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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6286144 | Protective garments incorporating bands of welded or adhesively-bonded elastomeric material A disposable protective garment 1 has bands 8 of elastomeric material at the wrists and/or ankles and/or around the hood 5. Each band 8 is joined to the garment by a welded or adhesively-bonded seam and extends from the garment to encircle closely the adj... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286145 | Breathable composite barrier fabric and protective garments made thereof A breathable composite barrier fabric for protective garments including a low-strength nonwoven web; a high-strength nonwoven web containing multicomponent fibers that have a first polyolefin component and a second polyamide component, the high-strength w... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286146 | Method of wearing weighted training vest while listening to audio equipment A weighted exercise vest is adapted for wearing on the upper body of a person. The vest has front and rear compartments in which multiple weights may be inserted. The compartments securely hold the weights therein when the wearer is engaged in physical ac... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286147 | Stethoscope support The invention provides a stethoscope support assembled onto a garment to be worn by a medical practitioner. The garment is provided with a stethoscope bell holder pocket adjacent one shoulder thereof that is sized to slidingly hold a bell of a stethoscope... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286148 | Glove A glove especially adapted to the practice of a sport having its own tightening arrangement, such that it cannot be lost, the tightening arrangement including a single strap starting from a lower fixed point of the glove located in an area of the wrist an... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286149 | Wind dampening device A wind dampening device for dampening the wind around the ear associated with traveling at high velocities. The wind dampening device includes a panel. The panel has a top edge, a front edge, a back edge, a facing side and a rear side. The panel generally... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286151 | Heat-regulating sock The invention relates to a heat-regulating sock (1) with padding in certain areas, worn especially for leisure sports such as jogging, in line skating, skiing and similar. The aim of the invention is to especially provide a means of conducting sweat out o... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286152 | Designers fluctuation loop A loop for displaying a Trademark, Copyright Notice, Logo, or the like, on the waistband of a pair of pants, shorts, skirt or blue jeans of which is also used to expand the waistband by way of un-buttoning the button and looping the loop over the button t... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286153 | Stench trap for a urinal A waterless urinal (1) is provided with a pot (17) in which urine (35) accumulates. A float (33) floats on the urine (35) and is pressed upwardly by the buoyancy thereof against an opening (31) in the cover (29) of the pot (17). As soon as a pre-determina... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286154 | Portable bedside toilet commode This invention entitled "Portable Bedside Toilet Commode" is a health care article of manufacture with a uniquely designed form. This unique invention affords greater convenience, comfort, ease-of-use for persons with limited mobility (whether temporary o... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286155 | Pool cover having integral reflective solar heating and insulative properties An improved lightweight, multi-layer, reflective swimming pool cover containing two thermoplastic layers. The top layer has a dark-colored polyethylene film and the lower layer has a polyethylene film with a aluminum concentrate, or other suitable reflect... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286156 | Mesh screen swimming pool cover A foldable swimming pool cover includes, in one embodiment, a screen constructed of an ultra-fine, lightweight mesh fabric and a plastic frame mounted on the periphery of the screen. The plastic frame includes a plurality of frame members, each of the fra... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286157 | Inflatable cover for swimming pools An inflatable cover for swimming pools comprising a pliable exterior sheet and a pliable interior sheet permanently affixed to one another around an outer periphery thereof. The exterior sheet includes an air inlet valve, which functions to allow air to b... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286158 | Shower head assembly A shower head assembly comprises a main shower head and a plurality of bent auxiliary shower heads wherein an adjusting mechanism of the main shower head is rotatable to divert water to spray from the nozzle of the main shower head in the form of streams ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286159 | Sofa bed structure An improved sofa bed structure if provided which comprises a base frame, a back support frame and a rear back support frame that are sequentially assembled using pin connections to form an integral bedstead. Each frame is equipped with a net frame to form... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286160 | Support for reclining or sitting A support for reclining or sitting has two tubes extending in the longitudinal direction and filled with a liquid, transverse rods being guided on said tubes so as to be movable back and forth in the loading direction. A cushion is disposed on the transve... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286161 | Corner connectors and methods Preformed corner connectors for mattress supports and box spring bases are provided to simplify and reduce the costs of constructing the same. The corner connectors are preferably unitarily formed by plastic molding or other suitable processes. The method... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286163 | Fitted sheet construction A sheet construction adapted to fittingly engage a mattress includes a main panel having a first pouch at a first end of the panel and a second pouch at a second end of the panel. The first pouch is sized and shaped to encompass a first end of the mattres... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286164 | Medical table having controlled movement and method of use A medical table having a head end column and a pair of foot end columns, all of which are automatically and simultaneously extendable and retractable between upper and lower positions. A patient support system, which may include a body support and separat... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286165 | Stretcher center wheel mechanism A stretcher for transporting a patient along a floor includes an elongated frame, a patient-support deck carried by the frame, and an elongated shaft having a longitudinally-extending axis of rotation. The shaft is coupled to the frame for rotation about ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286166 | Modular foam mattress A mattress includes a cover defining an interior region and a plurality of foam modules located in the interior region of the cover. Each of the plurality of foam modules is separately removable from the interior region and has a central foam portion and ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286167 | Mattress structure A mattress structure includes a cover configured to define an interior region and a mattress core including a shear material formed to include a plurality of adjacent sleeves. The mattress core is located in the interior region. The mattress structure als... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286168 | Bicycle repair tool A bicycle repair tool includes a handle and a plurality of repair tools pivotably mounted at one end of the handle. A planar bridge connects the left and right side walls of the handle and serves as a rest surface for the repair tools in their undeployed ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286169 | Tessellated cylindrical brush A sweeping machine for picking up debris from a surface includes a frame and wheels attached to said frame to support the frame of the sweeping machine over the surface being swept. A cylindrical brush is rotatably attached to said frame. The cylindrical ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286170 | Apparatus for cleaning photo film A method of, and an apparatus for, cleaning a web of photo film during the manufacture is disclosed wherein the web of photo film is transported in its lengthwise direction, and a cleaning tape made of felt is pressed onto an entire area or a side portion... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286171 | Apparatus for removing debris from a machined or threaded cavity An apparatus for extracting debris from a machined or threaded cavity. The apparatus may include an extraction member formed at least in part as a coil region and a control region, the coiled region being controlled by the control region while in a cavity... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286172 | Portable inflatable duct cleaning apparatus A portable inflatable heating, ventilating and air conditioning duct apparatus includes a bladder made of resilient material for expansion and contraction. The bladder has a small opening for the movement of air in and out of the bladder. An elongate flex... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286173 | 2-head toothbrush with surehold A toothbrush comprising dual brush heads (6), (8) spaced by gap (12) each having brushes (18), (20) on a surface, made of substantially parallel bristles so each total width of the brush heads (10), (14) and the gap, of the brushes (22), (24) and the gap,... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286174 | Nozzle system and windscreen wiper arm for receiving said nozzle system The invention relates to a nozzle arrangement (16) and to a windshield wiper arm (12) for receiving the nozzle arrangement (16). The nozzle arrangement has a delivery device (40) for a washer fluid that is connected to at least one first nozzle body (30) ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286175 | Windshield wiper protector Disclosed herein is an innovated windshield wiper protector for an automobile. It comprises a pressurized fluid container, in which a plunger, a solenoid operated device, a pressurized fluid chamber, a spring, and a push bar with an adjustable screw are p... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286176 | Windshield wiper connector The invention relates to a windshield wiper, having a drivably supported wiper arm which on its free end carries a wiper blade, and the wiper blade is joined detachably and pivotably to the wiper arm by means of a retaining bracket, and for the sake of ad... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286177 | Under cabinet vacuum device An under cabinet vacuum device including an intake fan disposed interiorly of a cabinet. A collection bin is removably disposed interiorly of the cabinet forwardly of the intake fan. The collection bin has a top wall, a bottom wall, an open rear, an open ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286178 | Jet cleaning device for developing station A jet-cleaning device for a developing station is described, which jet-cleaning device is capable of removing chemical solution from the back surface of a silicon wafer without the need to perform time-consuming adjustment of knife ring position. The jet-... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286179 | Apparatus and method for removing debris from the lens-cleaning nozzle of an endoscope A device for use in the cleaning of an endoscope having a body with a first end, a second end and a longitudinal passageway extending therebetween, a seal affixed to the body between the first and second ends, and a transverse passageway formed in the bod... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286180 | Upright water extraction cleaning machine pump priming A portable surface cleaning apparatus has a base for movement along a surface to be cleaned and an upright handle pivotally attached to a rearward portion of the base. A fluid dispensing nozzle for applying fluid to the surface and a suction nozzle for pi... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286181 | Upright extraction cleaning machine A portable surface cleaning apparatus including a base module for movement along a surface, an upright handle pivotally attached to the base module, a liquid dispensing system including a flexible bladder defining a fluid supply chamber for holding a supp... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286182 | Vacuum cleaner comprising a holder for accessories The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner comprising a housing (1) accommodating a suction unit (7). The vacuum cleaner comprises a suction nozzle (9) which can be coupled to the housing via a suction tube (13) and a suction hose (15). The vacuum cleaner ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286183 | Caster with securing device A caster, in particular for movable hospital beds, laboratory tables and the like, with a securing device which is connected to a handle via a Bowden cable. A locking piece (16) is movable between a locking and an unlocking position by Bowden cable (12), ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286184 | Castor with brake and locking mechanism A caster is provided with two braking mechanisms and/or a locking mechanism. One embodiment of the present invention provides a castor including a wheel having an axis of rotation and a mounting bracket for a load. A brake lever is attached to the wheel a... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286185 | Hinge for metal cupboard doors A hinge for metal cupboard doors or the like, comprising a first hinged piece such as a hinge plate with one or several counterbored holes for fixing screws and a second hinge piece articulated on the first hinge piece such as a hinge frame or hinge plate... | 09/11/2001 |
