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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270356 | Hanger hoister tool The present invention is a hanger hoister tool for placing a bracket to secure a joist to a header. The tool has legs extending upward and a handle extending downward and outward. The tool also has a pedestal keel extending outward for holding the bracket when inser... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7240934 | Single hand operated adjustable carrying device and method of use thereof An adjustable carrying device (12) includes a pair of gripping members (14, 16) in a slip joint pivot connection having a handle assembly (36) and gripping plates (20a, 20b) for grasping and handling an object. A pivo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7076910 | Flash landing and control device A device for landing, handling and controlling a fish which includes a pair of clamps pivotally attached to a main housing. A handle is provided at one end of the housing. The clamps can be moved from a closed position to a fully opened position by a trigger assembl... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7004520 | Locking arrangement for engagement tool A locking mechanism for elongate tools that are designed to engage objects from remote distances and that have engagement elements located on a distal end of a rod, a handle on a proximate end of the rod, a controller on the handle to control the engagement elements... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6095580 | Method and apparatus for aiding the handicapped in placing and retrieving items This invention is a device to aid the disabled in placing and retrieving items from hard to reach places in a kitchen. Specifically, it aids in placing and retrieving frozen foods off a top shelf of a freezer. The device wraps around freezer containers an... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5435214 | Adjustable locking plier A plier-type locking wrench has an elongated body having a pair of jaws at one end and a pair of handles at an opposite end. The pair of jaws includes a fixed jaw and a movable jaw. The pair of handles includes a fixed handle and a movable handle. A threa... | 07/25/1995 |
| 4374600 | Lock-type gripping device for handicapped persons The invention is an improved lock for a gripping device, for use by handicapped persons, with a lock-type member to improve safety. The gripping device consists of double acting jaws that grips the item to be picked up or lifted, a forward arm section, a ... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4032182 | Pet dropping pickup device An upstanding handle is provided and supports an L-shaped angle member at its lower end including an upper upstanding flange to which the lower end of the handle is secured and a lower horizontal flange projecting outwardly from the lower edge of the upst... | 06/28/1977 |