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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357593 | Tube connector A tube connector for connecting one tubular section to another tubular section. A hook apparatus is joined to a first tubular section and a latching apparatus joined to a second tubular section. The latching apparatus of the second tubular section removably engages ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 6331335 | Self-adhesive wire strap and methods of constructing and utilizing same A self-adhesive strap to hold wires or other components permanently using a self-adhesive backed, flexible high strength carrier member as the main component of wire strap or harness. The strap has adhesive on the opposite side of the carrier member to fa... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6163935 | Method and apparatus for securing pleasure crafts Various methods and devices for securing pleasure craft, for example, surf boards, snow boards, or canoes, which provide for ease of securing the craft and ease of releasing the craft are disclosed. These methods and devices typically employ some form of ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 4721304 | Racket string tensioning device A tension adjusting device for rackets. The system allows the player to adjust the tension of a number of strings while in the course of a match. By rotating a device having an offcenter hole and irregular sides the string which through it passes is exten... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4280432 | Quick-release fitting for a sailboat stay A quick-release fitting for tensioning and untensioning a sailboat stay that extends between the hull and a mast of the sailboat. Upper and lower barrels are connected together by a release lever that is held in place by a quick-release pin. When the pin ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4062520 | Wire rope binder The specification discloses various embodiments of apparatus adapted to function as convertible wire rope load binders, container lashing or pullers. All embodiments utilize a wire rope clamp of the type which grips the wire rope on tensioning of the wire... | 12/13/1977 |