Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7810654 | Hanging rack assembly A hanging rack assembly includes a hanging strap having transverse pin holes at different elevations, a hanging hook for hooking the hanging strap on a support and having an angled hook portion at one end, an arched hook portion at the other end and a transverse slo... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7395937 | Adjustable bulletin board A bulletin board is provided by a backboard mounted within a frame, with a plurality of semicircular rods successively mounted in a desired spaced apart relationship on said board, the rods being concentric with one another and of successively decreased diameter, wi... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7353957 | Pegboard with through peg-hole mounting A pegboard panel includes a plurality of perforations and a plurality of box-anchor receptacles that project outwardly from a rear surface. Each box-anchor receptacle communicates with one of the plurality of perforations and includes a back wall that is spaced from... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350260 | Mop wringer and handle stabilizer A mop wringer and handle stabilizer for a mop bucket fitted with a mop wringer and a bucket handle, which in a first embodiment includes a wire clip pivotally mounted on the mop bucket handle and designed for manipulating and tensioning the wire clip on the mop wrin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7293754 | Frame security lock A locking mechanism for preventing theft of an object hung on a flat surface is provided. The locking mechanism may comprise a latch, hook and key. The latch may be attachable to the wall with an optional wall track attached thereto. Also, the hook may be attachable... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284671 | Recreational board rack system A system for storing recreational boards on a wall is disclosed, and comprises at least one recreational board storage rack for supporting a recreational board on a wall surface. The recreational board storage rack comprises a base plate for mounting on a wall surfa... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7246711 | Adjustable shelving unit An adjustable shelving unit that may be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the width or depth of the unit and may be adjusted to be in either a horizontal orientation or a forward sloping orientation. The adjustable shelving unit may include a central shelf unit a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243887 | Suspension system A system for detachable suspension of shelves (4) from essentially vertically positioned carrier elements (1, 26) provided with slots or grooves (2). Elongate, U-shaped supporting elements (3, 25) are adapted to support said shelves (4... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7216841 | Method and apparatus for hanging pictures and other wall objects A fastening device is provided for hanging a picture or other wall object on a wall. The fastening device includes a clear, flexible, non-resilient carrier having at least two mounting hooks in parallel alignment which are secured to the carrier for engaging wire mo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7178681 | Display rack construction A display rack construction includes at least first and second grid assemblies in combination with a removable bracket assembly. The bracket assembly is designed to functionally join the grid assemblies and simultaneously act to support items for purposes of display... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140501 | Hat and uniform caddy A hat-and-uniform caddy that has hat space for protective hat storage and transportation in predetermined proportion to uniform space for protective uniform storage and transportation. The hat-and-uniform caddy includes swivel casters and optional center wheels for ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118082 | Retractable hook assembly for mounting on a surface A retractable hook assembly for mounting on a surface including a bracket member having front side with a retracting groove and at least one positioning channel. The assembly also includes a back side adapted for mounting on the surface, and a hook member having a p... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7090085 | Trophy sports apparatus holder The trophy item holder is a holder which associates the trophy item with a descriptive card which provides information on the item and its user. Photographs or a certificate of authenticity may also be displayed. Thus the information establishing the item as a troph... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086544 | Support assembly for a hanger bar The present invention relates to a support bracket for a hanger bar. The support bracket has a body having an aperture that receives an upper portion of a support hook. The body also has at least two protrusions that secure the support hook to the body. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083051 | Cable management assembly, system and method A cable management assembly, and method related thereto, including a riser panel having an interface portion and a plurality of cable management devices. The interface portion having a plurality of shaped apertures. The cable management devices having attachments th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059482 | Window covering sample display device and method An apparatus for displaying samples of window coverings including a base having a front and a rear and at least one suction cup mounted on the rear of the base and adapted to releasably engage a flat surface. The base includes at least one support. The support is ad... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6997333 | Key rack A key rack with a unique stacking system is provided. The key rack has grooves and/or curves provided thereon such that the grooves and or curves of one key rack fit into the grooves and/or curves provided on another rack thereby allowing one rack to combine with a ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6969036 | Mounting bracket for wire shelf system A mounting bracket having different types of hooks and similar means suited for hanging of objects and utensils of different kinds at the underside of a wire shelf or wire basket of the type comprising an inner and an outer support wire and at least one intermediate... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6942098 | Storage device for face protection gear A storage device for storing and protecting face protection equipment includes a base plate and a cover rotatably mounted to the base plate. The cover and the base plate define a space sized to cover an article of face protection equipment. The cover rotates between... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935518 | System and apparatus for holding an item in storage An item holder for use with a perforated panel having a shank with a support arm extending outwardly from a first end and a catch located at a second end. The catch includes a curved cantilevered strap projecting from the second end and having a stop tab located at ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6789687 | Hook apparatus for hanging items from a fireplace mantel An apparatus for hanging items from a fireplace mantel or other elevated surface. The apparatus includes an elongated bar having a front edge and a rear edge, and at least one hook body detachably connected to the front edge of the elongated bar. Preferably, the elo... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6375141 | Hanger for vertical structural member A specially formed hanger formed as a unitary bar, or rod, is formed and shaped to provide three point contact on two opposing side surfaces of a stud by means of torsion generated forces to resist downwardly and outwardly vectored gravitational loading f... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6257421 | Jewel box hanger and support An apparatus and method for storing, displaying and maintaining CD containers in vertical arrangement while displaying a large portion of the front face or rear face of each CD container in a substantially vertical arrangement slightly overlapped top to b... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6182937 | Multi-purpose wall mounting A positive-locking wall mounting combination has a wall mounting with a hollow cylindrical body having an outer mantle, an inner mantle, and a bottom. The bottom has a slotted hole having a length that is shorter than an inner diameter of an inner circula... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5853092 | Self-adapting tool rack A rack for conveniently storing or displaying objects such as shop and garden tools, kitchen implements, office supplies and the like, having an array of individually retractable hooks. The hooks rest in an extended, or ready position. When an object is p... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5503277 | Display hook and combination A display hook and rack combination. The rack has a plurality of spaced openings into which the support fingers of a hook may be inserted. The rack has spaced protrusions thereon associated with the spaced openings and engaging the face plate of the hook ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5443167 | Merchandising display system An auxiliary display assembly for a gondola merchandising display unit is provided. The auxiliary display assembly is adapted to releasably attach to an upright support member of the gondola display unit and includes first and second cantilever members wh... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5333743 | Clothes hook assembly An improved clothes hook assembly includes a hanger web having a serpentine configuration having multiple peaks and valleys spaced along the length of the web, with short linear segments extending between the adjacent peaks and valleys. The cross-sectiona... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5316155 | Ski rack A ski rack which includes a frame from which extends a ski retaining section, the ski retaining section being dimensioned and adapted to support a set of skis by a binding of the skis. Each ski retaining section can be shaped and dimensioned to hold there... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5305897 | Wall mounted skateboard storage rack A wall mounted skateboard storage rack comprises a base plate having a back planar surface and a front surface including an upper and lower portion which is provided with a hole or holes, preferably vertically aligned at the horizontal center line of the ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5301818 | Support rack for a skateboard There is provided a rack for supporting a skateboard by hanging the skateboard vertically by way of one pair of its wheels and allowing the board and remaining pair of wheels to hang below. The rack comprises a broad, flat plate mountable on a wall or oth... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5154304 | Display panel assembly A display panel assembly includes a display panel and a plurality of hanger members which are releasably receivable in assembled relation with the display panel for supporting articles for display in front thereof. The display panel includes a plate porti... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5137158 | Article support apparatus An apparatus for mounting to an interior surface of a trunk lid or a forward interior wall of a truck bed for support and transport of various bag members thereon for the convenience of suspending the bags containing transportable articles therewithin. Th... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5083668 | Point-of-purchase displays A point-of-purchase display includes adjacent aligned panels having horizontal corrugations and spaced X-shaped slits cut therethrough, hangers for supporting product extending through the panel slits, U-shaped elongate clips adapted to frictionally engag... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5080238 | Display hook system In one embodiment, the display hook system permits merchandise to be hung off a vertical surface such as a pegboard surface. The system includes a keeper having legs which extend outboard from a planar back surface of the keeper and through and behind the... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5069350 | Backsplash system A system adapted to support items normally used in the kitchen, with the system being mounted on a backsplash wall. The system comprises a rail tube and mounting sleeves for supporting the rail tube on the wall. The rail tube is square in cross-section, a... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4991723 | Adjustable universal gun rack A gun mount includes two spaced adjustable gun racks, and each of the gun racks are arranged to be held in position by the frame of a rear window of a pickup truck, for example, so that a plurality of guns can be supported at spaced intervals thereon and ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4958738 | Clothing rack and hanger composite structure A combined clothing rack and hanger device which includes a main rack having a plurality of hook hangers disposed on one side and a plurality of squeezing hangers disposed on the other side thereof, and a channel engagement mounted to one end of the main ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4768660 | Adjustable hook and mounting rail assembly A storage assembly is provided with at least one adjustable hook for engaging a support rail which can be attached to a vertical surface, such as a wall. Each hook has two cantilever engaging members which are engaged with the rail through T-shaped apertu... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4763820 | Multi-purpose vehicle garment hanger A multi-purpose vehicle garment hanger characterized by a flexible body selectively disposed along and retained at a desired location on and by the side window of a vehicle when the side window is at a closed position. Hooks, as loops, for common hooked h... | 08/16/1988 |
