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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6263508 | Means for moveable bills or brims of caps and hats A unique fashion or sports hat or cap assemblage having a brim or bill/visor, distinctly designed with a sliding mechanism to rotate the brim or bill/visor up to 360 degrees without detachment from the crown of the cap or hat, including interchangeable an... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263509 | Protective modular garment A modularly constructed, turf enforcing outfit, consisting of a flack-jacket body portion supporting snap-on extension portions for forearms. In rumbles and other violent confrontations, the forearm and upper arm portions of a garment usually receive the ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263510 | Ventilating garment A ventilating garment having a shell layer and a mid-liner layer is provided. A vent opening is located on both the shell and the mid-liner. The air flows from the first vent opening to the second vent opening, thereby reaching the body of the wearer. The... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263511 | Breathable garment to be worn to improve the comfort of the human body A breathable garment to be worn to improve the comfort of the human body, comprising a protective outer covering with an internal layer which extends over at least part of the extension of the outer covering and internally forms an interspace. The interna... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263512 | Pliable garment to be worn about the head An article of apparel to be worn about the head includes an elongate sleeve of material having an elongate pliable member extending at least partially through the sleeve. The ends of the article are securable about the head so that at least a portion of t... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263513 | Helmet with a ventilating function and ventilating shutter device A helmet with a ventilating function is provided, including: a helmet shell having on an outer surface thereof a longitudinally extending outside air path configured to introduce outside air thereinto from a front air inlet thereof and discharge the same ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263514 | Safety cap A safety cap has a bump-resisting rigid casing, a plurality of trigonal pyramid reflection devices disposed on an outer surface of the bump-resisting rigid casing, a transparent layer enclosing the outer surface of the bump-resisting rigid casing and the ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263515 | Protective headwear for a child A protective headwear for a child for preventing head injuries to babies and toddlers. The protective headwear for a child includes a frame including an adjustable and padded band, a visor extending from a front of the band, and four arcuate cover support... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263517 | Toilet seat and cover lifter A toilet seat and cover lifter includes a seat lifting assembly and a cover lifting assembly. Each lifting assembly includes a lifting plate, a pair of arms, a pair of counterweights, a vertical handle, and a vertical handle retainer. The seat lifting ass... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263518 | Drain strainer An apparatus for straining fluid flow in a drainpipe, including a cylindrical body having a sidewall terminating with an integral closed end providing a means for engaging a drain plate, and, in opposition, an open end providing an integral uniform periph... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263519 | Automatic tank-type flusher Pressure from the input water line (26) holds a toilet's flush-valve member (12) in its seat so as to prevent water in the toilet tank (16) from flowing through flush ports (18) and a flush conduit (22) into the toilet bowl or urinal. To release water thr... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263520 | Water discharging system for toilet Controlling a volume of water contained in the toilet's water tank by manipulating short or long a drawing line connected to an operating lever, includes an operating part having an operating member connected with the line and either operated short by pre... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263521 | Portable and foldable chamber excretion pot A portable and foldable chamber excretion pot having a seat folder mechanism can be developed for use and foldable after being finished using it, especially suitable for carrying in a car. An elaborately designed seat folder mechanism can make a plurality... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263522 | Hydrotherapy jet with an extendable/retractable outlet A hydrotherapy jet system has a segmented outlet that extends from the jet body in response to a water flow through the jet and retracts when the flow stops. Water flows into the jet body, where it is directed into a nozzle that tapers to accelerate the w... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263523 | Shower enclosure system A shower enclosure system includes an elongate arcuate rod having first and second spaced end portions, a pair of swivels, with one swivel at each of the end portions, and a pair of swivel-receiving wall mounts for mounting on opposing walls of a shower e... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263524 | Novelty shower head The invention is a novelty shower head having a cavity in the wall of the shower head containing objects which move according to the swirl of water through the shower head providing an entertaining display of moving objects while in the shower.... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263525 | Foldable frame of a playpen This invention concerns a foldable frame of a playpen. The frame consists of a certain simply and quickly. The folded volume is very small in order to bring convenience in storing and transportation, and in addition, has a space defined therein to contain... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263526 | Baby head pattern forming cot A baby head pattern forming cot includes a support base having two opposite side walls each defining a pivot hole, a rotary base rotatably mounted in the support base and having two ends each provided with a pivot axle pivotally mounted in the pivot hole ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263527 | Sleeper bed for trucks An improved sleeper bed for over-the-road trucks comprises a first upper frame and a second lower frame with an air spring mounted between the first and second frames for dampening the movement of the frames toward one another. A pair of scissors-like str... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263528 | Leaning or sitting device A device for lying on or sitting on comprising a mattress (3) with a mattress sheath (4), a lath grid (1, 2) and at least two springy beams (5) extending in longitudinal direction of the device, wherein the lath grid (1, 2) comprises a lath grid cloth (1)... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263529 | Cubicle bed having transparent, minimally restrictive barriers A cubicle bed, including a horizontal non-steel bed frame having a rectangular perimeter including a head end, a foot end parallel to the head end, and two parallel sides between the head end and the foot end; the frame adapted to support a bed mattress; ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263530 | Selectively cooled or heated cushion and apparatus therefor A cushion (10, 12) has a plenum (16) which includes a plurality of flexible plastic woven tubes (34) held within a pair of similarly woven sheathes (38,40). The plenum has its sides and bottom covered by an air impermeable (14) layer with the top covered ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263531 | Locking-cylinder supported surgical boot A surgical boot assembly for an operating room table includes a surgical boot, an adjustable support arm securable to the table, and an adjustable clamping assembly attaching the surgical boot to the adjustable support arm. The adjustable support arm incl... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263532 | Methods and apparatus for refurbishing bedding mattresses A cover for a tight top mattress includes an upper panel, a lower panel and a border panel. A zipper connects the border panel to either the upper or lower panel. At least one of the upper of lower panels is a quilted foam and fabric assembly which is dim... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263533 | Extruded foam reinforcement structures for innerspring assemblies and mattresses Extruded foam reinforcement pieces are described for assembly in connection with innerspring assemblies and mattresses. The pieces have optimized cross-sectional configurations which can be consistently extruded in continuous strands which are then cut to... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263534 | Delivery device Disclosed is a slug for distributing a fluid on an inner surface of a bore of a pipeline. The slug comprises a reservoir for containing the fluid to be distributed, an outlet for distributing the fluid from the reservoir and onto the inner surface of the ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263535 | Apparatus for cleaning caking adhered on the inner wall of pipe The present invention provides a scrubbing device retractably movable into a pipe to effectively separate caking from the pipe. The scrubber comprises a plurality of metal brush wheels or is provided with bristles. The scrubber is moved into the pipe by a... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263536 | Spray brush for cleaning squeegees An apparatus and method for cleaning squeegees of the type having a handle with one edge joined to an edge of an elastomeric flat plate having a scraping edge. The apparatus includes a pair of brushes such as flat brushes used to scrub floors and supporte... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263537 | Drive controlling apparatus for rotary window cleaner A drive controlling apparatus for a rotary window cleaner comprises an elevating motor for moving up and down two wipers, which are provided on a front window so as to be close to each other, to a storage position and a start position, a first motor for r... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263538 | Connecting element for connecting a windscreen blade to a wiper arm hook The present invention relates to a connecting element (1) for connecting a windshield wiper blade (21) to wiper arm hooks (23, 23.1, 28) of different wiper arm hook widths (B, b) and wiper arm hook depths (W, w), which includes a number of different at le... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263539 | Carpet/floor cleaning wand and machine The carpet/floor cleaning wand has a vacuum tube with a first section extending roughly parallel to the ground and a second section angled in an upwards direction from the first section. A vacuum hose connects the vacuum tube to a vacuum source. A vacuum ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263540 | Compact utility type surface cleaning vehicle A utility type surface cleaning vehicle comprises a unitary frame utility type tractor defining a longitudinal axis and having a front end and a back end, left and right driven rear wheels and at least one steerable front wheel and a trailer connecting me... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263541 | Winding cone of an overhead door counterbalancing mechanism and torsion spring winding method therefor A method of securing a torsion spring used in a counterbalance system in which the spring torsion cannot be released without first supporting any existing spring torque utilizes a torsion spring assembly including: a torsion rod extending along a longitud... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263542 | Tolerance resistant and vacuum compliant door hinge with open-assist feature A hinge assembly and methods for mounting a hatch relative to a port defined in a cover of a vacuum chamber to close and open the port. A torsion rod mounted between the port and the hatch is in torsion when the hatch is in a closed position relative to t... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263543 | Self-latching hinge design A self-latching hinge includes a connector having an outer surface with at least one irregularity. A receiver is provided that includes an inner surface with at least one irregularity. By selectively moving the connector relative to the receiver the irreg... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263544 | Knob for a stick switch included in a mobile terminal A knob mounted on one end of a stick included in a stick switch and selectively sinkable in the axial direction of the stick or tiltable in any one of preselected directions. The knob further includes a concave surface formed on an end opposite to an end ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263545 | Batt forming apparatus An apparatus for forming a non-woven fiber baft of fibrous material which includes a housing connecting with a plurality of feed chutes which feed fibers from a plurality of sources into a mixing chamber. Feed rolls, adjacent each discharge end of the fee... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263546 | Apparatus for the removable retention of an item of personal property An apparatus having a back region for attachment to a surface, a front region for engagement of the item of personal property, and a substantially vertical aperture region defined within and between the front and back region. The aperture region has a top... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263547 | Clamping joint for interconnection of a clamping lock A clamping joint and a method for producing such a joint for interconnection of a clamping lock with at least one wire, which is insertable therein, and which clamping lock after compression during plastic deformation in a clamping tool seizes and arrests... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263548 | Buckle with reduced size A buckle of the invention is formed of a hollow female member, which is provided with an inserting hole and first engaging portions, and a male member provided with a collar portion and elastic pieces disposed at both end portions of a front surface of th... | 07/24/2001 |
