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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100272 | Painting tool cleaning mount assembly and method A painting tool cleaning mount assembly includes a central member and a plurality of legs attached to and extending downwardly from the central member to support the central member on a support surface. Each of the legs includes a vertically orientated paint roll re... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8074814 | Wall-mounted carousel for electric toothbrushes The present invention is a wall-mounted toothbrush carousel that stores one or more electric and/or standard toothbrushes in a convenient rotary dispenser. The rotary dispenser comprises a top-mounted knob atop a clover-shaped disc, the disc being connected to a ste... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8016129 | Toothbrush stand A toothbrush stand having a base with a recess to support a distal handle end of a toothbrush thereon, an upright support post extending from the base for leaning at least one toothbrush there-against near a head end of the toothbrush when the distal handle end is s... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7721899 | Toothbrush holder A toothbrush holder supports one or more toothbrushes in an equilibrium position between a retention cavity in an inclined base wall and a corresponding recess in an edge of a top wall. The retention cavity is preferably a hole in the inclined base wall and the rece... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7484629 | Sanitizing toothbrush holder A sanitizing toothbrush holder is described for sanitizing one or more toothbrushes in a household dishwasher. The holder is designed so as to fit in a space in the dishwasher rack used typically for holding a dinner plate, and has one or more holes in a top surface... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7395939 | Carousel for electric toothbrushes The present invention is a universal electric toothbrush carousel that stores one or more electric and/or standard toothbrushes in a convenient rotary dispenser that is seated inside a walled base unit. The rotary dispenser comprises a top-mounted knob atop a clover... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7334853 | Refrigerator door beverage storage module A storage module for a refrigeration appliance that includes a base including opposing side supports and a rack coupled to the side supports by a plurality of hooks, wherein the rack includes at least two opposing cross members. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7290311 | Implements with handles and working ends and method of use thereof Implements including handles and working ends and product lines thereof are described. The implements are typically cleaning implements, such as mops mad brooms, but may be garden implements such as hoes and rakes. Various methods for using such implements are descr... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281541 | Dental floss An improved dental floss employing a planar substrate with one or a plurality of apertures formed therein. At each aperture, a pair of edible substrate side portions having a perimeter portion slightly larger than the perimeter of the aperture are positioned and joi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278617 | Display hook and assembly having reduced drag A retail display hook, structure and method is provided for a product display that is self-facing and is both safe and space-saving. The support structure includes a vertical support for receiving a display hook. The display hook includes a back end member structure... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7255313 | Bracket assembly to suspend objects A bracket assembly to suspend objects, having a bracket and a suspending tab assembly for organizing objects in a suspended manner. The bracket comprises a rear and front wall joined at a top edge and a bottom edge. An interior seam defines the interior area where t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252193 | Storage Portable container apparatus and method for co-storing work articles including working implements and their associated elongated elements such as cable, power cord, hose, wire, string, thread, yarn, rope, bridle or leash elements. The container retains a collection ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246709 | Toothbrush and toothpaste holder A toothbrush and toothpaste holder of the type that has two different cylindrical-shapes of which one side is a usual cup shape where a toothpaste can be stored while the other side that the cylinder has higher degrees of taper and shrinking down to the bottom where... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234602 | Apparatus for holding and organizing artist supplies An apparatus for holding and organizing artist supplies includes a base having two legs and a ground-engaging surface; a handle extending between the legs of said base; and, a holder including a plurality of plates with long edges and being connected to each other a... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228976 | Toothbrush holder A deployable toothbrush holder includes a single piece of sheet material including spaced first and second end edges. A single fold area across the sheet material defines a holder portion and a base portion. The holder portion terminates in the first end edge and ha... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216771 | Storage units A tool storage unit comprises a plate (15) that, in use, is attached to a supporting structure in such manner as to be disposed substantially horizontally. The plate (15) is so formed as to provide a plurality of spaced tool support formations (16, ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204374 | Tool holder A tool holder assembly of the present invention that includes a main tool holder body having an inner section and an outer section that may be one or more pieces. The inner section comprises at least one inner section tool receiving aperture and the outer section co... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195117 | Soap holding device A soap holding device, besides fixedly holding a cake of soap, allows it to dry rapidly by draining off the water, thus obviating the possibility of a portion of the soap cake getting soft due to contact with moisture. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188448 | Plant support clip, kit and method therefor A clip device is used in a kit, system and method for supporting plants during growth. The clip includes an elongated beam portion with clamp portions on each end. The clamp portions are made of a stiff, resilient material, and each includes a stationary jaw and a f... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7152488 | System operating unit The invention concerns a system operating unit (30) having a column (3) that is attachable by way of at least two supports (9, 10) to different points of a system housing (14). In the preferred embodiment, this column is attached laterall... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137525 | Sealable container lid A container lid that is easily sealed to prevent air and other environmental agents from infiltrating the covered container and its contents and to accommodate storage of tools such as paintbrushes or paint rollers. The lid includes a base and lip and a strap surrou... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134440 | Self-adhesive French manicure tip guide application device The present invention provides a self-adhesive tip guide application device for applying tip guides during a French manicure. The present invention allows the user to use both hands in applying the guides to a nail. The device includes an elongated frame having a se... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131617 | Modified spring system end cap for packaging fragile articles within shipping cartons Structures for a unitary spring system end cap include at least one rib formed on the outer wall of an end cap. The at least one rib can protrude from the outer wall, for example centered along the length of a spring system. Where a carton containing a product prote... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118078 | Paintbrush support apparatus and method A paintbrush support apparatus for use in a container and a method of controlling the depth bristles of the brush may be dipped into paint in the container, as the paint level falls in the container. The brush support apparatus includes a rotatable disk that is adap... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111758 | Toothpaste dispensing apparatus A toothpaste dispensing apparatus includes a base. A housing is attached to and extends upwardly from the base. The housing includes a peripheral wall that has an upper edge defining an opening. A toothpaste tube squeezing assembly is mounted within the housing and ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097050 | Disposable toothbrush holder liner A toothbrush liner for a toothbrush holder includes an elongate pouch sized for insertion into a toothbrush receptacle. A positioner is provided for supporting a toothbrush handle within the pouch and receptacle with a handle end in a spaced apart relationship with ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073672 | Tool organizer system and methods In one aspect, tool organizer system has a flat sheet of magnetically attracted material that attracts magnets attached to tools to support the tools on the flat sheet. The system includes position indicators that can be attached at any orientation and position on t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051886 | Solid soap with connecting and keeping means By use of a connecting and keeping unit, solid soap is easily kept and used by connecting, in one line, several kinds of solid soap, each different in usage. The unit is constructed by burying a support body equipped with a connecting unit for connecting several cak... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044299 | Cleaning apparatus There is provided a cleaning apparatus which is made up of a hand brush 11 and a box 16. The hand brush 11 has a thick plate 13 provided with a brush part 12 around a peripheral surface thereof, and a grip bar 14 connected t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014052 | Wall hanger and spacer for skateboards and scooters A small flat wall mountable panel having a flat visual display surface has two spaced apart upwardly arched hooks mounted on backstop spacers and aligned horizontally to receive a skateboard wheel mount or a scooter handle bar therein. An outwardly arched spacer arm... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004336 | Storage rack for bottles and jars A modular rack for storing objects. Each rack element has forward, rear, and side walls. The rack elements are configured to have a plurality of protrusions and recessions so that the protrusions and recessions of a rack element slideably interlock with complementar... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000785 | Tube rack accommodating a range of tube diameters A tube rack for holding and transporting sample tubes or other liquids in an automated analyzer is built to accommodate tubes of different sizes in a stable aligned configuration, the rack containing a row of parallel open-top tube chambers, each chamber containing ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994212 | Apparatus for storing An apparatus for storing various items, like toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, razors or other toiletry and non-toiletry items. The apparatus comprises a carrier member adapted to accommodate the said items therein and a support member adapted to support the carrier m... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6948624 | Desk top storage holder A desk top or vertical surface storage rack for small items. The rack includes a rectangular, U-shaped base having a pair of outwardly extending legs separated by an upwardly opening transversely extending slot. An outwardly opening strip receiving slit is formed in... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945413 | Portable pool stick rack A rack assembly includes a clamp including first and second members pivotally connected to each other. The first and second members include first and second jaw portions integral therewith, and are selectively engageable with each other for removably attaching to a ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935515 | Toothbrush organizer Toothbrush organizers provide a holder to keep toothbrushes free from contamination. A circular base and top are connected by one or more supports. The top has toothbrush holders adapted to receive electric toothbrushes or manual toothbrushes, along with an optional... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935517 | Snowboard support and display rack A snowboard support and display rack, for selectively supporting and displaying a snowboard upon a vertical support structure. The rack comprises a left engagement member and a right engagement member, each comprising a front prong, a rear prong, a junction located ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929225 | Paint brush clip Paint brush clip (10) is for attaching a paint brush (90) to a bucket (80) without obstructing access to paint (95). Clip (10) includes body (30) with flat central portion (31), including magnet (45) and ferrom... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929130 | Expandable dish drainer An expandable dish rack with a drainage channel and port. The rack is expandable to hold larger dishes and increase its capacity. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928907 | Dynamometric key The invention concerns a dynamometric key designed in particular for fixing an insert (22) on a handpiece (23). Said dynamometric key is characterized in that it consists of a grip element (3), and a securing element (5), said two element... | 08/16/2005 |
