Did You Know...
...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441792 | Trailer with convertible handle A trailer includes a convertible handle having a handle portion, the handle portion pivotally attached to a tongue portion, the handle portion having a first gripping portion end and a second clevis end and an intermediate pivot, the handle portion being pivotably s... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7343647 | Device for holding and organizing items A device for holding and organizing items includes an anchor for fastening the device to an object; a strap adapted to secure the items to the device; and a connector, having an upper piece and a lower piece that pivot relative to one another, the upper piece being ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7210697 | Convertible handle A convertible handle having a tongue portion and a handle portion. The handle portion has a clevis proximate a first end thereof and a gripping region proximate a second end thereof. The handle portion is pivotable with respect to the tongue portion for manually tow... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7194786 | Carrier for a paint tray A carrier for a paint tray is provided, the tray having an inner wall defining a container for containing paint and an outer wall for supporting the container, the inner and outer walls defining a space therebetween accessible from underneath the tray. The carrier c... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7093323 | Ergonomic handle for a carrying case An ergonomic handle that includes a male portion and a female portion. The male portion nest in the female portion to form a single, preferably rigid, form. The stiffness of the handle spreads the load of the case more evenly across all the fingers thereby helping t... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7065838 | Locking, segmented cleaning implement handle Provided is a locking segmented handle for use with a cleaning implement and the like. The handle includes two or more segments that are coupled at assembly to form the handle. Each segment includes connector elements at connector ends of the segments. The connector... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6961978 | Detachable handle assembly for rolling luggage A handle system for removable attachment to an existing handle of a rolling luggage case. The system includes a grasping bar that has a gripping area ergonomically formed for grasping, and a releasable securement structure coupled to the grasping bar. The releasable... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6920667 | Handle extender This invention is directed to assist users of hand-carried, wheeled luggage in maintaining extraordinary lateral and obstruction-free use of the wheeled object without the problems associated with conventional wheeled luggage handle assemblies. The intent of the att... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910248 | Coupling system for removable or detachable handles of various utensils, in particular pots, pans and the like A coupling system for removable handles of pots, pans and the like comprises the following basic elements: a support bracket (2) designed to support or receive the handle in various ways, which can also be a handgrip or any other gripping element designed for... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6883207 | Apparatus for holding bags An apparatus including a handle member including a body portion having an opening there through, the handle member suitable for grasping with fingers of a human hand through the opening; a cantilever portion having a base end and a free end, the base end coupled to ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6798348 | Ergonomically designed tool handle An ergonomically designed handle or angled attachment for use with a tool or implement. The ergonomically designed handle includes an elongate member having distal and proximate ends, plural angular portions along the elongated member positioned intermediate the dis... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6682084 | Container dolly with multi-purpose handle A dolly for transporting material containers including a base having a pair of wheels attached thereto. A handle is removably attached to the base and has a seal and plug removal wrench fixedly attached near one end thereof. A second plug removal wrench i... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6658698 | Handle structure for suitcase or the like A handle structure includes a body extends through a passage defined in a base of an outer casing. The base has a recess defined in an outer periphery thereof and the passage communicates with the recess. A cap is engaged with the recess by engaging lugs ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6592133 | Removably attachable wheel assembly for article transporting containers A removably attachable wheel assembly for article transporting containers is provided for transporting containers such as luggage and other objects not originally equipped with rolling wheels with a rolling means for easier travel. Plastic bases mount to ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6470533 | Universally rotating pivotal luggage handle A universal luggage handle is provided for use with luggage to effectuate the moving of the luggage, with the luggage handle including a hand grasp, an intermediate member rotatably secured to the hand grasp, and a strap portion, with the strap portion se... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6317924 | Selectively rotatable handle for wheeled luggage A selectively rotatable handle for luggage includes a grip and a base. The grip has a grip having a handle end and an opposite base end. The base is mountable to a piece of luggage. The base end is rotatably mounted to the base. Teeth on the base releasab... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6049947 | Barbecue tool assembly A barbecue tool device comprises a handle with a lateral orifice for engagingly receiving a locking device and one or more tool metal heads having a shank slidable movable in the handle. The shanks of tool metal head comes with a pair of side walls having... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5996180 | Quick release handle A handle assembly comprises two handle pieces. Each handle piece comprises a left section having left and right ends and inside and outside faces, a right section having left and right ends and inside and outside faces, and a center section containing a n... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5979023 | Connecting element for drink crates A connecting element (1) is provided for attaching drink crates (10), packing pockets or other containers to each other or to a bicycle luggage carrier (12) or similar mounting rod (11). In order to connect two objects securely and firmly to each other fo... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5974627 | Handle for standard mechanical interface (SMIF) pod A handle for a SMIF pod having a handle member with two arms, connected by a crosspiece, and two attachment members, connected respectively to the free ends of the arms, that are attached to two existing handles on the side of a SMIF pod, and wherein the ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5909758 | Supporting tool and method of installing same A supporting tool which can be easily mounted at a desired position on a wall surface or the like at a low cost to function as a supporting bar or a handrail includes a sucking pad. An adhesive agent layer is disposed on one main surface of the sucking pa... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5904342 | Landing gear crank handle A landing gear crank handle for raising and lowering vehicle landing gear is provided that includes a first hand hold that is horizontal when the handle is in a full extended position, a second hand hold connected to the first hand hold by a central porti... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5878853 | Luggage pull A pull device for a wheeled luggage carrier which has a retractable handle for tilting and pulling of the luggage carrier where the pull device is readily attachable to the handle of the wheeled luggage carrier. The pull device has an elongated handle ele... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5814422 | Lead-acid battery with handle A lead-acid storage battery, such as a starting, lighting and ignition battery, includes a handle having preferably wedge-shape hook ends which are inserted into a belt loop typically molded into the end walls of the battery container, the hook ends engag... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5507071 | Handle for vacuum motor housing A U-shaped handle is attachable to a motor housing by a first projection on the end of the handle that engages a tab on the inside of the housing and by a second projection on the inside of the handle that engages a vent on the side of the housing. The pr... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5265307 | Ergonomic, adjustable handle Disclosed is an ergonomic handle which may be attached to any suitable object such as a briefcase, luggage, instrument cases, etc., which may then be adjustable through its vertical and horizontal axis and moved forward or backward on its mounting base to... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5008974 | Carrying handle assembly A one-piece removable carrying handle assembly (10) for removably attaching the handle assembly to an item to be carried. The carrying handle has a middle strap portion (18) with two end portions (14, 16). Each end portion (14, 16) includes a housing memb... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4919466 | Reusable package strap handle There is disclosed a removable handle for use on twine or flat lashing. The handle has at least one portion extending toward the lashing, for gripping the lashing. The extended portion has a distal end with a relatively flat end surface with curving secti... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4831690 | Carrying handle having L-shaped members each including a foot portion engageable with corrugated cardboard A handle for attachment to a carton to facilitate carrying the carton. The elongated handle has the upper end of the leg portion of each of two L-shaped members connected to the same end of the handle so each foot portion of the members projects parallel ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4596397 | Mobile device A collapsible mobile device for shoppers having a wheeled base assembly, a plastic bag member detachably secured to the wheeled base assembly and extendible upwardly therefrom, and a handle device circumscribing the plastic bag member in locking relations... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4514876 | Injection moulded bag closure Bag closure comprising two bag carrying bars interconnected at their ends, closure means or handle parts, which are connected to the upper sides of the carrying bars and, at least one of which is connected to the associated carrying bar via a flexible con... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4176423 | Carrying handle for carrier boxes or like containers A detachable and easily insertable handle made of non-rigid plastics to be inserted into slots formed in containers such as carrier bags, suitcases, boxes and the like of cardboard, plastics and similar material to facilitate carrying of the container. Th... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4142660 | Cabinet latch assembly A quick release latch assembly for a portable cabinet, such as that of a tape player, for providing ready attachment and release of a carry strap or like accessory to said cabinet. The latch assembly comprises a fixed member integrally constructed with sa... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4036424 | Handle device A handle member has a handle. A grapple device is affixed to the handle for grappling an inside surface of a container. The grapple device comprises elastic wire having hook ends. The handle has a leg to which the elastic wire is affixed. When the leg is ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4004722 | Handle device This disclosure pertains to a reusable handle to be attached to twine or rope bindings of packages, or to the flexible straps of shopping bags. The handle has a slit allowing the rope or twine to pass into a hollow tubular section parallel to the handle. ... | 01/25/1977 |
