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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7780048 | Hinged pocket A pocket comprises an inner cup cooperating in a nested relationship with an outer cup to define a chamber having a closed bottom end and an open upper end sized to receive an article. A hinge interconnects the inner and outer cups at the closed bottom end of the ch... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7267254 | Mr. plumber's holder by clasp A holder device designed for clasping containers of glue and primer used by plumbers for installing and repairing pipes. The main frame of the holder device is a unit member made of flexible material and further comprising a vertical arm and a horizontal member. The... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7232194 | Insert for a door storage compartment An insert is provided for a door storage compartment. The insert contains a frame that forms at least one chamber and has a fixing device located on one side of the frame for fixing the insert to the door storage compartment. A second side of the frame contains at l... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7136007 | Hearing-aid remote control A remote control unit of wireless operation and/or control of electrical and electronic microdevices, such as communication transceivers and hearing aids. The remote control is contained in a clip-on, slip-on, and/or attachable housing or enclosure. The housing or e... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100810 | Paintball pod holder systems This invention provides a paintball pod holder system for convenient one-handed removal and replacement of paintball pods. Preferably, one or more rigid paintball pod holders are attached to a belt or other support. A stiff lining of the inside of the paintball pod ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077303 | Holder for carrying a tool A holder for carrying a tool with a head and handle on a tool belt includes a body of single piece construction including a first portion which is generally co-planar with a first axis. The tool holder further includes a part for attaching the body to the tool belt,... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6981623 | Mechanism for engaging portable equipment against a belt clip There is provided an engaging mechanism of a system in which the flange-like protrusion at the portable equipment is engaged with or locked to an engaging part at a belt clip, wherein both fitting and removing for the portable equipment are simplified. The system su... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6978517 | Low-profile mounting clip for personal device A low-profile, durable mounting clip for holding personal devices. The mounting clip may have an essentially inverted “L” shaped configuration including a foot portion having engagement elements for attachment to corresponding engagement elements on a housing of... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973812 | Attachment device for keys and other items An attachment device for attaching, e.g., a key ring is disclosed wherein the device facilitates the reversible attachment of various connecting means, such a device having a shoulder connected to a post and such post having at least one aperture running therethroug... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6955280 | Cellular phone securing device and onboard holder for vehicle use A cellular phone securing device is mounted on a carrying holder to be fixed to a belt or clothes or on an onboard holder installed in an interior of a vehicle. The cellular phone securing device includes a projecting shaft disposed erect on the surface of a main bo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955279 | Carrying assembly and method for securement of electronic devices A carrying assembly (10,110) having an easy release clip for carrying of an electronic device (12,112) is disclosed. In both a first and a second preferred embodiment, the easy release clip of the carrying assembly (10,110) allows a user to inse... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6923443 | Controller grip for a video game machine A grip for a controller of a video game machine or video computer system that reduces slipping of the controller, increases the user's comfort and keeps the user's finger tips in proper position during use of the controller. The controller grip of the present invent... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6848605 | Tool belt with spaced receiver blocks selectively receiving both complimentary tool holders and tools A tool belt mounts receiver blocks, preferably of at least two types, permanently along its length. Each receiver block releasibly receives and engages an attaching block of complimentary configuration, the two blocks serving as a two-portion connector. Each attachi... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6793111 | Outer assembling mechanism of backpack for carrying detachable skate An outer assembling mechanism of a backpack for carrying a detachable skate. The mechanism includes a base plate fixed to assembling seats. The assembling seats are adapted to releasably engage with the detachable skate for walking or to disengage with the detachabl... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6729517 | Clamping apparatus A clamping apparatus comprises a base plate and integral thereto, a fixed clamping jaw and a pivotal support. A movable clamping jaw opposes the fixed clamping jaw and is pivotally engaged with the pivotal support, thereby being rotatable between an open jaw attitud... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6722539 | Mechanism for engaging portable equipment against a belt clip There is provided an engaging mechanism of a system in which the flange-like protrusion at the portable equipment is engaged with or locked to an engaging part at a belt clip, wherein both fitting and removing for the portable equipment are simplified. The system su... | 04/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6561402 | Ambidextrous drill holster An ambidextrous drill holster is provided which enables the drill holster to be accessible for both a left handed or a right handed user. A reinforcement type material is also provided for strengthening the tool belt pass-through neck of the weight bearin... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557738 | Paint can carrier The present invention is a new and improved paint can carrier adapted for attachment to he person of a painter to maintain a paint can in a vertical orientation. The paint carrier comprises a vertically elongated cradle that swivels from a swing arm on on... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6499637 | Stop on belt attached tool holder A belt attached tool holder has a base which in use is attached on a belt, has a collar which is attached to the base and which in use cradles a tool, and has a stop which is attached to the base and which in use holds the tool away from the base, wherein... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497352 | Locking tool holder An apparatus comprises a base plate having features enabling mounting on a person's belt or pocket. A cradling device is adapted for receiving a hand tool and for clamping the hand tool A biasing device is adapted for moving the tool clamping device betwe... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6425511 | Masons tool carrier A masons tool carrier comprising a back piece with a front piece attached to form a pocket for carrying a margin trowel, a support for mounting and carrying a float, and clearances to permit the tool carrier to be carried on a person's belt.... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6401993 | Multi-purpose bottle holder This invention teaches a multi-purpose bottle holder that is suitable for securely transporting water and beverage bottles over long distances or during vigorous exercise programs. The bottle holder can be supported either by an adjustable shoulder strap,... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6371341 | Releasable block for rotating hood holster A movable blocking member is pivotally mounted to the holster and movable between a first position where ratable motion of the hood is blocked and a second position where rotatable motion of the hood is allowed. The hood is rotated to allow a handgun to b... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364187 | Holster for small objects A holster for retaining small objects, such as portable cellular phones and portable two-way radios. The holster includes a body, a belt attachment loop and a retaining strap. The retaining strap optionally includes a pair of elastic cords to which is att... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357641 | Accessory holder A holder for holding an accessory within ready access of a user, especially for belt-worn use, includes a resiliently deformable cover mounted on a container for inversion between a closed position in which the cover has a concave shape and resists remova... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6293445 | Belt pack A belt pack including a rigid bag fixed within a carrier including belt loops with the bag and carrier configured to the waist area of a wearer. The bag includes an integral cover with cooperating latch components on the bag and carrier for releasably ret... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6267278 | Archery bow holder An archery bow holder having leg straps for fastening the bow holder to the calf of an archer, and a folding bow support member for supporting a lower end of a compound archery bow with a first receiver to accept an eccentric wheel thereof and a second re... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267279 | Hand weapon holstering systems A holstering device is made for an elongate hand weapon or is made as a standard holstering device for holstering any one of a number of different types of elongate hand weapons. Such holstering device extends along opposite first and second sides of any ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6237822 | Hand tool retaining device A hand tool retaining device has an elongate backing element, a base element and an elongate guide element having an elongate slot disposed along the backing element. The guide element is disposed along the backing element such that a hand tool can be dis... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6193125 | Locking tool holder An apparatus comprises a base plate having features enabling mounting on a person's belt or pocket. A cradling device is adapted for receiving a hand tool and for clamping the hand tool A biasing device is adapted for moving the tool clamping device betwe... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6155471 | Drill motor shoulder pouch assembly A drill motor carrying pouch to carry a drill motor on the upper torso has a pouch angled and shaped to allow for various types, styles and sizes of drill motors and such other undefined objects desirous to be carried. The shoulder pouch assembly has a dr... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6145717 | Holder for push poles and other tubular implements A holder for a push pole for maintaining a push pole within reach of a user includes a push pole holding portion and a mounting portion. The push pole holding portion is dimensioned to releasably hold the push pole. The mounting portion is configured to b... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6112962 | Hand weapon holstering systems Holstering systems for hand weapons comprise a track structure provided as a holster for such hand weapons. Each hand weapon may be provided with an adapter complementary with the track structure. The holster may be a standard holster for different types ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6098858 | Holder for receiving an object provided with a button The invention relates to a holder (1) for receiving an object (8) provided with a button (7), such as a cellular telephone. The holder (1) is provided with a receiving passage (5) for receiving the button (7), a resilient stop (10) for securing the button... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6085951 | Secondary latching device for holsters A handgun holster with an auxiliary or supplementary latching device is disclosed. The holster includes a body which defines a pouch for holding a handgun and includes a strap which extends over or around a portion of the handgun to hold it in place in th... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085952 | Tool holder for fishermen and tradesmen The present invention provides for a tool holder for use by fishermen, handymen and the like. The tool holder comprises a holster portion having a pocket of a size for holding a tool, the pocket being formed from a front and base connected together along ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6059156 | Attachment system for a portable device An attachment system for temporarily attaching a portable apparatus, such as a mobile phone, to a belt or the like. The system preferably comprises a pocket-shaped apparatus casing (2), a holder (10) connected to a back plate, by means of which the appara... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6053386 | Tennis ball container and dispenser The present invention comprises a serpentine tube which is wide enough to store a tennis ball and allow a tennis ball to roll or otherwise translate within the tube. The serpentine tube has an opening for receiving tennis balls and a dispenser for facilit... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5992716 | Tool securement device Disclosed is a releasable device for holding a tool in a holder, the tool for example being a hammer held in a hammer holder commonly used in the construction industry and having a loop loosely holding the hammer. The device is of flexible, stretchable ma... | 11/30/1999 |
