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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6047399 | Multi-component protective garment with composite strike face and woven base A ballistic resistant protective garment of multi-component construction for covering and protecting vital portions of the body of the wearer. The garment having layers of composite body armor material which are positioned generally at the strike face por... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047400 | Pivotable, detachable face mask A detachable face mask assembly for a helmet includes upper and lower mask assemblies removably secured over the helmet face opening with a series of clips. The upper mask assembly includes a first outer component and a first inner component concentricall... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047401 | Bandana with goggles attachment A head gear for covering the head and shielding the eyes of a user. The head gear includes a bandana member and a goggles member having an outer frame portion and a translucent eyes lens portion. The outer frame portion of the goggles member has an opposi... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047402 | Apparel stain protector A apparel stain protector for protecting the front of a user's garment from soiling and staining from spilled food and beverages when eating. The apparel stain protector includes a scarf cover having first and second faces, a pair of end edges, and a pair... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047403 | Decorative cast covering A decorative cast covering for a full leg cast, comprising an elongated, generally cylindrical sleeve having an upper end and a lower end; and a first elastomeric band fixed to the cast covering adjacent the lower end. In this way, the lower end can be se... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047404 | Apparel having interchangeable and reversible sections which cause alteration thereof An article of clothing has a section which can be detached, reversed (that is to say, turned inside out), and then re-attached. The section can have imprints on both its inside and its outside. The section is, for instance, an arm section or a waist secti... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047405 | Energy expenditure garment An energy expenditure garment incorporates various techniques for providing resistance to the bending movements of the wearer. Such techniques include having a plurality of different types of resistance means. One of the resistance means is weights.... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047406 | Energy expenditure garment An energy expenditure garment is made of a variable density fabric having a plurality of zones of differing resistance characteristics. This is accomplished by utilizing threads in the fabric of differing resistance characteristics so that the zones are s... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047407 | Hat with candles depicted thereon The present invention relates to novelty hats and items of clothing in general, and particularly to novelty hats having one or more candles, lamps or light holders depicted thereon. The hats may also be provided with flame tips or light bulbs which may be... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047408 | Male anti-dysfunction brief A male anti-dysfunction male brief includes a male brief with an opening formed in a front thereof. The opening is formed in the male brief below the junction of the top of the penis with the abdomen. The male brief is preferably fabricated from a synthet... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047409 | Adjustable safety lock for helmet face shield A face shield adjustment control and safety lock characterized by fore and aft horizontal shifting of the transparent shield to close and limitedly open for air circulation, by selectively limited lifting about the anchor pivot for increaed air circulatio... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047410 | Goggle frame and attachment system An improved goggle system includes a goggle housing surroundably supporting one or two lenses, and further includes a hinged strap attachment member which is pivotally engaged to the goggle housing forward of the rearward most extent of the side lens or l... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047411 | Power pack A power pack (12) for a ventilating fan (16) of a sports goggle (10) has a housing (12) designed to attach to a strap (14) of the sports goggle (10). The housing (12) has a slider (20) that is substantially rectangular in shape and is substantially the sa... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047412 | Remotely controlled film advance system for goggles An automatic remotely-controlled film-advancing system clipped onto goggles for continual clear vision through the goggles by a driver of a motorcycle or an all terrain vehicle. The film is advanced from a supply canister to a take-up canister over the go... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047413 | Conformable backpack for encapsulated chemical protection suit The present invention is directed toward protective garments having a conformable backpack portion located on a back area of the garment, the conformable backpack portion being adapted to conform to equipment worn on a back of a wearer of the protective g... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047414 | Combination packable toilet and stool The present invention provides a combined toilet and stool that may be deployed as a toilet or a stool. The invention includes an interlockable structure of die-cut paperboard. The unitary structure includes a series of abutting sections that may be arran... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047415 | Pool cover A pool cover (C2) for use in a swimming pool (S) to inhibit algae growth and make the pool water more readily usable when the cover is removed. The cover includes single or multiple, interconnected panels (P) sized to fit within the confines of the pool, ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047416 | Therapeutic shower for enveloping purposes In a shower device designed to carry out a complete and constant 360-degree therapeutic sweeping of the user's body, water is sprayed from a shower head and a series of holes in tubes along the space provided for use as a shower stall. These tubes are con... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047417 | Cabinet door operated faucet valve A block containing a set of solenoid valves interposed between a water supply line and an existing faucet and activated by switches mounted on the sink cabinet door frame will provide instantaneous or continuous control of water flow from an existing sink... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047418 | Invalid lifting device The invalid lifting device comprises two support members 110 and 111 each having at least one vertical or substantially vertical leg 112, 115 and a transverse arm 114, 117 at or adjacent to the upper end of the leg. The two transverse are pivotable relati... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047419 | Maternal positioning support system A support system that is used to provide support to a pregnant patient positioned in the lateral recumbent position. The support system includes a wedge shaped main body portion for elevating one side of a patients body while lying thereon and a contoured... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047420 | Axillary prone position support system A head and upper body support system comprising three distinct supports: a head support and two upper body supports. The head support has a concave face contacting surface to receive the forehead of an individual therein. Each upper body support has an in... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047421 | No-sew upholstery system The no-sew upholstery system of the invention comprises a soft or semi-soft foam which is covered by fabric through a wrap and tuck process. The form incorporates an opening through an exterior surface. The fabric employed is wrapped around the form and i... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047422 | Bed extension device A bed extension device for longitudinally or transversely enlarging the sleeping area of a bedding unit which has a mattress and bed frame. The bed extension device comprises an extension frame member which has a forked extension arm extending downward fr... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047423 | Air mattress with firmness adjusting air bladders A fluid-filled mattress with firmness adjusting air bladders is provided wherein the individual bladders may be individually inflated and deflated to provide precise firmness adjustment. Further, a computer control of the bladders may be utilized to adjus... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047424 | Bed having modular therapy devices A control apparatus is provided for at least one air therapy device stored on a bed which includes an electrical communication network, and an air handling unit. The apparatus includes a manifold having at least one chamber coupled to the air handling uni... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047425 | Orthopedic pillow A orthopedic pillow for providing relief to user's neck and upper back pain. The orthopedic pillow includes an inflatable bladder comprises a spaced apart pair of end lobes and a plurality of middle lobes interposed between the end lobes of the inflatable... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047426 | Folding multi-tool with adjustable pliers A folding multi-tool comprising first and second generally channel-shaped handles each having first and second ends, each generally channel-shaped handle having an open side and an at least partly closed side opposite the open side, the at least partly cl... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047427 | Retractable blade hatchet A roofer's composition roof shingling hammer is formed by eliminating the typical sharpened cutting edge of the metal head and forming a longitudinal groove in the straight peen normal to the longitudinal axis of the hatchet handle. A flat blade, having s... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047428 | Method for detecting an unbalanced drum in a drum type washing machine Disclosed is a method for detecting an unbalanced drum in a drum type washing machine. In the method, deviation of the number of revolutions is calculated, and unbalance of the drum is judged when the deviation is greater than a predetermined unbalance cr... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047429 | Toothbrush with water jet An electric toothbrush includes a drive shaft that is reciprocated by a motor in a brush handle (not shown). The reciprocating movement is directly transferred to a piston that serves to pump water from a reservoir via a water passage to a water jet nozzl... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047430 | Battery plate feeding and handling apparatus A plate feeding and handling apparatus (10) includes an improved lug brush cleaning mechanism (18) that more effectively holds and cleans the lugs on battery plates. The lug brush cleaning mechanism includes a conveyor assembly (78) that receives and tran... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047431 | Methods and apparatus for cleaning channels Methods and apparatus for cleaning a working channel using a motorized brush and cleaning fluid.... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047432 | Disposal brush A disposal brush includes a plate having a hub and a handle for manipulating the disposal brush secured to the hub. Depending from the plate is a support frame carrying elongated bristles thereon. The support frame, which is made at least in part from a r... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047433 | Bath Scrubber A bath scrubber is composed of a plurality of straps which are formed respectively of a plurality of cylindrical nets of a plastic material and are arranged side by side such that one end of each of the straps is fastened with a fastening piece, and that ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047434 | Machine-washable cleaning slipper A machine washable cleaning slipper (10) comprised of an elastic structure (14) for securing the cleaning slipper (10), an upper covering structure (12) of machine washable material to protect the wearers foot from water, a cleaning component (15) made of... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047435 | Cleaning cloth and cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a handle for a cleaning cloth to be attached thereto, and a flat bag-like cleaning cloth having an insertion space therein. The handle is provided at a front end portion of a handle body with a head portion. The head portion ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047436 | Automotive windshield wiper blade with service life indicator An improved windshield wiper system having a cumulative ozone indicator (20) disposed in proximity to a wiper blade (10) which gives a visual cue when the wiper blade (10) should be replaced. The exposure to a predetermined amount of ozone causes the indi... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047437 | Squeegee assembly for scrubber A squeegee assembly which includes a laterally elongated cover body, one pair of flexible front and rear blades forwardly/backwardly spacedly arranged in parallel relation on the cover body, and a blower for applying a sucking function to an interval betw... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047439 | Caster wheel with releasable bearing assembly An inexpensive and easily replaceable caster wheel assembly is provided for use with a cart, dolly or other similar product. The caster wheel assembly includes a mounting flange, a bearing assembly comprising inner and outer bearing races disposed within ... | 04/11/2000 |
