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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7300121 | Shelf for a refrigerating appliance, in particular a bottle shelf for a bottle-storing cooler cabinet A shelf for refrigerating appliances, in particular a bottle shelf for a bottle-storage cabinet, has a frame, formed by transverse and longitudinal struts, and a plurality of trays which are retained one beside the other between two transverse struts of the frame an... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275656 | Tissue box holder A tissue box holder that has a substantially similar shape of commercially available tissue box is described. In one embodiment, the holder is substantially slab-shaped with two opposing side faces, a front flap that can be opened and/or closed, a rear edge face, a ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7251918 | Fixing bracket for joining wooden building components A fixing bracket is described for joining wooden building components to each other and to a substrate, particularly of the kind used for joining boards used to cover balconies and decks outdoors. It is essential that the fixing bracket is a double angle consisting o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250571 | Stud snap and lock non-metallic snap-on electrical box An electrical box assembly for nail-free mounting to a stud. The assembly includes an electrical enclosure and a bracket affixed to the enclosure, the bracket defining a stud receiving cavity and a clamping leg. The clamping leg extends into the stud-receiving cavit... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7217141 | Connection carrier and method for joining the connection carrier to an injection-molded part A connection carrier, e.g., a connection carrier for the bobbins of solenoids, includes a positioning section for positioning the connection carrier in a recess of an injection-molded part surrounding the connection carrier and includes a locking section projecting ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214877 | Adhesively mounted electrical box assembly This invention pertains to an electrical box assembly for securing to a stud using an adhesive. The assembly includes an electrical enclosure, a bracket and at least one pair of opposed pads. The bracket is affixed to the enclosure and defines a stud-receiving cavit... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7112743 | Electrical bracket An electrical bracket is for mounting an electrical device to a wall stud. The bracket includes a frame having first and second opposite end walls and first and second opposite side walls. The bracket further includes a front opening surrounded by the end walls and ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7025320 | Wall article hanger for d-ring and method of use A wall article hanger and method of hanging a wall article that uses a d-ring assembly comprises providing a prong-containing hanger device that attaches to the d-ring assembly and remains in a relatively vertical position after being attached. With the hanger devic... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6940017 | Breakaway member An electrical bracket for mounting an electrical device having a wall structure defining a front opening. In one embodiment, the bracket includes at least one breakaway mounting member which can be used to mount the bracket to a surface or be removed when the member... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6641106 | Force distribution multi-piece hinged hanger A hanger having a front plate attached through a plate junction to a back plate. At the rear of back plate are lower pins that extend outward from back plate. Back plate has slots that hold lower pins. A hinge pin is provided that traverses the upper port... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6572057 | Hanger system for conduits and channel members Hanger apparatus includes a, hanger member and spaced projections attached to a base of the hanger member. The hanger member can be oriented to allow for support by a hanger rod, in which position the projections engage a conduit, or oriented to support a... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6481676 | Expandable duct hanger The present invention is an expandable duct hanger comprised of two pieces, one piece having a ridge which slides into a channel in the other piece, each piece also having a prong on one end to secure and hold the duct hanger into the floor joists.... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6474608 | Fixture of an article A reusable fixture for articles which can be pushed in and pulled out manually, and which shows no deformation after being pulled out. A pin is formed in such a fashion that a pair of inserting blades are respectively supported rotatably on a pivot, in th... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6464182 | Duct bracket with pipe clamps A duct bracket includes a main body member having first and second channels extending longitudinally through the main body member. A first rod is slidably and rotatably mounted in the first channel. The first rod has a projecting end extending out of the ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6431510 | Hanging device and method of making same A hanging device for mounting directly on a hollow member, and a method of mounting such device, are provided. The hanging device has a mounting member with a first surface for resting flush against an outer surface of the hollow member. A first piercing ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6412739 | Shelf anti-sagging support brace A shelf anti-sagging support brace for attachment to a side edge of a shelf to prevent the shelf from sagging or drooping. The shelf anti-sagging support brace includes an elongate member with a pair of opposite ends, and front and back side faces extendi... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6389658 | Clip for mounting objects on a wall stud A clip for mounting an object such as an electrical box on a stud is provided which comprises a fist side portion for engaging a first surface of the stud; a second side portion for engaging a second surface of the stud; the second side portion including ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6296211 | Duct and pipe bracket for use between joists A mounting bracket for supporting hollow ducts or water lines, or both in combination, between spaced-apart juxtaposed joists in a building structure comprising a lengthy plastic support member having a lineal length less than the joist spacing and a pair... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6073891 | Snap lock pipe mounting clamp A pipe mounting clamp comprises a generally C-shaped piece of plastic or other resilient material which is sufficiently flexible to allow a pipe to be snapped into a central pipe receiving cavity thereof while firmly retaining the same. The C-shaped membe... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6062515 | Duct and pipe bracket for use between joists A mounting bracket for supporting hollow ducts or water lines, or both in combination, between spaced-apart juxtaposed joists in a building structure comprising a lengthy plastic support member having a lineal length less than the joist spacing and a pair... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5983547 | Toggle actuated artwork retainer A four bar kinematic artwork retainer that attaches to a frame for securely holding artwork in a frame. The four bar kinematic artwork retainer device is installed for retaining artwork in a frame by positioning the pivot pin interconnecting two point lin... | 11/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5577699 | Hanger and method of attachment A hanger for engagement on a support member having a front face and first and second parallel sides, such hanger having a load-bearing portion and a support member engagement portion, such support member engagement portion formed with a fulcrum and arm me... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5018693 | Shipping brace for cardboard containers A shipping brace for cardboard containers for long stemmed flowers, the brace comprising a bar of length sufficient to extend transversely from side to side within the container to rest on and secure in position the stems of such flowers. The bar is provi... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4988249 | Method for fastening an attachment or suspension device and a device for carrying out the method A method for fastening an attachment or suspension device to a porous support surface, preferably plasterboard, and also a device for carrying out the method. The device is secured to the support surface by means of fastener means, which preferably have a... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4971388 | Headliner support An assembly for supporting a headliner along a selected cross-body contour of vehicle including a resiliently flexible strip curtable to a length longer than the horizontal length but not longer than the peripheral length of the selected cross-body contou... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4925141 | Deck clip Existing brackets for connecting planks to joists when constructing a deck or the like require a plurality of nails for connecting the bracket to the planks and joists. A relatively simple, one nail deck bracket includes a planar body with prongs extendin... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4911396 | Support bracket A support bracket to be secured to a horizontal or vertical supporting surface for supporting various weighted items formed of a base having a thickness and a plurality of sides disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the base. The s... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4901961 | Carpet engaging support device Carpet engaging support devices for anchoring tippable or slidable objects in desired position on a carpeted floor, the devices having one or more sharpened prongs engagable through and under the carpet, with the prongs being arranged to hold the devices ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4771972 | Bracket for self-securement to a structural support member A bracket adapted for self-securement to a building stud or like structural support member having a base on which a bracket member is pivotably mounted for actuating a pair of spaced operating rods, each with a sharpened barb, to move laterally inwardly a... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4518141 | Ceiling mounting assembly Improved mounting fixture for ceiling mounted electric fans and like objects including a pair of opposingly displaceable joist-engagement blocks mounted on the ends of a threaded support member.... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4471416 | Recessed lighting unit A recessed lighting unit for supporting an energizing lamp adapted to fit into an electrical socket using a housing. The electrical socket and lamp are mounted in the housing. The housing includes an opening for the passage of light from the lamp to the a... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4437282 | Insulation support hanger The present invention relates to a support hanger for maintaining insulating material, which is supplied in roll form, in the spaces between joists and particularly floor joists. The device comprises a mounting member adapted to span the space between adj... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4325528 | Bracket mounting A wall bracket having mounting means integrally formed or fastened thereon in the form of an angle shaped extension with a pointed end for piercing into the surface of a sidewall so that by piercing the pointed end through the sidewall and pulling the bra... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4313587 | Shelf bracket A shelf bracket to be mounted on an exposed wall stud in which rearwardly extending portions of the bracket's side walls are attached one on each side of the stud, and the side walls are integral with reinforcing members and the bracket's top panel. Knurl... | 02/02/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4238098 | Spring-action suspensory device for attachment to overhead beams Presented in two different aspects is a generally U-shaped spring-action device for attachment to overhead beams for the purpose of forming an anchor to which suspensory rods may be attached for suspending ceilings, pipes, ducts or other structures.... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4145840 | Fastening device A generally U-shaped clip of spring steel is adapted for holding plants in a predetermined position along a brick wall or the like. The clip comprises generally flat legs extending outwardly from a bend at a relatively wide angle when the clip is in its u... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4140293 | Non-nail U-shaped clamp type barbed bracket for supporting electric outlet box A non-nail U-shaped clamp type barbed bracket for connecting electric outlet box to a wall stud in which the U-shaped clamp is permanently secured to one side wall of the outlet box and the clamp can be hammered into place at a desired position on a wall ... | 02/20/1979 |
