"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7273154 | Portable clothesline assembly for vehicles An assembly includes a housing that has a tubular shape provided with opposed open ends, a planar top surface with spaced apertures adjacent to the ends thereof, and is formed from durable and non-corrosive material. Couplings are insertable into the open ends and a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7240444 | Computer typing aid A computer device for assisting a user to type from printed matter, which includes a crossbar provided with mounting posts that allow it to be positioned on a laptop screen. The present invention further includes a document grasping mechanism with clips secured to t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7222510 | Systems and methods for manufacturing a drop bar Systems and methods for using an extrusion, forging, casting and/or machining process to provide an aluminum hitch component with increased strength that eliminates encumbrances, such as rusting and fusing, associated with traditional hitch components. Accordingly, ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7178841 | Locking tether assembly for shipping container doors A single-use security locking assembly for shipping containers, comprising, a pin, a tether assembly, a locking member, and locking means characterized in that the tether assembly snugly fits around door bars of a shipping container. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172515 | Golf swing plane training method and apparatus A golf swing plane training method and apparatus consisting a pair of elastic cords suspended above the ground faithfully defining a cross section of the swing plane. The elastic cords are parallel to each other and approximately parallel to the ground. The plane fo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134975 | Ball game apparatus Apparatus for practicing the techinque of lofting a ball, the apparatus having a support frame containing two upright supports linked by a horizontal cross-bar. Two inclined guideways extend between ground anchors and the supports. A substantially inelastic reciproc... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7048700 | Head support device A head support device includes a base including a horizontal portion and a pair of vertical members that are attached to and extend upwardly from the horizontal portion so that a first vertical member and a second vertical member are defined. A strap has a first end... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7000783 | Utility hook for attachment to an overhead garage door track A utility hook is adapted to removably fit upon a standard overhead garage door track so as to not interfere with the garage door operation and may be used to suspend bulky items from the garage door track. The utility hook's lower portion may be hook-shaped to susp... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6951184 | Crossing control arm assembly A school bus has a front bumper equipped with a crossing control arm assembly. The assembly includes an actuator that is attached behind the bumper and a control arm that is moved by the actuator from a stored position atop the bumper to a deployed position generall... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6899256 | Bag stabilizer A system for stabilizing articles is provided. The system is particularly well-suited for stabilizing plastic grocery bags during transport in a vehicle. The system comprises a stabilizing element that, when in use, extends from a first point to a second point and p... | 05/31/2005 |
| 5725111 | Window mounted drying rack A window mounted drying rack adapted for use in association with a window frame and a window sill, the apparatus comprises a rack formed in a generally rectangular configuration and including a rear axle, a front bar and two parallel side bars, a pluralit... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5582304 | Clothesline device for camper vehicles A clothesline device includes two spaced apart arms that support several clotheslines therebetween for hanging laundry. Thumb-head bolts removably attach the arms to mounting plates which are permanently attached to the bed platform of a camper vehicle. T... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5575046 | Holder for suspending articles A link for a pegless clothes line is molded from resilient plastic material and has a stud formation at one end and a recess for receiving a neck of the stud formation of the adjacent link, at the other end. A diamond-shaped aperture opens at one end into... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5272834 | Method and apparatus for plant culture A method for plant culture including the steps of growing a plant adjacent to a frame having at least one linear member, disposing a support on the linear member, resting a portion of the plant on the support in supported relation and moving the support a... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5147078 | Retractable automotive clothesline A retractable automotive clothesline is set forth wherein a flexible line is biased in a normally retracted position interiorly of a cylindrical housing formed with a cylindrical outlet conduit. A first hook of a diameter greater than the outlet conduit i... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5027958 | Electrically operated single cord clothesline The invention relates to an electrically operated single cord clothesline comprising near and distant reel assemblies both attachable to a clothesline supporting structure. The cord encloses individually insulated electric wires, and the near reel assembl... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4832206 | Article holding device for dishwashers An article holding device, for holding down relatively light-weight articles onto the open wire rack of a dishwasher, is in the form of a stretchable, elongated rectangular mesh. The mesh is attached at opposite ends to rigid plastic connector bars which ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4553715 | Extendible line A device to store and pay out a line. The device has a casing with a reel located in the casing. The line is located on the reel. There is an opening in the casing through which the line can pass. An abutment is within the casing and a handle in the reel ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4261469 | Clotheslines There is disclosed a clothesline which comprises two supports adapted to be mounted in a spaced apart relationship and at least one pair of arms which can each be connected to an individual one of the supports, for example by insertion in a socket of the ... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4051953 | Pivotal support The invention is a self-storing pivotally extending support for articles of apparel, clotheslines or the like. A mounting plate includes a pair of spaced apart ears with a pivotal pin axis carried by the ears. An arm slides vertically between the mounting... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4023307 | Trellis arm and support A trellis arm and a support wire therefor. The arm has a hole in the first end to swingably attach the arm to a trellis post and a notch in its second end to receive the trellis wire. The support wire overlies the outer end of the arm, extends under the t... | 05/17/1977 |