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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341232 | Methods and apparatus for suspending fixtures Various systems including brackets and associated wires are disclosed for suspending fixtures from ceilings and the like. The systems improve over the prior art in several ways. Attachment of the wire to the bracket is faster and easier. The attachment can be made m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7261221 | Inverted dispensing system and apparatus A disposable inverted dispensing system for distributing a fluid for use in a shower is disclosed. The dispensing system includes a removable hooking device that is attachable to a surface which is exposable to moist conditions. A hook integral to the removable hook... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255403 | Take-down seating A seat assembly (10) for use in a watercraft (12) having a deck (14). The seat assembly (10) comprises a first portion (16) and a second portion (18) spaced from the first portion (16). First (52) and second ( | 08/14/2007 |
| 7232194 | Insert for a door storage compartment An insert is provided for a door storage compartment. The insert contains a frame that forms at least one chamber and has a fixing device located on one side of the frame for fixing the insert to the door storage compartment. A second side of the frame contains at l... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222925 | Adjustable wall-mounted information appliance assembly A wall-mounted information appliance assembly includes an information appliance (10) defining a recess (132) therein, a pivot base (30), and a screw (40). The recess includes a plurality of spaced indents. A plurality of spaced projecting... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7182220 | Pitcher for holding flexible bags of milk or other liquids A pitcher for holding flexible bags filled with milk or other liquids. The pitcher comprises a substantially rigid housing having a bottom, sides and a generally open top forming a generally hollow interior capable of receiving therein a flexible bag filled with liq... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7100808 | Multiple use base holder system A holding base system comprising a platform with an exteriorly splined post projecting therefrom and mounting means for securing the platform to a surface; an article holder having a splined inner wall on a bottom thereof to fit on and cooperate with the splined pos... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083051 | Cable management assembly, system and method A cable management assembly, and method related thereto, including a riser panel having an interface portion and a plurality of cable management devices. The interface portion having a plurality of shaped apertures. The cable management devices having attachments th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066548 | Take-down seating A seat assembly (10) for use in a watercraft (12) having a deck (14) is provided. The seat assembly (10) comprises a first portion (16) and a second portion (18) spaced from the first portion (16). First (52) a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051885 | Cross-merchandising display shelf Shelf units adapted to be mounted on vertical walls for displaying merchandise are adapted to utilize removeable hooks which are used for cross-merchandising complimentary products. The shelf unit is also adapted to be mounted on the exterior face of a wall, door or... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6978973 | Pipe or cable clamp A pipe or cable clamp having a base portion, flexible legs, and an arcuate arm connected to each of the legs. The arcuate arms include inner and outer arcuate surfaces with the inner arcuate surfaces defining a substantially circular opening. The clamp includes a cl... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6592092 | Inverted container support cube The nature of the invention is to facilitate the complete use of substances that are packaged in containers with odd or irregular shaped tops that double as the dispenser for the substance in the container. As is the rule with gravity, when a container of... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6382579 | Support system for an inverted toothpaste tube Disclosed is a support system for an inverted toothpaste tube. The support system has a housing formed of a one piece plastic construction, fabricated of a rigid material selected from the class of rigid materials including plastic, ceramic and metal, pre... | 05/07/2002 |
| 5553819 | Device for holding flexible tube dispensers A combination of a relatively rigid retaining clip and a squeezable product dispensing tube, the tube having a base and side walls forming a chamber for containing a flattened and folded portion of the tube, at least the side walls having radiused or cham... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5167348 | Tube squeezer The present invention is a tube squeezer designed to squeeze excess toothpaste, ointments, and similar materials trapped at the bottom of a collapsible tube dispenser. Two cylindrical rods positioned in parallel have notches to guide and hold two bands or... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5097987 | Apparatus for dispensing collapsible tube contents and methods of use thereof A dispenser (20) and method of use are shown for dispensing the contents of a collapsible tube (100). The dispenser has a reel (60) rotatably mounted within a cylinder (30). The cylinder has a slot (36) for receiving therethrough the closed end of the tub... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5087007 | Combination shower enclosure caddy and garment hanger A shower door caddy and garment hanger in combination in a U-shaped integral device having a pair of legs which can be fitted over top molding of a sliding shower door or the cylindrical rod for a shower curtain having shelf members slantedly positioned o... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5035385 | Closure means and holder for toothpaste tube A toothpaste tube holder for supporting a toothpaste tube in a generally horizontal attitude in accordance with this invention involves a generally flat, rectangularly-shaped base member having a front face and a rear face. A pair of similarly-sized suppo... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4978034 | Device for supporting a toothpaste container A support for a toothpaste container not only supports the container, but also is provided with a mechanism for pulling the container through and squeezing a toothpaste from the same.... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4955567 | Toothbrush holder for upright toothpaste dispenser This invention permits the dispensing of toothpaste onto a standard toothbrush using only one hand or limb and intended as an aid to disabled persons. The invention includes a toothpaste dispenser grasping member that fits over conventional commercially a... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4768743 | Container holder A paste tube holder (10) comprises an L shaped bracket (14) having a cylindrical housing (16) which is closed by resilient inwardly directed fingers (28). A pad (25) and a foamed polymeric block (24) fill the housing (16). In use the pad and block (25,26)... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4607763 | Dispenser for a collapsible tube A collapsible tube dispenser includes rollers movably mounted in a housing for squeezing a tube, as the rollers roll axially along the tube. The housing is constructed to permit ready installation of a tube to be squeezed. In one form of the invention, th... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4570828 | Finger manipulated dispenser of viscous liquids from a flexible tube A finger manipulated dispenser of viscous liquids from a flexible tube comprises a smaller diameter hollow reel, called a core, and a larger diameter hollow reel, called a spool, which lengthwise telescope together. Each reel at one end has a large diamet... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4527760 | Adjustable clip system The present invention provides a clip-on system for a multi-purpose, snap-clamp device capable of releasably holding objects in either vertical or horizontal alignments. The system allows a user to select a horizontal or vertical alignment for the snap-cl... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4203567 | Collapsible tube holding bracket A collapsible tube holding bracket for retaining a tube vertically relative to a wall surface including a flat supporting plate adjustably and removably adhered to a wall surface and having a spring pressed clip for clamping the inverted lower end of a tu... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4073418 | Holder for artist paint tubes A small holder having a pair of jaws, has the general configuration of prior larger holders to be used for opening jars, but the inside surfaces of the jaws have thick cushions to conform to the wall of artist paint tubes. The cushions have thin supportin... | 02/14/1978 |
| 3931950 | Toothpaste tube supporting device A support member is affixed to a supporting surface and extends perpendicularly therefrom. The support member has a semicircular groove formed therein. A clamp member is pivotally affixed to the support member and has a semicircular groove formed therein ... | 01/13/1976 |
