...When G.G. Hubbard learned of his future son-in-law's invention, he called it "only a toy." His daughter was engaged to a young man named Alexander Graham Bell.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7882872 | Protective cover for hair clippers seated in a rack The invention is a pre-conformed cover consisting of panels of a relatively strong flexible material assembled in a conformation that can protectively stretchedly cover and lockedly secure one or more hair clippers on a hair clipper rack. A locking means that has at... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7549451 | Double-fold snow mitt/snow glove for snow shovel A double-folded envelope of felt (or other fabric resistant to snow adhesion) into which a snow shovel may be inserted, folded over to enclose the shovel and temporarily closed in place by snaps or Velcro—doubled over where the shovel blade would rest so as to aff... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7322748 | Insulated food container Apparatus for storing food and for keeping it warm and moist comprising a substantially water impermeable pouch that bounds an insulated food warming chamber, the pouch having opposing substantially coextensive lips capable of being moved apart for providing passage... | 01/29/2008 |
| RE39945 | Iron cover An iron cover for ski wax irons a heat resistant liner having a padded bottom segment shaped to cover and protect the sole of an iron and a plurality of side flaps with ends. The side flaps extend sufficiently around the sides of an iron placed within the liner, and... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7124450 | Flushable plunger cover A flushable cover for a plunger with a layer of a flushable paper material and a layer of a film soluble in cold water. The cover is constructed to maintain integrity during use of the plunger, but at the same time being capable of being broken down in water. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7063114 | Snow mitt/snow glove for snow shovel An envelope of felt (or other fabric resistant to snow adhesion) into which a regular eighteen—twenty-two inch size snow shovel may be inserted, folded over to enclose the shovel and temporarily clasped in place by snaps or Velcro—and reinforceable in the area w... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6901668 | Blade guard The disclosure includes a device for protecting a blade of a knife, scissors or the like, consisting of two largely congruent partial surfaces that are designed as one piece with one another, of which at least one contains on essentially its entire surface an adhesi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6746187 | Edge protection device for hole saw A circular hole saw blade is provided with a removable edge protector. The edge protector is in the form of a cylindrical loop of stiff elastic polymer material inserted coaxially into the blade alongside an inner cylindrical surface thereof. The loop has an inner a... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6499519 | Iron cover An iron cover for ski wax irons a heat resistant liner having a padded bottom segment shaped to cover and protect the sole of an iron and a plurality of side flaps with ends. The side flaps extend sufficiently around the sides of an iron placed within the... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6491162 | Trowel cover Trowels have sharp edges which can cut a worker when he places the trowel down in a resting position. The present invention provides a plastic sheath to insert the trowel into during the resting mode of use. This sheath also prevents nicks and dents to th... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6450336 | Protective painting utensil sleeve A protective painting utensil sleeve for preventing the drying out of painting utensil. The protective painting utensil sleeve includes a protective painting utensil sleeve device comprising of a sheath. The sheath includes a first panel and a second pane... | 09/17/2002 |
| 5862989 | Spray gun cover A cover for a spray gun designed to be placed over a spray gun when spraying to prevent overspray on the spray gun and the user's hand and forearm. The cover is made from a thin panel made of flexible fabric or paper. The panel is of sufficient size and s... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5862970 | Power tool and replaceable anti-slip pad for power tool A power tool and a replaceable anti-slip pad for use on sloping surfaces roofers is provided wherein the power tool is provided with a sheet or layer of hook fasteners of the hook-and-loop type fastener system disposed on a side surface thereof, and where... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5820001 | Hatchet scabbard A scabbard (14) for firefighters and other types of hatchets (19) is disclosed. The scabbard (41) includes a belt (45) and a sheath (43). The sheath (43) has two pockets, a closed pocket (47) and an openable pocket (49). The entrances into the pockets fac... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5577607 | Curling iron pouch A curling iron pouch comprised of an inner heat-resistant pocket and a pair of outer, auxiliary pockets is disclosed. The inner pocket is comprised of a pair of longer, generally rectangular panels, and the outer pockets are comprised of a pair of shorter... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5266772 | Flexible portable container for carrying and maintaining arc welding electrodes at use temperature and method for maintaining arc welding electrodes at use temperature A combination of a layered leather pouch and a flat flexible unified structure of a heater utilizing an exothermic composition for the purpose of creating and maintaining an arc welding rod inside the pouch at a temperature range between about 28 degrees ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5054777 | Golf accessory An elegant golf accessory combines a divot repair, a holding base for receiving the prongs of the divot repair, a ball marker with a snap member passes through a hole on the divot repair when the prongs are inserted into the base and snaps into a receptac... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5022572 | Protective cover for portable bicycle tire pumps A tight fitting, tubular cover designed to protect portable, (attached to bicycle), bicycle tire pumps. The cover itself is constructed of a stretchy material (10) to facilitate a tight fit around the tire pump. A zipper (20) is incorporated into the body... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4993551 | Tool holder for bucket A tool holder and storage device to interfit over the upper rim of a five gallon bucket is provided. The device includes a tubular cloth panel which drapes and conforms over the inside and outside surfaces of the bucket with inner pockets sewn on the pane... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4981247 | Protective cover for an electric stapler A protective cover for securing to the power head of an electric stapler of the type used for carpet installation. The cover is formed from a sheet of resilient material such as leather. The cover wraps around the power head and is secured by two pairs of... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4660610 | Insulating device for heated working tools such as welding torches and the like An insulating device is disclosed as suitable for encasing and supporting a welding torch. The device is L-shape when finally assembled being formed by two T-shape panel members of closely woven fabric material. These panels are stitched along their conti... | 04/28/1987 |