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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5991915 | Protective headwear article A protective article for use as headwear including: a flexible support (4) and a shield (2) able to be removably secured to the flexible support (4), wherein both the flexible support (4) and the shield (2) are of a substantially flat configuration, and i... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991916 | Sunshade or hat having a foldable visor An item of headwear which includes a visor portion. The item of headwear includes a hinge portion which permits the headwear to be moved from an open position, for wearing, to a closed position, for storage, which compacts the headwear into a small, colla... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991917 | Ball glove with heel pocket An improved baseball glove, including a heel pocket is disclosed. The heel pocket opens and closes when the glove is manipulated between open and closed positions. The heel pocket comprises a web, first and second end flaps, each having an upper edge and ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991918 | Barber's protective ring A barber's guard ring for protecting portions of his hand from scissortip cuts is disclosed. The ring comprises a band portion which is adapted to be worn on the barber's central finger adjacent the base of that finger and the metacarpal body of his hand.... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991919 | Stay dry collar A stay dry collar is provided to prevent wetting of a customer's clothing around the collar during shampooing or other beauty salon operations. A thermoplastic polymer sheet having moisture barrier properties is provided with score lines defining an inver... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991920 | Collapsible swimsuit A swimsuit includes a body and a belt, a portion of the body encircling a portion of the belt to form at least one pouch. The other end of the body has fastening devices that attach them to the belt opposite the pouch to form a conventional-looking swimsu... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991921 | Dustproof suit for clean room A dustproof suit for a clean room is provided. The dustproof suit includes a garment, a pair of inner pants disposed inside the garment, a hood detachably mounted on the garment and a suction unit attached to the garment for decompressing an interior of t... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991922 | Monitored static electricity dissipation garment A monitored static electricity dissipation garment which is to be connected to a voltmeter which is to display to the wearer of the garment the amount of static electricity that is on a human's body at any given instant. The monitor can be located separat... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991923 | Two-piece easily attached and detached patient gown An easily attached and detached patient gown (10) that consists of a back piece (12) and an identical front piece (44). Each of the pieces (12, 44) has attached to its left and right upper sections (16, 18) a left arm section (26) and a right arm section ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991924 | Protective garment with foldable chinstrap In a garment, such as a firefighter's garment, which has a collar having two front portions, a foldable chinstrap having a primary portion, a secondary portion, and two opposite ends may be fastened in a substantially permanent manner, as by sewing, at th... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991925 | Vest having locating pads with fastening strips for attaching accessories thereto A bulletproof vest includes a vest body, the vest body having a plurality of locating pads at front and back panels thereof and a plurality of fabric fastening strips respectively extended from the locating pads for securing things to the locating pads, a... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991926 | Elastomeric glove with silicone coating The invention is a one piece glove used as a sports aid to decrease slippage during grip, that is comprised of an elastomeric fabric component which fits precisely incorporating all the fingers of the hand; the wrist; and the thumb. The elastomeric fabric... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991927 | Shaping devices for bill of a cap A shaping device has a bill-shaping wall with a bill locking portion at each of its first and second terminal ends. The bill of the cap fits into the shaping device such that the bill locking portions frictionally hold the bill against the bill-shaping wa... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991928 | Buckle guard and garment laundering method A buckle guard that includes a flexible buckle guard member with a fastening button opening, a first hook and pile fastener section adjacent to the fastening button opening, and a second companionate hook and pile fastener section provided along an oppose... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991929 | Panty pantyhose combination garment and method for forming same A circularly knit tubular hosiery member and garment formed therefrom and a method for producing both. The member has a first tubular portion with a lateral portion having a plurality of courses with short stitch lengths. The garment is formed from a pair... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991930 | Protective helmet with attachable visor A new protective helmet with attachable visor for protecting a cyclists eyes without need of glasses. The inventive device includes a protective visor adapted for removable securement to a front peripheral edge of a protective helmet. The protective visor... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991931 | Waste system for toilets A process and apparatus to implement the process for the disposal of toilet waste in a relatively small space with low input energy. The process to include the following operations: separating the liquid portion from the solid portion of the toilet waste,... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991932 | Female urinary aid device and method of use thereof A female urinary aid device that allows a woman to urinate from a standing position. The device is formed of a sheet of material that is substantially symmetrical about a central longitudinal fold line. Angular edges, the symmetry of the device and trough... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991933 | Toilet with odor removal tube A toilet odor removal system which uses an overflow tube in the water tank and a float valve to open and close an opening in the overflow tube for water overflow purposes and for odor removal purposes respectively. The overflow tube extends through a side... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991934 | Bad odor removing stool seat and seat cover Disclosed is a set of bad odor removing stool seat and seat cover that can be mounted on any conventional toilet bowl to function immediately. The stool seat has an internal channel that is communicable with a space in the toilet bowl via a plurality of o... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991935 | Resilient toilet seat device A toilet seat device includes a seat having a base, a soft insert disposed on the base, an outer cover layer engaged on the insert and having a peripheral flange, and a frame secured to the base for securing the peripheral flange of the outer cover layer ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991936 | Opening and closing device of Western style toilet seat and seat cover A Western style toilet seat and seat cover opening-closing device is disclosed, in which a rotating shaft is rotatably mounted in the axial direction of a case body designed to be mounted on the toilet bowl, and a first rotation control of the rotating sh... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991937 | Bidet device A bidet device (10) includes a hand held spray member (12). An assembly (14) is for supplying a source of warm water to the hand held spray member (12), so that the warm water can be ejected from the hand held spray member (12) and be directed to a crotch... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991938 | Potty trainer and desk combination A potty trainer is provided including a chair having an opening for receiving waste from a seated child. Also included is a desk coupled to the chair for providing a working surface.... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991939 | Pool safety valve A valve designed to bleed air in to the suction line of a pool when the suction pressure exceeds a predetermined value. The valve is housed in a four port fixture in which the ports are designated as the first, second, third and forth ports. Each port has... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991940 | Base structure for above-ground swimming pool An above-ground swimming pool base structure for supporting the swimming pool. The base structure comprises a plurality of base units so that when linked together, they form a shape matching the contour of the above-ground swimming pool. Each base unit co... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991941 | Bathtub/shower deflector There is provided a splash guard for use with bathtubs or other enclosures for showering, the splash guard comprising a unitary member having an end wall, first and second side walls extending outwardly from the end wall, one of the side walls extending a... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991942 | Disposable sink and drain protector and rubbish collector A sink and drain protector and rubbish collector for protecting the surface of a sink. The protector includes a plastic rectangular sheet having a perforated slit therein such that a faucet on the sink protrudes through the slit when the protector is plac... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991943 | Corner crib with free-floating canopy A crib to be positioned in the corner of a room and which has a crib canopy appearing to be freely floating in the room corner above the crib. The crib includes a storage area with shelves and drawers for maintaining baby necessities close at hand, as wel... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991944 | Playyard/bassinet system A coupling assembly to removably join a bassinet to a playyard including two rectangular playyard blocks locatable on interior faces of each upper corner bracket of a playyard and spaced from the apex thereof and with vertically extending undercut regions... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991945 | Disposable pillow or cushion cover A disposable pillow or cushion cover is formed by an envelope of air and moisture impermeable material. The envelope encases the pillow or cushion and provides an impermeable resting surface upon which a user may rest the head or other body part on a clea... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991946 | Crib sheet A new crib sheet for allowing for safe use of a pillow in a baby crib. The inventive device includes a sheet having a generally rectangular configuration. The sheet has a periphery defined by long opposed side edges and short opposed end edges. The periph... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991947 | Mobile medical treatment platform with utilities umbilicus An umbilicus system includes a mobile medical unit and interior and exterior treatment platforms connected to the mobile medical unit with respective umbilici that include bundles of lines for conveying medical and electrical utilities from the mobile med... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991948 | Fluid saturated foam container A thermal regulating cushioning device includes a flexible, deformable outer membrane and a foam core contained therein having a dimension substantially coincident with the outer membrane. A liquid-like material is sealably contained within the outer memb... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991949 | Hoseless air bed An inflatable mattress for clinical bed use has a base pad including two sheets joined to define one or more narrow air conduits extending along the pad. A body supporting surface is provided by individually detachable inflatable elements covering the bas... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991950 | Process for attaching a shoe upper to a sole by applying clasps, and the resulting shoe A process for attaching a shoe upper to a sole includes the steps of forming clasps having inner and outer staples, folding the clasps around the ends or edge of the upper so that the inner staples attach the clasps to the upper, and inserting clasped por... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991951 | Running and working robot not susceptible to damage at a coupling unit between running unit and working unit A running and working robot for performing a prescribed work while it runs includes a body with a running unit, and a working unit for working, and the body is coupled to the working unit by means of a coupling member with a buffer member. As a result, ev... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991952 | Railroad car wheel cleaning system A system for cleaning the wheels of railcars as the railcars move along the rails of a railroad track comprises chairs supporting a track rail holding a frame. A movable brush plate is movably mounted on the frame and carries a brush mechanism mounted for... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991953 | Sweeping machine with multiple position front flap A sweeping machine includes a chassis with wheels supporting the chassis on a surface to be swept. There is a brush mounted on the chassis for rotation in a direction to throw debris over the brush and into a debris hopper mounted on the chassis behind th... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991954 | Apparatus for cleaning photo film A method of, and an apparatus for, cleaning a web of photo film during the manufacture is disclosed wherein the web of photo film is transported in its lengthwise direction, and a cleaning tape made of felt is pressed onto an entire area or a side portion... | 11/30/1999 |
