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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7467772 | Pivoting display stand A product display comprises a frame removably mountable to a shelf and a support arm mounted to the frame via a pivot mechanism. The support arm is configured for removably mounting a product on the support arm. The pivot mechanism is configured to enable pivotal mo... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7273202 | Combined supporting base A combined supporting base includes a base body, a fixing device, an elasticity device and a supporting frame having a hook. The base body has a first through hole, while the fixing device has a second through hole. The fixing device is rotatably disposed within the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 6969038 | Vehicle external mirror assembly and method of manufacture A vehicle external mirror assembly (10) comprises three main parts: a vehicle-to-mirror assembly attachment bracket (15), a mirror housing (20) and a mirror (41). Housing (20) comprises a thin molded external plastic shell (50 | 11/29/2005 |
| 6889947 | Holder Article holder (10) comprises seat member (12) shaped to receive article, gate member (20) hingedly coupled to seat member (12), gate member (20) shaped to cooperate with seat member (12) in closed position so as to grasp ar... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6758451 | Folding speaker bracket A folding speaker bracket comprising a first half and a second half, wherein the first half is rotably connected to the second half, so as to define an axis about which the first and second halves may rotate. By this rotable attachment of the two halves, the speaker... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6702410 | Device for supporting a keyboard A device for supporting a standard size keyboard tray within an electronics rack or cabinet. The keyboard supporting device includes a slideable shelf and a keyboard tray that is rotatably mounted thereto. The keyboard tray is rotatable between a storage ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6612057 | Self centering display fixture A display fixture is provided for mounting to shelving in a retail store and presenting products or advertising so as to be more readily visible to the customer walking down the aisle. The display feature includes a mount, a coupler integrally provided wi... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6412204 | Self centering display fixture A display fixture is provided for mounting to shelving in a retail store and presenting products or advertising so as to be more readily visible to the customer walking down the aisle. The display feature includes a mount, a coupler for attachment of the ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6296042 | Window curtain tieback device A window curtain tieback device, the structural configuration of which is comprised of a clip mount positioned at the bottom end of a body that provides for the tacking of a window curtain, with the body of the clip mount having a bottom wall surface of a... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6006972 | Device for attaching baby bottles to strollers A device for attaching baby bottles to strollers or car seats having constraining bars. The device contains a holding mechanism for attaching the device to a stroller or car seat; an angular stem leading away from the holding mechanism; a hollow cylinder ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5890691 | Bicycle seat support with rotationally-biased centering mechanism A Bicycle Seat Support (14) includes a rotationally-biased centering mechanism (20) for coupling a seat mount (16) to a frame mount (18). The rotationally-biased centering mechanism has a biasing mechanism for causing the seat mount and an attached bicycl... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5779202 | Pivoting mailbox post A pivoting mailbx post is provided having a mailbox support arm that can be pivoted 360 degrees and easily returned to its normal resting position. It has an adjustment nut that allows increased tension on mailbox support arm for various weather condition... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5622343 | Mail box mounting device The present invention relates to a mail box mounting device comprising a lower body having mounting means such that the lower body can be mounted on a support structure and an upper body rotatably engaged to the lower body, such that the upper body can be... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5571274 | Arm-rest device for a chair An armrest device for an office chair comprises a fastening element (6) intended to be fixed to the chair beside the seat (4). The-device further includes an armrest (7, 8, 9, 20) which is connected to the fastening element (6) and has a vertical column (... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5540181 | Golf wind indicator apparatus A flag for indicating wind velocity and alerting surrounding golfers to a presence of an individual. The inventive device includes a mounting assembly for securing to a support portion of a golf cart or golf bag. A flag assembly projects from the mounting... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5459476 | Antenna protecting device for a motor vehicle An antenna protecting device for motor vehicles including a triangular base having a cavity at an inner bottom thereof, a spherical container having a neck portion rotatably connected with the triangular base and provided at a bottom with a spring-loaded ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5342015 | Apparatus for mounting rear view mirrors on a tractor Rear view mirrors for a tractor are mounted on elongated arms which may be adjusted laterally to change the lateral spacing between the mirrors and the tractor, which automatically swing rearwardly or forwardly upon striking an obstruction, and which may ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5265838 | Hub construction for rotatable chair The invention is related to a hub construction for a rotatable chair, which automatically returns to the initial position when the chair is relieved. The hub construction comprises a vertical shaft (1) fastened to the lower side of the seat of the chair a... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5248091 | Outer boom break-away A foldable boom assembly including a hinge with inner and outer parts attached to inner and outer boom sections, respectively, permitting relative rotation of the inner and outer boom sections about a pivot axis. The outer end of the outer boom section sw... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5233773 | Lighted flexible display device having a battery supply mount A lighted flexible display device or sign, useful for advertising purposes, and having a battery supply mount. The display device herein is a lighted display and is constructed to be flexible in the presence of inadvertent bumping or deflection thereof. T... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5074573 | Pivotal front wheel fenders for tractors This invention is an improvement in a vehicle having a frame, a front axle, steerable wheels on the axle, and fenders on the wheels. Fender frames are pivotally mounted on the axle and are adapted to pivot about a substantially vertical axis. A fender is ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4909464 | Deflectable price channel-mounted sign holder A sign holder includes a frame secured to a clevis journaled on a bracket for attachment to a price channel at the edge of a display shelf for projecting the frame, and a sign carried in the frame, laterally from the shelf edge into a display position of ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4768762 | Means and method to counterbalance the weight of a body The weight of a pivoted body is counterbalanced by a spring acting on a cam connected to that body to pivot therewith. A band, connected to that spring, attaches to the cam and wraps around the cam. The cam's profile is contoured to produce moment arms of... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4733846 | Door mirror angle control device for car A car door mirror angle control device adjusts the mirror angle in accordance with the driver's seat position. A support mechanism supports the mirror case and adjusts the inclination of the mirror face in accordance with the driver's horizontal and verti... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4653975 | Robot with counterbalance mechanism having multiple attachment locations A robot, including an arm assembly and an energy-storing balancing mechanism which is connected to the arm assembly at a pair of attachment points so that the arm assembly is substantially balanced within a quadrant of arm assembly motion on both sides of... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4616799 | Automatic recovery swing sign structure A yieldable highway swing sign is described which swings out of the way when struck by farm equipment or other objects such as wet snow from snow plows. The sign has a torsion bar which returns the sign to its original position after being struck. The sig... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4540943 | Belt-supported swingable metal detector A portable metal detector of the treasure finder type, comprises a shaft on the forward end of which is a conventional detector head. Intermediate the length of the shaft is a handle to be grasped by the user, whose forearm at the elbow rests in an upward... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4353665 | Delineator An attachment that provides pivoted support for a roadway delineator on a standard roadway delineator post. The attachment makes use of the delineator post as an offset support at a position clear of the roadway, thereby avoiding damage to the post by veh... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4352502 | Support assembly for mud-flaps A mud-flap supporting assembly for mounting a mud-flap on a vehicle including a horizontally disposed arm with a mud-flap attached to it. The arm is mounted for pivotal movement about a vertical pin, and a coil compression spring is provided operatively c... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4286764 | Merchandise hanger assembly A tag support member is mounted in a vertical bore in a hanger bracket behind the vertical bore in which a horizontally disposed hanger is resiliently mounted in a centered position such that the tag support member is cantilevered outward above the hanger... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4239168 | Retaining device for an obstacle rail The retaining device for each end of a fence rail of the type used in horse jumping contests comprises a mounting-piece and a bracket having two pins which can be inserted in an adjustable position in the holes of each side-post. The mounting-piece carrie... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4205472 | Yieldable delayed action roadway and signing apparatus A yieldable roadway signing and delineating apparatus is disclosed. A standard is positioned at a safe distance from the roadway to avoid snowplows, mowers and other errant vehicles. A horizontal moveable arm extends toward the roadway and carries a sign ... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4189165 | Mud-flap supporting assembly A mud-flap supporting assembly is provided that allows pivotal movement of a mud flap mounting arm about a vertical axis adjacent to the vehicle to which the arm is mounted, but prevents movement of the arm in a vertical direction. A vertical pin passes t... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4007944 | Yielding support for vehicle mud flap A mud flap or guard for vehicle wheels is supported yieldingly by a relatively rigid rod having a positive and secure pivotal mounting at one end thereof. Angular displacement of the flap and its supporting rod about the axis of the pivotal mounting is yi... | 02/15/1977 |
