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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6421829 | Titanium wire face guard A method of making a face mask including the steps of providing a plurality of lengths of Grade 2, commercially pure titanium wire, having a diameter of from about 0.21 to about 0.24 inches; forming each length at room temperature to a desired bend angle ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421830 | Method and apparatus for installing water resistant cover on a limb A water resistant covering covers a part of the body, prevents water from penetrating the covering, and can be emplaced on the body with a single hand.... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421831 | Ergonomic garments Ergonomic garments are disclosed which provide a more three-dimensional fit than conventional garments. These ergonomic garments are characterized by seams which curve towards a plane of movement of the limbs of the wearer. Trousers are provided with legs... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421832 | Fabric decorating system and colorable article of wearing apparel A system and method for allowing easy coloring or writing on the surface of a fabric item. The present invention involves the installation of a reinforcing material, such as a fusible interfacing, to the underside of an outer surface of a fabric item to b... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421833 | Apparel having side-adjustable shoulder supports The apparel includes a front portion, a rear portion, a first continuous member and a second continuous member. The front portion is configured to extend along a wearer's chest while the rear portion is configured to extend along the wearer's back. The fi... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421834 | Survival jacket An interconvertible article of clothing which can be converted from a jacket form to a backpack form, the jacket having an oversized pocket concealed in the back panel of such jacket for holding a full size tent, a warning or signalling flag disposed on t... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421835 | Preknotted adjustable fabric necktie A preknotted adjustable necktie is provided containing no rigid materials comprising a first outer tie portion having a front wide flap segment integral with a knot segment with an opening therethrough; and a second inner tie portion having an adjustable ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421836 | Golf glove with tee pocket A golf glove, having tee pockets on its fastening band. The tee pockets may be formed between the internal and external sheets of the double ply fastening flap or between the surface of the glove body and the flap interlocking patch. The tee insert holes ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421837 | Headband A headband is provided for holding a wearer's hair in a desired position. The headband includes a top portion and two opposing side portions extending in a generally orthogonal direction from the top portion. The orthogonal shape of the headband increases... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421838 | Hat with integral elastic hair strap An integral elastic strap for head wear. The elastic strap is attached to the rear of the head wear. The integral strap is positioned at the rear of the head wear such that when the hair is pulled back, the elastic strap is stretched and twisted around th... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421839 | Work pant with kneeling cushioning pocket Pants which include at least one pant leg and a pocket in the area of the knee. Within each pocket is to be located a cushioning pad. The cushioning pad is to be inserted through an access opening which has a length smaller than the width of the knee pock... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421840 | Soft shell protective head gear and fabrication method This innovative "soft shell protective head gear fabrication" is characterized in hot-compression forming of shock-absorption inertia foam rubber, foam rubber and hard plastic platelet, which are then cut and sewn to complete a soft shell protective headg... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421841 | Inside pad for helmet and helmet using this inside pad An inside pad for a helmet includes a cushion member and a bag-like member covering the cushion member like a bag. The bag-like member has a bag main body with an opening, through which the cushion member can be taken out of and accommodated in the bag ma... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421842 | Holder for toilet-bowl seat and seat lid operating hinges A holder arrangement for a toilet-bowl having a body, a seat and a lid includes a holder with a case and a bottom opening for inserting a pair of operating hinges and a pair of opposite, coaxial, side openings at opposite ends of the holder case. A pair o... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421843 | Low water volume toilet A toilet and method for flushing using less than 1 gallon of water, comprising: a toilet body comprising a bowl, support walls, rim, and a waste outlet; a water jet macerator having a waste inlet connected to the waste outlet, a macerator water inlet conn... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421844 | Toilet flushing apparatus A toilet flushing apparatus for using a portion of the water in the tank of the toilet for flushing light waste materials from the bowl of the toilet. The toilet flushing apparatus includes a bracket member being designed for coupling to an exterior surfa... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421845 | Below-deck solar blanket roller assembly A below-deck solar blanket roller assembly is installed below the deck of a pool. The roller assembly includes a rotatable roller shaft for rolling and unrolling a solar blanket and a non-rotatable protective casing which surrounds the roller shaft. The r... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421846 | Above ground swimming pool An above ground swimming pool is made up of a plurality of posts, wherein each post is a blow-molded unit having a base portion and a top portion with a coping seat. A plurality of coping members also blow-molded are each telescopically received one end t... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421847 | Household liquid dispensing system A household liquid dispensing system for dispensing a household liquid, such as soap, shampoo, dish washing detergent and bath oil through an outlet of a household water system. The liquid dispensing system comprises a household water system having an out... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421848 | Cascade bath spout apparatus There is provided a new and useful bath spout apparatus for a bath having a water inlet supply pipe and a water outlet overflow opening. The apparatus comprises a body, a water inlet to be connected to the water inlet supply pipe and a spout in fluid conn... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421849 | Mounting assembly for plumbing control fitting An assembly for mounting a faucet, plumbing control valve, or other plumbing fitting on a counter top or other wall is disclosed. The fitting includes an externally threaded housing (e.g. the exterior of a conduit or valve cartridge). The fitting is mount... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421850 | Play yard having a lower frame with a locking joint A play yard having a foldable lower frame with a locking joint is disclosed. The locking joint includes a latch that prevents the lower frame section containing the joint from folding unless the latch is intentionally released. The latch is biased into th... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421851 | Hammock having ridge cord A hammock includes a bed made of a rectangular piece of fabric, whose ends are gathered together and secured to ropes which can be tied to respective trees. A ridge cord extends between the gathered ends, this cord being shorter than the fabric bed, so th... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421852 | Portable sleeping bag arrangement A portable sleeping bag includes a carrier having an appearance of a doll having a receiving cavity for storing a sleeping bag therein, wherein a top edge of the sleeping bag is detachably fastened to a bottom portion of the receiving cavity, so that when... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421853 | Stretcher for the cleansing of bedridden patients An improvement to gurneys for cleaning patients confined to bed which generally is comprised of a structure with legs having caster wheels, which includes, generally, a framework for affixing a table to support the patient with a washing basin comprised o... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421854 | Imaging stretcher A stretcher includes an elongated base having a head end and a foot end, a plurality of floor-engaging casters rotatably mounted to the base, a radiolucent upper deck, head and foot end hydraulic cylinders coupled to the base adjacent to the head and foot... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421855 | Infant bed having a tiltable sleeping surface for treating and prevention of positional plagiocephaly An infant bed of the present invention includes a frame, a mattress having a first portion and a second portion, and a mattress support that is supported on the frame for supporting the mattress. The mattress support has a first portion that supports the ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421856 | Baby changing table for automobiles A baby changing table having an upper front section and a lower rear section, with the upper front section being secured about the headrest and around the seat hinges of the front seat of an automobile, and with the lower section extending at an angle rea... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421857 | Liner for an infant bed A liner which is attachable to an infant bed of the type having side walls to prevent the infant from falling out of the bed, the liner having one or more breathable side walls which, in use, extend about the inside walls of the bed, an open top, top atta... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421858 | Mattresses or cushions A mattress is provided with a plurality of inflatable cushion elements each having two cushion chambers. Air or filling pressure medium can be regulated by a device with a pump. The pump is coupled to a control in which filling pressure values and/or arit... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421859 | Patient support systems with layered fluid support mediums A patient support system having multiple patient support layers for reducing and preventing the development of bed sores in bedridden patients. A top patient support surface is provided by an anti-shear cover layer. The anti-shear cover layer being operab... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421860 | Painter's tool A painter's tool providing multiple functions is disclosed for a painter's use in preparing a surface for painting, for opening containers, and for cleaning utensils. The tool includes a blade connected to a handle. The distal end of the blade includes a ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421861 | Multipurpose tool A multipurpose tool includes a main shaft axially slidably inside a housing, a wire crimper holder coupled to the main shaft and locked by a spring-supported locking device, a set of wire crimper elements selectively fastened to the wire crimper holder by... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421862 | Carpet extractor fluid supply system A novel carpet extractor is disclosed having a first cleaning liquid conduit that communicates a supply reservoir with a cleaning liquid distributor via a first valve and a second cleaning liquid conduit that communicates the supply reservoir with the liq... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421863 | Portable bridge footings and abutments A portable bridge footing and abutment for supporting bridge decks on soils of insufficient bearing capacity or high water tables or both. The bridge footing includes a riser having a bearing plate, a vertical restraint, and at least one leg that all rise... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421864 | Bridge cable fixing structure A bridge cable fixing structure, including a fixing plate having multiple cylindrical insertion holes and cylindrical fixing grips corresponding to the insertion holes, each fixing grip being attached to an end of a twisted steel wire. The fixing grips ar... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421865 | Electric toothbrush An electric toothbrush has an eccentric unbalanced drive shaft extension constrained by a brush head to rotate freely about a longitudinal axis inside a cavity in the brush head. The shaft extension and the brush head are flexibly coupled to a drive shaft... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421866 | Electric toothbrush An electric toothbrush has a balanced mass provided on a shaft extension that rotates freely about a longitudinal axis, inside a cavity in a brush head The shaft extension and the brush head are flexibly coupled to a drive shaft and to a remote end of a s... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421867 | Brush, in particular for an electric toothbrush A brush, in particular for an electrical toothbrush, having a brush head driven in at least one direction and bristles attached thereto is distinguished in that the ends of at least one portion of the bristles lie on a strip-like or spotted enveloping sur... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421868 | Adjustable handle assembly for floor care machines A floor care machine with an adjustable handle assembly that allows an operator to quickly and conveniently adjust the angular position of the handle relative to the floor working unit is provided. The handle adjustment assembly allows the operator to sel... | 07/23/2002 |
