Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7258123 | Claw clip hair fastener A multiple clip hair fastener that comprises three or more claw clips attached together by spacer bands. The spacer bands are substantially rigid and are attached to each clip in such a manner as to restrict the movement of each clip from moving out of alignment in ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7225507 | Sock snaps The invention comprises a clip device that will separately hold each of a pair of clothing items, one to each side of the unit, during a mechanical laundry activity or while in storage. The purpose of the product is to prevent loss of either of a pair of small cloth... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222631 | Claw clip hair fastener A multiple clip hair fastener with a plurality of claw clips directly attached to the next. The clips are fastened to separate sections of hair while each clip remains directly attached. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 6971434 | Non-pull cord operated Venetian blind A non-pull cord operated Venetian blind includes a blind embodiment having left/right retaining cords led through both lateral sides thereof and fixed to a windowsill at the bottom ends thereof, and a pair of clamps securely sealed at both ends of a lower beam to cl... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6772486 | Clip A clip comprising first, second and third clamping elements which are connected together by a common biasing element. The biasing element comprises a flat plate of stainless steel which is folded to form a spring which biases a part of the first element and a part o... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6334403 | Page clamp with integral cover clip A page clamp has a pair of outward facing faces and a pair of opposed faces define by a pair of sides which converge adjacent one end of the clamp. A clip is positioned in spaced relation with one of the outward facing faces. The clip has one end connecte... | 01/01/2002 |
| 5697594 | Portable document holder for laptop computers A portable grasping apparatus comprises a clamp and an elongated clamp or clip movably interconnected in between by means of a plurality of pivoting mechanisms. The clamp secures the apparatus to a surface, such as a portable computer, without permanently... | 12/16/1997 |
| 4742982 | Hanger for chemical dispenser An improved hanger for a toilet tank dispenser which comprises a relatively straight inner leg member, a generally hook-shaped outer leg member, and an angled connector joining said inner and outer leg members. The clamping force generated by the foregoin... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4632634 | System for fixing the stator nozzles to a power turbine casing A system for fixing nozzles to a power turbine stator casing, in which each nozzle sector is locked to the respective shroud by means of a key which has its two diverging vertical flanges inserted into a radial dovetail guide in the front surface of the s... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4536926 | Ski clip holding device A ski clip to assist in the carrying of skis is formed by having a two-sectioned, generally "C-shape" for the ski clip, wherein the two sections are spring-loaded to hold the skis therein.... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4378120 | Supplementary mudguard for automobile A supplementary mudguard to be attached inside a mudguard proper of an automobile. The rear end of the supplementary mudguard is arranged to form an ejector passage with the floor of the automobile in order to provide an even flow of air in the space betw... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4305183 | Collar holders A collar holder is provided for securely holding collar tabs and providing a decorative and ornamental effect in the form of an elongated face plate having a front and back surface, a pair of resilient jaws fixed at one end to said face plate on the back ... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4045844 | Sock lock device A sock lock device for maintaining a number of pairs of socks together during a washing and drying operation includes a number of clothespin elements detachably joined together, wherein each clothespin element is capable of maintaining one pair of socks t... | 09/06/1977 |
