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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7900325 | Method for forming a locking enclosure A locking enclosure consisting of first and second members joined at one end by a living hinge and having, respectively, a flexible receptacle with an open recess and a foot portion configured to flex the receptacle as it enters the recess to lock the enclosure in a... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7428771 | Clip for dividing two liquids A clip which solves a technical problem that the latching of the clip is not easily released by the external force caused by falling, etc., and is easily released when the clip is used. The clip has opposed clipping arms capable of forming an independent and separat... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7328925 | Gripper for plastic bag handles A bag grip includes a movable jaw for securing handles of plastic or other bags therein. A battery powered light is contained within the body of the grip for use at night or other times when artificial light is required. The grip is molded from a conventional durabl... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328486 | Utility clip A utility clip may include a base and a cover that is pivotably secured to the base. The base may include a pair of guide flanges that, along with the cover, cooperate to create a passage to retain and support a cable or wire. The guide flanges may be angled in the ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7258315 | Foldable sign holder A holder for planar material includes a first panel and a second panel hingedly connected to the first panel. A prong is secured to the first panel and extends in a direction approximately normal thereto. The prong has a pointed tip. An aperture is defined in the se... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240880 | Holding clip A holding clip for tubes, hoses and the like has a pocket and deflectable arms protecting an entrance to the pocket. The arms extend one past another and interdigitate one with another. The arms deflect outwardly in response to force exerted thereagainst from outsid... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240405 | Device and methods for adjusting seat belt webbing tension A seat belt device for adjusting the tension of a seat belt webbing drawn across a user's body when the seat belt is in a latched condition, the seat belt device comprising: a housing defining a receiving area configured to slidably receive the seat belt webbing the... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7201352 | Cable clamp A cable clamp comprises an anchor to be fixed to a workpiece, a clamp portion for clamping a cable, and a flexible protection member for protecting the cable. The anchor and the clamp portion are integrally molded. The clamp portion includes a holder having a concav... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7168137 | Handkerchief holding system The present invention entails a handkerchief holding system for efficiently positioning and retaining a handkerchief within a structure. The handkerchief holding system includes a housing having at least one wall and an opening exposing an interior cavity, a spring ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153313 | Auricular hematoma clamp An improved ear pressure device and process for the treatment of an auricular hematoma in a pendent ear of an animal. The device is comprised of two opposing rigid plates each containing at least one raised lineal or area encompassing rib located on an inward surfac... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146691 | Fabric retaining clip having crenated-serrated jaw assembly A fabric-retaining structure includes: a body; and a fabric-gripping jaw arrangement coupled to the body. The jaw arrangement includes: a crenated jaw having crenated teeth and a serrated jaw having serrated teeth. The crenated jaw is arranged in opposition to the s... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7127782 | Clasp for ornamental objects A clasp apparatus to releaseably hold an ornamental object. That ornamental object may have a spherical shape or an irregular shape. A method to releaseably hold an ornamental object. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124449 | Protective helmet assembly having lightweight suspension system There is provided a protective helmet assembly that includes a shell, a suspension band, and an adjustable headband and a crown pad. The shell is constructed from at least PARA-ARAMID to provide ballistic protection. The suspension band is attached to the shell. The... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7097052 | Divider for CD rack A rack for digital media containers such as compact disc jewel boxes. The unit contains a base and opposed sides, between which a plurality of tubular members are provided to hold the containers. Dividers are provided between adjacent tubular members and have attach... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086635 | Fabric hanger method and system An improved hanger for storage and display of material such as fabric and the like. The hanger includes opposed panel sides interconnected at an upper spine portion. Fabric or other material is placed between the panels and is retained by a unique set of clips appli... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7062886 | Hold down clip A clip to hold panels in place in grid openings in a suspended ceiling. The clip is integrally formed and includes relatively flexible hinges that bias relatively rigid sections against the panels. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062822 | Tube clip A clip comprising a pair of jaws each having an axially extending pressure surface, and resilient hinge arms hinged together from which the jaws are cantilevered for movement between a closed position in which the pressure surfaces are in facing opposition and an op... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062823 | Theft deterrent device A theft deterrent device adapted to be connected to an item of merchandise to discourage shoplifting includes a flexible lanyard. In one embodiment, the first end of the lanyard is removably anchored to the holder with the second end of the lanyard being lockable to... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7007900 | Cable hanger A cable hanger for securing multiple cables to support structures including antenna towers and poles. The cable hanger has a hingeably-coupled pair of shell halves with recesses that, when folded, establish a pair of cable passageways. Gripping arms provided on each... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004547 | Safety belt positioning device A safety belt positioning device includes a top cover and a bottom cover pin jointed together, wherein a clasp is configured interior of a clasp-eye of the top cover, and the positioning device is fixedly secured directly on a location of the safety belt by means of... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6983930 | Clamping device with flexible arm One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a clamping device with an attached arm in which the act of opening the clamp makes the arm flexible and the act of closing the clamp makes the arm rigid. By operating in this manner, the present invention may al... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978973 | Pipe or cable clamp A pipe or cable clamp having a base portion, flexible legs, and an arcuate arm connected to each of the legs. The arcuate arms include inner and outer arcuate surfaces with the inner arcuate surfaces defining a substantially circular opening. The clamp includes a cl... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6935599 | Hook closure and pipe clip with such a hook closure A pipe clip having a hook closure for connecting a first part to a second parts. The first part is provided with at least one outwardly directed hook member and the second part is provided with at least one inwardly directed hook member. Each hook member has a hook ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929223 | Air cushioned grippers for article holders An article holder comprising bifurcated arms extending upwardly from a base to receive and hold articles inserted downwardly into the holder within cushioning, resilient fingers extending inwardly from the bifurcated arms to engage the inserted article and wherein t... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925687 | Bib napkin holding clip A U-shaped clip seizes a bib napkin to a general region of the user's clothing that includes the chest and the lap, e.g. a shirt, sweater, blouse or suit coat. Optionally, a pair of clips may be utilized: one on each opposite edge or at the top and bottom of the nap... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925689 | Spring clip A clip comprising a pair of jaws connected by a fulcrum for pivotal movement between opposed positions and an arched spring associated with each jaw for biasing the jaws to one position. Each jaw may be molded unitarily with its associated spring and a part of the f... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6904646 | Multi-part closure device The invention relates to a multi-part closure device or clip having a first and a second clip body component. The clip has a releasable latch at one end, a rigid connection at an opposite end, and at least one flexible neck disposed between the releasable latch and ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6783520 | Connector holder for a fluid connection system This invention utilizes a connector holding device to prevent the accidental disconnection of the two halves of a connection device for a fluid connector system. ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6779241 | Method for forming an enclosure Methods for moving a device from an opened position to a closed position so as to enclose at least two relatively rigid articles. The device may include at least two members pivotally connected together at one end portion thereof for pivotal movement about a longitu... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6742223 | Clamping device for storing bundled items A clamping device includes two jaws each having a hinge end pivotally secured together with a pivot shaft. One of the jaws includes a distal attachment end having a number of teeth, and the other jaw includes a distal attachment end having a pivotal pawl which has a... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6691382 | Retainer adapted to detachably secure two wired/grilled members together A retainer injection-molded from tough plastics for securing two wire meshed/grilled members together, for enabling the two secured members to be turned relative to each other between the operative position and the collapsed position. The retainer has two... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6678922 | Bag closure or clamp made from pliable, resilient hose Bag closure 100, formed from a single length of pliable, resilient substantially-tubular hose comprises a first "base" section 10 of unmodified hose, a second narrowed "neck" section 20, and a third "clamp" section 30. Clamp section 30 is a trimmed sectio... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6644686 | Device for fixing a gas bag and a side gas bag protective device The invention relates to a device for fixing a gas bag in its folded position, the device comprising a hollow receiving body having an outlet opening and provided for accommodating the gas bag. The receiving body has an opening flap connected with it, whi... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6606786 | Device for forming an enclosure A device having two elongated members pivotally connected at one end portions thereof and locked together at the other end portions thereof so that at least portions of at least two relatively rigid articles are enclosed therein and apparatus and method f... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6578243 | Bag clamp An improved bag clamp and bag cutter is presented that is a non-obvious increase in capability over this inventor's previous bag clamp/cutter invention. The improved clamp possesses a stronger spring, an improved cutting blade with safety guard, a springb... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6543098 | Printed circuit board mounting facility A facility for mounting an electronic component includes a first circuit board having of mounting apertures. A mounting element is associate with each aperture, and includes a boss defining a bore. The boss has a first surface contacting a major surface o... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543261 | Article identification and security tag An EAS marker containing seal comprises a housing defining an interior recess seating an EAS marker and a latching structure adjacent an end of the housing. The housing has a flexible tail extending outwardly thereof and the tail defines a plurality of la... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6526635 | Cord clip A cord clip for fastening a cord attached to e.g. an earphone to an object such as a clothes is disclosed. The cord clip includes a clipping portion for clamping the object and a cord holding portion for holding the cord. The clipping portion is formed by... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6520495 | Clamping device with flexible arm An apparatus for clamping an object includes a clamp with a first gripping element and a second gripping element that is connected by a pivot rod and includes a resilient element to maintain the clamp in closed position in the absence of applied pressure,... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6513767 | Ergonomic encirclement An encirclement to stabilize, and if desired also to anchor bundles of wires. It includes a base segment and a pair of integral arm segments having interior arcuate surfaces to encircle the bundle when the stiffly flexible arms are brought together. A lat... | 02/04/2003 |
