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Patent No. 6049912

Mountable Printable Placard With Headband

A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.

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Patents Published on 05/17/2005


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NumberTitleIssue Date
6892392Personal body armor
Personal body armor has hard armor plates on the front and back of the wearer which extend between a left vest section and a right vest section formed of soft armor. Foam pads are affixed to the interior of the vest sections which space the soft armor and the hard a...
05/17/2005
6892393Safety helmet attachment and method for shielding eyes
An eye shield attachment can be used in combination with a safety helmet. The helmet has a front brim continuous with a rim extending along each opposite side of the safety helmet adjacent to a pair of rim slots in the rim of the safety helmet. The eye shield attach...
05/17/2005
6892394Protective garment having reversible shell for military or paramilitary firefighter
A protective garment for a military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency worker has an outer shell, which has two expansive surfaces comprised of a surface of high visibility and a surface of low visibility. The outer shell is reversible so that, when the protec...
05/17/2005
6892395Safety garment having safety harness
The safety garment for industrial and construction workers, and hunters incorporates a safety harness in to the body of a jacket, coat, or other apparel. The garment has a safety harness with a central attachment ring receiving a safety line, anchoring a wearer to a...
05/17/2005
6892396Undershirt
An undershirt including a main constituent portion made of stretchable materials that include a first-type material, a second-type material, and a third-type material. The first-type material has a straining force greater than a straining force of the second-type ma...
05/17/2005
6892397Glove with integrated light
A glove with an integrated illumination device is disclosed, comprising a glove having a palm portion, a back portion, and a knuckle portion, and an electrical circuit that illuminates an illumination device when activated. The glove further comprises a first housin...
05/17/2005
6892398Flexible fit cap with improved sweatband
A cap is provided that includes a crown that is substantially hemispherical in shape and configured to receive the head of a wearer and an unfolded sweatband connected to the inside bottom edge of the crown. The sweatband is preferably unfolded and constructed from ...
05/17/2005
6892399Womens' pant's construction with crotch panel for slimming appearance of thighs
A garment for slimming and smoothing the appearance of a woman's crotch and thighs includes a pair of pants having a lower torso receiving portion, an upper waistband, two leg portions, an inseam along each leg portion, and a crotch seam between the inseams. A quadr...
05/17/2005
6892400Helmet having opening type chin protection bar
The present invention relates to a helmet having an opening type chin protection bar, which includes a helmet body having a face protection opening in a front side, a chin protection bar designed to protect a user's chin by blocking a part of the opening of the helm...
05/17/2005
6892401Compressed air tool
A compressed air tool for unclogging drains includes an air chamber for storing compressed air. A one-way air inlet is fluidly coupled to the air chamber. An outlet valve selectively allows compressed air from the air chamber to enter a tube fluidly coupled to the a...
05/17/2005
6892402Men's toilet
This invention provides an automatic elevator urinal which uses sensors. Currently male users'urinate in unisex toilet bowls or in stationary male urinals so there is many occurrences of urine spilling outside the urinal or toilet bowl resulting in bad odours and un...
05/17/2005
6892403Hoisting harness
Hoisting harness for persons, where the lifting action takes place by a harness consisting of a seat-piece placed between the person's legs, to which seat-piece a rear-piece is connected, which runs against the person's back and further consists of a front piece whi...
05/17/2005
6892404Top bed sheet with fitted foot end
A top sheet having a fitted foot end and method of assembling a fitted sheet to a mattress are disclosed. The foot pocket has a foot end face panel that extends over a foot end of the mattress and a foot tuck panel that is tucked beneath the bottom surface of the ma...
05/17/2005
6892405Therapeutic bed and related apparatus and methods
A therapeutic mattress system and bed are disclosed for providing a comprehensive system of pulmonary and skin care therapies for the critically ill, immobilized patient. The features provided include rotational therapy, percussion therapy and pulsation therapy on a...
05/17/2005
6892406Neck ring with detachable bib
A neck pillow system comprises a neck pillow comprising a pillow body having a medial region and two arms that each have an end. The arms extend from the medial region to form a generally open well, and the neck pillow is configured to be placed around the baby's ne...
05/17/2005
6892408Laundry appliance
The invention provides a method of operating a laundry appliance (10) comprising an outer casing (12) and a drum (50) rotatably mounted within the outer casing (12), the drum (50) having at least two rotatable portions (60, 70
05/17/2005
6892409Portable bridge apparatus
A bridge is provided with at least five segments connected in series. Each segment includes two opposed ends. The ends of adjacent segments are in pivoting connection with respect to each other. The bridge also comprises a plurality of cables. For each end of each s...
05/17/2005
6892410Reinforcement structure of truss bridge or arch bridge
Through co-action between auxiliary triangular structural frames, which are each constructed at opposite ends of a truss girder or arch girder, and a cable stretched between the auxiliary triangular structural frames, an upwardly directed force is exerted to the tru...
05/17/2005
6892411Hold down for dock leveler
A pit dock leveler having a base frame secured to a loading dock pit and a dock platform pivotally connected at one of its ends to the base frame and pivotally connected at its opposite end to a dock platform lip that pivots between a downward hanging position when ...
05/17/2005
6892412Powered toothbrush
The head of a powered toothbrush includes a first tuft block mounted for rotational oscillation about an axis generally perpendicular to the outer surface of the head, and a second tuft block having fixed bristles or bristles independently movable by being mounted o...
05/17/2005
6892413Complex motion toothbrush
An electrically driven toothbrush has a rotatable shaft with a cam preferably at a remote end of the shaft, which fits into a slot in a bristle holder. The holder is mounted for rotation in a toothbrush head. When the shaft rotates cam describes a circle and driving...
05/17/2005
6892414Street sweeper drag shoe
A street sweeper drag shoe of cast austempered ductile iron used with a rotary broom in sweeping, whereby escaping debris from under a contact skid is recaptured. The street sweeper drag shoe contains a deflection plate that redirects bristle tip movement inwardly t...
05/17/2005
6892415Mop with attached scrubber
A scrubber with a triangular cross section is attached to a sponge mop so that the scrubber face is angled at an angle of about 60° in one direction with respect to the handle, and the sponge mop element is angled at an angle of about 60° in the opposite direction...
05/17/2005
6892416Baby bottle brush
The present invention relates to a baby bottle brush for washing a nursing bottle. The brush comprises at least one soft and resilient support member, a washing brush, and a cap inserted into an opening portion of the nursing bottle with the upper end of the support...
05/17/2005
6892417Windshield de-icing
Apparatus (20) for cleaning a window (24) of a vehicle (22), including a vessel (28), having an inlet (32) through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet (34) through which the fluid is discharged f...
05/17/2005
6892418Windshield wiper and brush assembly
An improved windshield wiper is described having a pair of squeegees and a brush disposed between said squeegees. The single-piece molded frame of the wiper includes openings along the frame back that are adapted to create a vacuum when the vehicle is moving. The br...
05/17/2005
6892419Scalloped edge dustpan
The scalloped edge dustpan is eliminates the line of dust or debris that is often left on the floor when dust or debris is swept in to a conventional, straight-edge dustpan. is a dustpan in which the front or leading edge of the base or blade has is formed with a co...
05/17/2005
6892420Vacuum cleaner with hair wrap cutter
A vacuum cleaner that has a rotary floor agitator driven by a motor has a hair cutter blade mounted adjacent a motor shaft that drives the agitator and/or at the ends of the agitator. The agitator is driven by an electric motor through a drive belt. The cutter blade...
05/17/2005
6892421Oblique angled suspension caster fork for wheelchairs
A shock absorption mechanism for a wheelchair includes a caster fork including a first oblique surface and a second horizontally disposed surface, relative to a horizontal plane of travel of the wheelchair. A portion of the second surface includes a curved profile. ...
05/17/2005
6892422Spring-loaded hinge
A spring-loaded hinge (1) is suggested for eyeglasses with a center part and bows surrounding eyeglass lenses, with at least one spring element (41), at least one hinge element (9) having a hinge eye (11) and with a locking element (7
05/17/2005
6892423Cam-assisted lid hinge
A hinge for a vehicle lid includes a main biasing element operable to urge the hinge into an open position, and a mechanism for assisting the initial opening of the hinge from a closed position. The mechanism includes a rotary cam engagable with another portion of t...
05/17/2005
6892424Single link hinge assembly with break-away link
A hinge assembly for connecting an appliance door to an appliance frame includes a claw and a channel pivotally connected to the claw. A single link member is pivotally connected to the claw, and the link member defines first and second contact surfaces. The second ...
05/17/2005
6892425Removable door check device
A removable door check device for holding a vehicle door hinge in an opened position includes a body, first and second leg portions extending from the body and disposed coplanar to the body, a protrusion portion extending from the body in a direction perpendicular t...
05/17/2005
6892426Electronic device utilizing a clip and method for providing the same
An electronic device having a first surface positioned adjacent to an article worn by a person and a second surface substantially perpendicular to the first surface, the electronic device having a headphone connector interface for accepting a headphone connector, th...
05/17/2005
6892427Retaining clips
A clip for retaining an accessory on an edge of an automobile member has a block element for location adjacent the edge of one side of the automobile member. The clip has a plug for engaging a hole in the accessory and extending into an aperture in the block element...
05/17/2005
6892428Adjustable 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 ...
05/17/2005
6892429Brake device for a lace
The brake device (30) for a lace (2), of a boot (31), sliding in a base part (1) linked to the boot (31), comprises a lever (3) articulated on the base part (1), returned by an elastic means (11) into a positio...
05/17/2005
6892430Tool for installing valve locks
A hand tool that greatly expedites the installation of the valve locks that secure a valve spring retainer to the free end of a valve stem. The valve locks include an inwardly extending ridge that engages a circumferential groove that extends around an end portion o...
05/17/2005
6892431Hand held spin-pull tool for installing threaded inserts and method for using same
A hand held spin-pull tool for securing a hollow threaded insert into a substrate. The hand held tool of the invention has at least the following components: a) a switch activated (closed) by manual movement; b) a rotatable drive activatable in response to the close...
05/17/2005
6892432Nanotube cartridge and a method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a nanotube cartridge including the steps of: adhering numerous nanotubes to a surface of a holder, disposing a knife edge at an inclination to the surface of the holder so that the knife edge is raised with its tip end being in contact wit...
05/17/2005
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