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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123269 | Lifting device A lifting device generally includes a handle portion having first and second ends and a support portion having first and second ends. The first end of the support portion is pivotably coupled to the first end of the handle portion and the second end of the support p... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113559 | Sheet attachment device and method of use A device for attachment to sheet material such as a tarpaulin, pool cover or bag includes an elongated bar having first and second raised mounting surfaces as well as an open ended elongated sleeve for receiving the bar and a sheet of material positioned around the ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7437784 | Mattress cover A mattress cover envelops a mattress in order to protect the mattress during moving and storage and has a body member that has a pair of faces joined by left and right side portions and a bottom portion forming an interior space with closed bottom, closed sides, and... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7399017 | Bucket lifting device A bucket lifting device for facilitating lifting and tipping of a bucket to empty the contents of the bucket includes a sleeve receiving a bottom end of the bucket, wherein the sleeve extends around a portion of the bucket. A handle is coupled to the sleeve. The han... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7341296 | Wrap for bundling objects 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 enclosed within the first material. The apparatus may be twist-tied around equipment for relatively... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328923 | Tool for lifting elongated objects—rotatable grapple A tool is provided for minimizing operator bending while lifting an elongated circular object, such as lengths of pipe. With one hand, the operator manipulates a slidable pin while grasping the tool handle. The slidable pin allows a rotatable grapple to move outward... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7316435 | Ergonomic propane tank carrier and stabilizer A portable propane tank carrier system is provided which includes a tank carrier, stabilizer ring, and tank neck cover. The tank carrier includes a rectangular main tank cover panel, and upper and lower radial sidewall panel. The tank carrier closely conforms to the... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311343 | Temporary handles for moving awkwardly sized objects A pair of handles is strapped or screwed to a load, such as a used furnace to allow it to be picked up and carried more readily. Each handle projects above the top edge of the load and is connected to an elongated member that is flat against one side of the load. Th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284777 | Bucket lifting apparatus and method A bucket lifting apparatus includes a bucket that has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall. A coupler includes a post. A lower handle is attached to the post. A plurality of arms each has a first end and second end. Each of the first ends is attached to the post. Eac... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7134302 | Security device A security device includes a carrier for a tell-tale provision having electro-magnetic characteristics. The device is adapted to be releasably secured to an article to be protected, in particular to the shaft of a golf club, in a tamper-resilient manner and to retai... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7059588 | Powered strap winder A strap winder (10) is provided for winding up an elongated strap (58). The strap winder (10) is actuated by a power-operated driver, e.g., a pneumatic torque or a wrench (12) or an electric, pneumatic or hydraulic motor (281) and ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044523 | Back saver strap Disclosed herein is a strap comprising a plurality of handle strips, wherein each handle strip forming the plurality comprises a handling element, e.g., a loop, whereby a user can grasp the handle strip; and an anchor strip, wherein the anchor strip secures the plur... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021688 | Test core clamp A test core clamp comprising a first longitudinally split tube comprising a split portion having opposing ends and attached to a base, and a tightening device for moving the opposing ends towards each other. The tightening device comprises two brackets one affixed t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6976719 | Adjustable plastic carry strap having laterally projecting foldable handles An adjustable carry strap and handle for facilitating the lifting of an object, such as a roll of material. The carry strap and handle has an elongated and substantially planar strap. Coupling portions are provided on the strap to enable the carry strap and handle t... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6948652 | Hinged clip for gable top carton A closing flap or clip is adapted to cap the edge of a carton in a first position and to free the access to a part of the edge in a second position. The flap passes from the first position to the second position by pivoting around a geometric axis that is perpendicu... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6893067 | Holder for a concrete slurry hose A holder for a concrete slurry hose connectable to support a hose for dispensing a slurry at an elevated location such as at the top of a wall. The holder comprises an elongated body which is to be supported at the top of the wall. The body includes a pair of straps... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6755454 | Slain animal transporting device and method of use A slain animal transporting device has a series of elongated flexible members each having a slip knot at one end to snugly secure about any variety of body parts of a slain animal, and a user loop at an opposite end which, depending upon the terrain and thus most ef... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6711784 | Handle conversion device A handle conversion device for facilitating movement of a wheeled object which includes a preexisting handle with a grip member having a longitudinal axis positioned in a plane substantially perpendicular to a desired direction of movement. The handle conversion dev... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6708454 | Pivot connector for extendable rooms A supporting structure for vehicles that have an expandable room. Telescoping double tube extension beams are secured to the vehicle structure and combined with hydraulic extension cylinders to move the extendable room from the retracted to the extended position and... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6506092 | Method and apparatus for enhancing an applause A method and apparatus for enhancing an applause is described. The present invention acts as a container for food or beverages and once the food or beverage is consumed may be converted into an apparatus to enhance an applause or boo. One embodiment of th... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6457763 | Deer handle A game pull device having a handle which is of cylindrical construction. The first and second retainer channels are laterally disposed within the handle construction, and include an attachment element conveyed and fixed respectively thereto. The attachmen... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6447037 | Method and device for carrying and secure transportation of a plurality of bags Multiple handle-type bags, particularly plastic grocery bags, may be gathered for carrying and transportation by utilizing a flattened flexible strap with loop portions at its opposite ends. The strap is inserted through the collected handle openings of t... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6161885 | Water bottle lifting strap A lifting and securing strap assembly constructed of flexible plastic comprising a flat strap body with an integral handle positioned about the midpoint of the strap and a locking and releasing mechanism on one end and the other end from a notched locking... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6142547 | Game drag and method A game drag for dragging an animal including a flexible line having a draft handle end, an opposite end having a fixed snout loop formed therein for passing over the snout of an animal to be dragged, and an intermediate portion which passes through the fi... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6129399 | Game animal dragging system A game animal dragging system for dragging bucks, does, and other game animals from a kill site back to the camp site or vehicle. The system includes straps, each including a fixed loop to engage the antlers or neck of a game animal and a handle at the ot... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6113170 | 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 ma... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6109678 | Notebook computer carrying strap A carrying strap for a notebook computer includes a continuous loop strap generally formed into an elongated oval shape, which includes a generally parallel pair of generally straight portions with opposite ends connected by curved portions. The strap is ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6089636 | Adjustable game drag assembly An adjustable game drag assembly for transporting slain game animals is disclosed. The assembly includes a game engaging linear rope-like member for encircling an appendage of the game animal, and a plurality of linear rope-like handle members reversibly ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6065790 | Apparatus for hauling an animal carcass A harness fits the head of an animal carcass for dragging the carcass with a tether line. The harness has an elongated connector coupled to a longitudinal adjustment strap, and a length of flexible strap coupled in a figure eight with a sliding connection... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6033000 | Carrier for bakery goods A method and apparatus for selectively flexibly retaining a plurality of distinct containers for transport, the containers being of an non-predetermined size and shape, the method and apparatus allowing containers to be added or removed at the discretion ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5997065 | Pair of in-line skates carrying strap A pair of in-line skates carrying strap including an elongated strap having opposed ends formed in equal loops whereby the opposed ends are secured together by a single band. The loops each are dimensioned for securedly wrapping around a single in-line sk... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5951080 | Game carrying device A game carrying device for carrying game animals, especially through rough terrain such as woods or fields. The device includes a handle member with proximal and distal ends, a central opening therethrough. The proximal end of the handle member and the ce... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5938513 | Apparatus for handling polishing carriers A carrier carrying device (CCD) for holding a workpiece carrier includes a lower portion and an upper portion coupled to the lower portion. A plurality of shoulder screws are employed to couple the upper and lower portions together; the shoulder screws re... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5921601 | Bag closure The bag closure comprises a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm. The first, second and third arms each include a first and second end. The second arm is disposed intermediate the first and third arms. The first ends of each arm are permanently attach... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5863088 | Folding chair and accessory carrier An article carrier formed from a rectangular sheet made of flexible, foldable material folded along a midline of the longer sides of the sheet forming first and second sides having inner and outer faces, a plurality of cooperating adjustable length fasten... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5853212 | Snow ski wrap An apparatus and method for bundling and carrying snow ski equipment is disclosed. 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 enclo... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5797640 | Garment carrier A garment carrier, and a blank for forming a garment carrier, may be used once, or a few times, for transport of one or a few garments on hanger hooks, and then discarded. The carrier has a body of thin material, e.g. corrugated cardboard or biodegradable... | 08/25/1998 |
