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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7216453 | Fishing pole holder Two V-shaped fishing rod support elements are telescopingly coupled together and each element has a tubular element fastened thereto. Each support element has a pointed end which is forced into the ground to support a fishing rod once the two elements have been sepa... | 05/15/2007 |
| 6925754 | Vegetation support A new vegetation support for supporting the growth of vegetation such as vegetable plants and vines. The inventive device includes an elongate pole with alternating first and second sets of bores through it. The bores of the first set of bores are extended in a firs... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6871455 | Drive/auger anchor and stabilizer A reinforced ground anchor including a spike, a pressure cap having a planar surface, a rod having a drive section at one end, and a swivel connection connecting said pressure cap with the rod. An opening is formed in the pressure cap. A guide is located adjacent th... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6829857 | Small arms weapon bipod A bipod has a base attached to the weapon and a pair of legs which extend in a use position from the base downwards and outwards. Each leg includes an inner member having a pointed distal end and a proximal end attached to the base, and an outer member which freely ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6612263 | Rotatable elevated tether device for use with retractable restraints A tether device employing an anchor shaft and a rotatable shaft is disclosed. The rotatable shaft has a lower section movably mounted within the anchor shaft. The rotatable shaft further includes an elevated section having a fastening member attached. The... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6461018 | Decorative ground lighting stake assembly and system A decorative lighting stake assembly maintains at least one decorative light above a surface. The decorative lighting stake assembly includes: (i) a holder configured to selectively hold at least one decorative light therein; and (ii) a stake selectively,... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6036161 | Sandbar system A sand bar system including a lower support bar. The lower support bar is positionable in a horizontal orientation and has a generally cylindrical configuration and an upwardly extending projection in the central extent thereof formed with female screw th... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5535978 | Beach umbrella anchoring apparatus The present invention is an apparatus and method for anchoring the central support pole of a beach umbrella in the sand at a beach. The present anchoring apparatus includes a length of tube having a lower edge forming an opening at its lower end and a cla... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5474191 | Golf caddy An aluminum tube has a rubber grip on one end and a golf club support made of thermoplastic ABS material at the other end. The support has an annular array of cup shaped receptacles for receiving the grip end of a golf club, one of the receptacles being l... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5267524 | Rotating non-fowling flag and flag bracket A flag assembly has a flag or planar member and a bracket having a first member to which the planar member is attached for supporting the planar member and also having a second member extending downwardly therefrom such that the second member is insertibl... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5222703 | Golf bag support A golf bag stand having a spike member unit removably mounted on the bottom of the golf bag which spike member when in use is embedded in the ground to support the golf bag. The spike member unit when removed from the bottom of the golf bag is reversible ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5152495 | Umbrella anchoring mechanism A mechanism for anchoring umbrellas that includes a tubular outer member and a helical assembly at the lower end that is driven into the ground through manually imparted rotation through the use of a gear box and handle or battery powered electric motor. ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5108058 | Camping light holder A camping light holder for maintaining a camping light a distance from a support structure is provided. The camping light holder includes a pole assembly, and a clamping assembly. The pole assembly includes a plurality of interconnecting sections. The pol... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5005810 | Fluid-filled cushioning device having sealing arrangement for easy assembling A fluid-filled cushioning device having a cylindrical elastic body mounted on an inner sleeve and having an orifice structure with an orifice formed therethrough is disclosed. A pair of annular elastic members each having a retainer member and an outer sl... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4658534 | Fishing pole holder device A fishing rod or pole holder having a hollow pipe member for holding the fishing pole. The holder having a threaded bore at one end thereof for threadably mounting the holder to a spike. The spike having a pointed end for driving into ice or ground and a ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4131122 | Umbrella structure An improved umbrella structure having a unique handle that permits the umbrella to be staked into the ground, right side up, when desired by the user. The handle, in preferred form, includes a pin having a stake-like point at one end and a threaded shank ... | 12/26/1978 |
