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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7716793 | Child-safe fastening device A child safe fastening device comprises a clip, one or more than one padded layer covering one or more surfaces of the clip and one or more than one cover layer secured to the padded layer. The clip, the padded layer, and the cover layer form a plush device. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7290687 | Garment hanger and clamps A garment hanger having two clamps respectively provided on two ends thereof, each clamp includes a first jaw and a second jaw adapted to closing to each other for clamping; wherein the first jaw has on its inner surface thereof an elliptical protrusion, and the sec... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278190 | Two component fuel and brake line clip A two component line clip for fixing a line therein includes a body defining an aperture. The body is formed from a material having a first hardness. The aperture is defined in part by a rib. An insert is secured within the aperture. The insert is formed from a mate... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7237306 | Clip and trouser combination An aesthetically pleasing fastener for allowing a desired height of a hem of a pants leg to be maintained and repeatedly changed without compromising structural integrity of the pants leg or having to cooperate with a shoe so as to allow the fastener to be used with... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7204159 | Fastening member removing force measuring device and holding device The fastening member removing force measuring device according to the present invention includes a holding unit (300) for holding and pressing a fabric (953) around a snap member (921), a restricting unit for restricting the snap member (921 | 04/17/2007 |
| 7174607 | Card attachment The present invention relates to a card attachment for holding cards. The jaws of the card attachment can be locking in a closed position to ensure a secure grip on a card. Plastic gripping pads are included to increase the friction between the card and the jaws. Si... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7066881 | Spreading laryngoscope A spreading laryngoscope is provided with two spatulas able to be moved apart, wherein on at least on of the two spatulas on each longitudinal side there is formed at least one projecting tab. The at least one tab on each side proceeds from the longitudinal side of ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066361 | Landing net transport device A transport device (10) for a landing net (50) wherein, the device (10) is adapted to be secured to selective portions of an angler's apparel such as the collar (101) and pockets (103) of a shirt and the angler's belt (102);... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040120 | Flexible piece of jewelry A flexible piece of jewelry, such as a charm bracelet or necklace, that utilizes non-continuous chain links that constitute the continuous chain of the piece of jewelry. This link design allows more non-continuous links to be added to the bracelet as the child grows... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6959455 | Suspenders Apparatus having a harness including a first piece of a detachable connector. The first piece is configured to be attachable to and detachable from a second piece of the detachable connector. The harness is configured to be worn on the upper part of a body in a mann... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6901638 | Burglarproof retainer clip and method of manufacturing the retainer clip An antitheft retainer clip according to this invention is a retainer clip 1, with which slits 3 are provided in inserted parts 2 so as to form press-contacting parts 4 and auxiliary parts 5, and comprises the press-contacting parts... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6898828 | 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. ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6618907 | Safety hat fasteners for eye glasses Safety glasses holders and eye glass holders for securing to safety hats or fabric comprising a clip on design and a nonremovable fastening design, wherein the fastening design in one embodiment comprises a removeable frame secured to the sides of a safet... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6612000 | Bottom hanger clothes clip A clothes clip has a biasing spring that imparts a symmetrical force to each of the gripping members of the clothes clip. The two distal ends of the spring press against the fixed jaw of the clip at point equidistant from the central axis, and a central l... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6460231 | Quick release clamp for elongated objects Presented is a quick-engaging and quick-release device for securely supporting elongated objects in either a horizontal or vertical attitude on a vertical support structure or surface or overhead on an appropriate support surface. A base member has end an... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6420035 | Metal material subjected to treatment for seizure prevention and method for production thereof A metal material subjected to a treatment for seizure prevention is provided. The metal material includes a metal base material and a film formed thereon, the film being composed of a carbodiimide group-containing resin obtained from an aromatic polyisocy... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6393675 | Method and device for retaining partially rolled-up collapsible containers A device for retaining, in a rolled-up configuration, a portion of a collapsible container that holds a quantity of a product. The method includes forming a roll of a collapsible container holding a quantity of a product. The opening of a U-shaped clip is... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6389656 | Clip, as well as wire/clip assembly Clip (1) which is to be attached to a wire (2) and is designed to clamp a part which is to be clamped in a first enclosure. A second enclosure is delimited by the free ends of the clip (1), which are bent in the shape of a C. This second enclosure for rec... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6357089 | Clip for a sheet electrode A clip for a sheet electrode, which is capable of easily and reliably pinching a sheet electrode, and capable of minimizing the number of parts, thus facilitating the assembling. This clip is constructed such that a movable plate (20) provided with slots ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6263703 | Clip on protective earring A clip on protective earring for attachment to a user's ear to protect a sensitive newly formed piercing in the ear lobe. The clip on protective earring includes a pair of body members pivotally coupled together so that inner faces of the body members fac... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5819381 | Apparatus for gripping thin flexible materials, such as cloth A gripping apparatus, and more specifically a gripping apparatus that can be used with a shirttail retaining harness to grip garments and secure them in place without damaging the garments. The gripping apparatus 30 comprises an upper member 34 having a s... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5647106 | Anti-theft system and method A system for deterring theft is made up of a clamp for attaching to a small item of merchandise such as a wallet, check book wallet or pocketbook and a spreading tool for attaching the clamp to and removing it from the item. The clamp is a generally U-sha... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5354306 | Surgical clip A surgical clip intended to be used with conventional instruments for applying surgical clips, such as those marketed by the United States Surgical Corporation (U.S. Surgical), is disclosed in which the clip fits within and is operated by the movable jaws... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5219353 | Surgical endoclip A surgical endoclip intended to be used with conventional instruments for applying surgical clips, such as those marketed by the United States Surgical Corporation (U.S. Surgical), is disclosed in which the clip fits within and is operated by the movable ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5183191 | Hangers with long lasting non-slip surfaces A clamp-type garment hanger with pads of resilient friction material on the inner clamping surfaces of the garment clamp assemblies to provide non-slip surfaces for garments such as trousers, skirts and the like. The non-slip surfaces on the clamp assembl... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5177813 | Shirttail retaining harness A shirttail retaining harness (10) is disclosed comprising a pair of elongate straps (12, 14), a means for connecting the straps to a garment (18) and, a connecting member (16) which retains a portion of the straps in spaced relation. The connecting membe... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5159731 | Clothespin An adjustable unitary clothespin which is molded from a resilient material and ready to use in the "as molded" condition. The clothespin is comprised of an arcuate upper portion and a pair of downward extending leg portions. The leg portions are movable f... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5065797 | Gripper head for shuttleless looms A gripper head for a loom is of lightweight construction and has a weft thread clamp with a stationary pad and a movable pad. The former is directly mounted to the gripper body. The latter is mounted through an adjustable spring to the gripper body, where... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4976721 | Surgical clamping device An intestinal occluding clamp including first and second clamping members with jaws, a biasing spring, a clamp housing, a clamp base and a clamp cap. The clamp housing has a housing cavity formed at one end thereof and a first clamping member is connected... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4944984 | Window glass for motor vehicles and a method for the manufacture thereof A window glass having shaped metallic brackets with a U-shaped cross section which are force-fittingly connected by clamping to the edge areas of the glass, wherein the window glass is provide on at least one surface on the edge area overlapped by the sha... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4901962 | Clip for holding papers to a wall A clip composed of a resilient material such as steel wine or a plastic that is formed for attachment to the fabric surface of a modular wall unit, and which will hold papers thereto.... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4773131 | Clamping device The invention relates to a clip consisting of two clamping jaws 1, 2 provided with actuating elements 3, 4 and, in particular, molded of plastic, and of an elastic element which joins the former and presses them together in the clamping plane 5. To make s... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4722120 | Spring clip A spring clip includes bosses and pivot holes on flanges at two opposite sides of each of two clamping members for connecting pivotally the clamping members wherein the flange bearing the boss at each side is sandwiched between two other flanges bearing t... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4701983 | Clothes clip for a hanger There is disclosed an improved clip assembly for positioning on a garment hanger and comprised of a pair of jaw members and a U-shaped resilient bias member wherein each jaw member is generally of a planar shape including a first end portion including fin... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4442572 | Clip for fixing male and female parts of ground glass joints The invention serves to hold together the male and the female parts of ground glass joints. As can be seen from the FIGS. 1,2 and 3 this new device consists of two rings (1+2) concentrically placed one above the other. Both rings are connected on their ou... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4368912 | Slide holder and transfer device A slide holder and transfer device which is preferably fabricated of a single integral member has side gripping members which are always resiliently biased toward a slide gripping position by a resilient biasing member which bridges a group of slides. Man... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4365905 | Clamping device for form feed mechanisms A printer tractor position clamp has two substantially parallel arms joined by a member having shape and size to engage a guide shaft and to secure a printer tractor to the shaft. Movement of the two arms towards each other releases the clamp from the gui... | 12/28/1982 |
