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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7155746 | Anti-wicking protective workwear and methods of making and using same The present invention relates to protective outerwear for covering a body portion. The protective outerwear has an inside surface and an outside surface, with at least the outside surface including thereupon an ink jet printed low surface tension liquid blocking mat... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155747 | Head stabilizing system A head stabilizing system is provided. The head stabilizing system is intended to minimize loads on the head and the neck, some of which may be injurious or even fatal, by generating a reaction force that substantially opposes a force acting on the head and generate... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155748 | Releasable toilet seat assembly A mount assembly releasable mounts a toilet seat and cover to a toilet base. The assembly includes two fasteners permanently affixed to the toilet base engaged by deflectable arms of one or two base members of the mount assembly. The arms engage ring mounts disposed... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155749 | Toilet seat cover dispenser system A cartridge has lower and upper plates, vertically oriented front, rear and side plates and a rotatable cylindrical core supported adjacent to its ends between the side plates. A roll of paper constitutes covers attached to the core. A free end extends through the o... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155750 | Filtering apparatus of circulating flush toilet A filtering apparatus of a circulating flush toilet recycling drain water having used for washing the inside a toilet bowl is disposed between a water-receiving tank and a water-pumping tank of the flush toilet so as to solve problems such as clogging of a pipe and ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155751 | Toilet tank valve A hollow, open-ended closure for the tank valve which enables a large cross-section area of discharge port to be used, and which can pass bowl-refill water during the flushing sequence. It is especially useful as part of a valve in which it can be tilted to open the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155752 | Toilet overflow control mechanism A control mechanism for preventing overflow of a toilet including a bowl, a water tank, and a filler float operatively communicating with a filler valve includes a knob or handle that can be manipulated to cause the filler float to occupy a position that shuts off t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155753 | Control device for sanitary device for toilet assembly A control device for a sanitary device for a toilet assembly which reduces the size of a control case and increases the damp-proof characteristics of an electrically conductive member by restricting the invasion of water, urine, and moisture content. The control dev... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155754 | Portable hygienic water jet having sanitary disposable nozzle protector on non-disposable nozzle A device for producing a jet of water has a portable handheld water reservoir to be filled with warm or cold water manually by the user, a battery powered handheld air or water pump to create water pressure for the generation of water jet which is delivered through ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155755 | Toilet seat having a cleansing facility A toilet seat (10) having a cleansing facility with an pivotable arm (18) supplied with warm water for cleaning and warm air for drying the anal and genital areas of a user. The arm (18) being automatically controlled to operate along a path sub... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155756 | Hot tub cover lifter This invention encompasses an automated mechanism to remove a heavy and bulky insulating cover from an above-floor hot tub (or spa), and to provide a storage location for the cover when the tub is in use. The cover lifter can be fully automatic or semi automatic, an... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155757 | Store away shower chair Various embodiments of the invention relate to a seat mounted on wheels for rolling along wheel tracks of parallel longitudinal members of a frame having end members connecting the longitudinal members. The frame may be placed on an upper surface of a bath enclosure... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155758 | Bathtub liquid dispensing system A bathtub liquid dispensing system for dispensing a mixture of water and a household liquid, such as soap, shampoo and bath oil through an outlet such as a faucet of a bathtub. The bathtub liquid dispensing system comprises a bathtub having an outlet, a storage unit... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155759 | Liquid delivery system for a sink A liquid delivery system for a sink comprises a basin having a plurality of perforations located therein in an irregular pattern, and a faucet assembly in fluid communication with said a source of liquid and with said perforations. Upon selective activation of said ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155760 | Waste trap A waste trap 10 for use in plumbing installations is provided, the trap comprising a unitary metal body 12 defining an interior volume, and having a tubular plastics insert 20 located in an inlet 14 of the body 12 and extending int... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155761 | Interchangeable furniture system An interchangeable furniture system for providing an interchangeable furniture element having faces with different appearances. The desired face may be selected and the interchangeable furniture element selectively oriented to make that face visible. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155762 | Bed base with corner connector, corner connector and kit A bed base includes four side members oriented to stand upright on their lower edges. The side members are connected to form a rectangular support structure by corner connectors. Each corner connector comprises a top plate, a bottom plate, and a post. The plates ove... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155763 | Hair and scalp protected baby linen A baby linen including a hair protection layer and an underlying fabric layer. The baby linen may take the form of a baby blanket or a crib sheet. The crib sheet also may be a single layer of material including two sections of material sewn together. The first secti... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155764 | Rail coupling and lock for split-apart basket stretchers A split-apart basket stretcher and its corresponding rail coupling and lock, where the stretcher has first and second portions for mounting in opposed facing relation to one another, and the rail coupling and lock releasably locks the first and second portions toget... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155765 | Pillow top for a cushion A cushion having an elastic core and a pillow top layer or portion. The elastic core can have one or more layers of foam to provide varying degrees of cushioning and support. The pillow top layer is positioned adjacent to the elastic core and includes a plurality of... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155766 | Bolster system and method A bolster for resisting rolling of a person off of a mattress, comprising a lateral cushion adapted to be disposed proximate and parallel to an edge of the mattress, and a tensile portion having a means for attachment to said lateral cushion, providing a distributed... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155767 | Scrub cleaning device, scrub cleaning method, and manufacturing method of information recording medium There is disclosed a scrub cleaning device which can reduce cleaning time and which requires no large-scaled device for transferring a substrate to the next cleaning process. The scrub cleaning device comprises: a scrub pad 10 provided with two annular plate ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155768 | Electric-motored floor-surface polisher An electric-motored floor-surface polisher includes a pair of pads juxtaposed in the front and rear or lateral direction of an apparatus frame, each pad being slidably supported to the apparatus frame. A drive pulley coupled to an output shaft of an electric motor t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155769 | Back scrubber A back scrubber is contoured to be amenable to a wide range of user sizes and shapes and has a soap storage compartment so liquid soap can be stored between uses of the back scrubber. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155770 | Cleaning implement having a scraper and a pivoting squeegee with broom A tool for removing ice, snow and other debris from a vehicle or other surface has an extension handle with telescoping ends. On one end of the handle there is an oblong head carrying a broom on one surface and a squeegee on the opposite surface. The head is rotatab... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155771 | Implement with blade and sponge for cleaning glass sheet An implement with blade (11) and sponge (12) for cleaning glass sheet, in which the sponge (12) is coupled to the implement by the undercut engagement (9A) of a part of it in a seat (9) of the implement. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155772 | Fixing device for attaching/detaching dust receptacle of cyclone-type vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner having the same A fixing device for attaching and detaching a dust receptacle to and from a cyclone unit, which comprises a cyclone body and the dust receptacle and mounted in a mounting portion of a cleaner body. The fixing device comprises a dust receptacle comprising a sliding g... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155773 | Cleaning head for floor cleaning device An overload coupling is provided for the limited transfer of torque in a floor cleaning device. A drive element and a driven element are arranged concentrically to one another, thereby forming an intermediate space. The intermediate space accommodates at least one c... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155774 | Locking device for extension pipe of vacuum cleaner A locking device for an extension pipe of a vacuum cleaner is provided that has a holder having first and second connection parts formed at both ends, and a locking hole in correspondence to a fixing hole formed in the extension pipe. The first and the second connec... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155775 | Wire management grommet with non-captive closure member This invention relates to a two-piece grommet adapted for holding a cable in an aperture, such as in a desk or work surface so as to absorb any strain imposed on the cable and to provide an attractive covering for the hole drilled to pass the cable. The grommet cons... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155776 | Multipurpose hinge apparatus having automatic return function A multipurpose hinge apparatus having an automatic return function is provided in which the apparatus is installed between the door and a main body. The apparatus includes a driving mechanism for ascending and descending a piston rod according to opening and closing... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155777 | Closure mechanism for hinged devices A closure mechanism for hinged devices having an upper member and a lower member. The closure mechanism includes a track disposed on the upper member and at least one support arm pivotally attached to the lower member. A biasing element is adapted to urge the suppor... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155778 | Block and tackle window balance with bottom guide roller Disclosed are apparatus for a block and tackle window balance to be incorporated in single and double hung window assemblies. In one embodiment the block and tackle window balance includes a roller secured within a bottom guide to increase range of travel of a windo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155779 | Automatic lift and turn hinge and gate An automatic hinge having an upper or left hand section with an arcuate interior or lower edge, a central section with an arcuate left hand or upper edge and an arcuate right hand or lower edge, and a lower or right hand section with an upper or interior edge. The s... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155780 | Hinge assembly for foldable electronic device A hinge assembly (10) for joining a body and a cover of a mobile phone includes an inner housing (100), a key (110), a pressure spring (120), a can (130), a slider (140), a damper (150), an outer housing (160),... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155781 | Electronic instrument An object of the present invention is to provide a novel hinge device and an electronic instrument using the hinge device which is extremely high in commercial value. A hinge device for pivoting a first member (1) and a second member (2), in whi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155782 | Reversible fastener A reversible fastener that can be positioned in one of two alternate display positions without removing the fastener from the underlying garment is provided. The unique configuration of the fastener allows it to be rotatably coupled to a garment in a manner that fac... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155783 | Multiple engagement joint tethered fastener A fastener first member connects to a second member by a flexible tether. A third member having multiple deflectable wings slides onto the second member. A first member male pin extends through a third member aperture to engage second member biasing elements, joinin... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155784 | Device for securing a trouser A uniquely designed device for retaining a trouser on a wearer includes a base plate having inner and outer pairs of geared channels extending from one side to the other. A belt loop clasp extends from each side of the base plate. Each clasp includes a hook portion ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155785 | Buckle device and method for assembling the same A buckle device includes a buckle body that includes a bottom plate and a pair of side walls with a tongue plate being inserted and retained between the side walls, and a release button that includes an operation portion that is push-operated along the insertion dir... | 01/02/2007 |
