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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5996115 | Flexible body armor An articulated body armor garment has a single layer of ceramic tiles adhesively attached to a flexible fragment-trapping blanket. A foam spacer layer behind the blanket at least partially contains deformation of the blanket in a ballistic attack. The bla... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996116 | Ball marker retention system A golf ball marker is carried in open display on a fabric article of golf clothing or other fabric golf accessory and remains in position due to the force of magnetism. To produce this effect, a layer of magnetic material is secured in position in contact... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996117 | 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... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996118 | Dishwashing aid A new dishwashing aid for providing a person a more comfortable and easier way of washing dishes. The inventive device includes a chest plate dimensioned for covering a chest of a user. The chest plate is supported on a counter area of a sink. A hip plate... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996119 | Barber's neck strip and method of using the same A barber's neck strip has an elongated thin elastic strip of flexible material having opposite ends, and a patch of pressure sensitive adhesive adjacent each of said ends so that when said strip is positioned around the neck of a person and said patches a... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996120 | Swim and body suit support system The present invention is directed to a swim suit comprising an outer garment and an inner liner, wherein the inner liner is joined to the outer garment, and the inner liner being seamless. Furthermore, the inner liner of the swim suit comprises areas of d... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996121 | Convertible coat A long-sleeved full-skirt coat that may be manually converted into a shoulder tote bag. A shoulder strap is formed from the long sleeves by attaching their free ends together. The bag is formed by transversely folding the flattened body of the coat with t... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996122 | Lightweight firefighter garment A firefighting garment including: an outer shell of abrasion, flame and heat resistant material selected from a group consisting of an aramid material, a blend of aramid materials, PBI material, and a blend of aramid and PBI materials; a thermal liner, po... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996123 | Earmuff for noise blocking A noise blocking earmuff is described, which has a better noise blocking ability and which is more comfortable than prior earmuffs. The earmuff includes a cup-shaped shell (20), a cushion (22) that surrounds the open inner end of the shell and which press... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996124 | Cap with integrated storage pouches Disclosed is an otherwise conventional sports cap-like hat with two weatherproof, zippered pouches for storing and transporting personal items such as keys, wallets, money, etc. attached to the rear portion thereof.... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996125 | Hard hat with opaque crown and transparent bill A molded plastic safety hat comprised of an opaque crown and a transparent bill. The crown which is molded of a polycarbonate polymer, includes a dome and a brim. The dome includes an inner area adapted to receive a wearer's head. The bill comprises a uni... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996126 | Crown pad and head-protective helmet Crown pad of flexible material including a central body portion and a plurality of radially disposed members for flexing inwardly to conform to the crown of a person's head. The crown pad is for being connected to the central portions of head straps resid... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996127 | Wearable device for feeding and observing birds and other flying animals A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support. When flying animals feed from the feeders, a person wearing the hat may observe them ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996128 | Air flow adjusting rear member of the helmet An air flow adjusting rear member of a helmet comprises a top portion for suppressing negative pressure generated at a back part of the helmet and is removable from the helmet by using adhesive element for fastening the air flow adjusting rear member to t... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996129 | Goggles Goggles for providing interchangeable transparent and mesh screen eye shields on a goggle frame. The device includes a frame shaped to fit on the face of a wearer and having a front and inner and outer surfaces. The inner surface of the frame defines a ce... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996130 | User printable tab sheet or card construction Tab material which is wrapped tightly around an edge of a sheet is adhered flat to both faces of the sheet. The sheet is passed through a printer, and indicia is printed on both sides of a tab material fold line on at least a portion of the tab material o... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996131 | Commode ventilation system A Commode Ventilation System which comprises a toilet seat having a resilient gasket manifold attached to an under surface of the toilet seat and includes a number of rigid spacer members and a number of passage ways therein forming the manifold which pas... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996132 | Compound torque hinge A compound torque hinge comprising a first rotating shaft rotatably mounted through a partition wall within a hinge case having the partition wall; a first rotation control working on the first rotating shaft and mounted on one side of the partition wall ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996133 | Toilet aids for partially disabled and handicapped persons A toilet aid (10), for use on an ordinary water closet/toilet fitted with an ordinary lift up toilet seat, which aid comprises an overseat (20) supported on an annular or part annular pneumatically inflatable bag assembly (21), and is characterized in tha... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996134 | Cover, spacer and plumbing installation assembly A plumbing installation assembly includes a closet flange and a cooperating spacer and cover. The spacer holds the closet flange above the floor a selected height to allow the pouring of lightweight concrete. The cover fully covers the face and slotted mo... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996135 | Water-saving structure of toilet bowl A water-saving structure of toilet bowl, includes a tube member, a pull knob, a stopper body, a pull cord, a handle and a valve body disposed at a bottom of a water tank of the toilet bowl. When pulling the pull knob, the stopper body is stopped by the tu... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996136 | Toilet An aerobic digestion toilet having a toilet bowl supported to discharge into a chamber with means for inducing a convection air flow through the toilet and a tiltable closure member for the toilet bowl outlet operable from adjacent the toilet seat and bia... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996137 | Spa cover lift frame A spa cover lift frame is described for a spa cover which is formed of two halves and joined along a central hinge and rests against the top of a spa having upright left and right spa side walls and an end wall leading downwardly from the spa top. The pre... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996138 | System and method for contributing to the control of the total dissolved solid levels in a pool and for conserving water A system and method are set forth for decreasing the levels of total dissolved solids (TDS) in a swimming pool and for conserving water. An amount of water is drawn from the swimming pool water circulating system and delivered to a demand such as irrigati... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996139 | Bath chair Bathing apparatus for the infirm or disabled is a portable chair supported on adjustable legs. A depressed intermediate basin portion holds water and can receive the buttocks of a bather. It is provided with a drain at its lowermost portion. One end of th... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996140 | Device for washing human body A device for washing a user sitting in or reclining on a wheelchair including an open-bottomed, double-walled housing defining a washing chamber therein and having a top wall opposite the open bottom, opposing side walls, a front wall and a rear opening o... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996141 | Shower splash guard Disclosed is a device which, when installed in cooperation with the wall of a shower stall and the front upper edge of a bathtub, prevents water from exiting the gap between a shower curtain and the wall during use of the shower. The device comprises an e... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996142 | Multipurpose water delivery system with multisurface attachability A multipurpose water delivery system, and a method for its construction, which comprises an internal assembly consisting of water delivery conduit and a variety of connectors attached thereto; a hollow vertically oriented cylindrical external assembly whi... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996143 | Pop up lavatory plug The pop up lavatory plug comprises a body which depends from a head and has a trailing connector. The connector is elongate and has a linear array of bores therein. The head has a cavity in a top surface thereof which engages an overcap. Extending downwar... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996144 | Patient transport system A patient transport system for transporting a patient from a bed to a stretcher or vice versa, using a bed sheet and a conveyor attached to the bed or the stretcher. A first end of the sheet is removably attached to the conveyor and a second end of the sh... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996145 | Adjustable bed frame system A bed frame system for supporting a mattress. The bed frame system includes length and height adjustable bed rails. A groove is provided in each bed rail for receiving the end of a transverse support slat. A length adjustable support slat is provided. Uni... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996146 | Zipperless sleeping bag A zipperless sleeping bag with a foldable flap for extra warmth and a method for making the same is provided. The sleeping bag consists of a substrate comprising three portions, a body portion, a first cover portion and a second cover portion each of whic... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996147 | Bedsheet and pillowcase combination A sheet construction adapted to secure a pillow and to fittingly engage a mattress includes a main panel having a first pouch at a first end of the panel and a second pouch at a second end of the panel. The first pouch is sized and shaped to encompass a f... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996148 | Mattress coverings with two elastic cords A mattress covering in the form of a fitted mattress pad or fitted sheet has an inelastic, generally rectangular top portion and a side skirt extending transversely, preferably perpendicularly from the outer periphery of the top portion in a closed loop e... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996149 | Trauma stretcher apparatus A bed includes a frame, a patient support deck coupled to the frame, and an x-ray tray located below the deck. The x-ray tray is configured to receive an x-ray cassette. The bed also includes a lifting mechanism located between the frame and the x-ray tra... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996150 | Cantilevered mobile bed/chair apparatus for safety patient transfer A cantilevered mobile bed/chair apparatus for safely transferring a patient from and to a hospital type bed comprises three hinged together segments forming back, seat and foot platforms operating in conjunction with a four wheeled, rectangular base. The ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996151 | Balanced fowler design A patient support stretcher which includes a base and a main frame portion coupled to the base through at least one pair of crossbars forming an X-shaped configuration. The crossbars are pivotally connected to one another and are pivotally connected to th... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996152 | Sleep promoting and comforting device for infants A sleep promoting and comforting device for infants having a cavity partially filled with a freely flowable material. The cavity is placed on the torso of an infant lying in any position. A plurality of appendages extend from the cavity of the device. Bot... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996153 | Infant torso support device A torso support device for an infant comprises an I-shaped padded member that fits between an infant's legs and is secured by fasteners around the infant's torso to support the infant in a sitting position.... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996154 | Device for applying a liquid film to a continuously advanced web of goods, method for producing a color pattern on a web of goods, and pattern produced by this method In dye applicators that operate by the pouring principle, it is known to store the liquid flowing over an overflow barrier in a liquid supply chamber located in front of it. To produce a dye applicator that can be adjusted to the desired working width, th... | 12/07/1999 |
