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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419129 | Sliding holding device for a cooking container lid A lid holding device is composed of an elongate sliding member held within a mounting base. The sliding member travels linearly with respect to the mounting base. The sliding member has a retainer clip. The mounting base has a pair of retainer clips connected to win... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7243449 | Cubicle top nametag display unit A sign display mountable over a top surface of a cubicle wall includes a sign holder having a frame and a depending post extending therefrom for carrying a sign. A clamp assembly has a pair of engaging members and an attachment for securing the engaging members toge... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7190586 | Heat sink retention assembly and related methods Heat sink retention assemblies and related methods are described. In one embodiment, a system comprises a base, a handle rotatably mounted on the base, and heat sink retention structure joined with the handle and moveable by the handle between an opened and a closed... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7147196 | Devices and method for hanging a display board Devices for hanging a display board frame wherein a first bracket is mounted on a wall and has a hook on one end supportingly engaging a channel on a corresponding first edge of a display board frame and a second cooperating bracket having a slotted portion is slidi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7111420 | Snap-in license plate bracket for automotive vehicle A license plate bracket for an automotive vehicle includes a generally planar body having self-locking axially engageable retention structures extending from a rear side of the generally planar body. The retention structures allow the license plate bracket to be pus... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100779 | Board for pegboard system This pegboard is injection molded of plastic yielding a unitized flat panel, and rearwardly projecting peripheral flanges and cross webs terminating along a single plane, suited to provide clearance for a cooperating hook between a panel rear face and a flat mountin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7011132 | Strip curtain support system An environmental strip curtain holding apparatus for suspending a plurality of flexible transparent strips forming a curtain includes a bar suitable for mounting to fixed structure adjacent to a location requiring the presence of a strip curtain. A plurality of pegs... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6748688 | Housing for mounting a collector plate A housing for mounting a collector plate comprises, in a preferred embodiment, a base with at least one concave recess, a plurality of clamps disposed about the periphery of the recess and an opening in a rear surface of the base. In a preferred embodiment, the clam... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6592088 | Toolless locking mount A universal mounting mechanism for holding objects, such as electrical, medical, optical or audio/visual components needing secure physical connection to another surface in such a way that the mounted object can be easily and quickly installed and removed... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6375333 | Replaceable rear view mirror for motor vehicles A mirror carrier plate assembly is slidably engageable along a sliding direction by a holding plate of a mirror housing for securing the mirror carrier plate assembly to the housing. The holding plate has two opposite sides. The mirror carrier plate assem... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6328451 | Replaceable rear view mirror for motor vehicles A rear view mirror assembly is provided and includes a mirror carrier plate assembly slidably engageable along a sliding direction by a holding plate of a mirror housing for securing the mirror carrier plate assembly to the housing, the holding plate havi... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6070847 | Picture hanging device A hanging device has a wall mount and an adjustable picture mounting device to be placed on the item to be hung. The adjustable mechanism can be threadably or frictionally positioned.... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5975707 | Under view mirror apparatus for a vehicle An under view mirror apparatus includes a housing having an opening and a holding rib extending toward the opening and a frame fixed to the housing at the opening in the housing. The frame is provided with an opening and a projecting portion extending alo... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5959791 | Device for viewing the soles of feet A new device for viewing the soles of feet for observing the plantar aspect (sole portion) of both feet during normal weight bearing while standing. The inventive device includes a box member with a mirror member within its interior space. The box member ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5893544 | Positioning device for a suspension rack A positioning device includes a base disk including a first side, a second side, and an outer periphery formed with an outer thread, two juxtaposed lugs each formed on the first side of the base disk and each including a flat abutting edge in line with ea... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5799915 | Twist rack for snowboards A twist rack bracket for snowboards includes a base member which may be selectively connected to a wall. The bracket has a base member that has a bore and a front member that has an opposing surface with a shaft projecting therefrom. The shaft is disposed... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5799429 | Corner frames for protecting and enhancing foamboard and other similar materials A corner frame having a base for engaging the back of the foamboard and a top for engaging the front of the foamboard separated by sidewalls on the base which are of a width to permit positioning the corner of the foamboard within the corner frame thus co... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5781353 | Exterior rearview mirror An external mirror for a motor vehicle which includes a mirror base which can be fixed to the body of the vehicle, a mirror housing which is swingable with respect to the base and which surrounds the mirror glass on all sides and projects rearwardly of th... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5768833 | Storm shutter retainer assembly A storm shutter retainer assembly featuring a header structure incorporating an elongated retaining channel defined by front, rear, and top flanges integrally attached to one another in at least partially surrounding relation to the retaining channel and ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5671097 | Graffiti resistant mirror A mirror installation suitable for mounting on a wall, and having a wall mounting plate including a reflector surface, a transparent reflector surface protection sheet, positioning units carried on the wall plate for positioning the transparent sheet over... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5593040 | Rotary clip for solder pallet A pallet holds one or more circuit boards for processing. A pallet opening for receiving the circuit board has grooves at one side to retain an edge of the circuit board and rotary clips at the other side to receive and hold the opposite edge of the board... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5560168 | Swinging door with mirror insert on one face and method of making same A hollow core door has a perimeter frame with stiles and top and bottom rails, and a pair of skins secured to the perimeter frame. One skin has an aperture therein with its side margins spaced inwardly of the perimeter frame, and inner frame elements are ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5555137 | Repair kit for an adjustable side view mirror for vehicles A repair kit for repair and retrofit of an adjustable side view mirror for vehicles having four pliable mounting-bracket assemblies, each having a mirror-engaging adjustment screw for engaging and adjusting the position of the side view mirror within a mi... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5454539 | Plate holder device A holder for a plate designed to be mounted on a vertical wall or other surface having a circular plate-engaging rigid wire ring and a plurality of bendable wire loops spaced about and secured to such wire ring, such wire loops being adapted to be bent ov... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5452139 | Security mirror construction with readily replaceable mirror panels A security mirror construction with a mirror panel which can only be replaced by one having generally authorized access to the mirror construction and where the mirror panel itself is generally isolated so that damage to the mirror panel by vandalism or o... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5405196 | Adjustable shelf personal care cabinet An adjustable shelf personal care cabinet that employs a plurality of snap-in support rods that are removably mounted in the rear wall of the cabinet wherein the rods are structured to receive the edge of a shelf with the opposite edge received in a side ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5390889 | Poster clamp A poster clamp having a clam-shell clamp having an upper member and a lower member, the upper and lower members rotatable about a common hinge between open and closed positions, and when in the closed position a first clamp arm on the upper member overlay... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5371994 | Ceiling sheet installation apparatus A new and improved ceiling sheet installation apparatus includes a set of four ceiling-mounted sheet material support assemblies. Each sheet material support assembly includes a ceiling mounting portion and a sheet retaining portion. The ceiling mounting ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5337988 | Mirror mounting bracket An adjustable mirror mounting bracket including a stationary bracket member and a movable bracket member slidably mounted on the stationary bracket member. The stationary bracket member has two rows of corrugations and an opening for receiving a mounting ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5313336 | Rearview mirror assembly for motor vehicle A rearview mirror assembly for use on a motor vehicle includes a bracket swingably mounted on a base connected to a motor vehicle body and a mirror holder support member housed in a frame of the bracket. The frame of the bracket has a plurality of project... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5301068 | Osto-mirror A mirror in aid of a user of an ostomy appliance by holding it between the users' legs whether the user is lying down, sitting, or reclining, and utilizing a post between the users legs, a base for the post, under the legs, and an extension on the post ho... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5295651 | Klear klip The "klear klip" is a unique one piece design clear plastic mirror clip with no exposed screws. It has a slanted ramp in the base of the clip to strengthen the bottom of the clip to serve as a device to hold the mirror snug to prevent the mirror from ratt... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5285994 | Wall mounting support A wall mounting support includes a shell fastened to a wall by an anchor and a screw, the shell comprising a front guard spaced from a front wall thereof with a receiving chamber defined therebetween for receiving the object to be supported. The front wal... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5233476 | Elongate vehicular rear view mirror A flexible, shape-retentent rear view mirror is mounted to a support flange having a flange forward surface, with a positioning flange orthogonally and integrally mounted to an upper edge of the support flange. First and second mounting plates are positio... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5199681 | Bracket system for mounting posters on walls The bracket system comprises specially shaped corner components which include an angled slot for receiving the corner of the poster to be mounted. A locking mechanism comprising a pair of members which rotate relative to one another are inserted in the sl... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5198937 | In-car rearview mirror structure An improved in-car rearview mirror structure including a mirror frame seat and a mirror, wherein the upper and lower edges of the mirror frame seat are formed with two grooves respectively and two C-shaped protecting frames are mounted on two sides of the... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5165081 | Auxiliary clamp-on mirror An auxiliary mirror that can be easily attached to a vehicle's existing rear-view mirror to improve visibility of the back seat or blind spots. The auxiliary mirror is mounted on a pair of telescoping brackets for attachment on either side and above or be... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5160112 | Moving mirror carriage A system for constraining a moving device to parallel plane translational movement, the system including a base; a frame fixed to the base and including frame portions disposed at the periphery of a region; a movable device disposed in the region; and a p... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5152492 | Viewgraph mount The present invention relates to a mount for a viewgraph. The mount includes a frame and a plurality of tabs disposed in the frame for holding the viewgraph to the frame in proper alignment so that the viewgraph is removably and interchangeably mounted to... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5059015 | Vehicular signal mirror apparatus A side view mirror assembly for securement to each side of an associated vehicle. The mirror assembly includes a translucent lens projecting through an exterior side wall of an associated mirror housing wherein an illumination member is in electrical comm... | 10/22/1991 |
