Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424951 | Hanger for wrench A hanger is disclosed for a wrench. The wrench includes a head and an insert connected with the head. The hanger includes a board and an aperture defined in the board for receiving the insert of the wrench. The edge of the aperture can hold the insert in position be... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416082 | Hanger for drills A hanger for drills comprises a plastic part with a tag face, wherein a hole for the penetration of a hanger hook is disposed in the upper area of the tag face, and wherein one or several holding devices enveloping the drill to be held at least partially are dispose... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413080 | Right angle blister plus header card package An improved blister package construction is provided. The inventive blister package construction allows for different visual presentations of the packaged products that would otherwise not be achievable with conventional blister packages. The blister package of the ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395931 | Protective device for reducing the impact of physical shock A device for extending an event time of a physical shock imparted on an electronic device. The device includes a rigid or semi-rigid frame and a resiliently elastic material coupled to the frame, the resiliently elastic material suspending an electronic device with ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392902 | Suspension device which prevents a suspended tool from burglary A suspension device which prevents a suspended tool from burglary is disclosed. The suspension device comprises a suspension plate, and a clipping seat, connected to the bottom of the suspension plate, for clipping a tool, characterized in that the clipping seat has... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392906 | Display package for a flashlight A display package for a flashlight includes a shell having a transparent display surface, a sidewall and a backing that together define a package interior volume. The package volume encloses at least the light source portion of a flashlight in a preselected orientat... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389868 | Jewelry security organization and storage device The present invention consists of a jewelry storage and concealment device having rigid frame which is substantially thin and planar and which is suitable for attachment to a standard hanger, over which any ordinary article of clothing may be placed, for concealing ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7363744 | Insert for multiple mouse trap A mouse or rodent trap including a housing having an elongated rotatable paddle member therein and an insert within the confines of the trap housing. A trigger assembly engages the paddle member and releases the paddle member for rotation when the trigger assembly i... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364039 | Ink cartridge packaging member, ink cartridge package, and ink cartridge packaging and opening method In a packing member that packs an ink cartridge, the packing member is constituted as an adhesive label, a perforation is provided on a portion of the label, an ink cartridge is packed by adhering the label on the cartridge, and the ink cartridge is unpacked by peel... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360651 | Display device for displaying an adjustable spanner A display device for displaying an adjustable spanner comprises a display panel having at least one ratchet holes for receiving at least one polygonal cylinder; each polygonal cylinder serving for connecting a respective adjustable spanner; a cambered slot formed in... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350645 | Product security system for hanging merchandise The present invention is a security system for preventing theft of hanging merchandise. The present invention includes a security package system for a product to be placed on a hanging display, the package comprising: (a) a product package of a relatively thin plast... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322467 | Tissue box caddy A receptacle stores and keeps items, such as toiletries and medicine, within close proximity to a tissue box. The receptacle includes a bottom wall, a plurality of walls and a hook element. The plurality of walls extends outwardly from the bottom wall to define a st... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318574 | Tool kit A tool kit structure including a tool kit having a bottom box and an upper cover. One side of the upper cover is formed with a recessed section. Two lateral sides of the recessed section are respectively formed with two longitudinally extending lugs opposite to each... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316343 | Folding box with fold-down attachment flap A sealable folding box in the shape of a parallelepiped or cube with attached bottom and cover flaps and an attachment flap—is provided with an attachment recess—is that is arranged on an edge of the folding box body that extends between these flaps. To this end... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7287644 | Suspension device for a tool socket A suspension device for a tool socket has a hanging panel (10), an end cap (20) and a fastening strip (30). The hanging panel (10) has a strip latch (12), and the end cap (20) has a through hole (22). The fastening st... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7257916 | Display apparatus for plush items Methods and apparatus for displaying plush items are disclosed. A display apparatus in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a column and a strap extending between the top end of the column and the bottom end of the column. The c... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255230 | Card and blister package A card and blister package for small articles of commerce has a clear plastic blister piece, a card and a retainer piece. The blister walls form an article-receiving cavity and a plurality of upwardly projecting spaced-apart male prongs extending along the upper edg... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228968 | Stick-on, flexible, peel and seal package dispenser A stick-on, flexible peel and seal, wet wipes package includes a flexible package body having a front surface, a rear surface, and an internal space sized to contain a plurality of removable wet wipes. An elongated opening extends through the package body to the int... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219459 | Strip retailer and sign holder A combination sign holder and strip retailer for provided expanded area for graphics and detailed information about products offered for sale on the strip retailer. The sign holder portion of the combination has an opening at or near the bottom thereof to accommodat... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210576 | Garment hanger retail package Embodiments of garment hangers retail package comprising a display tag having a substantial display area located on top of the garment hanger supporting arms for illustrating the specialty features of the garment hanger. The display tag is sandwiched in between the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191551 | Articles of footwear with complementary and/or interlocking sole structures Footwear systems include: (a) a holding device having an opening; (b) an article of footwear having a sole with a projection that extends through the opening; and (c) another article of footwear having a sole with a cavity into which the projection extends (thereby ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178712 | Recloseable, cuboidal folding box having a tamperproof seal and a hanging tab The invention relates to a reclosable, cuboidal folding box having a rear wall, a front wall, two or more side walls which connect the front and rear walls, a base closure, and a top closure, which is formed by three closure tabs and has an insertion flap. A double-... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178670 | Tool retaining seat A tool retaining seat comprises a cover unit; an upper end of the cover having a hole; the cover being extended with two clamping plates; each clamping plate including a plurality of hollow clamping portions; an adjusting unit received in a lower end of the cover un... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147129 | Personal effects dispenser A dispenser dispenses personal effects such as, panty liners, condoms, wet wipes, tampons, etc., for use by occupants of a particular establishment (home, prison, office, hospital etc.). The personal effects dispenser has a first housing that holds the tampons and t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147374 | Combination cosmetic purse and display package A combination cosmetic purse and display package whereby an article to be displayed for purchase may be hung on a conventional point-of-purchase display rod and then that portion of the overall package provided for such purpose removed such that the remaining purse ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143892 | Hanger for jewelry and the like A hanger for jewelry includes a substrate having first and second end portions and first and second interior portions, the first end portion being foldable relative to the first interior portion, the second end portion being foldable relative to the second interior ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121031 | Hangtag with tool securing mechanism A hangtag is provided that is capable of hanging and securing a tool, such as socket. The invention pertains to a hangtag mechanism that includes a locking mechanism for securing a socket style tool. The hangtag has a body portion having a front surface and a back s... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7059469 | Garment-concealable jewelry case having parallel-running compartments and integrated jewelry trays for storing and organizing jewelry A garment-concealable jewelry case having a front opening with a front cover panel portion that can be either moved or configured to reveal a plurality of parallel-running isolated storage compartments each having an interior storage space which is accessible throug... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055680 | Hanger for case holding nonprescription reading glasses A hanger for a case holding a pair of glasses is provided which includes a web of flexible material having an elongate main body portion having an upper end and a lower end, a pair of tabs extending from the lower end of the main body portion adapted to encircle the... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032755 | Double capacity hook and card system A hook having an extension attached to a base is disclosed. A first package having an enclosure attached to a backing, and a substantially similar second package can be placed on the extension so that the enclosure of the first package is adjacent to the enclosure o... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014042 | Fold over display case with fastener A display apparatus for displaying a clip-on sunglass, sunglass or other product and a method of assembling the display apparatus. In one embodiment, a closable case is removably attached to a product card, wherein the product card includes product information and a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000766 | Packaging for support pillows A support pillow kit comprises a pillow comprising a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms, and a base member comprising a bottom and two spaced apart walls extending from the bottom. The pillow rests on the bottom and is held between the two wall... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994246 | Packaging case A packaging case which can store a plurality of stored items, enables the stored items to be individually removed, and prevents the occurrence of formation failures. First broken cut lines (perforations) extend from a first flat plate (a side plate) over one flat pl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994307 | Method and apparatus for packaging saw blades A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk on the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw b... | 02/07/2006 |
| RE38938 | Christmas ornament hanger/holder A holder for storing Christmas ornaments which has a container with at least one removable side to access the inside of the container and hooks to hold a hanger on which the Christmas ornaments can be placed. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6978887 | Combined birthday candle and match package A combined birthday candle and match package wherein a box having front, back, end and side walls is provided with a plurality of matches integral and co-planar with the back wall. Perforations are provided between the matches and the back wall so that the matches c... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974023 | Earring organizing device An earring organizing device for organizing and displaying a plurality of earrings. The earring organizing device includes a plurality of panels. Each of the panels has a side edge that is attached to one of the side edges of another of the panels such that the pane... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968949 | File with high-traction surface A file that has a holding portion configured for holding at least one stack of paper at a holding location. A first panel covers the holding location, and a second panel includes a traction surface and is rotatably associated with the first panel for movement betwee... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966446 | Elongated plastic strip An elongated strip merchandiser for displaying merchandise from the front end of a retail store shelf. The strip contains a plurality of article retaining areas each having a cutout section which forms an upwardly extending tongue having an article-holding shelf beh... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6926143 | Case for tool shafts A case for tool shafts has a housing with an opening and an entrance, a sliding member slidably mounted on the housing, a top cap covering the opening, a bottom cap covering the entrance and an optional suspension plate. The multiple tool shafts are movably accommod... | 08/09/2005 |
