Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7960654 | Connectors A connector for support posts which have a plurality of divergent arms. The connector has four engagement sections. The first two are adapted to engage first and second divergent arms of the support post. A third engagement section is adapted to engage a third diver... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7915536 | Easy snap insulator One embodiment of a poly prophelene. It's unique design allows it to slide over and to fit snugly onto a vinyl or wood rail fence. It requires no mechanical fasteners such as screws or nails. It holds onto the rail by gravity pressure, and the return clip on the bot... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7511227 | Connectors The present invention relates to a connector adapted to engage with a support member, preferably being formed with a T-post configuration which provides a plurality of divergent arms. The connector can include a main body adapted to define a central recess and two o... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7219863 | Wiring clip securing electrical wiring to a framing member A wiring clip for securing electrical wiring to metal framing members. In a specific embodiment, the subject clip can secure the wiring a required distance from the nearest edge or face of the metal framing member to which a wall board is to be secured. The wire cli... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216852 | Multi-position wire insulator and fence support bracket A support bracket is adapted to secure wire fence elements to posts having T-shaped cross-sections with a leg and two cross-arms. The bracket includes a first slot adapted and constructed to receive a cross-arm of a fence post, and a second slot adapted and construc... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7178789 | Fixture for hanging wire fence The apparatus is a fixture for mounting wire fence on posts. The apparatus is a channel formed with slots across the web of the channel and the slots angled into the channel walls to form finger like tabs. Holes in lengthwise flanges on the channel sides or holes in... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7090175 | Insulating wire separator apparatus for piping systems An insulating wire separator for piping systems which protects buried pipes and cable from becoming damaged or melted from an accidental electrical charge, or caused by a lightning strike. The insulating wire separator is a multi-purpose clip device used to connect ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6960728 | Electric fence wire insulator for a metal fence post An electric wire fence insulator has a molded plastic body including a post mounting portion surrounding and slidably receiving a vertical T-type metal fence post having vertically spaced projections. The molded body also includes a wire support portion having verti... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6872892 | Electric fence insulators A molded plastic fence insulator including a pair of spaced apart sidewalls connected by a connecting wall, aligned grooves defined across the connecting wall, and retention members associated with the aligned grooves and configured for receiving the wires underneat... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6563055 | Electric fence insulator An insulator for an electric fence of the type having posts, electric wire, and insulators mounted on the posts for supporting the wire, the insulator including a body portion having a closed end opposite an open end to define a blind bore having a substa... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6489569 | Insulator retainer An insulator capable of supporting the conductor of an electric fence including at least one retaining portion capable of retaining at least one fixing element to the insulator prior to the insulator being fixed to a support structure with the fixing elem... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6344617 | Fencing system A fence rail holder for connection to conventional metal fence posts having a generally T-shaped cross section is provided which allows PVC fence rails to be connected to metal fence posts. The fence rail holder detachably mounts on a fence post using at ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6290190 | Support device A support device (1) for supporting a length of material (8) wherein the support device includes: at least one support finger (4,5) for supporting the length of material (8) which applies an initial load to the support finger (5); the support device chara... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5969291 | Overhead-line mast with insulated mast head An overhead-line mast includes a bar-shaped and insulated mast head, current-carrying conductors fastened to insulators of the insulated mast head and a ground conductor disposed on a mast tip of the insulated mast head. The ground conductor is connected ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5412158 | Electric fence wire insulation An electric wire insulators for connection with a T-shaped corner fence post is formed by a generally U-shaped rigid mounting member having parallel legs transversely spanning a T-shaped post. A pair of U-shaped bracket members each journalling a dielectr... | 05/02/1995 |
| 4845317 | Threaded insulator An insulator and wire mounting structure for supporting an electrically conductive fence wire from a metal fence post having a generally T-shaped cross-section. The insulator and wire supporting member has a pair of leg portions which are deformable relat... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4771137 | Electric fence wire insulator An electric fence wire insulator is formed as an integral, one-piece body of non-conductive synthetic resin and includes a transverse spark shield from which extends in one direction a pair of laterally spaced main legs terminating in a pair of laterally ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4695677 | Wire tensioning system A temperature and stretch compensating wire tensioning system. In parallel wire capacitive security systems, the maintenance of proper tension in the sensor wires in essential in order that false alarms be avoided as a result of movement of the sensor wir... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4621783 | Fastening and a fastener member The fastener of the invention as described in the specification includes a first or inner sleeve of plastic material including a bore corresponding to the outer diameter of the elongate member. The body of the inner sleeve is relatively thin and includes ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4531019 | Insulating arrangement for a capacitive protective fence having a metal encapsulated insulator, a mounting device for an electric wire and a device for fastening the insulating arrangement to a fence post An insulator arrangement which may be employed, for example, on a capacitive protective fence comprises three principal elements: (1) an insulator, made of ceramic or plastic, having at least one ring-shaped recess arranged on its bottom to form a long path fo... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4346871 | Structure for affixing metallic wire to support posts A structure for affixing metallic wire to support posts is provided wherein between each post and each wire there is inserted a piece of non-oxidizable material which is not electrically conductive and which physically separates the wires from the posts w... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4216943 | Versatile standoff insulator and charged fence array for mounting on chain link fences and elsewhere A versatile standoff insulator for mounting on chain link fences and elsewhere is comprised of first and second shaped insulating members having grooves or passageways between the insulating members for mounting to the links of the fence or other object. ... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4195942 | Lattice construction and connecting device therefor A device is used to connect one rod to at least one other object, such as another rod. This device can be used in accordance with a claimed method to form a lattice, such as an equipment lattice, made of a plurality of rods and at least one connecting dev... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4077611 | Fence wire mount and insulator A fence wire mount and insulator device adapted for mounting on a metal fence post of T-shaped cross section in which wire is supported in spaced relationship relative to the fence post by a bracket member which engages the fence post and is shaped to acc... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4061312 | Apparatus and method for protecting wheel move irrigation systems with electrified fence A method is disclosed for protecting assembled wheel move irrigation systems from being damaged by cattle grazing in a field where such a system is located, which includes the clamping of an insulator utilizing an over-center clamping arrangement on the r... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4049905 | Insulator for electric fences An insulator mountable on a fence post and capable of supporting and retaining an electrically conductive fence wire comprises an insulator body formed of insulative material and having a face adjacent the forward end and fence post retaining means at the... | 09/20/1977 |
