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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4995637 | Motor vehicle work platform A work platform for mounting on the steering wheel of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The platform has a generally flat underside and a top side which defines a generally flat writing surface. The platform also includes securing means for engaging the outer... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4995322 | Externally mounted R.V. table A foldable table structure mounted externally on a R.V. which is capable of being quickly and easily unfolded and set up in a stable condition thereby forming a table for various uses and purposes and which is also capable of being quickly and easily fold... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4993088 | Portable bed assembly for motor vehicles A portable bed assembly for use on a pick up truck, camper, station wagon or other recreational vehicle includes an elongate framework having a width designed to fit between rear wheel wells on a motor vehicle, and a length which fits snugly within the ve... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4974805 | Clipboard for steering wheel A clipboard for removably mounting on the steering wheel of a vehicle, as well as a boat, which clipboard includes a flat support plate provided with a top flange having a slot for receiving a top segment of the steering wheel and a bottom flange terminat... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4962709 | Auxiliary vehicle deck A lightweight auxiliary deck for utility, recreational and conventional passenger vehicles comprising a rectangular laminated deck having thin upper and lower sheets, a peripheral wall adjoining the sheets, an inner rigid cellular core and an outer resili... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4953771 | Drawer mounted cup holder A pivoting cup holder for supporting a beverage container in a vehicle. The cup holder comprises a flat movable drawer which can slide into and out of a retainer set into or below the dashboard or an armrest of an automobile. A semicircular indentation is... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4948195 | Gap closer for automobile seats A vertical cardboard wedge of adjustable length and thickness with an accordion pleated horizontal top for closing the gap between the front seats and console of an automobile for preventing objects from dropping into the gap.... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4946120 | Support A support (10) for securing a lap type computer (14) to a car seat (12). The support has upper and lower pivotally interconnected units (32, 30 respectively), the lower unit carrying a belt (54) so that it may be belted to the car seat (12). The upper uni... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4942827 | Automobile desk A desk for use in an automobile has a base which is provided with adjustable spring urged retaining hook members for engagement with the bottom edge of the seat back portion of a conventional vehicle seat. The retaining hook members may be adjusted in sel... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4943076 | Safety trailer step A safety trailer step provides improved footing for a person launching or loading a boat onto a trailer. The safety trailer step comprises a step formed with a platform and two parallel side plates. The side plates snugly receive the trailer tongue thereb... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4940003 | Car seat table A car seat table is designed for securement on a horizontal seat portion of a rear vehicle seat utilizing a conventional central seat belt. An upper and a lower tray are secured in spaced parallel relation by a frame formed from rigid tubular members. A p... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4938401 | Automobile passenger seat divider An automobile passenger seat divider base unit to rest upon the rear seat of an automobile which provides easily reachable storage cylinders in which the place items such as drinks and snack cups, and two convenient storage bins in which to place items su... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4928865 | Bilateral beverage container holder A bilateral beverage container (2) mounts within a hinged vehicle armrest (4). The container has an upper container housing (22), a lower container housing (26) and a hinged game surface (24) therebetween suitable for playing board games upon. The upper c... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4915437 | Tool tray A tool tray 10 which is attachable to the underside of a flatbed utility truck 1 and slidably supported by a pair of receiving channels 19 and 20 which are attached to the underside of a flatbed. Tool tray 10 is constructed from a rectangular frame having a pa... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4915035 | Automobile food service tray A novel compact rigid food serving tray horizontally attached to an automobile steering wheel at any elevation regardless of the steering wheels inclination to the vertical. The tray being supported on the steering wheel by two right angle frames slidably... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4911083 | Mechanics' tool tray An accessory tray (10) for use in the engine compartment of a vehicle. The tray (10) includes an aperture (24) for receiving a mounting stud (14) which extends upwardly from a carburetor (12). A pair of flanges (36) extends outwardly from the sides of the... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4909159 | Automobile computer desk A support table for a desk top computer, which is positionable in the front seat of the automobile, adjacent the driver's seat, the apparatus comprising a horizontal support surface, so as to support a computer such as a desk top computer, a frame, suppor... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4901901 | Shopping cart desk A shopping cart desk is set forth including a first and second rigid plate with a flexible spine enabling overlying alignment of a first and second plate together with securement members to secure the first and second plates utilizing hook and loop fasten... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4890559 | Steering wheel table A table device mountable upon a steering wheel, said device including a box-like structure provided with a bottom opening for placement over and reception of a steering wheel; a table pivotally engaging the box-like structure; a pair of laterally disposed... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4887526 | Automobile trunk table A folding table for storage in an automobile and used in combination with the trunk of the automobile comprises an upper surface configured for holding items as the table is removed from or returned to the trunk, two adjustable, foldable legs for supporti... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4878438 | Portable console and arm rest apparatus A portable console and arm rest apparatus is set forth including a console selectively securable to the housing hump of an automobile. The console has selectively securable thereto a rearwardly extending arm rest formed with forwardly extending "L" shaped... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4872723 | Safety tray A lightweight safety tray particularly suitable for use in the passenger compartment of a moving vehicle, and including a generally rectangular support frame of low density, highly resilient polymeric material, which frame has a flat bottom, front, rear a... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4864939 | Work table assembly mountable on a panel transporting vehicle A work table assembly that is mountable on a vehicle and that is used for supporting a flat panel or the like thereon during work operations on the panel at an installation site, the work table assembly including a frame construction that is mountable on ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4856809 | Collapsible stroller with stowable tray The present invention is directed to a collapsible stroller with a stowable tray. The tray mechanism is associated with the stroller. The tray mechanism includes a tray portion, a swivel mechanism located at one end of the tray portion, and a latching mec... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4852499 | Adjustable folding table for vehicles An adjustable folding table for vehicles includes a pair of generally planar table halves pivotally secured to a cylindrical L-shaped support member. Lock means are provided for detenting or locking the table halves in an extended position and a pair of b... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4850282 | Portable food tray A portable tray comprising a tray surface supported by two spaced apart, vertical frames each including an upper and a lower, elongated, horizontal section, the upper section having at a rearward end an outwardly extending hanger which fits over the raili... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4848627 | Storage box for vehicles A storage box for vehicles having a box main body for the storage, a lid body supported by the box main body in such a manner that it can be opened and closed, and an inner lid disposed between the box main body and the lid body. With this arrangement of ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4846382 | Dash mounting device A vehicle dash mounting device for mounting at least one accessory to a top surface of a vehicle dash includes a housing for mounting to the top surface of the vehicle dash with an upper housing surface and hook and eye fabric fasteners for detachably sec... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4832241 | Vehicle portable-office organizer A vehicle portable-office organizer (10) designed to be detachably mounted to the passenger seat of a vehicle. The organizer (10) consists of a tray (12) sized to accept a tray insert (14) that can be divided into a selectable quantity of smaller trays by... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4830243 | Detachable tray The apparatus is attachable and detachable to walkers via rotating spring clips attached to the rails or legs of walkers. It is stable, attached at three points, yet variable in height and angle of surface by use of the telescopic brace, rotating clips an... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4824163 | Convertible cover A convertible cover for an open-top vehicle box such as a trailer or the box of a pick-up truck. The cover is removably secured to the box and has a top wall with at least one opening therein spaced from an edge of the top wall to form a seat section on t... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4824158 | Combination access box and bed liner for vehicles A pair of support members are arranged for mounting on the floor of a vehicle cargo area and support a cargo box by rollers for movement between forward and rearward positions to provide easy access for loading and unloading the box at the rear of the car... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4819843 | Drink container holder A drink container holder comprises three members: a mounting base having a mounting device for mounting within a vehicle such as an automobile, a holding framework for holding a cup, and an intermediate pivotable framework interposed between the mounting ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4813751 | Seat mounted utility console A vehicle utility console has a rectangular frame defining two separate compartment cavities of relatively different depth. An upstanding flange at the rear end of the frame is adapted to engage a seat back and is secured thereto by a seat belt drawn agai... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4811875 | Portable automotive bench The present disclosure describes a portable bench which finds particular application in the automotive field. The bench is comprised of a main body for supporting a pair of opposed drawers in sliding relationship to one another. When the drawers are in a ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4805867 | Steering wheel platform This invention is a readily attachable and removable portable platform for use in conjunction with a vehicle steering wheel. The platform contains slots located on its edges which facilitate detachable mounting in a variety of positions on steering wheel ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4796791 | Console for a vehicle A vehicle console is provided and consists of a base unit that will hold drinks, store a removable trash receptacle and contain an additional storage area for various articles. The vehicle console also includes a leveling mechanism and drink holding gripp... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4792163 | Secondary lock for medical tube coupling A secondary lock for preventing separation of a pair of connected tubular members comprises an elongated body which carries a toothed rack. A first transversely extending retention member is carried adjacent one end of the body, with a sliding member slid... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4787541 | Support devices A support surface such as a table 23 has support arms 12, 21 for mounting the support surface on a seat or seats 10, 11 of a motor vehicle, for example for use as a picnic tray or work table. Each support arm 12, 21 has a location portion 14 shaped such that i... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4770155 | Clay target throwing device support An apparatus for mounting a clay target throwing machine on a towing hitch ball which is coupled with a vehicle or a post anchored in the ground. A framework is coupled with an upright cylinder which engages the hitch ball or post allowing movement or app... | 09/13/1988 |