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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6453474 | Hockey goaltender catch glove A hockey catch glove includes shock absorbing pads in the areas above and below the center axis of rotation of the metacarpalphalangeal joint of the index finger. Additional shock absorbing pads may extend to areas above and below the center axis of rotat... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453475 | Convertible visor/cap with a plurality of crown supports The present invention relates to a convertible visor/cap, which can be converted from a cap to a visor, and vice verse, having a fixed frontal crown portion and a folding crown membrane supported by a plurality of hinged support members. The visor/cap pre... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453476 | Protective helmet A protective helmet is provided which preferably has a hard outer shell and an energy-absorbing liner. The liner is made of low resilience or slow-recovery viscoelastic foam which is compression rate sensitive.... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453477 | Protective padding for sports gear A porous, breathable pad for use as protective padding by a person to absorb the force of an impact and to protect the user from injury while allowing liquids and air to freely pass through the pad. The pad includes a plurality of discrete, solid beads of... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453478 | Fastening element for a toilet seat The invention concerns a fastening element for a toilet seat including a base member (14) to be fastened to the toilet pan and at least one arm (2, 16) to be fastened to the toilet seat ring and/or the toilet lid. Provided between the arm (2, 16) and the ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453479 | Flusher having consistent flush-valve-closure pressure A tank-type flusher including an intake valve, a diaphragm-operated flush valve, a pressure control mechanism. The intake valve is connected to an external water source and constructed to close water flow to a water storage tank at about a predefined wate... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453480 | Separate-type cistern handle base mount A separate-type cistern handle base mount has a base mount installed onto the side wall of a cistern, a pressure control seat assembled to the front end of the base mount, and a stem inserted through the base mount and fixed at the front end of the pressu... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453481 | Vacuum waste system having a vacuum control valve A vacuum waste system is disclosed having a receptacle for receiving waste, the receptacle having an outlet, and a collection tank in fluid communication with the receptacle outlet. A vacuum source is in fluid communication with the collection tank to pro... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453482 | Safety drain guard for swimming pools and spas A safety cover for swimming pool drains for dispersing suction pressure and preventing a person's hair or other body parts from becoming entangled and otherwise preventing injury or death. A generally dome-shaped drain cover is removably affixed to a new ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453483 | Spa weir system A spa weir includes a support member forming an opening between a spa body interior and a filter housing interior. Two or more spa doors are located at the opening to control the flow of water through the opening, the spa doors being pivotally connected t... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453484 | Fixture assembly for spas, tubs and pools and a method of installation A spa fixture assembly includes a resilient grommet and a fixture. The grommet has a lip, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The fixture may, by way of example, be a skim filter, a speaker system, a water jet assembly, a light fixture, and a suction ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453485 | Protective device for a bathtub A padded mat device that is used to protect harmful contact with hard surfaces, such as bathtubs edges. The padded mat device contains a top surface and a bottom surface that are joined together along a common peripheral edge. The interior of the padded m... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453486 | Detachable bracket for shower head A detachable bracket. The bracket includes a body having an elongate slot open to the internal end and the surface, an engagement member inserted into the slot, the engagement member having a concave surface facing the slot, a threaded member releasably s... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453487 | Portable field sanitation unit A field sanitation unit provides multiple compartments forming separate sinks. The multiple compartments are heated via a channel located on the underside of the trough, having at one end thereof a firebox. The firebox receives a flame tube from a burner,... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453488 | Recessed dish drain A recessed dish drain is installed in a cut out in a kitchen countertop, or any other counter space within the kitchen. Typically the recessed dish drain may be located over a dishwasher, to accommodate for unused space. The kitchen sink atop a sink base ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453489 | Faucet coupling device for coupling to various members A faucet coupling device includes a housing secured to a faucet and having a channel and a port and an aperture and an outlet opening communicating with each other. A nozzle is coupled to the aperture of the housing, and one or more cleaning members may b... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453490 | Bed safety guard A bed safety guard provides additional guarding protection lengthwise of the bed. The side support or guard rail is secured against the side of the mattress by a plurality of slats extending transversely across substantially the entire width of the box sp... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453491 | Safety bed having releasable guard rail assembly A safety bed includes a wooden bed frame which supports a mattress, a footboard attached to one lateral side of said support structure, a headboard disposed at an opposing end of said support structure, and a pair of lateral side rails interconnecting the... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453492 | Sheet for stretcher/gurney An expandable sheet for use on hospital beds, examination tables and stretchers/gurneys. The expandable sheet comprises a sheet having a length and width adapted to accommodate and be placed on the surface of an examination table, hospital bed or portable... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453493 | Covers for support pillows A support pillow comprises a cushion body having a medial region and two opposing arms that define a generally open well, with the cushion body having an outer periphery and an inner periphery adjacent the well. A shell encompasses and tightly conforms to... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453494 | Movable bridge center lock The center locks of a bascule or other type of double leaf movable bridge are fitted on bearings mounted upon the main bridge girders, so that the center lock bars may be moved, when the bridge is in the lowered position, along a horizontal axis parallel ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453495 | Clamping device for deck panels with support saddles A clamping device for use with or without a support saddle includes upper and lower filler bars adapted to extend along the upper and lower surfaces of a tongue like connecting member on an upstream deck panel. A pair of clamping bars are operable by a pa... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453496 | Apparatus for removing contaminant particles on a photomask An apparatus for removing undesired particles on a target object comprises an electrostatic charge inductor for attracting the undesired particles on the target object, an electrostatic charge developer coming into contact with the electrostatic charge in... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453497 | Oral care device An oral care device includes a handle, a head extending from the handle, and one or more oral care elements extending from the head. The device also includes a drive for engaging a base portion of each of the one or more oral care elements and for positio... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453498 | Electric toothbrush An electric toothbrush has a housing incorporating a motor with a drive shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis A. A shank extends beyond the housing and is integrally formed with a brush head at its remote end. The shank is pivotably supported intermed... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453499 | Toothbrush A toothbrush having a handle that can move relative to a head portion equipped with rotatable bristle assemblies. The rotation of the bristles of the bristle assemblies is effected by a manual operable drive member consisting of a rack and a plurality of ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453500 | Vehicle roof snow removal system A vehicle roof snow removal system for removing snow and ice from the top of a vehicle. The vehicle root snow removal system includes a main frame. A scraper blade assembly is coupled to the main frame. The scraper blade assembly comprises a scraper blade... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453501 | Animal toothbrush A toothbrush for pets and animals, which easily conforms to compound and complex shapes of an animal's teeth, and which cleans substantially all surfaces of an animal's tooth at the same time, during brushing. The toothbrush is capable of being used with ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453502 | Universal cleaning and polishing pad A cleaning and polishing pad including densely packed fibrillated face yarns on one side and an opposite polishing side, which alternatively may be a resilient, textured surface, or an open-celled sponge. The pad is constructed of all synthetic materials ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453503 | Cleaning brush Cleaning brush including an elastic mesh tube having a predetermined length and diameter, a grip and a string-like fastening member. The elastic mesh tube is axially squeezed to form continuous crimps on the periphery of the mesh tube. The grip is dispose... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453504 | Power driven wiper system for outside vehicle mirrors An exterior rear view mirror is wiped by a flexible blade supported by a pivotal arm mounted on a carriage supported for linear movement on a track mounted on a housing attached to the mirror. A shuttle is supported within the housing for reciprocating ve... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453505 | Windshield wiper for automobile A first wiper having an arm and blade and a second wiper having an arm and blade are located at a lower end of a windshield. The first and second wipers are positioned in parallel to each other with a certain overlapped region, the second wiper being in f... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453506 | Carpet steam cleaning apparatus with control for directing spray at front or back of wand vacuum head Carpet cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning wand having a vacuum head and an elongated member forming a passageway for transporting material removed from a carpet by the vacuum head. A cleaning liquid spray nozzle is located at the front of the vacuum h... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453507 | Self contained, self-cleaning, wet/dry vacuum machine A wet dry cannister vacuum having an upper and lower chamber separated by an intermediate wall. A blower (1) in the upper chamber providing a low and high pressure head communicating with respectively with low and high pressure compartments. A valve (2) o... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453508 | Wedging brake for a caster A brake for a caster having a caster wheel with a wheel hub axially mounted to a fork. The brake includes a leg adapted to pivotally engage the fork of the caster. When the brake is mounted to the caster, the leg wedges between the fork and the wheel hub ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453509 | Hinge arrangement for a display apparatus The display apparatus comprises a monitor for displaying image thereon; and a hinge arrangement for rotatably connecting the monitor to a body and thereby allowing a torque to be adjusted depending upon a rotation angle of the monitor. There is a fixed br... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453510 | Single link dual-contact point hinge assembly A hinge assembly includes a claw and a channel pivotably connected to the claw at a first pivot point so that the channel is adapted for movement on an arc in a first direction from a first operative position to a second operative position. The channel is... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453511 | Hinge structure for opening-and-closing member of automobile A hinge structure for an opening-and-closing member of an automobile includes a base member attachable to an automobile body. The base member has front and rear through holes formed therein. Front and rear bushes are fitted to the through holes. The bushe... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453512 | Control button Control button having a metal body (10) provided along its axis with a blind hole (16) closed by a cap (18) and extended by a wall (14) of revolution. The body (10) includes a groove (20) made in the outer surface of the wall (14) and channels (26) connec... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453513 | Apparatus for introducing sliver into a textile processing machine An apparatus for introducing a plurality of slivers simultaneously to a sliver processing machine includes an arrangement for withdrawing the slivers from coiler cans; a creel; a plurality of supply rolls mounted on the creel and contacting the slivers; a... | 09/24/2002 |
