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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360284 | Bungee cord system A bungee cord system, including, a bungee cord assembly, engaging locks, and universal anchors to safely secure, store, transport, and/or stack packages, containers and the like to surfaces. The bungee cord assembly includes an elasticized cord with first and second... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7331371 | Twist release safety stop ball for window covering cord A safety stop ball includes a post and a nut which travels along a spiral path relative to the post. The nut and the post are biased toward each other to retain the ends of lift cords. As the nut is displaced relative to the post, the lift cords are released. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325279 | Cord-releasing safety device for window blind A cord-releasing safety device includes a casing having a receiving space extending from top to bottom open-end portions thereof, a damping seat inserted into the receiving space and slidable upward and downward relative to the casing, a limiting unit associated wit... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7275347 | Post-tension anchor seal cap An anchor for engagement with a post-tension tendon includes an anchor base having a generally tapered wedge receiving bore. A sheath surrounds the anchor base. The sheath has a substantially cylindrical extension on one side of the anchor base for contacting the te... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7234686 | Fail-safe cleat with automatic in-line locking cam and quick-release slot A failsafe device for raising/lowering articles includes a frame and a fastener for attaching the frame to a ceiling or wall to elevated an article above the floor. A pulley or sheave is mounted on the frame about a substantially horizontal axis when the frame is mo... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7216676 | Apparatus and method for shaping hose A shaped hose assembly includes a length of hose having an external surface and a hose form including a non-continuous, generally curved wall that extends around the circumference of the external surface of the hose. The wall includes a first axially extending end a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207149 | Anchor and method for reinforcing a structure Anchor 10 for reinforcing a structure against displacement forces and a method of installation includes drilling a borehole 50 in an anchor medium 110 adjacent the structure A length of roving 21 composed of filaments 24 is doubled... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7097141 | Sway brace clamp and connector assembly It is one advantage of the invention to provide an interlocking swivel connector for attachment to an existing system supporting a suspended load below a ceiling, beam or floor without the need to disassemble or disconnect any components of the system. The connector... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093329 | Elastic snapping device An elastic snapping device includes an elastic cord having two distal ends each formed with an end opening, a snapping tool mounted on the elastic cord and having a distal end formed with an enlarged plug inserted into the end opening of the elastic cord, and an ela... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073780 | Fail-safe cleat with automatic in-line locking cam A failsafe cleat with automatic in-line locking cam includes a frame having proximate and a remote sides on substantially opposite sides of the frame and formed with a passageway, extending between said proximate and remote sides, for receiving a line that can move ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6926236 | Cable tray apparatus and method A cable tray apparatus for use with a ladder-type cable tray having a pair of parallel spaced apart rails interconnected by a plurality of rungs is disclosed. The cable tray apparatus includes an elongate flexible spine member selectively bendable into a number of d... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910517 | Equalizing connector for multi-cord architectural covering A connector is provided for releasably connecting a manipulating cord to the lift cords of an architectural covering. In an embodiment of the invention, the connector includes a resiliently compressible inner assembly and an outer shell. The inner assembly is connec... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6868586 | Fastening means for a bungie cord A new and improved method and apparatus for securing a stretchable cord to be used in association with exercise equipment is disclosed herein. ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6751829 | Tape-less cable connector A connector for attaching cable and wire and the like to a cable routing tool. The cable is attached to the connector by feeding the wire or cable through a back loop 4, one of the two loops comprising the device, then past slider 2 through leading loo... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6387099 | Surgical cable crimp A surgical cable crimp device including a cable with a fixed and a free end and a crimp member for securing the cable. The crimp member has a first leg having a blind hole for receiving the fixed end of the cable, and a second leg with a through bore exte... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6099553 | Suture clinch A suture system for closing a wound defined by tissue portions includes an elongate suture having a pair of ends adapted for threading relative to the tissue portions leaving the suture ends free. A securing mechanism has a first position for capturing th... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6032338 | Apparatus for swaging a ferrule onto a wire rope The invention relates to a swaging method and apparatus for swaging flemish eye splices. In particular, the invention concerns the production of swaged joints in which, by virtue of providing ferrules (5) and swage blocks (16, 17) of a particular construc... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5791580 | Cord retraction device A cord retraction device for drawing excess cord lengths into a housing through a cord aperture, the housing, containing a rotating spool driven by a coiled spring, the cord being attached to the spool through a lead member and cord retention member, wher... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5732445 | Retainer for electric cord connectors A retainer device for holding a pair of electrical connector plugs in interconnected relation includes an elongate flexible strip formed of velcro material. The strip is of rectangular configuration and has a pair of slits in the end portions thereof. The... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5715884 | Window covering cord safety assembly The window covering cord safety assembly includes at least one window covering control cord, and preferably two or more such cords, the free ends of which bear expanded beads or eyelets or the like. A safety device is releasably connected to the free ends... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5566432 | Apparatus for terminating wire or other elongated generally rigid elements A termination assembly is disclosed, which termination assembly is adapted to retain an elongated, generally rigid member, such as a wire to a mounting surface. A mounting surface is configured to define a receiving channel, which may include an aperture.... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5524327 | Malleable clip A malleable clip for reversible application to a power line which connects a power tool to a power source to alter the angular relationship and/or offset distance of the power tool with respect to the power line. Malleable clips comprise one or more malle... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5487746 | Surgical clip having a longitudinal opening through which clamped tissue protrudes A surgical clip having a double-leg side and a single-leg side. When the surgical clip is closed, the movement of the single-leg side towards the double-leg side displaces the tissue being clamped through a longitudinal opening between the legs forming th... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5441509 | Vessel clips A surgical clip for occluding an anatomical structure is disclosed. The clip has a hinge portions and at least three legs projecting from the hinge portion with a slot portion present between at least two of the legs. The hinge portion affords easy remova... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5307966 | Strapping structure for an instrument and the like A strapping structure for an optical instrument such as a camera, a video camera, a binocular and so on, which is capable of performing as more than two straps having different functions such as a grip strap and a shoulder strap. The strapping structure c... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5113551 | Verifiable swaged fitting A method and apparatus for assuring that a swaged fitting which is compressed upon a cable or holds an assembly together has been properly processed. A coating which changes when pressure is applied to it is placed on the outside of the swage fitting befo... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5068948 | Traction cable A traction cable is provided for use on a vehicle tire to increase traction in snow and ice. The traction cable comprises a pair of elongated flexible side members having first and second ends, a plurality of flexible cross members interconnecting the sid... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4986457 | Closed loop cable system The closed loop cable system was designed for preventing the theft of coats, but could be used for many other applications. When used for theft prevention, a length of cable is passed through one or both sleeves of the coat to form a loop, and the cable e... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4971345 | Security device for bicycle components The device is for preventing the casual theft of a saddle from a bicycle that has a quick-release saddle adjustment, and is particularly useful with mountain bikes. The device comprises a plastic-covered steel cable, with a loop at each end. One loop pass... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4915451 | Safety belt apparatus A seat belt system includes a cable for attachment of a seat belt buckle to a vehicle structure. The cable transmits forces from the buckle to the vehicle structure. The buckle has a base plate with a pair of facing channels. The cable has a loop intermed... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4886228 | Adjustable mounting bracket An adjustable cable mounting bracket for automobile bodies is formed as a unitary structure in which a barbed locating member and a partially cylindrical backing member are hingedly connected to a slotted adjusting member to be folded into position where ... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4844066 | Surgical clip The present invention relates to a surgical clip for occluding the flow of blood through a blood vessel, artery or vein. The clip formed with longitudinal and transverse or lateral notches to prevent both longitudinal and lateral slippage of the clip with... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4738006 | Net mending device A device for mending a broken cord in a sports net. The device includes a pair of ferrules having deformable flaps that can be crimped onto the broken cord ends. The ferrules can be connected with each other by a flexible cord element gripped by sleeves o... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4662056 | Method of affixing ornamentation support members to a cord-like member A method and apparatus for affixing ornamentation support members to a cord-like member, wherein the ornamentation support members include a clamp and a tangentially extending base member which is bonded to the clamp. In accordance with the invention, the... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4647726 | Telephone security clamp A telephone security clamp for preventing removal of modular telephone equipment which is electrically connected by its modular jack to a modular socket. The security clamp includes a wedge which is inserted beneath the release tang of the modular jack. T... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4527308 | Shield This invention provides a device for closing a flexible container which comprises a body portion having first and second opposed gripping arms extending therefrom. The arms are each adapted to be folded about a fold line relative to the body portion so th... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4455716 | Tap bracket or the like The invention contemplates a unitary cable-clamp fitting adapted for equipment or other connection to an overhead-suspension cable or messenger wire. The fitting comprises two side panels integrally connected by a single bend establishing an initially acu... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4398336 | Method of inhibiting kinking and twisting of a cable relative to an anchor A thimble insert for placement in a thimble eye of a cable, the thimble insert including a rigid body having a groove therein for engagement with the thimble and a slot for receipt of an anchor device engaged by the thimble eye. The body can be prepared w... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4393549 | Support clip for a dropwire or the like The invention contemplates a unitary clip of ductile sheet metal in the form of a peripherally continuous elongate rectangular frame which is bent at its longitudinal midsection. The frame defines a window between its bent longitudinal legs, such that aft... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4308641 | U-Shaped clip made from strip material In a U-shaped clip made from strip material and intended to close bags and flexible tubes, said clip comprising a web connecting two limbs having outwardly angled end lugs, the improvement which comprises forming the surface of the clip which is to engage... | 01/05/1982 |
