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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363930 | Umbrella tilt mechanism The tilt mechanism has a pair of tubular members and a catch which is fixedly mounted in the upper member and pivotally mounted in the lower member to permit tilting of the two members relative to each other. A pin is mounted in the lower member and is biased into o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7343650 | Web adjuster and harness for child restraint seat The invention relates, generally, to a child restraint system and, more particularly, to an adjuster and harness for securing a child in a child restraint seat. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7278900 | Bra strap retainer A bra strap retainer for preventing the straps from falling from the user's shoulders. The bra strap retainer includes a retaining member having an elongate main portion and opposite end portions which are adapted to keep straps of a bra on a user's back in proximat... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7249399 | Cargo securing systems for cargo bed The present invention relates generally to restraint systems for cargo on cargo transporting vehicles, such as trucks, having designated cargo-carrying space. In particularly, the present invention relates to a system for restraining cargo in the bed of a truck, suc... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7152284 | Clip systems and methods for sheet materials A clip apparatus or method for sheet materials comprising a clip member and a collar member. The clip member is resilient and defines a hinge portion, first and second finger portions extending from the hinge portion, and a ratchet portion formed on at least one of ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6964085 | Mounting clip and related modular storage system A storage system having a releasably mounted mounting clip that can be connected to a wall stud or ceiling joist. A variety of storage components can be joined to the mounting clip. The mounting clip can also be used to join boards and panels to construct furniture ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6698071 | Clip systems and methods for sheet materials A clip for sheet materials comprising a clip member and a collar member. The clip member is made of resilient material such that the clip member may be deformed from a normally open configuration into a closed position. The clip member defines first and s... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6530130 | Clip for fixing strips Clip arrangement for fixing a strip, in particular a decorative strip in a vehicle, with a retaining part (1) and a snap-on part (2), wherein the retaining part has a receiving slot (13) with an upper guide (14) and a lower guide (17), into which receivin... | 03/11/2003 |
| 5944236 | Clothing clip apparatus An apparatus for clipping two or more articles of clothing, such as socks, together. The apparatus includes two jaw members which are hingeably attached and a securing member that has two arms which are respectively positioned in two channels in the two j... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5732921 | Clip with serrated locking means A serrated thrust element inserted between serrated portions of handles of a clip, forces the jaws of the clip closed by a single unidirectional movement toward the pivot of the clip between the handles and the jaws. The clip may be hung by the thrust ele... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5598611 | Clip and clip structure A clip includes a resilient tongue at one end thereof, a resilient engaging portion at another end thereof, an engaging portion formed on the resilient tongue for engagement with a support member of an attachment article, and a stop member provided on the... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5570500 | Clamp for connecting form panels with clamping jaws urging sections of panels together at their edges A clamp (1) serves for connecting webs (2) at the edges of form panels disposed in coplanar, side-by-side relation and has for this purpose two clamping jaws (4) urging these edge webs (2) together, each clamping jaw (4) having an 10 adjusting arm (5) whi... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5457857 | Pivoted clamp A clamp, for example of the conventional "clothes peg" type, is provided with a wedging device 9 which may be selectively locatable between the rear ends of the two clamping members 2 so as to urge the rear ends apart, and thereby by virtue of the pivotal... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5359755 | Garment security clip A garment security clip (10) has upper and lower jaws (11,12) and a slider (13) to restrain the jaws which are pivoted (at 14). In one form, an inwardly directed projection (18) snaps over spaced projecting ribs (19) along the lower jaw (12). Alternativel... | 11/01/1994 |
| 4920614 | Clamping device A clamping device which has clamping units including a pair of openable arms extending in a V-shape toward one side of a pivotal center and in a X-shape toward both sides thereof, and a pair of retainers projecting from the ends of each of the arms a pred... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4909467 | Holder for bottles and tools A holder includes a securing plate having two spaced mounting sleeves having two axes defining an obtuse including angle, and two holding arms having two first bent ends respectively mounted in the mounting sleeves and two second opposite ends which form ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4830427 | Vehicle cover supporting system A car cover has at least two supporting lines clamped to the four corners of the cover at the front and rear ends of the car. Additional clamping devices are slidable on these lines to provide additional support for the cover. Pulleys in the existing carp... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4648160 | Closure device for high pressure packaging A closure assembly useful as a means for sealing a pressurized package which includes clamping means shiftable between an open position to receive an open portion of the pressurized package and a closed position to substantially hermetically seal the open... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4618058 | Locking trolley for garment bag A locking trolley for gripping and locking the hooked ends of hangers in a garment bag includes a C-shaped frame member and a jaw member extending forward from the rear of the C-shaped frame member. Gripping pads for gripping the hooked ends of hangers ar... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4557503 | Binding unit A device for binding the marginal edge of materials is provided which takes the form of a continuous section of resilient material. The section of the device includes a pair of legs on which the closing force can be released to allow the acceptance of the... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4497092 | Device for fixing rods in selected relative position The disclosure concerns a device for clamping two axially telescoping rods in a selected telescoped position, wherein the device includes a case supported at the end of the outside one of the two rods and the case encloses an annular bush wrapped around t... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4463482 | Fastener A releasable compression fastener, such as a clip for use on a garter belt, suspenders, or the like, The fastener has a pair of jaws comprising a base plate designed to be connected to a material, such as a suspender strap, and a flexible clamping plate. ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 3992758 | Clip A clip comprises a lower member including a base plate, at least one bridge and at least one pivot projection, an upper member including a base plate and at least one recessed bearing portion positioned to receive the pivot projection, thereby permitting ... | 11/23/1976 |
