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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6415440 | Diver's suit with diagonal torso zipper that partially encircles the waist A diving suit has a suit body made of a waterproof material. The suit body has an upper torso portion configured for enclosing an upper torso of a diver. The upper torso portion includes a pair of sleeves for enclosing the diver's arms and an opening for ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415441 | Knee protecting device A knee protecting device for removing pressure from the knees of a person who is kneeling. The knee protecting device includes a rigid panel having an inner surface and an outer surface. The panel has a first end edge, a second end edge, a first side edge... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415442 | Infant wrap An infant wrap having a quadrangular, generally bilaterally symmetrical sheet of fabric material, the sheet having a generally rectangular central region for covering the back side of an infant's torso, overlapping upper and lower flaps attached to first ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415443 | Protective glove In a protective glove, such as a protective glove for a firefighter, a thumb-covering portion has a generally uniform width except for a tip of the thumb-covering portion, and except for a wider region where the thumb-covering portion cover's at least one... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415444 | Catcher's mitt A conventional baseball (softball) catcher's mitt includes an additional layer of protective padding in the areas above and below the center axis of rotation of the metacarpalphalangeal joint of the index finger. Additional protective padding may extend t... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415445 | Sports glove In a sports glove (1) in which stretch fabric (2) is used in a back portion (1A ) particularly subjected to extension force in holding a grip of a golf club or a baseball bat, an over-extension-preventing member (3A) is stitched to cover a part of the str... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415446 | Protective glove A protective glove comprising a first portion for covering the palm-side of a wearer's hand and a second portion that is attached to the first portion and which covers the back side of the wearer's hand. The first portion is comprised of a single, seamles... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415447 | Leakproof and breathable hand covering and method of making the same An article of clothing, such as a hand covering, and method of making the same results in a leakproof and breathable article of clothing with good dexterity. The hand covering includes a body cavity for covering a palm and a dorsum of a hand and at least ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415448 | Stocking having an open end which can be folded back to expose the toes and method of using the same A stocking to be worn on a foot of a person, includes a tube of thin stretch nylon material having a main body and an end portion which forms a continuation of the main body, the end portion having a first open end and the main body having a second opposi... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415449 | Garment A survival garment (10) is disclosed which is suitable for wearing under a layer of clothing. The garment is a close fitting one piece, intermediate dry suit formed of a substantially waterproof laminated material (30). The material (30) includes a first ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415450 | Man's underpants with transverse urination opening An underpants for man are characterized by a transverse urination opening provided thereon for making a man convenient to urinate.... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415451 | Squirting swim mask A squirting swim mask is provided having a snorkeling mask and a pair of squirt nozzles, one located on either side of the mask, near eye level. Each nozzle connected to squeezable bulbs via sections of thin plastic tubing, with each squeezable bulb havin... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415452 | Goggle and lens film advance system A motorcycle goggle includes a supply magazine and a take-up magazine mounted to opposite sides of a goggle frame and contain a transparent film which moves across the outer surface of a main lens to protect the main lens from mud or external matter. The ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415453 | Low temperature thermal insulation garment utilizing the wearer's exhalant A low-temperature thermal insulation garment is proposed for low-energy requirement, self-sustaining body temperature maintenance. The proposed garment uses the body's expired respiratory gases and natural thermal production capabilities to insulate and m... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415454 | Toilet seat lifting device A device for lifting and lowering a toilet seat and cover in a sanitary manner is disclosed herein. The device easily affixes to the underside of a toilet seat and is equipped with a handle so as to eliminate the need for any direct hand contact by the us... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415455 | Stool specimen collector The invention provides an apparatus for obtaining a stool specimen. The apparatus comprises a housing, a collection bag, a slider to close the collection bag and a draw string to move the slider. A user places the apparatus on a toilet, deposits a first s... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415456 | Adjustable universal flapper The adjustable flapper comprises at least an adjustable flapper comprising at least a base to which is adjustably engaged a seal assembly including a seal, the seal depending from the base, and the seal assembly being movable in at least one desired direc... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415457 | Flushing device for toilet system The flushing device comprises a flush bowl (1) comprising an odor trap (8) on a bottom part (7) and comprises a flushing conduit (2) with flushing openings (14, 15, 16) on an upper edge (3). Flushing openings (14) in a frontal area (13) of the flushing co... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415458 | Shampooing device A portable shampooing device includes a basin defining a central opening and a sleeve of elastic, liquid impermeable material. The sleeve defines a first periphery joined to the basin around the opening for admitting passage of a human head. The sleeve al... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415459 | Tub for physically handicapped persons A tub for use by handicapped persons for bathing or therapeutic purposes having a tub enclosure, an opening formed in the floor of tub enclosure for receiving a seating member, a seating member that is sized to engage the tub enclosure around the opening ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415460 | Tub-stool combination A device includes a base providing an upwardly-directed cavity having a mouth at an upper end thereof and configured to receive a portion of a child and to hold water. A lid is movably coupled to the base and movable into a tub position and a stool positi... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415461 | Adjustable shower system An adjustable shower system for providing multiple showerheads in various locations within a shower without requiring additional plumbing. The adjustable shower system includes a plurality of tubes having opposing female couplers, a plurality of connectin... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415462 | Apparatus for supporting bathing enclosure panels Apparatus for supporting heavy glass panels in a bathing enclosure without opaque metal frames or metal clips. The supporting apparatus includes transparent plastic support brackets and fasteners that attach to the heavy glass panels. These brackets and f... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415463 | Drain stop and overflow mechanism for a bathtub A drain stop and overflow mechanism that is particularly well-suited for use with a free-standing bathtub includes a drainpipe that can be connected to a water drain opening in the bathtub. A standpipe can be connected at a bottom end to a waste water lin... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415464 | Hammock having retractable dowels A hammock includes a bed portion connected between two dowel assemblies. Each dowel assembly has a main tube with two open ends and two end sections retractably received in the two open ends of the main tube. Each of the end section has an engaging slot f... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415465 | Bed frame with unique connector and method A boxspring of a predetermined width is supported on bed frame including a pair of side rails attached together by at least one pair of cross bars. Each cross bar has two segments with outer ends that overlap. The outer end of one of the two segments has ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415466 | Pocket pillow and sheet for adult/crib elevation sleep aid A pocket pillow shape comprises a shape having a plurality of pockets on a reverse side thereof for the insertion of particular pillows. The pillows comprise a head pillow and side pillows spaced from one another and base pillows spaced from the head pill... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415467 | Air cushion for pressure relief and control The invention concerns an air cushion for pressure relief and control. The cushion consists of a plurality of air-filled cells connected with one another through channels. The channels connect separate groups of cells with one another in a modular pattern... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415468 | Concrete form snap tie tool A concrete form snap tie tool apparatus has an elongated body having two end portions, one end portion has a handle thereon and the other end portion has two sides, each side having an angled slot therein for engaging a snap tie in the assembly of a concr... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415469 | Control system and process for automatically controlling agitator motion patterns in a washing machine A process and system for controlling respective agitator motion patterns in a washing machine having a motor drive coupled to energize a motor that drives the agitator is provided. The process allows for selecting a desired agitator motion pattern based o... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415470 | Lotion applicator A lotion applicator for aiding a user in applying lotions to hard to reach areas. The lotion applicator includes a head assembly that includes a backing member and a pad that can be removed from the backing member. The handle extends from the head assembl... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415471 | Device for cleaning mechanism for fiber optic connectors A device for cleaning the polished end faces of fibers of an optical connector having guide pins is provided. The device has a surface with at least one rail disposed on the surface. The rail has a height above the surface sufficient to accommodate guide ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415472 | Circular edging tool for concrete A hand tool for forming a slot between the outer cylindrical surface of a manhole frame, and the concrete in which the frame is embedded. The tool has a tool body with a bottom surface that engages the soft concrete in which the frame is embedded, and a c... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415473 | Windshield wiper A windshield wiper has a wiper arm, a wiper blade connected to the wiper arm pivotably about a transverse axis, a device secured to the wiper arm and laterally guiding the wiper blade with a spacing from the transverse axis, the device having a first guid... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415474 | Apparatus for transferring filter rods containing pulverulent, granular and analogous ingredients Apparatus for transporting rod-shaped tobacco smoke filters, which contain and/or carry particles of charcoal and/or other particulate tobacco smoke filtering and/or flavoring material, wherein a sender directs a series of successive filters lengthwise in... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415475 | Handle for adjustable hitch head assembly A hitch handle for engaging and facilitating carrying of a hitch head assembly of the type which includes a substantially vertically extending adjustable hitch bar having one or more circular openings. The handle has an L-shaped portion, the elongated leg... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415476 | Locking devices and related methods of locking In one embodiment of the invention a locking device is provided, the device comprising a first movable object; a second movable object; and a housing, wherein the housing defines at least (i) a cavity, (ii) a first bore for receiving the first movable obj... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415477 | Original pressing plate hinge In an original pressing plate hinge including a fixing member, an original pressing plate supporting member pivotably installed via a hinge pin to the fixing member, a slider slidably housed in the supporting member, a cam member fixed between the slider ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415478 | Assist grip attachment structure method An attachment structure for attaching an assist grip to a vehicle body is provided wherein the assist grip has a contractible member formed integrally on its grip body such that the contractible member includes large-width portions and small-width portion... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415479 | Clip for squeezing tubes A clip that can be either permanently affixed to a tube or removable from a tube having foldable wings is folded about the tube allowing the user to fully extrude the product contained within the tube. In order to retain the folded shape of the tube, the ... | 07/09/2002 |
