...When G.G. Hubbard learned of his future son-in-law's invention, he called it "only a toy." His daughter was engaged to a young man named Alexander Graham Bell.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6796469 | Carrier device for transporting objects in vehicles Disclosed is a carrier device for the simple and secure transportation of objects, in particular flower containers, in a vehicle. As disclosed, the carrier device comprises a plurality of panels which when folded in a specific manner, form a device for securing an o... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6637617 | Inflatable vehicle cup holder An inflatable cup holder secures a variety of beverage container sizes and shapes. The cup holder includes a shell having an inner wall defining an internal bore, the inner wall having an aperture therein. An inflatable bladder adjacent to the aperture ex... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6523306 | Seeding container The cylindrical container is made of paper and has a rim, a seam along the vertical dimension thereof and an overlap in that seam. The bottom end of the container has a twisted and flattened tuft of paper. A fold is provided around the rim. This fold encl... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6206224 | Shopping caddy and bag system A shopping caddy system including a multi-compartmented caddy and a plurality of collapsible bags that fit into the compartments of the caddy. The caddy is preferably collapsible so that its end panels and intermediate dividers form a stack. The end panel... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5738263 | Two piece disposable promotional back pack and method of fabricating same A disposable plastic back pack is formed from a thin sheet of plastics material. The sheet has a generally rectangular body portion that has a top edge, a bottom edge, and ends, and an elongated tail portion divided into two sections. The disposable back ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5701605 | Auto bib with integral tray portion A foldable and reusable bib including a flat relatively stiff sheet having a long axis and a width. The flat sheet includes a transverse fold line, transverse to the long axis and extending across the width of the sheet, thereby dividing the sheet into up... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5570834 | Box for roof fasteners A box doubles as a shipping carton and a dispensing container for light weight roof fasteners. The box has two end walls, each with a channel-shaped perforation therein. Top flaps connected to the end walls along respective foldlines are formed with cutou... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5570828 | Disposable promotional back pack and method of fabricating same A disposable plastic back pack is formed from a substantially rectangular sheet of plastic material folded over onto itself and heat sealed at its top and bottom to form a pouch. Plastic strips are attached at their ends to the top and bottom of the pouch... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5524814 | Collapsible container for carry-out foods A box, or carton, for carry-out restaurant foods, includes a collapsible box body formed out of cardboard. Upper and lower straps are anchored to the box side walls and the box end walls to span the box corners. These straps can be pulled away from the bo... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5238161 | Device for holding a glass The glass holding device comprises a cylindrical portion (1) and a bottom portion (2), and the cylindrical portion (1) is provided with a hole (3) for inserting a finger of a user. The glass holding device is made of a sheet material, which is water proof... | 08/24/1993 |
| 4985932 | Food spill catching and serving device An improved food spill catching device (10) with folded straps (12) mounted in a tray portion 10c for attaching the device around the neck of a person is described. The device is preferably provided by forming the straps 12 and trays (10b and 10c) separat... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4981217 | Unitary folding serving tray A unitary folding serving tray (24) includes a base (4), first (6) and second (10) sidewalls and first (14) and second (18) end walls extending upwardly from the base and defining an interior region (42). The sidewalls are connected to the base along firs... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4979657 | Portable beverage container A portable beverage container carrier for an automotive vehicle is formed of a single sheet of flat, stiffened material, such as cardboard, formed with creases to create a rectangular floor, a front, a back and sides. A pair of arms extend laterally from ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4946094 | Container system This invention pertains to a container system (10) which is adapted to be removably coupled to the body (20) of a user (22). The container system (10) includes a container housing (24) and a cover member (48) having a cut-out portion (60) which is adapted... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4915278 | Portable container A box, particularly suited to enclose a food or beverage when closed, and when opened to support the food or beverage as a suspended tray from a two point harness around the neck, by providing a food carrying base, reinforcing sides to stiffen the base ag... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4678154 | Holder for beverage containers and the like A beverage container holder including an upper arm which extends upwardly and a pair of lateral arms connected with the upper arm which are bent to form a frusto-conical cup-holding receptacle whose size is adjustable through the use of a series of slots ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4617223 | Reinforced paperboard cartons and method for making same A selectively reinforced paperboard carton having areas of reinforcement formed by impregnating the uncoated paperboard carton blank in patterned areas with a polyisocyanate which reacts with hydroxyl groups within the paperboard to form a cured polyureth... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4461412 | Container and manual holder A document and cylindrical receptacle holder apparatus (10) for a tractor or the like. The holder apparatus (10) includes a sheet of material bent to form at the front end of a sidewall (12), a front end support wall (14), substantially parallel to but of... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4444824 | Protective packaging material A protective packaging material includes a sheet of laminated, formed, fluted paper board having a flexible sheet material attached thereto. The flexible sheet is laminated to and follows the contours of the laminated formed paper board. The flexible shee... | 04/24/1984 |