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Ballistic resistant body covering

A ballistic resistant body covering for protecting the torso, groin and neck area from ballistic missiles.

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Class 248/436 - Laterally


Subclass of Class 248 - Supports
Definition: Device in which the folding is accomplished by moving one
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 09/15/2009


NumberTitleIssue Date
7588228Adjustable tripod stand
An adjustable tripod stand having independently adjustable legs includes an upright member for supporting an object, such as a drum, at its upper end. A pair of independently movable collar members are slidably mounted on the upright member and longitudinally adjust...
09/15/2009
7431257Foldable painting stand
A painting stand for supporting articles to be painted. The painting stand includes a pair of bow members being for selectively supporting the articles to be painted. One of the bow members is operationally coupled to the other one of the bow members whereby the bow...
10/07/2008
7293939Inclined leg floating production platform with a damper plate
A floating moored oilfield production structure for deepwater application. An apparatus and a method for the construction and installation of floating oilfield production structures, wherein the deck structure is supported by multiple pairs of inclined buoyant legs ...
11/13/2007
7278646Movable table stand
A movable table stand is mainly composed of a platform, a first foot frame, a second foot frame and a joint member. The platform has an upper surface for a table saw to be mounted thereon and provided with a sliding groove at its two lengthwise sides respectively. A...
10/09/2007
7246784Spring-loaded shelf for a cooler
A spring-loaded shelf for an existing beverage cooler, which obviates the need for a user to reach more deeply within the confines of the cooler for a beverage as the contents of the cooler become depleted. The spring-loaded shelf has a base, a platform pivotally at...
07/24/2007
7229128Collapsible chair with safety lock
Collapsible furniture includes a frame structure configured to support weight, including a plurality of scissor members configured to fold and a plurality of upright members, each coupled to at least two of the scissor members. The collapsible furniture also include...
06/12/2007
7156356Foldable stand
The invention relates to a foldable stand having a left leg, a right leg, and a brace pivotably connected to both left and right legs. The brace has a first part and a second part where the first and second parts are pivotably connected to each other and wherein the...
01/02/2007
7131364Collapsible stand for a bench-top power tool
The present invention discloses a collapsible stand for a bench-top power tool, and a portable power tool therefore. The stand includes a plurality of legs spaced about a central axis and pivotally interconnected by a plurality of cross members. Each leg has an uppe...
11/07/2006
7107915Locking mechanism for folding legs
A locking mechanism for a support leg hingedly attached to a support surface includes a base, attached to the support surface, with a plurality of angularly spaced, radial teeth, and a coupler, attached to the support leg, having a plurality of angularly spaced, rad...
09/19/2006
7040584Drywall spray gun support stand
A stand for supporting a drywall spray gun includes a base having a plurality of arms extending upwardly therefrom. The top ends of the arms abut against and support the hopper of the drywall spray gun, and support the spray gun in a generally vertical orientation. ...
05/09/2006
7014030Modular substructure for material handling
A structural frame assembly that is adapted to support a chute of a sorting machine, the frame assembly including two laterally spaced beams and at least one cross-beam interconnecting the two laterally spaced beams, the beams and the at least one cross-beam includi...
03/21/2006
6929230Multi-purpose foldable frame
A multiple-purpose foldable frame includes a plurality of reinforcement rods, an adaptation holder, a plurality of sleeves and arms in conjunction with a plurality of posts and pivot holders. One end of each reinforcement rod is pivoted to a respective pivot holder ...
08/16/2005
6899306Folding collapsible stand for table saw
A folding collapsible stand for supporting a table saw includes a rectangular top frame and a plurality of folding collapsible legs respectively pivoted to the top frame and respectively formed of a top tube, a bottom tube, a connector, and a pivot. The connector is...
05/31/2005
6719250Backpacker's cooking stand
A backpacker's portable cooking stand that can be used for outdoor cooking and can be foldable to a compact configuration includes a cooking platform for mounting over a source of heat, and foldable legs that are pivoted to over center attitudes for stable use of th...
04/13/2004
6688565Multi-leg stand
A multi-leg stand mainly includes a vertical main tube and a tripod structure connected to a lower end of the main tube. The tripod structure includes an inner tube around which a locking element and three unions are sequentially mounted from top to botto...
02/10/2004
6655071Waterfowl decoy mounting device
A retainer for holding a plurality of waterfowl decoys has at least three arms pivotally mounted on a pin so as to be moveable between a first position in which the arms are aligned parallel to each other for storage and a open position in which the arms ...
12/02/2003
6598544Locking mechanism for folding legs
A locking mechanism for a support leg hingedly attached to a support surface. The locking mechanism includes a base, attached to the support surface, with a plurality of angularly spaced, radial teeth, and a coupler, attached to the support leg, having a ...
07/29/2003
6575422Foldable frame
A foldable frame for supporting a fabric thereon includes at least three pairs of frame legs each of which comprises a pair of first and second frame legs pivotally connected together where the first and second frame legs cross, an upper frame joint for p...
06/10/2003
6182935Folding table for use with a table saw
A folding table for use with a table saw. The folding table including an upper support surface to hold the table saw and a leg mechanism slidably connecting to the upper support surface through slots in the sides of the upper support surface. An actuator ...
02/06/2001
6179256Golf club carrier and stand
A golf club carrier having opposing sides supporting clubs horizontally on clips has a first condition resting on the ground with its legs spread and only feet of the unit contacting the ground, and a second horizontally-collapsed condition which is assum...
01/30/2001
6158361Foldable table frame
A foldable table frame includes a table support apparatus which includes a set of our tabletop support arms slidably connecting at their inner, crossing ends to two opposing tabletop support arm holders and at their outer ends pivotally connecting to four...
12/12/2000
5876091Collapsible tripod stool
A collapsible tripod stool (16) which comprises three legs (18) with a structure (20) for crisscrossing the legs (18) together. A flexible seat (22) is also provided. A facility (24) is for attaching the flexible seat (22) onto flattened curved top ends (...
03/02/1999
5765248Shore
Disclosed is a shore which has a durability with respect to loads not only in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction but also in a lengthwise direction, and which can be automatically folded without requiring extra work. The shore comprising a p...
06/16/1998
5707035Vehicle seat adjuster
A power seat adjuster for bucket type vehicle seats includes inboard and outboard track assemblies each including a fixed lower section, a movable upper or movable section and a precision sliding interface including roller bearings between the moving uppe...
01/13/1998
5645259Foldable leg assembly for a table
A foldable leg assembly includes an adjacent pair of upright rail retaining legs, an adjacent pair of upright rail positioning legs, four sliding blocks and two parallel support rails. Each of the rail retaining legs has a rail accommodation chamber for a...
07/08/1997
5351062Retractable distributed array antenna
A retractable distributed array antenna has a multiplicity of radiative elements arranged in a beam-forming array of desired configuration and resolvable into a plurality C of columns, with each column having at least one of the antenna radiator elements....
09/27/1994
5335575Conga stand
An easily foldable conga stand (S) that takes little space and facilitates the setup of a conga (100). The conga stand (S) comprises three leg members (10) each having on its upper end a presser portion (12) and on its lower end a leg lower hinge portion ...
08/09/1994
5331764Rack for growing plants
A rack for growing plants including a collapsible open frame having wire holes, through which a cord is inserted to set up a netting stretched in the collapsible open frame, and upright supports to support the collapsible open frame, each upright support ...
07/26/1994
5155871Portable chamberpots and disposable containers therefor
A portable chamber-pot comprises a seat portion (2) without a collection chamber supported on a pair of foldable side legs (14,16). A disposable liner (30) has a pair of handles (46) which can be looped around the legs (14) and has a main portion which ca...
10/20/1992
4532912Portable cooking apparatus
Portable cooking apparatus including a support base, a support column and a grill member. The support column is pivotally attached to the support base for movement from a first position, adjacent the support base, to a second position extending upwardly f...
08/06/1985
4529160Standing adjustable decorative structure
Three or more vertical posts or decorative support members are connected to the ends of three or more articulable, serially connected linkage members by a base support pin or member proximate the bottom end of each of the vertical posts through the holes ...
07/16/1985
4323133Folding frameworks and wheel-chairs
A folding framework for a wheelchair has side frames interconnected by front and rear toggle braces each preferably formed from a pair of U-shaped arms of spring wire and a linkage extends between the hinges of the toggle braces. A securing arm is latchab...
04/06/1982
4319663Portable sawhorse
A sawhorse including a pair of V-cut-out or shaped side portions joined together by a vertical hinged portion. The sawhorse is openable for use and when folded side by side together can easily be carried....
03/16/1982
4245849Collapsible support devices and structure
A collapsible support structure for supporting items, such as chair backs. The support structure, in an erect position, has two vertical members interconnected at their bottoms by a collapsible, preferably horizontal, member. Each end of the horizontal me...
01/20/1981
4232897Lie back buggy
A foldable chair frame formed by elongate rigid members which are interpivotted and foldable into a compact bundle of elements. The rigid members include a base formed by a laterally collapsible X-frame, two back members, two lower brace members connected...
11/11/1980
4192480Folding stand for bassinet or the like
A foldable stand for a bassinet or the like has four upright legs in a rectangular configuration when unfolded. At each end of the stand, the legs are rigidly interconnected by a horizontal bar supporting the corresponding end of the bassinet. Above the s...
03/11/1980
3968991Collapsible seat structures
A collapsible volume frame, when erected, presents in each of two opposite side elevations a side space frame defined by four points which if joined would form a quadrilateral; and presents further space frames in the four other aspects. The side space fr...
07/13/1976
 
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