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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7200870 | Protective sleeve for the forearm of a wearer A protective sleeve for use when handling animals to protect against cuts and scratches. The sleeve has an outer puncture-resistant surface and a scratch-resistant layer. The sleeve tapers from the elbow toward the hand of the user. A thumb receiving aperture is pro... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200871 | Fabric for load bearing vests having a pocket fastening system A loop fabric sheet for a load bearing vest having a rotary die cut pattern including an array of holes extending through the sheet for receipt of snaps to interface with a Snap Grid removable pocket and an array of slots extending through the fabric sheet to accomm... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200872 | Article of thermal clothing for covering the underlying area at the gap between a coat sleeve and a glove An article of thermal clothing for covering an underlying area at a gap between a coat sleeve and a glove. The article of clothing includes a tube having a distal portion terminating in a distal end, a proximal portion terminating in a proximal end, and a side openi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200873 | Head gear apparatus having improved air flow arrangement A surgical garment includes a head gear apparatus for supporting a face shield and shroud. The head gear apparatus includes a helmet that supports a fan assembly, and that defines forward and rear ventilation passageways. The helmet includes a chin bar that defines ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200874 | Protective headgear Headwear that tightly fits the head of the user to protect the head and the hair of the user. The headwear is composed of two parts: a body and a band. The body is made from three panels and a back flap. The body has a hem to conceal and hold the band. The band is c... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200875 | Goggle for protecting eyes with movable lenses and methods for making and using the goggle A goggle comprising a lens, a frame, a lens-retention mechanism and an adjustment mechanism wherein the lenses can be selectively moved relative to the frame to at least two different positions defining substantially different levels of air flow between the lenses a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200876 | Swimming goggles for swimming pool purposes A pair of swimming goggles for swimming pool purposes of the present invention comprises left and right lens frames each having an inner surface and an outer surface, a bridge member integrally formed between the inner sides of the left and right lens frames, and a ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200877 | Dual flush water saving toilet system A dual flush toilet system (120) with a water tank (122), a discharge opening (159), a flush valve (156), and a toilet bowl, is provided with a dual action flush lever (130) for actuating a full or a partial flush operation, an eng... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200878 | Portable toilet A collapsible portable toilet includes a chair frame including a built-in foldable seat with a hole, a seat back, four legs and two front wheels, a disposable absorbent fragrant flexible refuse bag extending through the hole in the seat and draped around an outer pe... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200879 | Waterfall waterjet with debris removing outlet A waterfall waterjet that can be attached to a spa, with at least one chamber, at least one primary outlet, at least one debris outlet that can be opened and closed, and a water source fluidly connected to the waterfall waterjet. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200880 | System for a multiplace cots structure A system for implementing a modular structure having two or more cot places, characterised in that the modular structure is implemented by the mutual interconnection of single units (1) made of a pair of posts (2) and of at least one crosspiece (3 | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200881 | Transfer device A transfer device includes a lower mechanism and an upper mechanism stacked on the lower mechanism. The lower mechanism includes a first endless belt, and the upper mechanism includes a second endless belt. The first and the second endless belts are operable indepen... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200882 | Movable control panel for a patient support A movable control panel for a patient support is provided. The patient support includes a support structure which is movable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to a patient support. A controller is coupled to the support structure for movement... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200883 | Bi-sectional bedding material A bedding system comprising a fitted sheet having two sections, each section made of a different fabric and a flat sheet having two sections each section being of a different fabric such that the different materials cause different warming characteristics. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200884 | Mattress assembly and manufacturing process for a mattress using adhesive patches A mattress and a method of manufacturing a mattress are disclosed. The mattress includes a mattress core, a side rail joined to the mattress core by a one or more adhesive patches, optionally a deck applied over an area of the mattress core and joined to the mattres... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200885 | Combination scissors and lighter for cutting and sealing braided synthetic hair Apparatus 10 provides a combination scissor 18 and lighter 20 for the cutting and sealing of braided synthetic hair 14 made up of a cutting implement having two blades 22, 24 joined by a swivel pin 26 having handles 28, 3... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200886 | Construction of a corrosion-resistant tension member in the area where it enters a structure, particularly an inclined cable on the pylon of a cable stayed bridge A corrosion-resistant tension member, particularly an inclined cable of a cable stayed bridge, is comprised of a bundle of individual elements, for example, steel wire strands, which in its open area is encapsulated by sheathing, and which within the structure exten... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200887 | Bridges assembled from ocean-mobile pontoon bridge modules A bridge for long, deep water crossings is supported between spans by narrow, transverse, semi-submersible pontoons. The pontoons are oriented to present minimal cross section to tidal currents under the bridge. The pontoons are pivotally attached to the bridge allo... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200888 | Splash guard for floor scrubbing machine The splash guard comprises an apron defining a horseshoe shape having an open rear end along a vertical plane. A rectangular frame encloses the open rear end. The rectangular frame has a centre of gravity rearward of the vertical plane, to keep the rear end of the a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200889 | Device and process for cleaning electrified contact rail insulators for rail rapid transit systems A device and process for cleaning electrical insulators mounted under an electrified contact rail parallel to a rail track comprises positioning arm(s) attached to a vehicle that travels on the track and a cleaning station with fixed or moveable fingers. The fingers... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200890 | Apparatus for preparing the welding region on the outer surface of plastic pipes An apparatus for preparing the welding region on the outer surface of plastic pipes, comprising elements for anchoring to a pipe; a threaded pivot being coupled to the anchoring elements to perform a longitudinal, rotary and translational motion; supporting elements... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200891 | Tool cleaning brush assembly A cleaning assembly for substantially flat tools is described. The assembly includes a bucket-like container which mounts interior opposed horizontally oriented brushes. The brushes are affixed by their brush backs to the interior surface of the container with worki... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200892 | Robot cleaner with adjustable brush A robot cleaner with a pivotable brush which pivots in accordance with a condition of a floor surface to be cleaned. The pivotal brush prevents overload to a suction motor caused by excessive contact of the brush with the floor surface to be cleaned. The robot clean... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200893 | Brush assembly for a floor cleaning unit A floor cleaning device having a base assembly for movement along a cleaning surface is provided. The base assembly comprises a brush assembly for engaging the surface of the floor being cleaned removably mounted to a base part. A nozzle assembly is removably mounte... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200894 | Roller Roller (1), particularly a castor-type roller, with rotational movement of a running wheel (12), with an operating shaft (20) which passes through a control cam (19) of the roller (1) and on which an electric motor (37) acts... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200895 | Castor for furniture or the like A castor includes a body, a wall of a rotary bearing, a wheel including an orifice, a rotary shaft, elements for mounting the shaft to co-operate with the bearing wall, the latter having a first bearing wall portion of tuning-fork-shape defining a slot between two l... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200896 | Twin-bar pull handle with two stop buttons The twin-bar pull handle with two stop buttons includes a twin-bar pull handle, two stop buttons and two brake rods. The twin-bar pull handle has two riser pipes, a transverse holding rod and a hollow horizontal tube with both sides connected to the top of two riser... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200897 | Holder for eyeglasses The holder for eyeglasses is a sleeve attached to a clip that holds one temple piece of a folded pair of eyeglasses. The sleeve is tubular, defining a cavity, an open top end and an open bottom end. The sleeve is made of elastic material to grip the temple piece. Op... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200898 | Clamping system for safety lines The present application is directed to a clamping system for preparing safely lifelines used in recreational and professional sports such as sailing that requires minimum skills to install, easy to store and highly dependable. The present application is also directe... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200899 | Method for connecting plastic elements to metal sheets and constructions A coupling is provided between a sheet member with an edge of a thickness T, having at least one opening formed adjacent the edge, and a receiving member formed with a recess of a width W and spacers defining within the recess a groove of a width w, which meets the ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200900 | Article having a closure system An article having an opening equipped with a slide fastener type closure system, the opening being defined by a cutout having a generally rectilinear central portion and at least one end portion extending in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the cen... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200901 | Zipper securing devices Zipper securing devices for keeping zippers in a securely closed but unlocked condition that provide for easy un-fastening and re-fastening of the zipper securing device. In one embodiment, the zipper securing device comprises an elastic loop assembly and post. In a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200902 | Releasable fastener system A releasable fastener system comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. The loop portion includes a support and a loop material disposed on one side thereof whereas the hook portion includes a support and a plurality of closely spaced upstanding hook elements exte... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200903 | Selectable width track apparatus and method for a gravity fed shelving system An apparatus and method that effects selectable width of a roller track conveyance system having multiple roller tracks with asymmetric wall heights. The system includes a clip that connects lower or mating walls of two single roller tracks together. The connected r... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200904 | Tenter system A tenter system designed to be used for simultaneously treatment of two base fabrics for felts for paper machines, or similar products, an upper fabric (3) and a lower fabric (4), comprising a pair of tenter frames (6) for the upper fabric and a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200905 | Casket having lighted corners The present invention is an ornamental light assembly for a casket. The casket has a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls. The light assembly comprises a back plate adapted to be mounted to at least one of the walls of the casket shell. A base ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200906 | Earth contact burial container, burial systems and methods A burial container having an enclosure for a body and an opening in the bottom to permit earth to be communicated into the container and allow the body within to be in contact with the earth. At the same time, the body is enclosed, in accordance with a number of exi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200907 | Method of manufacturing piezoelectric device Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a method of manufacturing a piezoelectric device that includes a piezoelectric layer having high crystallinity in which crystal orientation is aligned to a desired direction, a method of manufacturing a ferroele... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200908 | Method of making a variable capacitor component A method of making a variable capacitor by forming a grove portion in an insulating substrate, two upper portions of the substrate located on either side of the groove portion forming two lateral edges, a conductive layer covering the inside of the groove portion, a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200909 | Riveting apparatus A riveting yoke assembly (11) comprises a yoke (30), a force applying mechanism (22) and a rivet forming device (34,36). The yoke has a first end (38), a second end (40), and a middle section (42) coupled between the ... | 04/10/2007 |