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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434775 | Bracket for holding accessories on a boat A bracket in combination with a boat surface for holding a boat accessory on a boat includes a boat surface, a mounting plate having a first side and a second side, a slotted exterior surface extending through the first side and defined by raised portions on either ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7407141 | Clamp assembly A clamp assembly is disclosed for a tonneau cover for a vehicle wherein the clamp assembly includes a plurality of spacers disposed therein to facilitate installation thereof on a variety of vehicle types and styles. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7386922 | Snow-guard clamping unit A two-piece clamping unit for attaching to a roof seam whereby a top piece contacts one side of the seam and a base piece contacts the opposite side thereof and the top and bottom pieces are threadingly secured. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7232099 | Bracket for holding accessories on a boat A bracket for holding accessories on a boat includes a pair of mounting plates which are laterally spaced apart from one another and interconnected by a plurality of threaded screws and wing nuts, wherein the mounting plates have a set of aligned open through surfac... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222873 | Tow hook hitch assembly A tow hook hitch assembly attaches to one or both of the front tow hooks provided on a four wheel drive vehicle for mounting a tow ball, winch, or other accessory to the front end of the vehicle. The tow hook hitch includes an upper member extending above the tow ho... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204058 | Concrete arch and method of manufacture A flat-formed arch ring unit includes a linear array of voussoir portions connected along their upper edges. The unit is then archable. A method is provided for forming an archway including the steps of arching one or more the flat formed arch ring units and locatin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7111707 | Sliding anchorage device An anchorage safety device for steelworkers. The safety device is configured to be slidably coupleable to a flanged structural beam to which a lanyard may be attached to secure a workman against a fall. The anchorage device includes an elongate cross-member having a... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090175 | Insulating wire separator apparatus for piping systems An insulating wire separator for piping systems which protects buried pipes and cable from becoming damaged or melted from an accidental electrical charge, or caused by a lightning strike. The insulating wire separator is a multi-purpose clip device used to connect ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6994187 | Scaffold pick-up device A scaffold pick-up device having a vertical joint clamp which bridges a vertical scaffold joint to stiffen the bridged vertical joint, and a scaffold lift assembly, which attaches onto the top section of a vertical scaffold member and has an attachment point for a s... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962234 | Sliding anchorage device An anchorage safety device for steelworkers. The safety device is configured to be slidably coupleable to a flanged structural beam to which a lanyard may be attached to secure a workman against a fall. The anchorage device includes an elongate cross-member having a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6898905 | Offset beam clamp An offset beam clamp having a deep channel including two legs, a hole in the channel bottom, and a slot having two sides and a slot bottom and extending transversely through the legs. The slot receives the first of two angle iron members that comprise the upper cord... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6872117 | Bottom base for a soft water-spouting toy A bottom base for a soft water-spouting toy includes an upper combining base and a lower fixing base threadably combined with each other. The fixing base is fixed stably on a handle or a child's bicycle, and the combining base is combined tightly with the lower port... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6857615 | Mechanical damping system for structures A mechanical damping system for a structure is provided. The mechanical damping system comprises a tubular impact frame secured to the structure. A support frame is secured to the structure with the support frame spaced from the impact frame. An elongated member is ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6843455 | Overhead support system for carwash components Overhead support system for carwash component comprising wall brackets having wall plates and support trays which extend outwardly therefrom to receive a crossbeam in nesting relationship therewith. Clamps are provided for securing the crossbeam to the support brack... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6752359 | Device for flexibly fastening a thermally stressed component The invention relates to a device (1) for flexibly fastening a thermally stressed component (2), especially in an internal combustion engine, with a fastening member (12) for receiving the component (2). In order ensure both a secure fast... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6691827 | Adjustable anchorage An anchorage for anchoring an article to a bilateral flange which can have a width in a wide range of widths. First and second hooks are hooked over opposite flanges and securely retained thereon by a webbing strap of adjustable length extending between t... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6609343 | Open-web-joist load-support system Shown is a clamping system with multiple clamps that work in combination with each other to support a load attached to an open web joist. This clamping system is typically used to clamp a piping system, of the type commonly used to suspend a basketball ba... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6581896 | Baluster clamp The apparatus is a clamp to hold flagpoles, plant support rods, and other items on rod-like structures, vertical posts (balusters) of stair or porch railings, and fences. The preferred embodiment is a large plastic split bolt with a knob-like head, struct... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6550798 | Adjustable axle connector An adjustable axle-frame connector 10 for mounting an axle 40 to the frame 30 of a vehicle. The adjustable axle-frame connector 10 includes an axle mounting plate 12, an axle hold down bracket 20, and a U-bolt 24a. The axle mounting plate 12 with a first ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6527227 | Storage compartment with universal mounting capability A storage compartment used for storing modules in a cargo bay, whereby the compartment attaches to the support structure of an aircraft cargo bay. The storage compartment comprises a housing defining an interior space, an air flow opening and an access op... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6505764 | Carrier assembly mountable within a pickup truck bed A cargo carrier assembly for releasably securing cargo to a pickup truck is provided. The pickup truck has a bed and a pair of side rails extending above the bed with each rail having an inside surface and an outside surface. The cargo carrier assembly co... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6478112 | Rail mounted fall arrest assembly A sliding rail anchor fall arrest system (20) includes an anchor assembly (22), a safety hook (24), a safety harness (26) worn by a worker and a flexible lanyard (28) extending between the hook (24) and the harness (26). The sliding rail anchor assembly (... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6439344 | Concrete mounted safety stanchion and apparatus and methods for mounting to concrete Safety stanchions for supporting a safety cable and the like include a tapered tubular post having a lower end for attachment to a support base at an oblique angle and an upper end for supporting the safety cable. A unique base or base assembly for mounti... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6354399 | Sliding rail anchor fall-arrest system A sliding rail anchor assembly (22) includes a pair of anchor subassemblies (23) that latch together to slidably engage the crown (29) of a "rail" (30). Each anchor subassembly (23) includes a hook engaging portion (34) and a rail engaging portion (36). T... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6322046 | Form panel clamp A concrete form panel clamp includes a threaded rod having a first pin mounted at a first end generally perpendicular to the rod. A second pin spaced away from and generally parallel to the rod is slidably mounted on the rod. A nut threaded onto the rod s... | 11/27/2001 |
| 5878534 | Roof ridge safety device A safety device in the form of a building component (3) which has a channel (1) along which a traveller (4) may move. The traveller (4) has attachment means (5) for attachment to a safety harness. The building component (3) can be in the form of a roof ri... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5863020 | Lifeline mounting apparatus Clamping apparatus for providing a fixed support on a fixed beam or other similar structures wherein outer and inner elongated members are mounted for relative sliding telescoping movement therebetween and are moved by a rotatable threaded bolt and each o... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5730407 | Roof anchoring system with a safety line A roof anchoring system for securing a safety winch assembly to a roof frame includes such a safety line winch assembly that has a housing with a drum and a drum shaft mounted therein. A safety line, which is adapted to be wrapped around the drum, has one... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5607029 | Safety device A post member supports a stationary lower jaw and a movable upper jaw. Two openings in the upper jaw are spaced one above the other the same distance apart as a plurality of equispaced openings on the post member. A pair of pins are insertable into the op... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5599130 | Universal bed rail mount A universal bed rail mount for securing bedside rail risers to a mattress supporting bed frame is disclosed. The mount comprises an L-shaped support for embracing the bed frame and is formed of two legs having an opening at an outer portion of each of the... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5560576 | Cargo restraint anchor device for pick up trucks A cargo restraint anchor device that attaches at various positions along the top of the side rail of a pick-up truck cargo box and which can be configured and positioned to accommodate a variety of different types of cargo restraining apparatus. The ancho... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5292096 | Apparatus for removably mounting a generator unit to a pair of parallel spaced apart flanged beams An apparatus for removably mounting a device such as a generator unit to a pair of parallel spaced apart I-beams includes a cross member having a pair of slots at opposite ends and a pair of clamp plates removably bolted to the cross member through respec... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5104079 | Supporting clamp for mounting constructional components, for example tubes or the like In a supporting clamp for mounting constructional components, in particular pipe conduits, a fixing means is formed by a bar extending transversal to the beam and being arranged at the lower surface of the beam flange. On both sides of the beam flanges (2... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4881674 | Fishing rod holder A fishing rod holder for securing a plurality of fishing rods within a camper shell or cap mounted on a pickup truck includes a pair of supports. The supports are secured to cross roof braces of the camper shell in parallel spaced relation. A generally re... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4856616 | Railing support clamp for scaffold An adjustable clamp for supporting guard rails or the like or an I-beam side rail of a scaffold system comprises lipped flange members designed to overlap the inner edges of end flanges of the I-beam side rail. The flange members each have a U-shaped outw... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4379651 | Method for releasably rigidly fastening two intersected overlapping metal profiles and means therefor A method and means for releasably rigidly fastening two standardized metal profiles intersected at an angle and lying one upon another are provided in which four L-shaped members each having two vertical sides are respectively applied at the respective co... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4317418 | Tile hanger assembly An anchor tile hanger for anchoring refractory brick to the roof of a furnace structure is comprised of a pair of vertically spaced apart plates having aligned cutouts in the upper edges which cutouts are adapted to engage the lower horizontal portion of ... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4139173 | 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... | 02/13/1979 |
| 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 |
| 3936023 | Light holder A light holder for releasable attachment to an overhead member, such as a rail associated with the grid system of a suspended ceiling. The light holder includes a pair of elongated support members which are fixed together adjacent corresponding one ends t... | 02/03/1976 |
