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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5209439 | Drop wire clamp A drop wire clamp useful for double-stranded figure eight cable is provided with a trough and an apertured plate descending from one end of the trough so that the clamp can be suspended from a suitable support. The trough is dimensioned to accept the cabl... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5188637 | Clip for elastomeric ligation tubing A metallic clip, to fasten two ends of latex surgical tubing under tension when used as a ligation element especially as in the castration of animals, provides a cylindrical tubular element defining an axially aligned slit through its periphery, with each... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5033169 | Rope fastener A rope fastener includes a body having a pair of parallel apertures slidably receiving two adjacent rope segments defining a loop. The fastener further includes an abutment lug disposed in line with the longitudinal axis of the body. The abutment lug has ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4995152 | Chalking line retainer A chalking string retainer for holding one end of a chalking string at the edge or corner of a surface to be marked with the string. The retainer comprises a plate with a bracket shaped in the form of a V depending from the plate. There is a first hole ne... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4972556 | Clothing containment element A clothing containment ring includes a rigid outer annulus and an inner ring liner formed of a non-skid friction producing material such as rubber, leather or the like. The inside wall of the annulus on which the liner is attached is formed to be generall... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4941434 | Quick connect retaining leash What is disclosed is a device which allows small animals to be tethered by a leash in vehicles and which allows the handler to quickly attach and detach the animal's leash to a car safety belt keeper member.... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4939820 | Rope fastener A knotless cordage coupler for releasably securing a pair of cord ends to one another. The coupler in one construction comprises a planar member including a pair of rope end receiving apertures formed along a longitudinal axis of the member. A plurality o... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4886228 | Adjustable mounting bracket An adjustable cable mounting bracket for automobile bodies is formed as a unitary structure in which a barbed locating member and a partially cylindrical backing member are hingedly connected to a slotted adjusting member to be folded into position where ... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4831692 | Hook for releasably attaching to at least one end Hook adapted to be easily, quickly and securely attachable on both ends of an elastic cord which is used to tie objects up is disclosed; the present hook is structured to have two symmetric round ends, i.e., the right cord-fixing end and the left hook end... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4824057 | Hanger A hanger for suspending armored cable from a vertical wire holds the cable to one side of the wire and includes a sharp edge that engages the wire on the side opposite the cable; a force is applied to press the sharp edge against the wire to prevent the h... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4790104 | Line attachment device There is disclosed fishing gear which includes a device for suspending an object, such as fish hook, weight or chum basket, from a trot line, wherein the chum basket is made up of molded plastic body sections secured to one another at their enlarged ends.... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4774742 | Rappelling tool A rappelling tool having at least two essentially orthogonal tabs projecting from a ring. The first tab has an aperture by which it is connected to a rappeller's waist belt or seating apparatus carabiner. The second tab, essentially orthogonal to the firs... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4738006 | Net mending device A device for mending a broken cord in a sports net. The device includes a pair of ferrules having deformable flaps that can be crimped onto the broken cord ends. The ferrules can be connected with each other by a flexible cord element gripped by sleeves o... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4639977 | Combination rope guard and rope bundle keeper A rope guard and rope bundle keeper includes an elongate, flexible body having lateral edges extending between two ends. The body has a slit at each end; the slits extend inwardly away from the lateral edges in directions perpendicular to the length of th... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4583649 | Line lock A line lock for a rotary clothes dryer includes a locking block having a socket which is positioned over an end of, and engages, an arm of a rotary clothes dryer, a plurality of apertures extending through the block, at least one of the clothes lines exte... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4571019 | Connecting terminal A connecting terminal of electrically conductive material is in the form of a flat plate having first and second tabs which are stamped from the plate and bent upwardly from the same surface of the plate. The first tab is reversely bent to overlie the pla... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4480358 | Tie structure A rigid tie capable of being removably mounted on an end portion of an elongate pliable member such as a bungee cord that has a resilient core covered with a woven fabric, with the tie when so mounted serving as an anchor. A pair of the ties may removably... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4472860 | Device for retaining cord-like objects, preferably flexible electrical cords and the like The invention relates to a holder device for electrical cords or flexible leads, especially in rooms for dwelling and working. The device comprises a plate (1) provided with at least one flange (2) projecting therefrom, with a coating of self-adhesive mat... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4393549 | Support clip for a dropwire or the like The invention contemplates a unitary clip of ductile sheet metal in the form of a peripherally continuous elongate rectangular frame which is bent at its longitudinal midsection. The frame defines a window between its bent longitudinal legs, such that aft... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4355444 | Tie connectors The described modifications of tie connectors are adapted to receive a rope, strap, chain, or other flexible tension member. A portion of the connectors establishes the alignment of the unit with respect to the line of tension, and another portion is prov... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4280435 | One piece anchor for adjustably tethering a rope suspended boat fender A novel one piece anchor is described for adjustably tethering a rope suspended boat fender against the side of a boat so that the boat fender will be appropriately positioned with respect to the level of a dock against which the boat may be moored. In th... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4247966 | Vehicle frame straightener An apparatus for straightening damaged automobile frames or bodies utilizing a rigid structural ramp capable of supporting a vehicle. A preferably hydraulic power source capable of imparting alternatively a compressive or a tensile force to the damaged fr... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4230167 | Snow chain bracket for vehicle wheel A snow chain and bracket combination for mounting to a vehicle wheel. The bracket includes a first wall which extends through the wheel between the wheel rim and spider. Each chain extends radially around the tire and has opposite ends connected to the op... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4200190 | Bobber stopper A bobber stopper for use with a slide bobber includes a substantially flat, flexible member having three spaced-apart holes therein extending from one end of the member to the opposite end. The fishing line is passed back and forth through these three hol... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4174554 | Bag closure A bag closure for polyethylene bags of the "pony-tail" variety is disclosed. The closure is reusable, easy to manufacture and use, prevents the bag from inadvertently opening, and is amenable to printing thereon. It comprises a base portion and a tongue p... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4125257 | Exercising device for aerial exercises A harness securable about a user's torso is suspended from a fixed horizontal support through a system of pulleys providing a mechanical advantage in displacing the harness in the vertical direction. A pair of cords having one end anchored with respect to... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4117625 | Rope spinning toy A rope spinning toy is provided having a spindle which can be grasped at either end and wherein one portion of the spindle is longer than the other and can be shortened by the user so that as the user becomes more expert, the spindle can be shortened. In ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4092075 | Line attachment device A device for interconnecting tie-down ropes permitting the securement of rope segments in various angular relationships to one another. First and second members of the device each define multiple inset areas having an irregular surface for embedded engage... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4057210 | Article holding double-sling kit An article-holding, double-sling kit comprising four strips of thin, flexible material. Each one of a longer pair of strips contains a plurality of apertures along its entire length and through which hanging line is interlaced. One of these longer strips ... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4034443 | Knot-tying device A knot-tying device for securing a loop in a line or cord between the free end and an intermediate portion of the line comprising a rigid tapered body member having a plurality of apertures, one aperture adjacent the apex of the body and the other substan... | 07/12/1977 |