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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6317886 | Welding mask with slatted window A mask for covering a person's face while welding. The mask includes a body adapted for covering the person's face, the body having a window with a translucent lens positioned over the window. The lens include at least one translucent slat, each slat havi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317887 | Decorative visor assembly and securement assembly A decorative visor assembly to be worn in shading relation on a user's forehead, the visor assembly including a first and a second, generally planar material panels, and a seal assembly structured to selectively and precisely couple the first material pan... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317888 | Kneepad A knee pad includes a multiple layer elongate member conformed to fit over a knee. The middle layer comprises a rigid polymeric material with projecting arms that encircle the leg and clasp the knee pad thereon. An inner cushion layer and an outer semi ri... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317889 | Protective pad for protective garment A protective pad is affixed to a protective garment having a moisture barrier and having an outer shell covering the moisture barrier, the moisture barrier being impervious to moisture and the outer shell being pervious to moisture. The protective pad has... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317890 | Protective garment overlay apparatus A protective garment overlay apparatus includes a napkin portion having a first planar surface and a second planar surface. An attachment device is fixed to the napkin portion and includes a rigid yet manually deformable grip arm extending from the first ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317891 | Combined ventilation device for helmets for motorcyclists The invention relates to an internal ventilation device for helmets for motorcyclists. The ventilation system is integrated into the helmet body so that it is flush with the surface of the helmet cap. The ventilation system contains a front covering conne... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317892 | Foldable hat with storage pocket The hat (2), made from a supple and foldable material, comprises a reversible pocket (5) made in said hat, into which the hat can be folded and stored when not in use.... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317893 | Breathable waders with interchangeable insulated linings An improved liner system for uninsulated waders is disclosed. Pant-like liners of various weights and insulating properties are configured for operative insertion within a lightweight uninsulated wader shell, particularly of the breathable type. The weare... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317894 | Clothing with adjustable length portion The present application describes an item of clothing whose length is to be adjustable, or which has a component part--e.g. legs, sleeves--which is to be adjustable, the clothing item comprising at least one line (4) running from a lower part (2) of the c... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317895 | Safety helmet assembly A safety helmet having a rigid outer shell, a shock absorbing layer inside of the outer shell, and a shield layer fabricated from a strong and lightweight material positioned between the outer shell and the shock absorbing layer. The shield layer is prefe... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317896 | Headgear An improved headgear includes an outer shell and an inner liner providing a head receiving cavity. A headband has a forward portion and lateral portions secured to the inner liner and a pair of rearwardly extending flexible members having interconnecting ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317897 | Swimming goggles The invention provides a new type of swimming goggles, characterized in that: a binding frame is used for assembling the main lens frames. The binding frame includes left and right frame units and a nose bridge that combines the left and right frame units... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317898 | Apparatus for selecting marine toilet flush water An apparatus is provided for selecting either potable water or seawater as flush water for marine sanitary toilets. The apparatus may be designed to be electrically or manually operated. Check valves and vaccum breaker prevent contamination or waste of th... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317899 | Dual flush toilet A dual flush water conservation toilet includes separate fill tanks in a toilet tank which pivot to deposit water into a plenum chamber in the toilet tank. The fill tanks are selectively pivoted to deposit different quantities of water for flushing.... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317900 | Method and device for the disposal, recovery and recycling of pharmaceuticals from human wastes A method for removing pharmaceutical agents from human wastes. Such pharmaceuticals may include their metabolized byproducts, either or both of which may be harmful as a toxin or a carcinogen. The method generally includes the use of a portable human wast... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317901 | Fresh or salt water pool A swimming pool formed in a natural or man-made body of fresh or salt water includes a flooring material which allows water to pass through, but does not allow dirt or other natural sediment to pass through. The flooring material comprises a layer of ston... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317902 | Pool cover and the like having integral reflective solar heating and insulative means 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... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317903 | Bathtub design with therapeutical treatment devices A hydro massaging tub is used for massage treatment wherein the treatment is performed by ozone-mixed warm air or water jets distributed adjacent the bottom wall of the tub all about its circumference. Ozone generated by an ozone generator is injected in ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317904 | Shower curtain A plurality of fasteners are arranged along opposite edges of the shower curtain. Each fastener includes a mounting strip with a body portion which carries a pair of integral suction cups. The strip is heat sealed to the curtain material. In particular, a... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317905 | Spout with vacuum breaker protection Disclosed herein is a plumbing spout that has back flow protection. The spout positions a check valve vacuum breaker underneath the pull up knob in a plug assembly. The spout provides back flow protection even though it has no fluid control valve for cont... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317906 | Strainer assembly for bathtub drains and the like A strainer assembly for bathtub drains has a strainer body with a circular horizontal flange having a center opening and which is adapted to fit over and around a vertically disposed drain port in the bottom of a tub or the like. A hollow bushing extensio... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317907 | Safety device for a collapsible playpen A safety device for a collapsible playpen is provided. The playpen includes four upper corner seats, four lower corner seats, four vertical posts respectively secured at their upper ends to the upper corner seats and at their lower ends to the lower corne... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317908 | Support device with variable firmness An orthopedic support device comprising an embodiment of the support device comprises a firm core, a recess located on a top surface of the core, a memory foam layer located within the recess, a cushion layer located along a top surface of the memory foam... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317909 | Arising aid An arising aid to allow individuals needing assistance in raising from a seating position to a standing position. When the device is placed on a chair seat, the user may inflate bellows in the device by rocking from side to side. The inflated bellows rais... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317910 | Suspended bed canopy A suspended bed canopy for suspending a canopy over a bed without supports being attached to and extending from the bed. The suspended bed canopy includes a suspension assembly comprising a plate member and a frame. The plate member has a top side, a bott... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317911 | Rake for moving bubbles in a waterbed A rake for moving an air bubble entrapped between the surface of the water in and the underside of the top of a waterbed mattress to a vent through the top of the mattress is provided consisting of an elongated member and a handle. The elongated member ha... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317912 | Bed mattress with air cells and spring pockets A composite mattress is comprised of a rectangular intermediate base with four upper sidewalls extending vertically above the base adjacent the edges of the base forming an upper cavity, four lower sidewalls extending vertically below the base adjacent th... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317913 | Method of depositing flux or flux and metal onto a metal brazing substrate The present invention is directed to a means for the surface preparation of a metal or metal alloy substrate. In the process of the present invention, a stream of a mixture of flux particles and metal particles is hurled at the substrate at velocities eff... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317914 | Dockleveler holdown mechanism and method for installing the same A dockleveler comprising a support structure adapted to be mounted to a loading dock, a ramp connected to the support structure and movable between a raised position and a lowered position, a upward biasing mechanism connected to the ramp, and a holdown m... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317915 | Energy efficient deck framing system and method An energy efficient deck framing system and method is disclosed. In a deck framing system having structural framing members that support a deck panel structure, individual deck panels are inserted between pairs of the framing members. Supporting rods exte... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317916 | Portable golf club cleaning device A portable golf club cleaning device for cleaning the head of a golf club suitable for carrying and storing with a golf bag. The cleaning device includes a collapsible container for holding a cleaning liquid. A plurality of brushes extend from a housing s... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317917 | Structure paper mop board facing An improved structure paper mop board facing that is adhesion mounted at the ground level aspect and, furthermore, efficiently removes by absorption dust on floors. The paper mop board facing is adhesively attached to the floor section of the mop board an... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317918 | Windshield wiper device for vehicle A windshield wiper device for a vehicle, for wiping the windshield of the vehicle, comprises at least one windshield wiping unit. The windshield wiping unit comprises a pivot holder attached to the body of the vehicle and having a cylindrical bearing part... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317919 | Railcar cleaning apparatus A mobile vacuum cleaner for removing particulate materials from a chamber of a railcar or container is mounted on a motor truck operable to locate the vacuum cleaner adjacent a railcar. The cleaner has a material pick-up hose connected to a box and a moto... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317920 | Vacuum cleaner with above-floor cleaning tool A vacuum cleaning including a nozzle base comprising a primary and secondary suction opening, a suction source positioned within a first cavity in the nozzle base, and a dust cup releasably positioned within a second cavity in the base. The dust cup compr... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317921 | Stick-type vacuum cleaner A stick-type vacuum cleaner capable of performing a cleaning process by using an auxiliary tool without having to separate a brush assembly from a suction pipe, including: a body having main and auxiliary suction channels; a dust collecting cup having mai... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317922 | Door closer A door closer includes a cylinder and a piston sliding along the cylinder with a piston rod extending from the cylinder, with the closer mounting at one end to the door and at a second end to the door frame. The door closer has a speed adjustment know ext... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317923 | Handle middle tube and a vertical tube containing device for skate-scooters A handle middle tube and a vertical tube-combining device for skate-scooters includes a handle middle tube provided with a large hole and small hole of different centers and a vertical groove. The large hole is located on the small hole, and a recess is f... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317924 | Selectively rotatable handle for wheeled luggage A selectively rotatable handle for luggage includes a grip and a base. The grip has a grip having a handle end and an opposite base end. The base is mountable to a piece of luggage. The base end is rotatably mounted to the base. Teeth on the base releasab... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317925 | Hinge trim system A hinge trim system including a covering portion overlying at least a portion of at least one of the exposed surfaces of a hinge, wherein the covering portion can include one or more covering surfaces overlying the hinge so as to maintain a barrier surfac... | 11/20/2001 |
