Did You Know...
...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360334 | Fishing garment system A fishing net system comprises a handle having a top and a bottom. A loop extends from the bottom of the handle, and a mesh is attached to the loop. A connector system is operably coupled to the fishing net at a location spaced apart from the top of the handle. The ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7216404 | Pouch mounting system A fastener system mounts a pouch onto a shirt or other clothing article, wherein the pouch provides a receptacle aperture into which a fastener is placed with its flanges positioned on opposing sides of the aperture. The cloth to which the fastener is mounted is gri... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204463 | Balancer device for hanging article A balancer device, which is adapted for incorporating with a hanging article having two sidewalls, a front side, and an opposed rear side facing towards a supporting surface, includes two balancing wings each having an inner end, and two connecting units provided at... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191579 | Shipping device and method for articles capable of releasing gas containing hazardous particulates An enclosure for shipping an article capable of releasing a combination of gas and particulates. The enclosure comprises a material of construction, such as spun bold polyolefin, adapted to allow escape of the gas from the enclosure while retaining the particulates.... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7066361 | Landing net transport device A transport device (10) for a landing net (50) wherein, the device (10) is adapted to be secured to selective portions of an angler's apparel such as the collar (101) and pockets (103) of a shirt and the angler's belt (102);... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6995015 | Pathogen-resistant grape plants The invention features a method of producing a grape somatic embryo having resistance to a plant pathogen, the method including the steps of (a) culturing a grape somatic embryo in a first liquid culture medium that includes a plant growth regulator and a phytotoxin... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6688505 | Glove buddy A clip holder for supporting sports accessories such as gloves, and towels, for being attached to pockets and belts, for different types of sports such as but not limited to racquetball, handball, baseball, bowling, bicycling, football, and the like. The ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6360929 | Medicinal atomizing inhaler pouch/retainer A decorative medicinal atomizing inhaler pouch providing a manner for securement to a user's apparel or person, for fast and easy access, and to alow physical exercise and sports without the need to wear a purse/pack to store it in. In a preferred embodim... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357642 | Clip for securing a golf ball marker to a hat A hat clip comprising two hingably secured jaws, a magnet, and a golf ball marker is described. The hat clip may be secured to the inner hat band of a golf cap, hat, or visor and is designed such that a golf ball marker may be magnetically maintained on t... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6295703 | Device for attaching objects to fabric The present invention provides an apparatus which facilitates attachment of objects to fabrics of various thicknesses while minimizing damage to the underlying fabric. A device is provided which includes a backing member formed from a flexible, resilient ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6056173 | Holding device A holding device comprises a clip, and a flexible cord. The cord is looped upon itself and its ends are received in a trough on a stem of the clip. The trough has laterally spaced tabs which are crimped over the ends of the cord to secure the cord to the ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5927580 | Quick release lateral closure system A quick release connector system is provided for interconnecting a frequently used portable accessory item with a support body. The system utilizes a clasp having a back wall spaced apart from a stationary wall. The stationary wall includes an enlarged op... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5662513 | Brassiere strap fastener and method using same A clothing accessory device comprises a body part, a first fastener on the body part for coupling the body part to a strap of a brassiere, and a second fastener on the body part for coupling the body part to an article of clothing overlying the brassiere ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5620120 | Fixing apparatus for a portable telephone A fixing apparatus for a portable telephone includes an engaging device connected to the portable telephone, a socket for detachably receiving the engaging device, and a cramp connected to the socket for fixing itself and the socket on an objective body s... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5586706 | Waist bag A waist bag has a pouch for carrying small personal items. Large loops are fastened to the pouch. The large loops enable a belt and its buckles to slide through the loops without resistance. When worn around a person's waist, the waist bag provides securi... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5524802 | Pouch for holding medical equipment or personal articles A pouch (12) is provided for maintaining a medical unit, such as a telemetry unit (14), adjacent a patient (10) or personal articles or communication equipment on a person in a clean room environment. The pouch (12) includes a transparent front wall (34) ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5423530 | Device for the practice of golf A device for the practice of golf includes a base plate with two clasps (10) to fasten it to the waist. Base (1) has two nipping appendages (2) for two balls ( 4 ) which can be extracted easily, and two partitions (7) with holes for both TEES, holding a s... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5320261 | Restraining and protection device for neckstrap-suspended equipment A restraining and protection device for the protection and the restraint of neckstrap-suspended equipment used in the field, comprising a flexible waterproof cover 10 of sufficient size to envelope most surfaces of the equipment. Attached to or part of th... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5244023 | Device for securing articles on or about the person A device for securing articles on or about the person, comprising a storage unit having an insert end and an access end, a zipper formed at the access end to access the storage space of the device, and a clip or mouth formed at the insert end for securely... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5230451 | Harness for neck-worn articles A harness for securing a neck strap of a neck-worn article remote from the neck of the wearer is disclosed. The harness includes a padded band adapted for placement of the neck strap of the neck-worn article therethrough. The padded band includes a buckle... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5114061 | Waterproof pouch releasably clampable to wearing apparel A waterproof pouch includes a readily openable and recloseable waterproof seal protected by a closure flap having readily openable and recloseable fastening means. The pouch also includes a readily openable and closeable clamp for clamping the pouch to we... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5067642 | Shoulder holster with concealed supporting chest strap A shoulder holster is disclosed to be worn outside an officer's shirt operably attaching to a chest strap worn under the Officer's shirt without making a hole in the shirt. An annularly shaped shirt lock hub having a circular groove formed in the interior... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4972980 | Pacifier holder An improved pacifier holder is characterized by an ornamental member having an ornamental front surface with integral snap lock means connected with the rear surface thereof, and a snap ring removably connected with the snap lock assembly of the ornamenta... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4728037 | Safe, effective self-defense device A safe, effective self-defense device including a container having a non-toxic deterrent fluid mixture therein is disclosed. The container is provided as a thin-walled, manually-collapsible, squeeze bottle having a nozzle, a nozzle closure cap and a seali... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4190148 | Cigarette and cigarette lighter case and cover A case with removable cover the case being designed to contain both a pack of cigarettes and also a pocket lighter so that a person has both handy when needed to smoke a cigarette; the case also including a clip on its rear side so to be supported from a ... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4128194 | Carrying apparatus detachably mountable on clothing and other fabric-like materials A detachable pocket, pouch or container readily attachable to and detachable from clothing or other flexible, fabric-like materials without alteration of or damage to the material comprises a tongue member positionable wholly on one side of the fabric-lik... | 12/05/1978 |
| 3955725 | Key holder A key holder, especially for keys for locking and unlocking cabins or lockers at a bathing establishment, is adapted to slide onto a receiving bar of an automatic key dispensing machine and is coded, for example by means of a combination of projections an... | 05/11/1976 |
