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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6678894 | Goaltender's leg pad toe anchor A goaltender's leg pad toe anchor includes a houve which is secured to the lower portion of a leg pad. Two elongate bands extend downwardly from the houve, with the bands being drawn through and crossed within a toe opening of a skate blade carrier. Each ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678895 | Protective garment, which is worn with shoulder pad having inflatable bladder, for firefighter or for emergency worker A protective garment, such as a protective coat or protective coveralls, for a firefighter or for an emergency worker is provided with a shoulder pad, which is worn between the protective coat and a shoulder of a wearer. The shoulder pad is attached detac... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678896 | Sports towel An article of headwear (1), preferably of moisture absorbent cloth, having two narrow end sections (4a, 4b) and a wide middle section (7) for covering the head and neck of a wearer. The inner side (3) of the middle section (7) contains a pocket (10) near ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678897 | Hearing protection device Ear defenders comprising an elastic headband (1) and an ear muff (4) arranged on the inside of each leg (2) of the headband. The ear muffs (4) are arranged displaceably along the insides of the legs (2) from the end positions of the legs and so far along ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678898 | Apparel belt fastening tabs Two elongated, flat, belt end-tabs (20) and (32) made of a material suitable for permanent attachment to opposite ends of a torso-encircling strap (38). The first said belt end-tab (20) having Velcro hook (28) material attached lengthwise to it's undersid... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678899 | Chest protector A form-fitting chest protector. In one embodiment, the chest protector includes a pair of detachably secured wing portions. A main portion of the chest protector has a variable thickness and substantially overlies the chest and abdomen of the athlete to a... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678900 | Bowl ventilation apparatus with proximity sensor A toilet bowl ventilation apparatus for treating air from a toilet having an intake duct proximal to the toilet bowl, a hose for connecting the intake duct to a fan unit creating a vacuum through the intake duct and the hose so as to draw air from the toi... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678901 | UV protected handrail sleeve A combination of a handrail cover and a handrail consisting of a strip of heavy duty polyester based fabric, blended and dyed to resist fading and impregnated with UV protecting liquids, a strip of closed cell neoprene foam layer having two adhesive surfa... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678902 | Portable washbasin for babies The object of the present invention is a washbasin for babies comprising a main portion shaped as a real washbasin, with a central concavity and a flat peripheral portion surrounding it, intended to serve as rest surface for the main portion on the edge o... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678903 | Spray support quick-install nut A spray handle support assembly includes a support sleeve with outer threads and a support collar. An installation nut that includes inner threads engages the outer threads of the support sleeve. The inner threads of the installation nut include a ramped ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678904 | Hinged link mattress deck A support deck for a sofa bed having a plurality of support members is interconnected at joints such that when a force is applied to one side of the deck the deck will yield but when a force is applied to the opposite side, the deck will be relatively res... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678905 | Mattress and bed assembly providing an enlarged sleeping surface area A bed assembly provides an enlarged sleeping surface area as compared to a standard Queen sized bed. Specifically, in the disclosed bed assemblies, the sleeping surface area is about 64 inches to about 68 inches wide and about 77 inches to about 82 inches... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678906 | Hydrophobic layered blanket An improved blanket is provided having improved insulation, comfort, care and maintenance characteristics. The blanket is constructed of three layers of hydrophobic material which are secured together. Preferably, the layers of fabric are comprised of 100... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678907 | Bed, especially a sick-bed and/or nursing bed, and length-adjustable support element for said bed The bed (10) is provided with a height-adjustable lower frame (14) comprising a plurality of supporting legs (16) and with an upper frame (12) connected with said lower frame. Each supporting leg (16) comprises at its lower end (38) a swivelling and/or gu... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678908 | Bariatric surface for an operating room table An apparatus is configured to be located on a frame of a patient support, the frame having a top surface configured to support a patient, the top surface having a length dimension and a width dimension. The apparatus includes an overlay positioned over th... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678909 | Combination rasp and lift device A multifunctional device for removing material from an edge of an object and lifting an object from a support surface is provided. The device includes front and rear portions that are positioned at an angle relative to one another to form a pivot point. T... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678910 | Fully floating gangway A fully floating gangway comprises a movable frame sandwiched movably in an operating plane between lower and upper parallel bearing surfaces which are supported from and positioned below a first platform. A gangway extends from the frame's front end for ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678911 | Multiple vertical wafer cleaner A multiple wafer cleaning apparatus comprising a first module (12), having a first spaced-apart brush assembly having an inner brush (21a) and an outer brush (22a), each brush having a brush pad (102) and a platen (103), and a second module (14) having a ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678912 | Sweeping unit A sweeping unit which can be affixed to a carrier vehicle or a trailer, comprising a supporting frame and at least one motor-driven rotary brush which is rotationally mounted around the longitudinal axis thereof. The supporting frame is provided with supp... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678913 | Apparatus and method for cleaning film An apparatus for cleaning film comprising a mounting surface supporting: a first film core for holding film to be cleaned; a first film platter for supporting the first film core; at least one first guide member; at least one first particle transfer rolle... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678914 | Glitter containing filaments for use in brushes A thermoplastic polymer monofilament oriented from 3.0-6.0 times its original length having a diameter of 125-600 microns and containing 0.2-5.0% by weight, based on the weight of the monofilament, of glitter particles or film particles having a particle ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678915 | Heated windshield wiper blades The present invention 10 discloses an electrical heating element 16 welded at 26 to the under side of the wiper housing 28, creating continuous surface contact between the metals. Through conduction, the heating element 16 heats the wiper arm components 1... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678916 | Vacuum cleaner hose unit having a hose fitting with a coupling protrusion An electric vacuum cleaner according to the present invention includes a cleaner main body 16, and a suction unit 24 which is rotatably disposed at the bottom of the cleaner main body 16 and includes a suction port 23 and a rotary brush 25. The cleaner ma... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678917 | Wheel protection system A wheel protection system for moving a hose or cable on a working surface away from the wheels of a movable device, such as a portable welder. The wheel protection system includes a separate wheel guard positioned to at least partially surround each wheel... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678918 | Open-close apparatus A sliding resistance member (3) is interposed between a glove box (B) and a rod type air damper (21). It is assumed that when a glove box lid (L) corresponding to a open-close member starts opening, the rod type air damper (21) rotates while running idle ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678919 | Hinge assembly for gaming machine belly door A hinge assembly for a gaming machine including a hinge pin fixed to a door of the gaming machine and a outer sleeve fixed to a belly door frame. The outer sleeve includes first and second arms and is partially annular in cross-section defining a first ga... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678920 | Soft-touch drawer pull A soft-touch drawer pull including a substantially rigid substrate and a rubber-like plastic attached to the outer surface of the substrate. The substrate preferably includes teeth or catches on an inner surface that interact with corresponding recesses o... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678921 | Pre-crimped tie components A tie component comprising first and second pre-crimped portions. Each pre-crimped portion has a plurality of alternating indentations and projections. The pre-crimped portions are joined by alignment and relative movement with respect to one another such... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678922 | Bag closure or clamp made from pliable, resilient hose Bag closure 100, formed from a single length of pliable, resilient substantially-tubular hose comprises a first "base" section 10 of unmodified hose, a second narrowed "neck" section 20, and a third "clamp" section 30. Clamp section 30 is a trimmed sectio... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678923 | Bag closure system A bag closure system for automatically closing a bag with audible and tactile feedback to indicate proper closure of the bag. The bag closure system includes a bag device having an opening, a first band positioned within a first lip of the opening, and a ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678924 | Integral molded surface fastener, and continuous manufacturing method and continuous manufacturing apparatus therefor An integral molded surface fastener is provided having minute and peculiar engaging elements, with which a desired plasticity and tearing strength of the flat substrate are secured. The molded surface fastener may be formed together with the substrate by ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678925 | Two-piece buckle assembly A two-piece lanyard release buckle having first and second ends which are adapted to receive straps. A keeper has a floor which includes front and rear portions and a first end formed in the rear portion thereof. A flexible cover is spaced apart from the ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678926 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing battery plates An improved apparatus and method for making lead-acid storage battery plates comprising an alignment puncher for creating a plurality of alignment holes in a lead strip as the lead strip is progressively expanded and cut into a grid like pattern on an exp... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678927 | Miniature surface mount capacitor and method of making same Surface mount capacitors are made having ultra-small dimensions of length, width and height. For example, capacitors of 0402 size and smaller may be produced having lower height than has been achieved in the prior art. The components have L-shaped termina... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678928 | Apparatus and method for paper roll refurbishing The apparatus and method for application of a protective covering to an unprotected paper roll in locations without major paper handling equipment is described to provide an inexpensive and portable system for paper roll refurbishing. Apparatus used in th... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678929 | Spiral shear gear burnishing dies A burnishing gear or burnishing die has a plurality of spiral gashes formed within each one of the burnishing gear teeth at a predetermined angle with respect to a transverse plane so as to define shearing edges along side involute portions of the burnish... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678930 | Universal snap-ring tool The retainer or snap-ring tool of this invention includes a pair of jaws with only one of the jaws attached to a single handle. The jaws are disposed to be spread apart one from the other by a jaw positioning device. The lower end of each jaw is equipped ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678931 | Disk brake tool An apparatus for the compression of a piston of a disk brake housing into a cylinder includes a caliper gun frame, a lever attached to the frame, a rod that extends forward and away from a user as the lever is squeezed, a hollow extension shaft attached t... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678932 | Fixture for assembling parts of a device such as a Wien filter In instruments such as Wien filters, electrostatic and/or magnetic pole pieces must be mounted on and secured to a supporting structure with a very high degree of dimensional precision, usually by brazing. To that end, a fixture is provided for holding th... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678933 | Plumbing workstation An improved plumbing workstation for use by a worker to install at least one plumbing fixture onto at least one sink, comprising a template for temporarily supporting the at least one sink, the template being adjustable to accommodate at least one size an... | 01/20/2004 |
