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Self Containing Enclosure for Protection from Killer Bees

A self contained protective enclosure with an opening for entry and egress and a screen for ventilation and viewing.

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Patents Published on 12/25/2007


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7310824Garment with hydrophobic forearms
A garment comprising different portions having different performance characteristics. A preferred embodiment is a fishing shirt comprising: a body portion, said body portion being fabricated from a breathable, knitted fabric having a wicking finish; a collar portion...
12/25/2007
7310825Garment element with an access opening
In a garment element, for example a cuff for a sleeve, an access opening is defined between an overlap section extending between two attachment sections, the overlap section being formed of interleaving fabric ends suitably stiffened to provide a self-sealing functi...
12/25/2007
7310826Work glove
A work glove including a glove base material made of fiber and a foam layer composed of a thermoplastic resin or a rubber provided thereon, the foam layer having irregularities formed by heat press on the surface is provided. Heat press induces collapse and thermal ...
12/25/2007
7310827Splash guard
A crescent-shaped splash guard, encircling the part of the head to be washed, protects the eyes, ears and nose from soap and other solutions. It is placed centrally on the forehead above the eyes. Two opposing side portions extend from the center to above and behind...
12/25/2007
7310828Collapsible hat with spring
A collapsible hat, comprising a crown formed of a flexible or bendable material, with inner and outer portions, a brim attached to the inner portion of the crown, a spring connected between the inner and outer portions of the crown for holding the crown in an uprigh...
12/25/2007
7310829Neck guard accessory for baseball caps and the like
A neck guard accessory includes a body that has monolithically formed UV blocking panels. A plurality of creases define the overlapping panels into first, second and third panels respectively, which is critical for effectively allowing the user to adjust each panel ...
12/25/2007
7310830Method of messaging
A method of conveying information or a message, wherein two shirts on two wearers are used with the first part of a message and/or graphic on the first shirt, and the second part of the message and/or graphic on the second shirt. The messages and/or graphics can be ...
12/25/2007
7310831Disposable protector for engaging a clogged toilet and containing splashes in the clogged toilet occurring during unclogging of the clogged toilet by a plunger
A disposable protector containing splashes in a clogged toilet during plunging. A frame includes a non-continuous hoop allowing to the hoop to sealingly conform to just below the rim of the clogged and a handle having a pair of arms generally conforming to, and capt...
12/25/2007
7310832Apparatus for operating toilet flush valves
An automatic flush valve comprising: a linear actuator; an actuator rod in operable communication with the linear actuator; an actuator chain in communication with the actuator rod; a wheel anchor in communication with the actuator chain; a force compensating wheel ...
12/25/2007
7310833Swimming pool lift and transfer bar
A lift is provided to facilitate access to swimming pools and spas. The lift includes a base and a mast extending therefrom. An arm pivotally connects to the mast. A seat assembly connects to the arm. An overhead support is positioned above the seat assembly. A firs...
12/25/2007
7310834Tub arrangement
A tub arrangement comprising leg sections (2a, 2b) and/or supporting arrangement (12, 13) for fixing the arrangement on a wall or an a inner wall of a closet, wherein at least one supporting means comprise against a floor placed le...
12/25/2007
7310835Flexing support in a spa
Systems and techniques to provide a flexing support in a spa, such as a flexing spa headrest. In general, in one implementation, a system includes a surface defining a multi-level recess including a primary recess and secondary mounting recesses, and a pillow includ...
12/25/2007
7310836Unit for mounting plumbing fixtures
It is proposed that a profiled section that, subsequent to its fabrication, has a channel that is fully enclosed on all sides be employed for holding hygienic articles. The channel is arranged on the rear of a front wall of the profiled section such that will be ini...
12/25/2007
7310837Bathtub/shower seat
Disclosed is a seat for use around the bathtub area. Specifically, the seat is formed so that it can fit around a side wall of a bathtub. Because there are many standard sizes of bathtubs, some embodiments of the invention include an adjustment mechanism so that the...
12/25/2007
7310838Convertible bed having separable interleaved tongues
A convertible bed frame capable of being converted between sofa and bed states while interlocking tongues forming the seating portion allow the bed to be either a single or double bed. ...
12/25/2007
7310839Patient support apparatus
A patient support apparatus including a barrier coupled to a frame. The barrier includes an interior region containing a fluid supply. A related method is provided for modifying a patient support apparatus to include a fluid filled patient support surface. ...
12/25/2007
7310840Pillow construction
A pillow of complex shape includes a head support assembly having a pair of side structures extending along sides of the pillow. The side structures have an upper surface inclined from a high end adjacent a head end of the pillow and a low end intermediate the sides...
12/25/2007
7310841Stationery assembly
A stationery assembly includes a body and a partition formed on a bottom of the body for closing the body. A sound device is received in the chamber. A stapler is upwardly secured on a bottom of the body. A lighting device is mounted in a front end of the body. A fi...
12/25/2007
7310842Portable ramp assembly and method of construction
A portable ramp assembly and method of construction provides a ramp assembly with a pair of side rails and a plurality of panels adapted for releasable attachment to the side rails. The panels have an upper support surface and a like lower support surface facing opp...
12/25/2007
7310843Loading ramp for standardized intermodal freight containers
A ramp for use in bridging from a floor of an ISO standardized intermodal freight container to a placement pad on which the container is placed. An upper lip of the ramp is configured to engage with lower locking lugs of the container, which, although they are not c...
12/25/2007
7310844Toothbrush with manual powered movable brush head
This application includes a number of embodiments of a spring powered toothbrush for cleaning teeth. A wind-up spring is located in the base of the toothbrush which spring provides power for a gear train including a drive shaft assembly that is designed to bring abo...
12/25/2007
7310845Putty knife made of plastic material for the application of substances for mural coatings and the like
A putty knife for the application of substances for mural coatings and the like comprising a blade made of plastic material provided with a manoeuvring part formed by a handle made also of plastic material secured to the blade in a rapidly detachable fashion. ...
12/25/2007
7310846Toothbrush and tongue cleaner combination
This is a toothbrush and tongue and mouth cleaner combination, which allows an individual to brush his teeth as well as clean the interior of the mouth, using soft bristles and sponge material. The sponge and soft bristles will be placed inside the interior of a cav...
12/25/2007
7310847Dual functional cleaning article
A dual functional sheet-like cleaning article having a first layer made of at least one non-woven material and a second layer made of at least one different non-woven material in which the first layer provides a water absorbing capability wherein the second layer pr...
12/25/2007
7310848Toothbrush provided with an articulated arm bearing a protective cap
A toothbrush having a head placed at a front longitudinal end of a handle made overall as a single piece. The head has flexible brushing elements on its upper surface. The toothbrush is equipped with an arm articulated at one end, and provided at the opposite free e...
12/25/2007
7310849Vent brush having flexible bristle support
A hairbrush includes a body and a panel having bristle mounts and support legs. Each of the bristle mounts is secured to at least three of the support legs in a network arrangement that defines openings for passage of an airstream through the panel. The hairbrush in...
12/25/2007
7310850In-between toe massager or cleaner with spatulate extensions
The present invention is a handheld and highly mobile device with paddle extensions adapted to be comfortably inserted at the same time between a user's toes. The paddle extensions can be moved in an up and down sliding motion for massage or cleaning of inter-toe su...
12/25/2007
7310851Cleaning device with disposable cleaning element
A cleaning device has a cleaning element having an axis, an axial inner region and an axial outer region and being formed so that at least the axially outer region is bendable to follow a shape of a surface to be cleaned when pressed against the surface, a holding e...
12/25/2007
7310852Valve assembly
The invention relates to a valve assembly for use in connection with carpet cleaning extraction machines and similar extraction cleaning devices. The invention allows the intake of liquid and the mixing of different liquids in a mixing chamber, such as clean water w...
12/25/2007
7310853Air-flowing direction distributor of an industrial dust-collector
An air-flowing direction distributor of an industrial dust-collector is provided with a pipe end at one side to be connected with the pipe of the main body of an industrial dust-collector, and two pipe ends are provided at the other side of the air-flowing direction...
12/25/2007
7310854Dust cover of vacuum cleaner
A dust cover of a vacuum cleaner is installed to be separable from a dust collecting chamber so as to open/close the dust collecting chamber in which a dust bag filtering sucked dust is mounted, and has a support part to which the dust bag is mounted at its inside, ...
12/25/2007
7310855Vacuum cleaner counter-balance mechanism
A vacuum cleaner is provided having a cleaning head and a main body pivotally mounted to the cleaning head which includes a counter-balance mechanism having at least one torsion spring with a first end thereof mounted for pivotal movement about a fixed axis in eithe...
12/25/2007
7310856Apparatus at a draw frame for supplying fibre slivers to a drawing mechanism comprising at least two pairs of rollers
A draw frame has a drawing mechanism comprising at least two pairs of rollers to which the fibre slivers are fed by a plurality of supply rollers mounted on a feed table. The fibre slivers—seen in a top view—run next to one another and towards one another latera...
12/25/2007
7310857Retail display strap for securing a tie to a shirt
A system and method for securing a tie to a folded shirt. The system includes a folded shirt having buttons down the front thereof; a tie; and an elongated strap defining first and second loops wherein the folded shirt is disposed in the first loop and the tie is di...
12/25/2007
7310858Method and transparent patterning of a material web and device for carrying out said method
The invention relates to a method for generating three-dimensional transparent patterns on a non-woven fabric or similar, whereby, for example, hot air is sucked through openings which form the pattern in the circumferential surface of a drum. The openings are strai...
12/25/2007
7310859Water-permeable drum for the hydrodynamic needling textile webs and method of making the drum
A water-permeable drum assembly for the hydrodynamic needling of textile materials in order to reinforce and structure the textile materials or refine the surface thereof has an intrinsically stable sieve drum provided with apertures and an outer tubular sieve-type ...
12/25/2007
7310860Making nonwoven fiber products with needle-jet consolidation
A nonwoven product is made by passing a fiber web longitudinally along a treatment path and preconsolidating it at an upstream location along the path. Then the web is fully consolidated by liquid jets downstream of the location at longitudinally spaced and transver...
12/25/2007
7310861Method of producing a piezoelectric component
A method for producing a piezoelectric component comprising at least two stacked crystal filters comprises the steps of depositing of the layer stack above the bottom electrode and the subsequent patterning of the upper electrically conductive layer and, if appropri...
12/25/2007
7310862Method for manufacturing a piezoelectric device
A method is provided for effectively manufacturing a piezoelectric device equipped with a piezoelectric film with a crystal orientation that is aligned in a desired direction. An interlayer which partially has a layer formed by an ion beam assisted laser ablation me...
12/25/2007
7310863De-burring apparatus for a hobbing machine
The present invention provides a hobbing machine. The hobbing machine includes a clamp fixture adapted to retain a gear blank. A motor is operatively connected to the clamp fixture and is configured to rotate the clamp fixture and the gear blank together at a predet...
12/25/2007
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