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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6003155 | Security garment A garment designed for being wrapped round the shoulders of a user to attract the attention of a third person to the wearer. The garment comprises a back panel and a front panel extending straight down from the shoulders of the wearer, with an opening at ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003156 | Safety helmet lockout system The Safety Helmet Lockout System comprised of a safety helmet with a uniqely keyed system contained within its cranial webbing and chinstrap that has the ability to sense when said helmet is securely strapped upon the wearers head. The chinstrap contains ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003157 | Device for deodorizing air from a toilet A device for removing air from a toilet and deodorizing the air is disclosed which comprises an air intake member having an inlet end, an outlet end, and toilet rim engaging member for holding the inlet end adjacent to the toilet bowl, a filter canister h... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003158 | Automatic cleaning device for toilet seats Disclosed is an automatic cleaning device for toilet seats. A motor drives upper and lower transmission gear sets. The upper transmission gear set, after reduction, drives a scrub disk, while the lower transmission gear set has a main gear in front to eng... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003159 | Apparatus for automatic washing, sanitizing and drying toilet seats An apparatus for automatically washing, sanitizing and drying a toilet seat. The apparatus comprises a toilet seat cover having independent fluid and gas conduits, a toilet seat and a runoff pan means, a control unit box and means for connecting the fluid... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003160 | Automatic self-illuminating toilet lid Mounted on a toilet lid is a lamp, a battery, a gravity switch and a light sensor, whereby the lamp is automatically lit in the absence of light when the toilet lid is raised, and is automatically extinguished when the light sensor senses light or when th... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003161 | Toilet water saver alert system Dual chambers are suspended from a toilet tank rim with selective height adjustment. The first chamber contains a liquid, water-soluble dye and a plunger pump to dispense dye into the tank water to test the toilet flapper valve. The second chamber contain... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003162 | Waste disposal apparatus A waste disposal apparatus in which a container main body includes an introduction opening at a top wall portion of the container main body and a discharge opening at a bottom wall portion of the container main body. A cylindrical body having an exit port... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003163 | Pool skimmer vacuum adaptor An adaptor for a pool vacuum hose, which fits over a suction opening in the skimmer well of a swimming pool. The adaptor creates a watertight seal against walls of a skimmer well and has a port that extends upward from a base such that a typical pool vacu... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003164 | Pool monitor and controller A pool monitoring and control system is provided including a pool having a plurality of inputs and a plurality outputs. Also included is a pump for suctioning fluid from the outputs of the pool only during the activation thereof. A control assembly is con... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003165 | Portable spa with safety suction shut-off A portable spa has a recirculation system with an automatic vacuum breaking mechanism for preventing objects, such as small children, from becoming lodged at the discharge opening at the bottom of the spa. The recirculation system includes a vacuum sensor... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003166 | Portable spa A spa has (a) a bath having an upstanding wall; and (b) a pump assembly removably mounted to the wall of the bath. The pump assembly comprises (i) a U-shaped cover having a dry leg, a wet leg, and a mounting groove formed therebetween, the wet leg of the ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003167 | Apparatus for eliminating gas from a fluid piping system A gas release apparatus for use with centrifugal pumps, and particularly for centrifugal pumps when used in conjunction with a fluid piping system such as hydrotherapy tubs, spas, and whirlpools.... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003168 | Person movement apparatus Apparatus 10 for moving a person into and out of a bath 12. The apparatus comprising a seat 48 mounted by pivotal linkages 38 and 62. The seat 48 can be raised using a ram 56. The linkages 38,62 are arranged such that when the seat 48 is raised beyond a p... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003169 | Solid surface shower pan A prefabricated, custom-built shower pan with a drain hole for use in a shower stall is provided. The shower pan comprises: (a) an acrylic-based solid surface upper layer; (b) a polystyrene foam layer; and (c) a planar base layer with raised edges, the ba... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003170 | Single-lever faucet with electronic control A faucet assembly has a conduit defining a flow path between a supply of water and an outlet, a mechanical valve in the conduit and having an open position and a closed position, and a lever coupled to the mechanical valve for shifting it between its open... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003171 | Two-in-one chair lift and toilet seat A combination wheelchair and seat lifting device for a disabled person. The wheelchair includes a pair of conventional wheelchair wheels centrally positioned and four small stabilizer wheels one at each corner of the chair support structure. The wheelchai... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003172 | Device to facilitate the transferring of patients from one resting bed to another The present invention is generally related to a device for facilitating the transferring of patients from one resting bed or stretcher to another. The device is a transferring sheet that is placed about one half on top of the source's bed and the other ha... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003173 | Hammock An improved hammock includes a body supporting member for a user to lie on, suspension cords, retainer rings and ropes for attachment to an external support structure. The cords interconnect the rings and body supporting member at longitudinal end portion... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003174 | Radiolucent table extension and method An elongated patient support table with a horizontal patient support surface is provided with a radiolucent table extension connected thereto in cantilever fashion for supporting the head and upper torso of a patient. The outer end of the extension has a ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003175 | Lateral decubitus positioning device with a detachable limb support A lateral decubitus positioning device with a detachable limb support including an L-shaped rigid member that has a back portion and a base portion. The back portion of the L-shaped rigid member has a plurality of elongated back slots. The base portion of... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003176 | Universal lateral positioner A hyperflexion plate in the form of a hexagonal plate having a rail extending from the bottom surface of the plate for insertion within the track formed in a universal hip support plate for supporting a patient in the lateral decubitus position for surger... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003177 | Pillow A pillow is disclosed which comprises a central portion having a pair of head support limbs which curve outwardly from the head end of the pillow towards a foot end of the pillow. A pair of neck, chin and jaw support limbs extend outwardly at the foot end... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003178 | Anatomic mattress An anatomic mattress has an external structure, and an internal structure located interiorly of the external structure, the internal structure including an upper part and a lower part, the lower part being formed as a continuous lower plate while the uppe... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003179 | Inclined anatomic support surface A pad positionable upon an inclined surface for supporting a recumbent human being upon the inclined surface in a manner preventing slippage of the human being thereupon. The pad comprises a generally rectangularly substrate formed of a resilient material... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003180 | Compound pliers tool with linked handles Cooperating jaws are pivoted together such that working end portions of the jaw members are movable toward and away from each other. The jaws have butt portions extending opposite the jaw pivot from the working end portions. Such butt portions are, in tur... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003181 | Combined letter opener and sheet-like material cutter tool A letter opening device is provided. The letter opening device includes a generally rectangular body having a letter opening blade for opening envelopes. The body is formed from a molded plastic material and is suitable for being hand held, and the letter... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003182 | Method for maintaining set temperature of wash water of clothes washer A method for maintaining a set temperature of wash water of clothes washer comprises the steps of supplying first cold water into a wash tub, measuring supply time of the first cold water until filling a first target level of the first cold water, measuri... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003183 | Modular bridge section A modular bridge section including one or more box girders, wherein at least one box girder 1, 1' is equipped with at least one lower chord structure 5, 5', which is mounted floatingly at or in the box girder 1, 1' in the loaded state only between the end... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003184 | Automatic swimming pool cleaner An improved swimming pool cleaner of the type for submerged random travel generally along the floor and sidewalls of a swimming pool to dislodge and collect debris. The pool cleaner comprises a frame and associated housing through which a suction mast ext... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003185 | Hesitation free roller A method and apparatus for rotating wafers in a scrubber, wherein both sides of a wafer are scrubbed without slipping or hesitating. A rotating roller imparts rotary motion to a semiconductor wafer during a cleaning process wherein both sides of a wafer a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003186 | Cylindrical brush for a sweeping machine A sweeping machine for picking up debris from a surface includes a frame and wheels attached to said frame to support the frame of the sweeping machine over the surface being swept. A cylindrical brush is rotatably attached to said frame. The cylindrical ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003187 | Combination mop and wiper A mop for cleaning a floor includes a handle. A mop head is attached to the distal end of the handle. A sponge having a floor contact surface is removably attached to the mop head. A squeegee, having a floor wiping surface, is formed integral with a front... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003188 | Handle for implements such as hair curling brushes A handle assembly for brushes, curlers and the like is assembled without adhesives and includes, in a preferred embodiment, an elongate handle core, a bellows, an outer handle and a fastener. Assembly includes sliding the bellows over the core, placing th... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003189 | Toothbrush A toothbrush comprising, generally in a sole piece, an elongated handle (10); one head (20) carrying, on the front side, a set of bristles (40); and a flexible neck (30) joining the handle (10) and the head (20) and comprising a pair of front (31) and rea... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003190 | Cleaning pad for mounting on the leg of a golf player A cleaning pad for golf players for mounting on the leg of the player above the ankle for cleaning the head of a club and having a base layer of absorbent material against the player, a vapor barrier of the outside the base layer, a cushion layer on the o... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003191 | Cleaning implement A cleaning implement comprising a handle and a removable cleaning pad. The cleaning pad exhibits the ability to initially delay absorption of cleaning fluid, soil and the like, but then absorb those materials after this initial delay.... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003192 | Radius surface trowel A hand tool consisting of a flexible blade with a working edge is provided for use with a cementitious material to permit the forming and finishing of columns and other curved surfaces of relatively large radii. A pair of gripping surfaces are formed in t... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003193 | Multi-functional apparatus having flexible clutch A multi-function apparatus for controlling various functions of a liftgate of an automotive vehicle. The apparatus includes an elastomeric member which is operably disposed in connection with a gear which imparts a driving force to a drive shaft of a wind... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003194 | Hose cleaning and drying apparatus A three chambered hose cleaning and drying head which attaches to the back of a cleaning vehicle. The cleaning head allows hoses to pass through each of the three respective chambers. As a hose passes through the first of these chambers it is sprayed with... | 12/21/1999 |
