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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7540112 | Clean kill fly swatter A method and a fly swatter for practicing the method of killing a fly resting on a support surface without smashing the fly against the support surface, including a swatter having, at the outer end of an elongated handle, a head portion formed of a generally planer,... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7484328 | Finger mounted insect dissuasion device and method of use An insect dissuasion method that incorporates a miniature fly swatter adapted to be fixed onto an end of a human finger. An insect can be discouraged by simply flexing, slowly encroaching upon and then “flicking” the finger with the attached device to strike the... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7430830 | Fly swatter with integral disposal means An improved fly swatter with an elongated handle portion and insect engaging section having means for collecting swatted insects. A plastic mesh swatting element is detachably affixed to the elongate handle and a replaceable stack of individually disposed adhesive p... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7211032 | Air resistance exercise device Exercise device and method in which one or more generally planar blades with major surfaces are attached to the ends of an exercise bar. The bar is gripped with the hands and moved in a direction generally perpendicular to the major surfaces, with movement of the ba... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182483 | Illuminating pompon An illuminating pompon that includes a handle, a plurality of streamers extending from the handle, and at least one illuminator extending from said handle within said plurality of streamers. The illuminator being adapted to illuminate at least a portion of said plur... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165355 | Device for catching insects A device for catching insects is provided which includes an elongated member with first and second distal portions, an insect trapping head mounted on the first distal portion, and an actuating mechanism. The insect trapping head includes a first member and a second... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144341 | Sports racquet with deflection enhancing string bed A racquet for hitting a projectile has a stem, which is a handle or a shaft with a handle, and a racquet head with a frame extending from the handle and supporting a tensioned string bed defining a sweet spot. The frame has an upper portion on an opposing end of the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128698 | Air resistance exercise device and method Exercise device and method in which one or more generally planar blades with major surfaces are attached to the ends of an exercise bar. The bar is gripped with the hands and moved in a direction generally perpendicular to the major surfaces, with movement of the ba... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7065919 | Insect captivation An insect captivating device comprising in combination, two flaps, and a first frame pivotally supporting the flaps, a sticky surface associated with one or both flaps, and a second frame operatively connected to the flaps to displace them for pivoting toward one an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6957510 | Fly swatting apparatus An improved fly swatting apparatus (10) including: a hollow handle member (20) provided with a dispensing slot (23) for disinfectant wipes (22), a shaft member (30) connected on one end (31) to the handle member (20) ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6910298 | Insect trap A trap (10) for insects, vermin, and similar subjects is described. The trap includes a container (12) having a volume (26), an opening (28) into the volume, and a whisker assembly (14). The whisker assembly is located at the openi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6851218 | Insect swatter An insect swatter includes an elongate rod with an elastic lash fixedly joined to a distal end thereof. The lash is sized for being stretched from the rod distal end to adjacent a proximal end of the rod so that release of the lash results in spontaneous contraction... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6279262 | Hand-held device for catching and trapping insects A light-weight, easily manipulatable, hand-held sanitary device for snappily catching and/or trapping both airborne insects or bugs as well as crawling or stationary ones, comprising, in combination, in at least one preferred embodiment of the present inv... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6195932 | Musical electronic insect killer An electronic insect killer apparatus which generates a musical song, noise or display in response to detecting the electrocution of an insect. The apparatus provides a light source for attracting insects to a pair of electrodes which electrocute insects ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6185862 | Capturing device for insects A device for manually capturing and restraining intended insects, the same comprising a pad of stacked, singular sheets each sheet having a partial enveloping means comprised of hydrophillic absorbing material and collapsible sheet construction whereby th... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6161328 | Multifunction monofilament fly swatter and broom A multifunction flyswatter and broom for swatting and sweeping one of flies and bugs away from an area. The multifunction flyswatter and broom includes a handle including a side wall forming a pool therein and an open top end leading into the pool. A plur... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6105306 | Portable electronic insect-killing device A portable electronic insect-killing device includes a handle connected to an insulating frame which has top and bottom frame portions, and a plurality of negative and positive bare wires which extend alternately from the top to bottom frame portions in a... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6067746 | Insect trapping device An adhesive insect trapping device having an elongated handle being fixedly attached to a flat plate member whereon a sheet of adhesive material is attached is disclosed. The plate member includes a foldable cover member being hingeably attached thereto s... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6055767 | Fly swatter A fly swatter for killing insects. The device includes an elongate handle member with a substantially planar swatting member extending from said proximal end of said handle member. The swatting member has opposite substantially planar first and second swa... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5634293 | Adhesive device for insect capture, sealing and hygienic disposal An insect and pest disposal apparatus and method which includes a mounting apparatus which is loaded with an adhesive sheet of material which is used to capture and dispose of an insect. The mounting apparatus has a planar face and a aperture or slit pene... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5630290 | Insect swatting and collecting apparatus A bug collection apparatus comprising a frame with a handle portion. Extending from the frame is a removable net with an adhesive disposed thereon. In some embodiments, the net also has an insecticide disposed thereon. The net is supported in the frame by... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5586407 | Swatter and method of using the same A swatter has a handle, and a flat swatting blade which is fast with the handle. The blade is provided with openings which are uniformly distributed over the blade. Two sets of impaling projections are mounted on one of the major surfaces of the blade. Th... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5568699 | Fingered fabric insect swatter An insect swatter to allow swatting of insects without extrusion of the contents of the body casement. The swatter provides an elongate, resiliently rigid handle having at one end a yoke that carries overfolded layers of a fabric swatting member. The hand... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5533298 | Portable electronic insect-killing device A portable electronic insect-killing device for killing insects has a handle, a support frame, and a tube connected therebetween. A first set of exposed conductive lines and a second set of exposed conductive lines are alternately, line by line, disposed ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5522173 | Device for trapping, observing and transporting insects, spiders and other small animals A catching device (1), a grip (7), a flexible slide plate (4) for closing the catching opening (6) and an operating button (5) for sliding the flexible slide plate constitute the catching device. The grip part of the grip casing is narrower than the catch... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522174 | Sanitary bug catcher The invention is a hand tool for killing and disposing of bugs that walk, crawl or hop and includes an elongated handle with a trapezoidally shaped paddle on one end. The handle is mounted centrally on one side of the paddle. The other side of the paddle ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5519963 | Electronic insect-killing swatter An electronic insect-killing swatter includes a handle and a support frame composed of a first insulation screen and a second insulation screen coincided with each other each having a plurality of bars, a first set of electrodes sandwiched by the bars of ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5377446 | Flying insect swatter A flying insect swatter which includes a plurality of cutting elements arranged in a grid-like array. Adjacent cutting elements are spaced apart by a distance less than the wingspan of a flying insect but far enough to permit air to pass freely between th... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5351436 | Fly swatter with sound effects An improved fly swatter including a working end and a handle having a terminal end which is provided with a longitudinally extending cavity in which a sound circuit board is housed. Said sound circuit board emits sound effects and/or tunes when activated ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5269092 | Fly trap apparatus A trap structure configured as a fly swatter for selective use as a fly swatter is directed to an adhesive coated web mounted about a flexible shape retentive framework arranged to attract a fly adhesively permitting its subsequent removal exteriorly of a... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5207018 | Combination fly swatter and insect trap A hand held fly swatter apparatus is provided which is capable of being configured to capture insects alive from given surfaces to allow their subsequent disposal. The apparatus includes a flexible handle having a transparent rigid housing attached to a f... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5058314 | Folding adhesive insect catcher A one piece fly or insect catcher 10 with a head portion 13 and a handle 12a, 12b protruding from each of the two outer edges. Adhesive 24 is disposed on the two inside surfaces 16a, 16b of the head portion 13. The insect catcher 10 is a folding unit 10 t... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5052967 | Fly swatting device A novelty device is presented as a therapeutic and entertaining organization to permit positioning of an actual or simulation of insect upon an anvil and utilizing a hammer member mounted upon a forward surface of a support base underlying the anvil to ef... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4910909 | Fly swatter device A fly swatter device is set forth wherein housing formed with an open upper end telescopingly receives a slide member interiorly thereof. The slide member is latched in a lower first position and extended to a second telescoping position. An array of stri... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4907367 | Flexible tine insect swatter An insect swatter having flexible, parallel, non-overlapping, substantially contiguous tines allowing swatting of insects on regular or irregular surfaces, said tines being arranged to provide a substantially planar surface for striking insects by minimiz... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4905408 | Insect swatter An insect swatter including a frame substantially rectangular in shape having a pole which spans through the frame; a porous sticky sheet attached to the frame for adhesively trapping insects; and a handle integrally formed with the pole of the frame. The... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4850133 | Spring loaded ecology bug catcher An ecology bug catcher for efficiently trapping a bug without killing it includes a hollow tube with a first end and a second end, a catching mechanism for catching a bug, an ejecting mechanism and a triggering mechanism. The catching mechanism has a firs... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4793094 | Insect swatter incorporating means for picking up dead insect This invention provides two structures for swatting insects and five different structures for picking up a dead or stunned insect. In one aspect of the invention, an insect swatter having a wire frame and a relatively hard head is provided, the head being... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4787171 | Insect swatter An insect swatter designed to prevent soiling of walls and the like flat surfaces, in which an insect is caught without being crushed. The swatter comprises a cup-shaped body with an exposed insect-catching glue layer lining the inside. The swatter has an... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4774786 | Pistol-grip, elastic-operated insect swatter A pistol-grip, elastic-operated insect swatter is disclosed which comprises a supporting hand gun member with a pistol hand grip and an elongated barrel extending outwardly therefrom. The outermost end of the barrel is downturned or, if straight, has a do... | 10/04/1988 |