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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6292945 | Ejection restraint systems for flight suits A high tensile tape or cable is sewn into pockets in the arms of a flight suit. The pockets are closed over the tape or cable by a frangible thread. A non-frangible thread secures one end of the tape or cable to the wrist of the flight suit. The other end... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292946 | Non-resilient insert for catching glove An insert for a catching glove is easily insertable into and easily removable from a catching glove defining at least two finger sleeves. The insert consists essentially of an essentially non-resilient flexible material such as leather. It defines a palm ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292947 | Bath costume with high water slipping properties A bath costume comprises a bath costume body made of a resilient material adapted to perfectly adhere to a user body, and having an outer smooth surface in order to reduce to a minimum the slipping resistance of the bath costume in water.... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292948 | Bath glove A bath glove is formed by weaving or knitting different yarns in a specific manner, so that a plurality of terry piles are evenly distributed over and rising from a surface of the bath glove by three different heights. The terry piles having the smallest ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292949 | Bath glove A bath glove comprises a main body and a lashing member. The main body is of a palm-shaped profile and is formed of at least two layers of elastic netted body of a corrugated construction. The lashing member is fastened with an open end of the main body.... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292950 | Adjustable garment A garment having an adjustable waist is provided. The adjustable garment includes a waist portion and an adjustment device. The adjustment device is disposed along a surface of the waist portion and includes a central receiving element and opposing fasten... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292951 | Sock with reinforced foot sole region A sock with reinforced toe and heel areas, and a tread area located between these areas. The tread area is reinforced between the toe and heel areas. A sock comprising: a reinforced toe region; a reinforced heel region; and a reinforced sole region betwee... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292952 | Insert-molded helmet A comfortable, self-adjusting, protective helmet made from a process of insert molding. The helmet comprises an armature or insert made of a porous material that is embedded in the layers of the helmet to connect the structural parts of the helmet to one ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292953 | Interchangeable latch system An interchangeable latch system for configuring a custom fitted inner helmet as a standard platform for mounting different outer helmets thereon. The latch system includes a pair of strikers mounted onto temple panels of the inner helmet and tracks or cha... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292954 | Protective headgear Protective headgear in the form of a helmet (1) and a face mask (2) of a cage-like construction connected to the helmet (1) by loop straps. The face mask (2) is formed from rigid bars (7,8). The bars (7,8) are of a fiber reinforced polymer composite mater... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292955 | Adapter for fixing spectacle lenses The invention relates to an adapter (20) for reversibly fixing a spectacle lens (10) to the shield (30) of a pair of safety glasses (40). According to the invention, said adapter (20) has a shaped ring which consists of a transparent or opaque, permanentl... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292956 | Water flush toilet bowl and a cast molding apparatus thereof For forming a main body of a toilet bowl with which installation operation of a trap device is easy and which is superior in ornamental design possibilities and that has sufficient mechanical strength, the main body (1) of the toilet bowl is formed by cas... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292957 | Shower curtain retainer assembly A shower curtain retainer assembly for retaining the bottom of a shower curtain against a shower enclosure wall is described. The assembly includes a first set of plastic disks, a second set of plastic disks and a set of magnetically responsive plates. A ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292959 | Support structure for beds and the like A support structure for beds and the like is described comprising a plurality of components which are easily secured together in a minimum amount of time. The scaffold or support is comprised of a pair of floor cross supports, four vertical legs, a pair o... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292960 | Hidden safe associated with a bed An improved concealed safe is disclosed for concealment of firearms and other valuables therein, the safe being sized and shaped to replace a bed box-springs. The safe includes a top surface to support a mattress of a bed, a bottom surface to engage a sup... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292961 | Sleeping bag device A sleeping bag device which includes a warmth retaining body section having a length and width and comprised of insulating material. The body section is sized to accommodate a user's torso and includes a zippered opening running the length of the body sec... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292962 | Infant blanket with teether/pacifier An infant blanket/towel is provided having one or more teething elements and/or pacifiers attached thereto. The invention is conveniently used by draping the blanket/towel across the infant's chest and stomach and initially providing one of the teething o... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292963 | Bed pocket storage system A bedding accessory system which comprises a bed pocket having an opening therein and a fastening system which can be secured to the sheets of a bed without moving the mattress. The fastening system is a multipurpose one and can be adapted for different u... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292964 | Inclined support pillow An inclined support pillow includes a foam wedge and a resilient foam section substantially of the same length and width as a top surface of the foam wedge, with the bottom surface of the foam section attached to the top surface of the foam wedge. A cover... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292965 | Mattress A mattress with two bands running across its faces to increase firmness and body weight distribution. These bands are composed of panels of a highly resilient material fastened to panels of non-resilient material. The resilient panels are positioned where... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292966 | Method for sensing water level and vibration of washing machine and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for sensing the water level and vibration for a washing machine are disclosed. The method includes the steps of measuring a resonant frequency, when a water level of a washtub corresponds to the water level of zero and there is no w... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292967 | TMD-damped stay cable and method and TMD Wind-rain induced vibrations of a cable-stayed bridge are damped using tuned mass damper(s) ("TMD"). A TMD-damped cable-stayed bridge is comprised of (a) a bridge having at least one span, at least one pylon, and at least one stay cable extending from a p... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292968 | Articulated bridge An apparatus and method are provided for joining a first structure to a second structure. In one embodiment, a bridge 100 is provided for joining a movable structure 105 to a fixed structure 110. The bridge 100 includes a number of spaced apart extensible... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292969 | Swimming pool cleaner A pool cleaner which includes an integrally moulded body with an elongate float which is embedded in the body and which has a length which is at least 25% of the length of the body. A biasing weight is also embedded in the body on an opposing side of the ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292970 | Turbine-driven automatic swimming pool cleaners An automatic pool cleaner having a turbine including a housing having a flow chamber and chamber wall with inlet and outlet ports, a rotatably-mounted turbine rotor, and turbine vanes each having a proximal end connected to the rotor and a distal end mova... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292971 | Power cleaning brush A powered cleaning brush for cleaning toilet bowl which has at handle with a source of electricity connect thereto. In addition the handle has a container for holding a cleaning solution and a trigger for supplying cleaning solution to the brush. The hand... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292972 | Scrub washing apparatus and scrub washing method A scrub washing apparatus comprises a spin chuck for holding a substrate to be processed substantially horizontally, a nozzle for supplying a washing liquid to the substrate mounted on the spin chuck, an arm vertically and horizontally movably supported, ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292974 | Glass wiper blade for motor vehicles A wiper blade (10) is proposed that serves to clean windows of motor vehicles. The wiper blade has an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) which can be placed against the window to be wiped and is disposed substantially longitudinally axially parall... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292975 | Wiper unit A wiper unit comprises a wiper motor provided with a motor yoke and a gear case screwed to the motor yoke, a motor arm, a wiper frame, a pivot shaft, a pivot arm and a link connecting rod. The gear case of the wiper motor is formed with a frame-holder por... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292976 | Device for providing surface preparation An apparatus cleans, primes and prepares a surface onto which a gasket, adhesive or other bonding agent is to be applied. The apparatus includes a robotic device capable of movement along multiple axes. An end effector is supported by the robotic device (... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292977 | Vacuum fitting A vacuum fitting for connection to a remote source of vacuum, the vacuum fitting comprising a main body mountable to a fixed structure. The main body includes an inlet opening and an outlet opening; an openable closure mounted to the main body and being m... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292978 | Door stop apparatus A door stop apparatus holds a door in an open position. The door stop includes a first member mounting to the door and having a slot formed therein with a ramp portion located at one end of the slot. A link member pivotally mounts to a bracket on a door f... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292979 | Positioning structure of retractable draw bar for a suitcase The present invention proposes a positioning structure of a retractable draw bar, wherein an extended sheet is formed at the upper edge of each of the retaining holes of the first joint tube to increase the area of the upper edge of the retaining hole. Wh... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292980 | Hinge mechanism of portable phone There is disclosed a hinge mechanism for use in a portable phone having a phone body and a cover, the hinge mechanism configured to mechanically couple the cover to the phone body. The hinge mechanism includes at least one hinge module mounted to the phon... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292981 | Crescent hinge This invention relates to hinges in general. More particularly, the invention is concerned with hinges wherein it is desired to have no parts of the hinge visible on the outside of a door or enclosure, where, typically in prior art hinges, a hinge pin is ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292982 | Sliver deflecting mechanism in a regulated draw frame A regulated draw unit for drawing sliver running therethrough includes a plurality of roll pairs each defining respective nips through which the sliver consecutively passes in a running direction. A pressure bar which is situated between two adjoining rol... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292983 | Adjustable quick-release buckle, particularly for diving masks or similar An adjustable quick-release buckle, particularly for masks or similar, of the type provided in combination with a strap (1). The strap has a set of equally spaced teeth (101), projections, transverse ribs, or similar, arranged along the strap (1), and at ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292984 | Load-support system employing instantaneously adjustable hook A load-support system for supporting a load employing an instantaneously adjustable hook which is freely slideable along a tie-down or load-support cord to any selected operative position where the hook is positively latched to the cord by turning or twis... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292985 | Magnetic closure with mutual interlock for bags, knapsacks, items of clothing and the like A magnetic closure with mutual interlock for bags, knapsacks, items of clothing and the like, comprising a female element and a male element with regions for accommodating magnetic elements for mutual coupling. A particularity consists in that there are p... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292986 | Assembly and accumulation of sliders for profiled zippers An assembly of sliders for zippers for plastic bags and the like and the accumulation of the sliders for use in form, fill and seal machines is disclosed. The sliders are oriented and mechanically or adhesively joined into chains. Mechanical assembly of s... | 09/25/2001 |
