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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5465596 | Key ring A key ring 10 formed from a continuous piece of pliant spring wire 10 in a first unstressed configuration which comprises a large outer loop 14 having a free end portion 18 adapted to receive keys thereon. The unstressed configuration of the wire includes... | 11/14/1995 |
| 4759103 | Manually operable fastener A manually operable quick action fastener, intended for both sporting and industrial use, consists essentially of a single length of wire which is formed into a closed triangular torsion spring having its torsion coils within the triangular shape and whos... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4696120 | Fishline snap connector A connector particularly designed for attaching fishing lures to fishing lines quickly and effectively. The connector includes a continuous spring steel member particularly shaped to provide a pair of spring loops, one of the loops providing a first ring ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4686746 | Chain separator means A device for separating at least two neck chains, each having at least one fixed ring thereon, comprising: a chain separator means including a pair of elongated members and a biasing means urging said elongated members in close substantially parallel rela... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4671528 | Safety hitch pin A safety hitch pin having an enlarged upper end or head that is adapted to rest upon apertured parts secured by the pin. An annular retention device or keeper adapted to receive the lower end of the pin therethrough is provided that has a retainer chain a... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4656699 | Bait snap A bait snap for affixing a baited hook to a fishing line or the like so that different lures, hooks, and baits may be expeditiously transferred in the shortest amount of time. The device includes first and second legs which meet at an angle, the conjuncti... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4570309 | Slide fastener slider with detachable pull tab A slide fastener slider has a body including a pair of upper and lower wings and a support lug projecting from the upper wing, and a pull tab having a pintle pivotably received in a space defined between the support lug and the upper wing. The support lug... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4301575 | Packaging clip A clip for releasably securing at least one package of the type adapted for hanging on a display bracket, the clip comprising a bayonet portion for guiding the package onto a bracket, and a securing loop that is opened and closed by means of a spring-type... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4234998 | Wire snap The invention relates to a simplified wire snap formed of a bent piece of wire made of a high tensile steel material. The wire snap is formed by bending a length of wire at its extremities so that the bends face back toward one another and on a central bo... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4231140 | Key clip adapted for a key case The present invention relates to key clips adapted for a key case and comprises a vertical section and extending from such vertical section a horizontal section. The vertical section is equipped with an indent or ridge which is disposed spaced apart from ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4100658 | Fishing lure-and-line snap swivel The shank of an eye fastener forming a fishing line connector is relatively rotatably mounted in one or more circular bearing loops of the bearing portion of a bent wire structure forming a fishing lure connector. From one end of the bearing portion exten... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4004328 | Snap hook for fishing tackle A snap hook is formed of spring wire in a configuration based on a coil of preferably one and one-half turns. One tail of the coil is relatively short, and has a hook at its end. The longer tail is formed into a bight, and has a hook interengagable with t... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3934317 | Means for detachable support of keys within a pocket of an article of clothing A key chain in which a key ring is attached to a clip adapted for detachable engagement with the material of a pocket of an article of clothing such that the ring and keys thereon are suspended within the pocket. Pivotably attached to the clip at an end t... | 01/27/1976 |
