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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350671 | Multi-user transformable water cooler A portable, multi-mode, multi-user cooler for storing and selectively dispensing beverages. A plastic, cylindrical container forms a hopper that mounts a removable top. Multiple, external recessed channels are formed in the container at radially spaced-apart locatio... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7090118 | Mailbox and support A mailbox is secured to a support by a tongue and groove connection. The support may be formed of two side by side pieces, which are maintained in assembly by the tongue and grove connection. The two pieces of the support may have mating protrusions and pockets prev... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6863250 | Disposable filter floor stand The present invention relates to a stand for holding disposable filter capsules and is formed of three or more legs, a base above the legs and to which the leg as are attached and three or more arms that are attached to an opposite surface of the base from that of t... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6776379 | Container with adjustable legs A container with brackets secured thereto, for supporting adjustable legs for pivotal movement between a retracted position and an extended position in which they support the container, is disclosed. The container, especially a five gallon bucket, is provided with a... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6719156 | Mounting clip for drapery rod A multiple drapery rod supporting structure, comprising mounting brackets having cantilevered posts extending from the wall, and rod mounting clips which have extending tongue portions which are engaged within the ends of the rod to provide support and have a clip p... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6669034 | Curtain rod A wardrobe rod with two brackets includes a tensioning device for tensioning the wardrobe rod along its longitudinal direction. The tensioning device includes a tension member that longitudinally transfixes the wardrobe rod formed as a tube. Its centerlin... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6578802 | Water cooler support device A water cooler support device for holding a water cooler in an easily accessible manner. The water cooler support device includes a bottom support having a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge extending between the top and bottom sides. The top s... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6575417 | Beverage container holding device A beverage container holding device for holding a beverage container. The beverage container holding device includes a body member being designed for holding the beverage container. The body member has a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall defines an inter... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6561062 | Lathe A lathe having a bed is supported on two legs. In one embodiment, the bed is hollow and has with an inner portion into which a weight enhancing material may be inserted. The bed may include two tubular members separated by spacers. The tubular members may... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6550725 | Adjustable fan stand An adjustable fan stand is presented. The fan stand has an essentially parallel-piped upper housing that would be slightly larger than the standard twenty-inch by six-inch box fan. The upper housing is supported by two legs which are also connected at the... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6412480 | Detachable legs for vertical hearth barbecue grill Detachable legs and side handles for a portable barbecue grill that interlock with each side of a barbecue grill wherein the grill has a flexible base to provide self-leveling of the legs. The leg members, among other things, provide stability against rea... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6367749 | Stand base The present invention provides a stand base comprising a central hub and a plurality of legs removably attached to the central hub. Each of the legs depends radially outward and downwardly from the central hub. The base stand is adapted to receive the cen... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6302097 | Combination collapsible barbecue grill and folding table A combination barbecue grill and folding table that is adapted to be manipulated from a fully deployed condition, during which food can be cooked on the grill and then served on an adjacent table, and a collapsed condition, during which the grill and tabl... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6234442 | Collapsible easel with a panel standable on an uneven ground A collapsible easel with a panel standable on an uneven ground includes an easel consisting of three tripod feet adjustable in length and collapsible to be contained in the panel consisting of two cover plates pivotally connected to each other. A first co... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6183704 | Salt platform A salt platform (400) is disclosed which incorporates a top member (402), a bottom member (404) and a spacing member (406) that spaces the top and bottom members a pre-determined vertical distance apart. A series of bracing member assemblies (408) are con... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5730081 | Animal feeder assembly An animal feeder assembly provides food and water at an elevated position from a support surface and is therefore particularly suited for feeding large dogs in a manner which avoids digestive and posture problems associated with feeding such animals from ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5632460 | Lamp holder An improved lamp holder of the knock-down type. The lamp holder includes a circular band for contacting and encircling a lamp below the largest place on the lamp base, a plurality of legs, and a corresponding plurality of fasteners for respectively remova... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5509376 | Animal feeder assembly An animal feeder assembly provides food and water at an elevated position from a support surface and is therefore particularly suited for feeding large dogs in a manner which avoids digestive and posture problems associated with feeding such animals from ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5379975 | Intermating table legs An intermating table leg assembly formed to support a table top, with the table pedestal providing the support being formed of two pairs of table legs, each pair of table legs having two aligned legs provided therein, and rigidly held together by means of... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5325990 | Container support A container support has two legs attached on opposite sides of a container with a third leg attached to one of the legs attached to the container. The third leg pivots to minimize its projection when carrying the container from place to place with the sup... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5174532 | Leg assembly A leg assembly for furniture includes horizontal and upright supports each of which has a tubular member, connectors, bases, and screw fasteners. The tubular member includes a first and an opposite second end, and a tubular wall. The tubular wall includes... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5108031 | Corner reinforcement apparatus A corner reinforcement bracket structure is arranged for fixed securement to a corner portion of a container lid or container itself to provide reinforcement and geometric integrity to the structure of the container and reinforcement bracket. The bracket ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5058841 | Saddle support A saddle stand for horse saddles that can be used in various ways, either set at rest against a wall or stood upright to hold a saddle. The saddle stand provides a convenient place to store valuables in its interior as well as a saddle holder that can be ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5002247 | Support bracket The support bracket is formed of two bodies which simultaneously engage the top surface of a shelf and the depending sides of the sheet metal shelf. A pair of locking bolts are provided to guide the inner body relative to the outer bracket body during sec... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4988150 | Keyboard stand A knock-down keyboard stand is provided and consists of legs that can be removed from a table top and be stored within a compartment in the bottom of the table top to make the stand compact when not in use.... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4925140 | Detachable leg assembly A means for detachably connecting a load supporting member on a pedestal structure incorporates a separable joint between the pedestal leg and the brackets it engages at each end. The means utilizes a sleeve of synthetic resin having surface lubricity whi... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4903923 | Component knock down display rack A knock down display rack for retail sales operations in which the display rack is easily disassembled into component pieces which nest into a relatively easily shippable arrangement. The display rack includes a top container support, a container and a ba... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4901971 | Christmas tree stand A Christmas tree stand includes a flat-bottomed, water-tight canister supported by adjustable legs mounted thereon, the adjustability feature accommodating uneven surfaces and crooked tree trunks. The interior of the canister has a transverse pentagonal s... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4798360 | Beverage caddy apparatus A beverage caddy particularly adapted for use in automotive vehicles having a center console is shown to include a tray portion mounted between a pair of relatively narrow in depth but long in height side walls. A base portion is adapted to be received in... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4643878 | Extraction cell A toxic substance extraction cell includes a chamber for housing a heated solvent, a pair of gaskets adapted to be seated on the solvent housing between which is clamped a specimen to be tested; the space between the gaskets being liquid tight, and a cove... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4620527 | Endoscope container and support apparatus An endoscope container and support apparatus for supporting the control head and containing the flexible shaft of a fiber optic flexible endoscope, which apparatus is characterized by a container having an open top and a curved bottom designed to receive ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4366586 | Ottoman roll latch mechanism A folding bed mechanism, such as, for example, a convertible ottoman, has a plurality of pivotally connected bed sections, including a base section supported on rollers or the like. The bed sections are adapted to unfold into a straight line and to fold i... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4243194 | Hot water tank supporting legs Conventional type metal legs for the underpan of a hot water tank are eliminated and shorter legs in the form of integral plastic bodies substituted. The plastic bodies forming the legs are provided with diametrically opposite side slots for receiving inn... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4105178 | Drum stand A stand device used in combination with a container such as a drum having substantially cylindrical configuration wherein at least two support legs are movable into and out of supporting relation. Each of the supporting legs comprises a configuration subs... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4102468 | Stackable paint tray A paint tray of a generally rectangular configuration having a flat bottom portion and an upwardly sloping bottom portion with surrounding upwardly extending side walls for containing paint is molded of a high density polyethylene plastic material and con... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4031663 | Wooden block planter with supporting legs The planter is made from a solid rectilinear block of wood having a recess in the upper surface thereof. Each of the four corners are cut off along a downwardly and inwardly inclined plane and each of the four cut off corner pieces are resecured in a down... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4026266 | Portable barbecue A portable barbecue having brackets for adjustably supporting the barbecue grid removably attached to the barbecue bowl solely by interengagement between the bowl and the brackets without any additional fastening or mounting members. Each of the brackets ... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4003503 | Dispensing device for highly viscous liquids supported in inclined position A dispensing device for highly viscous liquids comprising a container adapted to be supported in angularly declining condition, a cap including a substantially forwardly and upwardly extending nozzle adapted to be detachably secured to the container where... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3958785 | Multi-legged trash bag hoop A circular hoop, through which the upper mouth end portion of a trash bag may be extended upwardly and then inverted annularly outward and downward over the hoop, is provided with three legs at 120° intervals. The legs are pivotally secured to the hoop f... | 05/25/1976 |
