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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6409029 | Trimmer rack A trimmer rack for selectively supporting grass trimmers on a trailer. The trimmer rack includes two support members. Bracket members are attached to one of the support members so as to retain and support one end of the trimmers. Trimmer rack mechanisms a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6405984 | Peg retaining device A peg retaining device for preventing the pegs from falling out of the holes in the pegboard. The peg retaining device includes a retainer having a generally planar back side and also having a top, a bottom, and a front side, and being adapted to mount ov... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6405881 | Holder for assorted workshop articles A holder for assorted workshop articles such as tools, small parts, bolts, nuts, screw, pencils, and rulers. The holder comprises a wall hanger, a plurality of insert rings, a plurality of cup-shaped containers.... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6398045 | Water nozzle rack A water nozzle rack includes a plurality of upright support rods, a top shelf fixed horizontally to top ends of the upright support rods, and a plurality of support shelves located under the top shelf and fixed horizontally to the upright support rods. Th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6390298 | Organizer for a plurality of sets of fastener sockets An organizer (10) for a plurality of sets of fastener sockets (S) includes a receptacle (12) rotatable relative to a shroud (44) in the preferred form of an arcuate wall concentric to the axis (A) of the receptacle (12). The receptacle (12) is rotatable t... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6386363 | Compact tool holder and display system A holder system for holding at least one socket includes an elongated base, which has a slide slot. Each of a plurality of socket receiving members has a lower retaining portion retained axially and movably on the base, and an upper insert portion that is... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6375005 | Packaging and displaying device for a spanner A packaging and displaying device includes a backing mount member, an annular wheel member uni-directionally rotatable relative to the backing mount member, an anchoring member having a spindle portion which passes through and which rotates with the wheel... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6367637 | Instrument organizer with movable stabilizing post A movable stabilizing structure for use with an instrument organizer including an elongated base having a uniform, predetermined width and fixed posts extending upwardly from the base. The movable stabilizing structure includes two gripping legs with oppo... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367628 | Tool holder device for hexagonal wrenches A tool holder device comprises a main board, a slide seat releasably engaged with the main board and including a plurality of pegs, and a tool holder including a plurality of receptacles with different diameters for releasably holding wrenches of various ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6364109 | Socket holder A socket holder holds sockets firmly in place without the need for a lid. Sockets can be extracted from and returned to the socket holder without undue effort. The socket holder has a base and a wall with a channel disposed in the base. A post is attached... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6364141 | Fast track shelving system The present invention provides a storage device comprising (a) a receiving member comprising one or more receiving member receptacles, the receiving member receptacle being defined by opposing end edges; and (b) an insertion member comprising (i) a body p... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360892 | Wrench support rack assembly A wrench support rack assembly includes a support rack having a base plate having a first side and a second side, a side plate mounted on the first side of the base plate, a top plate mounted on the side plate and arranged in parallel with the base plate,... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357645 | Release pull bar holster A storage holster designed to securely contain and provide easy access to a release pull bar that is used for unlocking a fifth wheel assembly of a transport truck. The holster comprises an elongated rectangular plate with a carrier projecting from one si... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6354447 | Fingernail color display device A display device having pops with fingernail portions. Each pop is the same, and is held by a display portion.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6349827 | Vending and storage device for tools The invention relates to a vending and storage device (1) for tools, comprising a support device for tools having a cylindrical shaft with differing sizes and arranged in rows in locating slots (8). An elongated precision measuring channel (3a, 3b, 3c) is... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6345798 | Low-cost holder for labeling and displaying tools A low-cost holder for labeling and displaying a tool. A tool can be inserted into the holder using high-speed automated assembly equipment. The tools are typically hex wrenches, screwdrivers, TORX drivers, open end wrenches, box end wrenches or some combi... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6330948 | Stable rack for dish washing scrubbers A stable rack for use at a sink suited for holding a kitchen implement, particularly a dish washing scrubber. The rack includes a frame having a cradle on one side for holding the implement, and on the other side, one or more arms to hook over the flange ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6315121 | Wrench rack A wrench rack has a pair of arms extending from opposite side edges of a planar web. The arms are provided with pairs of aligned slots for receiving a set of wrenches. Each of the slots is formed with a rounded nose having a laterally extended tab provide... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6315119 | Tool display rack A tool display rack includes a board having two apertures and a U-shaped retaining member is connected to the board. The retaining member has two insertions which extend through the two apertures. A foldable member is connected to the second insertion and... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6311854 | Slatboard anchor block for tool holder A tool hanging system utilizing a slatboard and an anchor block that is frictionally engageable with the slatboard, with the anchor block having a ledge and a channel to cantileverly support a tool hanger fixture.... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6311853 | Tool rack A tool rack for securing and transporting lawn edgers formed from steel or other rigid material. The tool rack comprises a central spine, two edger retaining arms, a wheel retaining slot, and a trailer wall retaining means. The edger retaining arms are at... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6308854 | Underground rake storage device A storage device (10) includes an underground chamber (12) and a lid (31) hinged to the chamber (12). The lid (31) has a tab (36) and can be easily opened by a user. Flanges (23, 25, 27, 29) near the top of the chamber (12) prevent the storage device (10)... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6308841 | Holder for taper's knives A holder for taper's knives is an open grid structure defined by parallel pairs of spaced apart stringer pieces connected together with transverse joiner pieces. Pairs of stringers in an upper tier are aligned with associated pairs of stringers in a lower... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6305557 | Funnel system for holding implements A funnel-shaped holder for holding an implement and it's method of use. The holder includes a funnel structure having an upper end that flares open upwardly and is relatively wide for receiving an implement, a lower end that opens downwardly and is relati... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305542 | Compact organizer for open-end wrenches A compact organizer for open-end type wrenches includes a plurality of different sized rubber washers mounted and retained on a support rod. The opening in the head of a wrench is reasonably forced onto a corresponding rubber washer, compressing the rubbe... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6302280 | Holder for backpack type blower A blower holder for supporting and storing backpack type blowers on trailers and other vehicles. A shelf is mounted on a support post whereon the blower may rest. A bracket is attached to the post vertically above the shelf and includes hook members at op... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6299000 | Golf club cleaning rack A multiple golf club cleaning aid device for mounting the clubs vertically, adapted to be mounted on a wall of a car wash establishment and the like, and foldable for portage.... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6283311 | Tool display rack A tool display rack includes a board having two apertures through which two side arms of a retainer extend. A first hook extends from an inside of a first end of each side arm and a retaining plate is connected between the two first hooks. A groove is def... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6279741 | Cordless power tool holder A holder for a cordless power tool having a battery pack, the holder arranged and constructed to receive and retain the cordless power tool in an upright orientation, the holder comprising a plate member having a periphery, a top side, and a bottom side, ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279743 | Device for facilitating engagement and disengagement between needles and associated syringes and sheaths and for receiving sharps A device for manipulation of a syringe needle and for sharps disposal is provided. Beneficially, in one aspect, single-handed use of the device is facilitated. In another aspect, the device includes advantageous features for guiding a needle tip into a ne... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6273277 | Rotating implement storage device The present invention provides a rotating implement storage device to store garden implements and similar tools in garages, tool sheds, or like storage facilities where storage space has traditionally been linear along a wall. The device of the present in... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6273255 | Holding device for hanging tools A holding device designed in one piece for hanging up tools is provided with a holding strap and a receiver with at least two elastically springing receiving wings spaced apart from each other, whereby on the contact surfaces of the receiving wings facing... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6257409 | Positive attachment wrench case A positive attachment wrench case is disclosed, which has positive attachment devices defined in the case. Each positive attachment device (30) is defined to correspond to a clamp (20); and each positive attachment device (30) comprises a strip with one e... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6250480 | Handle supporting fishing rod rack A handle supporting fishing rod rack (100) has two spaced apart base members (102), a top member (104) extending between the base members, and at least one bottom member (112) extending between the base members 102. The top member has a plurality of top o... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250466 | Holder for socket wrench and sockets A rail is provided with a hand grip at one end and serves to receive wrench supports on which ratchet or socket wrenches are stored in parallel with the rail. The wrench supports include U-shaped brackets which may carry wrench extensions. Drive sockets a... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250400 | Jackhammer carrier A carrier for a jackhammer which may be mounted to the tongue of an air compressor is disclosed. The carrier includes a support column, an adjustable bracket slideably mounted to the support column, and a pocket secured to the lower end of the support col... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6247675 | Display hanger for a dog leash A hanger for displaying a leash, including a main body with a horizontal hook for engaging a spring latch of the leash and a vertical hook for engaging a loop handle of the leash. The vertical hook is connected to said main body and includes a second supp... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6244447 | Instrument bracket with resilient locking means for use with a sterilizable tray A sterilizable instrument supporting bracket that may be attached to a sterilization tray having spaced perforations. The apparatus includes a resilient body used to support medical instruments. A skeleton structure is located within the resilient body fo... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6241208 | Structure for mounting a hand tool in a hanging package A structure for mounting a hand tool in a hanging package includes a base plate, a semi-circular member having a neck connecting the base plate to the semi-circular member, the semi-circular member being provided with two tubular members at two ends each ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241092 | Holder with shaft security mechanism for screwdrivers or the like A security mechanism adapted to a tool holder comprising a first member and a second member pivotally connected to the first, each of the members having a recessed portion defined on a mating surface to receive a portion of a tool shaft whereby a handle p... | 06/05/2001 |
