"That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical nature have been introduced."
Scientific American ; Jan. 2 edition, 1909
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971764 | Backpack for snow skis and boots A backpack shell construction having a stiff back panel supporting storage compartments projecting outwardly therefrom and carried on the user's back by a pair of shoulder straps and further secured to the user by a waist strap, to which shell a pair of tandem colla... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7290689 | Horizontal string supporting bow holders The present invention is an improved bow holder. An engagement member is provided to connect the holder with a hunter or a hunter's apparel or equipment. A spacing member extends outwardly and downwardly therefrom to a support member. The support member forms a gene... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7070077 | Backpack A backpack includes a bag portion and only one shoulder strap connected to the bag portion at a first end. The backpack also includes left and right side straps wherein each side strap is connected to the bag portion also at a first end. The only one shoulder strap ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6938761 | Sportsmen's utility bucket cover apparatus and method A sportsmen's utility bucket cover is provided for use in combination with a standard utility bucket. The cover includes a cylindrical wall that surrounds the outside cylindrical surface of the bucket. The cover also includes a bottom wall that is configured to corr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6869219 | Shoe-storing saddlebag assembly A shoe-storing saddlebag assembly for carrying and storing shoes. The shoe-storing saddlebag assembly includes strap members being adapted to be extended and fastened about a backpack; and further includes slack-adjustable straps also being adapted to be extended ab... | 03/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6786375 | Footwear pack A pack provides a lightweight compact carrier for bulky footwear such as inline skates, ice skates or a skateboard. The pack includes a skate blade compartment with two adjustably sized openings, each opening adapted to receive a skate blade. A securing element reta... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6769585 | Three dimensional semirigid panel for an article carrier The present invention provides a panel for use in an article carrier which has opposed sides which are generally connected by a material which include some form of a closure device. The panel is semirigid with interior and exterior faces. The interior face defines a... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6712250 | Article of luggage with outer retaining device An article of luggage, of the type having a retaining device for pressing an object against an outer wall of the article of luggage, of the type in which the retaining device includes a flexible tie that runs along a path following the return points borne by the out... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6695188 | Body mounted mono-pod camera support assembly An apparatus for supporting a camera in a stable position from an individual's torso comprising, a storage compartment which is defined by upper and lower walls, opposite side walls and front and rear walls, the rear wall further comprising a proximal att... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6644694 | Wearable folded map A foldable, weather-resistant reference guide for wearing on the arm, torso, or leg. The foldable, weather-resistant reference guide is attached to a soft, flexible keeping member that holds the reference guide in a folded configuration. The keeping membe... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6484917 | Backpack assembly for carrying items externally An improved backpack assembly is provided. The backpack assembly includes a selectively accessible bag interior, and is defined by top, front, side, back and bottom panels, as is well known in the art. The backpack assembly also includes a pair of shoulde... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6367674 | Sports backpack A sports backpack made from flexible sheet material has a main container and a pair of elongated upwardly extending shoe containers mounted at the rear of the main container in laterally spaced apart side-by-side relation to each other. The shoe container... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6202910 | Receptacle compression system A receptacle compression system includes a receptacle enclosing an internal volume. The receptacle includes the bottom panel having first and second opposite ends and first and second opposite sides and a top panel opposite the bottom panel. The top panel... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6131780 | Bottle tote A device for carrying a bottle of liquid consisting of a length of nylon webbing belt with an assembly of nylon cord and a spring loaded toggle clip attached. The nylon cord is placed over a bottle neck and the length of the cord surrounding the bottle ne... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6098859 | Adjustable position harness buckle system An adjustable position harness buckle system which employs a captured track secured to a backpack apparatus along a predetermined path and a clamp mechanism which is engaged with said track and can be clamped thereto by a lever arm actuated cam at any pos... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5979722 | Combination backpack and splash guard for bicycle rider A combination backpack and splash guard used by a bicycle rider. The combination is designed to protect the bicycle rider's clothing from water and mud during wet weather and when riding through water and mud puddles. Also, the backpack and splash guard p... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979727 | Method of attaching a replacement dual loop shoulder strap to a conventional single shoulder strap golf bag The present invention comprises a dual loop shoulder strap (10) for carrying a golf bag (14) having a first loop (30) and a second loop (34). The first loop (30) is attached to a first connection point (32) on the golf bag (14) whereby an individual (12) ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975392 | Backpack with harness for toy figure A toy backpack has a harness for securing a toy figure to the backpack, where the harness includes a pair of shoulder straps for engaging the shoulders of the toy figure, a leg strap for insertion between the legs of the toy figure, and a fastener for the... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5957349 | Luggage with seat A combination article of luggage seat unit is disclosed, in which the seat unit may be completely separated from the luggage when it is desired to use the seat and when in its storage condition is compactly contained within an auxiliary compartment of the... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5957355 | Pack compression system A pack compression system includes a pack enclosing an internal volume, a closing mechanism, and first and second compression mechanisms. The pack has a top, a bottom, a back panel extending between the top and bottom, an adapter for being positioned prox... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5878931 | Halloween backpack The Halloween backpack of the present invention has, in one aspect, a hollow container having an outer surface adapted to be worn as a backpack on the back of a child, straps for releasable mounting of the hollow container on the back of the child, a holl... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5704531 | Tennis ball holding article A tennis ball holding article comprising a zippered compartment which accommodates a plurality of tennis balls, and a belt which allows the present invention to be worn around the waist. The zippered compartment of the present invention tightly and secure... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5607258 | Scuba diving harness for use with a buoyancy control device A harness for use in scuba diving is disclosed. The harness is independent of the air cell and includes arcuate shoulder straps to promote the comfort of the scuba diver, particularly when moving about above water with the air tanks and other scuba equipm... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5050998 | Dual laundry bag A dual laundry bag has a front panel, a rear panel and a center panel which divides the dual laundry bag into two or more compartments. The top of the dual laundry bag includes a drawstring closure and a pair of grommets. The bottom of each compartment in... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5004134 | Backpack system for beach related activities A backpack system for personal use in carrying a full day's worth of beach related items. A pliant rectangular shell has adjustable straps for easy carrying capabilities. Numerous external pockets of variable size permit packing of numerous odd-sized item... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4984723 | Assembly of beverage bottle/can and cup An assembly of beverage bottle/can and cup consisting of a beverage bottle or can for containing the beverage and a cup for encasing the lower part of said bottle or can to be integrated as one body, wherein a plurality of parallel linear projections are ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4605143 | Method and apparatus for retaining articles on packframes The present invention is an article holding device for attaching external loads to a packframe. It consists of upper and lower clamp assemblies adapted for attachment to adjacent transverse packframe members. A rod, oriented vertically when the packframe ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4427140 | Window washing kit A window washing kit in which a belt to be worn by the window washer is hollow for containing water to be used in washing windows, and has tubes attached thereto for wetting a scrubber used in washing windows. The belt also has holders for holding scrubbe... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4375828 | Portable insulated container A cushioned container for beverage cans and the like is formed from flexible, semi-rigid foamed material. An arched, one-piece roof panel and substantially planar bottom, back and front panels are bonded along their respective margins utilizing miter join... | 03/08/1983 |