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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6163883 | Garment with magnetic vent closure A garment with a magnetic vent closure comprises a clothing, a magnetic flipper, a vent window, a ferrous element and a removably attaching element. The magnetic flipper extends from a predetermined portion of the clothing and has a first end and a second... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163884 | Elasticized top garment A disposable girl's top including a elastic system which is under tension and a ruffle which forms an edge of the elastic structure whereby the curl up of the structure is minimized.... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163885 | Palmar springs for spacesuit gloves A counterpressure garment for blood supplied tissue is provided and comprises a spring capable of being in pressure contact with the tissue; and a supportive material covering at least a part of the spring. Also provided by the present invention is a spac... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163886 | Removable weather guard for headwear A removable weather guard or sunshade enables easy attachment and repositioning relative to a cap. The weather guard hangs from an upper edge of an inner band common to most caps. Specifically, the weather guard has staying tabs with downwardly depending ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163887 | Simulated shoulder for costuming A simulated shoulder is provided for purposes of creating a costume. The shoulder includes a platform having an upper and a lower surface, horizontally disposed support columns defining the periphery of the shoulder platform, and a head supporting structu... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163888 | Free-size hat A free-size hat is capable of fitting wearers having a range of head sizes. The free-size cap including both cap and hat regardless of the fabric can provide a free-size function by accommodating various head sizes of the wearers with slits being formed o... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163890 | Suspenders-- and method of suspending trousers Suspenders for suspending trousers. The suspenders include straps and hooks generally fixed at ends of the straps. At least one of the hooks has a strap-hold at a first end thereof for engaging at least one of the straps and a hook portion at a second end... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163891 | Protector for hockey player A protection for a player on skates, mainly meant to protect the player's neck, having the quality especially to protect against cuts caused by the skate blade. The protection is a flexible safety equipment to be fitted around the neck and having at least... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163892 | Portable male urinal A portable male urinal assembly includes a conventional portable male urinal, having a urine receiving reservoir and a spout extending therefrom with an inlet in the spout for receiving the urine, and a urinal attachment having a valve assembly contained ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163893 | Deodorizing toilet seat pad A deodorizing toilet seat pad comprises essentially an ozone-generating means, a toilet seat pad, a base plate, a fan, and an active carbon container. Wherein, said ozone-generating means is provided on the rear end of said toilet seat, while said toilet ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163894 | Sanitary clip-on handle and method of using A sanitary clip-on handle arrangement that may be clipped onto a toilet seat when needed by a user. The clip-on handle includes a handle portion that is fixed to a clip portion. The clip portion provides a clamping arrangement that may be operated by a us... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163895 | Plunger apparatus A multi-purpose water pressure plunger is provided having an adjustable valve with a regulating lever that is attached to a handle. The handle is connected to an anti-backflow valve. The anti-backflow valve is removably connected to a plunger head that is... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163896 | Auxiliary stall shower strainer An auxiliary strainer that covers the large openings of a stall shower drain strainer that will protect against the loss of earrings and small valuables in the shower as well as protect against broken toes and fingers of curious children. The strainer wit... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163897 | Self-adjusting control device for flushing system mechanism A self-adjusting control device for a flushing system mechanism borne by a stirrup and provided with pivoting arms actuated by fingers borne by pull-handles for flushing the water, the water flush control being provided via rods acting on the head of the ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163898 | Hand held bidet and organizing storage cabinet assembly A hand held bidet and organizing storage cabinet assembly for providing discreet concealment of a hand held bidet and washroom supplied. The hand held bidet and organizing storage cabinet assembly includes a housing comprising an open front face. The hous... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163899 | Shower curtain apparatus A curtain apparatus includes a flexible pocket assembly which includes a transparent front panel portion, hook reception channels located at a top portion of the flexible pocket assembly, pocket sealing members attached to the flexible pocket assembly for... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163900 | Folding RV furniture Folding furniture for recreational vehicles (RVs). The furniture includes a seating portion, a back portion, two sets of foldover arms, and a pair of hinging brackets. The seating and back portions have a front edge, left and right side edges, and a rear ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163901 | Blanket elevation device A blanket elevation device including a pair of spacers that are positioned between the upper mattress and the lower box spring at a foot of the bed on opposing sides thereof for supporting a blanket at a raised elevation with respect to an upper surface o... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163902 | Trauma table top An x-ray trauma board having a rigid, flat, radiolucent, substantially transparent top support separated from a flat, rigid base by a plurality of spacers along either side of the board, leaving spaces along either side of the board through which an x-ray... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163903 | Chair bed A bed including a frame, an articulating deck on the frame having head, seat, and foot deck sections, and a mattress on the deck. The deck foot section and mattress foot portion have a first length when the foot section is in the up position and a second ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163904 | Articulated table for supporting a person An articulated table for supporting a person is comprised of a frame with legs, an articulated tabletop supported by the frame, and a motorized actuator assembly under the tabletop. The tabletop includes a pivotable torso section hinged to a fixed seat se... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163905 | Supporting article A supporting article (1;12) for comforting support of body parts and made of at least two layers (2;15) of web material welded together, which defines at least one compartment. The at least one compartment is made as an air channel (3;14) extending by a g... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163906 | Load supporting apparatus for a person An elongated guide member is supported by a support system over a bed. The guide member has an elongated cavity with a slot formed in its lower wall leading to the cavity. The slot has a plurality of spaced apart enlarged openings along its length. A plun... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163908 | Air sac for oscillating low air loss bed An air sac for use on a low air loss bed. The air sac is provided with a releasable connector for retaining the air sac to the low air loss bed and with a nipple for receiving air from a gas supply source to inflate the air sac. The air sac is also provid... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163909 | Pneumatic mattress assembly A pneumatic mattress includes a number of air envelopes and a base pad having two side portions secured to the air envelopes with a number of fastener nuts and fasteners which may solidly secure the air envelopes to the base pad. A number of couplers are ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163910 | Multi-function tool combining a writing implement with a letter opener and a staple puller The present invention resides in a multi-function tool which combines a writing implement with a letter opener and a staple puller. The staple puller and letter opener are either formed integrally with the elongated body of the writing implement, or are f... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163911 | Locating structure of expandable magnetic rod of screwdriver A screwdriver includes a handle, a shank, and a locating seat which is provided with a plurality of receiving holes for receiving a tip. The shank is provided at the free end thereof with an opening for fastening the tip. The handle is provided with a thr... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163912 | Washing machine A torque current component and an exciting current component of primary AC currents which are supplied to a stator of a three-phase induction motor are commanded independently of each other in accordance with a command rotational angular velocity and a ro... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163913 | Dock leveler A dock leveler includes a pivotally mounted ramp and a lip member pivotally mounted to the distal end of the ramp and moveable between an extended position and a depending position for forming a path between a loading dock and a loadbed of a vehicle. A mo... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163914 | Device for cleaning tubs which contain liquid in working conditions, and use of the device in a washer chamber An apparatus for cleaning tubs filled with a liquid, wherein a suction device which can be moved by a drive communicating with a delivery pipe is arranged on a base of the tub. The drive is operated by a pressurized fluid and drives a water wheel which is... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163915 | Control system for floor care machine A floor care machine such as a burnisher may operate in a manual or automatic mode for controlling the operating pressure of the working unit, such as a brush or pad. The illustrated machine has a motor and pad driver assembly mounted for height adjustmen... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163916 | Cleaning apparatus for disk-shaped workpieces A cleaning apparatus for cleaning disk-shaped workpieces while positively rotating them by a large driving force is equipped with a simple, efficient driving means, a cleaning mechanism 18 for cleaning workpieces W individually formed of an endless drivin... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163917 | Rotating brush for surface treatment of working pieces Disclosed is a rotating brush for surface treatment of working pieces. The rotating brush includes a brush fitting clamped between two clamping disks. The brush is so designed that the two clamping disks present on their opposing sides an axial shoulder o... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163918 | Bristles with surface structure, method for their manufacture and interdental cleaner or brush manufactured therefrom A method for the manufacture of surface-structured bristle material from plastic by extruding a monofilament. Before or during extrusion a granular material is admixed with a thermally melted first plastics material forming the main component of the monof... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163920 | Paint brush accessory A paint brush accessory mountable on a paint brush includes a planar shield having a first edge and an opposed second end. A guide is carried on the shield adjacent the first edge for sliding engagement with a surface or edge to enable the shield to be gu... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163921 | Wiper system with translational motion The wiper system with translational motion is additionally capable of moving the wiper arm in angular motion at an auto stop position so that the wiper blade may be stowed away from the view of the vehicle operator when the wiper system is not in use. The... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163922 | Wiper blade with wedge shaped neck A wiper blade for a windshield wiper blade refill includes a crown located at the top of the wiper blade. The bottom of the wiper blade has a windshield-engaging lip. A neck extends from the crown toward the lip, and the neck increases in width in a direc... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163923 | Soil processing machine The invention relates to a soil processing machine comprising a driveable soil processing device (5) with a non-circular processing encompassing at least one processing body (5a, 5b) and preferably also comprising a following suction strip (25') which can... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163924 | Swivel caster assembly with releasable lock mechanism A swivel caster assembly is provided with a releasable locking mechanism which selectively locks the caster assembly against rotation. A leg bushing used to support the leg of an associated appliance such as a baby stroller is rotatably supported by a cas... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163925 | Handle for luggage The present invention relates to an improved handle for luggage in which the locking button of the retractable handle is disposed on the top of the handle. The top surface of the handle has an arch shape which slopes from one side to the other. The protru... | 12/26/2000 |
