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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325424 | Saddle locking device and method A saddle locking device for preventing unauthorized use of a saddle is the subject of the invention. The device has a lower plate with billet pins protruding there from. The device also has an upper plate defining openings for receiving the billet pins. There is a l... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322624 | Bag holder A bag holder including a main enclosure body for practically enclosing a space shaped and configured to hold bags by their handles, the space being essentially surrounded by the main enclosure body, the main enclosure body having two ends proximate to each other whi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7172068 | Circular saw blade storage apparatus A circular saw blade storage apparatus includes a panel having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge. The first and second edges are positioned opposite of each other. A first housing is hingedly coupled to the first edge and a second housing i... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7097223 | Shopping bag handle A device for carrying articles having handles is provided with generally elongated gripping and handle supporting members that are positioned in spaced-apart relationship with one another. A retaining assembly is pivotably coupled to the gripping member which can be... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6431627 | Carrier for hockey sticks The invention relates to the design of a hockey stick carrier. The main frame of the the carrier is shaped like an inverted U and is made from light weight, tubular material. The two vertical legs of the inverted U-shaped frame each contain a series of ve... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6010172 | In-line skate carrier A carrier for in-line-skates is provided comprising a substantially rectangular base support, skate retaining side wall members extending partially around the periphery of the base support and a skate retaining rear member to provide a three-sided structu... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5904388 | Plastic bag transport device A plastic bag transport device 10 including an upper arm member 20 and a lower arm member 40 operatively connected together on one end by an intermediate unit 13 and further provided with a latch unit 14 on the other end to define an enclosure that is dim... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5899514 | Carrier device The present invention is directed to an apparatus for carrying in-line skates and accessories. The in-line skates have blades that have at least two adjacent wheels and at least one substantially enclosed opening. The apparatus comprising a continuous pla... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5881873 | Folded cardbord article for packaging stirrups A single-piece cardboard sheet into which slots and tabs are advantageously cut to permit its folding into a carton for packaging a pair of stirrups. The unfolded cardboard carton is substantially symmetrical. A first pair of structural segments projects ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5799995 | Vertical wafer carrier handling apparatus An apparatus for efficiently and safely loading, unloading and transporting vertically oriented wafer carriers. The apparatus includes a body having a front and a back face, a top portion and a first and a second side, two horizontally aligned handles mou... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5707096 | Bottle carrier The present invention is directed to an apparatus that carries bottles by their necks. The apparatus of the present invention comprises a rigid structure having at least two keyhole openings formed in the structure for receiving the head and annular neck ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5664719 | Skate carrier with retractable strap The present invention is directed to an apparatus for carrying in-line skates. The in-line skates have blades that include at least two adjacent wheels. The apparatus comprises a base member having a front, back and bottom. The base member defines first a... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5658028 | Vertical wafer carrier handling apparatus An apparatus for efficiently and safely loading, unloading and transporting vertically oriented wafer carriers. The apparatus includes a body having a front and a back face, a top portion and a first and a second side, two horizontally aligned handles mou... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5221002 | Beverage container carrier apparatus A beverage container carrier is shown formed from a single piece of rigid plastic material having two rows of container receiving apertures extending between a hinge end and a latch end. Separations are formed in the walls between apertures in each row an... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5184863 | Ski carrier A hand-held ski carrier includes a rigid base member, a handle projecting from a central portion of the base member, and at least one jaw. Each jaw preferably comprises an outer side member which extends from a lateral side portion of the base member, and... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5178430 | Transport case for one or a few garment hangers A device for receiving and containing, during transport, the hooks of one or a few garment hangers, consists of a case having an arcuate integral base wall defining a support surface for supporting one or a few garment hanger hooks, first and second side ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5064236 | Dish carrier A dish carrier 10 has a base 11, a cover 12, four stanchions 13 and flexible handles 42. The base is formed with four wedge shaped slots 34 through which the stanchions may extend. The wedge shaped slots are each straddled by track having divergent rails.... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5048884 | Case filling and unloading apparatus An apparatus for assisting the manual loading and unloading of bottles into and out of cases comprising a guide plate, a bottle holder, a bottle holder actuating mechanism, and a handle. The bottle holder comprises a pair of flaps pivotally connected to t... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4991711 | Artist storage container having scalloped handles An apparatus including a base container defined by spaced, elongate side walls and orthogonally mounted end walls. The end walls include a first and second handle mounted thereto utilizing "C" shaped brackets, wherein the brackets include intercommunicati... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4942994 | Ski boot holder A ski boot holder which comprises a collapsible handle attached to a heel frame which is connected to elastic toe retaining means. The toe retaining means may include a toe retaining frame, which helps to hold the boots in proper alignment in the holder. ... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4923236 | Food receptacle carrier A carrier for circular food receptacles. Three or more circular disks are arranged one above another to form shelves for supporting individual receptacles. Two arcuate segmental closures are swingably supported at opposed points on the disk circumference,... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4880113 | Trolley with hanger retaining structure which inhibits unintended hanger withdrawal A trolley for suspending and retaining the hooked ends of clothes hangers in a piece of luggage such as a garment bag includes gripping structures which contact the hooked ends of the hangers. The gripping structures incorporate an arrangement for creatin... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4815642 | Ski boot carrier A ski boot carrier comprises a double loop structure defined by a cord forming a first loop for looping through the buckles of a pair of adjacent ski boots, and a strap forming a second loop for looping over the arm of a skier for carrying the boots, leav... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4798289 | Locking trolley for garment bag with hanger retaining pads which inhibit unintended hanger withdrawal A trolley for suspending and retaining the hooked ends of clothes hangers in a piece of luggage such as a garment bag includes gripping structures which contact the hooked ends of the hangers. The gripping structures incorporate an arrangement for creatin... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4761029 | Ski boot carrier A device for carrying a pair of boots such as ski boots in which a rigid frame is connected to an elongated rod-like carrying member such that the carrying member divides the frame member into two receiving pockets that in turn receive and retain the forw... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4696504 | Boot carrier A boot carrier having a flexible U-shape portion forming the weight-bearing member, for passing under a pair of boots, and a handle; a holding or stabilizing member slidably mounted on the flexible U-shape portion, for engaging the shafts of a pair of boo... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4659129 | Ski carrier with lock A bicycle type cable lock is attached to the pivot means of a ski carrier. The cable lock can be used to secure a pair of skis and poles to a permanent structure when they are attached to the ski carrier. The cable lock also can be used to secure the ski ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4628628 | Fishing equipment holder A fishing equipment holder (16) is composed of an elongate cylindrical body of a diameter large enough to receive and store various types of fishing tackle. Generally circularly shaped brackets (44a) and (44b) are spaced apart along and encompass body (18... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4629103 | Ski boot carrier A panel in the same general shape as a cross-section of a ski boot is inserted between a pair of side-by-side ski boots and has a first strap substantially parallel with the bottom edge of the boots but encircles the ski boots and extends through front an... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4624496 | Boot carrier frame A ski boot carrier frame defining a pair of side by side rectangular openings, a handle connecting to a central member which separates the side by side openings, and a restraining strap adapted to pass across both rectangular openings, the rectangular ope... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4500128 | Device for carrying fishing rods A device for carrying fishing rods comprising first and second panel-like members and elongated members connected therebetween for maintaining the panel-like members in a generally co-planar relationship. The first panel-like member includes two opposite ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4493504 | Carrier for transporting paintings and other substantially planar artwork A carrier for transporting paintings and other substantially planar artwork comprises a pair of generally parallel elongated support members mounted upon a generally transverse guide member for relative adjustment toward and away from each other to adjust... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4479674 | Device for carrying elongated items A device for conveniently and securely carrying elongated items has a pair of hingeable members hingeably connected to each other at one of their ends. At least one of the pair of hingeable members comprises an inner plate and an outer plate. The inner pl... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4461506 | Equipment assembling, carrying and, or, securing device Improved methods are described for assembling any combination of equipment, such as boots, skis and poles, into releasable assemblage for optionally displaying, merchandizing, storing, carrying, transporting, securing and, or, locking. The arrangements di... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4458935 | Ski equipment carrier A device is presented for carrying ski equipment such as a pair of skis and a pair of ski poles. The device has a pair of clamping members which clamp around a pair of skis to hold them in a back-to-back orientation while being carried. A linear cam mecha... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4417657 | Beverage can container An open top container for beverage cans and the like divided into chambers adapted to hold the cans in vertical stacks. The container may be of any suitable material. It may be formed from a single sheet or panel folded into the shape of a container. A re... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4394042 | Ice skate carrier A portable, rigid carrier for ice skates comprises an upright wall having two lateral panels and narrow front and rear sides, each side being provided with a central longitudinal slit adapted for insertion of an ice skate blade. An ice skate fastened to a... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4391396 | Clothing travel bag A clothing travel bag adapted to be carried over the shoulder of the user. The bag includes a relatively thin, generally rectangular garment bag connected to a substantially smaller, generally rectangular clothes pouch by a relatively thin, flexible web. ... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4333677 | Device for carrying and securing skis, boots and poles The invention is a single, integral device for carrying and/or securing any desired combination of equipment such as skis, boots and poles. The device includes a pair of cooperable retainer cradle carriages, each movably mounted onto a central structural ... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4320918 | Equipment assembling, carrying and, or, securing device The invention is a device for assembling, transporting, displaying, packaging, carrying and, or, securing any desired combination of equipment such as skis, poles and boots. The device includes oppositely disposed equipment retainer means symmetrically re... | 03/23/1982 |
