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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 |
| 6044573 | Measuring device A measuring device including a gage having a dial, a pointer associated with the dial, and an actuator stem operatively coupled to the pointer; and a coupling mechanism having a connector portion detachably secured to the actuator stem; and a receiver por... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044574 | Hair care stand and portable storage case A hair care stand system for providing an easily stored portable adjustable hair dryer stand having an adjustable mirror and a multi-purpose storage container includes an adjustable telescopic stand for coupling to an edge of a table, the stand having an ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044576 | Vacuum processing and operating method using a vacuum chamber This invention relates to a vacuum processing apparatus having vacuum processing chambers the insides of which must be dry cleaned, and to a method of operating such an apparatus. When the vacuum processing chambers are dry-cleaned, dummy substrates are t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044577 | Self-ventilating footwear A unitary pumping chamber that removes excess heat and moisture from within the footwear to the footwear exterior. The pumping chamber displaces an approximate air volume of 100 cubic centimeters. The placement of the pumping chamber above the midsole but... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044578 | Ski boot walking attachment A ski boot walking attachment for attachment to an Alpine ski boot for aiding a wearer in walking. The attachment includes a sole having top and bottom faces, front and back ends, and a pair of sides extending between the front and back ends of the sole. ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044579 | Articulated snowplow system An articulated snow plow system for use with a vehicle includes a blade center section having a moldboard section and left and right extending plowblade sections which are wider than the blade center section. The extending plowblade sections each include ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044580 | Semiautomatic rifle with lateral feeding mechanism and ejection from below A semiautomatic sports rifle or shotgun having a smooth or rifled bore. A casing (20) has a lateral opening (27) for introducing cartridges from one side of the casing and a lower opening (28) for ejecting the case (25') of each cartridge fired from below... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044581 | Waterfowl decoy system for suspension over predetermined location A waterfowl decoy system is provided comprising a waterfowl decoy with a specific gravity which is less than air and controlled by an apparatus which causes the waterfowl decoy to mimic different stages of a landing bird. The system includes a waterfowl d... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044582 | Floating rope marker assembly for culling fish The floating rope marker is comprised of a rope assembly having a braided hollow rope with an upper end portion being turned in and threaded back inside itself and a lower end portion being turned in through a side wall of the rope and threaded back insid... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044583 | Spinning aerial fishing lure A fly-fishing aerial spinner lure is constructed of such light weight and small size as to be effective in rotating at a high angular velocity when casting a fly fishing line. The spinner is able to flex with the line and is metallized to provide an attra... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044584 | Bug blotter An insect adhering device for catching bugs and insects and providing easy disposal of the trapped insects. The insect adhering device includes an adhesive member having a top side and a bottom side and a plurality of adhesive strips detachably positioned... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044585 | Plant container An independently operable plant container is provided having a plurality of side walls wherein a horizontal cross section of two of the side walls form at least one apparent angle substantially greater or equal than 90°, and wherein another horizontal cr... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044586 | Releaseable turnstile lock A releasable turnstile lock with a star-type rotating body (4) which can be driven by a motor which is controllable by a control unit, from which body project two arms (1, 2) which are substantially rigidly connected with the star-type rotating body (4) a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044587 | Scissors-type window operator An operator for controlling the movement of a window sash generally pivotable relative to a frame about a first edge between open and closed positions includes a first arm having a first end slidably attachable to a second edge of the window sash opposite... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044588 | Window arrangement having a vibration generator to facilitate movement of a window pane A window pane is slidably driven in two guides by an electric motor. A piezoelectric vibrator vibrates the window pane to facilitate sliding movement of the window pane relative to the guides and a delay relay enables the vibrator to start operation befor... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044589 | Motor vehicle window mounting apparatus A coupling between a motor vehicle window panel and a horizontal sash bar below a lower edge of the window panel including a pair of plastic clips rigidly attached to the window panel which hook onto an edge of the sash bar to vertically couple the window... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044590 | Liquid infiltration prevention structures for preventing liquid infiltration manhole assemblies A gate valve box adaptor structure, the present invention provides a permanent support for the key box bonnet that is unaffected by the surrounding environment. The adaptor is supported on the gate valve to a positive location for the key box bonnet at a ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044591 | Drain and inspection manhole for liquid conduits and manhole section therefor A drain and inspection manhole for liquid conduits, in particular waste water and/or storm water drains, comprises a manhole section which is formed as a composite pipe having a smooth cylindrical internal pipe and a corrugated external pipe. The external... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044592 | Nest of curbs A number of specially shaped curbs for roof-top mounting of equipment are disposed in a nested array which occupies less shipping space than ordinary curbs normally shipped in stacked relationship, one atop the other. Each curb is constructed from four si... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044593 | Free hanging canopy A free-hanging metal canopy that can be attached to an existing building structure, or incorporated into one in its original construction. The canopy can extend up to twelve feet from a building structure, and is comprised of a framework, a covering, and ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044594 | Weep hole barrier A mesh apparatus positionable with respect to a weep hole in a masonry wall so as to bar passage by insects, rodents or other pests through the weep hole; the apparatus including a frame having a central screen and may include a structural support member ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044595 | Billboard netting system providing protection from birds A billboard netting system for a billboard (10) including top netting pieces (40, 46, 48), side netting pieces (50, 54, 56, 58), and bottom netting piece (52). Such netting pieces enclose potential bird nesting structure of the billboard, yet allow for ea... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044596 | Building complex for disposing of toxic and otherwise hazardous waste materials A building complex for disposing of toxic or otherwise hazardous waste materials. The complex comprises heptagonal shaped center core structure and five rhomboid shaped wing structures dedicated to waste disposal. The walls, floors and ceilings of the win... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044597 | Friction reducing member for dock seal A windstrap assembly for a dock seal mounted on a building wall and which includes a fabric encased foam side pad mounted to the wall, and a vertically hanging curtain. The assembly includes a resilient member with two ends--one mountable to the curtain, ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044598 | Elongated member of extruded plastic suitable for flooring, decking, seating, and like uses An elongated member suitable for flooring, decking, or seating, having a top plate formed as an extrusion of plastic material suitable for overlying a support, wherein the top plate includes ribs constituted by protruding parts of parallel, spaced apart, ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044599 | Spiral staircase The circular staircase has individual steps made of stone, and in particular natural stone, mounted on a central newel. The steps each have a reinforcing member with one end that is joined to the newel and he other end that has a prestressing element agai... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044600 | Retrofit threshold A threshold cover, made of aluminum or similar material, which is retrofit over an existing door threshold by sizing the cover to exactly match the exposed portion of the existing threshold, and then attaching it directly over the threshold. The threshold... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044601 | Soft edge moulding A soft edge moulding for improving safety, in a preferred embodiment comprising an adhesive backed right-angled rigid transparent thermoplastic part for covering and adhering to a structural edge, and a flexible soft thermoplastic elastomer shield part sp... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044602 | Light transmitting roofing structure and method A light transmitting roofing structure for a building having spaced apart rafters, and a method of use thereof, has a plurality of concave pan tiles mounted on and attached to the rafters, with a plurality of convex roof tiles attached to the rafters and ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044603 | Load-bearing lightweight insulating panel building component Disclosed is a lightweight, insulating panel building component comprised of a combination of a rigid insulation core in a composite structure with a plurality of structural materials, preferably steel. The steel members form a perimeter about the rigid i... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044604 | Composite roofing members having improved dimensional stability and related methods A composite recovery board (10) containing a foam core (11) of polyisocyanurate, polyurethane materials or mixtures thereof; a facer (15), applied to one major surface (13) of the foam core, where the facer includes polymer materials, reinforced polymer m... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044605 | Door A door of fiberglass construction is described and which comprises an outer fiberglass skin having an interior compartment filled with a foam material with the skin enclosing the foam material and being of seamless construction. The foam material includes... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044606 | Floor system A floor system composed of a finished flooring preferably secured to a subfloor, a plurality of shock absorber members are fixed to the bottom surface of the floor surface at spaced intervals and in which each of the shock absorber members includes an ela... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044607 | Modular polymer matrix composite support structure and methods of constructing same A load bearing deck of a modular structural section for use in support structures such as a load bearing deck or highway bridge. The at least one modular structural section includes at least one beam and a load bearing deck preferably formed of a polymer ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044608 | Laminated shingle This invention is directed to a multi-layer laminated shingle, wherein each shingle layer has granule and bituminous coated web, with the layers laminated together and with the butt zone of the base layer disposed against a bottom surface of the tab zone ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044609 | Structure for attaching furring panels on building A structure for attaching furring panels on a building is disclosed. The structure has longitudinal panel holders fixed to the building. A plurality of hooks are regularly mounted along each of the holders. The furring panels are held on the panel holders... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044610 | Floor frame assembly A floor frame assembly for facilitating the construction of buildings including mobile homes and modular homes. The floor frame assembly includes longitudinally extending structural support beams which are arranged side by side. The structural support bea... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044611 | Window trim clip A trim clip hooks onto a main frame of a window and positions wood or vinyl trim (i) parallel to a head, sill or a side jamb of the main frame, and (ii) extending outwardly from an interior wall of the main frame. The clip includes a hinged, outwardly ext... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044612 | Connection system for partitions A freestanding portable partition panel system is provided for open office spaces and the like. Each panel includes a skeleton-like frame having two vertical uprights positioned adjacent opposite side edges thereof, and at least two pairs of horizontal st... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044613 | Patching device and method A patching device suitable for use in the repair of a hollow structure which structure has a distal panel disposed from a proximal repair region. The patching device has a stem possessing a plurality of protrusions, and a collapsible plug comprising a cen... | 04/04/2000 |
