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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006353 | Retainer for bag shoulder strap A retainer for a bag shoulder strap, including a flat longitudinal member having a retaining portion on one end, a pin retaining member secured to one side of the flat longitudinal member, and a pin member. The pin retaining member defines a transverse space between... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7882597 | Strap clip A clip is described for securing a strap to a housing having a slot for receiving the clip and a feature near the slot. The clip comprises a tab, a loop and a cover. The tab is shaped to fit in the slot on the housing. The loop defines an opening to receive a strap,... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7836559 | Teething holder A teething holder for use with a child's teething item, and more particularly a teething device having a flexible and elastic loop, a lock for releaseably locking the loop around a teething object, such as a biscuit, and an attachment element, for attaching the teet... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7784157 | Apparatus to retain a coil wire from a microphone to prevent the microphone from falling away from a person An apparatus which facilitates retaining a coil wire from a microphone onto a shirt. The device is used to retain the coil from a microphone to a location adjacent to a police officer's shirt. The microphone or other communication device has an alligator clip or oth... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7487574 | Eyeglass and other personal items holder A holder for securing eyeglasses, sunglasses or other personal items that may be securely incorporated into an article of clothing at the time the article is manufactured. The holder includes a base member that can be inserted into an article of clothing. The base m... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7484273 | Coupling device The exemplary embodiments of the coupling device described and illustrated herein are suitable for use as a secondary or redundant system for retaining attachment between a user's arm and a closed handled device in the event the user looses her grip of the device ha... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7343647 | Device for holding and organizing items A device for holding and organizing items includes an anchor for fastening the device to an object; a strap adapted to secure the items to the device; and a connector, having an upper piece and a lower piece that pivot relative to one another, the upper piece being ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322214 | Convertible eyeglass retainer/jewelry article An article convertible from an eyeglass retainer to multiple independent jewelry articles has three strands that can be linked together to form a single continuous strand with optical couplers at each end for mounting to the temple arms of conventional eyeglasses. T... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7228651 | Holder for an identification card An identification card holder, on the front side of which a replaceable identification card can be placed. A spring-loaded yo-yo is fastened and positioned on the reverse side of the holder, such that the yo-yo remains partially or completely invisible as the card, ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7183914 | Hang tag with swivel attachment A hang tag provides for the accommodation of electronic article surveillance (EAS) marker. The hang tag includes a housing for supporting the EAS marker therein. A securement head is provided for accommodating a securement strap for coupling the housing to an articl... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7131167 | Belay Neck leash device for retaining eyewear while the wearer is in the water. With a leash portion which contains a float for easy location of the eyewear if lost, a wrist band for secondary safety should the leash come over the wearer's head, a quick release on the wri... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129841 | Adjustable anti-theft tag An adjustable anti-theft security tag includes an engagement member having a first and second end securable within a housing for attachment to an article. The housing supports an electronic article surveillance marker and may include one or more channels for receivi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125049 | Bookmarks A bookmark includes a seamless elastic band which is stretchable to loop around a group of pages in a book and around a cover of the book in order to identify a page place in the book. The band includes a slider thereon which has a front surface are that receives an... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111747 | System and method for absorbing liquids on outside of bottle necks An article of manufacture is placed in cooperative relationship with a liquid-containing bottle, such as a wine bottle, to absorb liquid which runs down the neck of the bottle. The article comprises a length of flexible cord with opposite ends passed through closely... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086121 | Non-removable snap fastener used to attach a pacifier, teething ring, toy or other article to any garment of children's clothing A non-removable snap fastener used to attach a pacifier, teething ring, toy or other article to any garment of children's clothing. It is comprised of a non-removable female part of a snap fastener, which is attached to any garment of children's clothing, and prefer... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7076807 | Child's bib that includes a bead string fastener A child's bib includes a plastic string (5, 55, 56) which has a free-bearing part (55, 56) that extends from one end of the edge of the neck-surrounding recess of the bib to the front piece thereof and terminating in the proximity of the other end of t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7024886 | Ornament The hook 5, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, serves to latch between the pearls 2 at an optional position in the above-defined predetermined section of the necklace 1. Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020935 | Multi-device tether A multiple item carrying device permitting a plurality of items to be conveniently and safely carried, used and retrieved. The carrying device preferably includes an adjustable main strap, a snap-fit closure along the length thereof, a mechanism at one end of the ma... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6973812 | Attachment device for keys and other items An attachment device for attaching, e.g., a key ring is disclosed wherein the device facilitates the reversible attachment of various connecting means, such a device having a shoulder connected to a post and such post having at least one aperture running therethroug... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6952841 | Sports goggles Goggles having a frame with two lateral edges, a shield borne by the frame, and a tie for retaining the frame on the user's head which is attached to each of the lateral edges of the frame. The tie for retaining the frame has a flexible cord located at each of the e... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6933847 | Anti-theft tag An anti-theft security tag includes an engagement member having a first and second end securable within a housing for attachment to an article. The housing supports an electronic article surveillance marker and may include one or more channels for receiving and secu... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923222 | Apparatus for retaining inflating needles An inflating needle assembly includes a retaining element, an inflating needle, and a retainer. The inflating needle includes a hollow shank extending from a threaded fitting. The retainer is coupled to the retaining element for securing the inflating needle to the ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6908250 | Retainer for retaining collapsed poles within another pole A tool is provided and includes a hook member which is attached to an extendable and retractable pole member, and a retainer which can retain the pole member in a collapsed position. The hook member is used to twist a short portion of a workpiece around a long porti... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904872 | Retractable leash for animals The invention relates to a retractable leash for animals, having a housing containing a spring-biased reel in which the remaining length of leash can be taken up and which is stoppable by an actuating mechanism for adjustment of the maximum extension length of the l... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6883694 | Tether arrangement for portable electronic device, such as a lap-top computer A tether arrangement for a laptop computer having two independently adjustable and lockable tethers which are connected to the laptop computer, e.g. at the sides or by a loop passing over a portion of the computer, and connected to two points on the clothing of a se... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6851591 | Hang tag having an adjustable push pad A hang tag to be suspended from a chain below the neck or attached to the shirt pocket of a wearer so as to enable the wearer to reliably carry a pair of glasses, or the like, at times when the glasses are not in use such as, for example, while exercising, bathing, ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6817068 | Adjustable length strap assembly A variable length strap including at least one elastic cord, such as a shock or bungee cord, to adjustably secure an article to a wearer is disclosed. At least one cord lock may be provided on the elastic cord to assist with adjustment of strap length by being selec... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6735825 | Secured pen and holder In the secured pen holder of U.S. Pat. No. 6,167,596, a first resilient engagement between cover and base provides an indication of the replacement state in which the pen assembly can be replaced. A second resilient engagement between cover and base provides an indi... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6715186 | Charm chain A charm chain is comprised of an ornamental chain in a selected shape, multiple snaps and a lining band, snaps being respectively fixed to both ends of the ornamental chain and retain the lining band at the bottom of the ornamental chain for the charm chain to be ad... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6701648 | Adjustably locking stethoscope identification tag An adjustably locking stethoscope identification tag having a first body and a second body, the first body defining a first surface and a second surface, the second body defining a third surface and a fourth surface, a first leg positioned adjacent to the... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6691378 | Buckle device for a pair of swimming/diving goggles A buckle includes a body having a pressing portion, a clamping portion, and a bendable connecting portion between the pressing portion and the clamping portion. The pressing portion includes two sidewalls and a post fixed between the sidewalls. The clampi... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6631538 | Self-closing clasp assembly The present invention provides a Self-Closing Clasp Assembly designed to allow a loose object to be easily attached to an object that is already being conveniently handled or carried by a person. The Self-Closing Clasp Assembly is comprised of three eleme... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6606768 | Versatile strap for retaining objects A strap device is provided for holding objects held by infants, for preventing the object from falling to the ground if released by the infant. The strap device includes a flexible strap having a first end with a first securing means, a second end with a ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6598273 | Lanyard buckle connector An identification badge is connected to a lanyard using at least two connectors. One of the connectors securely connects a fixture which clasps the identification badge to a buckle. The other connector securely connects the buckle to the lanyard. The conn... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6550108 | Attachment loop for a handheld device An attachment loop for affixing to a handheld device. The attachment loop includes a self-adhesive base panel having a ring portion pivotally attached thereto. A segment of the ring portion is captured within a channel of the base panel. The base panel ha... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6550293 | Garment lock A garment lock has a casing, a spool, two springs, and a member, flexible long and thin. The casing has a first side with a post and a second side with tabs, both joined by a rim. The casing attaches to a garment with a pin. The spool rotates upon the pos... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6546599 | Golf glove saver A golf glove saver device for drying out a golf glove wet from perspiration while playing on a golf course. The planar device is flexible and elongate, being foldable about a medial line to define first and second portions, each portion containing a magne... | 04/15/2003 |
