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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350275 | Attachment device A cord attachment device is provided for sewing into a garment, bag or other structure and includes a receiver for holding an end of a cord therein. A sew tab has ribs for strengthening and is stitched into the structure. The receiver has a limited opening through w... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340859 | Planter with folding legs A planter includes a wire basket having horizontal parallel top rings, bottom rings, and connected vertical wires. Four folding legs each include a top loop rotatably attached to the bottom rings. The legs when in their extended down position each include a short in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340803 | Rapid attachment buckle A buckle for capturing and releasably retaining an end tab of a flexible strap wherein the flexible strap has a substantially uniform width and thickness and an end tab of increased thickness. The buckle includes a base, and parallel side walls, which extend upwardl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7200898 | Clamping system for safety lines The present application is directed to a clamping system for preparing safely lifelines used in recreational and professional sports such as sailing that requires minimum skills to install, easy to store and highly dependable. The present application is also directe... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7082652 | Clasp, lace with a clasp, and a shoe with a lace and clasp A clasp particularly for a cord or lace. The clasp can be used in connection with shoe laces or tightening cords for various garments, for example. The clasp has a male portion and a female portion having mutual connecting structures. Each of the male and female por... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6857216 | Decoy anchor A waterfowl decoy anchor for anchoring a floating decoy in a lake or stream for attracting waterfowl to a hunting site or blind. The anchor is typically tied to an eyehole in the lengthwise keel of a decoy by means of a connecting cord having a desired length. The a... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6668583 | Single-piece helical connector for adjustable or fixed length jewelry using cord-type construction A single-piece connector which can be used as a clasp for jewelry items using cord type construction with a stop element, whereas the cord being any and all materials having the flexible proprieties of cord (i.e. string, rope, monofilament, leather, etc.)... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6640870 | Equalizing connector for window covering pull cords A connector for joining the ends of a plurality of lift cords from a window covering assembly together. Each lift cord is individually secured to the assembled connector via its own securing arrangement. A pull cord extends downwardly from the connector f... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6460226 | Method and device for securing a knot A device for securing a knot in a tight condition in a cord includes a generally tubular member defining a longitudinal hole therethrough. The tubular member includes a score line for dividing it into two sections by applying a bending or torsional force ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6269523 | Reef maker A tie down for securing a rope. The tie down has a tapered channel for retaining one end of a length of rope, and a channel with a series of teeth on opposite ends of the channel for securing the other end of the rope. By selecting a portion of the rope t... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6192559 | Shoelace fastening apparatus A shoelace locking apparatus. The apparatus comprises a body attachable to a first end of a shoelace and a cup. The body defines a laterally opening locking passage therein for receiving a second end of the shoelace. The cup may be integral with the body ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6053156 | Line placing apparatus and method A device for placing a work line into a space that is normally difficult-to-reach, comprising a tubular handle having a locally terminated distal end and a hand-gripped slingshot attached to a butt end of the handle. A spool of a pull line attaches to the... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5823242 | Safety tassel for pull cords A pull cord tassel that comprises a body defining first and second apertures for releasably holding a pull cord or a string is disclosed. The first aperture is integral with an elongated aperture which is in turn integral with an assembly aperture. The fi... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5542462 | Cord release device A device for releasably coupling adjacent ends of cords includes a one piece body having a hole for mechanically securing the device to one of the cords. The body also includes another opening constructed to receive the free ends of the remaining cords an... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5519961 | Anti-chafing line coupler A line coupler (10) for securing a trailer line (9) to an intermediate section of a diver line (5) with minimal chafing of the lines (5, 9). The line coupler (10) includes a shield (13) that has a cylindrical body (28), and a head (26) and a lip (30) form... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5277347 | Small game holder The instant invention consists of a piece of heavy string eighteen or so inches long that is looped about itself, tied at one end of the loop and then subjected to a threading of both sides of the loop through a plurality of compressible, movable small co... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5267424 | Module for an articulated stowable and deployable mast A module for forming part of an articulated mast which can be retracted to be stowed and elongated to be deployed, the mast when deployed having a central axis of elongation and a plurality of these modules. Each module has at least three rigid non-foldin... | 12/07/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5081785 | Connector for a fishing device A fishing device including a fishing body member and an attachment portion. The attachment portion has elongated flat surfaces with spaced apart openings where the openings having differently sized diameters, i.e. one opening is larger than the other. The... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5009256 | Cord-type tire traction device A tire traction device for vehicle tires includes a pair of rope-like side cord members for circumferential placement on the sidewalls of a tire, and a series of wire rope cross cords which interconnect the side cords and extend across the tire tread. The... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4991265 | Cord tie device An improved cord tie device is provided for use in wrapping and storing a coiled electrical power cord or the like. The cord tie device has a substantially unitary construction to include an elongated tie strap having a plurality of resilient strap segmen... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4914792 | Line securing device A device for securing a loop in a line comprising an elongated body with an opening at each end joined by an internal passageway, and a notch in the body which extends perpendicularly from one end of the device and tapers in width to a convergence point i... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4875653 | Support systems and apparatus for suspending and resuspending articles at selected height positions The invention concerns an article suspension system and is provided for raising, lowering and suspending an article (such as display materials, botanical specimens, electrical, video or electronic gear, and the like) on a cord, e.g. overhead or across ope... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4827661 | Fish stringer A fish stringer and bracket assembly wherein the stringer has a loop on the end upon which a first fish may be mounted and the stringer also has one or more enlarged diameter portions such that the enlarged diameter portion of the stringer can be received... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4800601 | Device for spreading and hanging the head of a hammock The head of a hammock is maintained in a spread condition and attached to its support ropes by an extruded elongate member having open and closed longitudinal slots within which the ends of the hammock support ropes and the corresponding head of the hammo... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4678360 | Quick connect/disconnect element for lines A connector element (10) adapted to receive one line (15) at one end (12) thereof and another line (17) at the opposing end (14) thereof. The one line (15) is permanently secured in the connector (10) at the one end (12). The connector (10) includes a slo... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4579075 | Tandem water ski towing device A tandem towing device for towing a pair of water skiers with one boat has a hook for attachment to a boat, a plate rotatably mounted on the shaft of the attachment hook, and a pair of diametrically opposed holes in the plate for attachment to two towline... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4571854 | Knot latch device A knot latch device for footwear is disclosed having structure readily adapted to receive a shoelace. The shoelace is then bowed about a portion of the knot latch device, and the knot latch device then folded about the bowed lace. The knot latch device in... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4571782 | Fastening means for a bootlace A fastening mechanism for the bootlace of a boot, which includes two upright and serrated side edges provided on either side of a cut-open portion of a boot to form teeth and notches all along the length of the edges, each tooth having an eyelet and proje... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4546666 | Mounting structure for throttle control cable Mounting structure is provided for the throttle control cable of an internal combustion engine. The mounting structure connects the throttle control cable to a gas pedal actuated lever. The mounting structure includes a retainer for securement to the cont... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4485529 | Reusable tying device A tying device for shoelaces which can be attached to the shoe and serves to maintain tied laces in their disposition. The device includes a body portion which remains exposed for viewing by the public and an eyelet member which receives the laces for sec... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4414712 | Line fastening device A device that can form and hold an eye in a line without the use of a knot that has an elongated body with passageways extending between its longitudinal ends. Lateral openings and access holes allow the line to escape the passageways between both ends. T... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4315350 | Overcenter buckle A buckle of the type used to connect belts used for tying down cargo in vehicles. The buckle is formed of flat plate stock and has a structure adapted to withstand high compressive forces such as are applied to it when it is run over by loaded vehicles. T... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4245839 | Exercise device for running in place A versatile exercise device designed particularly for running in place, against the restraining force of an anchored belt, includes a single piece of rope, one end of which is arranged for anchorage to a fixed object, and the other end of which is formed ... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4213413 | Water ski tow assembly A water ski tow assembly consisting of a semi-circular rail connected at its ends to a boat and extending rearwardly therefrom at variable angles of inclination from horizontal, a rolling carriage movable along the track, and a special rope hitch mounted ... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4140412 | Method of covering a joint of two rope ends This method of covering a joint of two rope ends includes use of a joint cover constructed of plastic tubing, included heat shrinkable plastic tubing, with methods to form a conical wedge shaped cover. The joint cover functions to help provide a smooth mo... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4114553 | Mooring device and cleat A device for mooring marine units when attached to a wharf or which serves as a cleat when mounted on the deck of a boat. The device comprises a hollow yieldable plastic or preferably metallic tubular anchor element with open ends at opposite ends of a bo... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4091976 | Garment bag holder There is disclosed a garment bag holder including a rigid grasp handle formed centrally with an elongated through aperture which also projects toward one end thereof to form an upwardly opening hook-receiving slot. A transverse pivot pin is mounted centra... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4079909 | Method of die casting an article having a cavity and hanger produced thereby In a die casting technique, a first element is die cast with a cavity formed by a core, the first element having an interlocking surface such as a projection or shaped aperture. The core is then removed, and a second element is cast to extend into alignme... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4057180 | Door mounted vehicle gun rack A two-piece assembly rack for holding rifles, shotguns and the like on the inside of a vehicle door. A rotatable butt rest supports the stock end of the gun and a rotatable arm having an elastic fastening means at the outer end fixedly holds the gun barre... | 11/08/1977 |
