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Hands free towel carrying system

A hands free towel carrying system for coupling a towel to a user to prevent loss, theft or contamination.

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Patents Published on 08/17/2004


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6775924Heater control system for a clothes dryer
A clothes dryer is provided with control elements which enable a user to set both a drying temperature and the amount of power sent to a main heating element of the dryer during a dryer cycle. In accordance with the most preferred form of the invention, an infinitel...
08/17/2004
6775925Water spray web cooling apparatus for web dryer
Apparatus and a method for the evaporative cooling of a web within a dryer in a compact manner. Excess fluid overspray is controlled, thereby avoiding problems with fluid depositing on internal surfaces of the dryer, which can cause mineral build-up and can result i...
08/17/2004
6775926Shoe sole structure
A better structure of bottom, which is to settle two sliding seats on the inner peripheral of the bottom, and since it is settled with an inclination angel, there is a sliding block roughly the same size as the sliding manager settled within such said sliding seat s...
08/17/2004
6775927Removable heel cushion
A removable heel cushion is described. The cushion is comprised of a heel pocket and a resilient shock absorber configured for placement within the heel pocket. The assembled removable heel cushion is easily connected to a shoe by placing the heel pocket over the he...
08/17/2004
6775928Lacing system for skates
A skate upper (120) of the type having an elongate vamp (122) with lace keepers (123) and a tongue (130) disposed generally in the vamp is provided with an attached lace locker. The lace locker (150) fixedly attached near the top o...
08/17/2004
6775929Athletic shoe or sneaker with stabilization device
A stabilization device for an athletic shoe or sneaker having two elongate straps for wrapping around a foot within the shoe. The straps are attached to the inside sidewalls of the shoe and exit the shoe through lateral slits adjacent to the sole. Each strap then pa...
08/17/2004
6775930Key hole midsole
A midsole assembly for an article of footwear having a heel, a midsection and a forefoot. The midsole includes a first member having a first hardness and forming a continuous heel support, shank, and forefoot plate. A second member having a second hardness forms a c...
08/17/2004
6775931Stud and shoe provided with the studs
The invention provides a stud for a shoe which is light in weight, has a long service life and excellent abrasion resistance, and a shoe using the same. The stud for the shoe is made up of a central protruding member, a seating plate, and peripheral binding members....
08/17/2004
6775932Air bladder device having pattern changing mechanism
An air bladder device includes a casing having a transparent or semi-transparent wall, an air bag received in the casing, and one or more patterns disposed between the wall and the air bag. The air bag is inflatable to move the patterns toward and away from the wall...
08/17/2004
6775933Snow plow having an in-line frame design and method of making the same
An improved snow plow for use with light and medium duty trucks is disclosed which has a frame which uses an in-line design to eliminate the presence of rotational or torsional force in the frame members of the snow plow, which design provides an improved degree of ...
08/17/2004
6775934Head apparel embroidery hoop and alignment device
The head apparel embroidery hoop and alignment device is a frame defining an opening adapted for placement on a cap driver, the frame having an outer perimeter adapted for securing the hoop to a containment hoop of an embroidery machine. A removable hat bill retaini...
08/17/2004
6775935Magnetic bulletin board
A magnetic memo board system simulating in appearance a pushpin memo board comprising a memo board and at least one auxiliary member. The memo board is formed of a magnetizable material having surface ornamentation thereover simulating in appearance a cork material ...
08/17/2004
6775936Movable display sign
A display sign can be moved easily for access behind where the display sign had been, and easily restored to its original position, without having to unattach and reattach the sign. ...
08/17/2004
6775937Railing advertising - surface, system and method
The present invention comprises a wrap-around advertising surface, system and method of advertising on railings or other hand support systems and for use on poles or support beams. The wrap-around advertising surface includes a skin layer permanently adhered to a 4-...
08/17/2004
6775938Carousel frame with selective display
A carousel type display including a spring powered music box in which a horizontal rotating wheel-like element has selectively engageable recesses from which a plurality of display units are selectively suspended. The display units may include small picture frames, ...
08/17/2004
6775939Display frame combination enabling rotation thereof while mounted on a wall
A reversible display frame combination that may be pivotably mounted on a wall so as to enable its rotation while mounted to enable a user to selectively show the display item(s) contained therein from either side without a change in appearance of the combination, a...
08/17/2004
6775940Motion detecting safety device
A safety device for use with a toy guns, less-lethal guns (such as non-powdered guns) and lethal guns detects motion of the gun, and causes light emitting diodes or other light sources incorporated into the gun to prominently flash. The flashing light sources alert ...
08/17/2004
6775941Built-in gun lock for a pump-action shotgun
An integrated or built-in key-operated gun lock having a rotatable swivel arm. The lock is preferably positioned at the fore-end of the pump slide handle so that, when deployed in the locked position, the swivel arm interferes with the forward motion of the slide ha...
08/17/2004
6775942Accessory rail mount adapter for rifles and carbines
An accessory mounting rail for a firearm, which enables mounting of firearm accessories to the barrel of the firearm and reduces the potential for parallax error in mounted sights is disclosed herein. The accessory mounting rail is formed from a complementary pair o...
08/17/2004
6775943Manually movable decoy device
A manually movable decoy device adapted for luring animals comprising a tail attachment member, a tail shaft with a pulling arm, a ground shaft, and a decoy attached to the tail attachment member selected from the group consisting of a tail-feather, an animal tail, ...
08/17/2004
6775944Method for fishing with weedless easy-fall bait
The invention is a method of fishing by attaching a hook to a fishing line, attaching the hook to the flexible fishing lure, engaging the hook to a solid rod of the fishing lure, through an egg sack connected to the rod, wherein the egg sack forms an angle between 6...
08/17/2004
6775945Lure with tassel tail
An artificial fishing lure of resilient material having a body portion and a flexible, elongate tail. The tail possesses a curved configuration, being attached to the aft end of the body portion. The tail is thin and essentially flat when the tail is in a curved con...
08/17/2004
6775946Remote identifying animal trap
An arrangement for displaying the state of a plurality of animal traps is disclosed. Each trap senses the position of a movable trapping portion such as a trap door or jaw and rf transmits the state of the movable portion. A display unit receives the rf transmission...
08/17/2004
6775947Animal trap
An electric or electronic animal trap wherein the housing includes a pair of spaced electrodes or charge plates in a killing chamber intermediate the trap entrance and a source of bait. Interposed in the pathway to the electrodes is at least one diverter which disco...
08/17/2004
6775948Coal-based organic growth compound
A bio-degradable plant growth composition consisting essentially of coal particulate, sodium molybdate, linear alcohol alkoxylate, magnesium sulphate, sand or other filler and water. ...
08/17/2004
6775949Floral sleeve with a skirt
A plant packaging and covering system including a flexible floral sleeve having a base portion and a skirt portion, and optionally an upper detachable portion which may be sized to surround a plant disposed in a flower pot. The base portion is generally made from tw...
08/17/2004
6775950Double bend and crush bird deterrent device
A bird deterrent device generally has a base, a plurality of mutually parallel directing channels, and a plurality of spikes extending from the base. The channels are preferably disposed in rows so they are not only mutually parallel, but also coplanar. The spikes a...
08/17/2004
6775951Metal roofing light transmitting panel
A light transmitting panel of the type for connecting within a metal roofing system is provided. The light transmitting panel includes a translucent panel, a metal panel and a linear coefficient buffer therebetween to allow the repective panels to expand and contrac...
08/17/2004
6775952System of protecting the edges of cast-in-place concrete slab on ground, construction joints
An improved joint edge assembly, of the type used in the construction of concrete slabs, is disclosed. The assembly comprises a longitudinal joint rail, preferably of steel, which is supported off the ground by temporary formwork. The joint rail is secured to the fo...
08/17/2004
6775953Simplified wall panel
A number of wall panel apparatuses are disclosed. In one embodiment the wall panel apparatus includes a rectangular frame, two oppositely disposed metal tiles, each tile having a number of attachment and mounting clips whereby mounting of the tiles to opposite sides...
08/17/2004
6775954Upper beam slab bolster with parallel plates
A bolster for use in construction having a plurality of leg members arranged in generally parallel spaced relationship to each other, a beam integrally formed with the plurality of leg members and extending transversely across the leg members, a first plate affixed ...
08/17/2004
6775955Method of packaging an object
This invention relates to a method of strong/tight packaging an object in order to prepare it for shipping. Initially, a substrate is applied to an object to create a smooth surface adapted to receive a sprayable plastic thereon. Then, the sprayable plastic is spray...
08/17/2004
6775956Wrapping method and apparatus
A method and apparatus for wrapping loads of goods and materials in a wrapping material such as a plastics film, including placing at least two battens in a spaced substantially parallel orientation on one surface of the load using a pick and place unit, partially w...
08/17/2004
6775957Pharmaceutical product protection method and apparatus
A hydrophobic, compressible, resilient filler for keeping pills from movement in a container during handling is provided in the form of a tube that is cut to a desired length and axially compressed in horizontal orientation. The tube is compressed and inserted throu...
08/17/2004
6775958Package sealing method, manufacturing method of electronic device modules, sealing apparatus, and packaged product
According to the present invention, a case housing a product and a lid made of material that transmits a laser beam are fixed to each other with a bonding member interposed between them, and thereafter, a laser beam is focused onto the bonding member through the lid...
08/17/2004
6775959Method of producing a packaging container provided with an opening arrangement
The disclosure relates to a method of producing packages with opening arrangements and of the type which has a hole prepared in the package wall through which the package is intended to be emptied of its contents. A web of paper or paperboard is coated on its one si...
08/17/2004
6775960Separation of joined sheets
The present invention concerns a device, an arrangement and a method for opening or separating two closely joined sheets of flexible material, e.g. sheet pieces and folded pieces of film or paper, by applying vacuum on the opposite outer sides of these joined sheets...
08/17/2004
6775961Web tensioning device
A device for tensioning web, such as a plastics web dispensed from a shuttle in a wrapping machine, is disclosed. The wrapping machine usually includes an endless track positioned about an object to be wrapped and the shuttle travels on the endless track, dispensing...
08/17/2004
6775962Vertical bagging apparatus
A vertical bagging apparatus includes a vertically mounted spool for dispensing a roll of centerfold plastic film with the fold in the upper position. A pair of vertical metering rollers are mounted adjacent to the spool for advancing the film from the spool. An adj...
08/17/2004
6775963Tunnel extension for bagging machine
A combination including, preferably, alternate tunnel extensions for a bagging machine, the extensions alternately fitted to a primary tunnel with quick-release fasteners. One of the extensions for filling a determined bag size and the other extension for filling a ...
08/17/2004
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