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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020829 | Media player holder apparatus The media player holder apparatus is easily, adjustably, and removably clamped onto an existing object. The clamp provides for adjustable gap without full separation of the two clamp halves. A stalk connects the clamp to a ball joint with selectively retained positi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7458555 | Multi-positional universal book holder A book holder includes a tray for holding a book, a ball joint and swivel assembly connected between the back of the tray and one end of a gooseneck, and a C-clamp connected to the other end of gooseneck, whereby the book holder can be attached to an arm of indoor a... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7341235 | Fixture for a display unit A rack has a first shelf and a second shelf disposed upwardly of said first shelf, and a display unit is placed on the first shelf and disposed between the first shelf and the second shelf. The display unit is fixed to the second shelf by a display unit fixture. The... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325836 | Combined clamp and retaining pin A retainer including a pin adapted for attachment to a mounting member for supporting a stack of sheets having one or more openings; the pin having a shank portion for insertion into the one opening, an outer end portion defining a pair of parallel bores with transv... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7284735 | Apparatus for holding reading material, beverage containers or other articles employed by a bather Apparatus for releasable attachment to a tub or spa to hold reading material, beverage containers and other articles. The apparatus includes two tables movable relative to one another and structure enabling the apparatus to be used with tubs or spas of different siz... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7254850 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7237757 | Article support An article support comprises a supporting plate provided with a resinous slide stopper on a face for supporting an article, and a holding plate, a hinge, a hook bar and an engagement groove as a holding means for maintaining the supporting plates in a predetermined ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219472 | Ceiling-mounted overbed table An architectural system adaptable to patient acuity level has a headwall unit with a cavity, a ceiling unit, and a column coupled to the ceiling unit. The column is movable between a first position in which at least a majority of the column is situated in the cavity... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216789 | Steering wheel workstation support for a laptop computer A steering wheel workstation support is provided for mounting a laptop computer. The steering wheel workstation support contains a support portion with a lip, a hook arrangement, and a standoff member integrally formed from a single piece of material. The support po... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7152840 | Book holder A book holder removably attachable to a vehicle or structure such as a stroller, walker, wheelchair or car seat for mobile applications. The book holder for holding a book or drawing surface in a usable position thereon for by the occupant of the vehicle. The book h... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7065811 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047655 | Snap locking angle adjustable device, in particular a carpenter's square The invention is a snap locking angle adjustable device, particularly applicable to carpenter's squares. Carpenter's squares, being used in rough environment, must be simple to adjust while providing robust snap locking at high angle precision. Prior art attains thi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048245 | Computer copy holder A copy holder for use with a portable notebook computer is provided, having rectangular, relatively stiff sheet elements slidably disposed between upper and lower parallel channels affixed to the back of a computer screen. Hollow tubular members of square cross sect... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6918565 | Adjustable book holder assembly An adjustable book holder includes two primary frames, and one or more auxiliary frames selectively secured between the frames, to increase holding of more books or sheet members to the book holder. The primary frames and the auxiliary frames may be secured together... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6581887 | Rotatable television mounting assembly The present invention 10 discloses a device for rotatably holding a television therein having a base unit 32 that could be mounted to a wall 20, ceiling 18, table 16 or other such stable structure and a rotative mounting assembly 30 for retaining the tele... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6499713 | Portable apparatus for holding an open book An apparatus for holding an associated open book on which some indicia appears which includes apparatus for gripping an associated work surface and apparatus for supporting an associated article on which indicia appears, the apparatus for supporting being... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6471167 | Surgical tray support system A surgical instrument tray support assembly for attachment to a surgical table having a table frame and at least one side rail secured to the table frame. The surgical instrument tray support system includes a bracket for attachment to the side rail for s... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6412889 | Organizer for computer monitor An organizer for orientation of desk top items includes a frame, having a front, back and two sides, for receiving a plurality of modules, orienting the modules vertically within the frame between to two sides and enabling access to the modules from the f... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6290200 | Collapsible paper, book holder A collapsible papers, book holder, which includes two holder plates, and a mounting assembly for mounting on a housing of computer monitor is used to hold the holder plates at two sides, wherein the mounting assembly includes two angle frames bilaterally ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6250599 | Universal book holder The Universal Book Holder permits a person to read from supine, sideways facing, sideways-upward facing as well as from the usual forward and downward facing postures. The book holder accepts hard cover books, paperbacks, magazines and newspapers. Inserti... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5931437 | Device for holding papers The invention relates to a control device with a housing, the open front of which is fitted with a closed front frame consisting of frame arms and corner connectors. For the easy fitting of components designed for ease of handling, vertical grip rods are ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5881434 | Implement holder An apparatus for holding articles, such as writing instruments, in cooperation with a surface, such as a book cover, comprising a flat support member, a clamp element and an article retaining portion. The article retaining portion is comprised of a strip ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5829787 | Book holder A book is held on a support having a spring clip on the side. The clip is designed to hold a transparent arm extending across the open book. Depressing the clip lifts the arm, allowing a page to be turned.... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5772174 | Adjustable stand for mounting on a wall or the like An adjustable reading stand which can be mounted on any wall of a home or the like and is utilized for retaining a book or the like so that a user's hands are unoccupied to perform other tasks. The adjustable reading stand comprises a mounting base, a ver... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5709365 | Adjustable book support The present invention relates to a book holding device which enables a user to read in bed without using their hands. In its broadest context, the present invention includes a book supporting platform to which a first and second arm assembly are pivotally... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5707036 | Bathtub book holding device A bathtub book holding device that includes a bathtub rim clamping member with adjustable grasping legs and a top platform circular post to telescopically receive a T-shaped tubular connector which also receives telescopically a supporting beam member aff... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5636818 | Shopping cart display support bracket A bracket assembly for mounting and supporting objects on shopping carts, comprising a mounting member and a U-shaped clamp configured to receive the handle of a shopping cart and capable of adjustable attachment to the mounting member. The mounting membe... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5620162 | Adjustable paper holder An adjustable paper holder including an elongate support member adapted to be attached along either side of a computer monitor with the support member extending generally parallel to its front surface; and a sheet support plate that is mounted on the supp... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5489121 | Device for securing looseleaf pages on a golf cart steering column A device for mounting to the steering column of a golf cart for supporting and displaying looseleaf pages, in particular for displaying golf course information. The device includes a base for supporting pages generally perpendicular to the cart's steering... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5441229 | Holder of assemblage of pilot flight charts For an assemblage of plural flight charts of which a selected flight chart is typically of interest to a pilot as, for example, in executing a landing at an airport of which the layout thereof is displayed on the selected flight chart, a holder for suppor... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5372348 | Structure of an inclined book holder An inclined book holder comprises a crenelated metal strip having an inclined support bar and a roughly S shaped clamping portion adjoined therewith, a pair of lateral members selectively positionable along the support bar, and a cross member also adjusta... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5365623 | Telephone holder for bed side rail An apparatus for detachably attaching to a bed side rail and supporting a telephone thereon. The apparatus includes V-shaped slots for slipping over and receiving the side rail horizontal bar and a spring clamp therebelow adapted for detachable attachment... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5362023 | Folding book support A folding book support including a main support member having an attachment jaw which flexes to allow it to be affixed to the edge of a flat surface such as a table or desk. A pivoting cross-member is provided to extend the support diameter of the device.... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5320321 | Drivers entertainer set A driver's entertainer set includes an integral lighting system (1) for illuminating the reader's and player's materials while at the driver's seat or elsewhere at the motor vehicle remote fringes in an emergency inspection or repair. The book rest assemb... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5301856 | Sun visor organizer An office organizer comprising writing instruments, a calculator, note pad, a calendar, and so on is mounted on the conventional sun visor of a motor vehicle. The organizer includes a hinged panel permitting it to be swiveled to an open position shielding... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5292099 | Display mounted doument holder The invention comprises a display mounted document holder devised to clamp to a display monitor, having a document platen on either the right side or the left side, or both sides, wherein the document platen can be positioned vertically in a plurality of ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5290003 | Folding book support A folding book support including a main support member having an attachment jaw which flexes to allow it to be affixed to the edge of a flat surface such as a table or desk. A pivoting cross-member is provided to extend the support diameter of the device.... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5259581 | Inverted book holding and page turning device A book holding structure is provided having means to position the book in two positions, one for turning the pages of the book and the other for reading.... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5222690 | Vehicular desk or information display An apparatus for attaching to a steering column, column or instrument panel, e.g., an aircraft yoke column, having a two-part clamp to so attach, an arm movably connected to the clamp, and an information display movably connected to the arm. In a presentl... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5154390 | Articulated stand for supporting object An activated arm stand with a base positioned on or securable to a stationary surface in which the base and an arm with a selected width are connected by a pair of aligned cylindrical portions each having a width less than the width of the arm. The cylind... | 10/13/1992 |
