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"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 |
| 7416099 | Neck strap for mobile electronic device A neck strap for a mobile electronic device, includes a flexible loop arrangeable around the neck of a user and a connector whereby said flexible loop is connectable to said mobile electronic device. Furthermore, one section of said flexible loop includes at least o... | 08/26/2008 |
| 6926018 | Hands free umbrella A hands free umbrella includes an umbrella having a pole that has a bottom end and a top end. A canopy is attached to the top end of the pole. A handle is attached to the bottom end of the pole and extends downwardly away therefrom. The handle has a bottom side, a t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918519 | Securing mechanisms for preventing access to a firearm by unauthorized users, and safety housing for use therewith A securing mechanism for use in a holster, gun safe, base station, recharging/docking station, gun rack, or other safety housing for a firearm or other item, including one or more retaining members that engage the trigger guard, barrel, or other part of the firearm ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6619520 | Hands-free umbrella supporting bag A hands-free carry-bag/umbrella sling with a frontally-disposed receptacle and rearward support harness. The support harness comprises a broad three-strap wishbone support for holding a significant load and the umbrella securely against the body. The fron... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6247482 | Lightweight hands-free alternative umbrella and carrying case A device consisting in it's entirely of a polyethylene, polyolefin, or the like blend of lightweight materials, having a canopy/convex-shaped hood affixed to a sturdy, hinged backboard with in adjustable lumbar support plus two shoulder supports with atta... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6053385 | Backpack with umbrella support A backpack that includes an umbrella support assembly and an umbrella. The umbrella is storable within an umbrella storage compartment provided along an entire side edge of the backpack. The collapsible rain canopy is sized to shield the back pack and the... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5918612 | Hands-free umbrella holder An umbrella holder is provided which permits the user to be protected by an umbrella while permitting the user's hands to remain free. The holder includes a waist belt and shoulder strap. Means for securing the umbrella handle to the waist belt and the um... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5878761 | Device for attaching to a torso and supporting a pop-up umbrella upright without the use of hands A holding device for attaching to a torso and supporting a pop-up umbrella upright without the use of hands of a wearer and has an in-use position where it is releasibly attached to the torso of the wearer and a non-use position where it is removed from t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5513786 | Hands-free umbrella holder An umbrella holder which straps to an individual's torso is adapted to hold an open umbrella upright so as to permit the user's hands to be unencumbered. The umbrella holder includes a harness having a shoulder strap which crosses the back and chest of th... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5353977 | Umbrella holster An umbrella holster provides for the hands free support of an umbrella held thereby, with the umbrella being disposed to the front of the wearer of the holster to provide ready access for adjustment of the umbrella. The holster includes a waist belt and t... | 10/11/1994 |
| 4537339 | Umbrella support An umbrella support includes a planar support having upper and lower pockets thereon to receive a curved or straight handle of a short or long umbrella shaft, respectively, of an umbrella to be supported. The support is mounted on the front or back of a u... | 08/27/1985 |
