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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6880172 | Baseball protector for inside of the wrist, forearm and bicep A baseball protector for protecting the arm of a user, having a forearm protector and a bicep protector connected to each other by a linking member. The forearm protector has an elastic sleeve having an impact absorption pad covering the inside of the user's forearm... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880173 | Waterproof boot liner A waterproof boot liner used to keep the feet dry in a wet or damp environment. The boot liner has halves that are mirror images of each other. The halves are joined along a seam by heat sealing or adhesives. The boot liner is held in place utilizing a ribbon of the... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880174 | Ear protection device An apparatus comprising a first curved band portion and a second curved band portion. The first curved band portion has a first end, a second end, an inner curved side and an outer curved side. The first curved band portion defines a passageway between the first end... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880175 | Waist expanding and contracting structure for pants or the like In a waist expanding and contracting structure for pants or the like of a type having waist pockets, a waist part 1 consists of a front waist part 2, a back waist part 3, and a side waist part 4. The structure includes a first elastic mem... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880176 | Headgear An improved headgear includes an outer shell and an inner liner providing a head receiving cavity. A headband has a forward portion and lateral portions secured to the inner liner and a rearward portion extending rearwardly of said lateral portions. A first vent ape... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880177 | Ergonomic swimming goggles A pair of ergonomic swimming goggles worn at the head to cover eye sockets has two lens bodies, two linings, a bridge component and a goggles band. The linings have firm joint portions annularly disposed at peripheries of the lens bodies. The region of the firm join... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880178 | Line guard with visible indicator The invention is drawn to a retractable guard for use in a sewerage or drainage line having a plurality of prongs with hooked ends are disposed within a sewage pipe downstream of a toilet. The opposite ends of the prongs are connected to a tubular member which, in t... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880179 | Sink stopper A sink stopper is provided for a sink body having a base formed with a drain hole, and includes a strainer, an operating device and a closure member. The strainer is mounted on the base, and has a perforated strainer wall disposed in the drain hole. The operating de... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880180 | Sanitary washing toilet seat device A sanitary washing toilet device which includes a toilet seat, a toilet seat cover, and a case fixed to a rear top periphery portion of a toilet bowl. The case rotatably connected with the toilet seat and the toilet seat cover. The sanitary washing toilet device fur... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880181 | Apparatus for delaying the closing of a toilet flapper valve A pair of lever arms each have an intermediate segment configured for pivotal mounting on a pair of pins that support a corresponding end of a pair of mounting arms of a flapper valve. Each of the lever arms has a forward end configured to engage and provide a lifti... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880182 | Spa apparatus A spa apparatus and method for cleaning the same. The spa apparatus includes a basin for retaining fluid, a removable foot rest plate positioned within the basin, an impeller coupled to the basin, and a motor drivably coupled to the impeller. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880183 | Portable hip-bathing device A portable hip-bathing device is made of a vinyl sheet capable of being carried in a folded state, and, in use air is blown into it to form the shape of a hip-bathing device adapted to contain water. In order to prevent overflow a horizontal flat part is formed on a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880184 | Urinal cover A urinal cover including a flexible sheet of material having a periphery, a water supply attachment patch attached to the sheet adapted to be place around a water supply pipe of a urinal, and an elastic strip sewn into a portion of the periphery of the sheet. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880185 | Convertible loft furniture A versatile furniture unit that is easily changed, or modified to meet different living settings. The furniture unit is constructed as a frame that can be hung from the joists or rafters in a loft ceiling. The frame comprises various furniture elements that can be a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880186 | Arrangement in a bed for a disabled person, and a bed provided with the said arrangement An arrangement in a bed (1) intended for a disabled person and comprising a horizontally rotatable multi-sectional bed base part (3a, 3b) supporting a mattress, the base part being convertible into a seat part (3b) an... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880187 | Lifting apparatus A system and method for adjusting a person's upper torso in particular, the forearms to a generally parallel position to a floor surface in relation to a work product. A lifting apparatus includes a base support for moving the lifting apparatus horizontally on a flo... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880188 | Infant care apparatus with movable infant support An infant-support apparatus for an incubator or warmer. The apparatus comprises a frame and an infant supporting deck having a central position relative to the frame. The deck is movable relative to the frame to laterally extended positions away from the central pos... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880189 | Patient support A bed for a person is provided. The bed includes a deck and/or a mattress having an adjustable length. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880190 | Controlled pressure and flotation system A controlled pressure and floatation system includes support and flotation units, each comprised by two types of chambers: a main one that contains a liquid substance and a secondary empty chamber; interconnected by a free-flow supply pipe. The main chamber receives... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880191 | Spray caddy and method of dispensing chemicals A spray caddy (10) for storing and transporting chemicals and cleaning accessories and method of dispensing diluted liquid chemicals with improved efficiency. The spray caddy (10) comprises a container (11) and an elongate rigid tubular handle a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880192 | Washing machine with float type clutch and control method for the float type clutch Disclosed is a washing machine with a float type clutch in which a float connects a rotating force from a motor to a spin-drying shaft or disconnects the rotating force from the spin-drying shaft as it is upwardly or downwardly moved in accordance with supply or dra... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880193 | Cable-stay cradle system A cable-stay cradle system (“cradle system”) for cable stayed bridges is mounted onto a cable stay, the opposite ends of which are attached to anchors on a bridge deck. The cradle system is disposed along the length of the cable stay and located in a pre-formed ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880194 | Portable ramp assembly A portable ramp assembly has many uses, but is especially designed to fit within the flat bed of a pick-up truck which, for example, has an eight foot long flat bed. The assembly comprises a housing which is sufficiently wide to accommodate two separate ramps in sid... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880195 | Pipe cleaning device A vehicle (210) for travel though a fluid-filled pipe (12) is disclosed, capable of using power derived from the fluid flow to drive the vehicle (210). Certain embodiments have drive means capable of variable pitch in order to adjust the speed a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880197 | Disposable toilet cleaning device with extendable handle A disposable toilet cleaning device is provided to clean the surfaces of a toilet which includes a handle and a telescoping arm which extends from the handle for cleaning a toilet. A cleaning head is secured to the free end of the telescoping arm and may include a c... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880198 | Adjoining surface device for working viscous materials A device is provided for applying and/or finishing viscous materials along at least one adjoining surface or a bead along a corner, while simultaneously effecting all of the surfaces substantially free of any excess of the viscous material. The device includes a rei... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880199 | Extraction cleaning with collapsible tanks An upright extraction cleaning machine comprises a base module, an upright handle pivotally mounted to the base module, a cleaning solution dispensing system for depositing a cleaning solution on a surface to be cleaned, and a fluid recovery system for recovering ex... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880200 | Suction device for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner suction device includes an upper casing member and a lower casing member that oppose each other. A rotary brush chamber in the suction device has a suction port formed therein. A turbine chamber that is separated from the rotary brush chamber but in... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880201 | Motor-fan cooling air directed into filter bag A vacuum cleaner having a main body and a handle, the main body being formed with a nozzle which delivers a stream of dirt-laden air through a dirt duct through a motor-fan inlet, the handle being supported on the motor-fan assembly and housing a filter bag which co... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880202 | Directional lock A directional lock for a caster. The caster has a wheel assembly including a wheel rotatable about a wheel axis and a housing for supporting the wheel. The housing defines a cavity for receiving a portion of the wheel. Also, the caster includes a stem supported by t... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880203 | Independently rotatable, split tread, single wheel assembly An independently rotating, split tread wheel assembly includes a pair of disks each having an outer tread formed of rubber or polyurethane compounds and supported on the periphery thereof. Each disk includes a central opening that receives a ball bearing assembly. A... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880204 | Checker-equipped door hinge A checker-equipped door hinge is provided in which a first notch and a second notch are respectively provided on the front surface and the reverse surface of a fixed base of a second hinge arm, and a torsion spring is formed from a single length of spring wire rod s... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880205 | Hinge A hinge for anchoring a door leaf (2) to a frame (1) of an item of furniture has a base plate (5) that may be secured to the frame (1) and an intermediate piece (3) on which there is mounted a hinge arm (4) connected to a hi... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880206 | Multi-element separation modules for a fiber processing machine A device is provided for separating out foreign particles and/or neps in a pre-carding zone and/or a post-carding zone of a carding machine having a carding cylinder. The device has at least two modules arranged opposite the carding cylinder in the pre-carding zone ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880207 | Method and device to evaluate signals of a sensor to monitor a textile machine A method and device for the evaluation of signals of a sensor, in particular of a microwave sensor, is proposed for the detection of the thickness, mass, density and/or moisture of at least one fiber sliver moving relative to the sensor on drafting equipment. A high... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880208 | Packaging connector A tether based connector for locating, identifying, inventorying, controlling and helping to ensure the retrieval of one or more items packaged within a container loaded with potentially obscuring packaging materials. The connector is formed from a stratified body h... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880209 | Walk around grass cutter parts A self propelled lawnmower protective component used to support the grass catcher door is formed of a plastic material that is more flexible than the polyethylene material used in the prior art. By using co-extrusion, two different plastics are extruded into one sha... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880210 | Strap clip for hanging piping and ductwork A strap clip for hanging piping and ductwork includes a generally inverted T-shaped clip body having a generally upright leg having an upright leg transverse slot formed therein adjacent the upper end of the generally upright leg and a first lower arm extending gene... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880211 | Macro closure device for disposable articles There is provided an improved tab member for a closure system comprising a tab portion and a slot member. The slot member includes a slit or a loop, with the slot located between an inboard portion and an outboard portion. The tab portion has a tab member having a l... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880212 | Air-jet method for producing composite elastic yarns A continuous method for producing composite elastic yarns at speeds up to 700 m/min by (a) stretching (drafting) an elastomeric yarn (e.g., spandex) by 2.0× (100%) to 10.5× (950%) while heating (max. heating temperature 220° C.) in a single or double stage draft,... | 04/19/2005 |
