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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6247177 | Eyeglasses-held sun visor An eyeglasses-held sun visor to provide sunshade to the face of the person. The eyeglasses-held sun visor comprises a visor, a headband, two pieces of flat, elasticized material, and four openings, two on the inside portion of the headband through which t... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247178 | Convertible, scent retaining garment/blanket The invention is an improved process for promoting bonding between parent and infant. The invention is also a garment for use with this process. The garment is a shirt made from scent-absorbing fabric. The shirt's sleeves and torso portion are secured tog... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247179 | Firefighter garment utilizing improved high-lubricity lining material A protective garment of the type typically worn by firefighters includes an improved liner assembly. The liner assembly comprises a lining fabric made from multifilament yarns in one weave direction and spun yarns in the other weave direction. The yarns a... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247180 | Weather-protecting display banner for headgear cross-reference to related applications A display banner that may be attached to headgear and adjusted to provide weather protection for the back of the head, neck, ears and portions of the back and shoulders. It may allow the top of the wearer's head and hairstyle to remain uncovered, well ven... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247181 | Bandana head-protector using fabric and closed-cell foam This invention provides a device designed to reduce head injuries among soccer players, and others who would not otherwise wear head protection. It integrates closed-cell foam padding into a traditional bandana form. Foam padding is sewn between layers of... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247182 | Stocking device A foot protector which is comprised of at least about 80 weight percent of a fabric material. The fabric material is comprised of at least 50 weight percent of stretch fabric, it is made from a two sheets of fabric, and a space between the two sheets of f... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247183 | Secured infant socks An infant sock capable of being securely attached to an infant's clothing to prevent loss includes a piece of material that extends past the cuff of the sock and is fastened to the infant's clothing in one of several ways. When infant clothing is selected... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247184 | Conformable pair of underwear A conformable pair of underwear including a central member positionable over a crotch area and backside of the individual. The central member has opposed forward and rearward ends. The central member is fabricated of a cotton-like material. A front member... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247185 | Compressive support orthosis tights, particularly for the post-partum period A compressive elastic-tights orthosis with an abdominal portion, or compressive knit, having a waist, front, back and, and groin, and adjoining two leg portions of compressive knit, the abdominal portion having a substantially triangular starched front re... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247186 | Helmet with ventilation arrangement A helmet with ventilation arrangement comprises a housing, an inner honey-comb like impact resistant layer shaped to the head of rider, a protective covering spaced above and formed integrally with the housing, and a chamber enclosed by housing and protec... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247187 | Swimming goggles for swimming pool purposes A swimming goggle model, comprising: two lens frames, each lens frame accommodating a lens, and a first joining unit and a second joining unit on two opposite ends. At least one round string, pulled in sequence through the first and the second joining uni... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247188 | Adjustable shoulder pad An adjustable shoulder pad particularly adapted for use by children for playing hockey and other similar sports. The adjustable junior shoulder pad is made of two main portions, namely a left-hand portion and a right-hand portion. These two main portions ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247189 | Inline sanitary conditioning system An inline sanitary conditioning system for a toilet or urinal system comprises a hollow body plumbed into a flush line between the flush valve and the bowl of the toilet or urinal. A cage is mounted to into a chamber in the body through which the flush wa... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247190 | Plunger apparatus with controllable ventilation A plunger assembly having a plunger portion and an elongated handle with a central bore. The plunger portion has a bottom opening sized for fluid communication with a drain opening. The top end of the plunger portion has a threaded opening sized to receiv... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247191 | Locomotive sanitation apparatus and method of protecting the same from freezing A sanitary system for a locomotive wherein the treatment tank is protected from freezing by the use of the heat available in the exhaust air removed from the toilet compartment. A sealed and insulated compartment is formed around the treatment tank, and a... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247192 | Economizer device for toilet tank The invention concerns an economiser device for toilet tank comprising a plurality of stacked and ballasted base units (1), said base units (1) including a substantially prismatic hollow shape having, in operative position, an open top surface, the latera... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247193 | Flush toilet with rim nozzles A flush toilet has a housing and a bowl set in the housing, having an upper rim, and having an inner surface extending downward from the rim. A ring atop the bowl has a plurality of nozzles spaced about the rim and each directed at an acute angle against ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247194 | Filtering stairway for swimming pool A stairway for a swimming pool fabricated by a rotational molding technique having a set of stairs in its front face and a hollow reservoir therein that communicates with the pool. A separate box also formed by a rotational molding technique is attached t... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247195 | Low maintenance long service life maritime head A head structure is disclosed which includes a novel deck, bulkhead and overhead coating which prevents moisture, especially corrosive sea water, or salt atmosphere from reaching the underlying deck, bulkhead or overhead even if the surface of the coating... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247196 | Bogie construction A bogie construction includes at least two stiff axles interconnected by a rocking lever. The rocking lever is pivoted in its middle so that it can move in its longitudinal direction as a result of steering movements. The rocking lever is preferably conne... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247197 | Brush interflow distributor A brush assembly includes a distributor having a slot matrix formed in an outer surface of the distributor, the slot matrix including a plurality of longitudinal slots intersecting a plurality of annular slots. The brush assembly further includes a housin... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247198 | Cleaning apparatus For cleaning a wafer by a cleaning apparatus, a cleaning liquid is contained in a cleaning bath. Leaving two brushes open, the wafer is inserted to the cleaning bath, placed on oscillation and rotation rollers and retained by the rollers. The brushes are ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247199 | Mop head connection A mop head with cleaning strands and a specially configured connector. Internal threading and dual channel openings are inset into the inner wall of the connector. A guide piece is positioned for rotatable movement adjacent to the threaded end of the hand... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247200 | Scraper mounting apparatus for extensible machine slideway guards and a related construction method An apparatus on which scrapers for extensible machine slideway guards are mounted comprises a mounting frame consisting of a plurality of single lengths of section fitted together in pairs where the two lengths meet at one corner; and connecting squares h... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247201 | Rear wiper blade protective device A rear wiper blade protective device including a cylindrical tube having an open first end and a closed second end. The open first end is dimensioned for receiving the rear wiper blade therein. A pair of suction cups are coupled with respect the cylindric... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247202 | Carpet extractor fluid supply system A novel carpet extractor is disclosed having a first cleaning liquid conduit that communicates a supply reservoir with a cleaning liquid distributor via a first valve and a second cleaning liquid conduit that communicates the supply reservoir with the liq... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247203 | Pop-up mechanism for an extendable handle of wheeled luggage An improvement of the pop-up mechanism for an extendable handle of wheeled luggage is disclosed. The popup mechanism comprises an additional elastic device in the overlaying section of the sliding tube and the support tube for cooperating with a first ela... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247204 | Handle for trowel and related tools A handle for use in conjunction with a trowel or other tool having a tang for joining with the handle. The handle is constructed of a pair of shell portions that mate together to form a handle body. Each of the shell portions have radially inward extendin... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247205 | Apparatus to enable hands-free use of a long-distance magnifying device An apparatus for enabling hands-free use of a device for magnifying a long-distance event, such as binoculars, includes a base member, a first attachment member, and a second attachment member. The first attachment member is connected to the base member a... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247206 | Tightening means for hose clamps A tightening device for a clamp in the form of an outwardly extending ear with outwardly extending leg portions interconnected by a bridging portion at their outer ends whereby the leg portions at least in their outer parts diverge from one another in the... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247207 | Ascot collar bar A collar bar that fits within the open collar of a shirt including a first elongated member sized in length to span and hold the open collar of the shirt. A first pair of clips, with one secured to each of the opposite ends of the elongated member, attach... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247208 | Method and apparatus for tightening a belt, strap, or the like The present invention is directed to providing a simple, cost effective device for tightening a restraining device such as a belt, strap, rope or the like that requires very little space, and that can be easily operated to provide complete tightening of t... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247209 | Capped rivet A capped rivet has a cap 10 with an exposed topside 14 and an inside 18 and further has a rivet part 20 with a rivet shank 22 and a rivet flange 24. The rivet shank 22 extends away from the inside 18 of the cap 10 and the rivet flange 24 extends transvers... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247210 | Slip resistant web adjustment member The buckle includes a web adjustment member which further includes a first lacing bar, a second lacing bar and a third lacing bar about which webbing is laced. The first and second lacing bars are positioned relatively proximate to each other so that a pi... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247211 | Medical tubing tethering device A medical tubing tethering device comprising a tether having a first proximal end and an opposed distal end. A first mechanism is supported adjacent the proximal end of the tether for securing the medical tubing tethering device to a desired object. The d... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247212 | Retention device for solids in drinking glasses A device for retaining solids in a drinking glass comprising a clamp connected to a grid via a hinge. The clamp and grid are initially positioned flat but upon rotation of the hinge, the clamp and grid are positioned perpendicular to each other for use. T... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247213 | Buckle A buckle body, flat cylindrical in shape, includes an upper plate, a lower plate and side walls. The buckle body has at its one end an insertion opening, and at its other end a belt-mounting part. Each of the opposite side walls has an opening to form eng... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247214 | Holding device for fastening laces The invention provides a fastening device for releasably securing two lace ends (3) together. The fastening device comprises a body including first and second members (11, 12) having a passage through which the lace ends can pass. The passage may include ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247215 | Printed flocked pile fabric and method for making same Methods of forming a printed multicolor synthetic pile fabric having a substrate and pile formed of fibers arranged in random groups extending essentially unifomn-y across the entire width and along the entire length of the fabric are disclosed. The metho... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247216 | Device for disassembling a universal joint A device for disassembling a universal joint for removal of the connecting member of a universal joint with minimal effort. The device for disassembling a universal joint includes the universal joint having a generally cross shaped connecting member with ... | 06/19/2001 |
