Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6634029 | Ball glove with reinforced finger stalls and a wrist panel with spaced-apart padding A ball glove including front and back glove portions, first, second and third elongate reinforcing members, and a webbing. The front glove portion is coupled to the back glove portion to define a hand cavity and to form first, second, third and fourth fin... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634030 | Cap with a pattern mold sheet A cap with a pattern mold sheet including a crown main body formed by a plurality of panels, and a visor portion that is secured to a forward edge of the crown and which extends outwardly therefrom. In order to give an improved three-dimensional effect to... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634031 | Cap mounted light An illumination system for a hat is provided. The system includes a light pivotally connected to an attachment mechanism constructed of hook and latch material. The hook and latch material is provided around an adjustment band of a typical "baseball cap."... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634032 | Hygiene toilet seat insert and lid handle A toilet seat handle adapted to fit within an opening in a toilet seat or lid. The toilet seat handle comprises an inner tab adapted to be inserted into an opening in a toilet seat or lid. A finger grip attaches to the inner tab and extending outward from... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634033 | Rotating damper A cam member 5 is disposed within a first chamber R1 such that the cam member 5 is rotatable but non-movable in the axial direction. The cam member 5 is non-rotatably connected to a rotor 3 through a connection shaft portion 52 piercing into a piston 4. A... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634034 | Adjustable toilet flange assembly An adjustable toilet flange assembly is disclosed for connecting a toilet with a waste pipe and to facilitate location of the flange on the upper surface of the floor even though the height of the floor surface above the waste pipe varies with different i... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634035 | Sink plunger A plunger for use in manually pushing garbage down through the drain of a sink. The plunger is formed of a material that is sufficient light in weight for ease of use but also sufficiently hard to push the garbage. The plunger has a cylindrical shank that... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634036 | Foldable spa cover and lift unit A combination foldable spa cover and lifting device including a folding spa, cover with integral lifting sockets and a lifting device having a pair of first ends pivotally connectable to a spa structure, and second ends having engagement shafts keyed to t... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634037 | Personal cleansing system A personal cleansing system for substantially dry wiping articles is described suitable for use in a shower environment, utilizing a shell enclosing the wiping articles having a dispensing slot formed along the shell, a closure means, and a support device... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634038 | Collapsible playpen with detachable cot A collapsible playpen includes a top frame to support a boundary shelter, a bottom frame, and a boundary shelter supported by the top frame to surround the interior space and define a playpen cavity therein. A detachable cot includes a surrounding wall an... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634039 | Folding structure of a baby bed A folding structure of a baby bed includes a joining member, and an elongated co-moving plate. The baby bed has a base including first and second supporting rods; the supporting rods being pivoted to respective end portions of the joining member. The join... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634040 | Towel-mat with a frame member and removably attached membranes A collapsible apparatus includes a frame member being formed from a flexible twistable material, a first membrane and a second membrane, and a cushion. The second membrane is removably attachable to the first membrane.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634041 | Convertible towel to tote bag article and method of making same A towel to tote bag convertible article is disclosed that comprises a towel, preferably a sports towel, having a first end region, a second end region and an intermediate region between the first and second end regions. A pocket provided at and across the... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634042 | Crib mattress cover A crib mattress cover has a top panel and a bottom panel sewn together and configured to fit over a rectangular crib mattress. One end of the cover is open, and a plurality of securing elements are attached along the opposing edges of the panels, on the i... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634043 | Medical table having controlled movement and method of use A medical table having a head end column and a pair of foot end columns, all of which are automatically and simultaneously extendable and retractable between upper and lower positions. A patient support system, which may include a body support and separat... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634044 | Compact stretcher A compact stretcher usable to transport a body having a sheet with a first surface and a second opposite surface. The first surface of the sheet possesses sufficient area to underlie and support a body being transported. The peripheral edge between the fi... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634045 | Heel elevator support A heel elevating foam cushion is used to relieve heel pressure ulcers in patients confined to bed. The cushion elevates the lower legs and thereby supports the feet without any contact with the feet. Bolsters or palisades on either side of the cushion pre... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634046 | Shaped bodies Shaped bodies, containing at least one shaped body with an unstressed three-dimensional inherent volume form that has at least one integrated curved part and can be displaced and/or partially or wholly transformed into another three-dimensional volume for... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634047 | Tent stake hammer, puller, and ground penetrating dibble A camping tool for hammering in and removing tent-stakes out of the ground, and also for making holes into the ground for the tent-stakes or for breaking up very hard ground. The tool can be split into two pieces for easier storage. This includes on the u... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634048 | Automatic temperature control for clothes washer An automatic temperature control system which limits the total number of valve cycles for the cold and hot water valves to, for example, a total of ten cycles yet also provides the desired temperature control of water supplied to the wash tub is described... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634049 | Moveable bumper for a dock leveler A dock leveler system includes a pivotal deck whose movement provides the impetus for moving a bumper between an operative position and a retracted position. The bumper is movable relative to the deck, so that after a truck bumps up against the bumper, th... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634050 | Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for cleaning with a rotary brush while delivery water to the area to be cleaned. The cleaning apparatus includes a housing. The housing has a distal side and a proximal side. The housing has a top wall and a peripheral wall attached t... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634051 | Disposable dental applicator This disclosure is directed to a double ended applicator principally for use in the dental profession, for the placement of different materials as may be required. The double ended applicator includes an elongated handle having an applicating end portion ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634052 | Apparatus for remotely cleaning interior walls of tanks from the tank exterior An apparatus for cleaning liquid-filled tanks, e.g., aquariums, includes an inner cleaning assembly which moves across the interior wall of the tank and an outer cleaning assembly which moves across the exterior wall of the tank. The inner and outer clean... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634053 | Apparatus for activating a heat conductive wire by detecting a rotating angle of a wiper arm The present invention relates to an apparatus for activating heat conductive wires by detecting a rotating angle of a wiper arm, wherein said heat conductive wires Installed on the both side of a wiper blade are activated when the detected rotating angle ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634054 | Windshield wiper drive In the case of a windshield wiper drive having a swivelably mounted drive shaft, a drive rocker arm that is immovably attached thereto, a connecting lever which is attached to the drive rocker arm via a first joint, a support rocker arm which is connected... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634055 | Pivotal coupling for wiper arm and blade In a device for pivotally connecting a wiper blade for motor vehicle windows to a wiper arm, coupling elements on a part of the wiper arm are comprised of support bores disposed in already existing side walls of the wiper arm, and a connection between the... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634056 | Wiping device for glass surfaces of motor vehicles A wiper apparatus is proposed, which serves to clean windows of motor vehicles. The wiper apparatus (10) has a driven wiper arm (12) guided on one end on the motor vehicle, on the free end (11) of which arm an elongated wiper blade (14) that can be presse... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634057 | Door holder assembly A control assembly for holding a pivoted door in an open position and releasable to enable the door to swing to a closed position. A rotor is connected to the door in a manner such that when the door is opened the rotor is rotated in one direction to a lo... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634058 | Door closer with a reliable arresting effect A door closer comprises a cylinder and a piston rod mounted in the cylinder and having an exposed section outside the cylinder. A retainer plate, an elastic element, and an end cap are mounted around the exposed section of the piston rod. The retainer pla... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634059 | Reinforcement hardware for a doorjamb bracket A reinforcement plate for use in attaching a doorjamb bracket to a doorjamb, the plate member having an aperture through which the arm of a conventional doorjamb bracket may be inserted. A plurality of holes in the plate member are available for receiving... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634060 | Coordinated multi-axis hinge and closure using the same A coordinated multi axis hinge arrangement provides a snap action between stable open and closed states. When the hinges operate between the stable open and closed states across a dead center position, resilient forces imparted by torsionally rigid connec... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634061 | Hinge A damped hinge comprising a first part mounted to a second part to allow relative rotation between the first and second part; biasing means for providing rotational movement between the first and second part; wherein upon rotational movement between the f... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634062 | Frictional hinge device and a portable business machine into which the frictional hinge device is incorporated In a frictional hinge device, a diameter-increased section 11 of a rotation shaft 10 is formed so that the surface roughness (Ra) is 0.05~0.20 μm in the circumferential direction, and the surface roughness (Ra) in the axial direction is 0.15~0.30 μm. A ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634063 | Cable tie An improved cable tie arrangement includes a flexible strap and a locking head. The flexible strap has a series of spaced apertures formed therein. A first group of apertures extending from one end and extending over at least half of the strap, the first ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634064 | Seat belt tongue with handle To improve the grasp on the tongue of a seat belt, a handle extends from the seat belt tongue in the forward direction of the seat belt and is attached in a rotating manner to the central or rear portion of the tongue to perform rotation of the tongue in ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634065 | Retainer clip for attaching components to a belt molding A retainer clip receives a keypad and the like on a beltline molding. The clip has a face plate having a plurality of apertures. A wall extends from the face plate. The wall has a plurality of tangs spaced thereabout. The wall is configured to be received... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634066 | Upper stopper device for slide fastener In a upper stopper device for a slide fastener having a cross section of a substantially U shape, which is adapted to be attached continuously to a fastener element row of a stringer capable of being engaged with or separated from each other, an end porti... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634067 | Connector for a jewelry flexible member Apparatus using two parts to connect the ends of a flexible member for attaching jewelry to the person. The connected ends of flexible members under tension always extend outward directly opposite to each other, and always have the same predetermined orie... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6634068 | Apparatus for preparing a fabric for seaming An integrated cutter for preparing the edges of a fabric for seaming includes a hooked needle which oscillates vertically in a guide bushing located close to the plane of the fabric between a retracted position where the head of the needle is not exposed ... | 10/21/2003 |
