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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 |
| 7845527 | Device for carrying articles The device for carrying articles includes a first side portion, a second side portion and a holder unit. The first and second side portions include a means for holding the first and second side portions together. Each of the first and second side portions include an... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7302735 | Bag handle A bag handle is disclosed that includes a rigid, elongated body having an upwardly facing top surface, a downwardly facing lower surface, opposing front and back surfaces, and a pair of opposing side surfaces. A pair of hooks extend at each side surface outwardly th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293080 | Automatically discovering management information about services in a communication network An automatic service discovery approach allows a network management system to discover service managed objects from the network, eliminating the need for a user or other management application to provide such information. As a result, a network management system can... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7100288 | Cutlery A set of cutlery includes a plurality of superimposable cutlery components, which are adapted to be releasably connected so as to form a transportable unit. In order to facilitate the handling of such cutlery, it is suggested that the cutlery components should be ac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086156 | Magnetic knife sheath The invention is a magnetic knife sheath that permits easy transport and protection of knives in a relatively small sheath. The sheath has either one or two magnetically charged faces. The user places the knife blade against a magnetically charged face and the knife... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080456 | Knife assembly A knife assembly has a knife having a blade, a handle at an end of the blade and a lock portion on the handle. A rigid sheath has an elongated bottom wall and two upright sidewalls, between which is a slot o receive the blade of the knife. Two lock devices are provi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6981290 | Wire cutter and bayonet sheath combination The present invention provides a scabbard for a combat knife and cutting tool combination. The scabbard generally comprises a body extending along a longitudinal axis between first and second ends, and includes a channel formed therethrough that extends in spaced, p... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6915540 | Bayonet with insulated extension rod The invention provides bayonet or survival knife 100 that insulates the user from electric shock. With the insulated bayonet or knife, the user can safely cut a wire regardless of whether the wire is electrified or not. As a further improvement, the invention... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6840416 | Knife sheath A sheath for carrying a knife or blade is disclosed. The sheath includes a scabbard attached to a carrying strap forming a loop through which a carrying junction such as a belt may be passed. The axis of the loop is generally aligned with a transverse axis perpendic... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6817499 | Holder for a folding tool A sheath for a folding tool such as a folding knife that is variably positionable during use. A variably positionable knife, according to the present invention, includes a sheath formed with a cavity. At least one rail is formed in the cavity. A chamber juxtaposed t... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6679404 | Tool-toting device for connection to a belt A tool-toting device for connection to a belt to be worn about the waist of a tradesman for the purpose of carrying a tool of a type having an elongated handle and angled or transverse head portion includes a support backing associatable as part of the be... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6607109 | Holder for articles which attaches to a belt and a pants belt loop and method of use A holder for attaching articles to the belt of a user includes at least one aperture though which the belt is threaded. The belt goes between the front side of the holder and the back side of a pants belt loop. An article strap which is connected to an ar... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6604659 | Finishing tool holder A finishing tool holder includes a plurality of pocket assemblies each having a front wall, a pair of side walls, a rear wall and a bottom wall. The pocket assemblies have a holding space that is adapted for holding a finishing knife. One of the pluraliti... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6487777 | Cutting blade cover A cutting blade cover(10) is used for protecting a cutting blade(11) having a shank member(16) connected to a driving unit of a reaper and a plate-shaped blade member(17) continuous with the shank member(16) and provided with a cutting portion(18) at a ti... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6457240 | Anti-detachment structure for a knife and knife sheath An anti-detachment structure for a knife and knife sheath, including a knife and a knife sheath. The knife has a fixing section and the knife sheath is provided with a resilient member and a linearly movable driving block. By means of coordinate operation... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6442843 | Knife and sheath assembly A knife and sheath assembly includes a knife having a handle and a blade and a sheath having a cavity for releasably receiving the knife blade in a storage condition. A first end portion of the blade is adjustably mounted in the handle and a second end po... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6427340 | Portable knife sheath and method of using the same The invention provides a portable knife holder having a mounting plate embedded with at least one magnet for holding a knife on a top surface of the mounting plate, and a strap attached to the mounting plate for mounting the mounting plate to a user or to... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6402725 | Molded article--shapes A cup of plastics material incorporating foaming agents has thin wall portions, namely a base (101), a lower side wall (102) and an upper side wall (103). These portions have their wall thickness determined by mold part gap. The cup also has thick wall po... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6378745 | Knife holster for a hand A knife holster for a hand for holding and supporting a blade between the user's fingers. The knife holster for a hand includes a knife having a handle and a blade pivotally and lockingly attached to the handle; and also includes a strap assembly being ad... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6364182 | Holster assembly with disposable blade well A holster assembly for use with a hand-held utility knife having a segmented blade. The holster assembly comprises a plastic holster having a generally hollow interior and a blade well located inside the hollow interior of the holster. The blade well has ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6293448 | Mountable locking knife scabbard A mountable locking knife scabbard includes a locking carrying frame, knife sheath, knife, and locking pin. The locking carrying frame has at least one slot which is sized to facilitate fastening to a surface. The knife sheath is fastened to the locking c... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6213364 | Sigmate shaped appendage fastening means A rigid appendage fastening means that may be adapted to mount an apparatus that is commonly possessed and carried by law enforcement officers, military personnel and civilians, who are licensed to do so, diurnally. The appendage fastening means is specif... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6173875 | Sheath for secateurs A sheath for secateurs comprises an elongated tray provided at an upper end with a mounting clip and at a lower end with an open rim extending along an outer periphery of the tray and consisting of a bottom rim portion and two vertical portions. The sheat... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6138363 | Portable knife A portable knife includes a retainer portion to reliably hold a knife within a sheath even when a grip of the knife collides with a solid object. An actuating slider mounted in proximity to the retainer portion slides in the direction along which the knif... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6122770 | Ice claw A retractable/extensible spike normally mounted in retractable disposition for slidable advance motion from within a protective sleeve-like retainer and held within a glove or other hand-engaging arrangement so that the tip of the spike may be extended ou... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6105838 | Holster and blade well A holster assembly for use with a hand-held utility knife having a segmented blade. The holster assembly comprises a plastic holster having a generally hollow interior and a blade well located inside the hollow interior of the holster. The blade well has ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6082794 | Material handling grip The present invention defines a material handling grip for lifting bulk materials, boxes and cartons. The grips have an ergonomically designed handhold on one side and a replaceable array of needle-like pointed projections on the other side for engaging t... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6000590 | Blade holster assembly A holster assembly for use with a hand-held utility knife having a segmented blade. The holster assembly comprises a plastic holster having a generally hollow interior. The holster may have a slot therethrough and a guide leading to the slot for a user to... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5926959 | Locking knife and sheath A locking knife and sheath combination which provides for automatic locking of the knife when inserted to the sheath and which allows release of the knife from the sheath by a squeezing of the knife's handle. The handle is provided with a locking lever on... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5915793 | Knife/sheath locking device A knife/sheath locking assembly for retaining a knife (10) or other tool within a sheath (16). Two flexible arms (18) extend outward from opposite sides of the open end (17) of the sheath (16). The handle (12) of the knife (10) includes two tunnel structu... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5915607 | Side handle baton holster apparatus and method A holster for a side handle baton is formed from a single blank of leather or plastic. The blank is formed and stitched to provide a belt loop and a flared open ended pocket having an axis at an angle with the horizonal. The blank may be folded to provide... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5878500 | Self-opening folding knife A folding knife that is self opening when removed from a container such as a holster or pocket. The knife includes a handle and a knife blade with the blade hinged to the handle for folding from an extended, use, position to a stored position in a slot in... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5829144 | Knife holder for a folding knife A holder for a folding knife which retains the knife in a folded configuration with blade retention means to maintain the knife blade in a slightly open position so that the knife is opened when it is withdrawn from the holder, where the blade retention m... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5826762 | Tool scabbard A tool scabbard is provided for supporting a plurality of different tools from a belt encircling a user's waist. The tool scabbard is of rigid construction with an elongated rigid base and a plurality of rigid shelves projecting outwardly from the base an... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5820001 | Hatchet scabbard A scabbard (14) for firefighters and other types of hatchets (19) is disclosed. The scabbard (41) includes a belt (45) and a sheath (43). The sheath (43) has two pockets, a closed pocket (47) and an openable pocket (49). The entrances into the pockets fac... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5794347 | Knife/sheath locking device A knife/sheath locking assembly for retaining a knife (10) or other tool within a sheath (16). Two flexible arms (18) extend outward from opposite sides of the open end (17) of the sheath (16). The handle (12) of the knife (10) includes two tunnel structu... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5778954 | Wallet/pocket knife holder A combination of a wallet and a pocket knife. The wallet has a plurality of sections which overlie each other when the wallet is folded. One of the sections has a pocket which removably and frictionally receives a pocket knife.... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5647130 | Knife and sheath with twist release mechanism A locking knife and sheath combination having a knife which is automatically locked to the sheath upon insertion of the knife therein. Laterally extending members of the knife handle contact and engagement member pivotally connected to the front of the sh... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5626272 | Drywall pak A Drywall tub device including a tub having sidewalls, endwalls, a bottom and a snap-down top, also including a belt attachment and three essential accessory attachments needed to perform the drywall task. The tub which includes the sidewalls, endwalls, b... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5571214 | Prosthesis for human forearm A human forearm prosthesis is disclosed which has attached thereto a device comprising a housing, a knife blade suitable for cutting food, a projection on the knife blade for restraining the travel of the knife blade into the housing when it is desired to... | 11/05/1996 |
