Cleaning Patents (Class 223/23)
  • Patent number: 9883707
    Abstract: A headwear support system includes a support base having a shape that is generally one-half of a hemisphere. The support base includes a front projection extending outwardly therefrom, a rear connection rib coupled to a top rear of the support base, and two diametrically-opposed apertures on a bottom rear of the support base. The headwear support system further includes a first elastic member having opposed ends, each end configured to be coupled to respective ones of the diametrically-opposed apertures and wherein the first elastic member is configured to selectively secure the headwear to the support base. The headwear support system also includes a second elastic member configured to be coupled to the rear connection rib and configured to be selectively coupled to a button of the headwear. A clip member is also included in the system and is configured to be coupled to the rear connection rib and configured to be selectively coupled to a travelling case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Inventor: William Mondrella
  • Patent number: 5815967
    Abstract: A display device for a fluid filler gun head includes a carrying body and a frame attached to an upper surface of the carrying body, defining a display portion for removable display placards. The carrying body can be removable from the gun head or may be an integral part of the gun head itself. A housing is defined in the carrying body for housing a communication apparatus. The communication apparatus can include a recorder assembly for playing prerecorded audible messages, or a transmitter/receiver assembly enabling communication between a consumer using the fluid filler gun and a remote service station attendant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Alvern-Norway A/S
    Inventor: Stein Alvern
  • Patent number: 5172837
    Abstract: A device for washing a ball cap in a dishwasher formed from a male top frame assembly and a female bottom frame assembly that nest together in a stacked formation. The front ends of the respective frame assemblies are pivotally secured to each other and there is structure for latching their rear ends together. There is a sufficient spacing between the respective frame assemblies when they are assembled together so that a ball cap placed between them is not wedged therein but free to move about. The ball cap device has been designed to be placed in a conventional dishwashing machine for washing a ball cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Inventors: Harold W. Finney, Jr., John D. Forthey