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...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016127 | Device for storage of shoes A shoe storage device adapted for deployment upon a horizontal support surface has upper and lower elongated insert members positioned one above the other in vertical alignment for securing a pair of shoes. The upper shoe is held upside down and both shoes point in ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7963405 | Shoe rack A shoe rack includes shoe support subassemblies each comprising a lower support including a rear hook, a sleeve passing through a rear end of the lower support and having a longitudinal first ridged section on an inner wall, an annular first projection extending inw... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7861870 | Shoe rack A shoe rack includes subassemblies comprising a lower support including an upward extending sleeve passing through a rear end and having a ridged section on its inner wall, an annular top projection extending inward, and an annular intermediate projection extending ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7699181 | Storage apparatus and method of use A storage apparatus and method involves a wheel storage assembly having adjustable pockets for storage therein of an article. The wheel storage assembly generally includes a pocket assembly and opposite wheel assemblies. The pocket assembly may include a core, at le... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7249680 | Shoe rack A shoe rack has two supports respectively and detachably mounted on top of the two elongated bases, a top tube detachably connected to free ends of the two supports via connectors and multiple shoe resting brackets sandwiched between the two supports. Each shoe rest... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249399 | Cargo securing systems for cargo bed The present invention relates generally to restraint systems for cargo on cargo transporting vehicles, such as trucks, having designated cargo-carrying space. In particularly, the present invention relates to a system for restraining cargo in the bed of a truck, suc... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249679 | Expansible shoe rack A self-standing shoe rack or other type of shoe rack such as a hanging shoe rack which can expand lengthwise due to telescoping shoe support bars. Opposite frame sides may have equal-size sockets that receive identical end tubes. The end tubes fit telescopically in ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7198008 | Device for the training of scent discriminating detector dogs The Scent-A-Wheel device consists of several different parts connected together to form a device that acts like a carousel. The device consists of a hub (ball bearing or axle design), arms attached to the hub (“spokes”), a two-piece, adjustable shaft to support ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185769 | Article storage display tower An article storage display tower for storage, display and continuous easy access to the article is provided. The display tower has a top and a bottom with a cell structure having a plurality of cells positioned between the top and the bottom. Each of the cells of th... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178680 | Rack and tray assembly for foot apparel A rack and tray assembly for supporting foot apparel and collecting and retaining water, snow and debris temporally released therefrom. The rack and tray assembly comprising a folding frame structure having left and right legs and a tray support assembly situated an... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152746 | Media holding device A media holding device for supporting media in an upright position comprising a vertical element and a horizontal extension element, created from a continuous length of rod stock formed into segments. The vertical element is a vertical plane defined by at least thre... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150364 | Shelving The expandable shelf of the invention is formed of several telescoping tubular assemblies that are supported in parallel to one another between a pair of end plates. The tubular assemblies may be press fit into the end plates. The end plates are mounted to opposed w... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7097048 | Shoe rack A shoe rack including at least one frame structure and a hanger coupled to the frame structure, the hanger being shaped to couple the shoe rack to a generally vertically-oriented support surface such that the frame structure is located generally adjacent to the supp... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083070 | Condiment dispensing container and carousel Substantially cylindrical condiment containers with extendable and retractable pouring spouts are provided. A dispensing mechanism in each container can be actuated by simply rotating a portion of the body of the container, without the need for separate knobs or lev... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7051899 | Carousel-type holder for dispensers for tape marker flags and POST-IT stacks A carousel-type holder for dispensing tape marker flags and flexible sheet material from a stack including a plurality of sheets disposed one on top of another, each sheet having a band of relatively releasable repositionable adhesive coated along one edge thereof, ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043854 | Portable shoe, boot and garment drying system A dryer for insertion into a cavity in a garment, boot or shoe, including a framework with a heated surface on one side of the framework, with the heated surface forming at least one side of an exit airflow passageway to create and induce drying airflow through the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025214 | Over-door shoe racks A shoe rack for mounting to an upright surface, or for hanging over a door, includes a pair of plastic, vertical side frame members and a plurality of shoe-retaining bars positioned between the side frame members upon which shoes, boxes and the like may be supported... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021475 | Over-door shoe racks A shoe rack for mounting to an upright surface, or for hanging over a door, includes a pair of plastic, vertical side frame members and a plurality of shoe-retaining bars positioned between the side frame members upon which shoes, boxes and the like may be supported... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007907 | Adjustable keyboard stand The present teachings describe an adjustable keyboard stand comprising a keyboard platform, which receives a keyboard instrument, and a mounting assembly which mounts to a piece of furniture, such as a computer table or desk. The mounting assembly includes a mountin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000787 | Expandable rack assembly with telescoping tube sections adapted to facilitate connection to side supports A rack assembly has side supports with unblemished exterior surfaces because a plurality of telescoping tubes are connected between interior instead of exterior surfaces of the side supports. Since the tubes are telescoping, the rack assembly is expandable to a sele... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6992118 | Ophthalmic lenses and compositions and methods for producing same Ophthalmic lenses, such as corneal contact lenses, include a lens body made of a composition including a lens body made of a composition including a first crosslinked polymer material which is water swellable, and a second polymeric material, other than the first ma... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6976452 | Wire or rod jump cups Agility contests, with humans and with animals, have been carried out down through history all around the world. Jump cups, made of wire and ganged into sets to be mounted to standards make changing jump heights quick and easy. Because only the cup assemblies have t... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971613 | Plate stand A plate is detachably mounted on a portable support capable of holding a beverage and other accessories, especially eating utensils. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6942107 | Glove holding member for supporting protective gloves for transportation and/or cleaning A method and a system for transporting and cleaning slaughter equipment especially knives (3), gloves and aprons at slaughterhouses, the system comprising knife holding members for receiving and releasable holding one or more knives (3), glove holding ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926157 | Over-door shoe racks A shoe rack for mounting to an upright surface, or for hanging over a door, includes a pair of plastic, vertical side frame members and a plurality of shoe-retaining bars positioned between the side frame members upon which shoes, boxes and the like may be supported... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6634687 | In-line skate maintenance rack An in-line skate maintenance rack has a pair of rests for a pair of in-line skates and inclined receptacles for holding wheels removed from the skates. The pair of rests and the inclined receptacles are so positioned that removed wheels are substantially ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6308838 | Footwear storage rack A footwear storage rack for supporting and storing footwear such as Wellington boots. The footwear storage rack includes a base, a tubular support member having a lower portion with a slot therein and further having an upper portion with a retractable cat... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6193082 | Roller skate storage device The invention concerns a device for storing roller-skates of the "inline" type with rollers which are disposed in a roller holder, which is rigid with the boot, the rollers being arranged in a line in the longitudinal direction of the boot. According to t... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6065807 | Adjustable foot support An adjustable foot support provides several user selectable heights to accommodate a wide variety of users. The adjustable foot support includes two ends, with several support surfaces extending from the first end to the second end. The ends are generally... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5992647 | Storage rack system comprising modular units joined in back to back relationship A storage rack system comprises free standing modular units which are releasably joined and secured together. Each modular unit has identical parallel end frames separated by at least two parallel support tubes fitted into sockets in the front face of the... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5984114 | Heel elevating support for a shoe rack A shoe rack includes an elongate shaft that is supported to extend generally vertically relative to the floor. A plurality of generally horizontal shelves are mounted to and disposed about the shaft such that the shaft extends generally centrally through ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5911347 | Double circle shoe hanger A shoe hanger for displaying a pair of shoes and prominently indicating information regarding same in retail stores includes a central elongated base member, a hook, two shoe support elements and a label support area. The base member terminates at its upp... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5813547 | Clothing accessories storage rack A rotatable shoe rack for visible and readily accessible storage of a plurality of clothing accessories such as shoes, ties, scarves and belts, comprising a pair of opposing base plates, having slotted channels which receive flexible belts that define a p... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5785185 | Rotary shoe rack A rotary shoe rack can include an upright frame mounted on a circular base, and two sets of horizontal support members extending in opposite directions from the frame. Each support member mounts six upwardly projecting shoe supports. There are several hor... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5685440 | Drying rack A diassembleable drying rack is disclosed. The drying rack is comprised of a generally rectangular shaped, either symmetrical or non-symmetrical, frame assembly. Each cross member of the frame assembly has hook means for receiving gloves, flippers and the... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5676259 | Boot storage and retrieval system A system for the storage and retrieval of pairs of boots utilizing a plurality of chutes, each having a diamond-shape cross section, with the chutes arranged in a honeycomb fashion, each chute having a carriage assembly disposed along the length of its in... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5617959 | Shoe rack A shoe rack is provided that includes a pair of side frames configured in a substantially rectangular shape. Each side frame includes a plurality of V-shaped support members containing two intersecting support bars. Each support bar within a support membe... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5566838 | Shoe-rack assembly with a heating device A shoe rack assembly with a heating device which can heat a number of shoes simultaneously and economically. The shoe-rack assembly comprises: a supporting device including two inverted U-shaped brackets with a flat top portion having a central hole and t... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5547157 | Display apparatus for supporting in-line skates A display apparatus for supporting an in-line skate. The display apparatus includes a support member and a retainer positioned and dimensioned to engage opposite sides of at least one of the rollers to retain the skate in a substantially upright position.... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5423435 | Modular rotating shoe rack A shoe rack comprising shoe storage members rotatable about a shaft are separated from one another by one or more spacers. Each storage member comprises a hub and a plurality of arms with supports which store shoes in a substantially vertical position. Th... | 06/13/1995 |
