Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7896414 | Meat handling hook An ergonomic meat hook is provided in which the hook portion is not directed between the fingers of the user and is provided with a safety and rest strap to secure the hook to the user's arm or wrist opposite the hook portion to thereby reduce weight which must be s... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7780211 | Tailgate lifter A pick-up truck tailgate lifter having dual hooks for gripping the bottom of the rear of the tailgate and lifting straps affixed thereto and running to the inside of the tailgate ending in a handle. One embodiment has a roll-up handle so the straps and handle fit th... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7699368 | Hose manipulator A hose manipulator according to the present invention includes an elongate shaft having upper and lower ends and extending between about 3 feet and about 5 feet in length. The hose manipulator also includes a handle at the shaft upper end, the handle having a portio... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7416233 | Tandem axle trailer pin extracter apparatus A tandem axle trailer pin extracter apparatus is provided. The extracter apparatus is adapted and configured for extracting or pulling the tandem lock pin release handle when it is desired to adjust the position of a tractor trailer body relative to the tandem axles... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7395602 | Method of using a device to lift, move and flip foods Double hooked device with the hooks being transversely positioned on the end of a shaft having a handle at its opposite end. The hooks may snag, lift, move and/or flip food or other articles by the hooks being rotated generally about the shaft's axis until one of th... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7354084 | Lifting device and method of use thereof A lifting device and method of use permit objects having a flat bottom supported on particulate material to be readily lifted. The device includes an elongate shaft member extending in a longitudinal direction between respective first and second ends. A hook member ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344173 | Cooking device with handles Removable handles for use with a cooking utensil. In the preferred embodiment of the present inventions, the cooking utensil is a griddle which is intended for use on a grill to provide for the frying of foods. The removable handles are easily put into or out of eng... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344170 | Friction grip fireplace tool A friction grip fireplace tool comprising a rod or bar, having a hand grip on one end, and on the other end a resilient, unary, v-shaped open-jawed mouth to grip, lift and re-position logs in a fireplace. There are no moving parts, no hinges, or pivot points. The to... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344172 | Spring-loaded case hook A spring-spring loaded case hook including a handle, a spring casing engaged to the handle, the spring casing having a hook end and a handle end, a hook having a shaft, a portion of the shaft being disposed in the spring casing, a stop engaged to the hook, the stop ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334825 | Vehicle load caddy An extendable pole with an attachment mechanism on its distal end for receiving a selective tool from a set of selective tools. The set of tools includes a push plate for pushing a load slidably in a vehicle such as in a truck bed; a hook for retrieving a load slida... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316621 | Police baton A handheld device for incapacitating dangerous suspects without endangering nearby civilians. The user holds the handgrip which has a trigger connected to a source of thrust, such as an air cartridge. When the user pulls the trigger, the air cartridge is fired and e... | 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 |
| 7309088 | Collapsible pool skimmer cover/basket retrieval device A dual purpose tool for both removing the cover plate of a pool skimmer then removing the basket therein to avoid the dangers of human contact with the contents of the skimmer basket. The tool consists of a substantially stiff elongate member with dual purpose hooks... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302735 | Bag handle A bag handle is disclosed that includes a rigid, elongated body having an upwardly facing top surface, a downwardly facing lower surface, opposing front and back surfaces, and a pair of opposing side surfaces. A pair of hooks extend at each side surface outwardly th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7244088 | FOUP door transfer system A device (12) picks up at least one semi-conductor wafer (11) from a container (14) of wafers fitted on one side (15) of an aperture (13) in the transfer station (10) of a semi-conductor wafer processing plant. The device is... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7213851 | Canning rack utensil A tool for use with a canning pot and a canning rack includes a pair of spaced-apart legs joined at a handle adapted for manipulation by a user. The spaced-apart legs terminate at a hook, which is adapted to grasp the rack and operable to place and remove the rack i... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194773 | Toilet tool A tool is constructed and adapted for dislodging debris obstructions in a toilet bowl and similar other drains. An elongate longitudinal shaft extends from a handle end to a curved blade end. The curved blade end is broadened, expanded and flattened from the shaft, ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178845 | Article grasping device A compact, readily portable handheld article grasping apparatus for grasping articles such as door handles, gate handles, mailbox handles and the like. The apparatus includes a retractable gripping arm having a hook-like extremity for grasping objects. The gripping ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152771 | Device for adjusting the carrying position of a rucksack The device for adjusting the carrying position of a rucksack consists of a rucksack back (1) on which a carrying harness (3) is positioned, characterized in that it comprises two means for controlling and adjusting the position (M1–M2),... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131675 | Camp fire tool A tool to be used for controlling campfires. This tool is has a bright or reflective mainshaft to place users on notice of its location, and its potentially dangerous temperature. This tool has a hook portion to accommodate standard sizes of camp fire wood for the c... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132048 | Filter element-removing jig The object is to provide a filter element extracting jig which facilitates the extracting operation of a filter element from a housing of a filter device and prevents its contamination. A filter element extracting jig is formed from an elastic plate and compr... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118146 | Skewer A cooking skewer assembly comprising an elongate shaft (15) having a free end and an opposite end and a handle assembly (30) slidable along the shaft (15) from the free end to the opposite end. The handle assembly (30) comprising a grip (... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114222 | Survival hook A survival hook consisting of a pair of hooks rotationally attached to a plate which is itself provided with fastening means to retain the plate over clothing, typically over the forearm of a user. The plate can be of a strap-on type by way of fastening means or can... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108304 | Grilling implement and method of use thereof A grilling implement and method of use thereof, the grilling implement comprising at least one hook having a tip, a shaft and a heel. The shaft and heel lie coplanar, and the tip curves upward out of the plane of the shaft and heel such that the hook can be passed u... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090217 | Component craps stick This invention is a component craps stick for manipulating dice in a gaming casino, formed as a three-component detachable assembly of a rattan hook, a rattan shaft and a pinewood handle. The rattan components may be removed and replaced when they deteriorate or bre... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7065883 | Device to lift, move and flip foods Double hooked device with the hooks being transversely positioned on the end of a shaft having a handle at its opposite end. The hooks may snag, lift, move and/or flip food or other articles by the hooks being rotated generally about the shaft's axis until one of th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054708 | Sheet material cutting system and methods regarding same A system and/or method for cutting designs of text and/or shapes out of sheet material, such as paper, vellum, and other materials used in, for example, the scrapbooking and card making industries. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052057 | Device for hooking and dragging a game animal A device for hooking, dragging, or gaffing a game or marine animal. The device comprises a substantially triangular hook member having an opening and a sharp end for hooking the animal. When dragging the animal, the device distributes the weight to ground requiring ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043799 | Sanitary door opener A sanitary door opener in the form of an attachment to the bottom of a conventional door enables a user to pull open the door by engaging the attachment with his/her foot or shoe, thereby preventing hand contact with the door opener. The sanitary door opener prefera... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014231 | Pool maintenance device A pool maintenance device that can be used for several tasks including: sampling water at a predetermined depth below the water surface, removing a skimmer cover, moving objects within the pool, adding chemicals to the pool, and storing pool chemicals. The device is... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994322 | Frozen vehicle door puller A frozen vehicle door puller comprising a key ring, a finger plate, an eyelet, a finger handle, a body, and a hook. Preferably, the finger handle is slightly larger in diameter than the body in order to provide a comfortable grip for the user's fingers, and the over... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6951072 | Barrel mounted foldout gunrest hook A barrel bracket in the form of a split ring is secured adjustably to a gun barrel at any point on the barrel and at any desired angle of orientation. A hook pivotally attached to the ring has a sharp point for piercing external structures, such as trees, fences, or... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6939274 | Dumbbell lifting apparatus A dumbbell lifting device is used to lift a dumbbell having a central bar member and attached free weight plates or solid cast. The device includes a body member, a pair of handle members which extend upwardly and outwardly away from the body, a tube member rotatabl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935664 | Fifth wheel release tool The fifth wheel release tool is a device for applying the required force for releasing the latch mechanism of the fifth wheel hitch securing a semi-trailer to a truck tractor. The release tool has a hook which is removably secured to the hitch release handle, a non-... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6921325 | Animal dragger and method for using and storing the same A device for dragging a killed animal when hunting. The device has a cylindrical handle and a metal hook. The hook is detachable from the handle. When in use, the hook is inserted through a hole drilled through the midpoint of the handle and then secured with a wing... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918320 | Conduit seal packing tools A packing tool or set of tools having a handle and one packing end that is formed to perform various tasks involved with packing fiber into conduits without damaging insulation on wires in the conduits. The tools are made of a non-conductive material that has a smoo... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6857673 | Universal carrier for sports boards A carrier for sport boards such as surf boards. The carrier is a unitary structure formed from a tubular material having a back section which, at its lower end, transitions into a U-shape cradle and a handle. The sport board is received in the cradle and then may be... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6840415 | Brace assembly for supporting a drywall pan A brace assembly for supporting a drywall pan including a support frame positionable within a user's hand adapted for holding a drywall pan. An arm and wrist brace is adapted for being secured to a user's arm and wrist. A connection brace extends between the support... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6837132 | Paper jam removal tool for use in paper shredders A paper jam removal tool, for use in clearing jammed paper from a paper shredder, constructed of a single length of wire having a first end and a second end. The first end of the tool leads sequentially into a first laterally extending portion, a first u-bend, a sec... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6827380 | Manipulating hand for handling a wire material A manipulating arm has an inward end configured as a sleeve for fitting around the forearm of an operator and an outward end having a tubular projection with an axially moving rod slideable therein. The rod has a hook at the outward end thereof for grasping razor ri... | 12/07/2004 |
