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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6449769 | Thin and lightweight ballistic resistant garment A ballistic resistant protective garment with a ballistic resistant pad having at least two panels and a plurality of overlying layered sheets within the panels of the ballistic resistant pad in which the sheets are constructed of woven lyotropic liquid c... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449770 | Restraining garment device A restraining garment device for placing on a torso of a user. The device is for receiving a restraint belt of equipment such as strollers, highchairs, shopping carts, and car seats. The device includes a torso covering member that has a front panel porti... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449771 | Method and apparatus for facilitating the application and removal of gloves, such as dive gloves The device for facilitating the application and removal of dive gloves including a hand-conforming member formed of a spun-bonded high-density polyethylene or olefin fiber material. The hand-conforming member has a slick exterior surface. The hand-conform... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449772 | Wrist cover The wrist cover disclosed herein includes a generally cylindrical tubular member formed of fabric, fleece, etc., having forward and rearward ends. The forward and rearward ends of the tubular member are elasticized to seal the ends to the arm and hand of ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449773 | Headgear and method for exhibiting a display thereon A headgear and method for exhibiting displays, such as company logos, special events, messages, or just general advertisement on the bill of the headgear are provided. The bill, generally made from a stiff material, can be provided with a flexible and pli... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449774 | Self adhesive promotional strips for martial arts belts Promotional strips for martial arts belts comprised of a thin flexible vinyl sheet material of specifically designed properties and characteristics to easily and attractively mark a uniform belt. The strips are pre-cut and releaseably attached to a carrie... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449775 | Connecting band between articles of clothing or parts of them The invention realizes a connecting band between garments covering the upper and lower part of the body, that will close on itself and be secured to a garment or a part of it. A bearing number of protruding tabs (2) can be attached in a removable way to a... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449776 | Removable mounting bracket for expanded plastic foam articles The mounting bracket of the present invention includes an integrally molded head portion and article attachment portion that are formed of a flexible plastic material. The head portion is shaped for insertion into a cavity that is molded into an EPS artic... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449777 | Child-proof eyewear retainer strap assembly A child-proof strap assembly for retaining eyewear on a wearer's head includes: a. a flexible lower strap portion of at least two lower strap sections, each lower strap section having a front end and a rear end; b. a means of detachably attaching the rear ends... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449778 | Device for evacuating intestinal organic gas from inside water closets to the outside of bathrooms A gas evacuating device is provided for evacuating organic intestinal gases from a toilet to outside of a bathroom. The device includes a toilet seat installed on a toilet base, and base or support members for securing the toilet seat to the toilet base a... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449779 | Automatic toilet cleaning dispenser assembly A cleaning dispenser assembly to be used in connection with a toilet tank is coupled to a fill valve and an overflow tube of the tank. The dispenser assembly includes a container with a removable lid. A refill tube is coupled to a fill valve of the tank a... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449780 | Combined adult and children's toilet seat assembly A combined adult and children's toilet seat assembly (21) having a seat mounting structure (22), a toilet seat lid (51) and an adult toilet seat (31) pivotally mounted to the mounting structure (22) for pivotal movement about a first axis (28). A children... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449781 | Apparatus for flushing in a liquid system An apparatus for shock-like flushing in a fluid system, comprising an accumulating or blocking element (13) which upon supply of fluid from an inlet (2) is adapted to be set from a normal position to a flushing position where accumulated fluid flows throu... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449782 | Inflatable and disposable portable toilet assembly An inflatable and disposable toilet assembly for providing a portable toilet especially for use while traveling. The inflatable and disposable toilet assembly includes a receptacle having a holding compartment disposed therein and also having an inner wal... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449783 | Energy transferring toilet seat A toilet seat apparatus including a base member adapted for selective attachment to a toilet, a unitary one-piece seat pivotally secured to the base member such that the seat may rotate forward, and an energy storing strut including a first end coupled to... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449784 | Easy operating diverter tub spout An essentially hollow housing inside of which is supported a ferrule, with female pipe threads for connecting to a water supply and a ball valve for turning the water supply on and off. The ball valve includes a handle, for operating the ball valve, which... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449785 | Aid for disabled persons to stand up Aid apparatus for raising a disable person from a sitting position to a standing position including a wheeled base (1) in the form of a U-shaped frame with a post (3), which supports a lifting arm arrangement (5, 7), to which can be attached a lifting sli... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449786 | Connecting device A connecting device having side support members with U-shaped slots disposed therein for connecting cross members. The cross members have ends cut at an angle such that the side support members are disposed at an angle of approximately sixty to eighty deg... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449787 | Sleeping bag An adjustable-warmth sleeping bag. The sleeping bag typically includes an outer shell and a plurality of compartments filled with an insulative material. The sleeping bag also typically includes a plurality of slots positioned adjacent the outer shell, ea... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449788 | Pillow with malleable core A therapeutic pillow having a malleable core and at least one layer of foam surrounding the malleable core. The malleable core allows the therapeutic pillow to retain the bent shape as needed by a user. If the therapeutic pillow has more than one layers o... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449789 | Automotive vehicle door and lock striker adjustment tool A multiple function automotive door adjustment tool is provided. The adjustment tool has a lightweight polymeric hammerhead having one end with a hard plastic impact member and an opposite end with a soft rubber impact member. The adjustment tool has a ha... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449790 | Transit boarding platform panel A transit boarding platform panel comprising a base portion formed from a reinforced composite polymer. The base portion has a top deck and a bottom plate, a first end, a second end, a first side and second side. Between the top deck and bottom plate are ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449791 | Prefabricated pier system A prefabricated pier system provides prefabricated foundation and cap components for assembly with a series of steel H section columns to facilitate construction of bridges, overpasses, and similar structures. Each foundation component comprises a prefabr... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449792 | Wobble brush apparatus Disclosed is an apparatus imparting a wobbling motion to a planar surface. In one embodiment the wobbling motion is imparted to a brush which can be used to clean uneven surfaces efficiently and easily. In another embodiment the wobbling motion is imparte... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449793 | Tessellated cylindrical brush A sweeping machine for picking up debris from a surface includes a frame and wheels attached to said frame to support the frame of the sweeping machine over the surface being swept. A cylindrical brush is rotatably attached to said frame. The cylindrical ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449794 | Lint roller A micro-debris roller having outwardly facing adhesive sheets wound up on a rotatable core is disclosed. Each adhesive sheet includes an anti-bacterial or anti-allergen substance disposed on the outwardly facing surface of the sheets. Each adhesive sheet ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449795 | Cleaning tool for optical fiber connector A cleaning tool for optical fiber connector composed of a bar form stem 1 and a support 2 thinner than the bar form stem 1 in thickness are made of resin integrally in series in the longitudinal direction, and the outside of this support 2 is covered with... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449796 | Wall mountable razor cleaning device A wall mountable razor cleaning device including a pad portion mounted on a rear panel. The pad portion includes a textured forward surface. The textured forward surface is capable of removing hair from a razor blade.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449797 | Device for hingedly connecting a wiper blade for windshields in motor vehicles to a wiper arm A device for pivotally connecting a wiper blade (12) for motor vehicle windows (10) to a wiper arm (14) which can be moved between reversal positions and is guided on the vehicle. On its free end section, the wiper arm (14) is provided with a pivot bolt e... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449798 | Multi-function apparatus having flexible clutch A multi-function apparatus for controlling various functions of a liftgate of an automotive vehicle. The apparatus includes an elastomeric member which is operably disposed in connection with a gear which imparts a driving force to a drive shaft of a wind... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449799 | Hydro-thermal dual injected vacuum system A vacuum system is described in which a hollow vacuum housing is provided with an intake plenum leading from an open bottom housing end of the housing to a vacuum line connector. A vacuum pump is attached to the vacuum line to produce suction through the ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449800 | Blower apparatus with brush for scavenging surface A blower head, comprising a frame, a brush rotatably supported by the frame, a sweeper drive adapted for rotating said brush to sweep a surface, and a blower unit adapted for removing swept-up particles away from the surface. The frame includes a mouth po... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449801 | Add-on front wheel castors for jogging stroller A set of add-on front castors or casters, configured for attachment to a conventional three wheeled jogging stroller. The add-on front castor set includes a crossbar with a first crossbar end, a second crossbar end and a mid-crossbar. A first castor mount... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449802 | Hinge member A hinge member 50 of the present invention for rotatably mounting a moving member (door) 10 to a fixed member (opening in a wall member) 11 includes a support plate 51 provided with a mounting means for mounting to the fixed member 11, and a hinge flange ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449803 | Grip for a handle or shaft The invention provides a grip for a handle or shaft including (a) core means (10) adapted to be fitted to the handle or shaft, and (b) a strip of material (22) to form the outer surface for the grip, to be wound around the handle or shaft and/or said core... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449804 | Rigid cage cotton gin A rigid cage cotton gin includes a feeder that delivers seed cotton locks to be ginned. A doffing cylinder at the discharge of the feeder casts seed cotton locks into a bonnet housing, with air inlet vents in the bonnet housing deflecting the seed cotton ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449805 | Follow-up system for a reserve lap in a combing machine The method and an apparatus provide for the automatic provision and transfer of a reserve lap (WR) from a reserve position (RP) to a working position (AP) in a machine (K1 to K3) for processing wound laps and for the automatic discharge of an empty tube (... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449806 | Head strap for headphones or hearing protector A head strap for a set of headphones or hearing protector s with two ear members comprises two almost parallel wire arcs (18, 19) for connecting the two ear members. The two wire arcs (18, 19) are held together by a connecting member (20), wherein the con... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449807 | Table napkin holder A table napkin holder has two bow-like parts for holding a table napkin on an article of clothing. The two bow-like parts are swingable from positions in a common plane in the nonuse state to positions forming an angle with respect to each other in the us... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449808 | Security seal with flag grip A flag seal comprises a thermoplastic socket, flag and shackle molded one piece. A metal locking tang element may optionally be molded into the socket. The shackle has a weakening groove. A finger gripping loop member extends about the flag both of which ... | 09/17/2002 |
