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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006947 | Spiral/coil wrap stand Coil/helix shaped stands and methods of using and installing the stands that can be wrapped about elongated supports. The stands can have looped holders for supporting objects such as planters and pots, off ground level. The looped holders can be adjustable so as to... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7677513 | Spiral/coil wrap stand Coil/helix shaped stands and methods of using and installing the stands that can be wrapped about elongated supports. The stands can have looped holders for supporting objects such as planters and pots, off ground level. The looped holders can be adjustable so as to... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7290743 | Device that attaches to a surface A device that attaches to a surface. A first element having a surface adapted to be carried flush with a surface of a constructed surface and having a plurality of splayed through openings therein. A second element adapted to be moved or pressed toward... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287792 | Crown neck container gripping device The present invention is directed toward a bottle gripping device that grips a bottle at discrete points comprising a minimal area of the bottle. More specifically, the gripping device typically contacts the bottle at four discrete points and such total area of cont... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6783106 | Wall article hanging device and methods of use A wall article hanging device includes a hanger body and a prong element. The hanger body is adapted to attach to the rear of a wall article, and contains opposing slots to receive the prong element. The prong element facilitates attaching the wall article to a wall... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6695276 | Wall hanger assembly A hanger device 10 in an assembly of a clip 12 and a support member 13 for installation upon a wallboard 20. Clip 12 is formed as one piece, having an upturned arm (18), a downwardly turned leg (15), and a horizontally oriented extension member (16) conne... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6604326 | Universal brick-back holder A holder comprising a rigid base bar having a pin end and a stabilizing end; a rigid stabilizing bar having a base end and an opposite end, with the base end of the rigid stabilizing bar being rigidly attached to the stabilizing end of the rigid base bar,... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6367754 | Support for use on spaced upright members A support for supporting items from an open stud wall or from an A-frame step ladder. The support includes a pair of spaced, parallel crossbars, and a support arm that interconnects the crossbar substantially at their centers and extends outwardly therefr... | 04/09/2002 |
| 5692716 | Quiver support The present invention relates to a quiver support which is specifically adapted to support a quiver and associated equipment within a tree, for example in conjunction with a tree blind. In its broadest context, the present invention includes a L-shaped su... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5657953 | Operable hanger An operable hanger includes a pair of legs connected at their lower ends and generally symmetrically oriented about a vertical central axis. Horizontally oriented tips at the upper ends of the legs will selectively engage a support structure by movement t... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5644993 | Adjustable shelving unit There is provided an adjustable shelving device that is safe and easy to use. The shelving device has a frame, a plurality of shelves, a means for attaching the shelves, support bars and a means for linking more than one shelving device together. Each upr... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5440834 | Single fastener plant support ring for use with a t-shaped upright post A structurally strong plant support ring and fastening device usable for supporting plants such as tomato plants and which is adapted to be fastened to a T-shaped support post. The fastener portion of the device has a flange portion adapted to abut a faci... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5395081 | Square post mounted hanger The specification discloses a stamped metal plant or like object support bracket including a generally "C" shaped opening which receives a four-by-four support post, an object support member for holding a plant or the like, and teeth which project into on... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5351923 | Portable camera support The novel portable camera support is comprised of an unit that is capable of being attached to a post or a tree and provide a stable platform for a camera. This device consists of a horizontal support platform that has, at one end, an attachment unit whic... | 10/04/1994 |
| 4754841 | Portable step This invention is a simple to make, simple to use, inexpensive step for use on rectangular wooden posts, such as those used in scaffolds. This step has a u shaped body with a portion that encompasses the posts, two "grips" in this portion which bite into ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4658966 | Hanging file for blueprints and the like The present invention provides a hanging file system for releasably suspending a plurality of relatively large flat pages of blueprints or the like in a hanging relationship to one another including a generally rectangular rack portion having a plurality ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4466591 | Bracket element for supporting hanging devices A bracket element for supporting curtain rods, window shades and a variety of other hanging devices from the trim about a window or door frame. In one embodiment, a corner-mounting bracket element has a horizontal first leg with wedge-shaped teeth for eng... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4368800 | Scaffolding apparatus A scaffold apparatus usable in conjunction with conventional on-site building materials to provide an adjustable scaffold, the scaffold apparatus having a matched pair of plank brackets with a releasable clamping mechanism adapted to clamp the brackets to... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4337915 | Brick clip-on hanger A fastening device for being mounting on bricks in a brick wall wherein the mortar is recessed, the fastening device having hooks for hanging framed pictures and other articles. The device is constructed of a single piece of spring steel and has generally... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4306702 | Bracket mounting A bracket having mounting means integrally formed or fastened thereon in the form of a pair of sharp projections extending upwardly from a vertical support arm for piercing into the surface of the ceiling or any projection where it joins a side wall and h... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4300745 | Device for hanging a drapery rod bracket on wallboard A mounting plate assembly for securing a curtain rod bracket to dry wall or the like. The assembly includes radiused anchors which are easily rotated into the wall. The anchors may be constructed individually and then incorporated into the assembly or, in... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4236688 | Anchoring devices An anchor useful for attaching articles to a member of predetermined width including a support section, a pair of arms extending from the support section, each arm extending to an end away from the support section, a retainer at each of the ends of the ar... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4214718 | Wire reel support brackets An inexpensive, easily installable wire reel support structure and bracket therefor is disclosed which permits the user to quickly and securely mount a heavy reel of electrical wire or the like between upright members such as wooden studs. The support str... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4188658 | Adjustable support for portable lamp A portable lamp including a socket and bulb attached to two brackets adapted for temporary connection to pre-existing supporting members of various shapes and dimensions. The brackets are connected to each other by a hinge, and each bracket has a notch ar... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4040589 | Interconnecting bracket for logs A bracket formed singly, or in an interconnected row in strip form, which is positioned between adjacent logs in a stack to stabilize the stack, the bracket having a generally flat base for nailing upon the lower log and four depending projections to grip... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4032100 | Instant scaffold and paint can holder A support device for use in forming scaffolding or for supporting a paint bucket on the rail of a ladder or the like, consists of a pair of opposed bracket members having substantially identical configurations adapted to receive the ladder support rail or... | 06/28/1977 |