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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7204397 | Cargo container attachment A cargo container attachment for a small vehicle such as a lawn tractor is provided. The container is removably attached to the rear of the vehicle and includes a cargo box storage space with a pivotally mounted swingable tailgate. The container is designed to be us... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7128954 | Trunk joint for an artificial tree Disclosed is a trunk joint for an artificial tree which comprises a tube member having a first diameter. A collar having a base extends from the tube member and having a second diameter different to the first diameter and the base defines at least a supporting openi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6138842 | Point of sale display A point of sale display with a collapsible base assembly removably mounted to one end of an elongated tubular member with a square cross-section. The elongated tubular member includes a lateral wall with slots therealong to receive the ends of supporting ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5984441 | Modular storage and transportation system of tools and materials A module is provided with a plane, tools can be fixed on both sides of the plane. The module can be positioned in either a coupled position in which the module is coupled to an adjacent module, or a hanging position in which the module is secured to a wal... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5484065 | Drinking vessel-disposable toothbrush holder This invention provides a disposable drinking vessel that can also be used as a disposable toothbrush holder. The drinking vessel such as a glass or cup has break-through tabs that are located on either or both the bottom base sections or side sections of... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5472098 | Multipurpose combination book rack A multipurpose combination book rack comprises two side plates, each of which is provided with a top bevel. An upper cross rod and a lower cross rods are removably mounted across the two side plates. The lower cross rod is positioned adjacent a front cros... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5284256 | Child's book stand A child's book stand is provided which includes a first support member, a second support member, and at least one elongated shelf which may be removably attached to either the first support member or the second support member. Each shelf has a protruding ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5273248 | Convertible easel and bed A pair of boards are hinged together to form a double sided easel. The boards can be moved to a coplanar position to form a child's bed. The easel has a pair of easel trays that become legs for the bed. Side boards on the outer sides of the boards become ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5054622 | Rotating clothes hanger and artificial Christmas tree A clothes stand formed of an orified vertical base member which supports an upstanding axle on which are mounted a plurality of rotatable clothes support members, is convertable into a Christmas tree by removing the axle and clothes support members from t... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4884714 | Securable and removable utility receptacle A releasably securable utility rack is disclosed. The rack can be releasably affixed through suction cups or magnets, alongside a sink, or any other convenient location, to guide run-off water or other liquids, through an appropriately-sized and shaped li... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4712692 | Stowable shelf/rack assembly A stowable shelf/rack assembly having a shelf or rack member for supporting articles placed thereon or hung or depending therefrom, and a pair of hangers pivotally connected to either side of the shelf member and pivotable between a first position in whic... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4550840 | Clothes drying device A portable, collapsible and light weight household device as provided and having a plurality of spider-like arms extending from a mast. The spider assembly can be mounted to the mast with the arms extending upwardly wherein the associated cables may be us... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4541131 | Combination bath and shower accessory An open rectangular frame with object-storing trays slidably and rotatably mounted in spanning relation between the long sides of the frame, and opposite extending supports from said frame which enable the frame to be horizontally oriented across the side... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4480343 | Combination drain and cutting board The board consists of a planar member having first and second surfaces. The first surface, upon which a dish rack may be placed, is supported by legs at an incline and is provided with upwardly extending protrusions designed to engage the dish rack to pre... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4463854 | Book support assembly A book support assembly comprises a system of adjustable bookends including two end members connected together by a relaxed cord which cord is adjustable in length by use of a manually operated mechanical windlass device. The book support assembly is conv... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4449879 | Dry wall lift A dry wall panel lift is provided in which a vertical support has spaced apart legs of about ceiling height and at least two crossbars, one at full height and one at worktable height. A work frame has a pivotal detachable connection at one end to one of the ... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4150752 | Display rack for eyeglasses A multi-position display rack for eyeglasses comprising a frame that is triangular in cross-section and composed of panels connected along the edges, one corner of said frame having a narrow rib projecting outwardly therefrom and the outer edge of said ri... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4131202 | Console gun rack A console has a receiver for a gun barrel and a groove in the front of a cover to hold the stock of a rifle, when the console is open. The console has an access door in the cover to use the console to store articles when not carrying guns.... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4111307 | Display supporting merchandise section divider A divider for separating sections of merchandise display rows has a divider frame which may include a divider panel on the frame and a pair of static mounts also on the frame. A plurality of interchangeable display units each with a pair of attachment mea... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4069996 | Ice cream cone packing jacket and holder A packing jacket and holder for ice cream cones including a generally tubular body tapering inwardly from one end for receiving a sugar cone in said one end, and having an enlarged cup on the other end for receiving the enlarged head of a cake cone in the... | 01/24/1978 |
| 3999734 | Adjustable display holder for photographs, plaques and the like A display holder including a recessed base and one or more grooved support members. These units may be associated in four different positional relationships, and a range of distance adjustments, to give a very versatile platform or easel type of display h... | 12/28/1976 |
