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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7828261 | Post mounting assembly and method for molten metal pump A molten metal pump apparatus that includes a base member, at least two (2) support members or posts, and post sockets. The lower end of the posts are mounted to the base and forms a cement-less pump joint which is an objective of the present invention. The upper en... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7396268 | Safety signaling apparatus for watercraft An improved safety signaling apparatus intended to be used with watercraft to increase the visibility of the watercraft to others, incorporating a mast-supported signaling device, a base member for attachment to the watercraft, and a retention member removably attac... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7264218 | Portable/collapsible sunshade umbrella stand assembly A portable/collapsible umbrella stand assembly that would be utilized to provide relief from the heat of the sun. It has an elongated base member that is relatively narrow. A cylindrical support post that extends upwardly from its top surface and a Y-shaped tubular ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7216839 | Water-injection rack base for mast A water injection rack base for a mast is formed of two semi-bases connected together by hinges, at the top surfaces of the two semi-bases being provided 1-2 water injection holes, on the joint face of the two semi-bases and on the central position being provided se... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7200968 | Portable securing rod or pole holder A holder, a method of using the holder and a method of making the holder, for securely retaining a tool, pole or fishing rod without damaging the support, such holder comprises a main body and a clip. The main body has a hollow cylinder section (10); an ell-s... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195222 | Flanged base and breakaway system connector for road accessory posts The present invention relates to a flanged connector and base receptacle for receiving posts of the of the standard types used to support roadside signs. A female socket of the receptacle is provided with multiple cross sectional shapes and/or sizes to securely and ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188457 | Hollow post anchoring brackets The present invention provides a hollow post anchoring device. The anchoring device includes a mounting plate for mounting onto a base and equipped with upwardly extending legs designed to mate onto the internal cornered recession of the hollow post. The legs includ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185461 | Anchoring member for a support post A post footing for holding a post segment above a ground surface comprises an outer sleeve adapted to be forcibly driven into the ground. A socket member is pressure fitted within the outer sleeve with the leading end of the sleeve extending beyond the socket member... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172168 | Umbrella holder An apparatus for holding an umbrella includes a longitudinal shaft with a lower and an upper end. The lower end is adapted for insertion into the ground. A pivoting lever is used to urge the lower end into the ground by stepping on it. The upper end is adapted to re... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7131622 | Christmas tree stand The Christmas tree stand of this invention includes a lateral segment of the bottom end of a vertical post, and an upwardly projecting wedge adjacent the outer end of the lateral segment is arranged to penetrate the bottom end of a Christmas tree to secure the latte... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121516 | Clamping stand An improved clamping stand includes a clamp clamping the leaf of a desk and composed of an upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate which are connected by a bolt and a pair of adjustable threaded rods with a C-shaped guard plate engaged therebetween, a pair o... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7086502 | Transport apparatus and method having conformable gripping capability A transport apparatus for transporting materials or objects on substantially vertical structures for installation, deployment, inspection and repair purposes includes gripping mechanisms having a conformable gripping portion. The gripping mechanisms are separated by... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073212 | Training potty with disposable potty liners A training potty for toilet training a child having a base that sits on a ground surface having a cutout seat and a cavity. A substantially circular bowl is housed within the cavity of the base and easily removable from the base. The bowl has an outwardly extending ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040592 | Universal fastening system for pole A universal fastening system for a pole comprises an adjustable upper bracket and an adjustable lower bracket each having a plurality of mounting holes, allowing the brackets to accommodate poles of varying size. The upper and lower brackets are mounted to one or mo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017511 | Vehicle flag holder having a broker staff ejector pin A flag holder for vehicles—such as motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles—mounts on a generally horizontal panel having a bolt hole stamped, punched or drilled therein. For a preferred embodiment of the invention, the flag holder includes a cylindrical main body h... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6981684 | Post support apparatus with rotatable post guide An apparatus for supporting a metal post while it is being driven into the ground utilizes a platen base and a guide member which is rotatably joined to the base for holding the post in a steady condition while the post is being driven into the ground. Because the g... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6964126 | Tree stabilizing assembly An assembly includes a plurality of elongated and rectilinear support posts having opposed end portions. The assembly further includes a plurality of U-shaped fastening members removably positional through a primary support member. The primary support member is prov... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6932019 | Gunwale clamp, attachments, and support structures An apparatus of mounting items to a gunwale of a boat is provided. The apparatus includes a clamp comprised of at least two clamp parts. Each clamp part include a nose part and a shoulder portion. A fastener may extend through each nose part. The nose part of a firs... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926018 | Hands free umbrella A hands free umbrella includes an umbrella having a pole that has a bottom end and a top end. A canopy is attached to the top end of the pole. A handle is attached to the bottom end of the pole and extends downwardly away therefrom. The handle has a bottom side, a t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6854700 | Foot support for essentially cylindrical elements A foot support for profiled sections has a base member; a receptacle for the profiled section arranged in the base member; and several tensioning levers having a horizontal pivot axis and arranged about an axis of symmetry. The tensioning levers are pivotable betwee... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6820389 | Support pole having a traffic signal support arm attached thereto A support pole having a traffic signal support arm secured thereto wherein the connection between the lower end of the support pole and its base plate is strengthened by the use of a strengthening ring welded thereto and also wherein the connection of the support ar... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6799530 | Rotatable flagpole apparatus A rotatable flagpole apparatus comprising a sleeve, an end cap, a collar, and means for attaching the flag to the sleeve. A flagpole extends within the sleeve, the flagpole having an end member defining a shoulder that is adjacent to a top edge of the sleeve so that... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6719261 | Post support apparatus and method of use An apparatus for supporting a metal post while it is being driven into the ground utilizes a platen base and a guide member which is joined to the base for holding the post in a steady condition while the post is being driven into the ground. The post is insertable ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6666221 | Combination chair and umbrella A chair provides a chair seat portion and a chair back portion and an umbrella assembly adapted for mounting on the chair back portion. The umbrella assembly includes a receiver tube adapted for receiving an umbrella post to support the umbrella in an upr... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6571507 | Fishing rod holders A fishing rod holder has an elongate upwardly open fishing rod receptacle with upwardly divergent opposite sides, a pair of elongate fishing rod retainers on the fishing rod receptacle, the fishing rod retainers extending side-by-side along the fishing ro... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6540194 | Device for vertically clamping rod-like object A device for vertically clamping rod-like objects, such as stems, bars or poles, includes a support member with a receiving opening arranged in a housing and at least three clamping levers each mounted in the support body on a vertical axle so as to be pi... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6439744 | Decorative ground lighting stake assembly and system A decorative lighting system for deploying a string of decorative lights above a ground surface, includes (i) a string of decorative lights comprising a plurality of electrical sockets each connected by wiring strung between each of the sockets, each sock... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6371429 | Stabilization of objects A method of stabilizing a surface mountable object, such as a Christmas tree, by (a) displacing a positioning member away from the surface, such as a floor, and (b) fixedly attaching the tree on the positioning member away from the floor, with the tree ha... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6367762 | Base for securing shaped rods A base (80a) for fastening profiled rods (35, 40, 70) is proposed. The base (80a) is comprised of a sole plate (85a) and two walls (90a, 95a) formed onto the sole plate (85a), which are disposed at an angle to each other and at least partially define at l... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6295945 | Multipurpose vehicle flag holder The present invention pertains to a method of flying and a means of securing pennants, logos, flags or indicia on a vehicle. It is desired in some special cases to display pennants, logos, flags or indicia on a vehicle. The vehicle mounting bracket used f... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6142437 | Video camera and umbrella supports for golf cars, golf pull carts and golf carry bags Various video camera supports for use in taping the swing of a golfer during real golf play are disclosed. The supports may be attached to a golf bag, a riding golf car, or used with a hand-pulled golf car. The supports may be modified to support an umbre... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6120283 | Modular candle holder A modular candle holder having first and second components. Each of the two components includes first and second longitudinal ends, with each end having at least one candle-receiving cavity therein. These cavities are preferably of different diameters to ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6073642 | Connector assembly for an upright shaft of a beach umbrella A connector assembly for an upright shaft of a beach umbrella, includes first and second stem members and a tubular connecting member. The upright shaft portion includes a lower shaft portion and a hollow upper shaft portion. The lower shaft portion exten... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6063249 | Oxygen sensor An oxygen sensor includes an elongated planar sensing element and a lower insulator sealably mounted within a tubular shield. The sensing element extends through a central opening disposed in the lower insulator into a sensing chamber. An annular glass su... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6045109 | Rod holder retention device A device designed for temporarily mounting an object to a tubular rod holder. The device consists of a pair of engagement sleeves, each having an inclined plane defining one end. The engagement sleeves are oriented such that the inclined planes complement... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5813646 | Device for mounting a receptacle A device is provided for mounting a receptacle which allows the receptacle to be swiveled out of the way when not in use. The device includes an arm, a provision for attaching the arm to a post or leg, and a provision for attaching a receptacle to the arm... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5803426 | Locking footing socket to improve post implantation A post support socket, in which an end portion of a post is supportable by a wedge member, and the post support socket has an elongate body in which a longitudinal bore extends from an inlet end of the body. The body includes a peripheral wall which has a... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5651526 | Socket member for locating a rod, for use in a display platform or the like A socket member for mounting in the upper surface of a platform includes two O-rings or other resilient retaining members. The socket member defines an elongate bore into which a rod is inserted. The O-rings serve to locate the rod, accommodate any tolera... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5452877 | Beach umbrella anchor bag A beach umbrella anchor bag is filled with a loose weighted material (i.e., sand or the like) and secured about the shaft of a beach umbrella to secure the umbrella in place against movement due to wind or other causes. The bag includes a relatively small... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5354031 | Low-profile umbrella base An umbrella base comprises a base portion and a neck portion. The base portion has a disc with an upturned annular collar communicating with and extending from the top surface of the disc. The disc and the collar have hollow interiors filled with cement o... | 10/11/1994 |
