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Patents Published on 06/02/2009


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7540033Device for opening-closing sun visor of helmet
A device for opening-closing sun visor of a helmet is disclosed. The device comprises a helmet body 10 provided in front with an opening portion 11 for the face and having a pair of hinge shafts 12 protruded on both the left and right sides, a s...
06/02/2009
7540034Face guard for a sporting helmet
The present invention is dedicated to a face mask for a sporting helmet, the face mask being an integral one-piece cast metal comprising a plurality of curved longitudinal members and a plurality of rising members joining each other thereby defining a plurality of a...
06/02/2009
7540035Secured bath towel for drying infants
A secured towel arrangement is provided for drying an infant after bathing. This arrangement comprises a harness with two end looped bands and a resilient strap attached to the harness. The caregiver extends her arms through the bands and pulls the harness over and ...
06/02/2009
7540036Medical bib
A disposable medical bib that attaches around the neck of the patient on one side is disclosed. It not only protects the patient's chest from unwanted substances, but also includes a headrest cover and, optionally, the headrest itself. The medical bib can also optio...
06/02/2009
7540037Ventilated weatherproof garment
A protective garment includes a water impermeable jacket that has a pair of coextensive interior edges that are coupled to each other. One edge includes a flap extending along a length thereof that covers the edges while same are coupled together. A collar is presse...
06/02/2009
7540038Method for manufacturing an industrial glove
A method for manufacturing an industrial glove comprises the step of knitting a glove body; coating a first enhancing layer upon a palm portion and an inner surface of an arm portion of the glove body; installing the glove body upon a hand mold; adhering liquid rubb...
06/02/2009
7540039Face and eye covering device
A face and eye covering device includes a face cover configured for covering the nose and mouth of a wearer. The face cover is air permeable to allow the passage of air therethrough to facilitate breathing when worn over the wearer's nose or mouth. An eye shield is ...
06/02/2009
7540040Bedside care unit
A toilet seat cover and back support includes a hinge connecting the back support to the rear of the toilet bowl cover and a guide is provided in the cabinet for the seat cover to maintain the back support in an upright position when the seat cover is lowered. ...
06/02/2009
7540041Collapsible toilet
The invention is a collapsible toilet made of sheet material, the toilet comprising holding side walls to which two edges of an annular seat surface are joined, and supporting side walls connecting the holding side walls and having upper edges forming a supporting p...
06/02/2009
7540042Sitting and sleeping furniture
The present invention teaches a sitting and sleeping furniture with arbitrarily adjustable inclination, comprising: a back (10), a sitting and sleeping platform (13), a plurality of back columns (2), a back column cross frame (5), and a p...
06/02/2009
7540043Portable patient conveyor and methods related thereto
This patent document discusses assemblies and methods for transferring a subject from a first surface to a second surface. In varying examples, an assembly includes a first roller and a second roller. An assembly frame rotatably supports the rollers and, in some exa...
06/02/2009
7540044Patient lift and transfer device
A patient transfer device has four casters and two counter-rotating steering wheels. The steering wheels provide a turning path whose center of curvature lies along a transverse centerline of the device. A foot pedal selectively lifts the steering wheels off the flo...
06/02/2009
7540045Sit-to-stand apparatus including pulley, handle, and leg brace mounted above supporting structure on adjacent, differing height vertical members
An apparatus for assisting a person to stand. The apparatus comprises a mobile support structure, a pulley system, a counterbalance weight and a harness. The counterbalancing weight is coupled to the pulley system and the harness, which is coupled to the person bein...
06/02/2009
7540046Crib railing
A crib railing includes a driving means, an opening/closing means and a railing coupling with the driving means and the opening/closing means. The driving means' seat has a top surface formed as a helical parabolic surface to allow the railing to automatically retur...
06/02/2009
7540047Ambulance cot with pinch safety feature
An ambulance cot is disclosed and the ambulance cot has, if desired, a wheel supported base and a litter raisable and lowerable by a powered elevating mechanism oriented between the base and the litter. The ambulance cot also has wireless communication capability to...
06/02/2009
7540048Adjustable support means for a bed
A support base for a bed mattress having at least two planar portions with at least one rotatable planar portion able to rotate relative an adjacent planar portion with a planar flexible continuous mattress able to extend over both the rotatable planar portion and t...
06/02/2009
7540049Support pillow for breastfeeding
Disclosed is a substantially c-shaped pillow that offers support to a woman's breast, particularly during breastfeeding. The breast pillow wraps around the breast offering support to the entire breast and assisting in proper placement of the breast during breastfeed...
06/02/2009
7540050Pregnancy support pillow
Pregnancy support pillows provide support to a pregnant woman lying on her side. A head support, back support, thigh support, and stomach support are connected end-to-end in a C-shaped configuration. The back support is curved. A cover encloses the supports and defi...
06/02/2009
7540051Mapping web sites based on significance of contact and category
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for mapping Web sites based on significance of contact and category. A Web browser's contact with one or more Web sites is detected. A portion of content is gathered from each of the co...
06/02/2009
7540052Cleaning of a submerged surface
A pressure type pool cleaner includes a head propelled forwardly over a surface. Water pumped to the head drives wheels turbine fashion; inducts debris into a cleaner system; and is ejected via a thrust nozzle onto a guide and thence along a thrust line to thrust th...
06/02/2009
7540053Sweeping apparatus
A sweeper apparatus is disclosed, which concerns at least one wheel, at least one brush and a means for attaching a pulling agent. The wheels are pulled in one direction causing the one or more brushes to spin at a desired speed flicking sand particles into small or...
06/02/2009
7540054Combination toothbrush and pivotable tongue scraper
A multiple ridge tongue scraper the width of the tongue is pivotally attached to a recessed portion on an end of a toothbrush opposite the brush end. A pair of protrusions are positioned on the bottom of the tongue scraper with one on each side of the pivot pin. The...
06/02/2009
7540055Cleaning cards for internal surfaces of machine components
A cleaning card for use in cleaning internal surfaces of machine components includes a substrate having a central plane between opposed surfaces thereof, a machine direction dimension defined between opposed leading and trailing end edges and a transverse direction ...
06/02/2009
7540056Cleaning tool
The present invention relates to a floor cleaning tool. In one embodiment the floor cleaning tool comprises a backing and a handle. The backing comprises a first surface and a second surface. The handle is attached to the second surface of the backing apparatus. The...
06/02/2009
7540057Mop assembly having therein a rotatable device to allow a mop head to rotate relative to stick and a positioning device to allow the stick to be positioned when not in use
A mop assembly includes a rotatable device to allow the mop head to rotate relative to the stick so that the user will no longer need to manually rotate the mop head to continue cleaning the floor using the clean side and a positioning device to allow the stick to b...
06/02/2009
7540058Painting tool assembly
A painting tool assembly includes an elongated pole having a first end and a second end. The elongated pole has a length greater than three feet. A roller mounting releasably couples to a paint roller. The paint roller is rotatable along a longitudinal axis of the p...
06/02/2009
7540059Method and apparatus for stop log slot/guide sealing surface cleaning
A stop log slot/guide cleaning method and apparatus is disclosed as a frame with attached scraping or scrubbing devices attached in locations that will contact and shear off attached marine life or debris. A flushing system that using water or compressed air or both...
06/02/2009
7540060Mirror with wiper for truck
A side mirror assembly for a truck has a housing retaining an upper mirror, a central mirror, and a lower mirror, each of which is motorized and independently adjustable. The assembly also includes a chain driven wiper blade that will wipe across all three mirrors, ...
06/02/2009
7540061Array combinational type of windshield wiper
An array combinational type of windshield wiper comprises an elastic curved strip, a supporting mount, and a plural of lodging blocks and counterweight blocks disposed on the elastic strip in an array. Two enclosing sheaths are disposed on the elastic strip such tha...
06/02/2009
7540062Structure for array combinational type of windshield wiper
A structure for an array combinational type of windshield wiper comprises an elastic curved strip, a supporting mount, and a plurality of lodging blocks and a plurality of counterweight blocks which are disposed on the elastic strip in an array. This arrangement pro...
06/02/2009
7540063Combination mop wringer and bucket system
A combination wringer/bucket system uses a wringer consisting of a wringer basket and pressure plate, specifically configured to be mounted on the rim of the bucket, which itself is specially adapted to receive and support a separable, columnar wringer basket suppor...
06/02/2009
7540064Suction nozzle and head of vacuum cleaner having the same
A suction nozzle and a head of a cleaner having the same includes a suction hole to which a suction force is applied; an air channel formed as a closed region having predetermined area and depth and having the suction hole therein; and scraper longer than an end of ...
06/02/2009
7540065Vacuum cleaner handgrip
A handle stem extends along an axis and has an axially extending slot. A handgrip extends circumferentially about the stem and the slot. A prong extends from the handgrip diametrically through the slot for the slot to channel movement of the prong relative to the st...
06/02/2009
7540066Fastener for floor mat
A fastener for securing an automobile floor mat to a carpet laid on a floor within an automobile includes a lower clamping member, an upper clamping member, a hinge portion connecting the upper clamping member and the lower clamping member in a pivotable manner, a s...
06/02/2009
7540067Fastener for fixing an edge portion of a resilient material to a surface
A fastener for fixing an edge portion of a resilient material to a surface comprising a base element fixed in use to a surface, and a removable clip element, in which the clip element is provided with a first part of engagement means, and the base element is provide...
06/02/2009
7540068Side handle for a hand tool
A side handle for a hand tool having a foot structure includes a support structure having a base end portion and an outer end portion, an adjustable gripable member extending from the outer end portion, and means for removably securing the support structure to the f...
06/02/2009
7540069Binding band
A binding band comprises a band part, a pendant hook part provided at one end of the band part, and an enclosed-wall part provided at the other end of the band part and having a passage through which the band part is vertically passed. The enclosed-wall part has a s...
06/02/2009
7540070Wire hook and bungee cord with transverse pin in molded base
A transverse pin (17) pierces the core (16, 70) of a round or flat bungee cord (12, 69) to anchor the bungee cord within a molded base (11). A single wire sharply folded near its center (20) into a double strand (21, 22) is ...
06/02/2009
7540071Interlocked two-part clamp
An interlocked clamp for an elongated member such as a pipe, tube cable, or the like is provided. The two-part clamp is interlocked on one end and is secured by a fastener to a supporting surface on an opposite end. The two parts are interlocked by a T-shaped distal...
06/02/2009
7540072Zipper construction for enhanced sealing
The use of coextruded or integral sealing ribs on zipper flanges enhances the quality of the sealing between the flanges and the walls of a reclosable package. The coextruded sealing ribs may be made from sealing resins or similar materials. Additionally, grip strip...
06/02/2009
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