Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341390 | Loose-leaf binder A loose-leaf binder has a back, a binder made of a flexible material and attached to the back and two end plugs mounted respectively in ends of the back. The back has two tracks, two side slots and a middle slot. The binder has multiple open rings having two ends. E... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7293379 | Calendar organizing system A 27″×28″×½″ calendar/organizer that combines a large, 12-page, printed paper calendar with a ¼″-½″ thick and “pin-receiving” backboard. The front sheets are printed with a calendar array of days and weeks, with each day having a height of at leas... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278617 | Display hook and assembly having reduced drag A retail display hook, structure and method is provided for a product display that is self-facing and is both safe and space-saving. The support structure includes a vertical support for receiving a display hook. The display hook includes a back end member structure... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7210723 | Article housing device for small-sized vehicle An article housing device for a small-sized vehicle allows an occupant to easily insert and remove an article while seated on a seat, and is capable of preventing a liquid spilled from a housing portion from dropping down to a floor on which the occupant places his/... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201402 | Book with spinning globe The book with spinning globe has a front cover, a back cover, and a spine or binding portion which binds the front cover, and the back cover. An earth globe is rotatably connected to a front cover, back cover, or spine so that the globe is rotatable about an axis ex... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7171713 | Multi-tool for use with golf carts A multi-purpose golfing tool is provided with an elongated body having an arm that extends angularly from one end of the body to releasably engage the rearward portion of a golf cart seat. The opposite end is provided with a feature for engaging the steering wheel, ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7108169 | Tabbed storage sleeve and retrieval system for planar objects and disc media Storage devices in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, and systems utilizing such storage devices, can allow for archival of various articles, particular planar articles such as electronic media, records, papers, etc. Such a storage device can comp... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7059483 | Hanging file folder and suspension bar therefor and process for producing A suspension bar for a hanging file having coplanar longitudinal top and bottom portions and a longitudinal middle portion having an offset parallel to the coplanar longitudinal top and bottom portions. A traverse perimeter flare is around each notch. A plurality of... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6971197 | Display board system A mounting structure including at least one display board including a first mounting interface and a second mounting interface, a first pivotal interface including a first projection forming a retaining slot adapted to engage the first mounting interface of the disp... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6935605 | Computer keyboard with release clip A keyboard-holding device detachably holds a keyboard to a stationary support. The keyboard is of the type having keys and a shell surrounding the keys. The shell has a front surface, a back surface, and a bottom surface. The keyboard-holding device has a first elon... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6793188 | Book retention device A book retention device comprises a sleeve for accommodating a book with a binder hole extending therethrough. The sleeve includes a first side cover, a second side cover, and a back cover. The sleeve defines a hole for being placed in registration with the binder h... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6626602 | Hanging file system A hanging file system that makes use of an improved hanging binder. The filing system includes a number of complementary hanging file supports, implementations and accessories. In one aspect of the present invention, the hanging binder makes use of a comm... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6206426 | Security hardware device for clamping multi-leafed materials A security hardware device used to hold multi-leafed materials, for example, telephone books, which device has an inner box within an outer sleeve, wherein the inner box has a first end with a toothed grip and a second end with a means for receiving a scr... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6169876 | Vehicle seat mounted educational book A child educating system is provided including a book and at least one hook coupled to the book and adapted for being attached to a recipient surface in a vehicle. By this structure, the book may be supported on the recipient surface.... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6007103 | Binder accessory A pull tab accessory device for any type of binder but most particularly for a ring binder having multiple rings such as the commonly known "three ring binder". In one embodiment the tab may be an extension of the spine of a book or binder elongated as de... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5993099 | Combination notebook/file folder having retractable and extendible hangers A combination notebook/file folder includes a first side panel having upper and lower edges, a second side panel having upper and lower edges, channels in the upper edges of the first and second side panels. The combination also includes a binding edge wh... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5908207 | Book holder The book holder is mounted on a stand. The book is held on the book holder by four clamps. Upper wooden post (24) is mounted on lower wooden post (25) and is free to rotate. As shown the wooden feet (26) and (27) are fastened to lower post (25) by means o... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5836711 | Ring notebook adapter An adapter for holding a spiral bound booklet in a multiple ring notebook. The adapter comprises a flat carrier with holes to receive the notebook rings and supports an elongated rod which passes through the spirals of the spiral binding. End crowns are r... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5722692 | Booklet filing device A booklet filing device (200) is disclosed which comprises an elongated, essentially flat strip with two hook sections (202) on each distal end, elongated longitudinal slot (204) through which a booklet is inserted, the assembly suspended from suspension ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5709549 | Instructional apparatus for computers The present invention includes a binder adapted to be configured to stand at an angle on a surface. In most basic terms the binder comprises: (a) a spine member adapted to be attached to pages; and (b) a binder cover having front and rear portions, and mo... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5593184 | Loose-leaf binder with suspension device A one-piece loose-leaf binder cut from a foil-like material. A set of perforations forms a suspension element which is separated from the remainder of the loose-leaf binder and folded back along a fold line, which is parallel to an edge of the loose-leaf ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5553891 | Document cover A holder for a multipage document employs a stiff, flat, thin, elongated suspension strip which defines a narrow, elongated document slot therewithin. The document slot is of a size to receive therethrough a substantial number of pages of the multipage do... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5489121 | Device for securing looseleaf pages on a golf cart steering column A device for mounting to the steering column of a golf cart for supporting and displaying looseleaf pages, in particular for displaying golf course information. The device includes a base for supporting pages generally perpendicular to the cart's steering... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5417456 | Folder holder The present invention is a folder holder. It is utilized with books or similar articles designed to be retained in a hand of an individual. The present invention folder holder is utilized in either hand depending on the individual preference.... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5415372 | Self closing cover and mounting assembly for telephone directory A book cover assembly has a book, a cover and a retainer securing the book to the cover. Pivot members associated with either mounting means for securing the cover to a fixed structure or the cover are biased to pivot to a position associated with the cov... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5387010 | Apparatus for securing looseleaf pages to a golf cart An apparatus for mounting to a golf cart for supporting and displaying looseleaf pages, in particular for displaying golf course information. The apparatus includes a base for supporting looseleaf pages at an oblique angle relative to the cowl of the golf... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5380043 | Hypertext book attachment A blank book attachment having a mark and sweep leaf with a fold out feature is provided. The leaf is pivotably retained along one edge on a frame, and the frame is pivotably retained at the binding spine of the host blank book. Pulling outward on the lea... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5301967 | Protective jacket having display tab A jacket for protectively covering an insert comprising a cover material having greater resistance to deterioration than the insert and at least one pocket for receiving at least a portion of the insert. A tab member having an aperture therein is at least... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5253943 | Plastic clipboard having elastic engaging pins A clipboard for holding worksheets is disclosed, which is a plastic rectangular board bent into a largely inverted U-shaped cross-section having a vertical front board, an also vertical backside board that is larger in length than the front board, and a h... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5197762 | Booklet and document filing device A filing device comprising suspension bar (60) with hooked end sections (64) is disclosed whereby the bar enables suspension of a booklet (70) from suspension rails (68) of a hanging-type filing system. A booklet essentially straddles the bar and can be a... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5104167 | Book holder A flat handle for hand-carrying a heavy, large book; the handle including a lower bar over which the book is draped, a spaced apart upper bar having a handhold for being held in a hand, and a pair of opposite side legs connecting between the bars; the dev... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5104146 | Method of making a booklet, apparatus and product A method, apparatus and product therefrom for making a high retention direct mail promotional booklet which includes printing a continuous web on both faces thereof with first indicia suited for recipient retention and second indicia suited for promotion,... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4988229 | Single hand notebook A looseleaf notebook is provided for retaining bar code listings which denote conditions of a patient in a hospital. The notebok includes a strap which encircles the binding of the notebook. Preferably this strap is fixed in place between the notebook rin... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4979626 | Convertible hanging file folder (1) A file folder capable of being suspended from a hanging storage rack, having first and second straight shank ordinary fasteners for mounting first and second hanger members upon the file folder and whereby terminal portions of the hanger members are selec... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4898406 | Method for hanging books and book-like items A hanger (10) slides into a book, gripping it securely with a spring tension and a receptacle bar (26) slanted so as to cause each book hung therefrom to slide by force of gravity to the bar's lowest point.... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4850502 | Detachable handle system A detachable handle system is described which is capable of temporarily placing handles on a container to aid in lifting and transporting the container. The invention is comprised of at least two handles, base members attached to opposed vertical surfaces... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4756556 | Easily manipulated book A book structure is disclosed that is much easier to use than books of conventional construction. It can be used by individuals with impaired motor function and by young children who have not yet developed sufficient coordination to manipulate the pages o... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4756345 | Machine for producing hanging members for packs of sheets In a machine for producing a hanging member or hanger from a wire portion, the hanging member is obtained by cutting off the wire portion from a wire unwound from a wire roll. The wire portion is inserted by feed means in the holding and deforming station... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4712673 | Combination food carrier and amusement device A combination food carrier and amusement device comprising first and second panels having a removable bag member and a book secured to the inner surfaces thereof. The first and second panels are provided with removable handle portions which enable the dev... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4711419 | Book or similar article hanging device An article hanging device for books, records or similar articles is disclosed which includes a tab for mounting on the article and a rail for mounting the article on a vertical surface. The tab is provided with a uniquely designed hook means having surfac... | 12/08/1987 |
