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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5330144 | Frame structure and assembly for wall mounting a speaker or camera The invention provides a mounting frame structure for association with a preformed aperture in a wall and for recessed mounting of a speaker or camera having a housing. The frame structure includes a one-piece, unitary frame body having an open central re... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5326060 | Plastic building wall mount assembly A plastic building wall mounting bracket assembly comprises a one-piece mounting bracket with a back wall and an integral continuous peripheral wall extending axially therefrom, a flange member having an outside flange and an integral flange wall extendin... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5322254 | Mounting device A mounting device for a rigid member such as a stone or concrete slab is disclosed. The slab has an opening which receives a sleeve. A continuous locking member has an inner surface complementary with the sleeve and an outer inclined surface adjacent the ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5322252 | Pivoting mounting for an optical element of a motor vehicle headlamp In a pivoting mounting for an optical element of a motor vehicle headlamp, of the kind comprising a seating in which a ball head at the end of a retaining and/or adjusting bar or screw for the headlamp is received, the seating is defined by two cup elemen... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5314103 | Concealable tissue box holder A concealable tissue box holder for use in a car is pivotally mounted on a recess formed on the partition plate between the rear seat and the rear windshield of the car to receive and hold therein a tissue box so that when the tissue paper is not in use, ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5314154 | Through hole strap mount A strap mount for holding a bundle of wires against a hole in a structure such as a wall or ceiling. The strap mount includes a thin, closed loop mount member having a pair of substantially parallel extended end sections and a central loop section includi... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5310149 | Depth adjustable bracket for wall mount speakers A bracket for the in-wall mounting of speakers having a bracket frame member configured to receive at least one speaker and also having a plurality of wing members attached to the bracket frame member. The wing members having a thin portion to facilitate ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5303892 | Panel for recessed mounting of a housing A control panel is detachably connected by a retaining bracket to a housing which is mounted in an aperture formed in a support structure such as a wall. The positioning of the panel adjacent an outer surface of the support structure is independent of the... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5267474 | Liquid-level sensor A liquid level sensor has a liquid sensing element carried on the end of a curved probe which is inserted into a liquid-holding chamber. The probe can be rotated to properly locate the sensor within the chamber. A threaded nut locks the curved probe in po... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5249108 | Multiple-position decorative light bracket Apparatus for installing and displaying exterior decorative lighting on a supporting structure such as the roof of a residence or office building. The apparatus comprises a base portion, face portion and a hinge assembly. The face portion has at least one... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5242446 | Connector for a spinal column corrective device The present invention relates to an apparatus for connecting a spinal column corrective device to a vertebra. The apparatus comprises a screw threadably engageable with the vertebra. An elongate flexible member extends through an opening in the screw and ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5238427 | Panel mountable electrical connector An electrical connector is provided for mounting in an opening in a panel or the like and includes a housing having a body portion positionable in the opening in the panel. A separate mounting device, independent of the connector housing, is positionable ... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5231560 | Auto-insertable component An auto-insertable component (200) may be soldered to a printed circuit board by an assembly line robot. The auto-insertable component includes a bracket (203) with at least one component (201), such as a speaker, affixed thereto. The component is coupled... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5221069 | Telescoping support bracket A telescoping support bracket for providing convenient installation of wall mounted speakers and the like comprises a body attachable to an architectural structure such as a wall or ceiling and a telescoping member slidably movable relative to the body to... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5181682 | Tool holder A device for holding an elongated hand tool of a tradesman in close proximity to his area of work while he is working on an extension ladder having a plurality of hollow rungs. The device comprises a generally U-shaped mounting member having a base and a ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5167091 | Clip and method for supporting plants on wooden fences A clip (20) for supporting a vine or plant stem (S) on a pair of planks (12, 14) of a wooden fence (10). The clip (20) has an elongate body portion (22) and a pair of legs (24, 26) extending in opposite transverse directions relative to the longitudinal a... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5022623 | Hanging device for brick walls A hanging device for brick walls includes a plate member having a mortar line contacting edge, termed the base, and at least two threaded holes formed therein which are of unequal distance from the base. Two elongated threaded members, inserted through th... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4989818 | Nozzle dam remote installation system and technique The present invention relates to a system, teaches a technique, and provides apparatus eminently useful for the installation/removal, from a remote and protected location, of nozzle dams onto and from nozzle holddown rings within the channel heads of cert... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4971283 | Wedge device for use in mounting lights A wedge device particularly suitable for use in mounting a swimming pool light in a niche formed in a wall of the pool has a wedge member and a drive member for use in driving the wedge member between the side of the light and the wall of the niche. The d... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4923160 | Camming means for climbing anchors An improved climbing anchor utilizing multiple cam elements in which each cam element is independently spring biased by a flat spiral spring located within a recess in the cam element and acting between the pivot mounting and the cam element. The construc... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4913392 | Mounting bracket A mounting bracket is provided for supporting a headlight, mirror or similar accessory on the wall of a vehicle panel. The bracket includes two L-shaped clips which can be secured to the wall by inserting part of the clip through an opening in the wall an... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4896416 | Anchoring method An anchor element is provided with a body of bonded particulate material, e.g. a sleeve of silicate bonded sands. The element is received in a borehole with the sleeve adjacent the blind end. When a compressive force is applied between the ends of the bod... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4874148 | Universal display bracket A display bracket especially adapted for supporting retail merchandising crossbars is disclosed which is capable of mounting crossbars to display uprights which have varying (a) sizes of apertures and (b) spacings of apertures in the uprights, said displa... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4836127 | Rod holder adaptor for boat An adaptor for a fishing rod holder for mounting a down rigger includes a mounting post with an accessory platform and a layered sleeve and lock nut.... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4834327 | Self-adjusting climbing chock A self-adjusting climbing chock is disclosed which includes a main cable structure having a looped end and first and second cable end sections. A fixed wedge element is joined to the cable end sections, and one of the fixed wedge element faces is provided... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4832289 | Anchoring device for use in crevices A climbing device having an anchoring head on the end of a flexible main cable for insertion into a crevice in a rock wall. The head has multiple spring-biased cams which are wedged by a camming action into engagement with the walls of the crevice by pull... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4828443 | Eye bolt and method of manufacture The invention is an eye bolt structure and method of forming including bending a straight rod to include a straight shank portion, a loop portion and a straight rod end portion, the rod end portion lying adjacent the shank portion; then placing at least o... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4809937 | Cable penetration plug A cable penetration plug or cap for use in conjunction with an opening in a structure through which at least one cable is passed includes a hollow hub provided with at least one slot along its length, and a flange joined to one end of the hub. The flange ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4781346 | Climbing aids There is disclosed a climbing aid comprising at least two cam members pivotally mounted on a spindle, one of the cam members pivotting in an opposite direction from the other, resilient means urging the cam members to a normal in use open position, a memb... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4770376 | Fastener device which functions as a rock dowel A fastener device (1) which functions as a rock dowel and intended for use in rock climbing or for mooring boats, and the like, comprising a first element (2) and a second element (5) which are integrated with one another at a juncture (12). The first ele... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4768822 | Truck bed liner retainer A retainer for securing a flangeless cargo liner within a truck bed compartment such that the top rail of the truck bed compartment is unobstructed. In a first embodiment, the retainer includes a cup-shaped insertable portion having an outwardly extending... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4716674 | Rod holder adapter An adapter is provided for mounting fishing accessories, such as a downrigger, in the flush mounted rod holders normally provided in the gunnels or stern of a sport fishing boat. The device comprises an elongate, cylindrical sleeve which is inserted axial... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4715568 | Expansible piton A wedge plate has a substantially planar, rock-engaging surface and a friction surface converging with the rock-engaging surface at a non-overhauling angle to define a thick end portion of the wedge plate. A flexible tube or frame is secured to the thick ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4712754 | Rock climbing anchor The invention is an anchoring device for releasably anchoring within a crack in a rock face, the crack having a pair of opposed crack walls. The device has a cam member, a load cable, and expansion and retraction structure. The cam member has convexly cur... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4702446 | Ladder caddy Ladder Caddy is a holding device for a pail of paint, and is designed for use with hollow rung extension ladders. It is so designed as to conveniently, accessibly and securely hold a pail of paint out from the side of the ladder while painting. Ladder Cad... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4658660 | Booster mounting arrangement A booster assembly is attached to a dash panel by a slotted hinge arrangement at the top of the booster mounting bracket and bolts in apertures at the bottom. The push rod is connected to the brake pedal in such a manner that the entire mounting and conne... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4653708 | Twist-in mounting for a thermostat A thermostat mounting arrangement includes a thermostat fixedly retained by a mounting member, and the mounting member then being mounted in a panel using a "twist-in" motion. The mounting member is of one-piece metal construction having a tubular housing... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4645149 | Camming device for climbers A camming, or wedging, device is disclosed that is particularly useful in climbing a severely sloping surface, such as, for example, the side of a rock or mountain formation having natural or man-made openings therein and into which the camming device may... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4643377 | Mechanically expanding climbing aid The present invention is an improved climbing aid which includes one or more pair of opposing cam members, two parallel axles on which the opposing cam members pivot separately with crossed radii, axle joining members situated between the opposing cam mem... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4643378 | Roller-chock climbing aid A self-wedging, variable thickness climbing aid for rock climbing. The device includes a wedge-shaped chock to which an anchor cable is affixed with that cable extending from the thin end of the chock with an anchor loop on that end. A roller is attached ... | 02/17/1987 |
