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Behavior Modification Wristwatch

A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.

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Class 292/349 - Friction


Subclass of Class 292 - Closure fasteners
Definition: Devices of the friction-catch type.
No. of patents: 19
Last issue date: 05/27/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7377562Door handle assembly
A door assembly comprising a door substrate having an aperture, a bell crank including a first arm having a pivot axis, a second arm, and a base therebetween, wherein the second arm extends through the aperture of the door substrate, a door handle that operatively e...
05/27/2008
7360381Security lock
A locking device for securing to a door or the like and including a rotatable knob adapted for mounting at a front surface of the door and having locked and unlocked positions, a locking member adapted for positioning at an opposite rear surface of the door and in a...
04/22/2008
7203998Composite knob with light pipe leakage barrier
A composite knob including an injection molded translucent core having a side wall and a top wall with light pipe window or a light pipe opening formed in these walls. A trim ring is positioned on the core and has an opening therethrough to align with the light pipe...
04/17/2007
6966586Fitting
The invention relates to fittings (1, 21) for the fixing and/or locking arrangement of a glass element (45) on at least one adjacent glass element, whereby the fittings (1, 21) are composed of fitting halves (2, 3, 22, 23, 26, 27) each co...
11/22/2005
6805388Door handle pin retainer
The door handle assembly includes a housing and a lever handle pivotally connected to the front side of the housing by a pin. A pivot plate is pivotally connected to the back side of the housing, which includes a curved channel in which is mounted a compression spri...
10/19/2004
6669249Lever handle support mechanism
A handle support mechanism is designed for attachment to a door lock, preferably the exterior of a mortise lock, that has two handles driven back to an initial position with a common return spring after either handle is used. The support mechanism prevent...
12/30/2003
6523375Deadbolt thumbturn assembly
The deadbolt thumbturn assembly of the present invention includes a thumbturn including a thumbturn extension, which is inserted through a bushing collar and rose bearing, then secured with a retaining ring such that the thumbturn extension is able to rot...
02/25/2003
5688005Door knob spindle with spring
A lock assembly with a lock spindle extending perpendicular from the internal lock mechanism and the door. A knob or lever is operably connected to the spindle such that rotation thereof operates the lock mechanism. In order to eliminate any movement betw...
11/18/1997
5590921Swell latch assembly
A latch assembly is mounted in an aperture formed in a first member for releasably retaining the first member against a corresponding second member and in a latched position. The latch assembly includes a handle which is adapted for pivotal rotation. A sh...
01/07/1997
5074604Door knob and latch retaining device
The disclosure describes a latch retaining device to maintain the latch of a door in an inoperable position, which includes at least one body member adapted to engage and grip the door knob of the door so as to retain the door knob in its latch releasing ...
12/24/1991
4923325Friction fit knob
A molded knob of the type which frictionally engages and slips over the end of a shaft. The knob has a hub with a shaft-receiving socket formed therein. Elongated fingers, which are formed as part of the hub, extend into the socket to engage the shaft. In...
05/08/1990
4588221Segmented door opener
The subject of this patent application is a door assembly (10) having a knob (38) which, during shipment, is segregated from the rest of the assembly (10) for ease in packaging and storage. The invention includes a unique locking element (62) for securing...
05/13/1986
4486116Friction joint for joining together machine elements
Friction joint for fixing machine elements together. The friction joint is established with the aid of at least one sleeve-like member (15) so that the sleeve-like member (15) is disposed around the first machine element (11) and that the second machine e...
12/04/1984
4358874Retaining device
A knob or similar object is rotatably retained on a piece of equipment by an arrangement including a four-section hinged member which may be concealed by the knob during normal usage. The hidden retaining member is captivated around the shaft at both ends...
11/16/1982
4295246Knob
A molded plastic knob of the type which frictionally engages and slips over the end of a shaft of generally circular cross section and having at least one longitudinally extending flat surface. A hub is formed as part of the knob. A shaft receiving socket...
10/20/1981
4270063Motor having adapted shaft and shaft adapter
Any suitable strip material, including cold-rolled steel, is stamped to establish first and second laterally extending portions interconnected by a connecting segment, with a locating hole located midway between the free or distal ends of the laterally ex...
05/26/1981
4179771Knob
A molded knob of the type which frictionally engages and slips over the end of a shaft. The knob has a hub with a shaft receiving socket formed therein. The socket has a flat wall adapted to engage a flat on the shaft. Elongated fingers which are formed a...
12/25/1979
4147445Coupling arrangement
A coupling arrangement between a shaft and a knob adapted for rotating the shaft, the knob being provided with a recess having a cross-sectional area which is substantially greater than the cross-sectional area of the shaft, and having a sleeve arranged t...
04/03/1979
3994608Adapter between knob and shaft
A control component with a "D" shaped shaft is to be fitted with a control knob that was designed to fit onto a "dog-bone" shaped shaft. A resilient adapter in the form of a tubular sleeve has a special bore to fit on the shaft and a special configuration...
11/30/1976
 
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