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A method of swing on a swing is disclosed, in which a user positioned on a standard swing suspended by two chains from a substantially horizontal tree branch induces side to side motion by pulling alternately on one chain and then the other.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6412113 | Ball glove with textile reinforced compression molded rubber shell A ball glove includes an outer shell which is formed from textile or fabric reinforced compression molded rubber. The rubber extends into mesh openings in the textile and is mechanically integrated with the textile. The textile strengthens the rubber and ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412114 | Martial arts protective gear Combination one-piece hand/forearm paddings and shin/foot paddings are disclosed, preferably, for use during martial arts events. The one-piece construction provides for a greater area of protection, and prevents the forearm and shin portions of the paddi... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412115 | Lightweight disposable protective coverall garment A protective garment is provided from a pattern which reduces waste and provides sleeves which are attached to an upper body, portion of the garment at an angle of 45-70 degrees.... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412116 | Article with magnetic collar closure An article, such as a cape, with an adjustable magnetic collar closure includes an cloth portion having a collar formed therein with pockets formed in each end of the collar, a flexible magnetic strip inserted into one of the pockets and a separate flexib... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412117 | Decorative trach tie cover A decorative trach tie cover including a flexible tube having opposed open ends. The flexible tube receives the collar tie of the trachea tube therein. The flexible tube has a length about equal to a length of the collar tie of the trachea tube. The flexi... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412118 | Pocket handkerchief A pocket handkerchief is arranged to be displayed from a pocket, such as a breast pocket of a business suit. The pocket handkerchief is woven entirely of fabric and stitched such that an ornamental part of the handkerchief is visible when deposited in the... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412119 | Undergarment with openable forward flap An undergarment with openable forward flap including a pair of underpants adapted for being worn by a person. The underpants have a central opening therethrough. The central opening is aligned with genitalia of the person when the pair of underpants are b... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412120 | Liquid dispensing toilet rim mounted toilet bowl cleaner A liquid dispenser for dispensing a liquid from the rim of a toilet bowl such that a controlled, consistent amount of liquid is dispensed into each flush is disclosed. The liquid dispenser includes a bottle for holding the liquid, a base for holding the b... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412121 | Thermo-evaporation type toilet system In fuller detail, the present invention relates to a thermo-evaporative type toilet system designed so that the excrement collected from the toilet is treated with effective microorganisms and heated for evaporation to generate vapors, with the stench bei... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412122 | Above ground swimming pool support structure An above ground swimming pool support structure is made up a plurality of posts, wherein each post is a blow-moulded unit having a base portion and top portion with a planar shoulder. A plurality of universal coping members also blow-moulded are interconn... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412123 | Portable spa A spa pool assembly has a pool that has an enclosing wall defining an interior. The assembly further includes a jet nozzle unit removably coupled to the enclosing wall and positioned in the interior, the jet nozzle unit housing a plumbing system and at le... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412124 | Automatic deploying multi-paneled shower curtain A shower curtain is formed of a plurality of hanging panels which are attached to a track member for automatic deployment between a retracted, or drying, arrangement and an extended, or barrier, arrangement. Each panel has an ogee, or `S`, shape. A plural... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412125 | Head/face washing device, shower nozzle with hood, comb-shaped scalp washer and head washing shower brush The head and face washing apparatus of the invention is designed to prevent scattering of fluid and enhance the washing efficiency. The head and face washing apparatus comprises pumps (103a to 103d) for supplying washing fluid through supply pipes (101a t... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412126 | OB/GYN stretcher A patient support apparatus includes a base, a frame coupled to the base, and a deck coupled to the frame. The frame includes a storage portion. The deck includes a head section, a seat section and first and second laterally spaced apart outer leg support... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412127 | Head cradle with body support An apparatus for supporting the head of user while the user is lying in a face-down position, a face-up position or a side position. The apparatus includes a head cradle with air holes and a pair of elongated dependent arms that can be manipulated to serv... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412128 | Resilent support pillow and methods A support pillow comprises a cushion body having a medial region and two opposing arms that define an outer perimeter and a generally open well. A cover is disposed about the cushion body and comprises an outer section that extends about the outer perimet... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412129 | Inflation device capable of periodic inflation and deflation An inflation device comprises an electrically-driven air pump, a rotary valve, two sets of air sacs, and a pressure control unit. The air sacs are connected with the rotary valve which is in turn connected with the air pump. The air sacs are kept in the s... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412130 | Multi-tool A multi-tool with a handle formed to have a cross section that is S-shaped so that a foldable tool stored in the handle may be opened and closed independently of other selected operations for the multi-tool. The foldable tool is stored in a first pocket, ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412131 | Microelectromechanical mechanisms for real-time mechanical vibration signature monitoring and analysis A MEMS-based system that enables low cost, low power, single chip realization of real-time signal detection and fault diagnosis. The system is suitable for analyzing the time-varying properties of a signal that are important for condition-based monitoring... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412132 | Methods for constructing a bridge utilizing in-situ forms supported by beams A method for constructing a bridge includes the steps of disposing a bridge form and a connected support structure over an area to be spanned by the bridge. Next, concrete is poured into the bridge form. Finally, the support structure is disconnected and ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412133 | Water jet reversing propulsion and directional controls for automated swimming pool cleaners A pool or tank cleaner that is propelled by means of one or more water jets is directed in one or more predetermined systematic scanning patterns of either straight, curvilinear, or combinations of both, by an apparatus and method that controls and varies... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412134 | Cleaning device and substrate cleaning apparatus A cleaning device for use in a substrate cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The cleaning device includes a cleaning member brought into contact with a surface of a substrate to be cleaned, and a cleaning member holding mechanism for holding the cleaning mem... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412135 | Exchanger of wall clearing shuttles A shuttle exchanger 22 exchanges a shuttle 19 circulating in a reentrant lumen 13 by actuating a channel selector 27 to alter the path of the shuttle to be exchanged. Following the altered path the to-be-exchanged shuttle impinges on a shuttle 42 stored i... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412136 | Drain cleaning apparatus The inner end of a snake or drain cleaning cable coiled in a rotatable cable storage drum of drain cleaning apparatus is provided with a torque arm which frictionally engages the outer wall of the drum to restrain sliding of the cable relative thereto dur... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412137 | Pressure sensitive brush A brush, particularly a tooth brush, having tufts of bristles inserted into the open ends of apertures, one tuft in one aperture. Each tuft is secured in the aperture by an elastic medium that permits the tuft to slide back and forth in the respective ape... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412138 | Adjustable length handle for flat finishers The primary structural parts of the handle are two telescopic tubes, the smaller diameter tube being an extrusion. A rib on the smaller tube engages a notch in a fitting attached to the larger tube to prevent relative rotation of the tube. A box footplate... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412139 | Method for producing brushware and brushware producing according to said method In a method for the manufacture of brushware with plastic bristles, the bristles are extruded continuously as monofilaments, cut to the desired length and fixed to a bristle carrier as a bristle facing either individually or combined into groups. Accordin... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412140 | Suction device for a textile machine, especially a water needling unit The suction slit between two sliding strips for a transport device transporting the textile material is filled by a cleaning strip which has holes on one side to carry away the fluid to be drawn off and preferably on the other side as well, on the top of ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412141 | 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... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412142 | Vehicle carpet affixation device with modified helical hook members A vehicle floor mat affixation device includes at least two tines or hook members formed substantially on respective helical paths around an axis of the affixation device and ending in downwardly bent terminal portions with sharpened points. The preferabl... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412143 | Structure of material for forming a stop at an end of lashing string A material is used to form a stop at the end of a lashing string. The material is made of a plastic material and takes the form of a long strap, which is rolled up and is provided in two long sides with a plurality of ridges and grooves. The ridges and th... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412144 | Counterbalance spring mounting arrangement for a sash window A sash window counterbalance arrangement for counterbalancing the weight of a sash window, includes a sash window jamb with a channel defined within the sash window jamb, the channel having a rear wall and a pair of side walls, a sash window shoe slidable... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412145 | Door handle cover A semi-truck door latch handle cover has a rear plate which is positioned rearwardly of and connected to a front plate by a curved connector segment. The cover may have a lip extending rearwardly from the front plate along an edge opposite the connector s... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412146 | Enhanced dryer-cleaner combination and process for cotton gins This application discloses an improved dryer-cleaning apparatus for use in a cotton gin. It includes a dryer having rotating paddle cylinders for moving the cotton through the dryer and then discharging the cotton directly into the cleaner without compact... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412147 | Fastening device for footware A fastening device for footwear includes a base on footwear and a first hook extends from a top surface of the base. A locking member is pivotally connected the base and a recess is defined in an end of the locking member. The first hook extends through a... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412148 | Device for fastening a strap A device is disclosed featuring a buckle removably attached to a size adjustment end portion of a strap having a series of size adjustment holes in the strap. A strap receiving retainer and a hook-like tongue are integrally formed in fixed relation to opp... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412149 | C-clip for shroud assembly Disengagement of C-clips in turbine shroud assemblies is prevented by providing each C-clip with at least one anti-rocking pad. The anti-rocking pad is disposed on a radially inner surface of the C-clip so as to make snug contact with a portion of the shr... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412150 | Fastening device A fastening device for securing and mounting elements used in costuming and decoration, includes an upper plate having at least one interior bar for looping the elements onto the upper plate, and having openings on both sides of the interior bar, and a lo... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412151 | Shoe ornament locking clip apparatus This device is an improvement of a shoe ornamentation system. The improvement provides a means of attaching removable ornamentation that is resistant to accidental dislodgment, and the ornamentation may be attached to virtually any part of the shoe, inclu... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412152 | Clip A clip for connecting to a ring or the like has a resilient bow and first and second hook portions at first and second ends of the bow. The second hook portion has a pair of spaced apart hook parts. A hook is formed in each hook portion. The clip can be o... | 07/02/2002 |
