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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4189247 | Structural connector A connector for connecting together the structural members of frame works comprises two identical halves having means for receiving respective ends of said members. The two halves of the connector pivotably coupled together to permit the halves to be pivo... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4176753 | Hanging file support frame A hanging file support frame has a pair of file folder support rails and four corner fittings mounted on legs. Each corner fitting has a bottom wall, a rear wall and a flexible top wall forming a first opening for the reception of one end of a rail. The t... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4139316 | Device for connecting two inclined tubes to a leg or other tubular piece The disclosure relates in general to the connection art and in particular to the connection of two inclined tubes to a leg or other tubular piece in tables or similar articles. For improving the stability of such connections the ends of the two inclined s... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4136985 | Corner structure A fabricated corner structure having a single piece outer member and two piece inner member construction for receiving tubular members generally perpendicular to each other encompassed by the inner and outer members with a vertical support member perpendi... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4125973 | Form assembly for building framework The present form assembly has sheet metal, hollow, flanged corner joints which telescopically engage the adjoining ends of elongated sheet metal forms for beams, columns, roof arches and trusses, and the like. After the parts are fitted together metal str... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4123180 | Tube connector This specification discloses a tube connector system adapted to convenient and removable assembling of square, round or other shaped hollow tubes. It finds use in the construction of temporary and permanent store displays, furniture, shelves, and the like... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4114336 | Electrical switchboard framework A framework for an electrical switchboard comprises four angled uprights, and top and bottom angled crossbars. The uprights and crossbars each have the same cross section and are formed of sheet metal folded into four parts. The first part is contiguous w... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4112853 | Shelving apparatus A shelving apparatus having a plurality of joint connectors to which is fastened a plurality of stringers is disclosed herein. Each of the joint connectors has a cubical center box from which a plurality of arms extends. Each of the arms extending from th... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4111577 | Tube joint A tube joint made of metal such as zinc and the like having a plurality of protruding longitudinal knurling tools. Each of the knurling tools has a wide root end and a narrow pointed end at the central part of the upper and the lower surfaces and of the r... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4105348 | Building components Building components are disclosed for constructing of frames, enclosures, and the like, comprising hollow edge struts all of uniform cross section, with the ends of each edge strut providing a female joint. Interlocking members are provided having a centr... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4099888 | Junction device for tridimensionally extending trussed structures A junction device for tridimensionally extending trussed structures, comprising a central joining core, showing a plurality of radially extending seats, wherein the bars by which the field of trussed structure are defined, can be inserted and fastened.... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4097043 | Playground climber A playground climber comprises one or more equally sized dodecahedron-shaped modules, two or more of which of equal size are joined together along a face of each. The modules are each made up of pieces of pipe of equal length attached together at their en... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4093167 | Construction of metal articles The invention relates to the construction of metal articles such as work benches, pallet racks, etc., by way of example. In a typical construction upright metal legs are secured to a flat table or platform surface. The upright members or legs preferably may be... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4091933 | Hanging file support frame A hanging file support frame has a pair of channels each having a web portion and opposed hook portions for supporting file folders and has a pair of transverse members. Four corner fittings each have a substantially horizontal opening receiving one end o... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4082470 | Connector A variable connector for interconnecting lengths of tubing to form frameworks. The connector consists of a central body member having a number of attachment points formed thereon and a series of separate connector members which are adapted to be releasabl... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4076429 | Convertible tube connecting system The present invention provides a convertible connector for coupling a plurality of elongated members having open or socket-like ends which may be either circular or polygonal in transverse, internal cross section. In a preferred embodiment of this inventi... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4072433 | Three-tube corner joint A joint assembly for three tube sections forming the corner of a tube frame, includes a tensioning piece having ends which are hooked into openings provided in mutually facing sides of the first and second tube sections. A tensioning bolt extends through ... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4070846 | Supporting framework for a shelter shed A supporting framework for a shelter shed which framework comprises mutually spaced parallel support arches and transversal beams interconnecting said support arches. Each support arch comprises several arch elements connected to each other longitudinally... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4069832 | Collapsible rod and joint structure forming a tetrahedral or similar frame A collapsible rod and joint structure forming a polyhedron frame comprising sleeve or sleeve-type open sleeve joints cooperating with corner connection joints at the ends of each arm of the structure. The folding of a polyhedron is accomplished when all o... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4068435 | Pre-stressed tension ring structures Plates of a tension ring and launch connectors are pressed radially outwardly relative to a circular dome supporting structure by thrust bolts mounted by bearing plates secured to anchor bolts embedded in a bond beam supported by columns to pre-tension th... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4065890 | Framework joint A framework comprising hollow rods connected at their ends by connecting members. The hollow rods and connecting members are secured by a novel bayonet connection.... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4056327 | Corner connector A tent frame assembly characterized by a two-part corner member or casting secured together by an independent nut and bolt arrangement, where the nut is dimensioned so as to permit ready grasping and tightening during the assembly procedure. The invention... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4049355 | Pipe coupling A pipe coupling includes a base portion and a plurality of insertion legs integrally extending from the base portion. Each of the insertion legs has the free end rounded and equally spaced longitudinal ridges so as to effect four side friction fits in the... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4027987 | Joining device for connecting tubes The present invention discloses an inexpensive and efficient joining device for use in connecting a plurality of tubular members. A base portion is provided from which a plurality of tubular branch portions extend. The tubular branch portions are formed i... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4023913 | Convertible tube connecting system The present invention provides a convertible connector for coupling a plurality of elongated members having open or socket-like ends which may be either circular or polygonal in transverse, internal cross section. In a preferred embodiment of this inventi... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4011020 | Transfer joint for rigid frames The invention relates to a transfer joint for rigid frames comprising a solid joint member, the interior of which is made of hardened grout and has three or more bars joined to it with a non-positive and/or positive connection.... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3977800 | Connector This invention relates to a connector for structural members such as tubes, several of which are brought together at a corner zone or the like. The connector is formed as an extrusion including a body portion from which fastening formations, in the nature... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3973371 | Furniture and wall structural system Apparatus is disclosed for constructing a skeletal framework adapted to support wall, furniture or other structural panels. The apparatus includes a plurality of elongate channel members each having a generally rectangular cross section, one side of which... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3966338 | Coupling piece A coupling piece formed as a cubical-shaped cup having a closed cup-bottom, which is disposed on a stud of a vertical member, and which cup is formed with a slot in at least one side wall thereof, the slot opening into the open front side thereof. A guide... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3958889 | Joint connector for connecting tubes This connector or joint fitting comprises a member having a corner or base section from which a plurality of branches, each branch extending at right angles to an adjoining branch or branches. Each of said branches has a rocking lock assembled with said m... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3945740 | Means for detachably securing a plurality of supporting legs to a horizontal member to support same Means for detachably securing a plurality of supporting legs to a horizontal member, such as a table top or the like to support same, with the horizontal member having right-angled corners and with the legs positioned at the corners, the means comprising ... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3932046 | Pipe-connecting device and pipes A pipe-connecting device and pipes connected thereto. This connecting device comprises a base portion and an indefinite number of plate-like inserting members projecting therefrom in any directions, said inserting members each having a width wide enough f... | 01/13/1976 |
