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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959118 | Protection device stem design The present invention relates to a connection system for use with an active or passive protection device that minimizes weight. In accordance with the present invention, a single stem connection system for use with an active protection device includes a single bent ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959119 | Protection device stem design The present invention relates to a connection system for use with an active or passive protection device that minimizes weight. In accordance with the present invention, a single stem connection system for use with an active protection device includes a single bent ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7708246 | Reticulated cam actuator An actuator device operable to retract the cam elements of a spring-loaded camming device (SLCD) used in the sport of rock climbing. The actuator includes a remote finger and a remote thumb. The remote finger is mounted in a handle to permit translation of the remot... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7665700 | Wall mounting bracket with slidable wing A wall mounting bracket installed includes a body and a slidable wing that slides along the body and mates with the discrete attachment positions along the body. In preferred embodiments the body can have a substantially rectangular perimeter and a substantially rec... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7510153 | Single piece mounting frame A wall-mounting frame is used to mount fixtures to building walls having siding. The wall-mounting frame includes two major parts, a base section and a holding section which are non-detachably connected to each other. The holding section is separated into two halves... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7389615 | Friction compression brace system A sheet is removably positionable adjacent to a window. The sheet has upper, lower and side edges. A plurality of braces is secured to the sheet. Each brace has a metal base plate and a pair of fixed housings. A vertical push rod is slidably supported in each fixed ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364016 | Fall arrest safety anchorage device A fall arrest safety anchorage device, which can be mounted to a wide variety of rigid planar substrates by utilizing fasteners which pass through apertures in a mounting plate and into a substrate. Angularly extending from the mounting plate is a first positioning ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360553 | Modular utility box system A modular utility box system includes separate supply and drain boxes. The supply box has at least one supply opening and the drain box has a drain opening but no supply openings. The supply and drain boxes are interconnectable by a generally U-shaped clip having le... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360779 | Roll formed step rail for a vehicle A roll formed step rail for a vehicle comprises an elongated rail body including a continuous rail wall of substantially uniform thickness. The rail wall describes a continuous cross-sectional profile between two elongated free edges, the cross-sectional profile of ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357363 | Expansion bolt An expansion bolt. A first chock has first and second outer ramping surfaces. A second chock has an inner ramping surface complementarily corresponding to the first outer ramping surface. A spring member biases the second chock radially inwardly against the first ou... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347403 | Ice screw having breakaway or flexing crank handle The present invention features an ice screw for use in ice climbing, wherein the ice screw comprises: a hollow shaft having a plurality of screw threads formed thereon for securing the ice screw to a body of ice; a hanger coupled to the hollow shaft for receiving a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334764 | Anchoring device for fixing elements of a particular type on a flat surface The invention concerns an anchoring device (1) for fixing elements of a particular type on a flat surface (3), preferably tensioned, such as shrouds, riggings, cable. The device is in the form of two mutually secured plates (3, 4), one (3... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7278618 | Active camming device The present invention relates to a dual stem active camming device including a plurality of compression springs independently coupled to a plurality of cam lobes. The compression springs are positioned between the trigger and the clip-in point of the cam to protect ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275726 | Active camming device surface The present invention relates to an active camming device including a plurality of non-flat camming surfaces. In accordance with the present invention, the opposing camming surfaces are shaped to include substantially concave and convex surfaces respectively. In one... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261602 | Retaining and grounding clip for adapter module An adapter module used to convert optical signals to electrical signals or electrical signals to optical signals utilizing a “C” shaped retaining clip to secure the adapter module housing together. The retaining clips are used in place of screws, rivets or snap ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258316 | Expansible hole anchor with enlarged chock-releasing striker head An expansible anchor is adapted for inserting into a hole formed with a structure. The anchor includes a load cable and a first chock attached to an end of the load cable. A second chock resides adjacent to the first chock, and is adapted for movement between an anc... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7222829 | Antenna mounting structure For mounting an antenna device on a first side of a panel body, a mount screw is protruded from the antenna device and formed with a slit extending from a distal end face thereof in an axial direction thereof. A washer has a first engagement member extended from a m... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222540 | Wireline extensometer A new and useful wireline extensometer is provided that uses a tensioned cable extending between a supply spool and an anchor (e.g. of a type connected to a slope mass), measures movement of the cable to reflect movement of the anchor (e.g. due to movement of the sl... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217016 | Lamp mounting apparatus A lamp mounting apparatus engages a temporal fastening pin with a temporal fastening clip to prevent a positioning surface of a lamp unit from moving in such a direction as to depart from a flange, so that the lamp unit can be kept positioned. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216410 | Apparatus for installing an optional element to a bicycle An apparatus is disclosed for installing an optional element to a portion of a frame of a bicycle. The apparatus includes an insert formed on the optional element and a socket extending from the portion of the frame of the bicycle in a longitudinal direction of the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210657 | Clamp holder for a support structure A clamp holder to be suspended in an opening of vertical. The clamp holder includes a cantilever beam, a pillar, and a clamp slider. The cantilever beam is vertically at the beam end on an upper end of the pillar, on the back of the pillar. A beam extension is angle... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201354 | Video monitor mounting system A video monitor mounting system for use in conjunction with seat back, head restraint or roof mount applications, includes a mounting tray fixed in a hollowed out socket formed in a seat back, the rear face of a head restraint or within a roof mount overhead console... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185874 | Fastening element for fastening a domestic appliance A fixing element is provided for fixing a household appliance to a part of the kitchen cabinetry, which is adjacent to the household appliance. The fixing element is configured as a fixation lug and is disposed between the household appliance and the part substantia... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172160 | Mechanical mounting configuration for flushmount devices A mechanical flushmount device for mounting to a panel, includes an enclosure for holding the component to be mounted, a flange at one end of the enclosure extending outward from the enclosure, at least one securing arm rotable from a closed position within the late... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156357 | Patio umbrella support apparatus A patio umbrella support apparatus can be engaged by the mast of a patio umbrella to permit the positioning of the patio umbrella at desired, selected positions on a patio deck built with deck planks spaced apart by a conventional gap. The umbrella support apparatus... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140583 | Mechanical chock with cams for climbing and mountaineering A mechanical chock has a pair of anchoring cams mounted in rotation and in opposition on a common support spindle. Each cam includes a bearing surface having a predetermined profile. The bearing surface of the first cam presents a convex face, whereas the bearing su... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134633 | Method and apparatus for securing cables and the like A combination includes a cable tie having a head portion and a tail extending from the head portion to a free end and a securement member for mounting the cable tie to a mounting panel, the cable tie tail extending through the securement member, the securement membe... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7127781 | Release device for a kite A safety release device for a kite line has a first fastening member with an attachment point for a first line portion and a second fastening member with an attachment point for a second line portion. In a fastened position the second fastening member engages throug... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123469 | Computer power supply mounting apparatus A computer power supply mounting apparatus includes a plurality of screws (50) and a fixing plate (40) for attaching a power supply (80) to a rear panel (20) of a computer chassis (10). Each screw has a head (52) and a body ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120971 | Low insertion effort u-base retainer A resilient clip for engaging a structure and having a body portion (22) with a pair of top flanges (24), a pair of fastening fingers (26) and a pair of abutting coupling flanges (28). Each of the fastening fingers (26) are coupled... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114303 | Cover assembly for a through-penetration A fire stopping apparatus for fire stopping a through-penetration includes fire stop material arranged within the through-penetration, a frame arranged adjacent the top opening of the through-penetration, and a plurality of slats arranged on the frame adjacent the t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7109414 | Electrical box straddling a construction stud An electrical straddle box that includes a pair of electrical boxes sized to fit between construction studs and are joined alongside one another by a U shaped saddle, where the saddle legs are the opposing sides of the electrical boxes, and the saddle web is the wid... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098399 | Through-wall electrical box A through-wall electrical box that is capable of accommodating two wall-mounted electrical devices, one for each side of a wall. One of the electrical devices faces one direction and a second electrical device faces 180 degrees away from the first device. The electr... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7088587 | Computer enclosure with power supply bracket A computer enclosure includes a cage (40) and a bracket (50). The cage includes a rear panel (10) having a pair of catches (13), a bottom panel (20) having a bent strip (25) defining a cutout (27) therein, and side pa... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048486 | Insert part for a wall opening, in particular on a vehicle body An insert part (1) for insertion in an opening in a wall has a neck (7) to pass through the opening and a flange (4) arranged on the neck (7) and comprising a depression (5) on the under side facing the neck (7). The depress... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040588 | Anchor assembly An anchor assembly is described and which includes a plurality of individual article engaging portions, each having opposite first and second ends, and wherein the individual portions are pivotally mounted at the opposite ends thereof to the adjacent portion, and wh... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036780 | Rock-climbing machinery A rock-climbing device that safely aids climbers during a climb is described. The rock-climbing device has two carabiners attached to a band which runs through a hollow tube. The climber is able to manually extend the tube over his or her head to an out of reach fix... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014156 | Cam device for climbing A device, which, when used in climbing, acts as an anchor in cracks with two parallel sides. The device consists of several opposing cams that rotate on the same shaft. The force generated when a climber falls is counteracted by the force of the friction between the... | 03/21/2006 |
