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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6158050 | Spacesuit sizing and tension relief bearing An assembly (100) for adjusting the size of a spacesuit and/or for relieving tension applied to the spacesuit is provided in which first and second members (102,104) slide relative to one another along a longitudinal axis (106) to vary the assembly's leng... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158051 | Protective sleeve A flexible protective sleeve for use in protecting a wearer's body part, and in particular the bony structures of the arm and leg. The sleeve has a generally tubular shape and includes at least one impact-absorbing portion. One of the impact-absorbing por... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158052 | Tray for suspending from the neck, immediately below the chin, for holding food without the use of hands A device for suspending from the neck, immediately below the chin, and for minimizing dribbling, dropping, and spilling of food, without use of hands. The device includes a suspender that hooks the neck and a tray that is suspended from the suspender and ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158053 | Headwear with a one-piece crown portion A headwear includes a crown portion and a brim connected to the crown portion. The crown portion is formed as a one-piece molded body which is flexible while having a measure of rigidity to maintain the shape of the crown portion. The molded body is made ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158054 | Cap A cap for permitting a wearer to use the cap as a device for catching falling objects, such as baseballs, therewith. The cap includes a cap with a bill outwardly extending therefrom. The bill has a plurality of spaced apart finger holes therethrough.... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158055 | Cap with protrusive effect A cap with protrusive effect that can effectively display letters or diagrams of logos, emblems, etc. in a three dimensional fashion. The headwear includes a multi-panel crown, and a crown front portion consisting of two fabric pieces or two fabric pieces... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158056 | Fireproof pants with detachable bottom leg sections A revision to the standard fireproof garments currently worn by race car drivers and pit crew people that allows the wearer to remove the bottom section of the pants to cool off when not in the car or in an area where protection from possible fire is not ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158057 | Toddler training method A novel "method" whereby an infant's over-sized pant legs, that may extend below the infant's feet, are secured above the bottom of the infant's feet to facilitate walking development.... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158058 | Ventilated toilet A recreational vehicle or boat toilet includes a bowl with a water ingress line to the bowl, and a flush mechanism for emptying the bowl after water from the ingress line has entered the bowl. The recreational vehicle or boat toilet also includes a ventil... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158059 | Foot actuated toilet seat lift A foot actuated toilet seat lift comprises a lifting mechanism, a pedal assembly and mechanism for transmitting the force provided by toilet users' foot from the pedal assembly to the lifting mechanism. The lifting mechanism has a base adapted to be mount... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158060 | Toilet seat cover assembly A toilet seat cover assembly for use as a combination toilet seat cover and auxiliary bathroom seat with self-positioning, retractable backrest. The assembly includes a cover which is hinged to either the toilet or a housing structure positioned on either... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158061 | Sanitary toilet with integral water supply and manual flush assembly A sanitary toilet system with an integral water supply and manual flush assembly for a recreational vehicle in which a flush water supply tank is provided adjacent a recreational vehicle wall with an inlet extending through the wall, thus eliminating plum... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158062 | Pool decking system An aboveground pool decking system that entails a platform that mounts to and over the conventional top rail of an aboveground pool, creating a smooth, level and gap-free transition from the deck to the edge of the pool. The platform includes an extension... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158063 | Spa cover lifting device A spa cover lifting device for lifting a folding spa cover seated on a spa from a seated position to a vertical storage position, the spa cover lifting device having a frame apparatus with a horizontal cross member and a pair of side members with ends hav... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158064 | Water level adjustment device A water level adjustment device including a reservoir positioned within a hole formed adjacent to an in-ground swimming pool. The reservoir has an opening therein for coupling with a water supply line. An outlet pipe extends between the reservoir and the ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158065 | Baby bath tub A portable top-opening receptacle for holding water for a child bathing in standing position having a horizontal bottom and having a sufficient diameter to accommodate use by a child for standing. A round vertical wall keeps water inside of said receptacl... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158066 | Anti-rotation pipe locator and holder An anti-rotation pipe locating and support device comprises a support and insert assembly that precisely locates and supports plumbing pipes relative to the structure of a building and prevents rotational movement of the pipes relative to the support. The... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158067 | Convertible crib An improved crib structure includes a crib capable of swinging in a natural rhythm, comprising a supporting frame having an upper rectangle and lower crossbars, the upper rectangle and crossbar being connected through four vertical rails at four correspon... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158068 | Combined sleeping bag and activity surface A sleeping bag formed with an outer case having an exposed surface and a coextensive tensive liner having an exposed surface, the case and liner being secured together along their edges to form a pad which may be folded in half and releasably secured alon... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158069 | Arm lounger An arm rest adapted for use with a lounge chair, in which the arm rest comprises a five-sided tubular frame; a covering material which connects with each side of the tubular frame; an adjustable support for the arm rest; and means for connecting the arm r... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158070 | Coverlet for an air bed A coverlet is disclosed for enclosing an air fluidizable section of a patient support surface. The air fluidizable section includes a diffuser board assembly for supporting a fluidizable medium, a side wall defining a boundary of the air fluidizable secti... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158071 | Bedding or seating product with edge support A bedding or seating product comprising a centrally located spring core, edge support means located around the perimeter of the spring core, filling material located above and below the spring core and an upholstered covering. The edge support may be eith... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158072 | Method for detecting cloth amount in drum washing machine Methods of detecting a load level in a washing machine include monitoring a rotational speed of a motor of the washing machine for a period of time after the motor has reached an operating speed. In a first method embodying the invention, the number of ro... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158073 | Round brush apparatus for brushing a person's hair A round brush apparatus is disclosed for brushing a person's hair. The apparatus includes an elongate brush body having a first and a second end. The brush body includes a first member, which extends from the first end of the body towards the second end o... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158074 | Pipe cleaning machine An apparatus for cleaning the interior and exterior of a corroded pipe including a pipe shuttle for rotatable holding a pipe being cleaned, a stationary lance assembly for insertion into the interior of the pipe to scrape and clean the interior of the pip... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158075 | Apparatus and method for washing substrate A substrate washing apparatus, comprising a spin chuck for holding and rotating a substrate W, a brushing section including a scrubbing member which is brought into contact with a washing surface of the substrate held on the spin chuck and revolved on its... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158076 | Feed control devices for hand operated drain cleaning tools A hand held and hand operated drain cleaning tool including a drain cleaning cable coiled in a drum and having a support for holding the drum in one hand while rotating the drum with the other through a crank on the drum is provided with a cable feeding d... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158077 | Personal hygiene appliance A personal hygiene appliance extension handle for persons having limited hand reach or body mobility which has a grasping means for holding toilet tissue and functions as a hand extension to permit cleansing of the perineal area.... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158078 | Wiper for motor vehicle windshields A wiping device is proposed, which is used to clean windshields of motor vehicles. The wiping device has a driven wiper arm (12) to whose free end a wiper blade (14) is pivotably connected that is provided with an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (32... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158079 | Wiper arm A wiper arm for driving a wiper blade to wipe a windshield of a vehicle. The wiper arm is composed of an arm head, a retainer, an arm piece and a coil spring for urging the wiper blade against the windshield. The retainer has an inclining front surface to... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158080 | Ultra-compact recessed wall mounted vacuum cleaner The present invention is directed to improvements in the operation and design of wall-mounted recessed vacuum cleaner systems. The invention advantageously incorporates an extremely compact motor design which enables the filtering debris receptacle to be ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158081 | Water extraction cleaning machine with variable solution mixing valve The invention relates to a water extraction cleaning machine having a variable solution mixing valve adapted to create cleaning solution mixtures of variable constituent ratios. Clean water and detergent are provided from tanks supported on the water extr... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158082 | Portable blower with blower tube noise reduction The present invention provides for noise reduction during operation of a portable blower by reducing the noise or acoustic energy escaping from the housing outlet and blower tube. The noise reduction is achieved by placing sound absorbing material in the ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158083 | Wet/dry vacuum with reduced operating noise A wet/dry vacuum appliance having enhanced air-handling performance and reduced operating noise is described. In one embodiment, the collector scroll in a wet/dry vacuum is configured so as to isolate the vacuum's impeller from geometries prone to increas... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158084 | Vacuum cleaner agitator control A self-propelled vacuum cleaner is provided having an upper handle portion and a carriage pivotally mounted to a lower end of the handle portion for pivotal motion relative the handle portion about a horizontally extending carriage axis. A transmission dr... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158085 | Closing device for original cover In order to provide a closing device for an original cover in which a spring case is not cracked or broken during use even if zircon by which the spring case can be cheaply manufactured and which has excellent mechanical characteristics is especially used... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158086 | Adjustable butt hinge A hinge assembly includes a first hinge leaf for attachment to a door, a second hinge leaf hingedly coupled to the first hinge leaf, and a mounting plate for adjustably positioning and attaching the second hinge leaf to a cabinet frame, casing, door jamb,... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158087 | Quick release hinge system A hinge system is provided to connect a first structure and a second structure. The first structure has a first pad eye extending from a connecting wall, with a tapered hole extending through the first pad eye. The second structure has a second pad eye ex... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158088 | Deployable hinge assembly providing end of travel damping The invention is a deployable hinge assembly. In detail the hinge assembly includes first and second hinge members, and a pivot system for pivotally connecting the first and second hinge members together such that the second hinge member is rotatable from... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158089 | Telescoping handle A telescoping handle which is useful for a variety of broom, mop and shovel applications includes a first tubular handle portion having a first end and an inner open surface extending axially inwardly therein from the first end having a predetermined diam... | 12/12/2000 |
