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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7352657 | Maze lock hanger A hanger for mounting an object on a surface such as a wall. The hanger includes a slot that receives a projection such as a nail extending from the wall. The slot is nonlinear and provides an entry path through which the projection travels to reach its mounting pos... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7243882 | Gauge display assembly An assembly for attaching gauges or other accessories to vehicles provides a rampart member for securing the assembly to a vehicle surface and a gauge display member secured to the rampart member for receiving and displaying gauges and other instruments. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7059073 | Card mounting and display device A card mounting and display device for mounting and displaying a plurality of cards in any desired configuration. The device includes a fabric base having an array grid netting loosely attached to a first side thereof. The array grid netting is arranged to receive f... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048433 | Self-righting, variable-orientation display assembly Disclosed is a display assembly comprising a graphical or alphanumeric display and display source such as a clock or other timepiece; a display housing for retaining the display; self-righting means rotatably coupled to the display and display housing with a predete... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6979778 | Foot pad A foot pad has an elastic conical body and at least one elastic rib. The elastic conical body defines a connecting surface and an outer conical surface. The connecting surface defines a hollow portion, and the elastic rib integrally connects to the elastic conical b... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6837787 | Flexible duct sleeve A sleeve assembly (2) for supporting flexible duct (4) includes a frame (6) with first and second frame sections (10a, b). The frame sections are secured together by fastener subassemblies (8). The sleeve assembly accommodat... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6769653 | Free size automatic watch display holder A free size automatic watch display holder includes an upper holder providing an arc shaped upper supporting surface, a lower holder providing an arc shaped lower supporting surface, and an extendable supporting frame mounted between the upper and lower holders. The... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6659408 | Free size automatic watch display holder A free size automatic watch display holder includes an upper holder providing an arc shaped upper supporting surface, a lower holder providing an arc shaped lower supporting surface, and an extendable supporting frame mounted between the upper and lower h... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6341751 | Adjustable holder for watches and jewelry The present invention provides an adjustable watch support or holder. The support comprises a first support element. A second support element is slidably engaged with the first support element. The first and second support elements are moveable between va... | 01/29/2002 |
| 5863849 | Method for obtaining a zirconia based item A finished or semi-finished item in sintered zirconia is characterized by a metallic appearance obtained by placing a previously shaped and sintered zirconia item in its finished or semi-finished shape in an oven in which there is a plasma containing hydr... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5781512 | Pocket and table watch with a suspension and support device A watch (1) whose case (3) comprises a groove (7) on its periphery is mounted in a removable manner in a suspension and support device consisting of two parts (11 and 12) attached by a hinge (13). The first part (11) has the shape of an resilient open rin... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5160134 | Combined golf green repair tool and timepiece A combination tool for use in the game of golf includes both a green repair tool and watch or timepiece. The back of the timepiece is secured to the central portion of the tool, and the timepiece may be removed from the back for battery replacement or oth... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5052644 | Clamp The clamp is of the type which may be actuated by means of an auxiliary actuating member. It consists of two parts, namely a clip (1), whose two branches are connected via a thin part (7) and a slit housing (8) in which an actuating member (2), consisting... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5050339 | Container plant stand A plant stand for container grown nursery plants which holds container plants upright especially during times of wind, comprises a large circular ring and a smaller circular ring and a plurality of upside-down "U" shaped vertical braces secured to the ins... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4771410 | Bugle alarm clock system An alarm clock system is provided including a replica of a bugle mounted on a stand in a playing position. The bugle replica includes an alarm clock and an apparatus for generating an audible rendition of the tune "Reveille" when the clock indicates a pre... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4705408 | Watch mounted on a clip The watch is mounted on the upper arm of a clip so as to be rotatable and removable. The circumference of the case of the watch is provided with ribs which co-operate with shoulders in the opening in the arm for receiving the watch. In a preferred embodim... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4682310 | Article with electric timepiece A timepiece that may be associated with a billfold in which the incorporation of the timepiece into the billfold does not significantly affect either the configuration or usage of the billfold. A battery-powered digital watch includes a printed circuitboard th... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4491425 | Multi-orientable clock and stand A combination clock and stand wherein the clock includes a cylindrical clock body with outer circumferential cylinder coaxially surrounding the same. On an inner surface of the outer cylinder is a plurality of axially extending pairs of spaced-apart, para... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4343404 | Portable bicycle repair rack A portable bicycle repair rack is disclosed which suspends a bicycle from and in spaced relation to a conventional door.... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4323235 | Physical training apparatus for holding a person's feet when performing sit-ups Physical training apparatus for holding a person's feet while the person lies supine on a floor with his or her feet facing a closed door, includes a generally trapezoidally shaped foot bar support member which has a base portion with a planar bottom surf... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4322835 | Housing assembly for instruments Housing for measuring instruments comprising at least two interconnectable housing elements, at least one of which includes the viewing window, and a resilient stirrup clamp including shanks engaging two opposite wall surfaces of the housing, having reces... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4179877 | Portable, vehicle-mounted, self-contained alarm clock A mounting structure incorporated into the dashboard of an automotive vehicle or the like for removably supporting a portable, self-contained, battery operated alarm clock to enable the clock to be easily mounted in the dashboard and just as easily remove... | 12/25/1979 |
