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Hands free towel carrying system

A hands free towel carrying system for coupling a towel to a user to prevent loss, theft or contamination.

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Patents Published on 07/31/2001


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6267108Single cam crossbow having level nocking point travel
A crossbow with level nocking point travel comprises an inventive cam assembly having a first groove defining a primary string payout track, a second groove defining a secondary string payout track and a third groove defining a take-up track. The ratio of...
07/31/2001
6267109Warming device
A warming device having a base plate on which is positioned a heat source. A plurality of carrier struts are pivotally mounted with respect to the base plate and are circumferentially arranged and each have a part surface. The part surfaces together form ...
07/31/2001
6267110Disposable heating unit for food containers
A disposable heating unit for use for heating the contents of a container, includes a first region containing a combination of at least two solid substances which undergo an exothermic chemical reaction which is not spontaneous at room temperature. Adjace...
07/31/2001
6267111Portable self-contained mobile vending unit
My invention, the "Portable Self-Contained Mobile Vending Unit," revolutionizes the single chafing dish equipment used by caterers as well as the small steam table used by food vendors in a mobile vending "hot cart." Caterers as well as mobile food vendor...
07/31/2001
6267112Oil collection device for a kitchen range hood
A kitchen range hood includes a casing having an open rear end and an open bottom. A rear plate is engaged with the open rear end of the casing and a flange extends radially outward from a lower edge of the casing so that a first oil collection device is ...
07/31/2001
6267113Free standing fireplace hearth
A freestanding fireplace hearth includes an artificial log set, a snuffer and a fuel tray beneath the snuffer and log set. When refilling is necessary, a drawer containing the fuel tray is pulled out for access, the tray descending away from the snuffer a...
07/31/2001
6267114Handy oxygen generator
A handy oxygen generator containing an oxygen generating agent which reacts with water to evolve oxygen can arbitrarily supply plenty of oxygen under all circumstances at any time. The oxygen generator can be efficiently used particularly in life-threaten...
07/31/2001
6267115Intravenous protecting device
The protective device of the present invention used for an intravenous (IV) site during intravenous infusion includes a waterproof flexible wrap that wraps around a portion of a limb where an intravenous catheter enters a vein. The wrap secures the intrav...
07/31/2001
6267117Hair cutting method and device
The invention concerns both a method and device for cutting hair. The device includes a multi-faceted cutting means (10) and a handle (20). The cutting means (10) is preferably formed from a broken piece of glass, preferably having a ragged broken edge to...
07/31/2001
6267118Wig fixing member and method of using the same
A wig fitting implement which performs the fitting of a wig to a head surely and stably, can be put on and taken off easily, has no bad influence on the head like eczema and a rash, and has excellent workability is provided. A method of use of the wig fit...
07/31/2001
6267119Haircutting guide-comb
A haircutting guide-comb instrument for use in cutting head hair of a human being and including a pair of elongated legs superimposed over one another to clasp hair of the human being in between said legs with a bias spring engaged about the terminal ends...
07/31/2001
6267120Hair clip
A hair clip including a substantially rigid base plate as well as a toric elastic element wherein the base plate includes, at a first lateral end, an element for removably securing the elastic element to the base plate by clipping and, at a second lateral...
07/31/2001
6267121Process to season and determine condition of a high density plasma etcher
An improved seasoning process for a plasma etching chamber is described. This has been achieved by increasing the RF power to both the wafer and the walls of the chamber during seasoning. Additionally, the gas that is used is at a pressure of about 10 mTo...
07/31/2001
6267122Semiconductor cleaning solution and method
An ammonium or amide aqueous solution without oxidzers for cleaning semiconductor wafers with exposed TiN (103). Effective particulate (109) removal occurs without the standard use of hydrogen peroxide which would attack the TiN (103). Solution temperatur...
07/31/2001
6267123Pod and method of cleaning it
A pod for storing and carrying substrates consists of a pod body and a cover. An inlet and an outlet are formed on one of the pod body and cover. The cover is tightly fitted to the pod body to close the inside of the pod body. A washing liquid is introduc...
07/31/2001
6267124Vertical conveyor parts washer
A method and system for immersion cleaning of mechanical parts which includes a continuous conveyor having a plurality of vertical conveyor runs which pass through one or more cleaning tanks. Each cleaning tank includes at least two turbulent wash zones. ...
07/31/2001
6267125Apparatus and method for processing the surface of a workpiece with ozone
An apparatus for supplying a mixture of a treatment liquid and ozone for treatment of a surface of a workpiece, and a corresponding method are set forth. The preferred embodiment of the apparatus comprises a liquid supply line that is used to provide flui...
07/31/2001
6267126Apparatus for rinsing
A synthetic sponge having a high density is rinsed while changing the hydrostatic pressure of rinsing solution in pore spaces of the sponge to remove chemical residue and particulate matter more completely. The hydrostatic pressure can be changed by varyi...
07/31/2001
6267127Self-anchoring beach umbrella
A self-anchoring beach umbrella comprising an umbrella canopy and an umbrella pole. The umbrella pole having an upper member for supporting the canopy and a lower member for self-anchoring the umbrella into a ground surface. The upper member being an elon...
07/31/2001
6267128Collapsible structures
A collapsible structure has a first panel and a second panel, each panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering portions of the frame member to form the panel when the frame member is in...
07/31/2001
6267129Collapsible frame assemblies
A collapsible frame assembly has a coilable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a plurality of corner sleeves. Each corner sleeve has a lumen for retaining a selected portion of the frame member, with the plurality of corner slee...
07/31/2001
6267130Assembly awning structure
A lightweight awning frame having the flexibility of being easily lengthened or shortened by the addition or removal of extension pieces, which is easy and inexpensive to manufacture and mass produce, assemble and install, and package in a relatively comp...
07/31/2001
6267131Method of controlling pressure in a chamber, apparatus for the same, and exposure apparatus
A method of controlling pressure in a chamber, wherein the pressure in a chamber in which measurement such as laser measurement is conducted is maintained at a set pressure with respect to fluctuations in external atmospheric pressure, characterized by co...
07/31/2001
6267132Liquid delivery system and its use for the delivery of an ultrapure liquid
The liquid to be delivered leaves a container (3A, 3B) maintained at a first overpressure P1, from where it is transferred to an intermediate storage tank (11) maintained at a predetermined intermediate pressure P2>P1. Several small-volume delivery contai...
07/31/2001
6267133Method for mounting a steering valve with a centring unit
A steering valve (1) for power-steering gears contains two valve elements (4, 8), which are rotatable relative to each other. A corresponding centering unit (16) contains two centering elements (17, 18), which are rotation-fixed relative to the valve elem...
07/31/2001
6267134Wall mounted mixer valve with pressure balance
A wall mounted mixer valve with pressure balance to automatically suspend the supply of hot water once the pressure of cold water drops to prevent accidental burning by hot water is essentially comprised of a body, a pressure balance device, a ball assemb...
07/31/2001
6267135ABS modulator with damping foam on exhaust diaphragm
A noise reducer for a valve having a quick release function is disclosed. The noise reducer is preferably an open-celled structure that is impervious to dirt, moisture, alcohol, and oil, and acts as both a dampener and a biasing spring to reduce the oscil...
07/31/2001
6267136Reinforcing set or sealing members attached to a sink at a place of installation of a faucet set and gasket
A faucet assembly including a resilient reinforcing member that ensures the faucet set compresses a sealing gasket to prevent leaks. The faucet set is secured to the deck or mounting flange of a sink from below the sink using installation nuts that can fa...
07/31/2001
6267137Ball check valve and pumping apparatus using the check valve
A ball check valve includes a body having a flow path and a turnout path formed therein and provided on a primary side thereof with an inlet and on a secondary side thereof with an outlet. A ball in the body a seating part for the ball, disposed in the in...
07/31/2001
6267138Method and means for monitoring a control apparatus
The invention relates to a method and means for monitoring a control apparatus having at least one actuating drive, a valve, a spindle, and a positioner, whereby a reversal of direction of a valve spindle, by means of manipulated variable changes that are...
07/31/2001
6267139Valve arrangement
A valve arrangement with at least two connecting regions and with an actuating device is proposed, the valve body having a lead-through region for guiding a spindle and a receiving housing which encloses at least the lead-through region of the valve body ...
07/31/2001
6267140Directional control valve having position detecting function
A directional control valve capable of detecting the operating positions over the whole stroke of the valve member. The control valve includes a detection head having a magnetic scale including a magnetic portion and a non-magnetic portion installed on an...
07/31/2001
6267141Hydraulic directional control valve
A hydraulic directional control valve with a regulating balance comprising a plunger which can be displaced in a housing (13) under the action of a differential pressure (Ɗp) between the intake pressure (P) and the highest load pressure (LS), and which i...
07/31/2001
6267142Fluid delivery stablization for wafer preparation systems
A solution delivery system for use with a wafer preparation system is provided. The solution deliver system includes a de-ionized water (DIW) dispense drawer having an input for receiving an initial flow of DIW from a facility water supply. The DIW dispen...
07/31/2001
6267143Selection valve with ferrule cluster
A multi-port injection/selection valve utilizes a ferrule cluster to connect tubes or capillaries to a common port in the valve. The use of micro ferrule clusters, as opposed to conventional connectors such as nuts and/or bolts, permits the capillary ends...
07/31/2001
6267144Rotary disk valve for power steering systems of motor vehicles
A rotary slide valve (1) for power steering in motor vehicles contains a rotary slide (2), which is non-rotatably connected to a valve inlet member (4). The control bushing (3) is non-rotatably connected to a valve outlet member (5). The two valve element...
07/31/2001
6267145Faucet assembly adapted to be mounted on a standard water pipe of a predetermined diameter
A faucet assembly includes a faucet body having a front portion defining a water passage, a water inlet for introducing water into the water passage, a nozzle disposed at a downstream position with respect to the water flow, and a pipe mounting seat dispo...
07/31/2001
6267146Piezoelectric valve
When a drive signal is not applied to a piezoelectric element 42, a diaphragm 38 is contacted with a valve seat 52 to disconnect diaphragm chambers 24a, 24b from a passage 54. In this case, even if the pressure of a fluid introduced into the diaphragm cha...
07/31/2001
6267147Accumulator/oil tank for journal oil supply
A combined oil tank and oil accumulator vessel having an internal chamber, and a moveable spring-loaded barrier within the internal chamber defining a low pressure oil tank portion and a high pressure accumulator portion separated by the moveable barrier....
07/31/2001
6267148Conductive resin tube and conductive polyamide resin composition
A conductive polyamide resin composition containing 6-15 parts of conductive carbon black and 0.3-5 parts of secondary aromatic amines for 100 parts by weight of polyamide resins is excellent in formability and a tube manufactured using the composition is...
07/31/2001
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