Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7984534 | Cable restraint clip A seismic cable restraint clip attaches a seismic brace component, such as a cable, to a building structure. A bolt is typically used to attach the clip to the building structure. The restraint clip is constructed to reduce or eliminate multiplication of force appli... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7237307 | Slip grip device The present invention is a slip grip device, which permits a cord to be adjusted to any given position or length. It adjusts through a tension mechanism, while allowing the cord to break apart at a pre-determined pressure, thus ensuring safety in the event that the ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7025073 | Ring and pole connector assembly for a tent corner A ring and connector assembly for a tent. The ring and connector assembly is configured so that the connector attaches to the ring, such as via a loop that is attached to the connector and that extends around a portion of the ring. The ring is attached to the tent, ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013535 | Web end A one-piece clip or web end to join the cord ends of a lanyard is disclosed. The clip folds together and snap fits onto the cord ends to secure the ends together. The clip includes numerous pins extending outwardly from the clip body that mate with numerous pin pock... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6959470 | Pigtail fastener An apparatus for releasably securing a line having a cross sectional thickness and at least one free end. The fastener has a shaft dimensioned for wrapping the line around the shaft. The shaft has a pair of ends at least one of which includes: an insertion structure... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945533 | Gaming cloth and device for securing cloth to gaming table A system for securing a gaming cloth to a gaming table of various shapes and sizes. In one embodiment, a Velcro loop strip is attached to the bottom surface of flaps which form the border of the cloth. A continuous Velcro hoop strip is positioned around the table pe... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935399 | Cord stopper for window blind assembly A cord stopper for use in slidably and detachably connecting a lift cord of a window blind assembly includes a first cover shell having an insertion hole for insertion of the lift cord, a second cover shell openably closed to the first cover shell to form a receivin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6824340 | Tie down coupling system A device for attaching a rope thereto, having a rope holding mechanism comprising a first and second pinching members, coupled together to form a tapered space that includes a bight section, and a wide section; and a resilient device, coupled to the holding mechanis... | 11/30/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6622356 | Attachment assembly for closed-loop attachments An attachment assembly and method for attaching closed loops of lanyards to dust covers. The attachment assembly and method eliminate the need for tools and enable plastic and other materials to be used in the construction of the lanyard. In one embodimen... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6550108 | Attachment loop for a handheld device An attachment loop for affixing to a handheld device. The attachment loop includes a self-adhesive base panel having a ring portion pivotally attached thereto. A segment of the ring portion is captured within a channel of the base panel. The base panel ha... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6481457 | Safety restraint assembly for high pressure flow line A high pressure flow line that is formed from sections of pipe that are coupled together is provided with a safety restraint assembly. The safety restraint assembly is formed by wrapping short, flexible rib tethers around the pipeline near the ends of eac... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6363585 | Cord-locking device and a milking unit removal device comprising such a cord-locking device A cord-locking device for releasably gripping a cord (4), which preferably may be used in a milking machine as a safety coupling. The cord comprises a grip member (12) arranged to receive the cord (4) and to hold releasably by a holding member (13). The g... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6317935 | Life line termination A device to be secured to the end of a rope to provide a formed eye to which a carabiner or the like may be attached. The device comprises an elongated planar bar having a plurality of spaced, rope-receiving apertures along its length, the apertures each ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6230372 | Panel fastener and retainer device A fastener secures to a first member. The fastener comprises an attachment member and a retaining member connected to the attachment member for rotation. The attachment member has a body and a support. The retaining member is positioned between the body a... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6094783 | Rope clamp A multipurpose rope clamp may be attached to a support or suspended from a rail as desired. The clamp provides clamping channel in an open channel between a back plate and a front tongue. Rope is prevented from slipping out of the mouth of the channel by ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5950284 | Strapping apparatus A strapping apparatus for strapping, clamping together or holding together different objects includes a strapping body and a strapping means. The strapping body is a solid body formed with at least one pair of slots or bores extending angularly to each ot... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5915630 | Multi-purpose strap fastener A mechanism for connecting a strap to a fabric includes first and second elements to be disposed cooperatively on opposite sides of the fabric and then securely coupled to each other with the fabric forcibly sandwiched therebetween. At least one of the tw... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5671508 | Cord fastener A cord fastener used for fastening end portions of a cord is composed of two identical fastener members coupled together via an interlocking engagement between a locking portion and a resilient leg. The fastener members each include a cord-receiving porti... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5577299 | Quick-release mechanical knot apparatus A quick-release mechanical knot device for use in securing objects together having a novel means for quickly and safely releasing the mechanical knot device from the body of a rope or tether regardless of the amount of tension or load strain acting on the... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5570536 | Float A float for a line for a fishing net. The line has a buoyant body with openings at each end to receive the line. The buoyant body is formed in two parts and defines a cavity within the body to receive a knot in the line.... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5524883 | Breakaway net attachment system A breakaway net attachment system for mounting a basketball net to the rim of a basketball goal at predetermined locations along the rim. The system includes clips which are attachable to the rim and which include retainer portions for retaining the net i... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5473797 | Safety device for fixing cords of venetian blind The present disclosure relates to a safety device for retaining the cords of a Venetian blind, comprising two integrally molded upper and lower covers in the shape of trapezoid having a long protruding edge at the longer side of each of the trapezoid-shap... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5444897 | Hooks reciprocable between a recessed inoperative position and an exposed operative position A hook reciprocable between a recessed inoperative position and an exposed operative position and comprises a housing formed with a cylindrical side wall which has an open exterior end and an interior end with a circular end cap enclosing the side wall at... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5359962 | Center-Spar fish pen A spar-buoy pen includes a net that is held open by a single elongated, substantially vertically oriented center spar. The pen of this invention includes either a fixed center spar or a floating spar buoy that is substantially vertically aligned. Several ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5315736 | Connection for an anchor line to a tarpaulin which ruptures before the tarpaulin tears A device (2) in a tarpaulin (3) for connecting a line (10) with the tarpaulin. A sheet of foldable material is folded over and forms two opposing portions (5, 6) which are interconnected with one another along a fold edge (48) formed during the folding. E... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5310274 | Lock structure for flexible line A lock structure for a flexible line in which one looped end and a contiguous intermediate section of the line are fitted in approximately V-shaped grooves formed in a pair of approximately trapezoidal lock halves. The lock halves are of synthetic resin a... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5229178 | Elastic cord apparatus comprising an elastic cord, serving and binding The combination of a shock cord including a shock cord loop at an end thereof, a serving tightly disposed about the shock cord immediately adjacent to the shock cord loop, and a binding tightly disposed about the serving and connected to the serving and s... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5164546 | Wire harness protector A wire harness protector prevents wire harness wear resulting from repeated flexing at a single point by holding the harness in a bent fashion. The harness fits between a retaining portion and a retaining cap. A fixing arm may be connected to the retainin... | 11/17/1992 |
| 4974549 | Fastener for use with a thin or narrow diameter pet lead A plastic fastener made of first and second keeping elements which are functionally joined together by means of a self-tapping screw which passes through cooperating openings in the keeper elements and is anchored in a dome-shaped element disposed on the ... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4915556 | Hold-down bracket for pickup trucks A hold-down bracket is provided for releasable engagement in a post pocket of a pickup truck, having a molded U-section body which resiliently clips into the pocket and is held there by external flanges, and a retainer member, preferably tubular, which sn... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4872240 | Steel knot for ropes The steel knot for ropes is a device to replace the time-honored metal hook and conventional knots used on tow and hoist ropes, and also tethering ropes. The device comprises two appropriately spaced rounded metal rings held together in proper relation to... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4820220 | Surfboard tether A flanged anchor is embedded in a surfboard and has a non-circular recess. A non-circular retainer fits into the recess but leaves a passageway for a cable which comes in through the passageway and loops around a screw, optionally key-operated, that engag... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4819304 | Snap hook, especially for mountain climbers There is provided a snap hook, especially for mountain climbers, consisting of a C-shaped element having ends which are connected to each other by an elastic locking catch to form a closed elongated ring having first and second narrow sides. A holding ele... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4742602 | Tarpaulin securing assembly A tarpaulin securing assembly includes a first surface contacting portion, a second surface contacting portion, a securing portion and a connecting portion. The first and second surface contacting portions include enlarged planar sections with axially ali... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4738214 | Mooring device A mooring device comprising a base adapted to be fastened to a surface of a dock or boat deck for mooring a boat. An arm extends up from the base generally adjacent one end of the base and converges toward the opposite end of the base thereby to define, i... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4738216 | Anchor for water ski tow rope A rope anchor for use in situations in which frequent attachment and removal of the rope is required. The anchor has a U-shaped bracket which is secured to a support such as the transom of a boat. The bracket has a central finger midway between and parall... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4699410 | Swivel connector for hoists and the like A swivel connector includes a ring (1) which is assembleable into a slot (5) in a hoist member (2), with the slot having an open end forming an enlarged bifurcated recess portion (8). The ring and hoist are assembled to an annular housing (9) and a first ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4648765 | Universal tie-down bracket A two-piece universal tie-down bracket which has wide applications but is especially useful in connection with utility trucks having plastic bed liners, and with marine craft. The bracket comprises an elongate base member constructed as a wire form, havin... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4641986 | Multi-position eyebolt For lifting loads there is provided an eyebolt with a collar swivelly mounted on a stud so as to freely rotate in a horizontal plane throughout a full 360°. A lifting ring has oppositely disposed pivot pins in swivel engagement with the collar to allow t... | 02/10/1987 |
