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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6173447 | Demountable protective eye shield assembly for cap visor A demountable protective eye shield assembly is provided which shields and person's eyes and/or eyeglasses from rain water, salt water, and other foreign matter. The eye shield assembly is adapted for removable clamping engagement with the visor of a base... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173448 | Leg protector A protector for the lower portion of a users leg that is made of a trough, flexible material, preferably leather, that substantially encircles the users leg to protect that leg from being injured by the plastic cord of a weed trimmer. The protector has a ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173449 | One-piece women's sunbathing beach and swim suit A one-piece women's sunbathing, beach and swim suit in the form of a narrow band of material which is arranged to be worn such that it loops the wearer's trunk in the longitudinal direction partially or completely. The narrow band of material is divided o... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173450 | Costume and toy and associated methods The costume is representative of a character having a head, a body section, and at least two legs. The body section and the legs have a common interior space that is adapted to admit a wearer's lower body section and legs. A pair of false limbs is affixed... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173451 | Golfer's accessory wrist band An improved wrist band for carrying golf tees, ball position markers and other small accessories such as a divot tool. The wrist band includes a carrier band having a fastener for securing the carrier band around the user's wrist, a golf tee holder attach... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173452 | Support/sport sock and method of use A support/sport sock for enhancing athletic performance and method of use. The sock includes a sock body of an elastomeric material which exhibits a pressure gradient against the calf of the leg which varies from a maximum proximate the foot portion of th... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173453 | Toilet venting system A system for venting a toilet comprising a toilet bowl fitted with a discharge outlet at a lower portion of the toilet bowl connected to a sewer line and an inlet for flushing water, connected to a water cistern via a flushing tube and an exhaust line con... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173454 | Jonni safe A safety device for restricting access into the open interior portion of a toilet bowl is disclosed. The safety device may be used with any conventional toilet unit having a hinged toilet seat and lid combination. The safety device comprises a pair of com... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173455 | Shower drain hair trap A new article of a smooth, durable, flexible fiberglass screen mesh material. The screen is placed over and around an open conventional pop-up stopper, for preventing hair, and other debris from entering and clogging the drainpipes of bathtubs, lavatories... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173456 | Double-cistern water-conserving sanitary water tank A double-cistern water conservation sanitary water tank comprises two tanks: an external oval tank (9) for evacuating solid waste and an internal round tank (8) for flushing liquid waste mounted within and at a level above a bottom wall of the external ov... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173457 | Flapper-type flush valve and mounting adapter A flapper-type toilet flush valve having multiple components. A float member component is assembled to a flapper body component. Both components are made of resilient plastic compounds that resist chlorine and chemical bleaches of the type commonly used i... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173458 | Portable self contained sink and water storage cart A portable sink having a sink module and a hot and cold water outlet connected to a spigot and a used water outlet from said sink connected to a cabinet mounted on wheels having at least one door to access the interior thereof. At least one tank for fresh... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173459 | Control for a bathtub waste water drain A control for a waste water drain in the bottom of a bathtub which has an overflow port above the drain in the end wall of the bathtub has a vertical drain pipe having upper and lower ends. A first fluid port is located at the upper end of the vertical dr... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173463 | Cot accessory An accessory for use with a bed or cot having a frame is described. The accessory has a first upright member joined to a first corner of the frame, a second upright member joined to a second corner of the frame, and a variable length cross member connecte... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173464 | Pocketed bedding or seating product A pocketed coil spring assembly for use in the manufacture of mattresses or cushions or the like comprising a plurality of strips of integrally connected closed fabric pockets each containing one helically coiled wire compression spring having its axis di... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173465 | Mattress A hugging mattress and method of using, and a sheet therefore, the sheet having two walled slots or pockets extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the mattress and preferably nesting within two corresponding holes in the mattress. The mattress h... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173466 | Pliers for forming electrical connectors A pliers for forming electrical connectors includes a body, connecting members, a sliding block, and a pliers' arm pivotably joined together. The body includes a jaw, an angled handle, a recess in the jaw, and connector cavities. The sliding block provide... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173467 | Multifunctional tool A multifunctional tool includes a main body including a connecting end with a socket. A rigid tube has a first end securely and releasably engaged with the socket of the main body. A first hose is telescopically received in the rigid tube and has an end e... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173468 | Apparatus for washing both surfaces of a substrate A method for washing both surfaces of a substrate, comprising (a) a first washing step for washing a front surface of a substrate, which is kept rotated, by bringing a scrubbing member into contact with said front surface of the substrate while supplying ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173469 | Urethane spring for use in a pipeline pig A cleaning device of the type for removing dirt, scale and extraneous material from the inner wall of a pipeline which comprises a body adapted to be moved longitudinally through the pipeline, a plurality of scraper elements mounted on the body for resili... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173470 | Brush attachment for grinder The invention provides a wire brush disc shaped grinder accessory that has segments removed from the circumference of the disc to provide visibility of the work surface while in use and with the bristles of the wire brush arranged in groups around the dis... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173471 | Structure of a brush A brush structure is provided which allows for even distribution of paint to a surface and further provides for variable stiffness of the bristles. The brush has a handle (10) which engages a ferrule (12) through a dovetail slot (11). The ferrule (12) rec... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173473 | Electric cleaner efficient for carpet and its head An electric cleaner head including a first bank of a plurality of spaced apart nozzles each including an interior passage having a narrower width than length slit. Sources of air flow including at least one suction source are connected to spaces between t... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173474 | Construction of a vacuum cleaner head An upright vacuum cleaner has a vacuum cleaner head for cleaning a floor having a forward portion and two spaced apart rear portions extending rearwardly from the forward portion, the spaced apart rear portions defining an open space there between, and a ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173475 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly for pivotally interconnecting a door to a trailer body is disclosed. The hinge assembly includes a hinge plate having a mounting portion and a hinge portion. The mounting portion of the hinge plate is configured to permit attachment to th... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173476 | Hinge assembly particularly suited for grounding A hinge assembly for a box having a base and a cover and comprising a hinge section and a spring section. The hinge section has a pair of segments pivotally mounted to each other. Each segment has outer channel-forming knuckles extending from its outer si... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173477 | Grip member, toothbrush using the grip member and western tableware using the grip member A grip member has a grip proper (1) made of a shape-memory resin in the shape of a bar, a connecting pin (4) disposed in one terminal part of the grip proper, a forked part (3) formed integrally in the other terminal side of the grip proper, and an annula... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173478 | Device and method for equalizing the supply to a carder of textile fibres which are in the form of a mat Device for supply of a mat of fibers to a carder, by means of a slide, which ends by overlapping a plurality of pivoting tables, which are opposite a superimposed roller feed unit, in order to form a plurality of gaps, with individual and continual regula... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173479 | Button snap flap closure A button snap flap closure for a pocket having a flap which overlaps a surface of the pocket. The closure comprises an elongated keeper secured to the pocket, the keeper having a ridge comprised of ribs in parallel relationship formed therein and a clip h... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173481 | Wheel removal and reassembly apparatus for brake access on heavy vehicles An apparatus for servicing the axles of heavy vehicles, providing aligned removal and reassembly of the wheel assembly for access to the brakes, wheel bearings and oils seals, to facilitate inspection and to ensure proper repair, characterized by a spindl... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173482 | Hull configuration of a modified tracked vehicle This invention pertains to a method of reconfiguring a family of the armored, tracked vehicle of the troop carrying type to enhance producibility and protection from mine blast fragments. By using the configuration and modification disclosed herein, mine ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173483 | Apparatus for manufacturing drainage line units and associated methods An apparatus and method for manufacturing a drainage line unit. The apparatus includes a mandrel having an inner cavity. Rear, upper and front openings communicate with the mandrel cavity. Preferably, a controller connected to at least one sensor is opera... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173484 | System for fabricating muntin bars from sheet material A system for fabricating muntin bars from sheet material. Sheet material in the form of thin ribbon stock is fed to a first forming station including a punching mechanism that punches the ribbon stock at a precisely predetermined location. The ribbon stoc... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173485 | Method for manufacturing magnetic head apparatus with slider and suspension A method for manufacturing a magnetic head apparatus includes a step of forming a plurality of flexure pieces coupled with each other and kept in substantially flat, each of the flexure pieces being provided with conductive connection pattern, a step of m... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173486 | Thin film magnetic head with self-aligned pole tips A magnetic head includes first and second pole tips separated by a nonmagnetic gap layer. The right side walls of the first and second pole tips are vertically aligned. Similarly, the left side walls of the first and second pole tips are vertically aligne... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173487 | Resistor unit for a fan speed controller of an automotive air conditioning device A fan speed controller of an automotive vehicle air conditioning device is usually placed in an air flow duct to be effectively cooled. Thus, compact construction of the speed controller is needed to obtain a larger air flow in the air flow duct. For this... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173488 | Terminal insertion and correction jig A front end portion of the inserted terminal position correcting jig is inserted into an opening formed in a peripheral wall provided extendedly from the rear portion of a connector housing, which opening functioning as its pivot center and having a corre... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173489 | Organic substrate (PCB) slip plane "stress deflector" for flip chip devices A flip chip integrated circuit package which provides stress relief for the solder bumps of the package. The package includes an integrated circuit that is mounted to a substrate. The integrated circuit is attached to a plurality of bond pads of the subst... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173490 | Method for forming a panel of packaged integrated circuits A method and an apparatus for forming a panel of packaged integrated circuits is disclosed. A substrate panel having an array of integrated circuits mounted thereon is placed in a mold having a molding chamber. The molding chamber has a multiplicity of ad... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173491 | Method for replacing a turbine vane airfoil A method for refurbishing turbine engine vanes in which the airfoils are removed and replaced. The original configuration of the vanes can be modified from a single casting or welded pair to a multi-piece component assembly comprising individual airfoil s... | 01/16/2001 |
