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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5320312 | Cable cluster mount A multiple-cable mount for securing cable hangers to a support member on an antenna tower is described. The mount generally surrounds the support member, and includes spacing members positioned on the interior of the mount and a securing means for attachi... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5318175 | Support rack for clothes and other articles A support rack for temporary storage of clothes and other articles comprises a post with a bottom ring member for resting on the floor and a top pad member spring biased upwardly for engaging the ceiling of a room so the post is supported vertically by it... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5292014 | Tensile support device A tensile support device comprising a pair of rigid, elongated members which are horizontally disposed and attached closely together at their outer ends and held widely spaced apart by a cable or strap at their inner ends which rest against a supporting s... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5284260 | Method and means for supporting clothes hangers A support for clothes hangers includes an upper tube section telescopically received in the upper end of a lower tube section. A support arm is slidably fitted over the upper tube section and extends perpendicularly with respect thereto. Below the support... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5275368 | Automatic locking transformer bracket A bracket full automatically securing a transformer to a utility pole, wherein the bracket includes an elongated base attached to the utility pole, a multi-linked belt for attaching the base to the utility pole, and a keeper pivotally connected to the bas... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5263675 | Support assembly A support assembly is composed of three elongate substantially rigid members which may be releasably interconnected by connectors to form a triangular support structure. The rigid members when disconnected from the support bracket configuration are constr... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5193774 | Mounting bracket apparatus A mounting bracket apparatus for securing a relatively heavy item of equipment such as an electrical transformer to an upstanding object or structure such as a utility pole. The mounting bracket employs a plurality of elongated and symmetrically shaped ob... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5114023 | Utility tray for intravenous pole A utility tray for supporting medical paraphernalia and guiding hollow tubing which is adapted for mounting to an upstanding vertical pole used for supporting intravenous solution containers. The tray has a plurality of varying diameter circular openings ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5022538 | I.V. bag organizer An apparatus and method for organizing and hanging a plurality of I.V. bags on an I.V. pole includes a solid back and a plurality of spaced apart resilient loops, which apparatus fits over a horizontal support bar on the I.V. pole. The resilient loops are... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4976357 | Article display A slat board hanger is used with a slat board having a L-shaped receiving groove and an elongate post for displaying articles. The slat board hanger comprises a hanger member including a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate portion. Each of... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4971391 | Fencepost seats A seating system is disclosed for supporting a seat on fenceposts of a fenced in area such as a tennis court or playground. Hinge pin clamps of the type ordinarily used for mounting a gate on a fence are clamped to fenceposts. Brackets are provided that a... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4953819 | Adjustable support clamp apparatus and method An adjustable support clamp apparatus and method for clamping is defined. The support clamp has two arcuate pliable bands with an adjustable coacting connection at their first adjoining ends and a coacting off-center tension clamp at their second adjoinin... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4953716 | Accessory tray An accessory tray for use with a video or camera tripod to hold items used with the video or camera and having an adjustable clamp for mounting on the tripod and a slidable extension for enlarging the available surface area. An anchor is provided for secu... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4903927 | Electrical equipment cluster mount An improved electrical equipment cluster mount for use upon a utility pole or the like is disclosed. The improved electrical equipment cluster mount includes an elongated bearing plate adapted to be mounted to the utility pole and having one or a pair of ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4896856 | Electrical equipment cluster mount An electrical equipment cluster mount for use upon a utility pole or the like is disclosed. The mount includes an elongated bearing plate adapted to be mounted to the utility pole and a hollow polygonal structural member, preferably trapezoidal-shaped, in... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4781348 | Adjustable banded aluminum transformer mount A mounting assembly for supporting electrical apparatus such as transformers and the like on a utility pole includes spaced, equipment supporting brackets that are interconnected and secured to the pole by means of elongated, toothed plates. End regions o... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4744537 | Hanger bracket An improved hanging device for various applications that is comprised of four major components which are: a hanging bracket, an elastic band, a sling and a shackle. The sling can be used alone or in conjunction with the hanging bracket or shackle to suppo... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4735325 | Support clip A support clip for use with shelving, particularly open wire type shelving, that will permit the shelving to be pivoted through a vertical arc but which otherwise stabilizes and limits horizontal movement. The clip is provided with a compound opening area... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4611722 | Multiple and storable wind instrument mute holder An easily storable mute holder for securely holding a multiple number of wind instrument mutes and for removably mounting to a music stand is disclosed. The mute holder has a cylindrical member, having circular plates welded thereto, for accommodating a b... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4558789 | Transformer rack support bracket apparatus A support bracket apparatus for mounting a transformer rack or other device on a vertical support member such as a wooden pole, is disclosed. The support bracket apparatus includes a pair of hanger members fastened to the opposite sides of the pole by an ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4515278 | Manifold for monitoring hemodynamic pressure A manifold assembly is provided for monitoring hemodynamic pressures. The manifold assembly comprises a base having first, second and third flush valves mounted thereon. A first three port stopcock is also mounted on the base having one of its ports in fl... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4501201 | Removable tray for microphone stands A removably mounted tray is clampable to a microphone stand or the like. The tray includes two pivotally attached half sections, each of which includes an indentation for receiving and engaging the stand and the cord from a microphone. A latch pivotally a... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4383487 | Removable tray for microphone stands A removably mounted tray is clampable to a microphone stand or the like. The tray includes two pivotally attached half sections, each of which includes an indentation for receiving and engaging the stand. A latch pivotally attached to one of the half sect... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4144673 | System and method for introducing systemic treatment liquids into trees and similar plants The system for injecting a systemic treatment liquid into trees and similar plants includes a plurality of substantially identical injector nozzles, each of which is insertable into one of a plurality of circumferentially spaced injector holes in the tree... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4142012 | Tree simulative display A tree simulative display which includes a metal stand having a vertical standard and plural tiers each carrying plural conical branch holders on a ring, the tiers being secured to the standard spaced along the length thereof. Preserved natural foliage br... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4139101 | Space divider or the like with improved collapsible joint construction A standard and a boom extending from the standard are connected by a mechanism to permit the boom to be pivoted between an upright, locked position and a lowered, collapsed position. A connecting device is employed to attach the boom mechanism to the stan... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4127739 | Level mount electrical component bracket A bracket for supporting electrical components that accommodate the transmission of three-phase electrical energy. The bracket includes a crossarm, generally of linear design, and formed of electrically conductive tubular material for allowing its supplem... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4120250 | Connecting structure for shelves A connecting structure for shelves comprising horizontally-disposed distributing trays detachably affixed to vertical supporting members. The trays are provided with bent edges and with plastic elbows to cover the corner gaps of adjacent flank faces. The ... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4117629 | Pot holding arm support A pot holding arm is removably secured to a semicircular receiving member in one of a plurality of retaining pockets and cooperating positioning slots. In one embodiment a semicircular casting has a plurality of pockets and a slot in association with each... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4114763 | Composite units for displaying merchandise Improved composite units for displaying merchandise are provided generally comprising a rack having hook members releasably mounted thereon. A safety bumper guard may be connected to the rack to prevent an inadvertent encounter with a hook member of the d... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4103853 | Aluminum cluster mount A positive-locking cluster mount for supporting electrical transformers and like heavy objects from upright poles characterized by bearing plates held in circumferentially spaced relationship about the pole by adjustable link members and end links each ha... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4101036 | Support column with ceiling thrusters A hollow support column raises from a floor pad and terminates in an adjustable shaft within the top of the column which in turn supports articulated ceiling thrust arms. The arms diverge from the axis of the column and are padded for contact with the cei... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4013254 | Mounting clip lock A locking mechanism for locking a backless wall mounted cabinet or the like to a wall panel or partition having a pair of spaced slotted standards thereon adapted to receive a plurality of equidistantly spaced linearly aligned hook-shaped tabs on the rear... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3975068 | Column mounted tool holder An improved column mounted tool holder for mounting on typical basement or factory support columns of varying sizes. The tool holder includes a pair of complementay structural members that are bolted to each other about a support column to define a work s... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3959645 | Bracket and lamp globe mounting apparatus Bracket and globe mounting apparatus including a plurality of brackets of the same shape and including cup-shaped sockets adapted to receive a carrier tube extending therebetween when one bracket engages a support post and a second bracket engages an auxi... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3958351 | Modular sign support assembly The present invention relates to a modular sign support assembly wherein duplicate units of the sign support assembly may be integrated to form a sign support structure that supports one or more signs in any number of configurations or orientations. Each ... | 05/25/1976 |
