbs through a portion of their range of motion with respect to the user's torso without having to reposition or reconfigure the pillow....
11/23/1999
5987675Spinal support and stretch pillow system
A spinal support and stretch pillow system offers a distinct, adjustable support for sleeping in either a supine position or a lateral-lying position. The spinal support and stretch pillow system can be laid over a conventional mattress or a floor. The sp...
11/23/1999
5987676Variable support pillow
An apparatus and method for treating problems associated with improper support of the head relative to the spine and shoulder girdle. The apparatus and method including providing an adjustable a series of stackable pillow cushion for supporting a user's h...
11/23/1999
5987677Counter-top mounted infant changing station
An infant changing apparatus configured to be mounted to a counter-top. The infant changing apparatus can be mounted to a top surface or bottom surface of a counter-top, and may extend into a hole or depression provided in the counter-top. A method for pr...
11/23/1999
5987678Multiple firmness mattress
A unitary mattress assembly comprises a plurality of coil springs interarranged to define a single innerspring core having a generally rectangular shape in plan. The core has a first portion which is sized to accommodate a first sleeping person and compri...
11/23/1999
5987679Water level sensing method and apparatus in washing machine
A water level sensing method and apparatus sense a level of water supplied in washing tub of the washing machine. In the apparatus, a key input section generates a water level sensing mode signal so as to select a water level sensing mode. A sensor firstl...
11/23/1999
1                      
 
Sign InRegister
Username  
Password   
forgot password?