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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7810684 | Percussion instrument carrier with expandable shoulder supports Percussion instrument carriers where the shoulder straps include an expandable cushioning feature. The feature allows the shoulder straps to be adjusted for the comfort of the user. Each shoulder strap may have one or more expandable cushions that will allow the top... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806305 | Travel tray The present invention relates to a redesigned food tray that is supported by the user's shoulders. The food tray features a two-part tray system that when folded out resembles a circle. The outer tray of the two-part tray system features two cup holders, and rotates... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7681766 | Interchangeable shoulder mountable article carrying device An article carrying device is provided for balancing upon a single shoulder of a person. The device includes front and back extended end members having a plurality of clips provided along middle and distal portions of the ends members. The clips secure packages to t... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7394008 | Carrier assembly for percussion instruments Drum hardware and drum secured thereon are preferably supported on a vest type carrier or a T-bar carrier having a plurality of separate parts removable from each other and formed of a rigid plastic, light metal such as magnesium, aluminum or titanium. The removable... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7372502 | Camera stabilizer A camera stabilizer having a base for supporting a camera; a first support member for placement on a user's shoulder which has an adjustable rod attachable to the rear of the base; and a second support member for placement at or near a user's waist which has a first... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361826 | Portable electronic musical keyboard instrument A portable electronic musical device has a keyboard disposed in a housing connected to a strap and a support plate connected thereto for suspension of housing by strap on shoulders of a person while housing is simultaneously supported on waist of person to allow per... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7326842 | Mono postal percussion instrument carrier A carrier with attachment apparatus that allows mounting of large drums where the playing surface of the drum is vertically oriented. The mounting consists of three or more connection points where one or more of the connection points is adjustable for vertical and o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7282631 | Harness for supporting a musical instrument A harness for supporting a musical instrument, and in particular, a weighty musical instrument such as a saxophone, has an anchor formed from a rigid or semi-rigid material having a curved portion adapted to be seated, in part, on the shoulders of a musician, and a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276653 | Marching bass drum supporting structure, marching bass drum, and carrier A carrier for holding a bass drum with two first connection mechanisms and one second connection mechanism. The second connection mechanism includes a connection member, which is arranged on the bass drum, and a slide member, which is arranged on the carrier. The di... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7166790 | Percussion instrument carrier assembly Drum hardware and drum secured thereon are preferably supported on a vest type, T-bar or tubular carrier having a plurality of separate parts removable from each other and formed of a rigid plastic, light metal such as magnesium, aluminum or titanium. The removable ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7142244 | Digital camera with integrated cable storage A digital camera apparatus wherein the cable used to link the camera to a processing device is stored within the body of the camera. The camera includes a cover associated with the camera housing that together define a storage cavity. The storage cavity is adapted t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7097368 | Camera stabilizer A camera stabilizer having a base with an aperture in front and in back, and in alignment with one other. A shoulder support, removably attachable to the base, has an adjustable rod extending forward of it with a detent at its distal end. The adjustable rod inserts ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7071401 | Carrier assembly for percussion instruments Apparatus is disclosed for carrying percussion instruments, particularly drums of various kinds, which comprises a combination of a carrier assembly with a novel receptacle for supporting J-rods thereon. The carrier is a vest-type or T-bar-type carrier with clamps f... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065812 | Patient care equipment management system An equipment management system provides an equipment support for supporting patient care equipment. The equipment support may be mountable on an arm that extends from a wall, on a column depending from the arm, on a wall mount, on a stand, or on a patient support. V... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062794 | Combination waist belt and musical instrument strap A device for serving interchangeably as a waist belt and a strap for a musical instrument composed of a flexible elongated member of sufficient length to support a musical instrument on the shoulder of a musician and yet adaptable and wearable as a waist belt with e... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7000879 | Camera stabilizer A camera stabilizer having a base onto which a camera is mountable. Two support members attach to the base by adjustable rods on each support member. A leveling device on the stabilizer permits a user to obtain a horizontally true picture. A mirror on the stabilizer... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6940006 | Reversible seat cup for percussion instrument A reversible seat cup allows free floating or fixed positioning of the seat cup, depending on application. For applications where the cymbal needs to be rigidly held, such as China cymbals, and/or minimal stand noise is essential, such as symphonic performances or s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6934461 | Low attention recording, with particular application to social recording The invention enables “low attention recording,” i.e., recording that need not appreciably affect interaction of a recorder (i.e., a person in control of a recording unit according to the invention) or others with the environment in which the recording is taking... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929409 | Shoulder mounted support assembly to hold camera of camcorder A lightweight collapsible, shoulder mounted camera support assembly for carrying a camcorder or camera and holding the same steady during operation has a front and rear portion for mounting a battery to counterbalance the weight of the camera or camcorder mounted on... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6789344 | Arm rest and support for aiming An arm rest and support for aiming. The arm rest and support consists of an upper member hingedly attached to a lower member. A pair of straps attached to the lower member wrap around the torso of the user for support. A third strap attached to the upper member is a... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6685069 | Shoulder protection device for use when carrying a ladder A shoulder protection device for carrying a ladder on the shoulder of a carrier. The protection device includes a resilient cushion having at least one slot extending therethrough and at least one releasable strap extending through the slot. The releasabl... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6652431 | Squat exercise hook harness A squat exercising hook harness comprising a pair of generally parallel aligned bars interconnected and spaced by a joining member to accommodate the neck of a person therebetween. The aligned bars each include bends therein that define a base section and... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6641010 | Shoulder platform for camera A shoulder platform that is well-balanced and stable on an operator's shoulder when the camera is mounted on the platform, allowing hands-free balance of the mounted camera. The shoulder platform has an elongated bent frame, a shoulder mount affixed below... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6467661 | Adjustable shoulder strap assisting device An adjustable, shoulder-strap assisting device having an elongate support member with a non-smooth surface on a shoulder engaging side. The elongate support member also has a deformable, rigid insert disposed therein such that the support member is capabl... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6349864 | Mechanical arrangement for promoting portable computer's adaptability to application The present invention relates to an arrangement for adapting a portable computer or notebook computer to an environment or an application in which no object is available for supporting the portable computer or notebook computer for a user to use. It is fe... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6189752 | Ladder carrying device A ladder carrying device is provided for carrying a ladder either over or under the shoulder. The ladder carrying device includes the rigid frame, a cushion pad and a device for selectively attaching and detaching the frame to the ladder. The frame has a ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6068223 | Position adjustable grip support for motion picture camera A shoulder-mounted, camera support device having adjustable support bar or bar segments and hand grip assemblies which allow the camera operator to easily adjust positions of the bars and hand grip assemblies. In its preferred configuration, grip position... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5957518 | Garment carrier A device for use by an individual for carrying garments hung on hangers is provided. The device includes a straight shaft member entirely padded having a hanger receiving hook at one end and a hand grip at the opposite end thereof. The hanger receiving ho... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5846169 | Squatting harness A squatting harness for use by a person when lifting a barbell includes: a belt to engage a user's waist, a lower shank extending upward from the belt, an upper shank connected to the lower shank so as to allow adjustment of the relative angular position ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5829874 | Backpack mounted pivoting motor for concrete finishing A portable concrete finishing system comprising a backpack-borne, pivoting engine that powers a selected tool. A rigid frame supporting a four cycle motor is connected to the tool by a flexible power shaft. A removable vibration absorption system isolates... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5810224 | Marching rack for percussion instruments A marching rack for percussion instruments includes a bow-shaped horizontal frame member having spaced instrument mounting brackets. The frame member is connected to an outer end of a support member having upper and lower arms. The support member is arran... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5806734 | Body mounted camera support A body-mounted camera support which includes a generally ring-shaped, neck-encircling member to which a camera support assembly is pivotally connected. The camera support assembly includes a support platform for supporting the camera, a platform supportin... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5799846 | Holder for a container which administers a feeding product to humans A portable holder for holding containers for feeding a product from the container to the human body such as intravenous feeding or colon flushing in which the holder is strapped to the upper torso of the human body. Being strapped to the body, it enables ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5772091 | Support apparatus for a musical instrument A support apparatus (10) for supporting the weight of a musical instrument such as a saxophone (S) on the back and hips of a musician (M) is provided. A clip (12) engages a rear portion of a musician's belt (B) or pants (P). A pair of substantially rigid ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5749010 | Camera support A camera support for holding a camera in front of a user having a first U-shaped section. The first U-shaped section is connected to a second U-shaped section which is in turn connected to an arm portion that has a camera mount. The first U-shaped section... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5716131 | Portable four cycle backpack pendulous vibrator A portable concrete vibrator system comprising a backpack-borne four cycle engine that powers a pendulous vibrator. The backpack comprises a rigid frame mounting a four cycle motor that is connected to the vibrator by a flex-shaft and isolated therefrom b... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5676294 | Retention device for intravenous fluid container A retention device is provided for supporting the container of intravenous fluids on a patient who is not bedridden. The retention device has a shoulder harness, a top bracket connected to the harness by a pin and a strap engaging and connected to the sho... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5667114 | Carrying apparatus for a portable computer A laptop-computer carrying apparatus that includes a platform for supporting a laptop computer. The apparatus also includes a pair of supporting members, each connected to one side of the platform. A carrying strap is connected between the supporting memb... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5593145 | Sheet material holding tool A tool for supporting material, such as an automobile windshield, from the body of a worker has a plate shaped to fit on the shoulder of the worker, a shank fixed to the plate, and a suction cup receivable on the shank and fixable to the glass. The plate ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5573158 | Spinning drum carrier A spinning drum carrier having a carrier frame including a curved abdomen support plate attached to a vertical support member which is curved inwardly slightly at the bottom end toward the wearer. The top of the vertical support member is angled inwardly ... | 11/12/1996 |
