Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7823852 | Baluster support bracket A bracket adapted to be used in sets for supporting planter boxes, benches, and similar elongated items from multiple vertical supports such as the balusters on a deck railing. The bracket mounts securely and strongly on the baluster without requiring fasteners, and... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7748677 | Resiliently flexible hanger system A compressed gas cylinder hanger having resiliently flexible engagement with the neck of the compressed gas cylinder to fix or resist rotation of the compressed gas cylinder hanger about neck. ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7690612 | One-piece slip-on accessory hangers A one-piece slip-on accessory hanger includes an engaging and support portion, an extension portion, and an end portion, all of which are formed of a single length of an elongated rod member. The accessory hanger is formed by including a plurality of spaced bends, w... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7427053 | Hook/hanger component mounting systems, components thereof, and related methods Various aspects of the invention provide various embodiments of attachment members, hooks, hanger components, mounting systems and related methods. In one exemplary embodiment, a system generally includes a wall standard, a hanger component or component having at le... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7410139 | All-purpose hanger All-purpose hanger comprising a hanging block and two S hooks; the hanging block comprises a front surface, two side surfaces, a rear surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a clamping port; the clamping port is at a forty-five-degree angle relative to the fro... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7350756 | Fastener A fastener for the suspension of a birdcage toy or the like has a first end terminating in a first loop, and a second end terminating in a second loop, each of the first and second loops terminating in a free end that allows for easy attachment of objects to the loo... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7320419 | Hanger with roller beads The present invention 10 discloses a clothes hanger 12 having roller beads 14 mounted upon the hook portion 22 of the frame. The present invention 10 comprises a lower wire frame 23 which may take the conventional hanger sha... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7300027 | Musical instrument hanger An instrument hanger attachable to a microphone stand facilitates the supporting or hanging of various musical instruments on the stand. The hanger has an annular loop portion for receiving the top portion of the shaft of the stand, a neck and an instrument holding ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275728 | Accessory hanger A one-piece slip-on accessory hanger includes an engaging and support portion, an extension portion, and an end portion, all of which are formed of an elongated rod member. The accessory hanger is formed by including a plurality of spaced bends, with each bend forme... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275727 | Hanger for Christmas ornaments and other objects A hanger is formed as an open loop of an elastomeric material. The open loop includes an integral eyelet formed at one end and an integral latch formed at the opposite end. The latch is inserted through an orifice defined by the eyelet and is held in place by an int... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273153 | Baseball bat and helmet rack Apparatus 10 discloses a device having means for mounting to a structure, such as a chain link fence, providing means for hanging a baseball bat 12 and a baseball helmet 14 therefrom. The support 10 has a general planar N-shape providing ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267308 | Kitchen utensil and pot lid holder An apparatus includes a base member formed from wire strands conjoined to each other, defining outwardly flanging sides and a bottom surface. One wire has a unitary body provided with ends disposed along sides of the base, support pegs monolithically formed therewit... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7220027 | Modular lighting fixtures and methods for forming lighting fixtures A modular lighting fixture includes an elongated support and a plurality of objects such as crystals attachable to and suspendable from the support. A plurality of the modular lighting fixtures may be readily assembled and attached to or supported from a ceiling in ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188814 | Cord holder with integral locking mechanism This cord holder may be used for storage or transport of any coiled elongate article, such as a rope or electrical cord. It comprises a collar that surrounds and contains the coil, and a shank that extends away from the collar and forms a shoulder across the collar.... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185865 | Tissue paper supporting assembly A tissue paper supporting assembly includes a panel that has a rear edge, a forward edge and a pair of lateral side edges. Each of pair of legs has a lower end that is attached to and extends upwardly from the rear edge. The legs are spaced from each other such that... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175147 | Stopper holder for beverage bottle A stopper holder for a beverage bottle is comprised of a first helical gripping member for positioning on the neck of the bottle, and a second helical member connected to the first gripping member for holding a stopper therein. The first and second helical gripping ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140148 | Fishing line retaining device A one piece device for temporarily holding fly fishing line stripped from a reel and prior to being cast. The device is made from a single piece of continuous metal rod, bent at various locations along the rod to form a holding arm and a base clip. The fishing line ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137607 | Apparatus for securing a cap of a container to an external structure Apparatus for securing a cap of a container to an external structure includes retaining structure configured to fit inside and engage the cap when the apparatus is installed. Securing structure connected to the retaining structure is used to releasably secure the ca... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117650 | Hanger system An improved ceiling hanger system includes an anchor that is secured to a support structure. A hanger wire is mounted to the anchor. A spring clip is mounted to the hanger wire. A hanger hook is mounted to or integral with the spring clip and engages a support rail ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7090180 | Mounting assembly for a waste discharge line of a medical treatment apparatus A mounting assembly for a discharge conduit of a medical treatment device, such as a dialysis machine. The mounting assembly has a connector member detachably engageable with a discharge nozzle of a discharge conduit and a suction cup that can be mounted on a rim of... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066618 | Drip edging and gutter mountings designed for decorative lights A drip edging or gutter mounting that includes a permanent member mounted to a structure and a dismountable member selectively connected to the permanent member. The dismountable member includes structure for connecting ornamental structures, such as light strings, ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051414 | Method of retaining components strung on a bead wire The method of easily and securely retaining components strung on a bead line by placing a portion of the bead line between coil members of a tension spring comprises applying torque action to leverable members of the tension coil between the thumb and index finger o... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6978972 | Support systems and associated wire carriers using coil springs in association with supported objects In one embodiment, a wire carrier structured to support at least a portion of at least one supported object is provided. The wire carrier includes an elongated bar having a thickness and having at least one coil spring portion formed therein having a diameter; a fir... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6930731 | Video appliance, holding device, and manufacturing method of holding device A cathode-ray tube (CRT) holding device holds a CRT from the rear side by a rib section having a shape similar to that of a funnel of the CRT and extending in plural directions. The rib section has a section having shaped in a recessed groove, and a degaussing coil ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926239 | Mounting assembly for a waste discharge line of a medical treatment apparatus A mounting assembly for a discharge conduit of a medical treatment device, such as a dialysis machine. The mounting assembly has a connector member detachably engageable with a discharge nozzle of a discharge conduit and a suction cup that can be mounted on a rim of... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6886792 | Suction cup holder The present invention provides an attachment system for a suction cup and a fixture, including a resilient suction cup and a wire fixture. This attachment means quickly and securely attaches the suction cup to the fixture, enabling the fixture, when secured to a smo... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6736356 | Toothbrush holder adapter A toothbrush holder adapter is provided which consists of an integral, unitary component with a toothbrush receiving section and a rear section adapted to be inserted into the holes or openings in a wall-mounted toothbrush holder. The receiving section of the member... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6715728 | Dumbbell support device and system for using the same The present invention relates to a dumbbell support device which can be hung from the crossbar of a weight rack or from a weight belt and a system for using the device. One end of the device can hang over the crossbar of a weight rack, while the opposite end, which ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6644603 | Bracket for supporting and clasping an open wire channel for cables and the like A bracket for supporting an open wire channel for cables or the like wherein the bracket is formed from a sheet of metal and includes a part for supporting the channel and first and second clip members for laterally holding the channel and which clip memb... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6526721 | Fluid-impervious barrier/keyway form support apparatus, system and related method A support for holding a fluid-impervious barrier and/or keyway form in position during the pouring of concrete is provided. The support carries the barrier and a pair of spaced legs for attachment to a corresponding pair of stable mounting points, such as... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6488246 | Wire type apparatus for hanging vacuum cleaner The present invention relates to a wire type apparatus for hanging a vacuum cleaner capable of easily storing a vacuum cleaner and other parts of the same. The wire type apparatus for hanging a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention includes a ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6457691 | Bicycle water bottle clip assembly A bicycle water bottle clip assembly. The assembly includes a front grip and a water bottle clip with a fixing device formed by two insertion holes before the front grip is fastened to the stem of the handle of the bicycle. Two insertion sections extend f... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6402113 | Safety hook assembly A safety hook assembly has a main body having a first generally C-shaped portion, a second generally C-shaped portion, and a generally rhombic portion having a lower ring. The first generally, C-shaped portion has a first O-shaped winding portion and a fi... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6378640 | Device and method to hold sound insulation in vehicle hood A spring designed to be mounted adjacent and in conformance with a convex or concave surface that has varying radii of curvature. The stiffness against bending of the spring varies along its longitudinal axis. The stiffness against bending of various port... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6375141 | Hanger for vertical structural member A specially formed hanger formed as a unitary bar, or rod, is formed and shaped to provide three point contact on two opposing side surfaces of a stud by means of torsion generated forces to resist downwardly and outwardly vectored gravitational loading f... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371426 | Holder of a rod-shaped member A wire holder 1 is provided with a wire support member 10 and a cap member 20, and a wire 5 is inserted in a wire grasping part 14 of the wire support member 10 and is held. The wire grasping part 14 has a spiral part 142 where a linear member 140 in two ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6361000 | Flexible cable management system A cable support apparatus is provided including an elongate flexible spine member selectively bendable into a number of different configurations and a plurality of support members, at least some of the plurality of support members being attached to the el... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6338462 | Tensioning clip and high voltage wire holder A tensioning clip and high voltage wire holder is disclosed, which includes a body portion, hooked portions which extend out from the body portion, each for grasping a degaussing cable, and maintaining it against a cathode ray tube, and a clip, disposed o... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6254049 | Irrigation line and plant support A support bracket for mounting on a support wire includes a resilient U-shaped member having mutually orthogonal partial loops formed at the distal ends thereof. The legs of the U-shaped member lie in planes which diverge by an acute angle and which inter... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6247871 | Clip for joining wire-mesh structures A pair of wire channels each have a cross U-shaped end wire of predetermined diameter joined to ends of longitudinal wires. A U-shaped clip engages around the end wires between a respective pair of the longitudinal wires. It has a floor engaging the two e... | 06/19/2001 |
