Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7640942 | Air-permeable simple car cover tent An air-permeable simple car cover tent is formed by covering a cover onto a plurality of supports and a base. One end of the cover is provided with a falling part, two holes, and at least an air window. The top of the falling part is connected with the cover. The ba... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7604016 | Collapsible vehicle cover A portable vehicle cover (10) includes a base frame (12) and a plurality of transversely extending hoop members (14). Each hoop member is adapted to be releasably connectable with the frame such that at least two of the hoop members substantiall... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7475700 | Portable shelter A portable shelter comprises a pair of base members pivotally supporting a plurality of support arches spanning therebetween. Each support arch is hinged at an apex thereof to permit folding of the arch support in half for storage. The support arches are coupled to ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7311060 | Soft shelter extensions for recreational vehicles and the like Embodiments of the invention are directed to a soft shelter extension for use with a hard shelter where the hard shelter has a perimeter opening defined by a side wall and sealable by a deck rotationally coupled thereto, wherein the deck is prevented from over rotat... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7194841 | Dressing room and curtain suspension device A fitting room (11) as a dressing room is adapted to have its entrance (12) opened and closed by drawing a curtain (14). The curtain is suspended from the tip ends of beam members of a curtain suspension apparatus (15) mounted on a ceilin... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178540 | Cabana canopy and hub An improved personal shelter canopy hub is formed using a number of spherical rotating joint elements captured in a hub body. The joint elements provide rotational movement of canopy frame elements to allow easy opening and collapsing of a canopy frame and cover. An... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140377 | Tent with internal support A internal support structure for a tent having a shell is disclosed. The internal support structure comprises at least one internal support structure configured to provide structural support to the shell, the internal support structure having a pair of gussets each ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7117879 | Rain cover for hay enclosures A rain cover (10) to protect bales of hay (200) within a hay enclosure framework (100) having horizontal top (101) and bottom (102) framework segments connected to one another by vertical support struts (103) wherein, the ra... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111633 | Pipeline welding shelter and method of use of the same A pipeline welding shelter which includes an umbrella-like framework with a support post which supports the umbrella-like framework. Means is provided for maintaining the support post in a substantially vertical orientation when positioned on or adjacent to a pipeli... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7096628 | Collapsible vehicle storage structure A vehicle cover (10) has first and second cover members (12, 14) of which one pivots relative to the other about a pivot (A) to move between open and closed positions of the cover. The cover (10) includes a base on which one of the members is mo... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7051481 | Folding collapsible shelter A shelter to enclose articles of personal property such as motorcycles, bicycles, lawn and garden equipment, etc. comprising a base frame mounted coextensively in horizontal fashion to the ground, a plurality of u-shaped rib members covered by a suitable covering ma... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044083 | Pet enclosure A collapsible pet enclosure is provided. The enclosure includes a pliable cover supported by a rigid, but foldable, frame. The cover includes an opening in a top panel such that the enclosure is top loading. The cover is completely removable from the frame so that i... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040334 | Head and neck sun shield for a reclining sunbather A sun shielding device to protect the head and neck of the user from the sun when lying prone on a relatively flat surface comprising a structural frame having a base support beam and two sides, and a cover means affixed to said structural frame. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013904 | Portable motorcycle cover A portable motorcycle covering for enclosing and protecting therein a motorcycle includes an elongated floor cover on which the motorcycle rests, and the floor cover has a circumferential lip to prevent water from coming on to the floor cover. A flexible and collaps... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6910492 | ATV supported shelter A portable shelter includes at least one mounting plate fixedly secured to a support surface on opposite sides thereof. A wraparound attachment bracket is slidably connected on each of the mounting plates. A tubular framework assembly having a fabric covering attach... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6763842 | Collapsible and removable car port A collapsible vehicle storage system having a pair of spaced apart, tapered side walls, where the distance therebetween is sufficient to accommodate a vehicle. The respective sides walls pivotally mount plural U-shaped support members, with adjacent members hinged t... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6505481 | Refrigerant condenser The present invention relates to a refrigerant condenser for motor vehicle air-conditioning systems of the type that include a tube/fin block, header tubes arranged on both sides of the tube/fin block and a collector arranged parallel to one header tube, ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6408865 | Multi-seasonal disposable hunting blind A hunting blind formed of a flat base panel having opposed first and second creases forming a first side panel and a second side panel, each of the side panels being foldable to first positions to lie parallel to the base panel or to second positions to e... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6394118 | Quick setup canopy apparatus A quick setup canopy apparatus is configured for use at the end of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a pair of base plate units adapted to be anchored by the weight of respective vehicle wheels. Each of the base plate units has a respective support member... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6296004 | Sun shield A sun shield capable of protecting persons or plants against the harmful effects of incident radiation and being formed from a substantially transparent flexible material (13) which at least substantially absorbs and/or reflects incident radiation in the ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6209558 | Foldable tent A foldable tent (10) comprising a frame (11) with a cover (12) and ground sheet (13) affixed thereto. The frame comprises a plurality of U-shaped frame members (14), each having a base (25) from which extend two arms (26& 27). The group of arms (26) are p... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6170504 | Tent frame An improved tent frame is disclosed. The tent frame includes a connector, a first curved flexible strap and a second curved flexible strap. The tent frame is composed of a first receptacle having a first end and a second end thereof, and a second receptac... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6123091 | Playyard canopy A combination playyard and canopy assembly is provided. The playyard includes a top frame having first and second side rails and first and second end rails that define an opening. The canopy includes a mounting clip, frame members, and a cover. The frame ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6095172 | Sunshade for outdoor furniture A sunshade assembly removably mounts to outdoor furniture, such as a lounge chair, and includes a canopy structure having first and second pivotally movable frame members, and a foldable material canopy fitted to and extending between the frame members. A... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6021795 | Quick-erecting tent A quick-erecting tent includes a collapsible frame and a canopy that is slidably connected to the frame. When the tent is erected, male and female structures will mate. These structures can be fastened together to prevent the tent from collapsing inadvert... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6016823 | Collapsible bale blind A collapsible portable bale shaped field blind for wildlife observers and hunters generally includes a cylindrical and collapsible tubular frame supported upon a sled-like base. The frame, when fully extended, has a cylindrical shape much like that of a h... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5947139 | Shade stand with swirling type canopy A swirling type fabric canopy is affixed on an upright mast which can be incrementally rotated on a base to protect a person in one position while the sun travels during daylight. The swirling type canopy can be rotated from right-handed shading to left-h... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5918615 | Portable shelter A portable collapsible shelter having particular use as a hunting blind. The shelter includes a plurality of generally C-shaped frame members and the upper ends of the frame members are connected to an upper connecting plate, while the lower portions of t... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5906217 | Collapsible bale blind A collapsible portable bale shaped field blind for wildlife observers and hunters generally includes a cylindrical and collapsible tubular frame supported upon a sled-like base. The frame, when fully extended, has a cylindrical shape much like that of a h... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5752537 | Sunshade/windbreak/shelter A portable, collapsible, freestanding shelter for protection from sun, wind and precipitation. Shelter is comprised of four struts (8a, 8b, 9a, 9b) comprising two x elements juxtaposed and separated by releasably attached cross beams (14a, 14b, 14c). Rear... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5740828 | Collapsible shelters A collapsible shelter includes an arcuate roof section which includes a left and a right edge having a downwardly extending lip portion. A plurality of left and right arcuate sections have a left edge provided with a downwardly extending lip portion and a... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5722712 | Trailer deck cover A deck cover for a trailer having first and second frames which are joined to first and second brackets fixed to a deck to form a rectangular member. The first and second frames have center members which are located in pockets in a tarp. Fasteners attache... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5655559 | Shelter A shelter has two hinge assemblies on opposite sides and a series of hoops radiating from the hinge assemblies to support a canopy. The shelter may be opened from either end. Each hinge assembly includes two arms that support respective halves of the supp... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5609176 | Combination walking stick and blind A combination walking stick and blind which includes a bi-support blind characterized by a pair of longitudinally half-round, elongated supports pivotally joined at one end, with the flat sides of the supports positioned in facing relationship and the sup... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5439017 | Collapsible frame A frame of flexible hoops sets up automatically through spring tension. The frame has a first hoop and a second hoop attached to the first hoop at equally spaced apart quadrant points. The hoops can flex and twist relative to each other at the quadrant po... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5439016 | Tent and method for pitching thereof A substantially cone-shaped tent comprises a plurality of rods connected to each other in the region of the top of the tent and arranged to extend divergingly downwardly to the ground on which the tent stands and bear thereagainst while each forming subst... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5267368 | Closure curtain for aircraft passenger boarding bridge cab A closure for a cab forming a longitudinally extending passageway that connects a passenger loading bridge to a doorway formed in the fuselage of an aircraft has a curtain with sleeves formed on the outer surface thereof which receive spaced pairs of vert... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5205089 | Portable shelter assembly This portable shelter assembly includes a weather-proof container suitable to be mounted on a pair of support bars atop a vehicle. When the vehicle is at a stand still and the shelter assembly is to be made ready for occupancy, the container unfolds to be... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5159947 | Collapsible tent frame A collapsible tent frame has two pole position bases and a plurality of reverse U-shaped frame units to combine with the pole position bases to support a tent roof cloth. Each frame unit consists of two main frame poles having their lower ends screwed wit... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5085240 | Shelter structure A shelter structure comprising a supporting framework which includes a pair of spaced apart base members, each base member comprising a plurality of stationary receptacles. A plurality of ribs extend between the base members and have end portions removabl... | 02/04/1992 |
