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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950116 | Cantilevered tray clip with aperture A cantilevered clip is provided for holding a stack of at least one tray and tray cover. Stack compressive forces applied by the clip are substantially limited to tray and cover edge portions. The clip has a channel base with left and right side walls attached for r... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7574784 | Bare die tray clip A clip is provided for holding a stack of at least one tray and tray cover. Stack compressive forces applied by the clip are substantially limited to tray and cover perimeter rail portions. The clip has a channel base with left and right side retaining walls attache... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7367089 | Protective cover for a hanging clip of a tape measure, knife, or other portable object A protective body has an opening for receiving a hanging clip of a tape measure, knife, or other portable object. The protective body and opening are preferably sized and shaped to receive substantially all of the hanging clip, or at least the region of the clip imm... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7340928 | Casement lock with automatic mounting A casement lock for mounting on a cabinet part, especially without the use of a tool. A housing is adapted to be fixedly mounted in an opening of the cabinet part, and an operating shaft is rotatably mounted in the housing. A locking ring is disposed on an inner par... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7299527 | Strap retainer device A strap retainer device and method for retaining a first object to a second object, the device including a body that is generally planar with an outer periphery portion, the body including a first end portion and a substantially oppositely disposed second end portio... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7266865 | Combination napkin clip and utensil rest A device which functions as a rest for a knife, fork and spoon and also functions as a clip for a rolled up napkin with utensils therein. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255117 | Umbrella retaining apparatus An apparatus for preventing a closed outdoor table umbrella from opening. To attain this, a continuous ring fixably attached to a distal end of a long handle is placed around the body of an umbrella. In use, a user extends the ring above the umbrella, and lowers it ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7229051 | Support device for guidewires and catheters and method of use thereof A support device for supporting at least one medical wire adjacent a supporting surface. The support device comprises a plate-shaped holder portion defining a peripheral edge, the holder portion comprising a support slot defining a loading opening made in the periph... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7004435 | Bracket for absorbent sheet products A bracket for supporting a container of absorbent sheet products includes first and second side walls each having a flange section perpendicular thereto for mounting to a substantially vertical mounting surface. A cross member extends between the first and second si... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6901638 | Burglarproof retainer clip and method of manufacturing the retainer clip An antitheft retainer clip according to this invention is a retainer clip 1, with which slits 3 are provided in inserted parts 2 so as to form press-contacting parts 4 and auxiliary parts 5, and comprises the press-contacting parts... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6880210 | Strap clip for hanging piping and ductwork A strap clip for hanging piping and ductwork includes a generally inverted T-shaped clip body having a generally upright leg having an upright leg transverse slot formed therein adjacent the upper end of the generally upright leg and a first lower arm extending gene... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6877194 | Open frame tray clip A clip is provided for holding a stack of trays and a tray cover. The clip has a base having a width providing clearance for a width of a tray and a cut-away relief area for finger access. First and second opposing resilient side walls and a resilient back wall exte... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6843034 | Masonry block locking device A method and apparatus for constructing masonry walls made of open-celled blocks without the need for mortar between individual blocks or courses of blocks using individual C-shaped bracketed pieces that lock adjacent blocks together. The open-celled blocks must hav... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6814716 | Device for externally retaining a gastrostomy feeding tube against a patient and method of using said device A device for externally retaining a gastrostomy feeding tube comprises a clip. In one embodiment, the clip is a generally rectangular, unitary structure shaped to include a first end wall, a second end wall spaced apart from and extending parallel to the first end w... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813814 | Clip apparatus A clip apparatus comprising a pair of opposing clip members, an attachment assembly and a biasing member. Each clip member includes an outer surface and an inner surface, a proximal end and a distal end, and side edges extending substantially from the proximal end t... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6640399 | Fastener clip, pliers and method of use A hand held and operated set of fastener clip pliers is provided which is useful to secure together reinforcement steel members, for example, those used in concrete construction, upholstery and fencing. The fastener clip pliers are comprised of a lower ha... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6612001 | Coupling device The present invention relates to a coupling device for chain links (1) which comprise an elongated element (2) and which are provided with two pairs of eyes or loops (3, 4 and 5, 6 repectively). The coupling device (11) comprises a double-hook member (13)... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6592102 | Mounting device for chainlink fences Mounting devices for mounting items such as signs to chainlink fences. The devices have at least one tab punched out of each end of the mounting and a portion of the chainlink fence is received between the tab and the remainder of the mounting device, whi... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6578759 | Clip for holding carton flaps open and method of use Clip (10) for holding lid flaps (110) of a carton (100) in an open position against carton walls (101) to facilitate packing of carton (100). Clip (10) includes a horizontal spine (20) to which are attached a center post (30), a long prong (40) a short pr... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6513205 | Multi-product holding and retaining system An easily employed, highly efficient, multi-product holding and retaining member is achieved which engages the apertures of a plurality of blister package product bearing support cards, maintaining the plurality of independent cards in a secure, fully int... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6453974 | Adjustable window blind cord stopper An adjustable window blind cord stopper includes a locking guider slidably connected on a lift cord of the window blind assembly by constructing an adjustable knot at a guiding through slot of the locking guider. In which, in an unlocked position that the... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453523 | Stepladder securement device The present invention relates to an apparatus for securing a stepladder comprising in combination a clamp comprising two opposite walls formed of a substantially rigid material, said walls being arranged and constructed such that said walls are adapted to... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6430782 | Cigarette lighter clip A lighter clip for use with a cigarette pack is inexpensively manufactured from a material such as injection-molded plastic. A generally three-sided clip is sized and shaped to fit across the width and depth of the pack, and contains an arcuate portion, s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6360407 | Spring steel door hold-open tool A spring clip for releasably holding the door of a vehicle in an ajar position is provided. The spring clip is adapted to be removably attached to a vehicle body during the manufacturing process. The spring clip is comprised of a base member and a spring ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6277198 | Use of tapered shadow clamp ring to provide improved physical vapor deposition system A method and apparatus is provided for clamping and shielding the edge of a substrate useful in electronic device fabrication. A shadow ring is formed by an inward radial extension of the top surface of a generally annular shaped clamp ring. The shadow ri... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6243923 | Butterfly bracket Two brackets having butterfly configurations with openings therein adapted to permit each end of two conventional clothes hangers to be engaged in a parallel status, provide a completed storage facility for hoses, flexible tubes, ropes, chains, belts, ele... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6219888 | Anchor device An anchor device is provided to engage a segment of a cord. The anchor device has a main body portion and a pair of opposed jaw portions that extend from the body in spaced-apart relationship to one another thereby to form a cavity with a rear wall. A ret... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6176963 | Clamp system A C-shaped clamp cut from a PVC tube having a longitudinal axis and comprising a circular ring of a predetermined diameter and having side edges and a predetermined radial wall thickness extending through a predetermined width between the side edges and a... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6155010 | Window grill clips Window grill clips which can be used to removably attach window grills to windows. The window grill clip has a window frame segment and a grill segment extending from the window frame segment at an upward inclined angle. An opening is defined through the ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5983468 | One-piece clip for waffle pack chip holders The unitary clip for a tray and lid of a waffle pack includes a lower expanse with two upwardly extending hooks. The hooks include upper oblique surfaces which extend upwardly and outwardly. The upper oblique surfaces are immediately upwardly adjacent fro... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5918885 | Tubular articles with externally installed attachment clips A tubular article useful for bundling wire or cables or for creating a seal between two surfaces, such as an oven and an oven door, is provided with externally applied attachment clips. The clips are formed from separate pieces of wire, each of which is b... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5908086 | Quick drain crankcase drain plug A quick drain drain plug to replace the usual solid drain plug of a crankcase of an internal combustion engine includes a first circular member having an axis and a first opening therethrough. A threaded member is secured to and extends perpendicular from... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5755413 | Apparatus and method for arranging napkins Napkins can be arranged into many decorative forms using a frame which bounds a right circular cylinder. Napkins can be folded, inserted into the frame and arranged through and around the first base of the cylinder, through and around the second base of t... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5551126 | Button-on holder for eyeglasses An unobtrusive eyeglass hanger attached by a button to the front of a shirt or blouse comprises a thin sheet of flexible material with a specially shaped throughhole having a large temple-retaining portion near the lower end of the hanger and a smaller th... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5540689 | Apparatus for securing a rod adjacent to a bone A method and implant for the surgical treatment of scoliosis is disclosed. The method involves the segmental fixation of a rigid rod or rods to the abnormally curved portion of the spine. The rod is constructed of a shape-memory alloy such as nitinol. Pri... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5463797 | Line holding storage device and process of using the same A line holding storage device is provided for storing or displaying articles on a line in random locations along the line. The line holding storage device comprises a support housing having a first side and a second side. A channel is formed in the first ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5461541 | Enclosure for an electronic circuit module An enclosure for protectively housing a printed circuit board in an electronic circuit module includes a base having an internal surface and an external surface. The base includes a pair of raised mounting pads formed on the internal surface which define ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5254110 | Vacuum system for use during surgical procedures A surgical aspiration system includes aspirating equipment having an inlet through which a vacuum may be drawn for collecting bodily fluids during a surgical procedure. Suction tubing is connected to the aspirating equipment inlet and extends therefrom to... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5027478 | Coiling clamp for linear flexible material A coiling clamp for linear flexible material is formed as a unitary plastic, metal or wooden body member having circumferentially spaced outwardly opening receiving recesses which may be of different sizes to receive different sizes of the linear material... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4972556 | Clothing containment element A clothing containment ring includes a rigid outer annulus and an inner ring liner formed of a non-skid friction producing material such as rubber, leather or the like. The inside wall of the annulus on which the liner is attached is formed to be generall... | 11/27/1990 |
