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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6125471 | Disposable bib having an extensible neck opening A bib having an area surrounding a neck opening which is permanently elongated to provide extensibility and elasticity of the neck opening. The area surrounding the neck opening can include a strainable network. The network can be formed in a laminate of ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125472 | Ventilative and/or decorative clothing, headgear, or sacks and bags Clothing, headgear, or sacks and bags made ventilative and/or decorative by means of a linear cut which is provided on surface thereof and which is open or closed selectively to expose a cover lined to the linear cut or to conceal the cover inside. When t... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125473 | Thumb section for a goalkeeper's glove A thumb section for a goalkeeper's glove including inner and upper thumb portions connected along ball-side, gusset-side and tip regions by a seam forming a seam join, a latex layer provided on an outer side of the inner hand thumb portion of the seam, an... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125474 | Water hat A water-cooled baseball cap is provided including a cap portion with a hemi-spherical configuration having a circular open bottom and a dome-shaped top. The cap portion includes a plurality of layers thereby defining an interior space. A bladder includes ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125475 | Utility suspenders Utility suspenders for use by individuals in the construction trades. The suspenders include a pair of padded and stretchable straps for suspension from the shoulders of a user. Clips, adapted to firmly grip a tool belt, are secured to the front and rear ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125476 | Male undergarment A male undergarment for wear by a bowel incontinent user. The male undergarment includes an undergarment having front portion, a back portion, a bottom crotch portion, an upper waist opening, and a pair of lower leg openings. The undergarment has substant... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125477 | Crash-helmet with device for locking and releasing movable parts A crash-helmet with a device for locking and releasing movable parts comprising a helmet body and a part which is associated with the helmet body and is movable with respect to the helmet body along a movement path. The device for locking and releasing th... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125478 | Protection system for the rider of a non-enclosed vehicle A protective system including a garment-shaped inflatable member for surrounding at least upper portions of the body of a rider of a non-enclosed vehicle, and apparatus for exposing the interior of the inflatable member to the pressurized gas source for r... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125479 | Floor mounting system for toilet stools A floor mounting system for toilet stools has a retaining nut to stabilize the vertical mounted flange bolts to facilitate the lowering of a toilet stool into the vertical bolts. When in position, caps are screwed into a retaining washer on the upper ends... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125480 | Vehicle mounted toilet seat An extension member is attachable to a trailer hitch and extends away from the vehicle and is connected to a seating frame supporting a toilet seat. This extension member serves to provide distance between the toilet seat and the vehicle. The seating fram... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125481 | Swimming pool management system A swimming pool management system that is adapted for use with a dispenser connected to a pool for dispensing a substance into the pool upon the actuation thereof. The swimming pool management system includes a sensor positioned downstream of the dispense... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125482 | Hand washing unit A handwash station comprises a wall mounted cabinet which contains soap and water dispensing means, a proximity sensor and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry controls the dispensing of soap and water in response to signals from the proximity s... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125483 | Collapsible playyard system A playyard system having an upper rail assembly with two parallel upper long side rails and two parallel upper short end rails. Each of the upper rails has a hinge with horizontal pivot pins adjacent to the midpoint thereof. The upper rail assembly also i... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125484 | Modular bed frame A modular bed frame is disclosed which includes one or more pairs of complimentary side-rails, with attached cross-bars, that may be linked in a manner so as to support a plurality of box-spring and mattress sizes. The advantages of the present invention ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125485 | Ambulance cot An ambulance cot having a wheeled base, a horizontally oriented patient litter support disposed on the base and having an elongate guide extending lengthwise thereof. A support mechanism is provided for supporting the patient litter support for vertical m... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125486 | Seat for treating prostatitis A seat for treating and reducing the occurrence of prostatitis. The seat may be adapted to or formed into any chair, vehicle seat, or any other like device. In particular, the adaptation of the seat in a rough-riding vehicle would reduce perineal trauma. ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125487 | Infant support cushion A cushion supports an infant on a support surface, especially as an aid in changing the infant's diapers and garments. The cushion includes an inner elongated pad that is preferably formed as two sections of foam material. The upper surface of the pad is ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125488 | Corner guard for a mattress foundation A corner guard configured to attach to and protect the corner of a mattress foundation, as well as to receive selected ornamentation. The corner guard includes an impact-resistant core and a cover that overlies at least at portion of the core. In one embo... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125489 | Combination food and beverage multitool A combination food and beverage tool includes a housing, at least one of a blade and a can opener slidably mounted within the housing and a slide mechanism for slidably moving the at least one of the blade and can opener between a first position in which ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125490 | System for controlling energy and water use in an automatic washer An automatic washer including an automatic liquid temperature control system having a control panel which includes selector means for selecting between a normal wash cycle and a soak cycle. The control panel further includes means for selecting a desired ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125491 | Counterbalance for mechanical dock leveler A dock leveler has a deck pivotally mounted to a frame. A counterbalance mechanism uses a pair of pivoting links connected together at a common point with a tension spring that is coupled at the other end to the deck. The links together with the frame and... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125492 | Automatic swimming pool cleaning device An automatic swimming pool cleaning device (10) includes a flexible cleaning member (12) which is designed to contact an underwater surface of the swimming pool. A tube (14) is coupled to the cleaning member (12) for connecting the cleaning device (10) to... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125493 | Combination barbecue grill brush and mitt A combination barbecue grill brush and mitt includes a barbecue grill brush and a heat-protective mitt. The grill brush comprises a body having a hand-fitting hand grip (10), an intermediate section (12), and a head section (14). The head section comprise... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125494 | Self-wringing mop A self-wringing mop for removing liquid from the strands of a mop head which includes a handle member, a tubular wringing member disposed over a lowermost portion the handle member, a ratchet mechanism for longitudinal and rotational movement of the tubul... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125495 | Variable diameter cleaning brush A tubular type brush for use in a cleaning machine includes a generally cylindrical driver tube adapted to be rotated about its axis for use in cleaning an adjacent floor surface. The driver tube has an exterior surface with circumferentially and axially ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125496 | Pad and roller assembly for cleaning semiconductor wafers A cleaning pad and roller assembly for cleaning semiconductor wafers. The pad may be a felt sheet with a pair of tabs located at opposite ends. The roller may be polyvinylchloride and may have a drive gear at one end and a clamp at each end. Each clamp is... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125497 | Paint roller cleaning tool The device comprises a flat, disc-shaped main body 10 having cleaning apertures 11a,b,c, and d located thereon. Cleaning apertures 11a,b,c, and d have diameters suitably smaller than the outside diameter, including the nap covering, of various popular rol... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125498 | Handheld extraction cleaner A handheld liquid extraction cleaner includes a recovery tank mounted to the forward end of a cleaner housing with a suction nozzle and conduit on a front face of the recovery tank connected to an inlet opening in the recovery tank. A vacuum source is con... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125499 | High flow steam carpet cleaner A lightweight portable steam carpet cleaning machine comprised of two main structures, a handle assembly and the recovery tank. Connected to the machine are two hoses, the supply hose which supplies clear water to the machine and the discharge hose which ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125500 | Combination swing broom and vacuum cleaner assembly A new Combination Broom and Vacuum Cleaner Assembly for easy pickup of dirt piles. The inventive device includes an upper handle, a lower handle, a broom portion, a means for creating suction, a vacuum manifold, and an attachment head. In use, the Combina... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125501 | Vacuum cleaner using a sheet filter A vacuum cleaner includes a body having an inlet and an outlet and an internal path for air from the inlet to the outlet, a fan in the path, and an electric motor for driving the fan to create a flow of air along the path. The vacuum cleaner includes firs... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125502 | Suction pipe for a suction cleaner A suction pipe for a suction cleaner comprising an elongated pipe having at its lower end, in the in-use position, a coupling stud for a suction mouthpiece, and opposite this end, a flexible suction hose facing to one side relative to the elongated pipe, ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125503 | Retracting rotational backpack blower air discharge tube unit A device for promoting safe, comfortable, economical, and timely use of all currently manufactured, new in stock and used backpack blowers, by using this retracting rotational backpack blower air discharge tube unit (1) that utilizes one section of blower... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125504 | Chair caster cover A universal caster cover that can be used with just about any caster used on furniture such as chairs and tables is made of a flexible material, such as plastic. The cover has an end that may be opened to place the cover around a caster, and then sealed t... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125505 | Door closer and mounting bracket A door closer and mounting bracket for attaching the door closer to either the door or the door frame. The door closer includes a lip at one end for engaging a corresponding hook on the mounting bracket and a screw passageway at the other end for engaging... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125506 | Shield apparatus and support track and method for a support roller of a sectional door A roller shield apparatus and method for shielding a support roller of a sectional door against a finger being inserted between the support roller and the support track. The roller shield is configured as a disc that is mounted to the axle of the support ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125507 | Closing device for covering member In order to provide a closing device for a covering member, which is smaller than a conventional device, can stably hold the covering member at a predetermined open angle, and is manufactured at low cost, the closing device comprises: a rotary shaft havin... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125508 | Snap-action hinge for furniture doors A snap-action hinge for the opening and closing of a furniture door includes: a cup part designed to be embedded in a recess of the door, a hinge arm designed to be fixed to the furniture unit with and having one end connected to the cup part by a hinge p... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125509 | Rotation dependent frictional hinge mechanism An electronic device (10) has a foldable housing (11) including a base unit (12) and a cover unit (14). The cover unit is rotatably joined to the base unit by a hinge mechanism. Within cover unit is a frictional hinge mechanism including a cam member (30)... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125510 | Furniture hinge mounting plate A mounting plate for a furniture hinge includes a hinge plate which is adapted to be pivotably connected to a hinge component, such as a hinge cup, at least one pair, and preferably two pairs of opposing legs, depending from the hinge plate, and a fastene... | 10/03/2000 |
