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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6058503 | Articulated joint protector Elbow and knee guards are used in sports in which the athlete must expect regular contact with the ground or floor. This guard utilizes hinged resilient members along the lateral direction of the joint and sliding slots which allow the guard to both rotat... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058504 | Fastener for shin guard A fastener for a shin guard mounted on the leg of an athlete including upper and lower bands connected at their ends by diagonal bands, fork bands connecting the outer ends of the upper and lower bands to each other, a band of pile fabric extending outwar... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058505 | Knee pad A knee pad for cushioning the knee region of a wearer from impact forces. The knee pad includes a pad has a generally concave interior face, a generally convex exterior face, and generally rectangular upper and lower portions. The upper portion of the pad... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058506 | Bib having improved pocket A bib having an improved pocket. The pocket is formed by a pocket panel disposed adjacent a body panel. A longitudinally extending crease is disposed in at least one of the pocket panel and the body panel. In one embodiment, the bib includes an apron pane... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058507 | Inflatable fabrics and clothing Inflatable articles of clothing are disclosed. Using in many cases multiple plies of material impervious to air, inflatable pockets are created. Valves may also be included to facilitate introducing air into the pockets and, if necessary, to permit their ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058508 | Adjustable garment An adjustable garment includes an article of clothing having a first fastener element defining a first portion and a second portion of the article of clothing. The adjustable garment also includes a second fastener element associated with the article of c... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058509 | Fingerless garment A fingerless garment is provided having a fan-shaped chamber and an elongated cuff fabricated out of stretchable and warm material that permits convenient hand use and ease of dressing for the very young or those with disabilities associated with the hand... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058510 | Work glove with web Provided is an apparatus including a plurality of finger mounts and a plurality of rods each having a base coupled to the tip of one of the finger mounts and extending therefrom in coaxial relationship therewith. A web is mounted on the rods for manipulat... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058511 | Gamebird hat and method of fabrication A method for fabricating a gamebird hat from multiple gamebird pelts. The pelts are prepared and then coated with a layer of acrylic latex. A hat liner base and hat liner top are cut out from black canvas and assembled on a mannequin head. After pinning t... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058512 | Decorative wear Use is made of remaining stock neck ties to provide gorgeous and elegant decorative wear and also realize effective processing of remaining stock neck ties and resources saving. The decorative wear according to the invention is formed by using decorative ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058513 | Wearable belt support device for assisting a handicapped individual A wearable belt support device for use in assisting a handicapped individual including a first looped portion encircling a waist of an assisting individual and having a first interengaging end and a second interengaging end. At least one and preferably tw... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058514 | Buttocks support device A Buttocks Support Device is disclosed. Also disclosed is a support device that comprises an abdominal ring and a pair of thigh rings. Each thigh ring comprises a buttock section and a solar plexus section, the buttock section being configured to lift and... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058515 | Helmet A helmet of the present invention including a shell formed from a thermoplastic resin and a shock absorbing liner disposed on the inside of the shell. The liner has following varieties of its structure. That is, a single layered structure of acrylonitrile... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058516 | Protective headgear for wrestlers The present invention relates to a wrestling ear guard comprising a pair of substantially identical mirror image, roughly inverted triangular shaped guards comprising a cup member formed of thin, relatively stiff, resilient sheet material having an inner ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058517 | Sports neck brace A sports neck brace for use by players in a contact team sport. The brace is made from foam and is adapted to being fastened about a wearer's neck thereby surrounding the wearer's neck with 360° of cushioning. The brace is self-contained and has a genera... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058518 | Toilet seat sheet holding structure The present invention relates to a toilet seat sheet holding structure for realizing clean and sanitary use of Western style toilets installed in train, airplane, ship, bus, or other vehicles, department store, building, railway station, public toilet or ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058519 | Toilet overflow control A flow control device for a toilet to prevent flooding upon obstructing of a waste outlet of a toilet bowl. The device includes a sensor assembly mounted on a clip held over a rim of the toilet bowl so as to hold the sensor assembly in a predetermined pos... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058520 | Liner mechanism for dry toilets Disclosed is a mechanism for gripping and moving liner sheet (10) including a detachable cartridge having a frame (34) holding a supply of liner sheet (10) on a roll (24) for the purpose of forming a disposable liner inside a dry toilet or other adapted w... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058521 | Collapsible spa unit A collapsible spa unit is disclosed including a base and a peripheral wall mounted to and extending above the base. The wall includes a plurality of discrete panels that are releasably interconnected to define an enclosed area. There is a liner that exten... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058522 | Bathtub tray A bathtub tray for resting on an upper edge of a bathtub to support items thereon above the bathtub. The bathtub tray includes a panel pivotally coupled to a spaced apart pair of planks. The arm portions of a generally U-shaped support bar are pivotally c... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058523 | Insulated bed bath construction An insulated bed bath construction 10 including a thermally insulated dual reservoir basin member 20 which cooperates with a main lid member 30 having a pair of apertures 32, 33 which are alignable with the pair of liquid reservoirs 24, 25 and wherein eac... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058524 | Antiseptic brush used in combination, after use of a bidet, with an anti-septic skin cleanser The process of the use of a bidet and an antiseptic brush in combination with an anti-viral, anti-bacterial, skin cleanser, leads to an anti-sepsis of the anal area of the buttocks. This process could reduce risk of serious disease such as meningitis, hep... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058525 | Waste and overflow fittings A multi-piece waste and overflow unit is used with a bathtub to remove waste water via the overflow drain hole, bottom drain hole, or both holes of the bathtub. The multi-piece waste and overflow unit includes a bottom connector and overflow connector. Bo... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058526 | Drain assembly The drain assembly is constructed with a segmented ball valve of stainless steel or plastic which is rotatable between an open position and a closed position by a shaft extending from the drain body. An annular valve seat is biased against the valve body ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058527 | Mobile and pivoting circular platform for transferring a handicapped person The baseplate (1) is made up of a circular metallic disk of approximately the same diameter as the plate (2) while, on the one hand, the plate (2), also made of a metal plate, is secured to a protective circular edging (1b) extending right down to the bas... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058528 | Playpen with detachable cot A playpen includes a looped upper frame disposed above and spaced apart from a looped lower frame in a vertical direction. A plurality of vertical posts bridge the upper and lower frames. A cot has a bottom wall and a surrounding wall that is connected to... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058529 | Energy absorbing infant car bed An infant car bed for a vehicle comprises a resilient, flexible shell having front, rear, and end portions attached to a bottom portion for transporting a recumbent infant. Front, rear, and end portions include interior and exterior walls which encase a p... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058530 | Security sport tote towel A security sport tote towel includes a main body having a pair of opposite ends and a pair of opposite sides, a pair of side-by-side corner pockets formed by an end portion of the main body adjacent to one of the opposite ends thereof and extending betwee... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058531 | Dual-position assist and guard rail for beds An improvement is provided in a bed having a side rail framework, and at least one dual-position rail assembly which is secured on one side of the bed. The improvement includes a rotatable structure upon which the dual-position rail assembly, is mounted i... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058532 | Apparatus for elevating one end portion of a bed frame An lifting apparatus for elevating a selected end portion (e.g., head or foot) of a bed frame is fully removable from the bed frame so that it can be added quickly to either end of the bed frame or to a different bed frame. This is accomplished by providi... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058533 | Bed apparatus A bed includes a base, a frame supported on the base for relative movement about a horizontal pivot axis between raised and lowered positions, and a drive assembly for driving movement of the frame. The drive assembly includes a drive box supported on the... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058534 | Locking-cylinder supported surgical boot A surgical boot assembly for an operating room table includes a surgical boot, an adjustable support arm securable to the table, and an adjustable clamping assembly attaching the surgical boot to the adjustable support arm. The adjustable support arm incl... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058535 | Universal sport seat The present invention provides an insulating, heat-reflective pad made from several thin slats of insulating material which are held between a breathable top sheet of material and a water resistant bottom sheet of material. The sheets of material are join... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058536 | Continuous cell mattress overlay with flowable filler material of buckwheat hulls A mattress overlay consisting of two pieces of fabric joined along the longitudinal, or head to foot, edges and then joined transversely, from side to side, at predetermined distances along the longitudinal axis forming lateral, closed interior cell space... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058537 | Pressure control apparatus for air mattresses A pressure control apparatus includes an air pump which is pneumatically connected to an air mattress, with an air pressure sensor in the mattress for detecting the current air pressure within the mattress. A central control unit is interconnected with th... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058538 | Patient support A patient support includes an alternating pressure pad having separate sets of alternately inflatable cells and at least one further inflatable cell under the pad, with a support for the head of a patient lying thereon, and a control mechanism arranged to... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058539 | Convenient scribe gauge A quick-availability scribe utilizes a body having a generally rectangular center format, each corner of the rectangular format extending to a curved space along the ends of the body to define a number of curved slots. Each curved slot has a first side pe... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058540 | Pool cover cleaner A pool cover cleaner for cleaning a pool cover through a siphoning process is provided for use on above ground pools. The pool cover cleaner has a brush which scrubs the cover during removal of water from the surface of the pool.... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058541 | Crimped bristle toothbrush An improved oral brush is provided that includes crimped bristles. The oral brush includes a body and, extending from the body, a plurality of crimped bristles. One such oral brush is an electric toothbrush, with a brush head having a preferred arrangemen... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058542 | Portable electric cleaning device The present invention relates to a portable electric cleaning device to clean various household items. The cleaning device comprises a housing, a motor, a cleaning module, and a battery set. The housing has a handle and a chassis. The motor is installed i... | 05/09/2000 |