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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120006953 | Spacer Fitting Repair Plate A reinforcement assembly for a spacer fitting for a utility pole comprising a front plate and back plate assembly having a connection aperture located at a top portion of both the front and back plates. The connection apertures may be configured to have substantially th... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110272543 | INSIDE WRAP POST COUPLER WITH ASSEMBLY ASSIST A post coupler includes coupler flanges, reverse bend flanges extending therealong and tapered end projections extending longitudinally from said coupler flanges defining ends of the coupler, the length of the reverse bend flanges being less than the overall coupler len... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110272542 | INSIDE WRAP POST COUPLER ACCOMMODATING BEAM RIVET A post coupler is provided with a pair of coupler flanges having rivet receiving apertures for receiving rivets extending from horizontal shelf-supporting beams to facilitate vertical shelf placement in a shelving unit unfettered by the vertical disposition of the post ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110272541 | OUTSIDE WRAP POST COUPLER ACCOMMODATING BEAM RIVET A post coupler is provided with a pair of coupler flanges having rivet receiving apertures for receiving rivets extending from horizontal shelf-supporting beams to facilitate vertical shelf placement in a shelving unit unfettered by the vertical disposition of the post ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110272373 | OUTSIDE WRAP POST COUPLER WITH ASSEMBLY ASSIST A post coupler includes coupler flanges, reverse bend flanges extending therealong and rounded end projections extending longitudinally from said coupler flanges defining ends of the coupler, the length of the reverse bend flanges being less than the overall coupler len... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110271571 | FIXING DEVICE FOR A NOTICE BOARD A fixing device (11) for use with a notice board (33) having at least two spaced fixing holes (33) formed in the board, and comprising two pieces (12,13) for placement one either side of the board (33) each with a respective front face... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110233355 | MOUNTING APPRATUS FOR SLIDE RAIL A mounting apparatus is provided for mounting a slide rail to a rack post defining a plurality of through holes. The mounting apparatus includes a supporting bracket slidably mounted to the slide rail, and a resilient latch member. The supporting bracket includes an end... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110220768 | PORTABLE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY A portable mount for providing an elevated equipment mount affixable to an elongated upright structure such as a tree trunk or an upright post. The portable mount is compact and low weight so as to be easily transportable into the field and mounted to an available uprig... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110210218 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING VERTICALLY STACKED SHEET MATERIAL A system and method for stabilizing vertically stacked sheet material is disclosed. The sheet material may be construction wallboard. The system includes a bracket and an elongate flexible link element. The method includes attaching the bracket to the sheet material, at... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110198548 | Electric Fence Power Control for Temporary Interruptions A mounting arrangement for mounting exposed filamentary electrical conductors on fences intended for conversion to electrified fences. The arrangement provides fence engaging panels for mounting, which panels include electrical contacts. The panels may include posts hav... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110192943 | POST BRACKET AND POST SUPPORT STRUCTURE INCORPORATING THE SAME A post bracket includes a mounting portion, a first flange portion, and a first post support portion. The mounting portion includes a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The first flange portion is disposed at the first edge of the mounting portion and... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110180675 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING VERTICALLY STACKED SHEET MATERIAL A system and method for stabilizing vertically stacked sheet material is disclosed. The sheet material may be construction wallboard. The system includes a bracket and an elongate flexible link element. The method includes attaching the bracket to the sheet material, at... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110168857 | ADAPTER FOR PORTABLE NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DEVICE A holder for a therapeutic device for treating wounds of the type having a housing equipped with a fluid mover for one of raising, compressing, or transferring fluid, and a therapeutic member operably connected to the fluid mover and actuated thereby, the therapeutic me... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110168654 | METHOD FOR HANDLING AND/OR SERVICING COMPONENTS OF A WIND TURBINE AND A GRIPPING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD The Invention relates a method and an apparatus for handling and/or servicing components of a wind turbine, such as installing and/or dismantling components into or from a wind turbine nacelle or such as servicing exterior components such as blades, hub, tower and nacel... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110162575 | Methods and Apparatus for Seating an Annulus within an Annular Groove Disclosed are methods and apparatus for seating an annulus featuring a fixed inner plan within an annular groove having a rim of greater plan than the inner plan of the annulus.... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110155873 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR RELEASABLY SECURING AN ENTERTAINMENT MODULE TO AN AUTOMOTIVE HEADREST A mounting system (1) for a rear-facing, entertainment module (3) such as a digital VHF/UHF television, 3G Internet device, or DVD/CD/game player. The mounting system (1) has first and second, principal sections (5,7) with the first section (... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110147550 | Extracorporeal Blood Circuit Component Mounting System A mounting system for mounting one or more components of an extracorporeal blood circuit to an upstanding mast provided with a pump cart. The system includes a clamp device, a primary arm, a seat, a post, and a locking mechanism. The clamp device is mountable to the mas... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110108679 | Pro fencer brace system The “Pro Fencer Brace System” is basically a metal insert and clamp that act as a multi-angular receiver for compression or tension bracing on game or livestock fencing.... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110101184 | STRUCTURE FOR ATTACHING AN OBJECT TO A MAST An apparatus for mounting an object to a mast is presented. The apparatus includes a mast-end component configured to be attached to the mast, and an object-end component configured to be attached to the object. Each of the components has a pivot region which includes a... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110036278 | Shelf support system A shelf support system including a collet lock for engaging a hole in the shelf post for arresting downward movement of a shelf support collar on the post.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110015997 | ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM FOR FUNCTIONALLY INTERFACING WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT PHASE DISPLAYS The disclosure is directed to systems and methods for advertising at a traffic light (TL). One embodiment includes an advertisement system for selective advertising in conjunction with a TL having at least one phase chosen from a green light phase and a red light phase.... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110006179 | Pivoting support structure This invention is to an apparatus and method using a pivoting support structure to support mail boxes, newspaper tubes, information signage or decorative materials near a road while being less susceptible to damage from passing vehicles. The invention may be attached to... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100314514 | MOUNTING BRACKET A mounting bracket assembly has a stationary bracket to be mounted on a pole or other surface, and an adjustable bracket to be attached to the object to be mounted. The adjustable bracket is then positioned on the stationary bracket to mount the object on the surface or... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100288318 | Umbrella Support Apparatus An umbrella assembly and various embodiments of hub assemblies which provide an umbrellas assembly which is easy to install or remove, is extremely rigid, and is capable of withstanding high wind gusts and other high external forces. A first hub assembly includes a moun... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100282933 | Universal Unimount A junction box mounting bracket attaches to a vertical stud. A box mounting section is sandwiched between a junction box and a plaster ring. A stud attachment section includes screw holes for attaching to the face of the stud and an extending section reaches past the st... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100237209 | ACCESSORY MOUNTING SYSTEMS AND MOUNTING METHODS THEREOF An accessory mounting system and mounting method thereof provides an effective solution for sectioning a portion of a room and for organizing tools, objects and cables involved in the activity that gives rise to the need for sectioning or organizing the room. In particu... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100215355 | MOUNTING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD The present application is directed to a device for securing an object to a mountable surface. The device is configured to face the object secured thereto in any direction up to 360 degrees about the mountable surface. The device comprises a mating surface securable to ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100155551 | Ceiling Mounted Hanging Device It is a principal object of the invention to provide a hanging device with sufficient support, functionality and simplicity to fulfill many designer closet and/or commercial functions. The hanging device of the invention is compact and has a reinforced structure, thereb... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100148020 | FLAT-SCREEN MONITOR SUPPORT A flat-screen monitor support comprises a body having means for attachment of a monitor thereto and a locking means operable to lock against a support post extending through the body and through the locking means. The locking means supports the body to prevent the body ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100117407 | HOLDING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILES A holder for personal effects in a vehicle comprising a base that fits around the support rods of a headrest, a mount that may adjustably connected to the base and designed to hold the strap or other hanging feature of one or more personal items, and at least one secure... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100102184 | Hunting Accessory Holding Devices A device for holding archery bows and/or other hunting accessories is provided. The hunting accessory holding device includes a base member that attaches to a mounting substrate such as a tree, an arm assembly that is configured to hold the archery bow, and a lift mecha... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100102185 | T-CHANNEL FIXTURE-MOUNTING POLE CLAMP A pole clamp is disclosed that can firmly attach heavy fixtures to a pole, such as a center or side pole of a special-events tent, with quick and easy fixture mounting and dismounting. The head of a fixture-mounting bolt is downwardly slidable into a T-channel of the cl... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100025151 | INTEGRAL SAFETY SYSTEM WHICH CAN BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION This system consists of; support pieces (1, 1a) intended to be permanently fixed to the structure of the construction, interchangeable supports (30) fitted with a fixing device (4) for attachment to any of the support pieces (1, 1a<... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100018102 | TREE MOUNTED APPARATUS A portable apparatus, removably attached to an existing vertical support or structure, such as a tree, for the purpose of holding and/or suspending articles above the ground. The apparatus may include, in one embodiment, associated vertical and a horizontal members, whe... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090236489 | Pole caddy for display of indicia and method of displaying said indicia A pole caddy (10) has a planar table portion (12), a shaft-engaging portion in the form of a tubular projection (32) and a lateral surround (14) orthogonal to the planar portion (12), the lateral surround (14) including an indic... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090236481 | ROTATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR SUPPORT ARM OF A LAMP A rotation control device for a support arm of a lamp comprises a support arm having a first end and a second end; a rotating arm having a first end and a second end; a lamp head assembled to the second end of the rotating arm; a cambered track fixed to a predetermined ... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090189035 | Pole caddy A pole caddy (10) has a planar table portion (12), a shaft-engaging portion in the form of a tubular projection (32) and a lateral surround (14) orthogonal to the planar portion (12), the lateral surround (14) including an indic... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090152419 | SOCCER GOAL SECURING APPARATUS AND METHOD Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for securing a movable soccer goal to a fixed football goal or other vertical post. When in use, the apparatus functions to prevent the soccer goal from being overturned, thereby, making it considerably safer than an uns... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090134289 | SURFACE MOUNT The invention is a mount comprised of a base for receiving a hollow object that is to be secured with the mount to another surface. The interior area includes a movable anchor than can be advanced toward the wall that defines a hollow object receiving area so that the h... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090072103 | APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A WHEELCHAIR AMPUTEE PAD The apparatus for mounting a wheelchair pad provides a high degree of support and adjustability such that it can be used with wheelchairs from a wide variety of different manufacturers. This adjustability is also beneficial to the occupant of the wheelchair, as the adju... | 03/19/2009 |