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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364440 | Multi-lead keyhole connector An electrical connector for providing a watertight electrical connection between a flat, single or multi-traced, rigid and/or flexible printed circuit and a separate electronics unit. The electrical connector is comprised of a plug having one or more keyhole-shaped ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7261264 | Locking assembly A locking assembly for readily attaching and detaching a device to a surface such as a wall, non-planar surface, or a plurality of bars such as those found in a kennel. The locking assembly has a bracket assembly with a front and back plate that are fixedly attached... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7077372 | Locking assembly for mounting a device to a solid surface A locking assembly having a substantially joined bracket assembly with a front and back plate defining an opening therebetween with a top slot and a side slot. At least the back plate is directly or indirectly fixedly attached to a solid surface. Positioned within s... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6955280 | Cellular phone securing device and onboard holder for vehicle use A cellular phone securing device is mounted on a carrying holder to be fixed to a belt or clothes or on an onboard holder installed in an interior of a vehicle. The cellular phone securing device includes a projecting shaft disposed erect on the surface of a main bo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6880297 | Method and apparatus for providing a modular storage system A modular system for assembling a storage unit is provided which includes a plurality of panels and different connectors. The system allows for subdividing spaces which may feature walls, floors, ceilings, etc. at varying angles or in areas having irregular contours... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6687963 | Buckle structure for fastening shoulder straps A buckle structure includes a foldable main body, two first movable connectors for fastening a first shoulder strap, and two second movable connectors for fastening a second shoulder strap. The main body is provided at one end with two first retaining hol... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6536085 | Adjustable fastener for clothing, especially brassieres An adjustable fastener includes a male part and a female part, both of which are made of soft pliable, sewable plastic. The female fastener part has three spaced apart openings. Each opening has a broad portion and a narrow portion. The male fastener part... | 03/25/2003 |
| 5660420 | Espagnolette window locking system and bolt construction A bolt construction for use in an espagnolette locking system for the multi-point locking of sashes is made up of a linking rod (16) and a locking pin (17), one or the other of which is of fixed length and the other of which may be any one of a plurality ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5408775 | Merchandise information system A merchandise information system having a plurality of display items each having on opposite sides thereof information concerning available merchandise at a remote location. The system includes a support having a rigid base, and a plurality of spaced flex... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5155960 | Cam action connector for joining furniture panels For use in a panel locking system a connecting means (or connector) comprising a pin having two ends and having disposed proximate one end a first laterally or radially extending appendage and proximate the second end a laterally or radially extending sec... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5054170 | Connector engageable in multiple positions and releasable in only one position A quick-release connecting apparatus for mounting an object on a belt includes male and female members, respectively attachable to the object and the belt-mountable holder. The female member has a generally U-shaped receptacle formed therein which opens a... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4922586 | Slide-type fastener A slide-type fastener which has mating halves of which one has an elongate, lengthwise-extending bead and the other has a laterally open elongate, lengythwise-extending recess is adapted to receive said bead, the fastener is capable of interengagement suc... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4738446 | Apparatus for securing exercise weights on shafts A securing mechanism for holding an exercise weight-disc on the end of the lifting bar while allowing a modicum of rotational movement in the disc as the bar is being manipulated by the exerciser. A sleeve-like collarpiece, having a smooth cylindrical bor... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4702429 | Expandable reel assembly A reel assembly includes two flanges with an expanded polystyrene core therebetween. Two fastener members inserted from opposite sides of the flanges project through the flanges and core and lock with each other. The fasteners are hermaphroditic in nature... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4688961 | Combination clip A combination clip comprises a pair of identically shaped clips each having a holder portion provided at one end for detachably holding a supported member and a pivotal coupler portion provided at the other end. The pivotal coupler portion includes a shaf... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4621393 | Butt jointing assembly A butt jointing assembly comprises two identical butt joint parts with the one being reversed with respect to the other. The butt joint assembly comprises an elastic locking and unlocking pawl and at least one retaining slot therein such that the pawl in ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4419794 | Portable fastening device A portable two-part fastening device having a female section including a keyhole, a spring within the female section, and a ridge supported by the spring, an open channel in the female section contiguous with the narrow dimension of the keyhole, and means... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4304560 | Driving belts A driving belt formed from detachable, flexible, elongate links arranged in a staggered, overlapping relationship. Each link is provided with a stud which is rotatable relative to the link and has a head which is shaped to pass through perforations in oth... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4083312 | Load holder end fitting A pair of elongated anchor members are provided and extend along opposing walls of a load bed interconnected by means of a third wall extending therebetween. The anchor members have apertures formed therein spaced therealong and a load holding strap assem... | 04/11/1978 |
