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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328480 | Coextruded living hinge, a component incorporating the hinge, and methods of making the component A living hinge comprising a spring portion having a first end and a second end and a first arm portion and a second arm portion coextruded with the spring portion is disclosed. The first arm portion extends from the first end and the second arm portion extends from ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7223096 | Lighter A lighter comprises a lighter housing, a gas container for storing liquid inflammable gas, a combustion device connected to the gas container, and an igniter for igniting inflammable gas in the combustion device. The housing includes an upper cover and a case, where... | 05/29/2007 |
| 6928713 | Hinge mounting system A hinge that has a first mounting base for attachment to a first hinged object. The hinge also has first and second hinge members pivotally connected together. The first hinge member and the first base are configured and dimensioned for cooperatively positioning and... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918159 | Hinge apparatus A hinge apparatus disposes a panel to be opened and closed with respect to a body of an appliance. The hinge apparatus includes a fixing bracket fixed on the body, a supporting bracket fixed on the panel and a hinge shaft fixed on the fixing bracket to rotatably sup... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6243918 | Snap hinge A snap hinge and method of manufacturing includes a plurality of articulated levers interposed between a first member and a second member and reciprocally angularly positionable between first and second end positions. An elastic member is interposed betwe... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5742475 | Computing equipment casing having hinged, spring loaded and sliding leaves A casing for computer equipment, the casing comprising first and second leaves for mounting the computer equipment, the leaves being hinged together so as to be movable between a folded position in which the first leaf overlies the second, and an open pos... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5546633 | Hinge A hinge comprises a seat, an elastic pressing member, a pivoting member and a cam member. The seat is provided with a receiving space in which the pivoting end of the pivoting member and the cam member are pivoted such that the pivoting member is capable ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5430253 | Electrical outlet cover assembly A hinged electrical outlet cover biased rotatably about the hinge axis by an M-shaped spring. In one arrangement, the cover is self-closing throughout its entire range of movement between fully open and fully closed positions. In another arrangement, the ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5401096 | Spring-controlled support arm for a desk top A desk having a desk top that is movable with respect to a storage compartment under application of an external force through an open position, an intermediate position, and a closed position. A support member is provided to support the desk top as it mov... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5393152 | Printing device having opening and shutting mechanism A print head is supported on an upper frame of a printing device and a platen and a feeding device are supported on a lower frame. Further, a circuit substrate, a print head moving motor, and a feeding device driving motor are also supported on the upper ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 4819296 | Door safety brace having a hinge with angled end faces A door safety brace has an upper rod member and a lower rod member pivotally connected by an over-center self-locking hinge which holds the brace in a rigid, substantially rectilinear position when the over-center hinge is in locked position. The upper en... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4780013 | Web feed tractor for printer A web feed tractor which comprises a frame, a drive gear rotatably mounted in the frame, a cylindrical shaft fastening member mounted on the frame with a portion thereof protruding from the frame, an endless toothed timing belt trained about the frame and... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4690468 | Reversible hinge with over-center spring for refrigerators A reversible hinge for use on a freezer compartment door of a single door refrigerator includes a stationary leaf for mounting to the refrigerator cabinet and a movable leaf for mounting to the freezer compartment door, as well as a tension spring extendi... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4650358 | Feeder for a printer A feeder for a printer serves for guiding and/or advancing the record carrier. Tractors (1a and 1b) placed in a pair are provided. The tractors (1a and 1b) have hinged parts which can be adjusted in different hinged positions by pivoting bearings (11). To... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4222148 | Spectacle hinge A hinge for spectacles includes two parts, the first of which has a cam profile provided by one face of a strip of generally U-shape, the other part comprising a cam follower button of generally rectangular shape. The first part of the hinge is made of a ... | 09/16/1980 |
