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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7076806 | Body armor A body armor accessory adds protection to unguarded areas of conventional body armor. The removable accessory comprises an axillary panel having a coverage area and is made of material that impedes the penetration of a foreign object. The accessory can be worn on ei... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076807 | Child's bib that includes a bead string fastener A child's bib includes a plastic string (5, 55, 56) which has a free-bearing part (55, 56) that extends from one end of the edge of the neck-surrounding recess of the bib to the front piece thereof and terminating in the proximity of the other end of t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076808 | Tactical flyers ensemble A tactical flyers ensemble includes a breathable full pressure half suit (“FPHS”) bladder worn as an undergarment beneath a coverall. The coverall has a lower section specially adapted to most effectively constrain the FPHS when the latter is pressurized under f... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076809 | Stretchable nursing tank top with invisible breast support A form fitting nursing tank top/undershirt made with a stretch fabric includes an invisible built in nursing bra. The invisible nursing bra is partly internal and partly external. The external portion of the built in nursing bra is the left and right shoulder straps... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076810 | Multipurpose boonie hat A hat made from a camouflage-imprinted material and having a crown and a brim. The hat has a compartment in the crown for holding a bundle of camouflage strips attached to the crown and which are deployable about and over the hat brim upon opening the compartment. T... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076811 | Protective head covering having impact absorbing crumple or shear zone A helmet construction for protecting a user's head, and the brain within the cranium from impact forces, includes a shell contoured to the shape of the user's head, with cushioning along at least part of the shell interior and a chinstrap. The shell consists of thre... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076812 | Sanitary cleansing apparatus and process A sanitary cleansing apparatus is provided for attachment to conventional toilets to facilitate posterior part cleansing with a cleaning fluid after use of the toilet. The “First Embodiment” utilizes a conventional toilet flush tank as its cleaning fluid source.... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076813 | Pool skimmer A skimmer system is provided which includes a reservoir, an inlet, a reservoir pump and a weir. The skimmer system may be attached to a tank having fluid therein. The fluid in the tank defines a tank fluid surface, and the fluid in the reservoir defines a reservoir ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076814 | High flow rate water supply assembly An assembly for rapidly filing bathtubs, whirlpools, spas, washing machine drums and the like includes a basin, water storage tank(s) (such as hot and cold water storage tanks), and a system for controlling the filling of the basin from the tank(s). When it is desir... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076815 | Curved shower curtain rod The CURVE SHOWER CURTAIN ROD is just like a straight curtain rod except the former has its' two ends bent 70 degrees. So, the end points of the whole rod assembly are at the middle of the tub, unlike that of a straight curtain rod, the end points are near the outsid... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076816 | Towel or blanket with integral carrying case The combination of a towel or blanket and a flexible carrying case integral therewith. The carrying case is attached at a portion of its inner surface to the towel or blanket in an upper portion thereof. The carrying case is adapted to permit the towel or blanket to... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076817 | Convalescent bed A convalescent bed for safely restraining a bedridden patient includes a bed frame with a mattress that is raised and lowered by a hydraulic or electric lifting arm. The bed frame includes a pair of opposing guard rails one of which includes pivotally connected pane... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076818 | Hospital bed having a siderail position detector A patient support or bed is disclosed having a frame, a mattress, and a plurality of siderails. A detector is disclosed that detects a position of a siderail relative to a portion of the bed. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076819 | Swaddle blanket A swaddling blanket for easily and swiftly swaddling an infant keeps the infant tightly bundled for security and warmth. This blanket helps calm the infant and prevents the infant from being awakened from the startling response. Safety and emotional well-being are t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076820 | Diagnostic imaging tabletop In accordance with the present invention, a tabletop is provided for positioning a patient for diagnostic imaging of a body part. The tabletop preferably rests on a diagnostic imaging table for supporting a patient during diagnostic imaging. The tabletop is defined ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076821 | Modular patient support system for use in radiotherapy treatments The invention relates to a modular patient support system for use with radiotherapy treatments comprising a basic portion to be fixedly mounted and an exchangeable radiotransparent modular portion, said portion to be fixedly mounted being provided with a radiotransp... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076822 | Stacked cushions Stacked cushions, cushioning elements thereof, materials and processes for making the same are disclosed. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076823 | Conventional bedding mattress with illumination properties A conventional bedding mattress is constructed in a manner that permits light to permeate upwardly throughout the bedding components so as to illuminate the entire bed structure when a light source is placed below the mattress proper. The illuminating feature of the... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076824 | Method of manufacturing a mask slipper A method of making a mask slipper, comprising the steps of forming a mask from a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, latex and fabric; forming a composite sole member having a first layer of inner filler material; forming a composite upper member... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076825 | Floor machine with handle attachment A floor machine for cleaning floors with a rotary brush or buffer includes (1) a base assembly having a motor and skirt with no frame and (2) a handle and frame assembly. The frame/handle assembly can readily be attached to the base assembly by a simple engagement o... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076826 | Detachable fluid treatment applicator An applicator for applying fluid treatments such as paint, stain, varnish or the like to surfaces such as wood. The applicator includes an elongated handle, one end of the hand serving as a primary gripping element, the other end of the handle being covered with flu... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076828 | Gutter cleaning tool A gutter cleaning tool with a curved blade and a shovel blade is disclosed. The curved blade is used to collect debris in the gutter, and the shovel blade is used to push debris under a gutter strut. The present invention also includes a handle attachment means, for... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076829 | Fastening element for the wiper arm of a vehicle windshield wiper A fastening part for a wiper arm of a vehicle wiper is disclosed, which can be driven for the pivoting motion and which has a receptacle for the articulated connection of the wiper arm (11). For the sake of economical production of a lightweight fastening par... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076830 | Electronically commutated drive system for vacuum cleaner A self-propelled appliance, such as a vacuum cleaner includes a magnetic field sensor and magnet. A relative position between the magnetic field sensor and the magnet can be changed by a user of the appliance. The magnetic field sensor generates a signal indicating ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076831 | Device for exhausting in vacuum cleaner An exhaust system for a vacuum cleaner where filtered air is directed outside the main body of the vacuum cleaner through exhaust holes formed in at least one of a plurality of supporting wheels rotatably mounted to both sides of the main body. The disclosed exhaust... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076832 | Vacuum cleaner with pivotal fixture for dust bag reinforcing plate in a dust bag compartment A vacuum cleaner includes a dust collection compartment inside of which a dust bag with a reinforcing plate, which has a clip connected to the underside thereof, can be placed. The clip tapers toward the bottom in the shape of a funnel or trapezoid and is suited for... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076833 | Automobile door checker An automobile door checker includes a check plate, a shoe holder housed in a case, a shoe that is held by the shoe holder and the shoe slides on the check plate accompanying relative movement between the case and the check plate, and a check spring that resiliently ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076834 | Cabinet door buffer bar A cabinet door buffer bar includes a hollow tube, a shaft, an elastic element and a sliding member. The sliding member and the inner wall of the hollow tube form different intervals there between so that a resilient member mounted thereon receives varying constraint... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076835 | Spring mounting for sash window tensioning arrangements A sash window counterbalance spring mounting arrangement for fitment into a channel section within a window jamb, includes coiled ribbon springs, a spring support mounting including a single integral component for locating and supporting the springs, a support for t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076836 | Integrated hinge and temporary door checker An integrated hinge system that provides for temporary checking of a vehicle door is provided, the system including a hinge pin, a door hinge bracket, a pillar hinge bracket, and a contact body that is affixed to the hinge pin. A latching device is affixed to the do... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076837 | Hinge device for electronic display A hinge device for pivotally coupling a display to a base includes a seat for being secured with the base, a rotor, a pair of hinges, and at least one roller located on the rotor. The seat defines a hole, and a railway defined in an inner wall of the seat. The rotor... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076838 | Hand-held machine tool with vibration-damped handle A very extensive decoupling of the handle from vibrations in the hand power tool is obtained by the fact that, on each of two legs (5, 7) extending nearly parallel to the longitudinal axis (9) of the hand power tool, at least one lever (19, 21) ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076839 | Card top bar for a carding machine, having a carrying member and a clothing portion A card top bar for a carding machine, has a carrying member and a releasable clothing portion in which card top bar there are provided two card top heads, each of which slides on a slideway, the card top heads comprise at least one sliding region, which is in contac... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076840 | Draft device It is an object of the present invention to provide a draft device DR including draft rollers which, when a draft device composed of a plurality of draft roller pairs is used, can reduce the adverse effect of associated air currents resulting from the rollers rotati... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076841 | Double pressure cylinder arrangement and loading device of a textile machine having such double pressure cylinder arrangement A double pressure cylinder arrangement including a first pressure cylinder and a second pressure cylinder positioned in a spaced and axis-parallel relationship to the first pressure cylinder. A carrier strut is connected to a bottom side of the first pressure cylind... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076842 | Hose clamp arrangement A securing arrangement (10) suitable for e.g. strapping material together. The arrangement (10) comprising an elongate member (12) with a plurality of holes (20) along its length, formed into a loop. An L shaped securing member (14... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076843 | Shoestring tying apparatus A fitting portion of a rotational member of a shoestring tying apparatus is fit to a rotational cap serving as an operating member of a fastening member for winding up and fastening a shoestring. The fitting portion serves as a connection between a driving mechanism... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076844 | Open sided cam lock for ropes A cam lock device for flexible ropes, cords or similar elongated materials has a pivotable cam element with a convexly curved, preferably knurled periphery and an eccentrically located pivot point supporting it on a base. A stationary cam surface integral with the b... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076845 | Mechanical knot apparatus A mechanical knot apparatus for replacing the use of a conventional knot or fitting for fastening or securing a rope or cable to an object. A spool-like body with a slot or two holes bored crosswise across the middle of the spool perpendicular to its axis is provide... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076846 | Tape for slide fasteners A tape for slide fasteners is provided, which comprises a fastener tape 1 having one side edge that defines a zipper element tab 3 and the other side edge that defines a seam allowance 4. The fastener tape 1 is provided on its front surfa... | 07/18/2006 |