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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4805858 | Refuse bag holder A device for holding refuse bags in an open position to receive refuse, which device can be made from a single length of rigid material shaped to form a frame surrounding an open area. The frame is provided with a channel running substantially about its p... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4787660 | Rope puller A device for use in pulling ropes is in the form of an elongated handle having a passage extending between one end and the side thereof. A cleat located in the passage is adapted to grip a rope in the passage and to support a tensional force in a rope eme... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4719668 | Rope cinching device A cinching device for tensioning and securing a line across a cargo load is disclosed which has a body formed with a sinuous guideway providing a first jam cleat so that frictional engagement between the line and the body increases as the line is drawn ta... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4706594 | Boat mooring line guide and holder A line guiding and securing system for guiding a line thrown from a boat down into a securing device fastened to a piling or seawall. Device has a pair of arms that reach upwardly and outwardly to form a V shape that guides the line to a central channel. ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4695018 | Cable hanger A cable hanger for gripping and securing in fixed position an axially elongated portion of a cable has a mounting base and a pair of combs which project from the base at opposite sides of an axial plane extending through the base. Each comb has a pluralit... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4693538 | Insulator for electric terminal attached to electric wire Insulator for an electric terminal attached to an electric wire includes a cylindrical member having a hole, and a flange having a hole aligned with the hole of the cylinder member, a cutout provided at a peripheral portion or a large diameter hole provid... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4690090 | Cleat and device therefor An improved cleat comprises a wire member that combines with the cleat body to form a plurality of line-snagging wedge-shaped openings.... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4649664 | Apparatus for securing a fishing lure to a fishing line An apparatus for releaseably securing a fishing lure to a fishing line. The apparatus includes an elongate body having spaced pairs of aligned transverse gripping members. The apparatus is secured by the fishing line to the fishing lure or alternatively f... | 03/17/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4622724 | Security clamp for cables Improved Elastic cable safety hook comprising a vertical opening in the lower part, bridgelets on either side of longitudinal plane of the hook, and contoured longitudinal imprints to facilitate engagement and withdrawal of cables.... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4553495 | Cleat A cleat is formed by a base plate and two dome-shaped, high friction surfaces, which secure a line or rope therebetween. In one preferred embodiment spiralling grooves form the high friction surfaces with the grooves following symmetrical opposing spirals... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4546666 | Mounting structure for throttle control cable Mounting structure is provided for the throttle control cable of an internal combustion engine. The mounting structure connects the throttle control cable to a gas pedal actuated lever. The mounting structure includes a retainer for securement to the cont... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4477950 | Closure Disclosed is a closure having an aperture at one end and projections on its edges that is improved by the use of slits, either extending from the aperture or extending from the abutment edges of the projections, which provide a locking action that prevent... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4432121 | Safety hook or elastic fastening and securing cables of the sandow type A safety hook for elastic fastening and securing cables, comprising a head portion forming a hook, a guiding tunnel through which the elastic cable is passed, and an anchoring beak through which a loop of the elastic cable is secured. The anchoring beak f... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4406042 | Tubing clip A tubing clip is disclosed herein which comprises a body member forming a pair of channels through which a flexible tube may be passed, each of which is provided with a means for narrowing said channel at one end which narrows the channel sufficiently to ... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4385581 | Device for tying to a point of support A slotted plate mountable on a wall or other point of support for tying a rope thereto. The rope is looped about the plate and through a slot so that it cannot slip free when tension is applied.... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4361938 | Jamming cleat A jamming cleat has a groove to receive and grip a rope. At least a part of the depth of the groove has facing side walls each of which is formed with a plurality of ridges. The edges are inclined upwardly from the base of the groove towards one end of th... | 12/07/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4340998 | Hook for elastic cable Disclosed is a sandow device having an elastic cable with a monoblock mechanism including a hook integrally connected with a joint base plate having two parallel longitudinal canals holding the ends of the cable. The canal located closest to the hook hold... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4307869 | One way slide clamp for tubing A one-way slide clamp is provided having a slot member with a one-way passageway intermediate a tube receiving section and a tube crimping section to restrain the tubing in the crimping section thereby permanently sealing the fluid passageway.... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4302869 | Hand puller for ropes A device to assist in the hand pulling of ropes comprises a handle portion and a rope cleating portion attached to the handle portion and having a wedge section to grasp a rope inserted therein.... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4290173 | Method and means for releasable securing of strings A fastener for shoe strings, in the form of two parallel disks, with a wedge-shaped formation formed by the adjacent disk surfaces, and a hole in one of the disks through which strings can be fed to engage the wedge-shaped formation.... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4281439 | Self-cleating rope holder A rope holder includes a body having anchoring means facilitating attachment to a member. The free end of a rope leading from an object to be tied down, is threaded through a first aperture and then a second aperture, both formed in the body. Also formed ... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4266498 | Rope securing device Rope securing device, or cleat, comprising a support having two upright sides in which two ends are inclined and the other ends have a recess designed to hold a rope. A support bar between the sides aids in holding the rope.... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4253250 | Shoe fastener A shoe fastener, particularly for skiing boots, including a tightening member which acts on a tension element, and a device for fixing the tension element and for selecting the effective length thereof. The device for fixing the tension element includes a... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4250601 | Plastic sheet support clip A plastic sheet support clip is provided for use in conjunction with a plastic sheet which performs the function of a protective seal to inhibit the passage of water into the cargo compartment of trucks having a door that is not adequate for water protect... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4248401 | Plastic slide clamp for tubing A plastic slide clamp for tubing is provided which includes a slightly bowed configuration to compensate for the phenomenon of cold flow when plastic tubing is crimped shut by the clamp. In one embodiment, the clamp is provided with an insert member of lo... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4215643 | Quick release bollard A bollard used in vessel mooring and like operations includes a bollard drum around which the line or hawser is wrapped several times to reduce the line tension at the free length behind the drum. A cleat is provided for holding fast the free length of th... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4178661 | Self-cleating rope holder A rope holder includes a body having anchoring means facilitating attachment to a member. The free end of a rope leading from an object to be tied down, is threaded through a first aperture and then a second aperture, both formed in the body. Also formed ... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4163372 | Capillary retainer clip Apparatus for securing capillary and other tubes within a refrigeration machine. A capillary retainer clip having a plurality of sections affixed thereto is mounted within a refrigeration machine such that the sections extending therefrom form elongated o... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4120077 | Tie-down tensioning device A device for use in tensioning the lines, ropes or cables used to tie down cargo during transport aboard a ship or other means of transportation is disclosed. An embodiment of the device is described which comprises a rigid body defining an open ended, op... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4077093 | Fastening devices A buckle type fastener has a body part having a through aperture between its ends. At one end there is means for anchoring one end of a cord, and, at the other end, a nose which is slotted longitudinally of the body in a direction towards said aperture. T... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4051578 | Combination hanger and clamp member for bedside drainage bag A one-piece combination hanger and clamp member for a drainage bag having an inlet tube connected to the top portion of the bag. The hanger clamp member is comprised of a bag retaining portion, a hanger clamp portion and a tube retaining portion. The bag ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051798 | Self-locking cable trolley A self-locking cable trolley having a body member which guidingly receives a cable on which the body member rides and a length of working line that permits control of the body member on the cable. Disposed on the body member is a lock device which grips t... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4026229 | Leech line locking device A leech line cleat comprises a plate member having a lengthwise through-running slot therein in which the edge of a sail is entered and fastened. The plate member has a further path therein through which a leech line is passed, and a locking device, such ... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4012812 | Double lock tufting button Tufting button with double series-lock hook entrance to prevent twine loop backing out through the entrance comprising symmetrical down-coming lips at the second lock to define a well for the final resting place of the twine loop and a further downwardly ... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3988810 | Jamming cleat for releasably holding ropes cords, cables and similar elongate articles The present invention relates to a jamming cleat for quickly securing the end of a rope, cable or cord. Such a cleat is disclosed in my U.S. Pat. No. 3,574,900. In that known device one end of a cord is held between the walls of a V-shaped groove and the ... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3981500 | Adjustable support apparatus A flexible support rod is formed with a longitudinal channel for receiving a support rope. The channel extends from the upper end of the support rod downwardly along the longitudinal axis thereof and out the side of the rod. A locking cleat that releasibl... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3953911 | Adjustable tie cord assembly An elastic tie cord is attached to a fastener to form an infinitely adjustable tie cord assembly. A finger aperture is provided on the fastener for applying tension to the cord in cooperation with a remote loop at the other end of the cord. A hook on the ... | 05/04/1976 |
