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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7302768 | Sign assembly A sign assembly for attachment to a supporting surface. The supporting surface is preferably a portion of a vehicle. The sign assembly preferably includes a display member having indicia formed thereon, a flexible member and an anchoring member operably associated w... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7284735 | Apparatus for holding reading material, beverage containers or other articles employed by a bather Apparatus for releasable attachment to a tub or spa to hold reading material, beverage containers and other articles. The apparatus includes two tables movable relative to one another and structure enabling the apparatus to be used with tubs or spas of different siz... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284734 | Hanger A hanger comprising a base having a supported surface adapted to be positioned along a generally vertical surface, and an elongate peg having one end mounted on the base with a portion of the peg projecting from an outer surface of the base opposite its supported su... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7104149 | Device and method for fixing a sensing means A method and a device for attaching a sensor device relative to a glass pane of a motor vehicle are described, a contact space being provided, which is sealed and which is provided with a partial vacuum. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100884 | Device for holding sheets A device for holding individual sheets contains a circular baseplate with a weight. A U-shaped clip is integrally formed on the upper side of the baseplate and is situated in a plane running obliquely with respect to the upper side of the baseplate. Arranged within ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7047680 | Vehicle alert kit A vehicle alert kit includes at least one base member having a substantially planar bottom surface and a threaded portion integral therewith. The kit further includes a mechanism for fastening at least one base member to a surface so that same can be maintained at a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6962314 | Multifunctional holder A holder includes a base having a disk and a combination seat, an elastic plate mounted on the disk and having a protruding elastic portion, a sucker mounted on a bottom of the disk and having a shaft extended through the through hole of the disk and the slot of the... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6808090 | Container and container support A container and support for supporting the container on a wall or other vertical structure. The support has a flexible disk housed within a rigid shell having central opening. A stem protrudes from the disk through the shell opening. A handle is movably coupled to a... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6729591 | Paper attachment device A paper attachment device is composed of a cap (10), a cup (20), a driving plate (30) and a magnet (40) axially combined in sequence. The cap (10) has a stud movably penetrating through the cup (20) and the driving plate ( | 05/04/2004 |
| 6596374 | Device for securing objects This invention provides a device for removably securing a wide variety of objects to different surfaces utilizing a partial vacuum. The device includes flexible material comprising one or more opening(s), wherein each opening is capable of forming a conti... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6244778 | Universal suction-based connection device A connection device for supporting one of a plurality of accessories with respect to a support surface includes a two piece suction cup. The two piece suction cup has an outer shell and a flexible inner member attached to a plunger which extends through t... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6154929 | Suction cup mounted holder for use with watercraft A device that enables a person positioned in a body of water to hold onto the exterior hull surface of a watercraft. A handle has a straight central part and a pair of parallel arms that are perpendicular to the central part and which extend from opposite... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5996951 | Mounting device for a drying rack A device designed to cooperate with the hanging hooks of a drying rack includes a levered suction cup whose body, in the shape of a circular dome, has an extension parallel to one diameter and a plane end face substantially perpendicular to the surface ag... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5964437 | Mounting support A body of soft, pliable material is used to form a mounting support for securing objects to a substantially flat surface. The body has substantially parallel inner and outer major faces. The inner face is formed to have a slight concavity but is sufficien... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5909758 | Supporting tool and method of installing same A supporting tool which can be easily mounted at a desired position on a wall surface or the like at a low cost to function as a supporting bar or a handrail includes a sucking pad. An adhesive agent layer is disposed on one main surface of the sucking pa... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5890689 | Automobile garment hanger A garment hanger suitable for hanging garments in an automobile. The hanger has a generally triangular open loop body and is adapted to be mounted on a window or an exit handle of an automobile. The garment hanger preferably has a plurality of dividers fo... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5806816 | Fastener including a flexible strap and suction cup A multi-purpose fastener which may be used to adjustably, removably secure an object of choice to a smooth surface of choice, with the fastener comprising a flexible strap, a suction cup, locking member, and a slidable keeper. Also, the fastener is functi... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5692331 | Vehicle-mounted advertising sign A vehicle window-mounted advertising sign for secure attachment of the advertising sign solely to the window and not requiring interface or support from the vehicle window frame. An upper window attachment includes an inner window surface mount arm which ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5617698 | Clamp for holding wall panel against adhesive A clamp holds a wall panel against an adhesive bead on a wall frame as the adhesive bead cures. The clamps are automatically actuated to first secure the clamp to the structure adjacent the panel, and then hold the panel against the adhesive bead as the b... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5390837 | Snowboard rack A snowboard rack which is readily mountable to any roll-up window on an automotive vehicle. The carrier includes a base unit which has a suction cup for securing the base unit to the exterior surface of the window. A bracket is secured to the base unit. T... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5047102 | Adhesion of suction cup mounted devices on a porous wall Adherence of suction cup-supported devices to a wall or other surface is improved by adhesively applying a patch made of a film or sheet of smooth, non-porous material to the wall at places where adherence of the suction cups is desired and then applying ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4666114 | Device for holding on a non-horizontal surface an apparatus capable of moving along said surface The invention relates to a device for maintaining on a non-horizontal surface an apparatus adapted to move along said surface. Said device consists, according to the invention, of a support (1) adapted to move normally to the surface carrying the apparatus, of... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4455006 | Apparatus for hanging lanterns from vehicles The present invention is an apparatus for hanging lanterns from vehicles comprising an elongated bracket arm having a securing means disposed at a first end for cooperation with the first end to rigidly attach the bracket arm to the vehicle, a rod having ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4136848 | Bracket A unitary elastomeric bracket structure is provided for supporting a fishing rod or the like on a planar mounting surface. The bracket structure comprises a base and a pair of arms defining a partly enclosed bracket cavity, the structure having a single c... | 01/30/1979 |
| 3978612 | Flower pot holder A flower pot holder that is adapted to be affixed to the upper frame portion of a window sash that can be readily removed, the holder comprises a bracket member arranged to be placed over the upper frame portion of the sash with the lower end secured by a... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3976274 | Permanent attachment for suction cups A suction cup is configured to assure a permanent attachment of an instrutation package to a surface. A dish shaped body member is provided with an annular lip which resiliently engages this surface. A radially outwardly disposed ring shaped recess conta... | 08/24/1976 |