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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7721900 | Sportboard storage rack system A sportboard storage rack system, for holding one or more sportboards that have a narrow region and a wider region. The rack system has a first member that defines a blind recess into which a sportboard is placed, the recess having an open face with a width that is ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7341377 | Cylindrical container bags Tank tote bags for storing cylinders such as diving tanks, welding tanks, and medical tanks such as oxygen tanks, in separate compartments that can be arranged in either vertical upright positions or horizontal laid down positions. One bag version has two tanks that... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318530 | Skateboard security rack An skateboard security rack having a pair of support members defining a slot therebetween for receiving the deck of a skateboard. At least one of the support members has a width smaller than the wheelbase of the skateboard received in the slot. Locking structure bet... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7225479 | Cover support for spas and hot tubs A support mechanism for supporting a cover of a hot tub, according to the present invention, including a first cradle bracket for fixedly securing proximate an upper surface of the hot tub; and a second cradle bracket for fixedly securing proximate the upper surface... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201282 | Suspension storage rack A storage rack is formed by a plurality of stacked modules where each module includes a vertical support column and a support arm that extends outwardly and downwardly from the vertical support column at an angle of about thirty degrees. A barrier arm is pivotally m... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185796 | Baton scabbard with roller clamp retention A baton scabbard for stowing various length batons enables insertion into and removal of a baton from the scabbard through lateral movement of the baton. The scabbard includes a generally C-shaped housing that supports a pair of laterally spaced snap-action latching... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7152769 | Car top ski/snowboard carriers An automobile roof top carrier for securing equipment to an automobile rooftop includes a body made from a resilient material having a plurality of protrusions disposed about a top surface. The protrusions define a support surface for holding the equipment and also ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7097050 | Disposable toothbrush holder liner A toothbrush liner for a toothbrush holder includes an elongate pouch sized for insertion into a toothbrush receptacle. A positioner is provided for supporting a toothbrush handle within the pouch and receptacle with a handle end in a spaced apart relationship with ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7070196 | Kayak carrier A kayak carrier with a pair of spaced horizontal supports having open-topped hull supports defining essentially continuous curved surfaces that permit the edge of a kayak to be inserted easily and to naturally rotate into a locking position. In the preferred form th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7014052 | Wall hanger and spacer for skateboards and scooters A small flat wall mountable panel having a flat visual display surface has two spaced apart upwardly arched hooks mounted on backstop spacers and aligned horizontally to receive a skateboard wheel mount or a scooter handle bar therein. An outwardly arched spacer arm... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007812 | Dual rail tool holder A tool holder, which may be used to store and organize garden and lawn tools with long handles in an inverted position, as well as to store and organize accessories, is provided. The tool holder consists of a first rail and a second rail vertically and horizontally ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6942094 | Sportboard storage apparatus A sportboard storage apparatus, which is mountable onto a supporting surface, and which can be modified to store a variety of different types of boards which have two opposed ends that are catchable. Such as surfboards, skateboards and skis. The apparatus comprises ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935517 | Snowboard support and display rack A snowboard support and display rack, for selectively supporting and displaying a snowboard upon a vertical support structure. The rack comprises a left engagement member and a right engagement member, each comprising a front prong, a rear prong, a junction located ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6827226 | Storage apparatus for sportboards with variable widths The apparatus comprises two gripping members, with a distance between them that is greater than the minimum width of the sportboard that is to be held therein, and lesser than the maximum width of the sportboard. A narrow part of the sportboard is placed between the... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6820853 | Adjustable wall display A wall hanging device that allows multiple arrangements of displayed items with a single mounting structure reduces damage to the wall while allowing great versatility in the display. The device includes a mounting base that is fixably mounted to a wall or other sup... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6712226 | Wall or ceiling mountable brackets for storing and displaying board-based recreational equipment A wall or ceiling mountable bracket, used in pairs, for storing and displaying board-based recreational equipment includes a generally U-shaped body having structurally-reinforced elongated front and rear portions and a spacer portion extending between and rigidly i... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6685070 | Modular cargo carrier system for vehicle roof A modular cargo carrier system comprising at least one pair of carrier modules and means for attaching said modules to a vehicle or to a support on a vehicle. The modules each have a top, a bottom, sides and ends, the attaching means being located on at l... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6588817 | Carrier for skis and ski poles A hand-held carrier for manually carrying parabolic skis and associated ski poles, the carrier having a double open-ended molded plastic receptacle having a bottom wall, first and second side walls extending up from the bottom wall and a partition wall di... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6382487 | Carrier for a trailer-hitch receiver A vehicle receiver mounted cargo carrier is readily configured to transport bicycles, skis and poles, canoes, canoe paddles and other cargo through the use of a vertical frame into which various rods may be placed, at locations most suited for the specifi... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6273272 | Ski storage device A ski storage device including a back plate adapted to be mounted to an attachment surface, a first side panel outwardly extending away from the back plate, a second side panel outwardly extending away from the back plate and being positioned a spaced tra... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6196397 | Rack for holding a gliding board A rack designed to hold and/or display gliding boards, such as snowboards, without requiring adjustment of the rack and without causing damage to the board. The rack includes a base which mounts to a support structure, and further includes at least one pa... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6164465 | Sports equipment rack A rack for holding a variety of sports equipment has a U-shaped main bracket mounted to a wall. The U-shaped bracket has first and second vertical members, to which pairs of arms are coupled spaced along the length of the frame. Distal ends of one or more... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6105915 | Hanger device with self-locking jaws A hanger devices which includes two jaw blocks pivoting around two pins, and link via a synchronizing assembly including a rectilinear rod of constant length connected between wooden jaw blocks.... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5957353 | Ski rack A ski rack particularly suitable for use within an automobile and about a wheel well protruding within the automobile. The ski rack includes a rear rack portion having a rear frame to be positioned in an automobile over an area typically occupied by a rea... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5950844 | Support apparatus An apparatus for supporting a work object having a pair of deformable elongated members, a mount adapted to support the deformable elongated members in substantially side-by-side relation, and a securing member mounted on the deformable elongated members ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5934488 | Overhead ski rack An overhead ski rack includes a pair of support structures disposed apart from one another and connected to an overhead support surface. Each support structure includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a first arm and a second arm. The first end... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5884781 | Ski holding device A ski holding and storage device comprising a first wall mounted member for vertically supporting skis and a second member pivotally mounted to the wall mounted member for retaining skis on said first member. The wall mounted member has short support lugs... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5860536 | Ski rack A ski rack has walls spaced-apart to define a space for receiving skis, with spacers extending downwardly within the space for separating the skis. The spacers are spaced from one of the walls by a gap, which enables the insertion of a snowboard, having a... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5833078 | Modular snowboard storage system A modular snowboard storage system, the modules of which can be connected end to end to form an extended linear storage system which can be mounted to a vertical surface, or interconnected at angles using angular or polygonal connectors to form free-stand... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5826908 | Snowboard mounting apparatus A Snowboard Mounting Apparatus for safely storing and displaying a snowboard or similar article on a wall or other supporting surface. The inventive device includes a jaw for clamping the snowboard or similar article and a mounting plate for mounting the ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5806691 | Surface mountable ski storage assembly A ski storage assembly mountable on a planar surface such as a wall, door, or ceiling consisting of a longitudinal bottom support having a lip for containing the heel of the ski and an upper rotatable bar for retaining the tip of the ski. An optional forc... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5788133 | Wakeboard rack A rack apparatus for storing at least one wakeboard (27,29) in a skiboat having a vertically extending tow pylon (12), comprising: a collar assembly (20) being adapted to support the rack and wakeboards from the vertically extending pylon (12), a pluralit... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5755342 | Collapsible gun rack The present invention discloses a collapsible outdoor gun rack wherein in one configuration, that of a gun rack, a plurality of guns can vertically rest against the gun rack, and in a second collapsible or compact configuration the present invention is re... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5752638 | Combination water ski and wake board rack A rack for storing one or more pairs of water skis and wake boards including one or more pairs of forks having parallel prongs extending from and coplanar with a base plate section. The pairs of forks are mounted on a support bar extending through an open... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5749251 | Locking device and ski security system A locking device and security system including a cable having two ends, each end having a notched rod, and a barrel-shaped operating mechanism having a passage through its center along its longitudinal axis. Each notched rod has a length half of the lengt... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5743418 | Ski security system A general purpose support system adaptable to a ski rack, bicycle rack, barricade, bench, table, advertising display, or the like, is formed of two tubular members, typically of steel tubing each bent in a single piece to form a leg portion at each end wi... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5687857 | Wall mounted holder for articles The wall mounted holder has a two-piece base member with an inner back plate cooperating with the outer main base member to provide two halves of a pair of shaft receiving sleeves to facilitate assembly of the wall mounted holder. Using a three-piece cons... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5649633 | Ski rack The ski rack is for supporting a pair of skis. Each pair of skis comprises a heel and an intermediary portion. The skis of a same pair of skis are fastened together with their sole applied one against the other. The ski rack comprises a base having a cent... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5642818 | Structure for supporting articles against vehicles A structure for supporting articles, such as skis in vertical orientation off of a vehicle includes an elongated, adjustable support bar having engagement clips disposed on opposite ends of the support bar. The engagement clips are interconnected by a res... | 07/01/1997 |
