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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255204 | Apparatus for moving elevator equipment An apparatus for moving elevator equipment, particularly an elevator car when stuck in a shaft, comprises a suspension point which is connected to the elevator equipment by an adjustable-height connection. Contrary to the prior art, the suspension point includes a l... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7237813 | Box lifting device A pair of devices for lifting boxes is disclosed. Each device comprises a handle, lifting surface, lifting plate and a plurality of lifting members in the form of angled teeth. During use, the teeth of each device are inserted into opposite sides of a corrugated box... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7192069 | Wrap for bundling objects The present invention is an apparatus and method for bundling and carrying snow ski equipment. The present invention is comprised of an elongate piece of first material having flexible qualities with a flexible strip of second, more rigid, and bendable material encl... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 5549339 | Lifting device for cylindrical objects A lifting device (100) having two restraining devices (102) coupled to a handle (106) by a cord (104). The restraining devices (102) receive a cylindrical object such as a gas cylinder (110) and lifting of the handle (106) tensions the cord (104) and caus... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5484182 | Adjustable handle for holding containers A lightweight handle for containers is adjustable to permit the carrying, transporting and storage of containers of different sizes. The handle comprises an upper portion which is pivotally connected to a lower portion. The pivot is closer to one of the t... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5240300 | Device for hand-carrying articles A device for hand-carrying articles in cooperation with a string, strap, shoelace or the like includes a grip element for grasping of the device by a user. Support elements extend upwardly from opposed ends of the grip element, and arm elements are connec... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5226688 | Sheet carrying device An improved sheet carrying device in which a frame is provided including a lower frame portion defining a plane against which a sheet of material may be placed. The lower frame portion has a lower crossbar which forms a lower lifting region and defines a ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5085477 | Water bottle neck clamp A clamping device is provided that forms a preset opening for engagement with a bottle neck. A removable neck ring having a U-shape is adapted to engage a portion of the bottle neck. The ring is hingedly attached to the corner of an L-shaped lever. The le... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4818121 | Carrying handle A carrying handle is provided for use in conjunction with wrapped food items wherein the wrapping is secured at one end with a retaining clip. The carrying handle has a finger hold allowing the user to grab the handle with one or more fingers, a pair of f... | 04/04/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4678217 | Carrier tool A tool for lifting and carrying an automotive battery and the like consists of a pair of identical sheet metal stampings in the form of L-shaped levers, pivotally joined for scissor-like action and interconnected by a carrying strap. The levers are genera... | 07/07/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4626015 | Firewood carrier A firewood carrier having a bottom with opposed sides and a pair of handles extending up from the sides and over the bottom. The bottom has a flexible panel so its sides can move toward each other. The handles are resilient. When carrying a load of wood p... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4563033 | Appliance carrier and storage device A device for carrying and storing pistol shaped appliances such as an air chisel, an electric hand drill, a soldering gun or an electric hair dryer. The appliance is held or clamped to a rigid planar structural member, with the grip and barrel axes orient... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4537436 | Boot carrier A boot carrier for carrying ski boots or the like comprising a handle including a pair of opposed ends, and a rope having two rope ends that are secured to the handle such as to define a closed loop. A generally hollow conduit spacer is provided and inclu... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4438967 | Bag handle Apparatus and method for keeping a bag opening closed and providing a handle for carrying the bag. A frame is provided with a handle and a bag engaging portion. The frame is placed over the bag after the opening is closed and the bag engaging portion is p... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4349225 | Sheet gripping and handling device Improvements in sheet gripping and handling devices; devices for gripping the vertical end edges of heavy, rigid sheet materials to facilitate and permit carrying thereof supported by the devices; handle devices engageable with the vertical end edges of h... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4226349 | Carton grip A pair of temporary hand grips for engaging the lateral sides of a fibrous box, such as cardboard, that includes a plurality of pointed projections oriented in a forty-five degree angle from a flat planar wall that engage opposite vertical, lateral sides ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4155502 | Cup carrier A single folded fiberboard carrier for an even number of drinking vessels of varying shapes and sizes, having a central vertical suspending handle portion or section, and a pair of depending hinged apertured panels for clamping the conical or frusto-conic... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4140257 | Trash bag sling A sling is provided for lifting a filled trash bag out of a trash container without the bag being ruptured by the weight of the trash therein. The sling comprises two lengths of strong strap-like material which cross each other at their midpoints and are ... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4022507 | Self-cinching cargo sling A self-cinching cargo sling adapted to encircle a load to facilitate the lifting thereof and comprising a length of flexible fabric webbing or the like which is arranged to define an inner loop and an outer loop superimposed about the inner loop. The inne... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4015762 | Portable ski carrier A portable device for carrying skis defined by an elongated flexible strap, on one end of which a loop portion is formed, and on the other end of which a hook member is secured. The loop end of the strap is securable about the skis in tightened relation a... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4013202 | Device for conveniently lifting and transporting a large sheet of material A carrying device is arranged to permit a workman to easily lift and transport large sheets of construction material such as plywood, wallboard and the like. The carrying device has a framework forming upper and lower lifting regions, preferably located t... | 03/22/1977 |
