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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988132 | Block with improved central mounting A block with a rotating sheave mounted between a pair of side plates. Between the side plates may be a post about which a mounting loop may be mounted. The post is configured to permit the loop to be attached or detached from the block. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7673851 | Block with improved central mounting A block with a rotating sheave mounted between a pair of side plates. Captured between the side plates may be a post about which a mounting loop may be mounted. The post is removable from the between the side plates to permit the loop to be attached or detached from... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7431269 | Ring sheave The present invention is a sheave assembly that includes a ring supported by a support assembly instead of a solid sheave wheel supported by a central axle. The support assembly may include a plurality of rollers or a curved shoe. The ring is made of a lubricated pl... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7314406 | Tree hoist system A tree hoist system is provided utilizing a mast having a plurality of steps to allow the upper portion of the mast to be secured to a tree without requiring a ladder. The tree hoist system includes a cable and brake winch to lock or raise/lower an attached game fee... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7264035 | Temporary window covering The invention is directed to a temporary window covering that may include a pleated cover formed from a sheet of material having a plurality of horizontal creases extending across the width of the sheet thereby defining a plurality of pleats, a bottom rail attached ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7152847 | Pulley block A pulley block has a body which rotatably supports a sheave, the block having a mounting pin which extends through a bore in the block. The pin has an enlarged head disposed internally of the body to retain the pin in the bore. Rotation of the pin may be prevented b... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7125331 | Small game skinning and cleaning aid A small game skinning and cleaning aid that bears resemblance to a beam balance, or a mobile, has a beam that is suspended from a firmly tied-off top line. The beam extends between spaced outer retention points from where respective drop lines are retained. As well ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124479 | Snap hook A hook and an eye are integral with and located at opposite longitudinal ends of a body. The hook includes a tip spaced from the body and defining a mouth for attachment of the hook to a ring or other object. A lock pin mounted in the body moves axially between a cl... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6974125 | Pulley block A line-handling block particularly for sailing vessels has an attachment device (30) rotatably mounted in the body. Locking device (50) are slidable in keyhole slots (60) into or out of engagement with the attachment device (30). When in ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971636 | High speed safety block assembly A high speed safety block assembly includes a first and second cheek plates with a sheave and axle installed between the cheek plates. The cheek plates each have a recessed area on their inner surfaces and have interlocking ears which increase the safety of the bloc... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6792893 | Retractable two-pet leash A retractable leash for two animals which includes two spool assemblies (24A and 24B) for individual extension and retraction of each animal's cord. Each animal's cord is controlled by a button and locking mechanism. The cord holes (20A and 2... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6561490 | Rope pulley construction A rope pulley construction comprising a frame, at least one rope pulley equipped with a rope groove, rope pulley bearing, guard to prevent a lifting rope from coming off the rope pulley, and suspension point for hanging the rope pulley. The frame of the r... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6474270 | Leash for multiple dogs An improved dog leash for use with two or more dogs that enables two dogs to be walked simultaneously. The invention resists tangling and is designed to minimize the effect each dog has on each other in the natural course of the inventions use. Moreover, ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6182946 | Tree stand hoist assembly and casing therefor having identical mating halves A hoist assembly includes a casing, a pulley mechanism and a latch mechanism. The casing has a pair of identical mating front and rear casing halves. The casing has an aperture formed therethrough and an interior chamber formed therein between said front ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6068242 | Unitary, ridged and ratcheted pulley block A ratchet for use with a cord includes a pair of opposed tear drop shaped members defining a one piece housing for rotatably supporting a one piece ratchet spool, a pivotally mounting a thumb release and supporting an angularly displacable hook. Circular ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6062544 | Cable drive of a hoisting mechanism A cable drive for a hoisting mechanism, including a carrying element having a recess, at least one of a top block and a cable end attachment, each of which has a horizontal swivel axle having two ends, and bearing elements swivelably mounted at both ends ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5984278 | Swivel post latch system for bearing block A bearing block has a head containing a totatably mounted post to enable attachment of the block on a support. A manually operated latch mechanism is mounted in the head, and the latch may be moved into engagement with one or more recesses in the post to ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5573226 | Apparatus for guiding an enlogated item An apparatus for guiding elongated items, such as cables, wires, hoses, and the like, onto or from spools. The apparatus includes two frame members that are pivotally and hand-releasably connected together to form an enclosed frame through which the elong... | 11/12/1996 |
| 4574789 | Gravity relief apparatus A handy, compact and easily transportable apparatus for relief of intervertebral discs and for stretching of the vertebrae and the hip joints by means of gravity, having a support element suspendable on a door, a wall or the like, and a suspension device ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4475755 | Apparatus and method for assembly-disassembly of a spring loaded hook A spring loaded hook having an apparatus which forms a part of the assembly and which can be used by field or manufacturing personnel to disassemble and/or assemble the hook parts for maintenance or repair by a controlled compression and release of the sp... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4438905 | Device for mounting and dismounting chain blocks A U-shaped suspension ring is pivotally supported on a horizontal pin inserted through a suspension shaft supported by the top plate of a load suspending tripod or by a support member disposed at a high place. In order to lift a chain block to the positio... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4365834 | Lifting tackle Lifting tackle comprises a hook sheave suspended from a pulley block sheave supported between a pair of parallel arms, the free ends of which are bent to form one member of a pair of gripping jaws the other member being of L shaped pivoted between the two... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4251061 | Snap roller A snap roller utilized as a snatch lock employs a pulley and a rod fabricated from a wire-like spring material to which the pulley is journalled. The rod has a portion of its length, located substantially in the central regions thereof to which the pulley... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4007808 | Line securing device A line securing device having a rigid rod with opposite end portions and being successively return bent intermediate said end portions to form a pair of workload supporting loops extending laterally of the end portions in one direction and a single line a... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3999739 | Snatch block A snatch block having opposed side sections which may be swung open to admit a cable, rope or other towline into the interior of the block for engaging a sheave journaled for rotation between the side sections and which has an anchorage device such as a h... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3992919 | Sheet metal pulling power head and stand A pulling apparatus having a stand which supports a chain connected between a floor anchor and a piece of sheet metal, and the like, to be straightened. A power head is arranged engaging the chain for tightening same. The power head may be disposed along ... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3967735 | Cranes with look independent of sheave block A crane is provided with a sheave-block, a winch for lifting and lowering the sheave-block, a crane hook, spring-loaded catches for demountably attaching the crane hook to the sheave-block, and a tension-imparting winch unit for lifting and lowering the c... | 07/06/1976 |
