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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891058 | Elastic cord with adjustable loop A restraint of elastic cord includes a loop for securement about a fixed object. A lock on the cord is positionable therealong to vary loop size. Tensioning of the cord by momentarily applied manual force permits positioning of the lock along the cord. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7426816 | Rope halter apparatus and method of use A rope halter apparatus, for use in conjunction with a rope, to form an adjustable halter, comprising: a body; a hook coupled to the body; a ring coupled to the body; and at least two bracket legs coupled to the body. A method of using the rope halter apparatus comp... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7334434 | Sliding-type fastener for accessary chain A sliding-type faster for accessary chain has a hollow sphere having a pair of through holes, an elastic disk having a hole provided in the hollow sphere, and an accessary chain that slides into the through hole of the elastic disk. The outer diameter of the elastic... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7275396 | Apparatus and method of supporting an earring An earring support device constructed of a single length of flexible metal wire or plastic line bent back upon itself at both ends and clasped or otherwise fasted so as to form a large loop at one end and one or more smaller loops at the other end. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7237307 | Slip grip device The present invention is a slip grip device, which permits a cord to be adjusted to any given position or length. It adjusts through a tension mechanism, while allowing the cord to break apart at a pre-determined pressure, thus ensuring safety in the event that the ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7174859 | Adjustable pet collar An adjustable pet collar comprises a long chain and an adjuster. The adjuster is constructed by a upper cover and seat body, in which a slit is opened on the upper cover and a slanting channel is disposed on the seat body. The chain is placed in the channel, and a s... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7121829 | Mount for holding and releasing dental implant components A mount for holding and releasing dental implant components. The mount has a generally cylindrical body with a capture formed in the body. The capture includes an opening that is deformable between two positions. In a first position, a dental component is frictional... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7094251 | Apparatus and method for securing a suture A suture retainer has an upper or cover section and a lower or base section which cooperate to define passages through which portions of a suture extend. Projections on the cover section of the retainer extend into recesses on the base section of the retainer. A cen... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066113 | Collar structure for animal leashes A collar structure for animal leashes includes a lead having a hoop disposed at one end thereof for a ring to be attached thereto, and a clamping piece made up of a clamping plate protruding upwards at the top side of a fixing body and supported by a spring element ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063362 | Seal assembly for a cargo container A cargo seal assembly structured to maintain one or more doors on a cargo container in a closed and latched position comprising an elongated flexible material segment having a distal end, a proximal end and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. The flexibl... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7020934 | Push type fittings In push type fittings capable of timely changing a length of a loop such as a necklace, a bracelet and the like, the aforesaid push type fitting, includes a hollow outer body which is formed to have an aperture portion at an upper end and a pair of insertion holes o... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013535 | Web end A one-piece clip or web end to join the cord ends of a lanyard is disclosed. The clip folds together and snap fits onto the cord ends to secure the ends together. The clip includes numerous pins extending outwardly from the clip body that mate with numerous pin pock... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6966102 | Belted adjuster A belt adjuster, the belt adjuster includes a base, holes used for penetrating the belt are located in both sides; an adjustable support, a snap two slippers and a spring are interacted each other, the slippers controls the fastening of belt by means of pressing the... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948216 | Window covering with improved anchor for operating cord A covering for an architectural opening includes a head rail, a bottom rail, and a blind material extending therebetween in addition to an operating element or lift cord extending from the head rail to the bottom rail and an improved anchoring system for securing th... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942004 | Partition mount In a spring-loaded curtain mount, the mount includes a pole interface at a proximal end, a compressive mechanism, and a head at a distal end. The pole interface is adapted to receive the end of a standard length adjustable pole or a painter's pole. The compression m... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935399 | Cord stopper for window blind assembly A cord stopper for use in slidably and detachably connecting a lift cord of a window blind assembly includes a first cover shell having an insertion hole for insertion of the lift cord, a second cover shell openably closed to the first cover shell to form a receivin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6928704 | Cable support apparatus The cable support apparatus includes a cleat mountable to support structure for having one end of a cable laced thereto and mechanism for supporting a load. The cleat includes a longitudinal elongated base having transversely opening jam lugs, hook lugs with the jam... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6907877 | Suspended 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 |
| 6901771 | Jewel and personal ornament It is an object of the present invention to provide a jewel which can be securely attached to a string-form member or pedestal with a stable frictional force, and which can be easily removed from such a string-form member or pedestal. The base body has a hole, and t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6842949 | U-shaped wire rope clamp A wire rope clamp includes a U-shaped clamp member having a central fold. The clamp member has a first plate portion on one end of the central fold and a second plate portion on an opposite end of the central fold. The clamp member has a least one opening therein si... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6796003 | Rope knot system A rope knot system has a main body with a first end with a head, a second end with male threads and an intermediate cylindrical region with an exterior flat and arcuate sections to thereby form a male slide surface. A slot through the intermediate region receives a ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6751829 | Tape-less cable connector A connector for attaching cable and wire and the like to a cable routing tool. The cable is attached to the connector by feeding the wire or cable through a back loop 4, one of the two loops comprising the device, then past slider 2 through leading loo... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6749166 | Flashlight holder A flashlight holder having a base (1), (12) connected to a flexible tube (2) which is connected to a seat (4) which has a flexible strap (7) system including a sliding unit (5) which controls tension on flexible strap (7 | 06/15/2004 |
| 6675447 | Apparatus to adjust and maintain tautness of a serpentine article An apparatus with no moving parts that enables the adjustment of the length and tautness of a serpentine article simply by sliding the apparatus. A self-locking and adjustable apparatus is described that consists of a body, an angled passage through the b... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6675446 | Attachable neck lanyard slider A two-piece slider for a lanyard is adapted to be assembled for sliding on a lanyard cord. The slider has features to restrain the pieces from relative rotation. Such features include a recess/protrusion combination having non-circular shape, an off-cente... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6658704 | Locking device A cord lock has a body and plunger in which a cord is secured, and an extension sleeve designed for insertion through an opening in an article or fabric to which the cord lock is attached. A back plate is engaged along the length of the extension sleeve, ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6618910 | Cord clamp A cord clamp having a housing with first and second matable body portions, first and second side-by-side cord accommodating passages extending at least partially through the housing from both opposite ends thereof. In some embodiments, a plurality of cord... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6571854 | Method and apparatus for fixing the length of a pull cord An adjustable cord restraining device for a blind assembly having a head rail, a bottom rail and at least one pull cord extending through a cord passage of the head rail and coupled to the bottom rail includes an annular member sufficiently sized to preve... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6564582 | Adjustable length necklace and bracelet An adjustable length bracelet or necklace in which a chain link is formed in a continuous loop and passes through a pair of oval-shaped barrels. The chain loops around and is attached to each oval-shaped barrel by an aperture in the side of the barrel for... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6557217 | Cable cincture fastening device The cable fastening device of the present invention is for use in cooperation with a cable having a first lug mounted on a first end and a second lug mounted towards an opposite second end. The fastening device is for releasably fastening the first and se... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6502284 | Clothing protective device A clothing protective device which is particularly adapted to be worn by a man, woman or child, and which in particular will assist in the protection of clothing while dining or engaging in other activities which may stain clothes. In essence, the device ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6449810 | Stopper for jewelry strands A stopper to adjust the contained length of a flexible jewelry strand such as a chain or a string is disclosed. The body of the stopper includes two side portions held in a spaced relationship by a central hub having at least one aperture through which at... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6401309 | Fastening hook for elastic rope A fastening hook for connecting to an elastic rope and adjusting an overall length of the elastic rope is provided. The fastening hook includes a front body portion and a rear hook portion. The body portion is sequentially provided from a right side to a ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6393670 | Holding device and method A device is provided for gathering, securing, or bracing objects using a tightened coil of flexible cord element. The device includes a positioner element to which is attached a flexible cord element. The cord element is looped once and pulled through a c... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6330949 | Hanger storage system Embodiments of a hanger system are shown and described, each embodiment including a support member and at least one looped cord hanging from the support member. The looped cord includes a cleat or other adjustable fastener for adjusting the diameter of th... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6237252 | Boot with easy-to-use upper closure In a boot comprising an upper portion and a lower portion the upper portion comprises a flexible draw cord extends within channel means provided within and around the upper periphery of the upper portion and exits the channel means through openings in the... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6189186 | Elastomeric cord lock with dual cord passages An elastomeric cord lock has two specially shaped passages extending through an elastomeric body. Lengths of cord pass through each of the passages and can be tied off at the ends to keep the cords from slipping out of the cord lock passages. Each passage... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6182335 | Clothing protective device A clothing protective device which is particularly adapted to be worn by a person, such as a man, woman or child, and which in particular will assist in the protection of clothing while dining. In essence, the device is essentially in the form of a so-cal... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6161314 | Leash for infant footwear An infant footwear leash for preventing the loss of footwear worn by infants is provided. The leash includes a string and a slidable element through which the ends of the strings are completely inserted to define a loop that rests around the infant's ankl... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6056147 | System for releasably securing a multipart receptacle The present invention relates to a system for retaining a film lining within a trash receptacle. The system includes a lining, a container and a rim restraint. The rim restraint takes the form of an elongated resilient tube with first and second opened en... | 05/02/2000 |