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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7665684 | Retracting tether for cell phones, pagers and PDA's A retractable tether is disclosed which may be used in conjunction with personal communication devices (such as a Cell Phone, Pager or PDA) mounting system for the prevention of loss or damage. The retracting tether may be clipped to a belt, pants or purse next to t... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7334712 | Personal storage apparatus for wheelchairs and other mobility assistance devices The present invention relates to personal storage devices that are adapted to interconnection to personal mobility devices such as wheelchairs. In one embodiment an accessory bag is interconnected to a docking station with a tethering device that may stretch or be r... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325255 | Hat with retractable accessory attachments The present invention involves a hat with the ability to store a small item. The hat is preferably a standard baseball cap, but can also be a visor. The hat contains a sleeve therein for holding an item such as a pen, bottle opener, or golf tee. One end of the sleev... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322144 | System for creating diving, dabbling, and feeding decoys An apparatus and method for animating waterfowl decoys to imitate diving, dabbling, and feeding of live waterfowl. An ordinary decoy is attached by a self retractable line device with a locking mechanism to a spool on the shaft of the submersible motorized mechanism... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7252450 | Writing instrument holding and retaining device A writing instrument holding and retaining device comprising a wristband/bracelet (22) with one or more fasteners (24), a tether/leash (26), and a writing instrument holder (32) securing a writing instrument (30). The tether connec... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7234408 | Water sport tow attachment with recoil A pivot is coupled to a water craft. A lever arm is pivotally coupled to the pivot at one end. A tow spool is coupled to the lever arm at an end opposite the pivot. The tow spool is configured to provide an attachment for a towline. A recoil device is coupled to the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7131401 | Retracting and locking leash assembly A retracting and locking leash housing includes a casing (30) and a handle (28). A pair of connectors (32) space the casing (30) from the handle (28) and define a finger (34) opening. A trigger (38) includes a grippin... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124515 | Magnetic tip for tape measure and method of use A measuring device including a mechanism for measuring such as a tape measure, the mechanism for measuring having a end hook; and a mechanism for selectively securing, such as a magnet, the tape to an object, such as a pipe, the mechanism for selective securing bein... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121222 | Anchor assembly and method An anchor assembly and method includes a boat that has a length less than 15 feet. A catch is attached to the boat. A housing has a first side wall, a second side wall and a peripheral wall extending there between. A spool is rotatably mounted in the housing. A rota... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104494 | Log discharge device for a rewinding machine In a rewinding machine (10), a device (50) for discharging logs (20, 20′) comprises: a chute (30) disposed downstream of a winding area (2) designed to allow the formed logs (20′) to roll towards the output of the windin... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101186 | Dally practicing systems A dally practicing system which simulates the conditions of roping a steer with relative safety. The portable dallying practice system takes up slack in a rope without applying excessive tension which could injure the user, provides a clutch system which allows for ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097137 | Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10). The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and pic... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7076843 | Shoestring tying apparatus A fitting portion of a rotational member of a shoestring tying apparatus is fit to a rotational cap serving as an operating member of a fastening member for winding up and fastening a shoestring. The fitting portion serves as a connection between a driving mechanism... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7017527 | Pet collar with retractable leash An integrated pet leash comprising a pet restraint, handle, retractors fastened to the outer side of the collar, and flexible elongated members. The flexible elongated members are coupled between the ends of the handle and the retractors. The retractors exert a forc... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007882 | Retractable badge reel with billboard display A retractable badge reel with a billboard designed to display a logo, such that unadorned badge reels can be manufactured separately from the billboards that contain the logos. The billboard is optionally removable, allowing the logo being displayed to be changed wi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6966519 | Rotatable retracting apparatus A retracting tether apparatus is disclosed comprising a retractor housing having a locking post on its outside surface. The apparatus also includes an attachment mechanism, such as a belt clip, for attaching to a body and a retaining section, the attachment mechanis... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964319 | Retractable lanyard systems, anchoring brackets for retractable lanyards and methods of anchoring retractable lanyards An anchoring system includes an anchor member to anchor the lifeline and at least one extending unit to extend the anchor member out to a working position beyond (horizontally) and above (vertically) an edge to provide for an overhead anchoring point. The anchoring ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6961401 | Retractable pedometer A portable device, such as a pedometer or other device having a display portion that may be separated from an attachment portion for easier viewing. When separated, the display portion remains connected to the attachment portion to facilitate ease of re-attachment a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948833 | Ceiling lamp suspending device A ceiling lamp suspending device comprise the following elements. A wire connecting box has two ears arranged at two edges thereof. A retaining sheet is below the wire connection box. A through hole is near a center of the retaining sheet. One edge of the through ho... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932501 | Rapidly-assembled lamp with a detachable lamp rod and lamp seat A rapidly-assembled lamp with a detachable lamp rod and lamp seat is disclosed. The lamp seat has a penetrating hole at a position coupled to a via hole of the wire winding box. A side of the penetrating hole is formed with a slot. At a middle section of an inner pe... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929209 | Self-orienting retractable ID card holder Disclosed is an automatically retracting cardholder or accessory holder which, when worn, retains and automatically reestablishes the desired orientation of the card or accessory to user. A longitudinally flexible tape is used, with a non-circular cross-sectional ge... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918686 | Assembled lamp retaining device An assembled lamp retaining device comprises a lamp seat, a limiting structure and a lamp rod. In the limiting structure, a pin passes through an upper locking hole of the lamp seat, a limiting block and a tension spring above the limiting block so as to confine the... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6502727 | Device and method for holding a handheld object A device and associated method for attaching an electronic device to a tether so that it cannot be stolen or inadvertently lost. The device includes a housing. Within the housing is contained a spool and a spring for rewinding the spool. A tether extends ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6487756 | Hand tool lanyard system A hand tool and lanyard combination comprised of a hand tool to which a lanyard is removably attached. The lanyard is a length of flexible cable having an anchor and a free end. The anchor end has a housing with a spring mounted rotatable spool disposed w... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6419175 | Retractor having a swivel attachment component A retractor having a retractable tether and a spring biased reel providing a retracting force throughout the full extension of the tether to take up any slack in the tether and to return the tether to its normal wound storage position on the reel. The ret... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6398146 | Device for maneuvering a shutter or roller-type closure member and process for manufacturing such a closure member A device for winding a strap or strip of material for maneuvering a shutter, roller blind or equivalent device comprising a member for winding and tensioning the strap disposed inside a box formed by two shells each including at least one edging extending... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6318664 | Webbing retractor A sensor holder and a sensor cover are provided at an outer side of a first leg plate of a webbing retractor. Attachment holes formed in the first leg plate and engaging pawls which engage with sensor openings are formed at appropriate portions of a senso... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6311918 | Device for winding and unwinding a seat belt A device for winding and unwinding a seat belt has an electric drive which supplies a torque to a belt reel that is loaded in the belt winding direction by a motive spring. The motive spring can be wound to a blocking configuration by the torque.... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6290158 | Reel device carried on one's person A rotatable reel carried on one's person having a housing assembled from an upper lid and a bottom lid is disclosed. A male upper cover and a female lower cover are provided in the housing to form a reel axle to be placed therein a coil spring and a roll ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6170775 | Electrical cord reel A retracting extension cord reel includes a mounting bracket, a housing bracket removably and pivotally attached to the mounting bracket, and a cord reel housing attached to the housing bracket. When the mounting bracket is attached to a mounting surface,... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6079143 | Auto-trieve A fishing lure retrieval apparatus having a housing in which is mounted a spool containing a retrieval line. The spool is biased by an internal spring to pull any extended retrieval line to the spool. A portion of the retrieval external to the housing has... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6073875 | Retraction reel for keys and the like A retraction unit for keys and the like having a housing with a reel mounted in the housing for rotation, a retraction spring for the reel, and a cable carried on the reel, with the inner end of the cable connected to the reel, and a cable end fitting car... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5938136 | Shutter control strap recoiler A recoiler for rolling shutter assemblies that includes a protective cover that reduces the risk of accidentally releasing the strap and, consequently, the shutter curtain. The protective cover is disposed over the locking mechanism to prevent the inadver... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5938137 | Cellular phone leash A leash attached to the cell phone case and including a spring retractable leash cord in a housing pivotally attached to the belt will prevent dropping and damage to a cell phone in a case clipped to the belt. The leash housing is pivotally attached to a ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5902164 | Retractable surfboard leash A retractable surfboard leash assembly including means for adjusting the exposed length thereof between the surfboard and the surfboard rider including an elongated, flexible leash defined by spaced-apart first and second distal ends, a housing forming an... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5833165 | Retraction reel for keys and the like A retraction unit for keys and the like having a housing with a reel mounted in the housing for rotation, a retraction spring for the reel, and a cable carried on the reel, with the inner end of the cable connected to the reel, and a cable end fitting car... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5732898 | Cord reel assembly A cord reel assembly is provided which includes a housing including a funnel-shaped port, a spool journalled within the housing, and a cord wound about the spool and having an end portion exiting the housing via the funnel-shaped port. The housing typical... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5718100 | Package wrapping apparatus and method A reusable package wrapping apparatus and method. The apparatus has a spring-loaded ribbon reel which dispenses an inverted ribbon in a first direction and recovers the ribbon, which has been re-inverted in a secondly direction. Spring tension or a locked... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5553802 | Oppressive sensation reducer for safety belt of automobile An oppressive sensation reducer for safety belt wherein a reducer spring and a normal spring to which outer ends are fixed are installed in a reducer spring container and a normal spring container formed in a spring holder, a spring plate and a spring spa... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5490805 | Retractable surfboard leash An improved retractable leash is provided for attaching a surfboard to a surfer. The leash consists of an elongated line with a storage unit for the line. Elements are for mounting the storage unit onto the surfboard and to allow the storage unit to rotat... | 02/13/1996 |
