Bizarre Patents
A kissing shield comprised of a thin, flexible membrane and a frame or holder.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047384 | Mobile sign rack and sign storage unit A mobile sign rack which can be easily and quickly mounted or disconnected from the tailgate of a truck for the purpose of storing and/or transporting signs, sign stands, traffic cones and stop and slow paddles to secure worksites on the roadway. ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7325343 | Display board system An apparatus configured to allow the retention of at least one display board with a mounting structure is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a retaining system. A portion of the retaining system is deformable to retain at least one display board in a press-in, inter... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7278544 | System and method for storing and dispensing items A system and method for storing items, such as food wrapping products, according to which two or more stacked modules are provided with each being adapted to store, and permit the dispensing of, a plurality of items. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7131544 | Wall conforming wine rack for a plurality of bottles A wine rack for holding a plurality of bottles is configured to follow the contour of a curvilinear structural wall, whether convex or concave. The wine rack has a frame for holding open-ended elongated compartments. The compartments are loosely attached together at... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7028854 | Organizer including resilient retaining members An organizer (10) that includes a housing (12) having a first end (12a), a second end (12b), and a channel (14) extending along at least a portion of the housing (12) between the first end (12a) a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7000868 | Thread storage and dispensing apparatus A multiple thread dispenser which serves as both a portable container for many spools of thread and a dispenser of multiple strands of thread. The container dispenses thread for use with a sewing machine. The spools of thread are stored in an array of pockets which ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6935520 | Rug hooking workstation A workstation (10 or 10a) facilitates hooking of rugs and provides storage of rug hooking supplies, tools, and equipment. The workstation (10 or 10a) is made up of a framework (12) with a rolling support (50) t... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6854606 | Moveable storage and display rack for rolled flooring materials A rack for storing, moving and displaying rolled flooring materials, such as carpet, carpet remnants and pad, having a frame with a plurality of frame members configured to hold flooring materials in either a vertical or horizontal configuration. The frame has an up... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6435355 | Modular storage system for cylindrical objects A modular storage system for cylindrical objects, such as rolled carpet mats, having an open frame in the form of a right parallelepiped comprised of a horizontal rectangular base, a horizontal rectangular top, and vertical standards connecting the corner... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6216884 | Fabric bolt hanger A portable fabric bolt hanger in the form of a substantially planar frame includes an upper portion, a body portion, and a base. The upper and body portions fit inside the hollow core tube of a fabric bolt, so that the fabric bolt is supported by the base... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5772052 | Rack for storing multiple rolls of material and for facilitating the cutting of a portion of material from the roll A rack for storing rolls of material and for facilitating the removal of a portion of material from the roll is described. The rack comprises a substantially rectangular frame comprising a top transverse member, a pair of substantially parallel vertical m... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5738227 | Display rack for floor covering A display rack for floor covering for storing and displaying rolls of floor covering is described. The display rack for floor covering includes a plurality of wheeled tracks extending along the length of the rack. These wheeled tracks are arranged in pair... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5649631 | Display rack for displaying rolls of material and method of dispensing material therefrom An apparatus and method for displaying and dispensing rolls of material are provided. The apparatus preferably has a carrier including a plurality of carrier units. Each carrier unit preferably includes a substantially rectangular frame pivotally mounted ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5617960 | Apparatus for holding rolled-up plans or maps The apparatus has horizontally oriented top, bottom, and middle plates. The top and middle plates have openings therein, which openings receive rolled up plans. Each opening in the top plate is aligned with an opening in the middle plate. The plans, when ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5590435 | Floor covering storage rack with cleaning device The present invention relates to a floor covering storage and dispensing rack including a frame equipped with castors. Upper frame members of the rack support rollers in parallel spaced relation, and a crank or motor is provided to rotate the rollers to w... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5139160 | Portable knockdown wallpaper holding and cutting rack The invention is a rack having a pair of opposed upright columns between which rolls of wallpaper may be held upon dowel rods for unrolling. Below the dowel rods a unit is mounted between the columns. The unit includes a cutter guide member which is raisa... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4947984 | Packaging cases incorporating elevating mechanism for displaying contents A packaging case for presenting elongated objects (such as pencils (103) and flat objects, such as computer disks (350), for easy removal and selection and for transporting and storing such objects in a compact and protected condition. The case comprises ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4819887 | Rack for storing and dispensing rolled floor covering A rack for supporting a plurality of rolls of sheet material particularly floor covering is defined by a frame structure carrying two chains one at each end with the chains arranged to rotate around upper and lower chain wheels. The chains rotate in synch... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4754884 | Carrier device for an overhead suspension transport system A carrier devices is described for an overhead suspension transport system. The device has an angular carrier member with a first arm pivotally mounting a hanger bracket which is adapted to be supported on a rail system by means of rollers. A second arm e... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4456129 | Load support flanges with coined edges A universal load support device for supporting flat and cylindrically shaped articles of fabric or textile material having coined or beveled edges that do not impinge against the fabric or textile material forming the article so as to cause creases or oth... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4106676 | Sewing accessory A flat bobbin dispenser conformed in the shape of a spool having two circular edge disks mounted on a central cylinder, each edge disk including on the interior surface thereof radially aligned tapered grooves. These grooves extend towards the center cyli... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4023682 | Device for securing containers to refrigerator shelves A retaining device for refrigerator shelves, particularly for use in boats, trailers, and other moving vehicles. The device is made of spring wire for the purpose of exerting outward pressure at the lower ends. The lower ends have specially designed doubl... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4018340 | Adjustable display unit A display unit having a plurality of adjustably mounted shelves, and a plurality of holder units adjustably mounted on each shelf, each holder unit comprising a base and one or two elongated holders mounted on and projecting upwardly from each base, each ... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3981405 | Rotatable display and storage stand for floor coverings A display and storage stand for floor coverings is disclosed as including an upright standard upon which a display and storage assembly is rotatably mounted. The assembly includes a first or bottom support disc for receiving the bottom edge of the rolled ... | 09/21/1976 |
