A hand covering in the form of a glove is provided which provides protection against cutting, puncturing and lacerations as well as thermal insulation for protection against burning of the user's hand by grasping hot objects. A knobbed silicone surface is formed on the palm portion of the glove to enhance the heat insulating and gripping abilities of the glove.

A clothing ensemble (40, 55, 30, 15, 60, 70) for use in exercising which includes multiple layers, each layer including a garment (40, 55, 30, 15, 60, 70) adapted to be worn over the trunk and limbs of the body. Each of the layers has a vent (44, 45, 21, 36, 68, 72) area operable to be positioned in at least one of the body joints between said trunk and limbs. The layers are worn so that the vent ...

A device for fastening a chinstrap in such a helmet as is produced from expanded plastic has an anchorage portion disposed interiorly in the material of the helmet, the anchorage portion having two fastenings (2, 3) for the strap disposed outside the material of the helmet. The anchorage portion has a forward and a rear arcuate portion (4, 5, respectively) which are united via a flexible and longi...

An article of footwear eg a football boot is characterised by having at least one region/zone (5) at which frictional interaction during contact between a ball and a said region/zone is enhanced. Each said region/zone is such that the reaction between a said zone and a ball on impact between the ball and the zone is such as to facilitate the production of a relative movement between the article of...

The invention relates to a flexible and water-tight bag allowing to take with oneself various important objects in a reduced volume and without a tendency to float. The device is comprised of a bag (1), a belt (2), a water-tight slide locking system (3) and a valve (4) for the evacuation of air from the bag by aspiration by the mouth. The bag has transparent areas favouring sun-tanning of the user...

A method of treating hair with a liquid treatment substance is disclosed in which lengths of hair (15) which are not to receive treatment are protected by means of a tubular protection device (10) which is impervious to the liquid treatment substance. The tubular protection device (10) comprises an open ended tube (11) of thin rubber and one end of the tube is rolled upon itself to form an annular...

A swivel up package (1) for a deodorant or antiperspirant having specialized sealing (31, 32, 61) which prevents leakage of product, in either its molten or volatile state, during manufacture, shipment and storage by containing all of the product within or above the elevator (30). The preferred package (1) has a body (5) of an oval or circular cross-section with an open top and a closed bottom (12...

A brush useful for cleaning the teeth has a handle part (24) and a brush part (41). The brush comprises a bristle support (56) with bristles (45) secured thereto. The bristle support (56) is a rod-shaped shaft with first and second end sections; its second end section is bristle-free. The bristles (45) extend in the area of the first end section radially to the shaft and are distributed around its...

An anti-microbial composition includes particles having an outer surface onto which an anti-microbial agent has been adsorbed. The particles can be used, for example, for coating the bristles of toothbrushes.

A storage shelf for supporting thin, flat articles such as data cartridges (7) through an edge of which a slot (8) extends. The storage shelf provides a support surface (2) upon which an edge of an article may be placed with the article extending vertically upwards from that edge in an orientation such that the slot (8) opens towards the back of the shelf. An elongate member (6) extends above and ...

A lumbar support for use in seats, and particularly vehicle seats, including a band of flexible material (5) such as an elastomeric polymer having mounting means (8) at each of two ends whereby the band is attached to the frame of the seat back rest. At least one of the mounting means (8) includes a dynamic part which is movable relative to another static part so as to thereby vary the effective l...

A frame unit (10) for holding hanging files having vertical supports (16-19) and frame bars (31a, 31b, 32a, 32b) which bars support the files. Rows of protrusions (21a-e) and holes (30a-e) in the vertical supports and bars provide adjustable engagement to provide a rigid unit.

A mechanism for anchoring umbrellas that includes a tubular outer member and a helical assembly at the lower end that is driven into the ground through manually imparted rotation through the use of a gear box and handle or battery powered electric motor. Stabilizing members protrude into the ground by the action of a releasable spring. The spring acts on an inner shaft that is co-axially housed wi...

The invention discloses a method of making friction elements (7) to be attached to the parts of a clothes hanger which are intended to support a garment. A web (1) of unextendible material is formed with a number of successive, spaced-apart carrier members (4). A friction material (5) is applied to each carrier member to form a band of interconnected friction elements. The invention also relates t...

A food press, having an elongated body including a forward end with perforations through which pressed foodstuffs can pass, and chamber means adjacent said forward end for receiving and pressing foodstuffs. A reciprocating piston is slidably fitted within the chamber means for moving and pressing foodstuffs, wherein the piston is adapted to be positioned rearwardly of the foodstuffs in the chamber...

PCT No. PCT/EP92/02082 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 10, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 10, 1994 PCT Filed Sep. 9, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/05691 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 1, 1993.In a first embodiment, a beverage brewing machine has a reservoir in which water is heated, which is arranged upstream of a brewing unit and heatable by an electric heating device. At the bottom is an outlet valve which opens only on reaching a...

The beverage brewing machine (1) has a reservoir (3) arranged above a brewing unit (2) and heatable by an electric heating device (5) in which water is heated. At the bottom (4) there is an outlet valve (11) which opens only when a given water temperature is reached, so that the hot water flows through an outlet pipe (12) downstream of the outlet valve (11) from the reservoir (3) over the upper su...

A container (10) for a dispenser (100) has a reservoir (12) containing soap in the form of a stiff gel (14). In a neck portion (16) of the container (10) there is located a resilient tube (18) which is retained in position by shoulders integrally formed on the neck portion (16). With the tube (18) in its open condition, gel (14) can pass from the reservoir (12) into the tube (18) and is retained t...

The present invention relates generally to human waste disposal systems to be used with portable toilets and more particularly to an improved human waste disposal apparatus and process that efficiently disposes of human waste by dehydrating it, vaporizing off the water from the waste, and storing the remaining solid waste. The human waste disposal apparatus comprises a collecting container (10) fo...

The present invention relates to a toilet seat with a pivoting longitudinal housing in the region of the rear of the toilet bowl with a suitable bracket, inside which are fitted side by side a dispensing roller, a drive device and a take-up roller for a tubular protective film and which can be closed off from above by a cover. A U-shaped toilet seat is secured on one side of the take-up roller to...