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 |
| 7328853 | Reversible spray tip unit There is provided a turret member for a reversible airless spray tip unit having an easily readable identification device or indicia for the particular turret member imprinted on a tag or label attached to a securing device or attaching ring secured to the handle of... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7293589 | Folding coin purse and method of making the same This method of making a folding coin purse involves forming a first pocket and a second pocket on a layer of rectangular material. A peripheral border is biased into an upstanding position. The peripheral border frames an access opening between the first pocket and ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275396 | Apparatus and method of supporting an earring An earring support device constructed of a single length of flexible metal wire or plastic line bent back upon itself at both ends and clasped or otherwise fasted so as to form a large loop at one end and one or more smaller loops at the other end. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7234208 | Device for preventing cable damage during installation A device to prevent cables from becoming damaged during the installation process is disclosed. The tolerances that a particular cable can withstand will typically vary dependent upon the type of cable and the number of cables pulled together. A magnetic linkage is t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7192328 | Toy for simulating character motion A method of simulating real-life motion of a character includes providing a toy having a plurality of interconnected links. The links are rotatably attached to one another and the character is attached to one of the links. The method also includes grasping the toy b... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7171831 | Tool for turning keys A tool for turning keys comprising a tool body having an elongate slot adapted to removably receive the head of a key. The tool has an aperture, by means of which a key ring is attached to the tool. The aperture may have a constriction to prevent the key ring slidin... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7124477 | Ball chain and connector for tessellated patterns A ball chain assembly may be used to form tessellated patterns of ball chains. The ball chains include a series of balls and intermediate links of a breadth less than the breadth of said balls. A chain connector of one-piece construction defines a circular array of ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093468 | Key ring This present invention is related to a key ring for keeping a key. The key ring includes a ring body, which has cut planes at both ends thereof. A concave portion (30) is formed at a predetermined place of the key ring (10) and is curved in a direction... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7063045 | Leash with integrated pocket An animal leash including an integrated, selectively accessible cavity, the animal leash comprising: (a) a first elongated strap; and (b) a first collapsible wall attached to the first elongated strap to form an integrated receptacle, the integrated receptacle inclu... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7021852 | Article holder An open ring-like device for holding articles such as plastic cards and keys is formed so that its ends are opposed to one another and includes tips at the ends. The distance between the tips is less than the thickness of an article. Articles can be inserted into th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6928835 | Pop beads having elongated necks Jewelry items such as rings, bracelets and necklaces are made of pop beads of novel construction. The structure includes a spherical body from which extends an elongate, flexible neck having a ball formed on its distal free end. The neck is sufficiently long to enab... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923109 | Mounting mechanism for a push rod of a master cylinder A hollow cylinder has an opening at one end, and a push rod passes through the opening so that a coupling at one end of the push rod is in the cylinder. A piston is reciprocally movably in the cylinder, and a spring urges the piston into contact with the coupling. T... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913413 | Coupling lock A coupling lock comprising a lock base having a hole includes a core member received in the hole of the lock base and a core plug at an end thereof running out of the hole of the lock base. A driving member, having two driving portions at opposite ends thereof, is c... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908065 | 3-dimensional bead process A method for weaving beads together in order to form a textured chamber comprised of woven strings of beads and products generated thereby is shown. A plurality of bead strings, referred to herein as chains, are used which are comprised of beads connected by strings... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6901771 | Jewel and personal ornament It is an object of the present invention to provide a jewel which can be securely attached to a string-form member or pedestal with a stable frictional force, and which can be easily removed from such a string-form member or pedestal. The base body has a hole, and t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6874342 | Three-set key organizer A pouch made of fabric (#5) for storing keys, with three separate detachable devices (#1), (#2), (#3), made of rigid material. Below each device, an L shaped rod made of rigid material (#9), where the bow of the keys hang. Each rod... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6845644 | Locking assembly A locking assembly (100) consists of a pair of closable devices (110, 120) secured together in a contiguous side-by-side relationship and being displaceable, each relative to the other. Each of the closable devices (110, 120) has opposing end po... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6843086 | Magic keychain A key chain for retaining objects is provided comprising a rigid curved member with two ends, a chain attached to each of the ends of the curved member, a stop carried on the chain for preventing movement of the object past the stop, and a removable retaining member... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6668608 | Valet key ring holder A dual-sided key ring holder that allows a key ring to be released from one end. The device uses a real or equivalent shell casing, and a real or equivalent shaped bullet member that fits in the mouth of the shell casing. The bullet member includes a hole... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6248451 | Leather surround for decorative articles A leather surround for decorative articles of the type which could be used with key rings or as luggage tags, golf bag tags, and the like includes a pair of leather sheets, one of which includes an opening. A decorative article, such as a pictorial work o... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6146049 | Connector for flexible cable Flexible loop assemblies for use variously as key chains, paper ring binders, or as jewelry and a connector for use in such loop assemblies. The connector includes elongate cylindrical mating male and female connector halves each having respective end bor... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6106131 | Key light holder for key organization A key light holder for key organization has a key organizer device for organizing keys in key chain and a light device for illumination when the key is used in dark. The holder is a thin hard box having a round shape in top and square shape in bottom. The... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6098327 | Connecting device A connecting device is provided which is formed of a connecting section for supporting a discrete article such as a key, a display section which displays an image and a flexible section joined to the connecting section and display section.... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6092405 | Keyring tool The present invention relates to a keyring tool 1 suitable for storage on an expandable coil-type keyring 2 and disconnection therefrom which is used in connecting and disconnecting keys to and from the keyring 2. The keyring tool 1 comprises a bow portio... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6089060 | Key identification system An identification system utilizes a plastic housing which is appropriately sized to hold either a key or a coin as well as an information sheet on which the user may place selected indicia referring to the key or to himself. Each embodiment utilizes a liv... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6050119 | Universal key ring assembly A universal key ring assembly having an attachment band of thin flat material with a self-adhesive on its inner engagement surface. An engagement loop is secured to the adhesive surface on the attachment band and extends therefrom defining a central engag... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5934123 | Easy accessible key chain In a key holder (10), a first flexible member (12) includes a first free end (14) and a second end (42). A second flexible member (12) has a first free end (16) and a second end (42). A third flexible member (30) has a first free end and a second end (42)... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5899501 | Key holding system A key holding system including a binder. A pair of retention brackets are each secured on opposing cover members of the binder. The brackets are longitudinally disposed inwardly of free edges of the cover members. Each bracket defines a plurality of holdi... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5884514 | Key and alarm remote stabilizing device A new key and alarm remote stabilizing device for helping prevent keys and auto remote control devices from banging against a steering column when a key is in the ignition. The inventive device includes a main panel with a ring panel coupled to the top en... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5842365 | Compact key retaining system A key-retaining system is provided which includes a key holder and a key holder retainer. The key holder is a substantially continuous member having ends and sides, for example one continuous wire, and provides an interior space between the sides and ends... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5813262 | Key ring assembly The key ring assembly includes a normally open, flexible, resilient hoop having elastic memory and fabricated of plastic or the like. The key ring assembly has an inverted generally U-shaped upper end and integral, spaced diverging downwardly extending le... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5809814 | Keyholder system A keyholder is described having a soft nylon cord, looped to hold keys, with both ends of the nylon loop capturable in a cord capture device. The cord capture is of the type which permits passing of the cord through aligned holes in a casing and in a butt... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5722277 | Key ring opener and method of use A key ring opener for spreading apart the adjacent end and intermediate portions of a split key ring that are spring-urged against each but are spreadable to allow a key to be placed on or taken off the ring. The opener includes an annular band having sha... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5638713 | Universal backup handcuff key A round and flat molded device not readily identifiable as a handcuff key, which can be hidden under a wrist watch or behind a standard shirt button of a law enforcement officer or security person and which can be silently retrieved and utilized by bendin... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5619875 | Flexible ring device A flexible ring device, such as a key ring for example, is formed of a section of flexible material, such as metal cable or plastic anchored at one end to a coupling sleeve. The free end of the flexible section carries a coupling plug which can be inserte... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5577403 | Key identification system An identification system utilizes a plastic housing which is appropriately sized to hold either a key or a coin as well as an information sheet on which the user may place selected indicia referring to the key or to himself. Each embodiment utilizes a liv... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5544511 | Openable ring with a locking means The ring is composed of three arc of a circle-like portions which are hinged connected between them so as to allow their mutual pivoting movement in the plane of the ring. The first portion (1) extends on an arc of about 270° and each one of the two othe... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5501090 | Flexible housing for conventional keys or for keys of a special kind Housing (1, 20) for lodging conventional flat keys or keys of a special kind (2, 2a, 2b'-2b", 2c, 2d), in a safe but removable way. The laminar housing (1, 20) is realized by elastically flexible plastic material s of a type and form like a rectangular "c... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5367896 | Key holder A key holder is provided comprising a ring shaped element formed from a resilient coil of material wherein at least one end of the coil used to form the key holder extends into the area defined by the ring so as to form a push bar on to which a key or oth... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5311758 | Key storage tag A key storage tag facilitates storage of a key blank. The key storage tag includes a tag main body, a key to tag interface, a junction body and a hinge. The hinge enables the tag main body to be deflected between a key blank storage configuration where th... | 05/17/1994 |
