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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7200905 | Casket having lighted corners The present invention is an ornamental light assembly for a casket. The casket has a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls. The light assembly comprises a back plate adapted to be mounted to at least one of the walls of the casket shell. A base ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7143455 | Pool cover A protective assembly for an above ground swimming pool includes a pool cover and plural clips for securing the cover to the pool coping. The cover is fabricated from lightweight, polyester, mesh material. The material has an open weave to allow sunlight and rain th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6772486 | Clip A clip comprising first, second and third clamping elements which are connected together by a common biasing element. The biasing element comprises a flat plate of stainless steel which is folded to form a spring which biases a part of the first element and a part o... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6658705 | Exchangeable self-adjusting device for use in belt Disclosed is an exchangeable self-adjusting device for use in a belt, in which a strap is properly extended due to a slight abdominal motion, and a wearer can easily exchange the buckle to follow the fashion. The device includes a cover 10 being movable l... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6607327 | Fastening device for the backseat of a bicycle A fastening device for the backseat of a bicycle having an actuatable fastener, a backseat, and a loaded bag is disclosed. The actuatable fastener of the fastening device includes a fixing plate, a spring and a clipping plate. The surface of the fixing pl... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6553636 | Jewelry clamp A jewelry clasp has a base with a base end and a distal end with a hook extending back over the base. A jaw is moveably mounted with respect to the base adjacent a midpoint. A retainer portion of the jaw is adapted to overlie the top of the hook adjacent ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6490768 | Towel fastener for a lounge chair A towel fastener for a lounge chair for holding beach towels, in particular, firmly in place upon lounge chairs. The towel fastener for a lounge chair includes a clip support member being adapted to be mounted about a portion of a lounge chair and having ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6389657 | Sock clip A sock clip for holding a pair of socks together through a laundry cycle to prevent the need for matching socks after the laundry cycle. The sock clip includes a pair of arms. Each of the arms has a proximal end and a distal end. Each of the distal ends h... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6148484 | Clip for retaining a golf score card, and optionally providing advertisement, in passenger-carrying golf carts Clip has first and second elongate members, each with first and second opposing ends. The first ends of the members are in general registry, and the second ends of the members are in general registry. A pivoting spring connects the members under tension s... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6101689 | Double clip with self-adjusting jaw A double clip is comprised of outer and middle jaws pivoted together about an outer axle and biased to a closed position by a first spring. A pivoted gripping member is pivoted to the distal end of the outer jaw. An inner jaw is pivoted to the middle jaw ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5787905 | Hair clip A hair clip includes a pair of hair retaining members pivoted by a hinge portion and urged toward their closed position by a coil spring wound around a shaft. Each of the hair retaining members includes a comb-like hair retaining portion extending in one ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5630458 | System for childproofing window closures The present invention relates to a system for use in child proofing a window closure. In its broadest context, the system of present invention includes a set of blinds, either vertical or horizontal, which are controlled by a first and second cord. The di... | 05/20/1997 |
| 4674783 | Removable automobile body protective guard with lockable attachment Apparatus for protecting the finish of an automobile from damage caused by opening doors of other automobiles against the automobile protected by the apparatus of the present invention. A shock cord is mounted at the most effective location on the side of... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4308642 | Hospital utility device A device having special utility for holding medically-related conduits in a hospital setting is disclosed. The device comprises a generally flat, flexible pad having a gripper at one end thereof. The gripper is configured so as to selectively join the pad... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4254398 | Tire pressure drop alarming apparatus This invention is concerned with a tire pressure drop alarming apparatus for signaling an abnormal pressure drop of a pneumatic tire by transforming the pressure drop into an electric signal. The apparatus comprises a resonating circuit including a resonance c... | 03/03/1981 |
