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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020354 | Roof ditch molding retainer A molding retainer is provided for securing a molding to a return flange in a roof ditch. The retainer generally includes a throat, a stop, a molding seat and a molding clip. In the case of a discontinuous flange having individual flange coupons, the throat may defi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7367610 | Method and apparatus for assembling a component to a panel A component is adapted for assembly to a panel at a desired location. The component includes a body and at least one fastener threadingly received in the body, the fastener having a head and a threaded shaft, the head extending outwardly from the body a predetermine... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7243472 | Decorative trim piece The present invention is concerned with a decorative trim piece consisting substantially of a carrying element of plastic and a decorative plate of thin metal fastened thereon, to decorate the interior, in land vehicles, aircraft or watercraft, predominantly for use... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7165371 | Automobile molding and fastener therefor The present invention addresses the demand for a technology that enables reutilization of a molding main body and the fasteners for fixing a molding main body to an automobile following the removal of these parts from one another. The present invention proposes a ca... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144209 | Concave part cover The present invention provides a concave part cover that can be easily inserted and be safely secured in a concave part even if tolerances and dimensional errors of the concave part such as a slot or a hole, and of the concave part cover for covering the concave par... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134471 | Pinch resistant sectional door with decorative components and method of attachment A sectional door (20) having a plurality of panels (21)joined for moving between open and closed positions of the door and having pinch resistant panel-to-panel interfaces (41), said panels having a body portion (21′) spacing said inter... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121060 | Moulding element for motor vehicle bodies and method for realization thereof A moulding element for motor vehicle bodies has been realized wherein a main section bar (2) of elongated conformation is engaged to attachment projections (9) presented by a correspondent securing area (5a) of a body (5) of a moto... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7063367 | Pocket structure in slide door A pocket structure which is a door pocket provided at a slide door in a van type vehicle, and which makes it possible to facilitate removal of small articles and makes it possible to reliably store large-sized books and the like is provided. A pocket opening ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044524 | Vehicle covering part and method of fitting it The vehicle covering part (10) is provided with a snap-in connecting system (12). Provision is made here for the vehicle covering part (10) to have a support element (14) which can be fastened to the vehicle with a cohesive material joint... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6968656 | Plastic batten shutter A decorative shutter assembly includes a plurality of slats or boards arranged in a row presenting a decorative surface with side flanges projecting rearwardly. At least one cross member overlays each of the slats and presents a decorative cross surface with side cr... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945006 | Countertop assembly and method of manufacture thereof A countertop assembly comprising a horizontal deck having an upper and a lower surface and an elongated vertical edge surface and an elongated molded strip superimposed on the vertical surface. A pattern formed from either ridges or recesses or a combination of ridg... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929226 | Twist lock mounting system A twist lock mount for quick mounting and positioning a device to a support includes a mount receiving member attachable to or integral with the support and a mounting member attachable to or integral with a device to be mounted. The receiving member provides a chan... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926332 | Articulating storage compartment Disclosed is a low cost articulating map pocket or storage compartment that requires few manufacturing steps. The articulating map pocket provides for a closed locking detent feature and in one preferred embodiment a full open locking detent feature also. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918223 | Connection element for the aligned connecting of two mutually adjoined strips Two mutually adjoined strips form a decorative covering for a vehicle having a connection element for the aligned connecting. This connection element, in one strip, consists of a detent hook and, in the other strip, consists of a detent hook receiving device. In the... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910722 | Side moulding for motor vehicle A side moulding which is readily manufactured and mounted on an exterior side surface of a body or door of a motor vehicle, and is free from the generation of noise during the running of the motor vehicle or upon the opening and closing of the door of the motor vehi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6726978 | Asymmetrical support strip chassis sealants The aim of the invention is the development of a support strip, which lends a seal, made from a rubber material, a stiffness adequate for production and assembly, has good extension and compression properties, has an adequate mobility in order to be able to follow t... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6722730 | Method of attaching a cladding to a vehicle A mounting method for mounting a plastic panel (12) to a vehicle substrate provides a support flange (24) on an inner surface of the panel. A reference nodule (28) is positioned on the inner surface of the panel. An elongate bracket (14) ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6698154 | Window trim for recreational vehicles The present invention involves a window trim system with a bracket and trim ring, and a method of installing the same. The window trim system includes a clamping bracket which is press fit and screwed into preformed channels in the window frame. The clamp... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6681543 | Vehicle molding and method for attaching the vehicle molding A reinforcement rib is provided at the reverse side of the elongated side molding in longitudinal direction and a portion of the reinforcement rib is elevated to form a welding rib. In the clip as an attachment member, a rib hole is provided for inserting ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6536173 | Covering for suspended ceiling grid system The invention is a covering for a suspended ceiling grid system. The covering is particularly suited to be retrofitable onto an installed suspended ceiling grid system. The covering is preferably a plastic cup that can be snap fit onto the main runners or... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6510662 | Molding holder An article holder includes a base to be attached to an inner side portion of a frame and at lease two clip members to be assembled to the base with a space therebetween. The clip members receive therein engaging projections of projecting pieces provided a... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6324806 | Covering for suspended ceiling grid system A covering for a suspended ceiling grid system particularly suited to be retrofitable onto an installed suspended ceiling grid system. The covering is preferably a plastic cap that can be snap fit onto the main runners of cross-tees of the installed suspe... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6318045 | Clip for mounting molding A method and apparatus for securing moldings to vehicle bodies is disclosed. The molding preferably,slidably receives clips at spaced locations along its length, wherein the clips have adhesive at their rear face. A desired amount of adhesive is selected ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6308488 | Trim assembly for vehicle A mounting structure formed on a plate-like member and for mounting the plate-like member to a trim panel for a vehicle, the mounting structure comprises an approximately T-like shape in cross section. A trim assembly for a vehicle comprises: a plate-like... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6276109 | Motor vehicle trim panel assembly and method A motor vehicle trim panel assembly and method including a molded plastic trim panel having a facia portion, an integral skirt portion, a plurality of flat cantilever platforms on an inside surface of the facia portion, and a plurality of pairs of raised ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6226953 | Weather strip retainer with drip molding and method for producing the same A weather strip retainer includes a first pillar mount section, a roof mount section, a center pillar mount section, and a drip molding integrally formed on the front pillar mount section and the roof mount section. The roof mount section and the center p... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6209940 | System for the assembly of laminar components, especially parts of the external skin of a motor vehicle A system is provided for assembling laminar components in places with different access. The laminar components are provided with parallel projecting flanges and a clip for bringing these flanges together. The clip is configured as a channel which is provi... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5846631 | Molding A molding comprising a U-shaped trim molding in which is defined a channel and from which extends a fastener comprising one or more flexible shanks. Each shank extends from the trim molding and has a lip that extends laterally outwardly and downwardly awa... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5783020 | Mounting clip A unique clip for holding moldings or other items to a base surface includes bearing surfaces which are spaced laterally inwardly from outermost edges of an underlying substrate. Due to the inward position of the bearing surfaces, a force transferred to t... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5755071 | Flange cover with smooth exterior surface A flange cover for attachment to a vehicle includes a core member having a plurality of apertures therein. An elastomeric skin is disposed about the core member. Within the elastomeric skin is a longitudinally extending hollow cavity having an interior an... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5743064 | Protective wall rail having decorative vinyl strip A protection system comprises a protective wall rail, such as a handrail or a guardrail, which is made of an extruded thermoplastic sheet and which is thermoformably bonded to a decorative vinyl film. The vinyl film has a decorative pattern on one of its ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5649405 | Weather strip A weather strip is made up of a base for engaging with a door sash by way of a retainer, a hollow seal and a seal lip integrally connected to an indoor side and an outdoor side of the base respectively, the hollow seal and the seal lip elastically contact... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5639522 | Side protective moulding for automobiles Disclosed is a side protective moulding having a decorative section and a rib section. The decorative section has a protruding section protruding most with respect to a door, and a curved section extending aslant from the protruding section toward the doo... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5555687 | Decorative molding strip system A decorative molding system removably installed at a ceiling and a vertical wall. The molding system includes a thin molding strip of flexible plastic and a plurality of flexible plastic clips attached at spaced points along the back surface points of the... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5535571 | Automotive interior trim panel with pocket edge molding A thermoplastic automotive interior trim panel of uniform wall thickness has an integral outwardly projecting storage pocket of complex curvature to which is added an extruded elastomeric thermoplastic edge molding to form a relatively large smooth rounde... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5526617 | Tamperproof conduit concealing system A tamperproof system, for the concealment of conduits that are typically situated near to an intersection of two constructional surfaces that are normal to each other, includes a base having parts proportioned for securement to the respective construction... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5461836 | Structure of skid-proof plate for stairs The structure is composed of a base plate, a skid-proof embedding strip and one or two end embedding strips; whereon the base plate is made of copper or aluminum and is extruded to form an elongated strip, an elastic skid-proof embedding strip can be fitt... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5454198 | Lead-base paint control arrangement for frame members subject to heavy wear An arrangement for safely covering lead-base paint painted trim surfaces typically found in older homes, by determining and recording the measurement and shape of the lead-base painted trim such as members subject to heavy, wear, tear and abuse, consistin... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5437131 | Window molding members and method of manufacturing same The disclosure relates to a molding member, for instance for automobile front window plates, as well as a method of manufacturing such molding members. The molding member has a lip section in the form of a ridge which extends throughout the entire length.... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5409746 | Elongate finisher member for automotive vehicles or the like An elongate finisher member for automotive vehicles or the like, such as a lower window molding member, includes an elongate main body of predetermined length and cross-section. The main body has a mount portion with openings for passing fasteners to secu... | 04/25/1995 |
