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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7175145 | Ornament base An apparatus for the display of seasonal ornaments, figurines and decorative items on both generally flat horizontal surfaces and highly irregular generally horizontal projections is provided. An ornament, figurine, or decorative item may be attached to an upper sur... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6754937 | Memo clip with mounting pins A memo clip with mounting pins for releasably holding articles to an adjacent object comprises a clamping portion and a mounting portion. The clamping portion has first and second clamping members operatively connected to one another and movable between an open posi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6547311 | Adjustable and releasable clamp-on track assembly and method of use with a vehicle A releasable and adjustable clamp-on track assembly is provided for releasably and adjustably attaching an overhead rack, or the like, to the walls of a vehicle, such as a pickup truck. The clamp-on track assembly includes a track having an elongate body ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6390431 | Beverage cup holder for attachment to a wheeled suitcase A device for removably holding a beverage container in upright position upon a telescoping upright handle of a wheeled luggage unit includes a confining structure configured to slidably receive, and secure by gravity effect a beverage container having a s... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6283425 | Mounting bracket A mounting bracket useful for securing a base, such as an antenna to a pole, a tube or a post, or a similar anchor support, and including a first clamp part, being a base clamp, to be secured to the base (the antenna) adapted to be locked against the pole... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6099149 | Integrated clamping/support/cord storage assembly A drop cord extension light having a light assembly with a grippable handle portion and a lamp and reflector swingably mounted thereto. A support swingably mounts the handle enabling the light and reflector to be rotated in mutually orthogonal directions ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5863021 | Multiple fastener A holding device has a first arm with a first and a second end and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second ends with and an attachment portion disposed in the intermediate portion. A second arm also has first and second ends, an int... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5701991 | Clamping mechanism A clamp assembly for mounting an art device having a depending support bar on a rail extending horizontally lengthwise of a conveyor, which permits adjustment of the position of the clamp assembly lengthwise of the rail without effecting the vertical posi... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5489075 | Baby bottle holder and feeder A baby bottle holder and feeder including a lightweight, hollow articulating arm having a clamp member affixed at one end for the purpose of holding a baby bottle for feeding and having another clamp member affixed at the opposite end for the purpose of c... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5042773 | Merchandise display device A merchandise display device for supporting merchanise, advertising materials or the like, having a one-piece deformable body with a support portion for engagement with a support member, such as a paint can, and a display portion for supporting the mercha... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5037052 | Clamp assembly system A system for supporting camouflage around a hunter situated in a tree utilizes a clamp assembly for supporting the camouflage in a stationary relationship with the tree. The clamp assembly is particularly well-suited for clamping branches about a tree sta... | 08/06/1991 |