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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7226466 | Flexible delivery system A delivery system for implanting medical devices within a lumen or body cavity of a patient, the delivery system having a wire formed from a plurality of layered strands yielding a reduced bending stiffness for improved maneuverability with no reduction in overall t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 6939361 | Guidewire for a free standing intervascular device having an integral stop mechanism An elongate guidewire for use with a free, unsecured, intervascular device having an elongate, enclosed, open ended channel for receiving the guidewire. The guidewire includes an elongate, flexible body having an outer dimension which is less than the inner dimensio... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6848270 | Pendant positioner A device applicable to the positioning of a loose object on a carrier such as a device mounted on a necklace with a pendant to keep the pendant in a stationary position on the necklace. The device comprises at least one coil forming an opening and a locating section... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6675447 | Apparatus to adjust and maintain tautness of a serpentine article An apparatus with no moving parts that enables the adjustment of the length and tautness of a serpentine article simply by sliding the apparatus. A self-locking and adjustable apparatus is described that consists of a body, an angled passage through the b... | 01/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6338185 | Helical rope clip A tie-down clip for assisting in the cinching of a rope or other flexible, elongated object. The tie-down clip has an eyelet, a rope attachment means for attachment to a rope and a helical extension extending from the rope attachment means for cooperation... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6012204 | Fitting for attachment to a rope One preferred embodiment includes an elongate tubular body having a passage for insertion of a rope therethrough along the lengthwise axis of the body. A V-shaped or tapered notch is defined through a walling structure of the body with a wider open mouth ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5781972 | Fishing snap A snap to be utilized with fishing tackle or for other purposes which is made of a singular wire which is bent at a focal region so as to define a first end and a second end. The first end has a bracing arm which integrally connects to an eye region, angu... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5596791 | Rope clamp A rope clamp is provided in the form of a hook to hang on a rail, ring or other object such as a ledge. The hook may be injection moulded plastics material. Rope is lodged in a channel around the hook. The channel is wider at its mouth than at its base so... | 01/28/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5517729 | Reusable closure device Reusable closure for bags including a double cord loop and a cinch member which moves along the double cord with less resistance to close a bag and greater resistance to open same.... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5008983 | Portable cleat A portable cleat including a primary connector element having a principal axis and opposed ends and a secondary connector element attached to the primary connector element at at least one of the ends, said secondary connector element having angularly disp... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4819305 | Line hook for fishing float A line hook for a fishing float comprises a wire which is bent to form long circles and another circle. The long circles are formed to insert therein a line and the other circle is made for inserting therein a ring of a float so as to easily set the float... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4741097 | Line tie assembly and method A line tie assembly and various methods of installing a line tie to a conductor cable are described herein. The line tie is comprised of helical end portions and a generally undeformed, non-helical central portion therebetween. The helical end portions ar... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4510653 | Method and apparatus for tying balloons and the like A method for tying balloons and the like, having apertured ends and necks, comprising the steps of: looping the neck of the balloon around a pair of movable jaws resiliently urged toward one another and defining a channel therebetween perpendicular to the... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4459722 | Helical wire-conical wedge gripping device having conically formed rod ends between wedge and complementary socket therefor A deadending device for guy cables and the like is provided which gives enhanced holding power (typically above the rated strength of the cable) while being relatively inexpensive to produce and easy to field install. The device includes a frustoconical, ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4453293 | Clamping arrangement for corona discharge wire A clamping arrangement for clamping a corona discharge wire in electrophotographic copying apparatuses has a bush member with an inner surface provided with a plurality of teeth, a clamping member located inside the bush and having an outer surface provid... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4413381 | Method of retrieving and securing anchors, fish traps and lobster pots A device to aid in the retrieval of anchors, lobster pots, fish traps and the like from the sea-bed. The device comprises connecting means to connect the device to a float, the connecting means being positioned between guide means, designed to guide a rop... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4361977 | Attachment apparatus A helical member comprises a continuum of coaxial helixes disposed in spaced longitudinal relation which define an axial aperture that is adapted to receive an external connecting device such as a line or anchor pin. An elastic core is disposed within the... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4360177 | Suspension clamp A suspension clamp for an electrical conductor or other filamentary member comprising an open-sided housing able to be presented transversely to a conductor to extend at least partially around it, said housing being adapted for securement to a support, a ... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4339213 | Termination anchorage A termination anchorage for anchoring a circular termination member having an annular groove into a U-shaped slot contained in a bracket. A coil spring lock surrounds and engages the tubular member and has a tip which engages a hole in the bracket to lock... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4319428 | Adjustable tree tie down An adjustable tie-down for newly planted trees and other similar purposes includes a ground inserted stake and a hollow braided flexible line or rope for attachment between a tree and the stake. The line has a loop formed on one end for engagement with th... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4236282 | Helical coil rope fastening device A fastener for rope and the like for locking into place any desired size loop or length in said rope. The fastener includes a continuous rod formed into a closed eye adjacent one end and a spiral formed of spaced coils adjacent the other end. Interposed b... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4228316 | Hollow pole with internal wire gripping and securing means A device for securing and anchoring a telephone wire comprises a narrow helix with widely spaced coils with an open bight at one end. The invention further comprises a telephone pole with an internal fixing element such as a ring with the device securing ... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4214733 | Device for tensioning corona-discharge wires A device for tensioning the corona-discharge wires of e.g. electrostatic copiers has an internally toothed sleeve member in which an externally toothed clamping member is turnably received. Both members have openings transverse to the longitudinal axis of... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4124154 | Fish stringer A fish stringer comprising a cord and a plurality of fish holders including links which are attachable to the cord between its ends in sliding relation thereon.... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4114829 | Guide for filamentary material A guide for a filamentary material, such as yarn, thread, rope or the like which comprises a coiled spring of spring steel having two extending ends on one of which is formed a pigtail to act as a guide and on the other of which is formed a hook for engag... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4094045 | Coupling device and method A coupling device and method for attaching a length of flexible line thereto. The device is a spring member composed of first and second sections of aligned coils providing a longitudinally extending central channel having an entrance and exit port. The f... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4083585 | Tube coupling A releasable tube coupling wherein the tube is releasably retained in the coupling body by means of a coil spring which embraces the outer cylindrical surface of the tube. In the relaxed condition, the spring has an inner diameter less than and frictional... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4015073 | Universal line tie and method of making same A low cost, lightweight, helically preformed line tie is disclosed which is configured for yieldably securing an elongated conductor or the like to various standard sizes of conventional, grooved insulative supports without the need for specialized ties b... | 03/29/1977 |
