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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341293 | Detachable chopstick A chopstick comprises an upper body having a penetrating receiving chamber; an upper inner side of the receiving chamber being formed with an annular groove; a lower end of the upper body having two through holes; a lower body having an insertion section at an upper... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7270228 | Hanger for conveyor assembly A hanger for an overhead conveyor system has a member including spaced-apart-shaped portions generally along a first axis a distance that is generally equal to a distance between adjacent load pins of a conveyor chain or a whole number multiple of the distance betwe... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258375 | Telescopic chopstick A telescopic chopstick including an upper section, a lower section and a press member. The upper section is a hollow rod formed with an upper opening and a lower opening. A locating section is formed on an inner side of the upper section. The lower section has an up... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237685 | Storage rack with tapered slots Storage devices allow for the efficient storage of objects which include a substantially cylindrical member such as a fishing rod. The storage device includes a support member which is coupled to a retaining member. The retaining member includes multiple protruding ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7097626 | Massage tool for use in applying a cold treatment A massage tool for use in performing an ice massage including an anchor extending from the bottom of a base for extending into a mold for receiving a block of ice. The massage tool includes a handle by which the tool can be manipulated, which provides thermal isolat... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093868 | Telescopic chopstick set A telescopic chopstick set including pair of chopsticks and a jacket for receiving the chopsticks. Each chopstick has an upper half and a lower half extendably nested in the upper half. An upper end of the upper half has an upper opening, while a lower end of the up... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6190226 | Drip collecting support for frozen confections A drip collecting support for frozen confections comprising a drip collecting tray shaped body and a handle means having a removable portion comprising a figurine or a toy.... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6054159 | Self-supporting stick for consumables and lollipop A lollipop stick and a lollipop are provided with an expandable support for supporting a lollipop stick and the lollipop in an erect orientation. The support may be formed by a plurality of slits in the bottom end of the lollipop stick so that a plurality... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5946773 | Food product handle A device for holding a frozen food product includes a handle which is formed with a gripper. The gripper is formed with at least one irregularity which conforms with the frozen food product to hold the frozen food product on the handle. Specifically for a... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5833284 | Server for strand-shaped material A server for picking up and discharging strand shaped material, like spaghetti. The invention has the object to provide a server for the easy bringing over of strand shaped material, like spaghetti, from a pot, pan or the like holder into another holder a... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5671659 | Food skewer tool A food skewering tool is used to insert a skewer into a food item, such as an apple. The tool includes a barrel having an axial bore for receiving and guiding the skewer, and a striker element which applies force to the skewer to drive it into the food it... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5447348 | Extruded confectionary stick and method of making same An extruded confectionary stick and method of making the same is provided. The confectionary stick is formed using an extrusion process to include a plurality of embedded grooves, which reduce material and weight in the stick while preserving structural r... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5431465 | Chopsticks Each of a pair of chopsticks has a case made of a synthetic resin, having an open front end, and a food holding member made of wood or bamboo, housed in the case slidably between its retracted and extended positions through the front end of the case. The ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5403051 | Plastic stick for forming ice confections Apparatus and method for molding ice cream and ice confections on plastic sticks which includes the step and equipment for cooling the sticks to critically low temperatures prior to insertion into the cold confection mold to prevent the common problem of ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5306114 | Elevating scaffold trailer An elevating scaffold trailer is provided for transporting burley tobacco stalks impaled on tobacco rods from the field into a curing cell and subsequently out of the curing cell. The trailer comprises an elevating device for raising tobacco rod carrying ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5277464 | Chopsticks A chopstick eating utensil comprising an elongated member having a defined outer perimeter, a selected length, a top end, a bottom food handling end, and a finger grooved region between the top and bottom ends; the finger grooved region comprising a first... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5056841 | Chopsticks Attractive, inexpensive, sanitary and effective chopsticks are formed of elongated, hollow tubular elements formed of relatively rigid, non-toxic plastic having closed upper and lower ends. Corrugated portions are provided near the lower ends which extend... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5042860 | Support stick for an erodible material A support stick for an erodible material which provides increased aesthetic and play value is provided. The support stick includes a handle and a support portion. The support stick is embedded within the erodible material and supports the material thereon... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4790334 | Portable curing frame A portable curing frame is provided particularly adapted for use with an automated tobacco harvester. The curing frame includes a substantially rectangular frame member including a series of slotted tracks, in the form of slotted tubes, specially designed... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4462734 | Bulk tobacco racking device The present invention relates to a bulk tobacco racking device that is designed to assist in loading and closing a sectional bulk tobacco rack of the type including a generaly U-shaped tine section, an elongated bar section, and a pair of latches that ext... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4318560 | Tobacco supporting tine structure with improved locking means A tobacco supporting tine structure comprising an elongated rod bent to define a relatively long longitudinally extending leg portion having a free end thereof shaped to facilitate a piercing movement thereof through a bulk mass of tobacco leaves, a bight... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4231185 | Foliage guide A foliage guide for holding in alignment several pieces of stem supported foliage for floral processing such as trimming. The guide comprises a wood base formed with a handle. The base supports two sets of spaced posts which serve as an alignment guide fo... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4184706 | Bulk tobacco container and air diffuser therefor The present invention relates to an improved bulk tobacco container of the type used to contain and support flue cured tobacco material for curing and drying, with the bulk tobacco container being of the box type and provided with an air diffuser or air c... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4141578 | Holder stick for a confectionary product An integral straight rigid holder stick is provided for use in making confectionary products, especially candy apples. The stick, fabricated of an injection moldable thermoplastic resin, has a handle portion, a gripping portion, and a tapered end portion.... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4136465 | Tobacco bulk curing container sections and composite barn construction formed thereby A tobacco bulk curing barn construction including a furnace section and a plurality of portable barn sections each having imperforate side walls and top wall that form substantially complete exterior walls and roof of an integral transverse section of a c... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4114770 | Implement for handling a bulk tobacco container The present invention relates to a tractor mounted implement for handling a box type bulk tobacco container. The implement is adapted to be connected to a conventional three-point hitching mechanism disposed about the rear of the tractor which generally e... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4091601 | Work table A work table designed to be used to facilitate the removal of objects, preferably tobacco stalks, supported on sticks or other elongated elements by single or by several workers.... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4067454 | Support rail for tobacco sticks A support rail has openings extending therethrough throughout its length to receive tobacco sticks with tobacco stalks thereon with adjacent openings having the tobacco sticks supported from opposite sides to balance the support rail. The support rail is ... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4045066 | Bulk tobacco container The present invention relates to an improved random leaf bulk tobacco container for supporting a mass of tobacco leaves therein during a curing and drying process. When oriented in an upright curing and drying position, the bulk tobacco container of the p... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4036454 | Bulk tobacco container A bulk container for tobacco leaves which includes a tine frame member adapted to fit over the open end of a leaf container and having means to lock the individual tines after insertion into the tobacco leaves.... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4032023 | Apparatus for loading tobacco in barns Apparatus for loading tobacco into containers and for loading containers of tobacco into barns having a guide for facilitating evenly distributed loading of tobacco in containers, and structure for rotating the container from a first loading position to a... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4019767 | Quickly attachable and detachable tine frame for a tobacco box rack A quickly attachable and detachable tine frame is disclosed for attachment to a tobacco box rack for use in the processing and curing of tobacco leaves. The tine frame is attachable over the open top of the box rack after the box has been filled with toba... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4018902 | Combination confection and holder A combination confection and holder providing a confectionary slab with a concavity and a holder therefore; the holder has bifurcated resilient arms having opposed convexities which snap fit into the concavities in the confectionary slab, which the arms s... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4016985 | Combination bulk tobacco rack loader and unloader and method of unloading a bulk tobacco rack A combination bulk tobacco rack loader and unloader, and method of unloading a bulk tobacco rack is disclosed. The combination bulk tobacco rack loader and unloader comprises a generally open frame structure adapted in the unloading mode to receive filled... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3997066 | Tobacco lathing and spacing machine A machine for automatically inserting a lath through the stems of tobacco plants while maintaining a fixed spacing between the plants. The spacing can be preset over a continuous wide range. The plants are steered to the point of a spear by a guide which ... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3976319 | Tobacco rack This device is a rack for holding tobacco leaves while they are being cured. The rack includes two frame elements which, in their operative position, engagingly support a large bulk of individual tobacco leaves. A first frame element, in the shape of a sq... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3948553 | Method of harvesting tobacco and apparatus for bulk handling the harvested tobacco The present invention relates to a method of harvesting tobacco and system for bulk handling whole leaf flue cured tobacco between field harvesting and curing and drying operations. In the method of harvesting tobacco, tobacco leaves are defoliated from t... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3935959 | Container for bulk tobacco An apparatus for receiving a large quantity of green tobacco leaves in bulk form with an intermediate screen separating portions of the leaves along the entire length of the container and with a plurality of independent support rods for supporting the tob... | 02/03/1976 |
| 3932946 | Modular tobacco handling and curing system and method A tobacco handling and curing system and method is provided and in one aspect includes a curing container of generally rectangular solid configuration of which four side walls are generally imperforate and a pair of opposed side walls are perforate for th... | 01/20/1976 |
