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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7380766 | Artist's easel One embodiment of an easel for supporting an artist work piece includes a vertical support member including an interior, a pulley system positioned completely within the interior, the pulley system adapted for moving a horizontal support member on the vertical suppo... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377476 | Portable watercolor easel A lightweight, portable easel designed for use with a standard photographic tripod as a means for painting on location. The easel is equipped with an angled retaining ledge, a retractable brush holder mounted on the left and right side for easy access, a retractable... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364129 | Collapsible stand A portable, collapsible stand includes first, second and third substantially rectangularly shaped and rigid panels hinged together so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position. Flexible straps extend between the panels to prevent them from full... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7325343 | Display board system An apparatus configured to allow the retention of at least one display board with a mounting structure is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a retaining system. A portion of the retaining system is deformable to retain at least one display board in a press-in, inter... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7278621 | Adaptive easel An adaptive easel accommodating multiple orientations, the easel comprising a plurality of legs, at least two of the legs connected to define a first side upon which the easel sits, and at least two of the legs connected to define a second side upon which the easel ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7266933 | Sheet material handling device A sheet material handling device for assisting a drywall installer in installing sheet material, such as drywall or gypsum board, in an overhead location such as a ceiling of a structure. The device includes base and a pivoting sheet support that is adjustable in se... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7226031 | Collapsible bookstand A portable, collapsible, stable bookstand (10) to retain reading or study materials in a reclined position is described. The bookstand (10) is formed from a rotational hollow cylindrical shape (11) adjoining two book supporting arms (12) ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204193 | Holding apparatus, which can be placed on a table and is also mobile, for a work aid The mobile holding apparatus has a support plate which has an upper side with a work surface and a lower side and is mounted height-adjustably on a stand. The stand is free-standing and the support plate has a guide with which it is guided on the stand. A gas spring... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201353 | Adjustable lectern system A adjustable lectern system for facilitating adjustment and movement according to the particular needs of various sequential users. The adjustable lectern system includes a base portion designed for resting upon a horizontal support surface and having a relatively b... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195213 | Adjustable television stand An adjustable stand is described. The adjustable stand includes a support, at least one upper bracket engaged with and adjustable along the support, at least one lower bracket engaged with and adjustable along the support, an upper clamp member operatively connected... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188818 | Portable easel and palette combination A portable easel comprises an easelback and palette box joined by two lockable hinges mounted on opposing sides, the hinges having friction washers, and having knobs extending outward from shafts of each hinge, the shafts defining a rotational axis. With knobs loose... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7171880 | Dust collection for panel saw A sawdust collection cup of a dust collection system for use with a panel saw is disposed proximal a bottom of a vertically disposed channel member. The sawdust collection cup has an open top, a front portion disposed for receiving sawdust from in front of a workpie... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168672 | Multifunctional support rack A support rack includes a support plate, a support stand, a locking member, a pen holder, an indication member, and two auxiliary clips. Thus, the support rack functions as a clipboard, a book rack, an exhibition rack, a price indication rack, a pen holder or the li... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7118080 | Multi-functional adjustable computer support stand The present invention discloses a multifunctional adjustable computer support stand designed for disabled users. The present invention includes a movable base used to accommodate a computer host; two swing rods, formed on the bottom of the base; a retractable rod; a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108144 | Portable work stations Portable work stations which permit a one-step, touch-free finishing of all surfaces of doors, shutters, window sashes, cabinet doors, garage doors, spindles, and other workpieces. There are also provided trim measuring and cutting, and hinge mortising and prep rack... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108235 | Supporting apparatus for a display panel A supporting apparatus for a display panel is provided with a post having a display panel holder and having its upper and lower ends fixed at the disposition location of the display panel. The post has a mechanism for varying the distance between the upper and lower... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100883 | Document holder for computer workstation A document holder, adapted for use at a computer workstation or word processor, includes an easel supported by spaced apart support arms. The easel and the support arms are connected to each other at respective pivot connections to provide for angular adjustment of ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7040723 | Modular food guard apparatus and systems and methods of use thereof A modular food guard apparatus including at least one vertical mounting member, at least one first bracket member, and at least one second bracket member. The first and the second bracket members have different constructions and are arranged and configured to be rem... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025313 | Side wing support adaptor accommodating accessory of tripod A side wing support adaptor. The adaptor has an extension wing having an engagement end and an attachment end provided at opposite sides thereof, so as to provide additional space to be hung at a lateral side of the tripod. The attachment end of the extension wing i... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6941691 | Display board system A mounting structure for display of at least one display board wherein the structure includes at least a pair of spaced apart retaining members where the display board may be pressed into secure engagement between the retaining members. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923416 | Adjustable device with a musical keyboard stand An adjustable device includes a first disk mounted on a side of the first stand to have a finger hole to movably receive therein a finger, a second disk mounted on a side of the second stand to combine the first disk and having multiple adjusting holes defined in a ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6681452 | Clamping apparatus with removable attachments A clamping apparatus having a flexible sheet dispenser attached thereto is provided. The clamping apparatus includes a base member, an upper member pivotally attached to the base member, and a flexible sheet dispenser removably secured to the upper member... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6601805 | Collapsible art easel An improved collapsible easel having a plurality of support legs, a spine member and a board support. The support legs include at least one rear support legs and two front support legs. A top portion of each of the support legs are connected to an upper r... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6585216 | Double sided A-frame with adjustable slide tracks An A-frame stand for supporting display boards is made from a pair of like, inverted, generally V-shaped end members and a pair of rigid cross pieces that extend between the end members to maintain them in spaced, vertical planes, and in registry with eac... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6471174 | Graphic arts station An adjustable easel is described that may be used by multiple persons and that may be modified according to the preferences of a user. The easel includes a plurality of vertical supports connected to each other. Holes are spaced apart along the length of ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6281417 | Musical instrument display stand A musical instrument stand, for mounting and display of one or a plurality of musical instruments such as a guitar. The device features an elongated member that is either attachable to a wall or floor mounted. Instruments are mounted between a pair of upp... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6199815 | Holder for swivelling panels or the like A holder capable of being fixed on a wall or support column carries swivelling panels which can be hung in the area of opposite front sides on pins formed from pairs of pins. The holder is provided in the area of a receiving cavity with clamping jaws whic... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6042065 | Collapsible needlework stand A collapsible support structure supports a frame in a horizontal position, a vertical position or an intermediate position halfway between the horizontal and the vertical position. The support structure is adjustable in all positions of the frame to posit... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5950979 | Portable and foldable easel A stretcher for a canvas that includes three co-planar elongated members centrally foldable are pivotally interconnected with two horizontal elongated members. One of the elongated members has longitudinal slots along which one of the ends of each of the ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5899429 | Easel with integral paintbrush cleaning assembly Disclosed is an artists' easel which has a pivotally adjustable frame which carries the artists' canvas. A bag retaining assembly attached to the easel frame is adapted for a bag, e.g., a plastic garbage bag, to fit thereover with a apertured splatter pan... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5791623 | Easel mounting device An easel and a camera tripod in combination where the camera tripod has a universal mounting plate, the position of which is adjustable. The combination also includes an easel having a central carriage bracket for attachment to the camera tripod, a top an... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5690310 | Adjustable book stand A book stand that is adjustable in the vertical as well as in tilt, and which utilizes a book ledge which is adjustable in width so as to accommodate books and other reading materials of different thicknesses. The backplate of the book holder has a rear b... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5651525 | Reading stand The invention provides a reading stand including: a base member for the foundation; a plate connected to the base member rotatably for supporting reading material; a transparent plate connected with the plate on the upper edge of the plate, which can be a... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5624097 | Sheet-supporting stand A sheet-supporting stand or easel includes two or more legs, at least one of which is adjustable in length, so as to vary the angle of the stand relative to the ground. A U-shaped mast provides a carriage area for holding one or more sheets, and a pair of... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5494251 | Artist's easel An artist's easel for supporting a canvas or other workpiece including a carriage having two upright housing masts which each have a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the other, a slidable outer frame extensibly engaged with the housing masts in... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5467958 | Adjustable document holder stand An adjustable multipurpose document holder stand that is capable of holding small and large documents, drawings, blueprints, or rigid displays. The holder having three elongated arm sections pivotally connected together via hinges. The hinges allowing the... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5242145 | Adjustable artist's easel An adjustable artist's easel, that includes a base, an upwardly extending pedestal, a picture frame support panel, and an articulated arm structure, extending between the pedestal and the panel. The frame support panel can be tilted around its point of co... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5205526 | Collapsible display easel A collapsible display easel is provided which can be easily extended into a sturdy, erect easel for holding display material, and easily retracted and folded into a compact configuration for transport. The display easel includes a two-legged supporting st... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5170983 | Bookholder with convertible base for dual support modes A bookholder with a base member having a longitudinally extending base portion forward from a U-shaped rod defining a first planar surface; a support member having a longitudinally extending support portion formed from another U-shaped rod defining a seco... | 12/15/1992 |
