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...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7302712 | Fastener mechanism for uniting articles of clothing A fastener mechanism releasably unites articles of clothing, which are reliably kept in paired relationship throughout laundering and storage. The fastener mechanism has a first fastener component comprising a disk-shaped member having a body and a grooved portion c... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7189112 | Attaching member to panel hole, and clamping tool An attachment device to a panel hole includes a female part fitted into the panel hole, and having a pass-through part on a side thereof, and a male part having a leg part inserted into the female part. The leg part has an elastic coupling claw projecting outward fr... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7100250 | Garment closure and method of making same Flexible strips of a garment closure are injection molded around skeletons of the more rigid fastener members which are held together by ligatures embedded in the strip material. The closure members are of the snap/hook-type. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7069625 | Safety buckle A safety buckle is disclosed to include two female buckle members respectively fastened to the two distal ends of a belt, each buckle member having a receiving open chamber and recessed engagement portions at top and bottom sides inside the receiving open chamber, a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055783 | Fastening device for an elongated object in particular a cable tree The invention relates to a fastening device for an elongated object, in particular a cable tree, having a holder (1) intended for attachment of the elongated object and an adjacency surface (5) for the elongated object, and having a fastening element (... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6921227 | Retaining spring for detachably connecting two components The retaining spring is used for detachably connecting two components. The retaining spring includes a retaining plate attached to one component and an engagement spring which is moveably guided on the retaining plate between an engagement position and a released po... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6772487 | Retainer clip A retainer clip for use in assemblies held together by a latch having a resilient engagement arm. The force holding the engagement arm in the latched position is a function of the resiliency of the material of the engagement arm and the length of the unsupported por... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6773268 | Holddown for circuit boards A board holddown (1) for holding circuit boards (8,9) includes an elastomeric support member (10) and a bullet-shape member (20) of more rigid material than the support member. The support member includes a first mounting portion (11 | 08/10/2004 |
| 6618913 | Decorative ribbon forming device, and decorative ribbon forming and mounting device A ribbon-decoration forming tool for binding a decorative ribbon strip, which defines a plurality of loops, to form a ribbon-decoration, said ribbon-decoration forming tool including: a first flat plate provided with an engagement member, the engagement m... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6199733 | Multi-position pivoting mount speed square holder A speed square holder including an elongated vertically disposed body member having a top spring clip and a bottom spring clip offset and connected by an intermediate portion. A top mount is pivotally attached to the top spring clip and a bottom mount is ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6044531 | Seal for bags and the like Seal for bags and the like designed to carry out the attaching of the operating tongue of a zipper making up the fastening means of a bag or the like, the seal made up from a flattened channelled-shaped base body provided with undetachable fastening means... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6003212 | Pair of shoes fastener A pair of shoes fastener for releasably coupling at least one pair of shoes together. The pair of shoes fastener includes a male portion and a female portion that are releasably coupleable together. The male portion has a neck member outwardly extending f... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5781970 | Strap Retainer A strap retainer comprising a flexible elongated body having two planar sides and two free ends adapted for closure on to each other. A locking pawl is integrally formed with one free end and comprises a post and a head section forming a free end. A recep... | 07/21/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5577303 | Connector A connector for supporting an object engages channels 4 in a track 1. The connector is retained laterally and guided longitudinally thereon. A locking element located between connector and track is moveable longitudinally to effect a locking.backslash.unl... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5561891 | Fastener structure between a diving flipper and a tightening strap thereof The present invention offers a fastener structure between a diving flipper and a tightening strap thereof which is characterized in the following design the fastener comprises a male fastener and a female fastener; the male fastener is-provided at one end... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5539962 | Clip for coupling an inner shield with a frame A clip for coupling an inner shield with a frame of a cathode ray tube preventing the clip from being detached from an insertion hole after coupling and easy to mount, comprising: a head portion including grippers 91 having free ends, extended from the tw... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5339501 | Snap and ratchet panel fastener and support assembly An adjustable fastener assembly which can readily be engaged and disengaged including a receptacle member, a connecting member and an engagement member for retaining the connecting member to the receptacle member upon engagement in a first direction, for ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5319839 | Board clamp A board clamp including a head portion and a leg portion having a rigid axial stem and elastic engaging pieces arranged around the axial stem is adapted to secure various objects to a board or panel by inserting the leg portion into a fitting hole formed ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5242516 | Co-extruded profile strip containing lateral webs with adhesive subdivided into ribs A profile strip has a closure element, made of a first material, which contains a base surface, and lateral webs or flanges extending from the base surface on each side of the closure element. An adhesive layer, made of a second material, different than t... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5195222 | Fastening between an upholstery cover and a support receiving the upholstery A fastening connection between a cushion covering and a support for the cushion is disclosed. The support may be molded from a thermoplastic resin by injection. The connection comprise a hook profile strip which snaps into position fastening the edge of t... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5106223 | Connection assembly for use between a support and a plate element The invention is concerned with an assembly for providing a connection between a support 1, for example, a body part of a motor vehicle, and a plate element 2, for example, a wall panel of a motor vehicle. The assembly generally includes a molded plastic ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5044051 | Pairer and holder for sock pairs, and a method of pairing and holding sock pairs The pairer and holder has a nylon loop which has ends thereof joined to swivel couplings. Beads of the couplings are journalled in given chambers in sections of a clasp. Other chambers in the clasp sections have, respectively, a threaded screw, with a pro... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4977648 | Device at a snap-in lock An arrangement for a snap lock includes a first component having a projecting part that is capable of being introduced into a corresponding cavity in a second component. An indentation in the projecting part is oriented transverse to the direction of intr... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4962573 | Clasp for retaining containers The present invention relates to a reusable clasp for retaining a container. The reusable clasp includes a first and a second member, the first member having a stud projecting therefrom, and a ball at an end thereof for locking with an annular space in th... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4939823 | Sock pairer and holder An openable and refastenable loop having combination closure and insertion means comprising cooperating male and female threaded sections, each section being joined to the loop by swivel means permitting axial rotation of each threaded section independent... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4922587 | Fastener construction A fastener for entering holes in two adjacent bodies to hold them together and to be completely concealed therein including a flexible resilient tubular body having at least one locating tab centrally located thereon for determining the extent to which sp... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4907984 | Temporary securing device for electric cords A device for temporarily securing the engagement of joined end plugs of end-to-end interconnected first and second electrical cords that includes first and second removable, flexible, electrically insulated harnesses, for encircling each of the electric c... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4906040 | Truck bed liner and retainer clip A truck bed liner has a plurality of slot pairs spaced around the top of the vertical walls of the liner at a level just below the interior flange of the truck bed walls. Resilient retainer clips engage the flange of the truck bed walls and secure the lin... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4896926 | Stackable drawer box A stackable drawer box having a plurality of side walls and boxes for a coupling element disposed thereon. The boxes and the coupling element are provided with lug members and stops enabling a displacement of the coupling element in a box from an inoperat... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4888831 | Adjustable head band suspension system for use with hard hat shell An adjustable head band suspension system for use in a safety hat shell is disclosed. The suspension system includes a head encircling head strap having overlapping rear end portions and an arc shaped channel adapted to fit the back of a wearer's head. Th... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4865366 | Toe panel retainer clip for dryer A retainer clip which is particularly useful in the environment of a dryer or other appliance to hold a pivotable toe panel stationary relative to the appliance frame as well as to locate it horizontally and vertically. The clip has a first spring portion... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4848089 | Combustor attachment device A segmented combustor wall panel for a gas turbine engine is retained by a clip secured to a post extending radially from the segmented panel. This post passes through a hole in the outer wall support structure and is machined to have a square cross secti... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4821543 | Double ended key ring The present invention provides a double ended key ring that includes a pair of key holders for retaining a set of keys. The key holders are movably connected to a central housing and are biased to retract into a pair of seats located at the ends of the ho... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4806064 | Compensating roll pin for heat sink mounting Disclosed is a compensating roll pin securing a heat sink to a circuit board. The roll pin comprises a deformable body of resilient material, such as annealed spring steel, formed into a generally cylindrical body having first and second end portions sepa... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4766653 | Method and tool for assembling power semiconductor and heat sink Transistors are sandwiched between two heat sinks which, in turn, are bolted together to form a transistor-heat sink assembly. The transistors are properly positioned between the heat sinks prior to the latter being bolted together by being clipped onto o... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4750243 | Shower curtain holder An hollow sphere, in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the invention, has a slot formed on a somewhat less than semicircular portion of the great circle that separates the sphere into two hemispheres. A shower curtain grommet support is spaced i... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4708895 | Plastic fastener A plastic fastener comprises a body including two side walls facing each other, one of the side walls being provided on the inner side with a shoulder, and an elastic engagement piece extending obliquely upwardly from the lower end of one side wall and ha... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4701984 | Printed circuit board support A printed circuit board support comprises an integral plastic molding having an elongated mounting portion adapted for insertion through an aperture in a mounting panel. The mounting portion has a head adapted to span a body adapted to be positioned inwar... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4697774 | Fastening device for attaching an object to a support A fastening device for attaching an object to a support comprises two separate parts, consisting of a base member which incorporates means for fastening it to the support and a head member which incorporates means for fastening it to the object. The base ... | 10/06/1987 |
