Bizarre Patents
A gun that fires a missile, powered by gas "discharged by the operator of the toy."
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395950 | Combined thread spool, needle holder and thread cutter A thread spool holder comprises an elongate shaft, for receiving a spool of thread, with a flange at one end for engaging one end of the spool. A thread cutter is provided at one end of the shaft allowing the user to cut thread easily. The shaft is hollow to form an... | 07/08/2008 |
| 6938766 | Fiber holder The invention is a suspension plate system for providing access to hanks of fiber. The system may include a circular, transparent, plastic disc having a plurality of truncated conic circular bores located equidistant from the center of the disc and being substantial... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929229 | Cup holding assembly A cup holding assembly for supporting a coffee cup and the like on the edge of a tabletop includes a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The peripheral wall includes a front wall, a back wal... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6916000 | Apparatus and method for cannulating retinal blood vessels An apparatus and method for safely cannulating a retinal blood vessel is described. The apparatus consists of a micropipette/microcannula, micromanipulator and positioner mounted to a base, which is attached to a wrist rest commonly used in eye surgery. The micropip... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6776283 | Portable display and storage case A case for storing and displaying spools of thread is disclosed. The case comprises two trays preferably connected by a plurality of hinges. Inside each tray are elongate spines that extend longitudinally. Pins connected to the spine extend in a direction perpendicu... | 08/17/2004 |
| 5913485 | Device for holding a plurality of spools of thread and feeding a selected thread onto an adjacent sewing machine A spool holder and threading device for holding one or more spools of thread thereon and feeding thread to an adjacent sewing machine. The device provides for convenient storage of a plurality of spools of thread and bobbins next to the sewing machine. Th... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5707021 | Cone and ribbon holding device A cone and ribbon holding device including a base portion. A pair of cone holders are secured to the base portion. A pair of thread guides are secured to the base portion. The pair of thread guides are positioned intermediate the pair of cone holders. A r... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5544499 | Yarn organizer for keeping yarn separated when hand knitting The apparatus includes a plurality of yarn storage containers which receive skeins of different yarns which are to be interwoven to form a pattern in a knitted garment or article. The yarn containers include a removable top which contains a yarn outlet gu... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5347942 | Thread guide and retaining device A thread feeding device for use with multiple needles of a sewing machine wherein the thread feeding device includes an array of guide channels which have first openings at one end for receiving threads from supply spools and second openings at the remain... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5040708 | Caddy for needle punch tools and spools of thread A caddy for needle punch needles, a needle threader and spools of threads including a base, a backwall secured to one end of the bases and rising upwardly therefrom, a plurality of receptacles in the backwall for receiving needle punch tools, such as need... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5024357 | Latch hook frame A latch hook frame comprising a harp, a plurality of pegs, left and right tray supports and a tray, left and right legs and a main brace. The harp is characterized by a rectangular frame including a left member, a right member, three lateral members conne... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5005380 | Dual spindle yarn support and delivery apparatus Apparatus including a horizontal rectangular frame and a vertical rectangular frame receivable within the horizontal frame. The framework of the horizontal frame includes plural link members mounted vertically of a forward end of the horizontal rectangula... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5002211 | Sewing accessory storage device A sewing accessory storage device includes a stationary base plate and rotatably mounted upper and lower storage trays secured in spaced relation on vertical hollow cylindrical columns. The lower storage tray has a plurality of radial dividers which provi... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4991410 | Method and apparatus for improving crocheting procedures This invention is a unique method and apparatus for improving the techniques employed in crocheting. The method and apparatus are characterized by the utilization of a support means for supporting a supply of crocheting thread and means for guiding such t... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4978008 | Yarn color organizer for needlecraft project A yarn organizer holds the different colors of yarn required for a needlcraft project. The organizer is in the form of a flat card member having holes adjacent to the edges of the card. The holes are uniformly spaced from the edges and uniformly spaced ap... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4763855 | Floss bobbin holding device A device for holding a plurality of floss bobbins is described. The invention comprises a floss bobbin holding carrier which has a peripheral surface and a plurality of mounting sites on the surface. A plurality of modular floss bobbins are detachably mou... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4664302 | Threaded needle holder for needle craft projects A threaded needle holder for needle craft projects is disclosed. The needle holder is made up of a rectangular card with a magnet parallel to one long edge of the card. A plurality of slits spaced along the long edge act to receive thread carried by needl... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4660814 | Needlecraft stand A needlecraft stand for supporting a needlecraft frame in convenient position for use by someone sitting in a chair or other seat and which may be easily adjusted by the user. The stand has a flat base, a pivotable post extending upwardly from the base an... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4561574 | Stitchery needle board A stitchery board apparatus (10) comprising a pin cushion unit (11) having a pin cushion enclosure unit (12) surrounding its periphery, a support unit (13) pivotally secured to the enclosure unit (12) and a plurality of indexes (23), (24) arranged on the ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4535921 | Ironing board caddy A caddy for attachment to an ironing board for holding various implements as well as spray containers for starch or the like comprising a container having open multiple compartments and one upstanding wall which abuts against the outer face of the dependi... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4489865 | Holding means apparatus The device of this invention performs the functions of one hand in performing a variety of the tasks ordinarily requiring two hands while doing needle craft, yarn work and the like. The invention may serve those having the use of both hands but is specifi... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4351458 | Rotary thread spool storage tree A rotatable thread spool storage tree comprises a vertically extending post which carries a plurality of vertically spaced groups of limbs, the limbs of each group projecting outwardly from the post and being disposed 90° apart. Each limb mounts an arm w... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4319703 | Needlework thread holder and organizer A ring notebook carries a flexible, rectangular, opaque base sheet provided along one longitudinal side with spaced holes through which the rings of the notebook protrude. One surface of the base sheet is provided with a smaller, transparent, rectangular ... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4288010 | Embroidery thread organizer Disclosed is a space saving means for accepting and retaining plural lengths of threads or yarns which have been transferred thereto from respective skeins. The subject invention is comprised of a plurality of nestable cylindrical tubes, each having a num... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4172521 | Device for holding and organizing strands of yarn Apparatus including a substantially flat teardrop shaped holder with an opening at the broad end through which lengths of yarn may be looped, an aperture at the other end for suspending the device from a collection device, and a sleeve holder intermediate... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4161075 | Thread and yarn organizer Substantially flat modified hourglass shaped holders around which yarn may be wound, and having slits at one end for retaining the ends of the yarn, an aperture at the other end for suspending the device from a support, and a sleeve holder intermediate th... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4111341 | Needlepoint, embroidery and crewel carrying case A needlepoint, embroidery and crewel carrying case in which all of the necessary and essential items for such work can be conveniently carried and stored. This type of work involves the use of a relatively wide variety of different colored and perhaps dif... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4106676 | Sewing accessory A flat bobbin dispenser conformed in the shape of a spool having two circular edge disks mounted on a central cylinder, each edge disk including on the interior surface thereof radially aligned tapered grooves. These grooves extend towards the center cyli... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4088380 | Thread and bobbin storage case for existing sewing machine cabinets A storage case for holding spools of thread and bobbins is so designed as to be mountable on an outer vertical wall of practically any existing sewing machine cabinet. The case includes an outer frame which is mounted on an exterior wall of the sewing mac... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4029241 | Spool stand A spool stand has a base and a top, and a pin cushion disposed on the top. A handle is attached to the pin cushion and a plurality of arms extend transversely to the stand's longitudinal axis, and along the stand's circumference.... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3955722 | Needlework frame support stand Apparatus for supporting a fancy needlework frame in a convenient position which is readily accessible to a craftsman sitting or reclining in a chair, bed or the like. The apparatus includes a baluster column mounted on a base and a thread supply supporti... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3948396 | Device for holding spools of thread A plurality of vertically elongated posts are disposed in elongated tiers on a horizontal base. The posts may be moved upwardly or downwardly through holes in the base. Means allow each of the posts to be independently raised upwardly from the base and to... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3934767 | Textile package of a cellular plastic core with wound yarn Comprising filaments, fibers or yarn wound around a deformable hollow cellular plastic core, wherein the wall thickness on the plastic core is such that if the inside diameter of the cellular core is increased by one-sixteenth inch by compression of the c... | 01/27/1976 |
