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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7698971 | Foot peg engaging tool A foot peg engaging tool includes an elongated member that has a first end and a second end. A saddle has a first side, a second side, a first end edge and a second end edge. The saddle has a semicircular shape and the first side is convexly arcuate from the first e... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7380483 | Wrench with anti-slipping function A wrench includes a body having two ends and a handle between the ends of the body. At least one of the ends of the body can be used for driving an object. The handle includes an upper face and a lower face opposite to the upper face. An anti-slipping section is for... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7322563 | Arrangement for securing in-ground water valves Underground water valves having square operating nuts, such as but not limited to critical water valves which control different pressure zones or different demand areas, are secured by a shielding cap, each of which have a recess that receives a valve operating nut ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7296501 | Limited access building connection A limited access building connection for connecting a holding structure and a held structure which includes an anchor member having a threaded end adapted for connection to holding structure. A nut having an inner threaded wall threadably engages the threaded end of... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293312 | Multipurpose skateboard tool A compact multipurpose tool including a bit head, a hollow first cylinder that defines a plurality of open-end wrenches on one end, and a second cylinder that communicates with the bit head and can be at least partially housed within the hollow first cylinder. In fu... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278626 | Adjustable prying bar An adjustable prying bar includes a prying head having an arcuate body, a flat tipped lower end a lug at upper end wherein the lug has a circular depression and an inverse stop ring on upper portion and inner thread on lower portion, a handle rotatably engaged with ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272993 | Tool and method for removing and installing a tamper-resistant cap of a pest control device A tool for removing a cap from a pest control device, such as a termite control device. The tool comprises fingers extending generally parallel to one another adapted for frictionally engaging a side edge of the cap. The fingers define a socket for receiving the cap... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7254868 | winding and anti-drop assembly for door counterbalance system A counterbalance system (25) for a door (D) movable between a closed position and an open position having an axle (20), a cable drum (15) attached to the axle, a winding shaft (35) interconnected with the axle by a counterbalance spring (... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7231853 | Tree step driving tool A tree step driving tool can drive both fold-type tree steps and rod-type tree steps. The tool includes an elongate member defining a drive portion on one end of the tool and a handle portion on the other end. The drive portion is configured to be receivable within ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210381 | Locknut tightening construction A locknut tightening construction includes the construction of a locknut having a plurality of adjacent angularly disposed walls and pliers first and second jaws, with the first jaw having a first notch and the second jaw having a second notch, with the first notch ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7197967 | Locknut pliers The present invention is a hand tool comprising a pair of handles that rotate about a pivot point. The proximal end of the handles may be covered in an electrically insulating material in order to aid in insulating the hands of the user from electrical shock and cus... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185567 | Torque plate tool and method for sprinkler head installation A tool and a method for installing a sprinkler head in a threaded fitting of a fire suppression system is disclosed. The sprinkler head is protected by a cover. The tool is formed from an elongated body having a cavity that is sized to receive the cover. One end of ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168343 | Limited access building connection A limited access building connection for connecting a holding structure and a held structure which includes an anchor member having a threaded end adapted for connection to holding structure. A nut having an inner threaded wall threadably engages the threaded end of... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140275 | Separate ratchet driven C-wrench An open end C-wrench is provided having an open end C-wrench head driven by a conventional square ratchet extension tool. The open end C-wrench head has four flat surfaced jaws encompassed within a thin, narrow web body having a small square hole integrally centered... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7107880 | Conduit locknut wrench A conduit locknut wrench for use in the electrical trade and designed for tightening and loosening both six and eight tooth conduit locknuts. The conduit locknut wrench allows the electrician the ability to access hard to reach locknuts at any angle and around any o... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7069822 | Movable wrench handle assembly A movable wrench handle assembly for facilitating comfortable grasping of a wrench while minimizing interference of the comfortable handle structure with the opposing end couplers of the wrench includes a wrench having a pair of end portions and a medial portion ext... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7024745 | Fan clutch holding tool A holding tool is adapted to be used in removing and replacing a fan clutch assembly threadably attached and detached relative to a shaft of a hub connected to a pulley on an internal combustion engine of a vehicle by a series of fasteners. The holding tool includes... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024967 | Ratchet wheel structure A ratchet wheel structure includes a latch edge, a containing groove and a groove coupled in sequence, and the latch edge disposed at an internal periphery of the ratchet wheel is a flange, and the containing groove is disposed between the latch edges, and the groov... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997085 | Threaded-fastener wrenching structure, threaded fastener and wrenching tool A threaded fastener capable of being reduced in size and weight. A pair of side wall surfaces of each of six radially outwardly projecting, torque transmitting portions lie on straight lines passing through the center line in a cross section perpendicular to the cen... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978703 | Cam gear holding and turning wrench The cam gear holding and turning wrench includes first and second arms which are slidably attached one to the other and which include angled extensions that have transverse rods projecting therefrom so that the spacing of the rods may be adjusted while maintaining t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971288 | Automatically adjusting self-tightening wrench A self-adjusting wrench having a handle and a jaw member rotationally attached thereto. A smoothly curved handle face opposes a planar face on the jaw member which adjusts for distance from the curved handle face by following a generally circular path around a pinne... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968758 | Wrench adaptor for driving screw driver bits An adaptor device is developed for attaching to a wrench and for being driven by the wrench, the adaptor device includes an extension for attaching to the wrench, a shank extended from the extension and having an engaging hole to receive a tool member, the shank inc... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6938523 | Cleanout cap wrench A wrench having at least four square voids therein which will permit manipulation of the cover or cap of a port or clean out of a sewer system, as well as permitting manipulation of other fasteners having square protrusions thereon, as is common with plumbing device... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6912936 | Holding tool and method of use A holding tool is used to connect or disconnect a water pump pulley and a fan clutch. The water pump pulley is attached by a threaded shaft to a connector on the fan clutch, and the pulley has at least a pair of fasteners each with an exposed fastener head that exte... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6895838 | Apparatus system and method for installing a strainer lock A strainer lock apparatus for installing and removing a stainer in a sink or tub. A first member having a top end with a locking mechanism that may include a slot is inserted in the apertures of the strainer and rotated thus locking the first member which then hangs... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6854364 | Screw hook socket A tool comprising a drive shaft with a longitudinal axis and a socket attached to the drive shaft. The socket includes a cavity having a substantially rectangular opening defined by a pair of parallel side walls of the first side length and a U-shaped wall having tw... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6851337 | Method and apparatus for turning a set screw for a yoke A wrench for turning a gas tank yoke set screw having a transverse torque bar about a set screw axis to selectively mount the yoke on a valve body and dismount the yoke from the valve body. The wrench includes a wrench head including a face having an elongate groove... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6843154 | Drum plug and faucet wrench A drum plug and faucet wrench includes an elongated body having first and second opposite ends, with each end having at least one drum plug drive element. Preferably at least three drive elements are included. Each plug drive element is configured differently from t... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6834569 | Crescent wrench A crescent wrench is constructed to include a fixed jaw, a transmission gear wheel pivoted to the fixed jaw, a movable jaw meshed with the transmission gear wheel, a sliding track structure adapted to guide movement of the movable jaw horizontally relative to the fi... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6755099 | Drive wrench structure A drive wrench structure includes a drive handle provided with a threaded rod which is provided with a guide rod, and a mounting stud having a first side formed with a screw bore screwed on the threaded rod of the drive handle, and a second side formed with a throug... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6745648 | Lock-nut wrench A lock-nut wrench has an elongated handle and a head at one or both ends of the handle. The head or heads have right and left arcuate jaws with distal ends that define a gap and each jaw has a first radially inwardly directed tooth at its distal end and a second rad... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6725703 | Hinge adjustment tool and method of use The disclosed apparatus is a tool for adjusting a hinge. The tool comprises a head having a first jaw portion and an opposite-facing second jaw portion. The first jaw portion and the second jaw portion define an opening which has the same shape as a cross-section of... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6668686 | Inner periphery of a driving member for driving nut with different specifications A driving member for a wrench tool includes a ring-shaped body having a hole defined therethrough and six concavities are defined equiangularly in an inner periphery of the ring-shaped body. Six engaging portions are located between the six concavities al... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666110 | Twist off bottle cap remover Apparatus for twisting off crown bottle caps. A main body in side view is flattened and has a thickness, with a circular opening through the thickness, the opening large enough to accommodate the diameter of a crown bottle cap. The circumferential edge of... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6647834 | Method for processing a hand tool A method is provided for processing a handle tool. Raw material formed into the hand tool is firstly hardened by heat treatment. A surface of the hand tool is polished after hardening. A layer of metal is deposited on the surface of the polished hand tool... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6640670 | Tool for engine crank shaft A tool for holding the pulley of the engine crankshaft stationary while loosening or tightening the crankshaft sprocket bolt. In a first embodiment, the crankshaft pulley holding implement has two piece construction that employs a changeable baseplate for... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6601476 | Adaptor device for a wrench An adaptor device comprises an adaptor and a retainer. The adaptor includes a first end removably mounted in a box end of a wrench and a second end releasably engaged with an object such as a socket. The retainer is fixed to the first end of the adaptor a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6389632 | Computer mouse cleaner As an article of manufacture a computer mouse cleaning tool is formed by an elongated rod-like body having one converging end portion terminating in a transverse concave radius of a selected dimension. The other end portion of the rod is flattened and bif... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6382055 | Gas wrench and storage therefor A gas wrench and storage therefor including a wrench portion having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion has an angularly disposed slotted opening formed therein. The angularly disposed slotted opening is dimensioned for eng... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6367357 | Positive engagement spanner wrench Apparatus for engaging and turning spanner type threaded members has an upper jaw member extending from a handle and terminating in a 90° arcuate radiused portion. A cylindrical lug extends radially at the end of the radiused portion for engaging the thr... | 04/09/2002 |
