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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6836899 | Device for detachably holding an absorbent napkin across the torso A napkin holder formed of two pairs of magnetic securing devices attached in a laterally movable arrangement with respect to each other on the outer ends of a partially neck encircling lanyard. The magnetic securing devices are formed of plastic tabs movable lateral... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836900 | Bib The bib of the present invention has a collar and a chest-covering fabric extending from and attached to the collar. The collar is a resilient, generally C-shaped, flat plastic ring that is disposed within a sleeve. The fabric is attached to the lower end of the sle... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836901 | Multi-use strips for wearable articles Multi-use strips can be applied to a variety of articles to absorb perspiration and protect wearable articles. The strips generally comprise a liquid permeable outer sheet, an absorbent medium, and a backsheet. Applied to the backsheet can be a fastening adhesive. A... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836902 | Infant walking trainer and carrier garment Disclosed is a device for producing a safe and effective infant walking trainer and carrier garment to assist the parents with the training and care of their children. Too many articles in the care and handling of infants have been found to be a danger to the infant... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836903 | Braided garment and method of making A uniquely woven braid is fashioned on the outer surfaces of various garments, such as shirts, jeans, skirts or dresses. The braided surfaces provide a function, since they allow the garment to be form fitting and stretchably conform to the size and shape of the wea... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836904 | Welding shirt This invention is an article of protective apparel having pliable, insulative panels integral to a sleeve or sleeves, with the protective panels so positioned to cover the postern of the forearm, elbow and segment of the upper arm vulnerable to conductive heat durin... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836905 | Flexible finger system for hockey glove A flexible finger system for a hockey glove. The flexible finger system includes at least one finger access hole in at least one of the fingers of the hockey glove. The flexible finger system includes an additional glove finger extending about and from each finger a... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836906 | Eye protection device With reference to FIG. (2), a helmet (2) for an aircraft crew member (1) is provided with a device (10) for forming an eye-shielding curtain (11) of air in front of the crew members eyes. The air exhausts to the ambient atmosphere ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836907 | Lightweight solid safety swimming pool covers A solid mesh swimming pool cover incorporates a mesh layer that has been successfully used as a porous mesh cover for several years with a thin impermeable base layer. A two-step polymer coating process seals the mesh to produce a solid safety swimming pool cover of... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836908 | Water circulation device A water circulation device comprising a hood consists of several water inlet holes and a larger water outlet hole; a water outlet plate with a passing hole in on the center; a revolving plate consists of several protruding stripes surrounding the center and an axis ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836909 | Shower curtain closure A system is provided for converting a bathtub area into an enclosed substantially waterproof shower enclosure by means of adding or modifying the shower curtain installation by providing inner closure channels at each end of the shower curtain as well as correspondi... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836910 | Combination game cleaning station, portable sink and ice chest The portable sink is capable of being connected to an existing water supply, such as an outdoor hose or faucet, such that running water can be provided inside the sink in an outdoor environment. The sink preferably has features that make it easy to use in any outdoo... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836911 | Waste and overflow system for a bathtub A waste and overflow system for a bathtub includes an overflow conduit having a threaded end and an overflow cap threaded at one end extending through the overflow opening in the bathtub into threaded engagement with the threaded end of the conduit. The other end of... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836912 | Furniture A furniture item includes at least a pair of members defining a dimension in one direction of the item, the members of the pair being connected together by adjustable connecting elements, the arrangement and construction being such that the dimension in one directio... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836913 | Bedding clamp A bedding clamp for securing bedding such as a light blanket or sheet on a mattress at selected corners of a bed, which bedding clamp includes a pair of clamp members, each fitted with a clamp hinged to a clamp plate for clamping the bedding therebetween in a fricti... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836914 | Air-cushioned bed with built in air blower An air-cushioned bed assembly includes an air bed with a concave space defined in a side face thereof, a casing received in the concave space and securely connected to the side face of the air bed. The casing has a body with a U-shaped cross section, a through hole ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836915 | Process for dyeing poly (trimethylene terephthalate) carpet continuously In the process for continuously dyeing a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) bulked continuous filament yarn carpet an aqueous dyeing solution is applied to a continuously moving poly(trlmethylene terephthalate) bulked continuous filament yarn carpet at a temperature o... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836916 | Process for making a waterproof shoe In a process for making a waterproof shoe, an upper and a waterproof lining unit with open top and bottom ends are prepared. The lining unit is placed within the upper, and the top ends of the upper and the lining unit are interconnected. A cover member is then atta... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836917 | Replaceable head electric toothbrush and connection structure therefor An electric toothbrush comprising an elongated body portion and a head including a static portion and a moving portion, a handle, and an angled shaft between the head and the handle. The portion of the toothbrush containing the head is detachably connected to the po... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836918 | Electric toothbrush An electric toothbrush is provided a cam mechanism and a crank mechanism in the handle. The cam mechanism comprises a cam, mounted on a rotary shaft of a motor via a frame; and a slave unit making a reciprocating movement, defined within the handle and engaged with ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836919 | Suspension device for floor maintenance appliance A suspension device for coupling a surface maintenance appliance to a surface maintenance machine is disclosed. The suspension device includes a carriage member movably supported upon the maintenance machine through a plurality of linkages coupled to the carriage me... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836920 | Plastic pop-top can lip cleaner A pop-top can lip cleaner is compact in size, the cleaning element being generally “Y”-shaped, having a central portion from which an easily gripped handle extends upward and outward relative to the can top and rim, a generally horizontal inner leg portion havin... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836921 | Deck mop with scrubber A deck or swab mop with an elongated handle and absorbent cleaning strands extends from an integrally formed body. The mop body has parallelly aligned front and rear walls and a top wall extending between the front and rear walls. An abrasive scrubber element with a... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836922 | Apparatus for cleaning head of pin-contact memory card slot An apparatus for cleaning head of pin-contact memory card slot mainly includes a base and a sheeted cleaning element. The base is provided at a front end surface with a recess, and the cleaning element is attached to the base so as to shield the front recess. When t... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836923 | Dust mop adapter An adapter for use with a dust mop having an annular frame pivotally coupled to a handle and including a cover for removable attachment to the frame and defining a lower surface covering a bottom surface of the frame and an upper surface defining first and second re... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836924 | Wiper blade for cleaning glass surfaces on vehicles, especially motor vehicles In the case of a wiper blade for cleaning glass surfaces on vehicles, and having an elongated wiper blade body which consists of a flexible rubber material and can be placed against the glass and is furnished on both its longitudinal sides with longitudinal grooves ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836925 | Windscreen wiper A windscreen wiper includes an elongate curved backbone which is of a resiliently flexible material having a Young's modulus of between 50 to 350 GPa. The backbone has a substantially spatially consolidated cross-sectional profile at substantially all points along i... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836926 | Wiper blade for windshields, especially automobile windshields, and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a wiper blade for windshields, especially automobile windshields, comprising at least one support element, a support element (12), a wiper strip (14) and connecting means (16) for a wiper arm (18). The support ele... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836927 | Wiper blade with wiper strip to carrier element attachment means A wiper blade (10) for windows, in particular of motor vehicles, is proposed that is equipped with a long, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) that can be placed against the window (22), that is situated parallel to the longitudinal axis on a long, ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836928 | Mixing pump for carpet extractor A carpet extractor includes a solution distributor, such as a spray bar 90, which delivers cleaning solution to a floor surface. A housing 10 selectively receives a recovery tank 22 for collecting dirty cleaning solution from the floor. A first ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836929 | Accessary tool mounting device for vacuum cleaner An accessory tool mounting device is provided for a vacuum cleaner by means of which accessory tools can be detachably mounted on the vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner includes a suction device, a plurality of wheels, and exhaust portions for filtering out foreign ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836930 | Airflow indicator An airflow indicator for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The airflow indicator comprises a housing mounted to a casing of the vacuum cleaner. A piston chamber is defined within the housing. A piston is received in the piston chamber and is movable therein between a fi... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836931 | Locking mechanism for dust collection module of vacuum cleaner A removable dust collection module (5) for use with vacuum cleaners as well as a vacuum cleaner incorporating such modules and a method of detachably securing the dust collection module (5) to a vacuum cleaner housing. The dust collection module is sli... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836932 | Assist grip A grip main portion includes supporting members disposed on both sides thereof. An assist grip can be rotated to switch between a non-operational position and an operational position projected into a compartment through the supporting members. An attaching portion o... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836933 | Vehicle door hinge A motor vehicle door hinge with a hinge axis includes a first hinge part and a second hinge part. The first hinge part has a first arm and a second arm axially spaced from the first arm with the hinge axis passing through the first arm and the second arm. The second... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836934 | Safety hinge As from a conventional semi-hinge fixed to the frame, a complementary door fixing semi-hinge having, emerging perpendicularly from its base plate (1), a slide (3) destined to be housed in a blind hole on the door edge, a slide which is closed by its fr... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836935 | Adjustable magnetic snap fastener An adjustable magnetic snap fastener for releasably connecting two pieces of material at any one of a number of possible positions. There are a number of stems attached to one plate and a number of magnets attached to another plate. Any one of the stems fits into a ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836936 | Casket having memorabilia compartment A casket is provided with an integral memorabilia compartment for the placement, display and storage therein of personal effects and mementos of memorialization of the deceased. In one form the casket comprises a shell, a cap pivoted to the shell, and an openable an... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836937 | Method and device for producing a composite nonwoven for receiving and storing liquids Known methods involve applying a layer of particularly highly absorbent fibers such as woodpulp on a carrier nonwoven and then compacting the composite nonwoven with the aid of water entanglement. One disadvantage of the compacting method is the high woodpulp fiber ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836938 | Method and device for production of composite non-woven fiber fabrics by means of hydrodynamic needling Method for producing a composite non-woven fabric for the production of a hygiene product includes the steps of forming a spun-bonded non-woven fabric; compressing the spun-bonded non-woven fabric in the dry state in a continuous process after forming the spun-bonde... | 01/04/2005 |
