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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8235347 | Adjustable ground anchor A mailbox support has an attachment for attaching the mailbox support to the ground, a first plate attached to the attachment, a second plate rotatably attached to the first plate, a fixture attaching to the second plate for supporting the mailbox support and, an ab... | 08/07/2012 |
| 8047498 | Support stand device for rebar bender A support stand device for a rebar bender featuring a base with a rebar bender mount; three leg mounts disposed in the base in a symmetrical configuration, three legs removably engagable in the leg mounts; securing means for securing the legs in the respective leg m... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7942377 | Beach umbrella stand including foot operated drive assembly for anchoring and method of use A beach umbrella stand is provided including a foot operated drive assembly. A pole of a beach umbrella stand has a hollow interior portion housing the foot operated drive assembly. The foot operated drive assembly includes a ratchet assembly operated by a foot peda... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7883070 | Secure post A device installed at the base of a vertical post used to stabilize the post in an upright vertical plumb condition and prevent the post from leaning. The device is comprised of a flat base (1) manufactured in two halves so that when placed together has a geo... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7857279 | Bow holder and bow cradle An improved bow holder is comprised of a bow cradle, at least one extension member and a base. The bow cradle is comprised of a body, a guide and a limb rest. The guide receives and holds the limb of a bow and is attached to the top of the body. The limb rest is com... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7503541 | Beach umbrella stand including foot operated drive assembly for anchoring and method of use A beach umbrella stand is provided including a foot operated drive assembly. A pole of a beach umbrella stand has a hollow interior portion housing the foot operated drive assembly. The foot operated drive assembly includes a ratchet assembly operated by a foot peda... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7438273 | Anchor for securing an object to ground The present invention describes an anchor for securing an object the ground. The anchor is especially useful for securing, either temporarily or permanently, fixing objects to the ground, such as signs, poles, mailbox posts, tent or net supports. Placement of the de... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7389603 | Modular sign post A modular signpost including a first section, a second section that mounts onto the first section, and a third section that mounts onto the second section. The first section includes a ground mounting structure, a base tube and a guide tube. The second section inclu... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7357366 | Sports pole mounting structure A sports pole mounting structure for supporting sports equipment in a pool environment capable of repeated assembly and removal. The mounting structure includes a bracket and a collar securely engaging existing in-ground sleeves traditionally found around pool envir... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7334370 | Anchor for metal fence post A fence post anchor comprising a lower portion, first and second supporting arms, and first and second main arms, made out of a single piece of material. The supporting arms wrap around the front face of a metal fence post and ensure that the anchor will bend above ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322549 | Refuse container retainer A refuse container retainer includes an elongated member, defining an open chamber, that is screwed in to the ground. A collar attached atop the elongated member has a central opening extending the chamber, a base plate adjacent a top portion of the elongated member... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318266 | Method of hanging an object A hammer hanger is useful for hanging objects off the ground. The hammer hanger includes a Slide hammer tube that impacts a stake to insert the stake into and remove it from the ground. The slide hammer comprises a slide hammer tube that is slidingly captured on the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311291 | Mailbox support post An elongated support post for a mailbox has a mailbox support arm secured to an upper portion of the support post and at least one anchor fin secured to a lower portion of the support post and projectingly outwardly therefrom. In one embodiment of the invention a pa... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311097 | Bow construction including a telescoping bow riser and ground support A bow construction (10) adapted for use in combination with a wheelchair (200) wherein the bow construction (10) includes a hollow cylindrical riser member (20) provided with a pair of bow limb members (30) and a pair of transverse... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281651 | Multiple mailbox mount A multiple mailbox mount has a vertical post adapted to be anchored in the ground. A body having two opposed, spaced-apart, vertical ends, a continuously-semicircular curved section extending between the vertical ends, and a midpoint, is attached to the vertical pos... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275680 | Adjustable mailbox support assembly A mailbox assembly having a mounting plate for securing the mailbox assembly into the ground. The mounting plate has three primary configurations: a flat configuration for use on a generally flat ground surface; a bent configuration for use on the edge of a hill; an... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7255124 | Quick coupler anchor The quick coupler anchor includes an anchor body having a pair of vertical plates extending generally at right angles one to the other and spaced from one another. Planes containing the plates, when extended, intersect along a vertical line offset from the center ax... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246783 | Beach umbrella stand including foot operated drive assembly for anchoring and method of use A beach umbrella stand is provided including a foot operated drive assembly. A pole of a beach umbrella stand has a hollow interior portion housing the foot operated drive assembly. The foot operated drive assembly includes a ratchet assembly operated by a foot peda... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240743 | Soil probe insertion arrangement and method of use This invention relates to probes used in the ground for the collection of data relating to soil conditions and in particular to a construction and method of insertion of probe bodies that will house such probes. A probe body insertion apparatus comprises a tool for ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234670 | Outlet post for high and low voltage service A mounting device for supplying both high and low voltage services in an outdoor setting. One end of the mounting device is adapted to be anchored securely in the ground. A post extending from the ground includes a first electrical box for housing high voltage elect... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219872 | Adjustable post support An adjustable post support (10) for use in supporting a post vertically above the ground. The support may include a lower spike portion (12) and an upper bracket portion (14). The lower spike portion may include an upper end. The bracket portion... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220194 | Pitching practice target Pitching practice targets teach a pitcher to deliver accurate pitches. A tripod assembly is attached to one end of a body. The height of the pitching practice target can be adjusted by telescoping first and second body extensions inserted into the body's opposing en... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210264 | Combined telescopic wading staff and fishing pole A combination telescopic wading staff and fishing pole device includes a pole with a hollow storage area and a staff that is retractable and extensible. The telescopic wading staff has a plurality of interconnected elongated segments that are slideably, telescopical... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201624 | Mooring system A mooring system (10) is described for mooring a vessel to a floor portion of a body of water. The system (10) comprises a substantially rigid, elongate support member (12) having a connecting point (14) adjacent an upper end to which a v... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191569 | Telescoping pier foundation A telescoping pier foundation system (100, 100a, 100b) comprises generally an outer shell preferably made of a tough material, such as, a suitable polymer or a metal alloy, having an internal cavity (12) for receiving cementitious ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191996 | Support device destined to be anchored in the ground The device, destined to be anchored in the ground of granular composition, comprises a rod with a hollow tubular section, the latter having an open upper end wherein can be fixed an object and an intermediate orifice on its flank. The orifice enables evacuation of t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186054 | Anchor assembly for a road post A ground anchor assembly for a guide post, the ground anchor assembly having a first part and a second part, the first part adapted to be pounded into the ground, the first part comprising a head portion and a tail portion, the tail portion being insertable into the... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178952 | Theft-deterrent outdoor lighting A theft deterrent outdoor lighting, comprising in combination a light housing for housing a light, a battery for storing electrical energy, an alarm and a motion detector electrically connecting the alarm to the battery to actuate the alarm when motion is detected, ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178875 | Chair apparatus A chair apparatus for supporting a back of a person. The chair apparatus has a backrest and at least one support member attached with respect to the backrest. Each support member extends away from the backrest and forms an implantable element which can be inserted i... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175141 | Removable sign support system A removable sign support system for supporting a sign on the ground includes a substantially upright support post, configured to removably receive a sign post. The support post has a substantially horizontal base affixed to its bottom end, with a plurality of spikes... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172163 | Mailbox holder A mailbox holder (10) includes an upper mailbox support (14), a lower ground support (16) that is securely fastened to the upper support, and an attachment bracket (36) to which a mailbox (12) is secured. The upper mailbox support ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172168 | Umbrella holder An apparatus for holding an umbrella includes a longitudinal shaft with a lower and an upper end. The lower end is adapted for insertion into the ground. A pivoting lever is used to urge the lower end into the ground by stepping on it. The upper end is adapted to re... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159256 | Multifunctional outdoor blanket anchors An assembly includes an anchor formed from non-corrosive material that includes an elongated stake section provided with a rectilinear spine traveling along an entire length thereof. The stake section has a pair of monolithically formed shoulders diverging forwardly... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155881 | Method of securing valuables in a tote bag assembly A valuable securing tote bag assembly and method includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. Each of the bottom and peripheral walls is flexible. The peripheral wall has an upper edge... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156086 | Bow holding stand assembly A bow holding stand assembly includes a rod that has a bottom end that is extendable into a ground surface. A plate has a first end, a second end, an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side edge and a second side edge. The lower surface is attached to a top end... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150116 | Device and method for locating an underground object An indicator device is used for locating an underground object, for example an underground pipeline, prior to surrounding excavation by a bucket excavator. The device generally comprises a panel member buried in the ground directly above the object. The panel member... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7142140 | Auto scanning ADC for DPWM A system for monitoring interrupts to a processor includes a multiplexer having a plurality of inputs connected to receive various analog inputs. The multiplexer further has an output which is programmably connected to one of the plurality of inputs responsive to a ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7097380 | Positioning structure of a beach umbrella A positioning structure of a beach umbrella is provided that includes a positioning apparatus to connect with a lower tube of the umbrella. The apparatus has a flat plate for forcing the lower tube being inserted into ground easily. A handle has a rod to engage with... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097154 | Extended length strand take up device An extended length strand take up device comprises at least two tension rods disposed in parallel spaced relationship to one another, and a first connecting body slidably mounted on the tension rods for connecting the extended length strand take up device to a guy w... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090118 | Mailbox and support A mailbox is secured to a support by a tongue and groove connection. The support may be formed of two side by side pieces, which are maintained in assembly by the tongue and grove connection. The two pieces of the support may have mating protrusions and pockets prev... | 08/15/2006 |
