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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7669811 | Display holder for a tubular cylindrical roll A display holder for a tubular cylindrical roll, such as a lint roller. The holder includes a planar main section constructed of a flexible material as well as a roll support which is pivotally mounted to the lower end of the main body between an operable position a... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7417552 | Flood alarm A flood alarm is disclosed. In an illustrative embodiment, the flood alarm includes a float assembly and a telephone system interface module connected to the float assembly. A method of indicating a flood in a structure is also disclosed. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7287474 | Consumer pyrotechnics support apparatus A reusable pyrotechnics support device for securely holding consumer ground-based fireworks (for example, fountains, mortars, multiple aerials, and the like) in a vertical and upright position, using a sufficiently wide base that is resistant to tipping over. In cer... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7266925 | Pot having a plant cover secured thereto A plant package comprising a pot covered with a plant cover, the plant cover at least comprising a base portion, and optionally having a skirt or a detachable upper portion. The plant cover has a heat shrinkable bonding material for heat shrinking to secure the plan... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7216837 | Device for holding a container An inexpensive, lightweight, thin, portable, compact, reusable, easy to clean, holder that can support a container in an upright, inclined, or inverted position on level, non-level, and solid and liquid surfaces or suspended using a means of suspension, such as a wi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198035 | Supporting element having a supporting surface for supporting a fuel feed unit, and fuel feed unit A supporting element (9) for supporting a fuel feed unit (2) on the bottom of a fuel tank has a curved element (13) having a supporting surface (17). The curved element (13) is fastened to the lower side of the fuel feed unit (2... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191561 | Pot having a plant cover secured thereto A plant package comprising a pot covered with a plant cover, the plant cover at least comprising a base portion, and optionally having a skirt or a detachable upper portion. The plant cover has a heat shrinkable bonding material for heat shrinking to secure the plan... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185869 | Foldable book holder A book stand folds flat, forming a single panel for storage or use as a clipboard, sketchpad, or straight edge. The book stand may also unfold into operational configuration to include an inclined supporting surface and a shelf, on which a book can rest at an inclin... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172163 | Mailbox holder A mailbox holder (10) includes an upper mailbox support (14), a lower ground support (16) that is securely fastened to the upper support, and an attachment bracket (36) to which a mailbox (12) is secured. The upper mailbox support ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7090087 | Apparatus for holding an inverted container The present invention has a radius rectangular base with a platform lying in a base plane. Four slots are through, the base in a generally rectangular configuration around the perimeter of the base. Four members are provided, one for being removeably inserted into e... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086530 | Safety holders for fireworks A holder for fireworks includes a body having first and second portions that are movable with respect to each other between clamped and unclamped positions. A retaining device is used to hold the portions in the clamped position against a firework. The holder may be... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077269 | Carrier for transporting a cylindrical tank in a horizontal orientation A holder or carrier for safely transporting and/or storing cylindrical tanks or objects in a horizonal orientation includes spaced apart, parallel, and inwardly and downwardly converging first and second interior walls, for retaining exterior sidewall portions of a ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066362 | Carrying device A carrying device most specifically for carrying a pizza box in a level position when placed on a car seat which slopes downwardly from the front edge of the car seat toward the back rest. A pair of side panels extend from a back panel and are joined together at the... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065921 | Method of attaching a floral sleeve to a pot via bonding material A plant packaging method providing a tubular sleeve and attaching the sleeve to a potted plant via a bonding material which may be disposed on the tubular sleeve, or on the pot of the potted plant, and a plant package produced by the method. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051878 | Package restraint system A package restraint system wherein a plurality of straps are secured around an item in a container for shipping purposes. A plurality of frictional pads and a plurality of flaps attached to the inner surfaces of the container further restrict any movement of the ite... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048243 | Trivet A trivet comprises a pad of thermal insulating material having opposite surfaces from each of which a plurality of uniform height projections extends so as to provide a space between a container supported at one side of the body and a space between the body and the ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044425 | Integrated keyboard platform and document support An integrated keyboard platform and document support includes a base and a keyboard support member having an upper surface. The keyboard support member is movably mounted to the base to provide adjustment through a plurality of positions of the keyboard support memb... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014160 | Washing machine base for securing a central mechanism A washing machine base that protects and cushions the washing machine and secures the washing machine transmission or other mechanism suspended below the washer tub during assembly and shipping, even if the appliance is tilted. The base may be formed entirely from c... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997207 | Water-heater pan A water-heater pan includes a bottom wall for receiving the bottom of a water heater. The bottom wall defines a relatively narrow, arcuate flow receptacle extending continuously outwardly from a portion of the perimeter of the bottom wall. The flow receptacle define... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6969035 | Glass holder A glass holder for glasses having a narrow neck and a wider base has a vertically movable stand element formed so that a base of a glass is placeable on the stand element, at least two movable holding-down devices which are spaced from one another and in a holding p... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968950 | Interactive merchandising packaging The present invention provides an interactive merchandising packaging that includes at least one opening formed therein whereby a user can test the utility of the packaged product with items external to the packaging without removing the product from the packaging. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962021 | Plant sleeve A sleeve comprising a lower portion preferably having a base portion and a skirt portion for packaging a floral grouping or plant. The sleeve may have an upper portion which can be detached from the lower portion of the sleeve once the function of the upper portion ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6938320 | Method for covering a flower pot and floral grouping A method of covering a flower pot with a floral grouping disposed therein. In the method, a cover having an upper extension is formed about the flower pot. The upper extension is formed about the floral grouping to a position wherein the upper extension extends abou... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929174 | Mailbox A mailbox includes a housing having a front portion and being formed from transparent material so that a user may view inside the housing from an exterior thereof. A front door is pivotally connected to the housing and preferably includes a transparent portion dispo... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6912810 | Conical floral sleeve A floral sleeve sized to fit a flower pot, the sleeve generally having a conical shape and having a bonding material disposed thereon for connecting the sleeve to a pot disposed within the sleeve or connected via a banding element to a pot disposed within the sleeve... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6851589 | Carrying device A carrying device most specifically for carrying a pizza box in a level position when placed on a car seat which slopes downwardly from the front edge of the car seat toward the back rest. A pair of side panels extend from a back panel and are joined together at the... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6815036 | Protective device for protecting a surface from spillage from a bucket A protector device for connection to and transport with a paint bucket includes a flexible protector sheet having an interior, a stiffener member disposed in the interior to resist flexing of the protector sheet and a connector for releasably connecting the protecto... | 11/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6581785 | Adjustable tire stand A display apparatus for displaying an article such as a pneumatic tire includes an elongate base with a substantially planar top surface and article support members projecting from said top surface at opposed ends of the base. Opposed side or lateral arti... | 06/24/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6550645 | Method and apparatus for shipping bulk liquid, near-liquid and dry particulate materials A flexible bladder is enclosed within a plurality of overlapping plastic sheets, with the ends of the sheets being secured in place by the weight of the flexible bladder, when filled. The preferred plastic is an extruded, twin-walled, fluted plastic based... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6488245 | Display stand with releasable collapsible support A point of sale display stand includes a peg type article display tray having side walls, an end wall forming shelf and a bottom wall which is inclined upright when in use. A tray support has a collapsible state and a deployed state. The support comprises... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478268 | Display stand for merchandising chilled products and the like A display stand for supporting a conventional cooler chest or other product holding container including a first member foldable to form a shell for receiving the cooler chest, a second member positionable within the shell for supporting the cooler chest w... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6382412 | Blistered article protective exhibitor package A display easel for displaying literature and holding a blister pack is disclosed. The display easel has a cover flap to cover a literature display panel. Both the literature display panel and the cover flap are connected to a blister pack panel positione... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6334598 | Apparatus for supporting low-ground-clearance vehicles during servicing End and side panels, welded together to form a frusto-pyramid, are surmounted by a dished wheel-receiving platform, for supporting a truck etc wheel. The units are wide open underneath, for stacking. Hand holes in the end panels allow the units to be manh... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6234433 | Display tray with collapsible releasable support A point of sale display stand includes a peg type article display and a display support that has a collapsible state and a deployed state. The support comprises two triangular sidewalls with medial foldlines and spaced upper and lower rear walls connected... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6149111 | Collapsible support device A support device includes a flexible sheet material foldable to form a three-dimensional two-sided A-frame structure having at least a pair of substantially aligned predetermined holes, one above the other and a pole-like element insertable through the ve... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6116553 | Fireworks display stand A fireworks display 10 is provided for easy transport to display sites in compact form where it can be unfolded and assembled to place fireworks in an elevated position. The elevated position of the fireworks increase the viewing zone for spectators and a... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6053462 | Supporting frame structure and method for forming this frame structure A supporting frame structure is formed by two oppositely disposed and substantially identically shaped halves made of a bendable elastic material. Each half is made of a foil (1). The foil (1) contains about in the middle a round or square opening (2) and... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6015121 | Collapsible stand A stand for supporting an item in an upright manner and which includes a base portion (1), a plurality of side portions (2) hinged to the base portion (1) so that they can be folded to be substantially flat with the base (1) or orientated at an angle to t... | 01/18/2000 |