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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6085352 | Hockey goaltender's blocker with articulated blocking pad A goaltender's blocker has an articulated blocking pad made of segments attached to each other by means of hinges. One result of this construction is to allow the lower end of the blocking pad to pivot outwardly when pressed against the playing surface, s... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085353 | Ventilated garments The invention provides a ventilated garment having at least one vent region with a removable cover element disposed over the vent region. The cover element may include an interior compartment for storage of change, keys and the like. The invention also pr... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085354 | Hockey glove with ventilation holes A glove for use in playing hockey is provided with ventilation holes extending through the glove to allow air to circulate directly to the skin of the hand in the glove. Segmented foam pads of the glove have cutaway sides substantially conforming to the s... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085355 | Health golf glove A golf glove is formed of a palm portion, a back portion opposite to the palm portion, a plurality of finger sheaths, a thumb sheath, and a wrist portion which is provided with a magnetic member having a magnetic field for stimulating the anatomical point... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085356 | Waistxpander Disclosed herein is a detachable waist band expander for temporarily adjusting the waist band size of a garment. The user attaches the waist band expander to the button and the button slit of their clothing. The present invention includes an optional size... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085357 | Headgear fitting and accessory system A headgear fitting and accessory system is disclosed for use with headgear having a forward portion, a rearward portion, two lateral portions, a continuous lower rim and an upper crown. The headgear fitting and accessory system includes a flexible pad con... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085358 | Vision enhancing tear off shield guard A vision enhancing tear off shield guard system for use with the visor of a racing helmet. One of the shield guard being tinted for vision enhancement under specific lighting conditions and adapted for engaging and fitting over the visor of a helmet. The ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085359 | Integrated swim cap and goggles A headwear apparatus for use in swimming is provided that has a generally hemispherically shaped swim cap portion with a forward section and a rearward section. The forward section has a forward terminal edge which is coupled to a goggle portion along the... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085360 | Automatically closing a toilet bowl lid For use with a toilet having a toilet bowl and a lid mounted to pivot between a closed position covering the bowl and an open position pivoted approximately 90° from the bowl, an apparatus for automatically closing the lid includes a control mechanism en... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085361 | Sanitary toilet base band The invention is a ring of rubber or plastic material that fits snug around the base of a toilet at its junction with the floor. The ring contains a channel with a sloping internal wall that engages the wall of the toilet base and causes liquids to collec... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085362 | Water closet fitting installation assembly A water closet fitting installation assembly for installation and optional testing of a water closet fitting within a poured, permanently set floor. The assembly permits the fitting to be rapidly and efficiently installed flush with the floor surface, wit... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085363 | Water closet fitting with test baffle A water closet fitting comprising a removable test baffle allows a water closet drain system to be tested for fluid tight integrity after the fitting has been installed in a poured, permanently set floor such as concrete. The test baffle is removably atta... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085364 | Rechargeable battery system for a marine vessel toilet A battery system for an electric motor-powered marine vessel toilet is disclosed. The battery system comprises a mounting cradle and a battery having power contacts, the battery being detachably mounted to the mounting cradle. The mounting cradle includes... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085365 | Structurally improved toilet A structurally improved toilet is provided. The toilet includes a bowl having a urine protector at front end, an opening, a transverse extension from a sloped partition in a water reservoir inside the bowl so as to define a shallow water portion thereon a... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085366 | Apparatus for supplying pressurized rinse water to a toilet Apparatus for pressurizing rinse fluid to a toilet is provided comprising a reservoir for receiving gravity fed rinse fluid. The reservoir is connected to a source of pressurized air through an air inlet valve mechanically coupled to a controller. A rinse... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085367 | Bathtub liners A unitary bathtub liner comprised of: a. a bottom section and four side sections that extend substantially to the top edge of the bathtub, the liner being capable of containing water; b. the liner being comprised of a thermoplastic polymer of sufficient thickn... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085368 | Person lowering and raising winch assembly A device is provided for a system for displacing (e.g. lifting, transporting, lowering, etc.) persons between various positions or areas such as for example between a bed and a chair, a bed and a bathroom etc. The device comprises a winch assembly whereby... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085369 | Selectively cooled or heated cushion and apparatus therefor A cushion (10, 12) has a plenum (16) which includes a plurality of flexible plastic woven tubes (34) held within a pair of similarly woven sheathes (38,40). The plenum has its sides and bottom covered by an air impermeable (14) layer with the top covered ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085370 | Device for carrying a mattress A cover for a mattress usable when the mattress is moved. The cover covers the periphery and flap portions cover a portion of both sides of the mattress. A plurality of peripherally spaced handle straps are riveted to the peripheral portion and the flap p... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085371 | Leg support apparatus An apparatus for supporting a leg while healing enhances flow of fluids to and from the leg. The apparatus has an angled leg support area. The various implementations include low cost devices mad from cardboard or the like, re-useable devices made from pl... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085372 | Anti-decubitus pneumatic mattress The mattress includes a main assembly, a pair of bolsters, and a bottom assembly. The main assembly is adapted to overlay the conventional mattress of the bed, and has opposing longitudinal sides, and comprises a plurality of cells that are selectively in... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085373 | Modular mattress with gradually varying heights toward the center, having different rigidities and elastic responses A mattress made of foamed plastic material with modulated rigidity, having an upper layer made of a plastic material with a composition based on an open cell polyurethanic foam with silicone, flameproofing, fungicide and bacteriostatic additives, having l... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085374 | Wire tie removal tool A wire tie removal tool is provided including a blade with a pair of planar faces and a periphery defined by a pair of elongated side edges and a pair of short edge edges. One of the faces of the blade is tapered at one of the end edges thereof to define ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085375 | Lip guiding mechanism for dock levelers A lip guiding mechanism is disclosed for use with a dock leveler having a deck which is pivotally movable with respect to a loading dock, a lip which is pivotally attached to a front of the deck, and a lip keeper which is positioned to receive the lip whe... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085376 | Pipe cleaning apparatus A pipe cleaning apparatus that is a pipe cleaning plug assembly for cleaning pipes or tubes that includes a plurality of scrapers removably secured to a plurality of shafts. Each of the scrapers includes a body having an outer perimeter defining a scraper... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085377 | Mop for scrubbing and mopping apparatus pesticide elimination and surface traction treatment An apparatus for scrubbing and mopping a surface, which comprises, a supporting carrier, including a block and scrubbing structure carried by the carrier, to project toward the surface for scrubbing that surface; a first structure for attaching an elongat... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085378 | Self-wringing swab mop with scrubber A self-wringing swab type mop which has absorbent material strands and a hollow sleeve encompassing the mop handle. The sleeve is slidably mounted for movement along the handle and over the absorbent strands. A squeeze ring made up of a plurality of rolle... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085379 | Mouthbrush adapted for use with liquid cleanser paste A mouthbrush that is particularly adapted for use with liquid cleansers. The construction employs longitudinal grooves in the brush head to store and deliver liquid cleanser paste to hollow bristles that are located below the grooves. These hollow bristle... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085380 | Bathing implement constructed of looped filaments A washing system using a washing implement including looped filaments, together with a surfactant-based cleanser.... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085381 | Liquid remover from circular container A liquid remover from circular containers including a frame with a handle at its inboard end and a support at its outboard end and with an elongated connector therebetween. The connector and handle have a common axis. The support is located in a plane per... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085382 | Air filtrating self-propelled upright vacuum cleaner Disclosed is a unique and novel air filtrating, self-propelled upright vacuum cleaner. The filtration system utilizes a HEPA-rated air filter as a final filtering element. The disclosed vacuum cleaner contains numerous other features including a self-prop... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085383 | Vacuum cleaner brush wrap geometry A vacuum cleaner comprising a housing having an elongated transverse brush cavity with an elongated cylindrical brush therein, a duct having an air flow nozzle adjacent the brush cavity for receiving dirt-entrained air from the brush cavity, a vacuum moto... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085384 | One-way hinge damper The one-way hinge damper includes a cylindrical housing into a rotor is rotatably inserted. A gap is formed between the rotor and the cylindrical housing which is filled with silicone or a similar viscous fluid for damping the rotation of the rotor. The d... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085385 | Upper hinge frame for refrigerator An upper hinge frame of a refrigerator, capable of firmly supporting a refrigerator door, thus preventing a refrigerator from having a gap between the door and a main body thereof, includes: a hinge supporting body formed at a front edge of a top surface ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085386 | Hinge for a seat in particular for an automobile vehicle and seat provided with said hinge The hinge includes two flanges (24, 26) adapted to be fixed to a seat cushion and a seat squab (backrest), respectively. The flanges (24, 26) can turn relative to each other about a hinge axis (X) that is substantially perpendicular to them. The hinge add... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085387 | Hinge device A hinge for coupling a body and a button cover of a radiotelephone has a can, a first member, a second member and a spring. The can has an partially closed end and an open end. A retaining protrusions are provided to close the open end by way of bending. ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085388 | Operating device for openable and closable structure A small operating device for an openable and closable structure is disclosed which can provide a large friction torque and in which the friction torque can be adjusted. The operating device comprises a rotating shaft; a holder encasing the outer circumfer... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085389 | Device for forming a sheet-lap of fibre tufts, in particular for loading a textile machine such as a card Apparatus for forming a lap of stock fibers, in particular for continuously loading a textile machine such as a card, the apparatus comprising a feed chimney (4) which is open at its top and bottom ends (4a, 4b) and which is provided with an air exhaust o... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085390 | Device for adjusting the distance between a roll and a stationary carding segment in a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes a fiber processing roll carrying a roll clothing on a circumferential surface thereof; an operationally substantially stationary carding segment carrying a segment clothing for cooperating with the roll clothing along a... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085391 | Matting device The invention relates to a process for producing a nonwoven fabric and a matting device with several layering belts between which the web is taken up and guided at least in regions. The matting device has a belt inlet on the inlet side for the layering be... | 07/11/2000 |
