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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341390 | Loose-leaf binder A loose-leaf binder has a back, a binder made of a flexible material and attached to the back and two end plugs mounted respectively in ends of the back. The back has two tracks, two side slots and a middle slot. The binder has multiple open rings having two ends. E... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7263747 | Zipper attachment and a method of making the improved zipper attachment A zipper mechanism is stitched to one side of a base which has a layer of adhesive on the other side. A release liner covers the adhesive and includes a plurality of rows of slits which define sections which are separated from each other. The zipper mechanism is att... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7232157 | Blank modular book to be enclosed in an artistic case to be filled out in writing by the members of successive generations of the same family during a long time Patent for a blank modular book (FIG. 1), the modules being distinguished by tags (1), each having the same number of pages, designed to be filled in by the members of each generation of the same Family, whatever they may want to write, each module bei... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7077596 | Notebook with two-way pocket A two-way pocket assembly for use with a notebook (100). The pocket assembly is constructed over a window (208) formed in a subsurface material of the notebook (100). The pocket assembly includes exterior and interior pockets (104), each ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6983932 | Method of manufacturing a booklet with protective covers A booklet has front and back protective covers between which is sandwiched a printed folded sheet. The folded sheet consists of a series of panels that are folded one over another in turn and are then folded together in half about at least one fold line orthogonal t... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6944918 | Ring binder clip A clip is provided for use on a loose-leaf binder having a spine with front and back covers and a plurality of rings for holding paper in the binder. The clip includes a U-shaped member having a base and outer legs adapted to engage outer surfaces of the binder cove... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6910717 | Outside-hinged cover for protecting articles stored therein and method for fabricating same An object resembling the cover of a hardbound book comprises two panels connected by a spine. The outside hinge configuration of the invention prevents the spine from collapsing, even if there are no contents between the two panels. The invention lends itself to a w... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6601874 | Bookbinding repair kit A bookbinding repair kit containing instructions, diagrams and equipment to carry out repair to damaged or torn backing shoulder joints of any book, the equipment comprising a complete endpaper consisting of one evenly folded sheet of paper with a double-... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6537407 | Process for the manufacture of an improved laminated material A process for the manufacture of a composite laminate which includes a thermoplastic film laminated to a substrate. The front surface of the film has a regular embossed pattern of protrusions which have a height in the range of 0.5 to 10 microns and a sep... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6482283 | Method for making corner protectors The methods and devices of the present invention comprise and result generally in sturdy foldable, performed protective comers of sturdy construction, preferably acid-free, non-yellowing polymeric film, and preferably having a preformed comer pocket for a... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6467808 | Booksaver A book support apparatus for supporting pages in a vertically positioned book. The book support apparatus includes a support body attached to a locating arm and optionally includes hinges and adhesive strips with peel off backings. A body addition may als... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6357797 | Book cover A cover apparatus for a book is provided. The cover apparatus includes a body portion that defines a substantially plainer protecting surface which attaches to an inner page of a book. The cover apparatus also includes a folding piece portion extending la... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6241414 | Binders with flexible pockets The present invention discloses a variety of pockets associated with a binder. In one embodiment, a ruler pocket that is formed from a mesh is sewn to the spine of a binder. Another embodiment discloses a mesh pocket formed over a VELCRO flap which is des... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6234701 | Molded plastic binder An improved binder formed of two cover portions made of rigid material joined together with a living hinge is disclosed. A closure flap with a second living hinge joins the free ends of the cover opposite the binder spine. An improved method of attaching ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6224106 | Book with nested sculpted forms The invention is a book which comprises a series of sculpted figures which nest within each other. The sculpted figures are preferably made of vacuum formed plastic, in a manner similar to that used in making the plastic shells for a blister package. In p... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6129386 | Apparatus and method for collecting data An apparatus for collecting and cataloging data, the apparatus comprising a base, an accordion-pleated folded strip mounted with the base and defining sections each having a major surface for the recordation of information thereon, each section hingedly f... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6109657 | Book packing system A system for the packaging of a photo album of the type having a spine with an exterior closed edge and an interior open edge and with elements for holding pages includes a plurality of pages. The pages have interior edges adapted to be coupled with respe... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6082770 | Fastening device for schedule folder covers A fastening device for schedule folder covers with a side plate to join two covers of schedule folder, wherein both ends of the side plate is connected with a side chain band similar to a metallic watchband and identical to the width thereof, and a connec... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6062387 | Loose-leaf card holder adapted for holding cards therein A loose-leaf card holder is adapted for holding a plurality of cards therein, and includes a holder body and a pair of note-writing flaps. The holder body includes a backing sheet and a front sheet, which are made from a transparent plastic fusible materi... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5947521 | Binder spacer A binder spacer for use with a looseleaf notebook. The binder spacer is removably attached to one of the covers of a notebook by a clip. Spacing members depending generally perpendicularly from the clip keep the covers in a substantially parallel orientat... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5897141 | File stiffener The invention relates to a file stiffener for stiffening a file of the type having a pair of opposed covers hinged to and spaced apart from one another by a spine, in particular for ring binder and lever arch-type files. The file stiffener comprises at le... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5634666 | Binder with cover spacer A binder with cover spacer which restrains the covers of a binder in a near-parallel relationship to enable the binder to be stored in a stacked or shelved manner. The binder of the invention is comprised of a back portion, or spine, which determines the ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5632566 | Apparatus to retain and reinforce notebook contents The invention, consisting of two (2) flat, rectangular, pre-slotted, backing boards with the anterior backing board containing six (6) Velcro.RTM. receiving strips (hooks) affixed in a parallel manner, an equal number above and below the centerline, and t... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5626366 | Book cover corner guard An improved corner guard that consisting of a guard body with an adhesive bottom surface layer, a pair of orthogonal fold lines designed to align with a pair of corner edges, a pair of fixed edge tab portions extending inwardly from the fold lines, and a ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5590909 | File cover restraining device A file cover restraining device includes a strut-like restraining member for bridging the inside surfaces of the file cover members and constructed from first and second elongate strut members interconnected for relative longitudinal sliding movement ther... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5540462 | Cover device for subsequent mounting on softbound books By a cover device (6, 30) for subsequent mounting on paperbacks (2) for instance telephone books, and comprising a first cover part (8, 32) being adapted to be permanently secured by gluing along a longitudinal edge of a cover side member of the paperback... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5533758 | Book cover corner guard An improved corner guard that consists of a guard body with an adhesive bottom surface layer, a pair of orthogonal fold lines designed to align with a pair of corner edges, a pair of fold-over tabs extending outwardly from the fold lines, the tabs designe... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5515972 | Video indexing system A video indexing system for cataloging and organizing video cassettes. The indexing system utilizes a housing that is substantially identical to a video cassette container. A video directory having a plurality of erasable labels is releasable disposed in ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5429238 | Comic book protection apparatus A comic book protection apparatus includes a document cover having generally flexible, generally rectangular front and rear panels each having at least one longitudinal edge, the edges positioned in vertical spaced relation. A spine extends between and is... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5398971 | File cover restraining system A binder cover restraining member comprises a central, one piece, restraining strut portion and cover mounting portions formed by inner and outer retention shoulders held spaced apart in opposed relation by a narrow neck portion, at respective opposite en... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5388861 | Transparent overlay device for making notes on printed material A transparent overlay device for placement over printed material wherein notations can be made on the transparent overlay device over the printed material without leaving permanent markings on the printed material is disclosed. The transparent overlay dev... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5217256 | Paper stack protection device A paper stack protection device is disclosed which has a triangular shaped pocket designed to accept a corner of a stack of papers. A staple through the pocket and the corner of a paper stack secures the pocket to the stack of papers. The top and bottom s... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5180191 | Band Folder with integral handles A folder comprises a plurality of joined panels having a first surface and a second surface. An aperture is disposed through each of the joined panels, communicating from the first surface to the second surface. The aperture is of sufficient size to accep... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5108130 | Book brace Brace for supporting a soft-covered book so that it can stand in an upright position without collapsing. The brace includes a pair of support flaps which are attached to the covers of the book along the edges opposite the binding and are adapted to overli... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5056825 | Referencing device A referencing device has a corner constructed of two generally rectangular plies and closed along two adjacent sides to receive a larger generally rectangular sheet and with provision on the outer plies for informational indicia.... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5009361 | Protective cover for a file folder The protective cover of this invention includes a pair of cover panels separated by one or more score lines. The protective panels cover the panels of a file folder, and inner flaps along at least the top and bottom edges of the cover panel receive the co... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4962949 | Book blanket A blanket for covering the printed document comprising an elongated sheet of flexible transparent material having a vertical height substantially equal to the vertical height of the document which is covered and a horizontal length substantially equal to ... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4793633 | Device for supporting bound material A support device for bound materials, such as a notebook binder holder pages of computer software documentation, holds the bound materials in two distinct positions. In a first position, front and back covers, along free edges thereof, are received by tra... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4789058 | Aesthetic displaying device for video cassette tapes and the like Display means are disclosed for aesthetically storing a signal receiving means such as video cassette tapes, audio cassette tapes or compact discs. The display means include a jacket having substantially no printing matter on an end wall facing the user. ... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4687226 | Device for supporting bound material A support device for bound materials, such as a notebook binder holding pages of computer software documentation, holds the bound materials in two distinct positions. In a first position, front and back covers, along free edges thereof, are received by sl... | 08/18/1987 |
