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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7185370 | Infant bib The present invention introduces improved protective garments, especially in the form of safer infant bibs. An improved infant bib includes: (a) a central piece of material having right and left side edges of length Y, and configured so to cover the frontal area of ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185371 | Hat Disclosed is a hat with a shade panel that is constructed so as to achieve optimal optical efficiency. The shade panel is adapted to be attached to the crown of the hat via a flexible connecting member. The shade panel is moveable between a retracted position, in wh... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185372 | Diving mask A diving mask includes a mask portion and a pair of side buckles respectively extending rearwards from the left and right sides of the mask portion. A structure that permits an easy adjustment in the relative positions between the mask portion and the pair of the si... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185373 | Swimming goggles A pair of swimming goggles, includes a left and a right goggle frame, wherein a connection bridge connected therebetween, a pair of buckles respectively attached to the left and the right goggle frames, and a head strap adjustably fastened to the buckles. Each buckl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185374 | Discharge valve comprising a flexible ringed tube for toilets A discharge valve for toilet tanks comprising a flexible ringed hose held by a couple covering a center hole of the toilet tank and a handle connecting to a wire wrapping around an upper part of the flexible ringed hose. The wire connected to the handle bends and su... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185375 | Collapsible portable toilet apparatus with privacy screen A portable toilet apparatus in a form of collapsible, folding chair including a planar square platform with an opening formed in the central portion thereof a removable receptacle with an upper and lower ring which is accommodated in the opening, two or more elongat... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185376 | Sink clip A mounting clip for securing a sink within an opening in a countertop having at least one side includes a body portion adapted to be secured to the sink and a flexible sink engagement section. The flexible sink engagement section includes a first and a second sectio... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185377 | Height adjustable bed and automatic leg stabilizer system therefor A vertically adjustable mechanical bed consisting of a bed frame for support of a mattress and occupant attached to moveable leg means powered by a motor means. Operation of the motor means causes a bearing block attached to the leg means to move longitudinally alon... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185378 | Adjustable pad/pliable flexible support An adjustable support/pad that retains any shape to which it is configured and which may be reshaped to serve another purpose. The support/pad has at least one pliable coil spring in the shape of a flexible tube capable of being bent into multiple positions and hold... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185379 | Foam encased innerspring with internal foam components (triple case) A molded foam-encased integrated flexible support device includes an innerspring positioned upon a three-dimensional thermoplastic foam deck as a flexible foundation, and a molded foam encasement which structurally integrates the foam deck with the innerspring by at... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185380 | Methods for laundering delicate garments in a washing machine comprising a woven acrylic coated polyester garment container A product and process for laundering delicate or dry-clean only garments in a washing machine, such as a conventional home washing machine. The process may utilize a garment container, such as a flexible wrap to protect the garments. The process also includes at lea... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185381 | Pet ramp for trucks A ramp for accessing a truck cab. A planar platform extends outwardly from the top step of the truck cab and has a straight edge that is substantially perpendicular to the axis of movement of the truck cab. A support member extends between the underside of the plana... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185382 | Airport baggage lift system A baggage handling unit for retrofitting an existing passenger boarding bridge having a foundation includes a walkway for coupling a terminal building access port and a rotunda of an existing passenger boarding bridge so as to support passenger movement therebetween... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185383 | Brush section for a powered toothbrush A brush section for use in a powered toothbrush, and a powered toothbrush utilizing the brush section are provided. The brush section has a generally disk shaped carrier from which extends at least one finger that has oral care elements, i.e., bristles and elastomer... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185384 | Wafer cleaning brush A semiconductor wafer scrubber has a brush with a nubless outer surface for cleaning the surfaces of a semiconductor wafer. The nubless brush has a body and rotates around a central axis as it contacts the wafer surface. The brush has a central section with an outer... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185385 | Lotion applicator device A device for applying lotion to the human body, the device comprising a handle including a gripping end and a blade member attached at an obtuse angle to the handle and tapered at its edges to which lotion is applied. The blade member is made of a pliable, absorptio... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185386 | Paintbrush with interchangeable bristle head A paintbrush has a handle separable from a bristle head so that different bristle heads may easily be interchanged for different painting applications or used without a handle. The handle is also hollow and stores a sash brush for detail use. A cleaning wand is prov... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185387 | Dismountable cleaning head for sweeping apparatus A cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus, connected with a connecting part thereof, comprises a cleaning element, having a sweeping part and a held part, a base plate on an upper side of the cleaning part, on a top side carrying two fastening elements w... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185388 | Power wave floor squeegee and handle connector One embodiment of the improved squeegee has a front deflector bar, and a plurality of material folding devices that are oriented and positioned on the front deflector bar such that the material encountering the front deflector bar is folded back onto material not ye... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185389 | Universal wet/dry vacuum cart A universal cart is provided that receives a wet/dry vacuum and converts the vacuum into an upright walk behind cleaning device. The cart provides a handle attached to a mobile base. A switch is provided on the handle that can receive the electrical plug from the we... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185390 | Energy absorbing pedestrian safety feature for vehicle wiper pivot apparatus A wiper arm pivot is rotatably mounted in a pivot holder fixedly securable to vehicle structure. The wiper arm pivot is telescopingly displacable in the pivot holder upon an impact load on one end of the wiper arm pivot. An energy absorption material has a gel state... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185392 | Cord-based accessory caddy and hand-held steam vacuum A cord attachment mechanism is associated with a main body and adapted to attach the accessory caddy to the power cord. An accessory retention mechanism is associated with the main body and adapted to releasably retain a vacuum accessory on the accessory caddy. The ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185393 | Leaf blower Leaf blower that is carried on the back of the operator comprising at least an engine (14) and a fan. The fan is provided with an air inlet (13) placed on the side of the fan that is facing away from the back of the operator. The air stream is passing ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185394 | Dirt cup assembly with attachable and detachable external filter holder A dirt cup for a vacuum cleaner includes a housing defining a dirt collection chamber, an inlet and an outlet in the housing in fluid communication with the dirt collection chamber and a selectively attachable and detachable filter holder on the housing external to ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185395 | Bagless vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner is provided including a housing, a nozzle inlet, a suction generator carried on the housing and a dirt vessel carried on the housing. The dirt vessel includes a sidewall, a bottom wall and an air inlet and an air outlet. A filter shield is aligned w... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185396 | Brush of cleaner A brush of a cleaner comprising: a rotation shaft rotatably supported at a lower surface of a body; a brush hub fixed to the rotation shaft; and brush hair mounted at an outer circumference surface of the brush hub for sweeping dust and contamination of a floor, whe... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185397 | Floor cleaning machine A floor cleaning machine is provided with at least two movable squeegees to provide coverage of the liquid applied to the floor in a path with the squeegees extending beyond the outer perimeter sides of the liquid path both during straight ahead movement and during ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185398 | Mechanical door closer A mechanical door closer (10) that includes a spring (20) mounted in a track (13) to urge the door (11) to a closed position. A brake assembly (24) controls that rate at which the door (11) closes. The brake assembly (24 | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185399 | Method and apparatus for securing cables and the like In combination, a conventional cable tie and a cable encircling member having a width exceeding the width of the cable tie. The cable encircling member has an opening extending between upper and lower surfaces thereof. The free end of the cable tie tail is inserted ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185400 | Top end stop of slide fastener A top end stop of a slide fastener is attached to fastener stringers on a box pin side, and has a first side face opposing a guide column of a slider and a second side face on an opposite side. The first side face has first and second opposing side faces intersectin... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185401 | Heat treated profile extruded hook A method for forming a unitary polymeric projection or fastener comprising a thin, strong flexible backing, and a multiplicity of thin spaced hook members projecting from the upper surface of the unitary backing the method generally including extruding a thermoplast... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185402 | Knit clips An apparatus for eliminating misaligned rows when securing edges of knitted panels together by securing edges of a pair of panels being darned. The apparatus comprises a first member and a second member each having a handle portion on a first end and a jaw portion o... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185403 | Zipper slider assembly with diaphragm for flexible packages The present invention relates an improved slider zipper assembly with a diaphragm for flexible packages comprising: zipper profile consisting of male element and a female element, said profile having flaps on singl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185404 | Method of fabricating a helical fiber sheet A transverse fiber sheet is lapped by being guided in a substantially radial direction back and forth along a path between circumferentially outer and inner edges of the sheet, with the transverse sheet being reversed at each end of its path, the width of the transv... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185405 | Process for the preparation of indigo dyed yarn for use in the manufacture of knitted fabric A process for the preparation of indigo dyed yarn for use in the manufacture of knitted fabric by a knitting machine comprising in the steps of, forming a dyed rope of yarn by the steps of indigo dyeing; individualizing the yarn of said dyed rope; forming separate p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185406 | Device and method for treating an elongated medium A device for treatment of an elongated medium with at least two first rotational bodies, which are pivoted around predefined rotational axes, whereby the rotational axes are essentially parallel to one another, with at least two second rotational bodies, which are p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185407 | Side rack rail system apparatus and method A rail system for positioning a toolhead above a workpiece uses a rack cut into one edge of the rail and driven by a pinion gear whose shaft is approximately perpendicular to a workpiece to couple the rail to the toolhead. Multiple rollers placed on the toolhead all... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185408 | Mounting device for a garbage disposal A tool for installing a garbage disposal to a sink flange extending below a sink includes a keeper and a platform. The keeper includes a head portion for engaging the sink flange above the sink and a leg portion extending along the sink axis through the sink flange.... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185409 | Installation tool for irrigation emitter barbs with cutter A tool installs barb emitters in irrigation tubing. The tool has a cradle which receives irrigation tubing and a punch mounted opposite the cradle. The punch has a first cylinder and a second cylinder telescopically received within the first cylinder. The first cyli... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185410 | Robotic apparatus and method for mounting a valve stem on a wheel rim An apparatus and method for mounting a valve stem to the rim of an vehicle wheel includes engaging a valve stem with a robotic manipulator, moving the valve stem relative to the rim along a programmable path of travel, coaxially aligning the valve stem with the aper... | 03/06/2007 |
