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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6732374 | Wedge gripper The wedge gripper is a flexible finger held device which protects the fingers while angling or wedging a bar towards or in the palm. The wedge gripper is not limited to a cylindrical excercise bar. It is effective with any cylindrical handle. The wedge gripper's tra... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732375 | Infant bib A child's bib for use concurrent with a pacifier so as to inhibit the pacifier from falling out of the child's mouth or to retain the pacifier adjacent the child's head. The bib can include a case of flexible material, such as cloth, and an inelastically deformable ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732376 | Hockey glove with attachable protector A protective sports glove comprises a body and a cuff. The body has a palm portion, typically four fingers, a thumb, and a back portion. The glove is preferably suitably padded to offer the player an adequate level of protection from impact type injuries during game... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732377 | Handle-grip and sport gloves Relaxation of grip during a golf stroke is restrained by hook-to-loop adhesion between fabric (5) covering the golf-club handle (3) and fabric elements (11-14) attached to the golfer's gloves (1, 2). The handle-covering fabric (5) ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732378 | Glove with tucks A glove including a plurality of tucks formed in the fingers, thumb and in the back portion. The tucks positioned on the fingers and thumb are formed in the fourchette of each finger and thumb on both sides of a wearer's knuckles. The tucks formed in the back portio... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732379 | Ear protection device There is provided an ear covering device to be worn over the ears of an individual in such a manner as to cup over the ears and to extend in a contoured manner at such an angle as to fit securely around the front of the individual's head along the very edge of the f... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732380 | Fixing device for the windshield of a safety helmet A fixing device for the windshield of a safety helmet includes a windshield having its left and right end provided with a projection with projecting wings, a projecting rib and a slide block. A helmet shell is fixed with a base plate respectively at the opposite end... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732381 | Sports helmet A sports helmet for providing a user with a protective sports helmet that would include features such as an mp3 player, a radio, and a cellular telephone. The sports helmet includes a body member that is adapted for receiving a portion of the head of the user. The b... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732382 | Goggle for protecting eyes with a movable vent cover and methods for using A goggle comprising a lens, a frame and a vent cover including an attachment component and a retention component, wherein the vent cover can be selectively moved relative to the frame to at least two different positions defining substantially different levels of air... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732383 | Goggle with side arm for wearing with a helmet A goggle having at least one side arm. The arms may be used to support the goggle on a wearer's head, and may be pivotally mounted to the goggle frame inward of an outermost portion of the goggle lens(es) or frame. The arms may reinforce the frame, in some cases, to... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732384 | Pump augmented urine collector A urine collector is comprised of a container with an electric suction pump. A hose extending from the pump is connected to a funnel for collecting urine. The funnel is comprised of an interchangeable female or male funnel. The female funnel is comprised of a cup wi... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732385 | Wall mountable drain stopper A drain stopper includes a suction cup. The drain stopper is configured to block a drain opening and prevent water from entering the drain. The suction cup allows the drain stopper to be stored on a variety of surfaces, such as a vertical bathtub wall. In one form, ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732386 | Rinse fluid valve for a vacuum toilet A rinse fluid valve for use in a vacuum toilet system is disclosed. The vacuum toilet system includes a waste receptacle with a rinse fluid dispenser associated therewith and a source of rinse fluid. The rinse fluid valve has a housing with an inlet in fluid communi... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732387 | Automated pedicure system A pedicure treatment system includes a receptacle for immersion treatment with jet action. A recirculating circuit is coupled to a source of sanitizing agent through a metering pump. Different automated sanitizing modes are carried out according to programmed recirc... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732388 | Overflow system An overflow system suitable for use in controlling the level of water in, for example, a bathtub (3) is described. The overflow system comprises a conduit attached to the overflow outlet (21) of the bathtub (3) and is arranged so that when the b... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732389 | Bed sheet with traction areas A bed sheet with predetermined regions of friction material for aiding any person, and in particular the elderly, disabled, and frail, in sexual activity and in changing body position, for example, in shifting from lying on the stomach to lying on the back. A tracti... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732390 | Mounting apparatus for a lateral rotation bed An improved mounting apparatus for a lateral rotation therapeutic bed is provided that facilitates access to the patient and connection and disconnection of patient care lines to and from a patient on the bed. A therapeutic bed is described comprising a base frame, ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732391 | Frameless chair A frameless chair comprising: a flexible, substantially spherical outer liner, wherein the outer liner is at least partially gas permeable, and a plurality of polyurethane foam pieces retained within the outer liner. ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732392 | Combination cork extractor and foil cutter A combination cork extractor and foil cutter comprising an elongated handle having first and second ends, a cork extractor being pivotably connected to the handle adjacent the first end thereof. An arcuate shaped member has first and second spaced apart accurate sha... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732393 | Press connecting pliers for pins A pair of pin press-connecting pliers. The pliers include a first handle and a second handle pivot connected via a connecting seat. The first handle is provided on the inner side thereof with a guiding portion. A first press-connecting portion is provided in the gui... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732394 | Positionable body scrubbing device A positionable body scrubbing device for scrubbing various parts of a user's body. The positionable body scrubbing device includes a housing that has an interior and first and second opposed ends. A motor having a motor shaft is mounted in the interior of the housin... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732395 | Contour pull scraper with stowable file A contour scraper has an elongated handle having an upper curved convex surface and two arcuate elongated concave lower surfaces and outwardly proximately flared sides to provide a grip construction, and a transversely distally disposed blade receiving surface. A tw... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732396 | Self-wringing ratchet mop A self-wringing ratchet mop including an elongated handle, a mop head having mop strands supported on the handle, and a wringing mechanism for wringing the mop strands. The wringing mechanism includes a sleeve attached to the mop strands and supported for longitudin... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732397 | Golf shoe brush An attachment for fastening a brush to a shoe. The attachment having a first (horizontal) flange extending to a second (vertical) flange. The first flange attaching to the sole of the shoe, with the second flange attaching to a wiping element such as a brush. The at... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732398 | Stepped diameter bristles for a toothbrush The bristles have a stepped configuration with a top portion with a uniform diameter of approximately 0.005 inches, a middle portion with a uniform diameter of approximately 0.006 inches and a base portion having a uniform diameter of approximately 0.007 inches.... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732399 | Wiper device and method for adjusting the bearing force of a wiper arm Wiper apparatus and method, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a wiper arm (10) that is connectable to a wiper blade (13) on its one end (12) and, in the region of its other end (14), is connected to a tensioning element (22... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732400 | Windscreen wiper arrangement for vehicles A wiper system (1) for vehicles, having at least one wiper lever assembly (7) that has at least one wiper arm (26) and that has a first pivot lever (9) that can be coupled in a manner fixed against relative rotation to a stationary first ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732401 | Wiper arm for automobiles A wiper arm for motor vehicles having a driveable mounting arm (4) for connection to a motor vehicle, and a wiper bar (6) hinge-mounted on the mounting arm (4), which said wiper bar has a connecting hook (8) for attaching a wiper blade, w... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732402 | Structure of a dustpan The present invention provides a structure of a dustpan. The above-mentioned dustpan is with a liftable cover. According to this invention, excluding the practical convenience to users, the garbage, such as hair, dust and unsightly filth, can be efficiently sealed i... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732403 | Portable cleaning assembly The subject invention provides a portable cleaning assembly. The assembly includes a vacuum body and a vacuum unit. The vacuum body has a receiving channel extending from the top of the vacuum body. The assembly further includes a waste container supported on top of... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732404 | Electric vacuum cleaner having exhaust air return feature Pressurized filtered exhaust air from a motorized fan in a vacuum cleaner body passes on an exhaust path to a floor suction tool. The exhaust air is directed by the floor suction tool generally parallel to the surface to be cleaned to agitate dust and thus to improv... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732405 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner having a suction brush movably disposed at a lower portion of a cleaner body, a by-pass motor disposed in the cleaner body and generating a suction force at the suction brush. A cyclone dust-collecting apparatus disposed in the cleaner body has an i... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732406 | Upright type vacuum cleaner An upright type vacuum cleaner has a separately removable dust barrel. The vacuum cleaner includes a suction brush and a cleaner body having a dust chamber, a motor driving chamber housing a motor, an air inflow path, and an air outflow path for interconnecting the ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732407 | Forward-positionable eraser for a writing implement and method A writing implement having a forward-positioned eraser, and method. The eraser circumscribes the shaft of the writing implement, and may have an annular or doughnut shape. The eraser may be affixed to the shaft portion, for example where used with a fixed-length wri... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732408 | Spring hinge structure A spring hinge structure includes a first hinge plate, a second hinge plate, and a restoring control device. The restoring control device includes an upper spindle mounted in the upper shaft tube of the first hinge plate, a lower spindle mounted in the lower shaft t... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732409 | Hinge mounting system A hinge that has a first mounting base for attachment to a first hinged object. The hinge also has first and second hinge members pivotally connected together. The first hinge member and the first base are configured and dimensioned for cooperatively positioning and... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732410 | Precision hinge mounting stops To accurately and reproducibly set the angle of a hinge, especially a very small hinge, a precision hinge and angled mounting stops are provided. The device comprises a hinge joint having a fastener, such as a screw, connecting two bodies. A flat C-shaped mounting s... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732411 | Hand tool handle modification system A hand-held instrument has a business end and a handle attached to the business end. The handle has a gripping portion and a longitudinal axis. A knob is provided on the gripping portion of the handle to facilitate the wielding of the hand-held instrument. The knob ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732412 | Method and installation for the production of a condensed nonwoven and condenser device So as to produce a condensed nonwoven, at least one first nonwoven is produced with the aid of a carding machine (1), said first nonwoven issued from the carding machine is directed to a rotating transfer element (20) by means of one first transport su... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732413 | Method of producing stretchable fabrics A method of treating a woven fabric of thermoplastic synthetic fibres to produce a two-way stretchable fabric (20) which comprises providing a fabric (20) having stretch characteristics in the width direction, applying heat and pressure to the fabric (... | 05/11/2004 |
