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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7036151 | Face guard for a sports helmet The present invention provides a face guard for a sports helmet having at least two ear holes. The face guard includes a main body having an arrangement of elongated members. The face guard also includes a pair of quadrilateral projections for securing the face guar... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036152 | Anti-fog visors assembly Anti-fog visors assembly comprising at least an external visor (5) and at least an internal visor (6) at least partially kept in abutment on the internal surface of said external visor by way of mechanical retaining means. Said mechanical retaining mea... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036153 | Seat cushion with built-in leg warmer/protector A compact seat cushion built to be easily carried by a shoulder strap or built-in handle which has a padded top for sitting on and a bottom that is rugged and waterproof. The seat cushion unzips to separate the top and bottom into two separate parts. The leg-warmer/... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036154 | Game bird decoy apparatus The present application provides a game bird decoy apparatus for sportsmen who desire to gain proximity access to wild game birds, the game bird decoy apparatus being a reversible garment having the general shape and image of a wild game bird. One of side of the gam... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036155 | Hat assembly comprising a carrying member having a selected shape and foldable hat A hat assembly including a hat that is selectively disposed in either a collapsed position or an expanded position is shown. The hat comprises a head engaging portion including a side wall, a crown and a brim. The brim has a substantially annular configuration at le... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036156 | Head protection system A head protection system includes an open-ended tubular cap band of flexible material for partially encircling the head of a wearer generally at the level of the wearer's forehead. A belt member is slidably received through the tubular cap band and adjusts to accomm... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036157 | Method of producing a hood, and a hood produced according to the method The disclosure relates to a method of producing a hood for a hearing protector by injection moulding of plastic material. The hood is injection moulded to a single contiguous piece employing at least two plastic materials possessing different properties in at least ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036158 | Mounting for a seat position actuated toilet bowl light A toilet bowl illuminating apparatus of the type wherein a seat ring is pivotally mounted to a toilet bowl by a pair of spaced apart, co-axial hinge assemblies, has a light assembly, which is activated by a switch responsive to angular orientation, affixed in a cavi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036159 | Tankless toilet, western-style flush toilet, part washing device and spud for flush toilet The present invention provides a tankless toilet which can realize the reduction of the manufacturing cost without deteriorating the washing ability of water in the inside of a rim channel. The western-style toilet body includes the rim channel which is formed in th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036160 | Footboard desk A footboard desk designed to extend over the foot of a bed to provide for an efficient use of space while maintaining the aesthetically pleasing aspects of a room's décor. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036161 | Collapsible structures The present invention relates to collapsible self-supported cribs which have one or more of the following characteristics: adjustable length and/or, width and/or height, lightweight, easily collapsed, very compact when collapsed and easily carried, stored and transp... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036162 | Cooling mattress for sunbathing A cooling mattress for supporting and cooling a sunbather while sunbathing includes a number of pads joined by a number of fasteners. Each pad includes a liner defining a cavity and a cooling medium deposited within the cavity. The fasteners interconnect the pads to... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036163 | Furniture cover sheet A sheet of pliable, washable material is configured to cover at least a portion of a piece of furniture, such as a mattress. A manifold and a plurality of air flow tubes are formed in the sheet, with the air flow tubes in communication with the manifold. The air flo... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036164 | Automatic bed making apparatus A bed making apparatus can lift, push, and pull the bedding layer by layer so as to manipulate bedding originally disorganized to a made up state. The apparatus includes a vision device that evaluates and detects the current state of the bedding sensors and a comput... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036165 | Adjustable bed with automatic adjusting head section An adjustable bed includes at a minimum a head support and a back support pivotally connected to each other, a mechanism for pivoting the head support automatically from a first position horizontal and coplanar to the back support to an inclined position, and the la... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036166 | Hospital bed A bed comprises a frame and a deck coupled to the frame. The deck includes a back section, a seat section, a thigh section, and a foot section. An actuator is coupled to the back section to move the back section from a horizontal position to an elevated position rel... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036167 | Patient immobilization device A patient immobilization device comprises a backboard having a front side and a back side, and a pair of opposing paddles slidably mounted on the backboard. The paddles are configured to move between a storage position and a support position, to support the head of ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036168 | Portable headrest A collapsible portable headrest extends from a bed. A base fits between the mattress and box spring of a bed. An outer end of the base is connected by hinged clamps to lower ends of legs. Upper ends of legs are connected by locking hinges to inner ends of a headrest... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036169 | Extremity positioner A device for positioning at least one extremity of a patient during medical imaging is disclosed. The device comprises a radiotranslucent platform, at least one radiotranslucent support object, and at least one attachment to releasably secure the support object to t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036170 | Retainer system for adjustable beds The invention is directed to a mattress retainer system for adjustable beds which includes a mattress-retention bracket housed within a pocket of a mattress accessible in an upward direction through an opening along a bottom edge of the mattress. The pocket is forme... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036171 | Air mattress control unit The system of the present invention is a system for supplying air and controlling the flow of air into and out of the chambers of a patient supporting air mattress. It includes an electric motor powered variable speed blower, a two position rotary valve, air mattres... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036172 | Bed having low body pressure and alignment A mattress supporting a reclining body with low body pressure and in alignment. The mattress extends in a lateral direction from side to side and extends in a longitudinal direction from a mattress head to a mattress foot where the mattress includes a head part, a s... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036173 | Channel-cut cushion supports The support characteristics within a foam mattress body may be varied by inserting reinforcements into channels cut or otherwise formed within the foam. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036174 | Operational tools carrier An operational tools carrier, such as a pocketknife or a tool card, having a portion formed from a transparent or translucent material has been found to have various functional benefits in addition to the clear ornamental effects of transparency/translucenary. A poc... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036175 | Washing machine with pay activated bulk detergent dispenser An approved washing machine and method of washing laundry is provided wherein a user can select an amount of an additive, such as detergent, to be automatically supplied from a bulk additive reservoir to the washing machine tub during the appropriate time in the was... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036176 | Sequential dispensing of laundry additives during automatic machine laundering of fabrics Disclosed are systems, methods, devices and kits for sequentially dispensing laundry additive materials into the drum of an automatic washing machine as that machine is used to carry out a fabric laundering operation. To bring about such dispensing of additives, a l... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036177 | Dispensing of rinse additives into the rinse cycle during automatic machine laundering of fabrics Disclosed are systems, methods, devices and kits for the timed dispensing of laundry rinse additive materials into the drum of an automatic washing machine as that machine is used to carry out a fabric laundering operation. To bring about such dispensing of rinse ad... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036178 | Shoes cleaning machine A shoe cleaning machine is provided with one group of brushes (11) comprising at least one brush (11) with bristles aligned in a certain direction (11a) and at least a second brush (11b) with bristles aligned perpendicular t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036179 | Brush, especially a toothbrush A brush and in particular a tooth brush comprises a brush body and a bristle carrier supporting a plurality of bristles and being preferably removably retained on the brush body. The bristle carrier, consisting of soft-elastic plastic material, is formed as a cap an... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036180 | Tooth brush with four bristle groups A toothbrush for use on domestic pets, comprising a toothbrush head with each end curved upward at roughly 30 degree angles, and four sets of soft bristles attached to the head. Three sets of bristles are attached to the front face of the brush head, with two sets p... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036181 | Fixing piece for a windscreen wiper A mounting part of a windshield wiper, having a receiving opening for a wiper shaft at one end, and forming a part of a fold-away hinge at the other end, and being formed from a flat sheet metal by deep-drawing, punching and bending and having a u-shaped cross-secti... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036182 | Paint roller grid and grid assembly A paint roller grid includes a wiping surface surrounded by a frame member having a pair of spaced apart hooks connected to the upper edge of the frame member for releasably attaching the grid to a container rim. The hooks may be spaced laterally outwardly from oppo... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036183 | Hose and wand assembly A vacuum cleaner (100) comprises a main body (3), separating apparatus, a flexible hose (20) having one end for coupling to an input of the separating apparatus and the other end terminating in a connecting part (40), a rigid pipe (9, ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036184 | Accessory tool assembly for vacuum cleaner An accessory tool for a vacuum cleaner is provided which allows a small crevice to be easily cleaned, and for accessory tools to be easily changed based on places to be cleaned. The accessory tool includes a crevice tool detachably coupled to a brush tool. The crevi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036185 | Arrangement in a wheel lifting mechanism The present invention relates to an arrangement in a wheel lifting mechanism designed to lift at least one wheel (1) running on an underlying surface so that it is capable of negotiating an obstacle (h) rising above the underlying surface. The arrangement com... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036186 | Swing hinge device for a portable terminal A swing hinge device of a portable terminal has a pair of housings, which are coupled to each other in such a manner that they can be rotated while facing each other. Using a resilient means and a pair of cams, the swing hinge device provides a rotational force so t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036187 | Reinforcer for wrapped band friction hinges An improved friction hinge assembly is provided. The friction hinge assembly includes a rotatable shaft and a band having a circular spring portion for defining an opening in which the shaft is rotatably inserted in order to provide frictional torque between the sha... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036188 | Composite knob with light pipe leakage barrier A composite knob including an injection molded translucent core having a side wall and a top wall with light pipe window or a light pipe opening formed in these walls. A trim ring is positioned on the core and has an opening therethrough to align with the light pipe... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036189 | Fastening means with at least one flexible tension strand A fastening means with at least one flexible tension strand, which has a hook element at each of its two opposite ends, where it is provided in accordance with the invention that each end of the minimum of one tension strand is attached to a seating element, on whic... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036190 | Closure mechanism for apparel A flexible and extensible closure apparatus for use in apparel is disclosed. The flexible and extensible closure apparatus provides continuity to securely join different pieces of material. In addition, a slider apparatus is disclosed to assist a user in joining and... | 05/02/2006 |