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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7510162 | Two piece mailbox support A two piece plastic support is provided for a plastic mailbox, which upon installation surrounds a support post mounted in the ground. The two pieces are substantially reverse images of one another with confronting post receiving channels on their inward sides. The ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7354360 | Method and apparatus for teaching a user how to hit a ball with a bat Disclosed is an apparatus for teaching a user how to hit a ball with a bat. The apparatus includes a telescopically adjustable tee assembly that is magnetically secured to an underlying base. A user can easily make adjustments to both the vertical height of the tee ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341234 | Tree stand, in particular Christmas tree stand with improved release function The tensioning device of a tree stand has a tension lever, a ratchet wheel and a tensioning body coaxial therewith, and a lever catch that is movably guided on the tension lever like a ratchet or one-way coupling and that is detachably mechanically linked to the rat... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7310909 | Silk flower holder A holder for silk flowers including multiple extensions extending laterally outwardly of the holder, a pair of spaced discs respectively interconnected with the inner surface of the holder, a pair of apertures formed respectively in the discs, and multiple pointed p... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7287474 | Consumer pyrotechnics support apparatus A reusable pyrotechnics support device for securely holding consumer ground-based fireworks (for example, fountains, mortars, multiple aerials, and the like) in a vertical and upright position, using a sufficiently wide base that is resistant to tipping over. In cer... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7246463 | Christmas tree support assembly A Christmas tree support assembly includes a base that includes a pair of legs and a central member that is attached to and extends between the legs. The legs are orientated parallel to each other. A post is attached to and extends upwardly from the central member. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7137608 | Multi-purpose upright support stand with leg assemblies having hinge-fitting A unique collapsible apparatus for supporting an article; the apparatus has at least a first, second, and third leg assembly, an upper end of each leg assembly pivotally secured to extend from an upper support member in a generally symmetrical fashion. A lower end o... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134375 | Visual assistance guide system for disrupter placement and method of use A visual assistance guide system for placement of a disrupter device for explosive ordinance disposal includes a checkerboard base and adhesive containing areas on the base. One of the adhesive containing areas is used to secure a disrupter device on the base. The c... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7096790 | Combined fireworks shipping container and display stand A fireworks stand for elevating fixed-position fireworks, especially cone type fountains, having a body with an inner cavity for storing the fireworks and an upper platform for supporting the fireworks during discharge. The platform is nested into an upper end of th... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090087 | Apparatus for holding an inverted container The present invention has a radius rectangular base with a platform lying in a base plane. Four slots are through, the base in a generally rectangular configuration around the perimeter of the base. Four members are provided, one for being removeably inserted into e... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7052201 | Safety bollard A safety bollard, post or stanchion to protect adjacent a vehicular area, each bollard, post or stanchion being so designed to provide a progressively increasing resistance to bending and/or deformation on impact by a vehicle, whereby the force of impact is progress... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7014160 | Washing machine base for securing a central mechanism A washing machine base that protects and cushions the washing machine and secures the washing machine transmission or other mechanism suspended below the washer tub during assembly and shipping, even if the appliance is tilted. The base may be formed entirely from c... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6993868 | Adjustable tree stand An adjustable tree stand for holding a tree trunk to position a tree in a substantially vertical position, the tree stand comprised of a generally cylindrical-shaped base member having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end adapted to be supported by a floor, a ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974276 | Connecting part for mounting rails A connecting part for attachment on a mounting rail has a fastening part with an at least approximately rectangular cross-section. The fastening part has legs and surrounds when mounted a mounting rail on all sides by having a matching cross-section formed by the le... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6955609 | Golf club and golf pin stand A golf club and golf pin stand having a main body support bracket and a pair of leg members which, when attached to a golf pin, supports the golf pin above the ground in a tripod configuration. The main body support bracket is adapted to connect to the shaft of the ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6688575 | Cane stand A cane stand for storing a cane. The cane stand is made up of a base pivotally attached to a shaft at one end and a clip pivotally mounted opposite from the end pivotally mounted to the base. Another clip is fixedly attached to the end of the shaft that i... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6419202 | Christmas-tree stand The invention relates to a stand, particularly a stand for the substantially vertical erection of trunks of Christmas trees with adaptation to different sizes and characteristics of the trunks of Christmas trees, with a housing, with a receiving region fo... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6370816 | Nesting Christmas tree stand A tree stand having an inner well to contain water and an outer peripheral skirt for buttressing the well has pins which slide to engage a tree in the well. Access openings are provided in the peripheral skirt through which the pins of nested tree stands ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6357173 | Tree stand with water storage portions A tree stand (10) comprising a base (12) extending about an axis (A) and a tree support wall (14) extending about the axis (A) upwardly from the base (12) to an open top. The top of the support wall (14) and the open top of a receptacle (24) define trunk ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6349917 | Method and apparatus for supporting an elongate structure A stand for supporting an elongate upright structure, including a base having a substantially larger perimeter that the structure to be supported, a plurality of support cables attached to the base at spaced-apart intervals along the perimeter thereof for... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6199818 | Support device for a pole A support device for supporting a substantially vertical pole within an open-topped receptacle comprising a substantially vertical open-topped tube secured to a first flat plate. The first flat plate is locatable within the receptacle, and a second flat p... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6129325 | Christmas tree stand The novel Christmas tree stand has fixing elements (104) mounted in a housing. The fixing elements are moved, by supplying a pressure medium to annular bellows (16), from an opened position into a position to surround the trunk of the Christmas tree (17) ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6095480 | Stands for Christmas trees or the like Stands for substantially cylindrical, elongate objects, in particular Christmas trees. The stands have at least one retaining element into which the object is inserted. Resilient elements are attached to the retaining element, the resilient elements being... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5938168 | Christmas tree stand having grippers including spikes A compact tree stand has a generally cylindrical container having an open top, closed bottom and a wall extending therebetween which together define a central cavity. A plurality of legs are releasably attached to the exterior of the container and may be ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5797579 | Tree stand A tree stand featuring a plurality of retaining elements and a single clamping element which acts upon all of the retaining elements via a load transmission element. The load transmission element comprises a flexible, substantially inextensible connecting... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5791626 | Pump tree stand A tree stand of the present invention includes a base defining a tree area, at least one positioning jaw, and at least one securing jaw. The tree stand also includes a pneumatic actuator assembly that actuates the securing jaw in a first direction into th... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5732926 | Christmas tree stand For cut Christmas trees, a stand having a readily adjustable trunk holder which can be adjusted to move the tree to the desired vertical position. The stand is collapsible for storage by folding the legs. A unique means for holding the tree in the stand i... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5725193 | Christmas tree stand A compact tree stand has a generally cylindrical container having an open top, closed bottom and a wall extending therebetween which together define a central cavity. A plurality of legs are releasably attached to the exterior of the container and may be ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5590865 | Tree stand fastener An improved manner for attachment for a tree stand, as for a Christmas tree for holding a tree in a vertical orientation when the stand is assembled and erected. The stand comprises at least three legs, two of which are each longer in length than the rema... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5577701 | Christmas tree stand A tree stand includes a bowl 12 with a backpost 14 fastened therein. The backpost includes a set of jaws or teeth 40u which bear against the tree trunk. A set of upper and lower straps 60u and 60l is buckled to the backpost in a manner which allows the le... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5535977 | Supporting structure to mount and hold cylindrical shaped element A cylindrical shaped element supporting structure that includes an inverted vertically arranged hollow open top frustum-shaped container, knurling circumferentially disposed on the outer surface of the inverted vertically arranged hollow open top frustum-... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5522177 | Christmas tree stand An upwardly extending post is welded at its lower end to a base ring and is inclined for holding a depending bar at an inner portion of the ring. The depending bar has a bottom horizontal foot plate that extends integrally therefrom. This foot plate carri... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5492302 | Method and apparatus for displaying harvested Christmas trees and the like A tree stand, as for a Christmas tree and the like, capable of assembly and disassembly and for holding a tree in a vertical orientation when the stand is assembled and erected. The stand comprises at least three legs, two of which are each longer in leng... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5465529 | Support stand for decorative tree Outdoor or indoor stand for supporting decorative trees, such as Christmas trees. In this stand, the bottom of a tree trunk is inserted into a cylindrical support vessel medially and orthogonally mounted on the top surface of a base plate. The lower and u... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464186 | Vertical member support stand A vertical member support stand is described which includes a body with a generally tubular vertical member receiving cavity. The cavity has a bottom, a top opening, and circumferential sidewalls. At least three upper pressure members are substantially eq... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5439196 | Safety Christmas tree stand A new and improved tree stand for securing a cut tree in an upright position, the tree stand comprising a container adapted to receive the butt of a tree trunk and hold it in an upright position, a clamp adapted to hold a tree trunk, and a mechanism for l... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5363591 | Plant stand and feeder An improved plant stand comprising a reservoir having an open top for receiving the base or ball of a plant at least one base member projecting outwardly from said reservoir, a plurality of jam-cleats each mounted adjacent the outer end of a portion of sa... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5362024 | Christmas tree stand A tree stand accommodates a range of tree trunk diameters. The stand includes four legs mounted to an L-shaped member. A tree holder also is mounted to the L-shaped member, and can be adjusted to accommodate trunks of different diameters. The stand can be... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5074514 | Christmas tree holder The holder comprises a pot having a screw for fixing a tree stump in the pot chamber by clamping it against the opposite wall of the pot. The wall of the pot forms three inwardly and slightly upwardly extending cylindrical cavities at its base. Three legs... | 12/24/1991 |
