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Class 224/220 - Freely suspended receiver


Subclass of Class 224 - Package and article carriers
Definition: Carrier wherein said article-enclosing means hangs at one
No. of patents: 55
Last issue date: 02/05/2008


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7326134Device to control a swinging implement and method of use
What is disclosed is a device for assisting a person using a golf club, tennis racket or other swinging sports implement to maintain control of the implement during the swing. The device is a strap or other similar device that is to connect the implement and the use...
02/05/2008
7278900Bra strap retainer
A bra strap retainer for preventing the straps from falling from the user's shoulders. The bra strap retainer includes a retaining member having an elongate main portion and opposite end portions which are adapted to keep straps of a bra on a user's back in proximat...
10/09/2007
7273057Tethered styling instrument and method of use
A styling device manipulated by a user that includes a hand-held styling comb; a wrist band that is adapted for attachment about the wrist of the user; and a tether line having one end attached to the hand-held styling comb and the other opposite end attached to the...
09/25/2007
7264127Sewn cloth bags for storing kitchen lids
A kitchen lid storage sack fabricated from a series of fabric panels each folded back upon itself in a U-shape forming a plurality of open mouth pockets, a rigid tube positioned in a pocket across the top of the sack providing a sliding support for the sack position...
09/04/2007
7257967Convertible identification (ID) tag and jewelry
A fine jewelry chain made of precious metal, base metal, or metal alloy, which may be used by day as an ID card holder in the form of a necklace, bracelet, belt, or watch-type chain, and by night as a piece of decorative jewelry in the form of a necklace, bracelet, ...
08/21/2007
7210313Release mechanism for a bangle
A bangle includes first and second bangle members, each having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the first bangle member is pivotally connected to the distal end of the second bangle member to permit relative movement between the first and second ba...
05/01/2007
7124470Tool lanyard
A tool having a lanyard, a tool member and structures for attaching the lanyard and the tool member. The attaching structures includes a pin that is engaged with the lanyard and the tool member. The tool defines an opening having a bore contiguous with the opening f...
10/24/2006
7121587Wearable book
A wearable book. A wearable book, comprising a plurality of pages and a loop adapted for encircling a body portion for attaching said pages to the body, is provided. The pages are preferably bound together at one edge and preferably are of substantially the same siz...
10/17/2006
7059371Security handbag system
A security handbag system comprising a purse with a detachable portion removably coupled to the side of the purse and attached to the waist of a user. The detachable portion has pockets to hold the users valuables including cash, credit cards, defensive chemical spr...
06/13/2006
7051672System for providing beneficial insects or mites
An apparatus for providing beneficial insects or mites to a cropping environment for application to the control of thrips, and methods for using the same is disclosed. The apparatus comprises first and second members joined by a hinge section, which also func...
05/30/2006
7004315Medallion packaging device for disc-shaped items and related materials and method for packaging such discs and material
A device for packaging at least one disc-shaped item together with other materials comprising a pair of complementary container elements attached by means of an interlocking mechanism such as a hinge, such that said complementary container elements are in a mating t...
02/28/2006
7000809Mini-flashlight sling
A flashlight holder is constructed from a securely closed loop of pliant line with moveable parts which may be positioned along said loop providing a means of accurately directing a light beam where needed while allowing free movement of both hands. The holder may b...
02/21/2006
6971963Wrist toy
A toy with a springable cord and a ball. The toy has a wrist band, elastic cord and ball construction. The wrist band provides a way for minimizing twisting and knotting of the elastic band located at the base of the palm of the user. The construction of the elastic...
12/06/2005
6966472Infant activity necklace
The present invention provides a support pad attached to a necklace device. The support pad includes tethers attached to the support pad at a spaced apart distance, and each tether includes means for attaching a toy at a location remote from the support pad. The sup...
11/22/2005
6907877Suspended inhaler retainer
A medication inhaler is provided with a lanyard that is formed into a wearer neck encircling loop. A wearer is thereby able to carry the medication inhaler about his or her neck so that it is readily at hand in the event of an asthmatic or allergic attack. The lanya...
06/21/2005
6588636Reversible shank for hitch mounted accessory carriers
An accessory carrier assembly includes a reversible shank manufactured of a substantially square first portion and a substantially square second portion. The first portion is sized to engage a first hitch receiver and the second portion is sized to engage...
07/08/2003
6247624Carrier device for a power-driven work tool
A carrier device for a power-driven work tool, such as a clearing saw or the like, having at least one shoulder strap (10) and/or a waist belt (14). The work tool is suspended from the carrier device by a supporting rope (18). The supporting rope has ends...
06/19/2001
6182877Accessory article carrying bag device for a cane
A cane with an arm cuff C-clamp and a lateral handle has an accessory article carrying sack comprising a cloth or other material drawstring sack attached to the C clamp with a loop of the drawstring. Clips attach the sack to the leg of the cane to hold th...
02/06/2001
6168556Wrist strap apparatus for use in weight training
A weight training wrist strap apparatus for use by one with limited or essentially no handgrip strength is provided, the invention comprising a first strap for wrapping around a human wrist which includes a depending strap portion having an attachment cli...
01/02/2001
6109490Wrist mounted whistle
A cord is formed into a loop with a metal clip, and is knotted about a rigid ear which protrudes from the body of a conventional whistle. A plastic tube is slipped over the knotted lanyard at the whistle ear and heat-shrunk in place, to cause the whistle ...
08/29/2000
6095093Animal leash assembly
An animal leash assembly for positioning about the humerus portion of the arm of an individual in contemplation of an exercise regime in which an animal would accompany the user in a walking, 5 jogging or running mode, the leash assembly having an elastic...
08/01/2000
5957515Infant toy gripping assistance device
A device for assisting an infant with gripping a toy is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the device comprises a first toy-loop, for engaging a first portion of a toy, a second toy-loop, for engaging a second portion of a toy, a hand-strap, for conn...
09/28/1999
5941433Medication attachment device and method
A medication attachment device and method are disclosed for attaching medication in close proximity to a body. The device includes a container for holding medication and an attachment mechanism coupled to the container. The attachment mechanism is operabl...
08/24/1999
5908206Ski pole strap and ski and boot carrier system
Ski pole straps separate from wrist straps are adapted to be releasably coupled by fastening means such as buckles or Velcro fasteners. The ski pole straps are adapted to be fastened to releasably attach the ski poles together. The wrist straps are adapte...
06/01/1999
5743450Scissors retaining apparatus
A scissor retaining apparatus for retaining a pair of scissors in the event the scissors are dropped by the user to prevent damage to the scissors and to prevent injury to persons standing or sitting nearby. Additional features include a detachable scisso...
04/28/1998
5704067Exercise organizer sweatband
A sweatband adapted to be worn upon the wrist of a user during exercise activity is fabricated as a tubular elasticized band of water absorbent material having an external compliant pocket. A transparent window is centered in the pocket to permit visualiz...
01/06/1998
5636777Support device, in particular for diving equipment parts
A support device, in particular for diving equipment parts, and of the type intended to be carried by the diver, comprises a clamping clip (1) which can be elastically opened and which grips the equipment part (2), and means (3, 4) for securing the clip (...
06/10/1997
5421498Holster for a hairdresser's scissors
A holster, which can receive a pair of scissors, holster is secured to the wrist of a person by a pair of straps. One of the straps is wider than the other to provide for a more secure holster position. The scissors are secured to the holster....
06/06/1995
5413020Retracting guitar pick holder
A retracting guitar pick holder. Other patented designs of guitar pick holders are wholly different from mine, in that no designs besides mine hold a guitar pick in a readily available position. My pick holder consists of a wrist band (cloth, leather, or ...
05/09/1995
5351346Device for holding shower articles
A lightweight, flexible device for holding shower articles such as shampoo, soap, or lotion comprising a loop for suspending the device from a shower head, a plurality of ropes connected to the loop, and hooks for holding the shower articles to the ends o...
10/04/1994
5348206Carrying sleeve for camera
A reusable carrying sleeve for a recyclable, single use camera is constructed of resilient foam and includes a peripheral wall section for surrounding a camera housing and a front panel joined to a forward part of the peripheral wall for forming a semi-en...
09/20/1994
5309328Handsfree forearm strap for portable equipment
The disclosure relates to a forearm support strap for supporting various types of portable electronic equipment or instruments. The forearm support strap includes three exposed pile areas which will receive various types of equipment that has been provide...
05/03/1994
5219069Chainable plastic coin holder
A coin holder made of plastic, or another suitably flexible material, having a flexible base, a flexible wall extending at a right angle from the base, a T-shaped tab extending outwardly from the base, and one or more tab-receiving slots in the base. The ...
06/15/1993
5163206Shear saver
A device for arresting the fall of a hand-held implement, such as hair shears, in case the operator drops them accidentally, comprises a finger ring, a short flexible connector attached to the finger ring, and a spring ring or sister hook attached to the ...
11/17/1992
5131151Children's sanitary strap
A children's sanitary strap to assist in eating and preventing unsanitary conditions by maintaining eating utensils within close proximity of a child's hand. The invention is a strap that couples to the child's wrist, clothing, or high chair while the opp...
07/21/1992
5082156Tool wrist strap
A tool wrist strap having a band, a looped cord and a clench bead on the cord. The band is made of a flexible elastic fabric material and formed by an elongated strip having opposite ends attached together. The band is preferably adapted to fit loosely ab...
01/21/1992
5082220Restraining device
A restraining and support device for infants bottles and the like to prevent the bottle from being accidently or intentionally thrown to the ground or the floor is disclosed. The device consists of a flexible resilient elongated member, one end of which (...
01/21/1992
5058524Device for locating lost skis in powder snow
A long colored ribbon streamer is bundled preferably in zig-zag fashion in and transversely of the length of an envelope adapted to be releasibly fastened to an upper surface of a ski when skiing in deep powder snow. An end of the streamer is adapted to b...
10/22/1991
4982522Gun safety lanyard
Decreased risk of accidental gun discharge is provided by tethering a hunter'gun to the hunter via a gun safety lanyard of this invention. The gun safety lanyard generally includes a flexible cord having a preselected length and thereby establishing an op...
01/08/1991
4962929Wrist strap for attracting an item of sports equipment to the wrist
A slip knot wrist strap attachment for an item of equipment, such as a sport racquet, is fabricated from a single piece of tubular braid. One end of the braid is inserted through the core of the tubular braid from an insertion point thereof and fed throug...
10/16/1990
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