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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7600744 | Quick clamping fixture A quick clamping fixture includes a main rod, on which two sliders are slidably mounted and may be braked at desired positions to clamp a workpiece between them. The two sliders each have an L-shaped plate and a set of metal plates mounted in a housing thereof with ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7328891 | Clamp tool A clamp tool for woodwork or metalwork in which a screw mechanism is not apart away from a shaft and is not exposed is disclosed. In the clamp tool, a pair of clamping brackets is disposed on a shaft apart from each other and at least one clamping bracket is movable... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325797 | Clamping and spreading device In order to provide a clamping and spreading device with a slide rail which is mounted for displacement and the displacement movement of which can be actuated in a clamping direction with blocking of the displaceability in the opposite direction and the displacement... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7258333 | Clamping device An improved bar clamp in which the first jaw assembly consists of a handle assembly or setting unit, on a slide bar inside of an independently mounted first jaw. A finger lever is pivotably attached to the setting unit and at its upper end pivotably attached to the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243959 | Reactor water isolation devices A seal clamp assembly for sealing an opening in a piping system includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a base having a first side, a second side and an aperture extending therethrough from the first side to the second side, and a brace coupled to the base. The brace ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7222842 | Vise clamp There is disclosed a vise clamp that can provide a large clamping force and be operated stably. The vise clamp includes a stationary jaw, a movable jaw connected to the stationary jaw, and a clamping device connected to the movable jaw. The clamping device includes ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219885 | Sliding rack L-clamp having a non-rotating shaft A sliding arm L-clamp includes an L-shaped bar having an arm with a flat arm end and a rail integrally connected to the arm and an adjustable sliding rack assembly. The adjustable sliding rack assembly includes a rack with an opening on a first rack end, a perpendic... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216862 | Tool for securing clamp to object A tool for securing a clamp, such as a P clamp, to a mounting location, comprising: a first jaw; a second jaw; and an actuator to move the first jaw relative to the second jaw. The first jaw includes a retainer for a fastener. The method of attaching the clamp to th... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7165334 | Guide clamp A guide clamp including a generally, straight elongate guide bar, a first clamp assembly mounted at one end of the guide bar, a second clamp assembly slidingly mounted along the guide bar, the clamp assemblies being adapted to clamp a workpiece therebetween, an end ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162809 | Power saw guide The invention is directed to a guide for a power saw or router of the type having a blade and a housing wider than the blade which directly overlies the blade during the cutting operation. The guide includes a guide bar having a straight outer edge configured for gu... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159859 | Pipe clamp with releasable clamp body A clamp body is provided with a channel formed in the clamp body and a retainer is movably mounted in the clamp body. A jaw is mounted on the clamp body and an end cap blocking one end of the channel. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144003 | Solder assistor The device of the present invention is useful for facilitating the soldering of materials. More specifically, the device of the present invention is useful for the positioning and securing of at least two electrically conductive materials such that those materials c... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144004 | Clamp jaw for restricted spaces A clamp jaw for restricted spaces is comprised of a base plate with a clamp engaging plate projecting from a side of the base plate at a right angle, and a gripping plate projecting from an opposite side of the base plate at a right angle. A though hole is positione... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140582 | Quick connect ladder clamp First and second C-shaped clamping members are provided to engage a ladder and a roof rack. One of the clamping members is mounted on an actuator rod, the other on an actuator housing. A pistol grip handle and trigger mechanism enable the two clamping members to be ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131642 | Adjustable clamp A jaw for a bar clamp and a method of using a bar clamp, the bar clamp including a trigger having a first force applying mechanism to apply a first force against the drive lever at a first point on the drive lever that is remote from the bar as the trigger pivots wi... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131643 | Clamping system A clamping system including a fixed end and an adjustable end. Both ends having a support and a lock ring pivotally attached to the support. The lock ring has a bottom, top and two sides which together form a receiving area to receive lumber. The fixed end including... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7093828 | Methods and apparatus for clamping tools The present invention is directed generally to tools that are high quality, strong, and lightweight. For example, various tools such as clamps may be made using parts containing a compound or alloy including magnesium. Magnesium may be for cast or extruded parts. In... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048174 | Adaptable spring force clamping apparatus and methods Adaptable spring force clamping apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes at least one elongated member adapted to be positioned proximate to a surface of a work piece. The elongated member includes first and second end portions a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047610 | Holding device A device for holding a rotary element stationary relative to a fixed body, the device comprising at least one element, adapted to engage with the rotary element to hold the device in a fixed position relative to the rotary element; and an engaging member, adapted to... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7011284 | Pivotable clamp A pivotable clamp is provided. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a clamp that includes a first member that is pivotably coupled to a second member. A third member is pivotally coupled to the second member. The first member is sized to slidably engage... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007731 | Base frame for fixture A base frame for holding fixtures used in woodwork includes an extruded body having a raised top central portion formed into a dovetailed open-topped upper channel, two lowered wing portions located at each lateral side of the upper channel and formed into two symme... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6971641 | Automatically closing adjustable clamp A clamp which can be closed with one hand consists of two telescoping sleeves, one inside the other, with a fixed jaw at one end of the inner sleeve and a movable jaw that is caused to travel back and forth along the length of the inner sleeve by means of a connecti... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957808 | Apparatus for securing a workpiece An apparatus for securing a workpiece comprising first and second clamp members, a transportable elongate member to which the clamp members are mounted for being shifted between clamped and unclamped positions to allow a clamped workpiece to be transported, and a ba... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6954979 | Frame joiner press system A frame joiner press system for efficiently driving a V-nail into two adjacent members of a picture frame. The frame joiner press system includes a base, a plurality of support shafts extending upwardly from the base, a support platform slidably positioned upon the ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6935628 | Clamp jaw A clamp jaw for restricted spaces is comprised of a base plate with a clamp engaging plate projecting from a side of the base plate at a right angle, and a gripping plate projecting from an opposite side of the base plate at a right angle. A through hole is position... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6912938 | Vehicle pedal depressor A pedal depressor for a truck or large vehicle includes adjustable telescoping tubes with a locking plate for locking the tubes in a fixed position. A rubber tip is provided at one end for engaging a pedal and a Y-shaped yoke, which is rotatably adjustable, is provi... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6746006 | Compression and expansion tool A tool for selectively compressing and expanding work, the tool comprising a handle including bar holders and at least two slidable bars having work engaging surfaces at ends thereof both of which are slidably received in a separate one of the bar holders and both b... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6648315 | Clamping device having indirect driving mechanism A clamping device includes a rod slidably received in a channel of a housing, a catch plate and a release panel slidably engaged onto the rod and biased to be released and engaged onto the rod. A hand grip is pivotally secured to the housing, a pawl is ro... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648314 | Eccentric clamp clip A clamp has a first clamping jaw support (2) which can be displaced along a slide bar (1) and fixed thereon by applying a tilting moment. The clamping jaw support has a first clamping jaw (3), certain areas of which lie at a distance from the slide bar (1... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641122 | Lever clamp In order to provide a lever clamp which is straightforward and cost-effective to produce and comprises a slide rail, a fixed arm, which is arranged on the slide arm, and a slide arm, which can be displaced on the slide rail and on which a lever element is... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6622997 | Straight edge clamping device for clamping workpieces A straight edge clamping device for clamping workpieces is provided. The device comprises a straight edge having a flat lower surface for contacting workpieces, an upper wall, and two sidewalls, a first stop fixed at one end of the edge, a second stop mov... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6568441 | Holding arms for shaper cutting and the like A pair of holding arms which can be installed quickly and used to press a workpiece in a safe manner against a guide fence, regardless of the cuts made upon it, when the workpiece is moved past a shaper having cutter blades rotatably mounted on a stationa... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6505391 | Process for making a versatile clamping device designed to hold objects without damaging them, such a device and its use A method for making and a method for using a device designed to hold objects by clamping while preventing damage thereto. This device includes a cylindrical support part (1) and two arms (2), each arm having a transverse hole and at least one of these arm... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6412767 | Clamping jaw A method of attaching a clamping jaw to a support element comprising a stop element having the steps of positioning a stop element within a channel formed in the clamping jaw and blocking a first end of the channel and a second end of the channel so that ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6367787 | Hand clamp A hand clamp includes a slide bar having a first jaw coupled to an end. A body having a jaw slidably receives the slide bar with the jaws in opposition. A drive assembly moves the slide bar in a single direction and includes a cavity formed in the body th... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367790 | Slide-type L-clamp A bar clamp has a straight and stiff metal bar having an straight inner face, a straight and stiff fixed metal arm extending from an end of the bar and having a straight inner face substantially perpendicular to the bar inner face, and a metal corner unit... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6347791 | Full face pad A full face clamp pad having an engagement surface, a first wall attached to and extending away from the engagement surface, a second wall attached to and extending away from the engagement surface, a third wall attached to and extending away from the eng... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6338478 | Clamp fixtures Adaptors for interchangeably connecting any of a plurality of clamping fixtures to various beam clamp assemblies include an adaptor block or body, a fastener attached to the adaptor block for releasably securing the adaptor block to a jaw of a beam clamp ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6212977 | Spring chuck A spring chuck having a locking mechanism provided between two handles of the spring chuck. The locking mechanism includes a sleeve connected at an end to one handle of the chuck, a shaft having an end connected to another handle of the chuck and another ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6113089 | Screw clamp A screw clamp (1) having a fixed bracket (3) with a clamping surface (4), and having a sliding bracket (5) which can be displaced and secured on a slide rail (2, 2'), the rail being connected to the fixed bracket (3), and the sliding bracket being a carri... | 09/05/2000 |
