Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7798459 | Laser beam guard clamps A quick insert and release laser beam guard panel clamping apparatus having a base plate mountable on an optical table, a first jaw affixed to the base plate, and a spring-loaded second jaw slidably carried by the base plate to exert a clamping force. The first and ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7373748 | Elongated poster support arrangement An elongated poster support arrangement comprising an elongated extrusion having an uppermost wall, a first tapered sidewall and a second tapered sidewall. The first and second sidewalls angularly extend from the uppermost wall. A central support wall is arranged be... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7350760 | Clamp for concrete forms There is provided a clamp for concrete forms which has improved durability compared with a conventional P-clamp, and can withstand vibrations necessarily produced by a vibrator when the concrete is placed. This clamp for concrete forms comprises a substantially U-sh... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337934 | Gripping device A gripping device having a body with at least one moveable arm. The moveable arm may be selectably positionable and secured at a position by a locking pin. The gripping device may have a body selectably attached to a base having a release. Actuating the release allo... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7185796 | Baton scabbard with roller clamp retention A baton scabbard for stowing various length batons enables insertion into and removal of a baton from the scabbard through lateral movement of the baton. The scabbard includes a generally C-shaped housing that supports a pair of laterally spaced snap-action latching... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165752 | Cup holder with double balance The invention relates to a holding device (1), preferably for storing drinks containers (12), particularly for use in motor vehicles, with a receptacle (4) having a supporting surface (11) for the drinks container (12) and at least... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7140585 | One-hand clip capable of preventing hanging object from dropping A one-hand clip of the present invention is composed of a main body, a pair of semicircular hooks a pair of rotating pins and a pair of elastic bodies. The hooks each fixed by a rotating pin and an elastic body at each bottom end of the main body pinches an inserted... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7086635 | Fabric hanger method and system An improved hanger for storage and display of material such as fabric and the like. The hanger includes opposed panel sides interconnected at an upper spine portion. Fabric or other material is placed between the panels and is retained by a unique set of clips appli... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6749167 | Holder for shaped beverage containers A beverage container holder for a shaped bottle has an insertion opening for insertion of a bottle, a spring element that pivots the diameter-compensating element into the insertion opening, wherein the diameter-compensating element being pivotable downwardly and up... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6669031 | Plug-in elastic holder A holder for an article, especially a tooth brush, includes a holder body having on an inside wall thereof at least one oblong shaped resilient portion radially inwardly extending to the center portion of the holder body which upon insertion of the articl... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6637082 | Quick holder A quick holder includes a bottom housing, a cover, two clamping members, and a tensile spring. The tensile spring is urged between the retaining posts of the two clamping members conveniently, so that the two opposite clamping members may be used to clamp... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6595376 | Clamp device for holding tool with shank A clamp device which includes a base has a recess defined between two protrusions, and a chamber is defined in an inside of one of the two protrusions. A friction pad is attached to an inside of the other of the two protrusions. A frame with an inclined p... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6533234 | Self-centering system A self-centering system is described for holding an object (e.g. a vial, tube or cell) to maintain the longitudinal axis of the object in the desired orientation. The system includes two cam members which are pivotably mounted on parallel axes. The cam me... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6302362 | Paper holder An apparatus for holding a piece of paper, poster board or the like on a relatively flat vertical surface. The apparatus can be used on existing map rails or on an easel-like structure. The apparatus has a housing with a longitudinal axis, a front wall, a... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6199804 | Display device for sports memorablilia A display device including a base, first and second arms extending from the base, first and second retainers attached respectively to the first and the second arms, and wherein one of the arms and the retainers are flexible such that the retainers can be ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6182936 | Copy holder A copy holder including a flat holder base having at least one arched flange raised from a front side thereof near a top side thereof and defining a document insertion mouth, a first pair of vertically spaced lugs and a second pair of vertically spaced lu... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6177631 | Module carrier The figures show module carriers with one straight and one angled sheet metal cover (1, 2) which form an angle connection for a housing. Hooks (3) are bent out from the straight sheet metal lamina (1) on the inner side in order therein to receive a limb (... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6149117 | Decorative and functional fixture as sheetlike object hanger A decorative and functional fixture, which is capable of functioning as a sheetlike object hanger for vertically holding sheetlike objects, includes a front fixture having a substantially flat supporting surface at a rear side, wherein at least a rail gro... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6126130 | Device for bracing and centering two components A device for bracing two components has a spring ring (10) which is designed to be corrugated in each case in the radial and the axial direction. The spring ring (10) can be compressed axially or radially, without, in each case, losing its spring effect i... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6105915 | Hanger device with self-locking jaws A hanger devices which includes two jaw blocks pivoting around two pins, and link via a synchronizing assembly including a rectilinear rod of constant length connected between wooden jaw blocks.... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6070844 | Variable size vehicle beverage container holder A beverage holder composed of hollow cylindrical upper and lower parts, where the parts are rotatable with respect to one another. The upper and lower parts are connected with one another by a plurality of rod-shaped connecting elements (rods). When the t... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6056364 | Headrest for motor-vehicle seats A headrest for motor-vehicle seats comprising a yielding body and a pair of support rods having positioning notches cooperating with respective resilient locking members which can normally be released to enable height adjustment of the headrest. An inerti... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5992811 | Clamp for securing devices An adjustable tension clamp for securing a secondary lawn care device to a primary lawn care device comprising: a substantially u-shaped body; a first bracket; a first pair of parallel disposed rollers; a first journalled means for connecting said first p... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5975478 | Paper holder having a secure gripping feature A top piece is adapted to rest along a top surface of a monitor, and two side pieces extend downwardly from opposite ends of the top piece, and are adapted to rest along opposite side surfaces of the monitor. The top piece and the side pieces each include... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5967477 | Clamps A clamp comprises a tubular support having a number of axially spaced sets of angularly spaced apertures for receiving spheres engageable with the exterior of a pipe and with tapered surfaces on a clamp body. A spring urges the support down in relation to... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5908184 | Clamping device including biasing means and a pair of plates for hanging articles therefrom A clamping device for releasably hanging articles from an object. The device includes a pair of generally parallel plates having a pair of opposed and generally parallel side surfaces, biasing means to hold the plates together and to urge the opposed side... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5732909 | Pipe gripping system and method A slip die with a substantially smooth pipe contact surface is employed in a conventional slip assembly as a primary mechanism for gripping pipe. A second conventional slip assembly with conventional dies having penetrating die teeth on their contact surf... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5622271 | Wall hangable device A wall hangable device for removably holding writing implement together with note paper. The device can hold a writing implement inserted from either side, or from both sides, and spring held when side passage ways, together with note pads held by a sprin... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5622341 | Fixing device for securing conduits to support structures A fixing device for securing an elongate article such as a conduit to a support structure such as a wall of a cableway or cable riser, includes a housing provided with opposed hooks for securing the housing to the support structure by relative movement an... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5601196 | Device for suspending an elongated object The invention concerns a device comprising at least one clamp (1) to hang up a substantially elongated object. The clamp is displaceable toward a wall or another clamp (1) in order that the object be held in-between on account of its own weight. The minim... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5527125 | Transportable medical apparatus, in particular infusion supply apparatus An infusion supply apparatus is provided which is attachable to a stationary apparatus such as an overhead support (1), on the one hand, and with a patient transporting apparatus (3), on the other hand. The transfer from one such apparatus to the other sh... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5465935 | Holding means for implement shafts Between a fixed resting jaw (14) and a upwardly angled clamping jaw (22) of a holding means (10), a tube (20) is firmly clamped in a vertical position. Wrapped around the movable clamping jaw (22) is a rubber belt ring (38) with which the former rests aga... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5449104 | Baton carrier for expandable batons A baton carrier for expandable batons is constructed for receiving and stowing expandable batons when in either the retracted or expanded position. The baton is received in a cylindrical holder having a bottom constructed such that a retracted baton canno... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5417335 | Apparatus and methods for suspending a pair of skis or the like A holder apparatus and Method for suspending a pair of skis in a bottom to bottom orientation, each ski having a body portion, a tail portion and an outward arching ski tip portion. The holder apparatus comprises a mounting plate, a pair of pivot members ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5342010 | Clamping device for an elongated piece A clamping device includes two clamping units. At least one of the clamping units includes a sheave having a pinion portion biased toward the other of the clamping units so as to hold an elongated piece between the clamping units, and a rack member engagi... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5312081 | Hinged door quick access dip net holder A holder apparatus includes a semi-cylindrical housing mounting respective first and second semi-cylindrical doors relative thereto. The housing includes first and second side walls, with each respective side wall including a respective slot medially and ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5251766 | Holder for sheet material A holder for sheet material such as paper, which may be attached to a wall or other surface to serve as a retainer to display notes and the like. The holder comprises an inverted V-shaped elongate member (10) with one vertical leg (11) and one outwardly p... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5183164 | Clamping holder for suspending skis A holder for skis includes two clamping jaws which are arranged symmetrically opposite each other relative to a vertical plane. The clamping jaws are mounted so as to be rotatable in dependence on each other about horizontal axes which are arranged parall... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5170982 | Gravity activated holder for sheet material A holder for sheet-like material provides a base defining a vertically oriented channel carrying a dense sphere to contact a spacedly adjacent holding arm to hold sheet-like material between the ball and the holding arm. The channel carrying the ball has ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5168642 | Tobacco drying apparatus A tobacco drying apparatus for holding stalks of tobacco in a drying barn, in which a stalk of tobacco may be inserted upwardly into the drying apparatus and is automatically held against undesired downward removal therefrom. The drying apparatus includes... | 12/08/1992 |
