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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7886926 | Transport container system with sidewall attachment elements for increasing the transport capacity A transport container system includes a stackable crate having a bottom element and four side wall elements which are of a dimensionally and pressure stable structure. Each of the side wall elements has a foldable attachment element connected to it. When folded up, ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7581655 | Pullbox assembly A pullbox assembly for use in wiring having an upwardly tapered cylindrical main body having a larger diameter base than top for preventing upward movement of the pullbox when installed in the ground due to frost or soil conditions. The taper of the pullbox allows f... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7367467 | Adjustable storage tray An adjustable storage tray includes an inside tray and an outside tray. Each tray has a plurality longitudinally spaced transverse rib wherein protrusions associated with the ribs of the inside tray are shaped to fit within indentation associated with the ribs of th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7322467 | Tissue box caddy A receptacle stores and keeps items, such as toiletries and medicine, within close proximity to a tissue box. The receptacle includes a bottom wall, a plurality of walls and a hook element. The plurality of walls extends outwardly from the bottom wall to define a st... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314148 | Containers, sleeves and lids therefor, assemblies thereof, and holding structure therefor Containers, lids, and sleeve structures are disclosed. Particularly, sleeve structures configured for insulating, stabilizing, or both insulating and stabilizing a container are disclosed. Further, a sleeve structure including a plurality of circumferentially adjace... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7237753 | Debris collecting bag and bag holder A debris collector is provided that includes a sleeve including a top opening and a bottom opening, the sleeve being operable to be attached to a bag adjacent to the bottom opening, the sleeve defining an interior. A support structure is connected to the sleeve, the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235739 | Box extender A junction box extension method and apparatus for creating additional space proximate an existing junction box without having to remove the existing junction box. The junction box extension has an open box with a lip on one side and a rim on the other, a flange for ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7195131 | Drum closure A drum closure which establishes a connection between the body of a drum and lid, wherein the connection will prevent separation of the lid from the body under severe loading conditions such as dropping the drum from a height of thirty (30) feet. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7168583 | Extendable drinking utensil (herein referred to as “this invention” or “hyper space mug”) An insulated drinking utensil that extends to contain more liquid and enhance logo/decorative display including an outer casing, inner casing(s), a lid if desired, a handle if desired, and sealing gasket if desired. The extendable drinking container transforms from ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150484 | Door-centering pin with dual snap fit for a bin lid The present invention provides a storage bin assembly that is disposable in an opening formed in a vehicle dashboard. The assembly includes a bin portion having a pivotable door that selectably allows access to an interior storage area. A lid is disposed on the bin ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140622 | Movie camera skate dolly An omni-directional, octagonal shaped, camera skate dolly that includes a platform having a generally planar upper surface, a lower surface and a plurality of side surfaces, and a plurality of wheel assemblies attached to the lower surface of the platform, wherein e... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7101280 | Grain tank cover for an agricultural harvester A grain tank for an agricultural harvester has an extension assembly to enable the volume of the tank to be increased. The extension assembly comprises two pairs of mutually opposed panels that are movable relative to the tank between a lowered position in which the... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077280 | Flexible, cuttable, insulating sleeve and box extender A one-piece plastic part for use as electrical box extender having a rectangular outer opening and an inner opening. The part has two narrow sides and two wide sides joined at their corners to define the outer and inner opening. Two flanges are coplanar with and ext... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066563 | Expandable drawer organizer Embodiments of an expandable drawer organizer for segregating articles within a drawer are disclosed. Each embodiment utilizes at least one tray maintained in slidable agreement with another a tray, providing for the expandable drawer organizer to be varied to appro... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059488 | ISO fittings for composite structures An apparatus and method are disclosed for removably attaching an ISO corner fitting to a composite material shipping container. The apparatus and method of the invention comprises a post that is anchored in the composite material frame of the container. The ISO corn... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7025221 | Storage container A storage container designed such that a locking unit to removably lock a cover to a body has a plurality of locking positions, thus allowing a storage space for storing items to be variable. The locking unit includes a locking member and a rotary member. The lockin... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014058 | Selectively adjustable and couplable container A container is provided which includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and second portion are slidably disposed so that the container is selectively adjustable between a retracted position and an extended position. The container may also be s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012806 | Portable electronic device with adaptive sizing A portable device having improved configurability and adaptability. The portable device has a case or chassis that can be placed in either an open or closed position, to thereby allow for insertion and removal of other devices within the portable device. When increa... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6950724 | System and method for delivery point packaging The mail sorting systems and methods of the invention can be used to provide a mail carrier with a batch of mail that is arranged in delivery point order and separated by delivery point. Advantageously, the systems and methods employ an expandable, transportable con... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6908004 | Collapsible storage bin A collapsible storage bin having a base member and an upper containment member is provided. The base member includes a plurality of base walls, and a downwardly facing lip is disposed on at least one of the base walls. The upper containment member includes a plurali... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6886703 | Vertically extendable work bucket apparatus A vertically adjustable work bucket apparatus includes a shell and a container, wherein the container is vertically adjustable within the shell. The shell includes a plurality of furrow series, wherein the furrows series each have a plurality of furrows, along the i... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6820760 | Electrical box extension Disclosed is an electrical box extension that includes an extending member for switch and/or plug mounting having one or more fastening brackets, one or more base fastening brackets and one or more fasteners that together with optional contact points provide for mec... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6772563 | Mobile accommodation unit in container form A mobile accommodation unit in container form for use as mobile hospital or mobile control or command center or the like has a box-shaped main box element and at least one secondary box element. In a transport state, the secondary box element is telescoped into the ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6761276 | Sleeve cover A covering system for use in connection with an appliance mount having a at least one self-closing tubular sleeve and a plurality of retaining rings. The retaining rings are adapted to engage a support structure. The sleeve wraps around the support structure and cre... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6729489 | Tube case There is disclosed herein a tube case having first and second sections wherein the open ends of the two sections can be slid together to provide a carrying case for elongated items, such as fishing rods, rifles, golf clubs, golf bags and the like. One section is sma... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6708835 | Extendable basket and kit An extendable basket and kit for making an extendable basket are disclosed. The extendable basket includes an ordinary basket, such as a laundry basket, and a fabric extension that can be secured generally about the perimeter of the basket. The fabric extension exte... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6705480 | Attachment for paint can Provided is a pouring attachment for a paint container. The container has a peripheral side wall extending upwardly to an upper peripheral annular rim which defines a container opening. The attachment comprises an annular attachment body having an inner surface and ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6691884 | Portable cooler tray device A portable cooler tray device for storing foods and beverages on ice while being at a remote location. The portable cooler tray device includes a first tray section; and also includes a second tray section being connected to the first tray section and als... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6666347 | Storage apparatus for computer tower A storage device assembly adapted for attachment to a computer tower housing has a pair of opposing side panels and includes a storage member having a main panel and at least one pair of opposing walls extending from the main panel defining therein a stor... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6588616 | Wastepaper bin for a paper shredder A wastepaper bin for a paper shredder includes a bottom portion member disposed with a wastepaper bin in a bucket shape and an elastic clamping device disposed adjacent to a top end area thereof; a top portion member slidably inserted onto the exterior po... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6484451 | Stackable riser resistant to soil movement A stackable riser having a substantially smooth outer surface has a first open end defined by an edge and a second open end defined by a pair of adjacent channels, so that the edge defining the first open end of a first riser can mate with one of the chan... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6386381 | Adjustable length modular storage device An adjustable length containing device comprises modular, molded polymer members. The containing device members are ribbed and attached to each other by connection flanges and bottom panels. The containing device is used to store and ship heavy, large obj... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6382449 | Two stage cup A nestable beverage cup is preferably formed of two tapered sections. A lower section is sized to fit a cup holder such as used in a vehicle, while an upper section which is not held in the cup holder is provided with a larger diameter than the lower sect... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6343008 | Shelf for tower PC A shelf configured for fitting snugly over the top end of a tower PC. The shelf is a frame formed by a top wall and two side walls, each attached at opposing ends of the top wall. Each side wall is perpendicular to the top wall to form a rectangular-shape... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6318574 | Product display A traffic control barrier consisting of an inverted, first barrel liner base, a circular connecting ring fitted over the bottom of the base, a second, upright, barrel liner fitted within the circular connecting ring, and an inverted, third barrel liner pl... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6311858 | Adjustable length, modular storage device An adjustable length containing device comprises modular, molded polymer members. The containing device members are ribbed and attached to each other by connection flanges and bottom panels. The containing device is used to store and ship heavy, large obj... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6276547 | Food containers with detachable and discardable sections An incrementally variable volume container includes a sectionalised side wall and a closed bottom end. Each section has a top rim with an external thread for engaging a threaded lid. A tear strip is integrally molded between each top rim and a next sectio... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6237796 | Combination chemical carrier and bucket device A combination chemical carrier device and bucket includes a compartmented chemical carrier for carrying a plurality of containers containing chemicals and products used in cleaning operations. The combination chemical carrier and bucket device also includ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6220467 | Vehicle extension crate A vehicle extension crate assembly for mounting at the rear of a cargo transport vehicle is provided with inter-connected bottom, back, side, top, and front lipped panels that are readily assembled into a rigid unitary structure with included overflow car... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209740 | Sectored tool stow tray The present invention relates to a portable tray for placement atop a conventional oil drain barrel assembly in which the tray comprises three separate but interchangeable sector elements that are each preferably formed by a plastic extrusion process, dis... | 04/03/2001 |
