"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441424 | Clamp-on holder A security tag holder is releasably clamped onto a garment. The holder includes first and second members coupled for relative pivotal movement about a pivot pin. The first member includes first clamping and locking regions at opposite sides of the pin, respectively.... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7350761 | Soft hose pedal valve A pedal-operated valve is provided controls the rate of fluid flow in a soft hose. A cradle positions a section of the hose so that its cross-sectional area can be compressed by the hinged rotation of a pinchcock toward the cradle in response to a pedal force to red... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7249397 | Hinged latch device with elongate strap hinge A latch device comprises a base suitable for attachment to a substrate, a cover, an elongate strap hinge that connects the base and cover, a hinge guide structure and/or a camming structure, and a locking mechanism. The cover is selectively movable about the strap h... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243402 | Locking clip A clip assembly having first and second pivoting gripping members that are locked in gripping engagement to a tarp or other material and attached to a rope or shock cord. The gripping members include jaws and arms that are joined by a pivot connection so that the ja... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7152284 | Clip systems and methods for sheet materials A clip apparatus or method for sheet materials comprising a clip member and a collar member. The clip member is resilient and defines a hinge portion, first and second finger portions extending from the hinge portion, and a ratchet portion formed on at least one of ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152367 | Plant support J hook A plant support hook having an elongated shaft with a U-shaped hook supported at one end of the and forming a resilient interlock with the shaft to engage a string-like support for the U-shaped hook and a J-shaped hook on the other end of the shaft for supporting a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6408492 | Holder for slender elongated articles such as fishing rod sections The holder is a resilient arcuate clip of a size to fit on the handle section of a fishing rod. Outstanding therefrom is a series of resilient arcuate clips of different sizes to grip the smaller rod sections, whereby all the rod sections are held close t... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6092265 | Seat belt A buckle, for example a seat belt buckle, is disclosed for guiding two belt runs. The buckle 40 comprises a first passage for a first belt and a second passage for a second belt, the two passages meeting at a meeting region. The second passage has its wid... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5826312 | Device for connecting the edge region of a covering material for vehicle seat upholstery to a mounting A device is disclosed for connecting the edge region of a covering material (2) for vehicle seat upholstery to a mounting (3). Due to the fact that, according to the invention, a central piece (4), on one side of which means (5, 6) for making a connection... | 10/27/1998 |
| 4966344 | Plastic ornament hanger A molded plastic hanger is disclosed that is useful for hanging decorative ornaments from the branches of a Christmas tree, wreath, or other similar support member. The subject hanger comprises means for releasably engaging a portion of the hanger around ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4802265 | Removable skirt and trouser clip for garment hanger A removable skirt and trouser clip for garment hangers includes a pair of rigid, elongated fingers connected in a pinching relationship by a spring, and jaws located at one end of each of the fingers are urged together by the spring for holding garments t... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4453336 | Fish line release mechanism A fishing line release mechanism for use with a trolling cable, including a body of resilient material having a cable passage for sliding fit onto a trolling cable. The wall of the cable passage is slit so that the mechanism can be pressed or snapped onto... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4193174 | Lever and fulcrum clamping assembly The present invention relates to a one-piece tubular clamping assembly formed from a plastic type material and comprising a first clamping arm engageable with a flange positioned on a second clamping arm to create a unique lever and fulcrum structure capa... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4011636 | Clip construction A clip construction including a back part for connection to a support, a resilient front part upstanding from a lower region of the back part and extending toward an intermediate region of the back part, and an entry lip outstanding from an upper region o... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3950823 | Tie clasp The tie clasp is formed from a single sheet of spring metal and is secured to a narrow band by an adhesive strip, after which the band is secured at each end to the broad portion of a four-in-hand necktie, the distance between the stitches at each end of ... | 04/20/1976 |