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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7093811 | Clamping base The present invention is a clamping base, including a body capable of engaging with and holding a camera, and a second wall portion capable of being detached from and engaged with the body. The clamping base further includes a moving portion. The moving portion incl... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6932309 | Holder for an electronic device An apparatus and method for holding a portable electronic device, comprising a base formed of thin, flat, rigid, material, and having, in a lower portion a first, substantially unbroken, flat surface, against which the inner lower surface of the device can be mounte... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6860459 | Method and apparatus for mounting selectively orientable component A method and apparatus for mounting a component using a mounting accessory is disclosed herein. The mounting accessory and the component are designed and configured to provide a variety of different mounting methods, as required by the environment. The component and... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6685070 | Modular cargo carrier system for vehicle roof A modular cargo carrier system comprising at least one pair of carrier modules and means for attaching said modules to a vehicle or to a support on a vehicle. The modules each have a top, a bottom, sides and ends, the attaching means being located on at l... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6626407 | Mounting system A mounting system for use in a work environment is disclosed. The system includes a mounting bracket having a first side and a second side. Either side of the mounting bracket is adapted for selective coupling to one of a mounting structure or an accessor... | 09/30/2003 |
| 5667188 | Mounting structure for lamps, street lamps and similar devices A mounting structure for lamps, street lamps and the like comprises a lamp supporting arm, an attachment device for connection of the arm to the structure and means for removably engaging the arm to the attachment device, which attachment device is select... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5636937 | Universal connector anchor A universal anchor for securing electrical connectors to a motor vehicle includes a body portion and a stem portion extending downwardly from the body portion. The stem portion is constructed and arranged for being secured in an opening in a motor vehicle... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5601267 | Awning rod bracket An awning rod bracket is provided which can be easily slid into preformed slots in awning rods. The bracket includes a pair of bolts opposingly mounted on a planar body which defines openings therein for receiving various types of attachments for supporti... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5582384 | Holding device for rods, tubes, etc. A holding device for elongate members has a base body with a C-shaped bracket with a first leg, a second leg, and a connecting bar. The C-shaped bracket has a securing screw extending through the first leg for clamping the holding device to a support. The... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5562269 | Mini bulb holder A fixture for holding a wire carrying a string of decorative lights in place on a support surface with the lights being positioned parallel or perpendicular to the support surface. The fixture includes a substantially flat base member for mounting on a su... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5544393 | Drapery clip A clip for alternatively draping one of two structures, the first structure having a top surface, an underside surface, and a peripheral edge; the second structure having a rod support member, includes a face portion having front and back surfaces. The ba... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5509634 | Self adjusting glass shelf label holder An extruded PVC clip-on label holder for use on glass shelves such as merchandise shelves in retail outlets has a label holder panel and a pair of resilient rearwardly extending arms forming a channel between which a shelf is gripped. The holder is suitab... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5474272 | Portable cup holder with adjustable cup retainer A cup-holder is provided for portable use at football games, theaters, or the like. The cup-holder is securely fastened to a top surface of an arm rest of a seat at the game. The holder includes a base having flat top and bottom surfaces. The bottom surfa... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5418986 | Attachment plate for mounting for example sanitary fixture The attachment plate has a rectangular planar front wall (2) with two groups (3) each with three mounting sites (3a-3c). These groups are used for mounting sanitary fixtures such as for example isolating valves and the like. The two groups (3) have in eac... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5386961 | Multi-directional mounting unit for mounting a bicycle lock on a tubular frame A multi-directional mounting unit is used to mount a bicycle lock on a tubular frame. The mounting unit includes a tubular mounting part that is to be secured tightly on the tubular frame, and a separate tubular retaining part that confines a receiving sp... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5360194 | Support assembly for optical equipment An assembly having a plurality of elongate feet for supporting optical equipment. The feet are attached to the optical equipment by a fastener. A plurality of alternate carrier holes or an H-shaped aperture are provided in each foot so that, with the fast... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5333904 | Header transport support bracket A transport for transporting combine headers and a support bracket therefor, wherein the support bracket includes a first support member to receive thereon and support the lower edge of the header when the lower edge defines a first geometric configuratio... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5330145 | Holder for drinking vessels An adapter for enabling a traditional cup holder to support a relatively large drinking vessel includes a base having an upwardly opening socket which is large enough to receive the vessel and a downwardly projecting locking element which is small enough ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5207571 | Candelabrum A variable-configuration candelabrum including a base provided with a plurality of constraining grooves, and a plurality of stems, each of which has a first end configured to match the configuration of the constraining grooves and a second end provided wi... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5207406 | Umbrella stand An umbrella stand designed to be used principally in conjunction with a beach umbrella with the stand to be located on sand. The umbrella shaft is to be optionally mounted either in a vertical position or inclined position on the stand. The stand is to in... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5184911 | Saddle mounting structure for a golf cart A saddle mounting structure comprising a connector for connecting a saddle to a golf cart's main frame, two symmetrical locating blocks for connecting said connector to the pillar of the saddle by a screw and a lock nut, two fastening plates for connectin... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5165639 | Vessel support A mounting device for positioning a liquid or solid containing vessel relative to first and second bodies, such as adjacent stadium seats, utilizing a holder having an opening for at least partially surrounding the vessel. The holder further includes a fl... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5156110 | Connector assembly and point-of-purchase advertising device A reconfigurable connector assembly (10) comprising a bracket (11) and a coupling block (12), the assembly (10) is suitable for a reconfigurable point-of-purchase advertising device which typically includes a flag pole (13). The bracket (11) includes a ch... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5137243 | Holding device for a tapered shaft and method of holding a tapered shaft A relatively rigid device for holding a circular cylindrical tapered shaft including a top and bottom end, a first and second outer side opposite each other, a third side opposite a fourth side, the first outer side having a channel extending along its le... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5116044 | Aerobic climbing step/bench An exercise step/bench for aerobic climbing and dance includes a base in the form of a horizontal platform having a downwardly and outwardly extending apron. A leg is reverseably mounted against the apron at each corner of the platform. The reverseable mo... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5096186 | Aerobic climbing step/bench An exercise step/bench for aerobic climbing and dance includes a base in the form of a horizontal platform generally rectangularly shaped with a downwardly extending apron. Each corner of the platform is provided with a plurality of leg receiving openings... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5090095 | Drapery clip A clip for alternatively draping one of three structures, where the first structure includes a top surface, an underside surface and a peripheral edge, the second structure includes a top surface and a peripheral edge having a downwardly extending flange ... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5065973 | Smooth surface fixing setter A setter for supporting a container or other object on a smooth surface, wherein the setter is provided with a suction pad for sticking against the surface and engaged by urging a spring-biased rod downwardly away from a magnetic force attraction. The suc... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5031864 | Multi-use clamp for electrical conduits The disclosed multi-use clamp consists of a unitary body having an elongated pointed shank and a hook cantilevered off of the shank opposite the pointed end. The hook has first and second concavely curved portions located outwardly adjacent the shank. The... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5009385 | Mounting arrangement for avionics equipment An arrangement for releasably securing an equipment or instrumentation box in the cockpit of aircraft in alternate orientations by having one portion of the box apertured to cooperate with pins on a mounting tray and another portion slotted to cooperate w... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5005793 | Pole clip needle cap holder A needle cap holder for holding a cap in a stationary position for a needle to be reinserted therein, comprises a base member for attachment to a support surface, an arm having an inner end and an outer end and attached to the base at the inner end, and a... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4941633 | Rope support device A support device which is particularly adapted to join a length of rope to a structural member of a building, for example, has a body prepared for ready attachment to the structural member. Projecting outwardly from the body of the device is a set of spac... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4795121 | Window frame light hanger An improved light hanger apparatus is set forth framed of a generally "L" shaped configuration. Tapered keyhole shaped bores within said hanger enable secure positioning of Christmas-type lights therein with the keyhole slot configuration enabling the fee... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4776553 | Telephone cradle mount A telephone cradle mount comprises a mounting member for mounting a telephone cradle and a fixing member, each of the mounting and fixing members comprises a generally rectangular mounting plate section, a first and second stationary bearing sections each... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4714232 | Bearing ring for fixing a mounting block on the progressively variable curved finished face of a semi-finished lens or mold blank This bearing ring is of the kind comprising, for contact with the semi-finished blank to be processed, a limited number of bearing areas appropriately distributed circumferentially around the axis of the assembly. The planes tangential to the ends of each... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4667919 | Clipboard holder A device for holding a clipboard at different angles from the vertical to view written material held by the clipboard including a base having slots at various angles into which the base of the clipboard is inserted and having a furrow adjacent to each slo... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4629153 | Container holder device A receptacle for holding a container where the holder includes a ring member with downwardly depending leg members with laterally segments connected adjacent the ends thereof to form the receptacles and where a foldable and a one end disconnectable handle... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4611717 | Display case with improved shelf and rod brackets A novel glass display case is disclosed herein and includes a plurality of vertical side walls with openings therethrough, a plurality of brackets associated with the side walls, each bracket including a body of a generally U-shaped configuration defined ... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4606523 | Cup holder A molded plastic cup holder has a hollow generally cylindrical socket for receiving the lower portion of a relatively large drinking cup and a supporting hook adapted to engage over a rail or an automobile door. On the shank of the hook, above the socket,... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4586221 | Universal clamping device for dial indicators A clamping device for use in clamping dial indicators and like instruments used in surveying comprises a bifurcated clamping element having a pair of elongate arms defining a central slot. The arms define a pair of circular openings at the base of the slo... | 05/06/1986 |
