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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354189 | Culinary utensil A culinary whisk comprising an elongate handle, and a generally planar utility portion connected to the handle so as to be pivotably movable about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the handle. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331888 | Folded arrow fletching A fletching for use on an arrow is provided which is formed from a flexible material provided with two or more parallel folds in which each fold opens in the opposite direction. The folds are preferably in the form of accordion folds. A plurality of the fletchings m... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309364 | Paddle blade end with sidewalls form eccentric shaft A foldable paddle blade and shaft comprises a planar elongate polymer plastic substrate with two angularly directioned weakened hinge lines (71) which extend inwardly and angularly from a location at or near one elongate end of the substrate's lateral edges t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296921 | Covered kitchen utensil and a covering for a kitchen utensil A kitchen utensil for contacting at least one of a food and a food-containing surface is provided. The utensil comprises a handle; and, at least one elongate member extending from an end of the handle, the at least one elongate member comprising a resilient covering... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7213964 | Flexible whisk A kitchen whisk having a whisk-head attached to a grippable handle by a coupling, the handle having a flex zone for enhancing the “whipping” action of the whisk-head. A cable can be embedded within the flex zone region of the handle for reinforcing the same, the... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7179055 | Mailable fan A fan equipped with an unfolded fan blade adapted for mailing without requiring carriage in an envelope or packet. The unfolded fan comprises an unfolded fan blade, a handle attached to the unfolded fan blade, and indicia printed on one side of the unfolded fan blad... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6991501 | Paddle and method of manufacture thereof A paddle for a kayak, a canoe or other small boat has a shaft with a handle portion which extends from one end of a blade and a tongue portion formed by cutting away a section of the sidewall of the shaft to provide a chamber which extends along a surface of the bla... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6921194 | Device for mixing a flowable or pourable medium, especially a highly viscous medium A device for mixing a flowable or pourable medium has a container for receiving the medium and a rotatable shaft having radially projecting support arms and rotatable in a direction of rotation. Mixing elements are connected to the radially projecting support arms. ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6619833 | Churning, beating and dislodging kitchen utensil Churning, beating and dislodging kitchen utensil, comprises a handle including a connecting end; and a work member connected to the connecting end. The work member includes a plurality of blades extending radially from a central hub connected in a disenga... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6588356 | Water hook A water craft propulsion tool providing a means to propel a water craft through its floating medium, uses an extended member with a handle on one end and a water grasper, that is a device having high resistance to fluid flow on the other end. By pulling t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6568971 | Kayak paddle The invention includes processes and products made by the processes. The processes include making a two-part mold having semi-cylindrical openings for the paddle shaft so that the paddle blade may be molded and co-cured directly on the paddle shaft. The m... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6537117 | Ergonomic paddle grip The present invention relates to an ergonomic kayak paddle. The paddle has a shaft with a longitudinal axis and with a first end and second end. The shaft is adjustable between a first length and a second length. At least one grip is on the shaft at a poi... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6454456 | Kitchen utensil with wire loops covered with heat resistant resilient tubing A wire kitchen utensil that is safe for use on non-stick cookware with an array of flexible wire loops, each loop having two ends secured to the inner end of the handle. The utensil has resilient tubing surrounding each wire loop to render it heat resista... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6328617 | Kayak paddle A kayak paddle with improved performance features is provided. The kayak paddle includes a smaller diameter shaft than that generally used. This allows the placement of grips on the shaft. The rips have one or more finger and thumb indentations such that ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6257752 | Whisk with wire loops covered with silicon tubing A wire whisk that is safe for use on non-stick cookware with an array of flexible wire loops, each loop having two ends secured to the inner end of the handle. The whisk has silicone tubing surrounding each wire loop to render it heat resistant but non-ab... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254444 | Contoured paddle for water sports An improved paddle for use with shallow draft watercraft, including kayaks, canoes, rafts, and the like, having a paddle blade with surface topography for geometrically channeling water across the surface of the blade when in use so as to reduce user fati... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5975849 | Handle structure for a flexible fan A handle structure for a flexible fan includes two corresponding holding brackets and two corresponding handle members. The holding brackets are provided at their inner sides with a plurality of receiving means and stop means so as to firmly clamp a segme... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5830024 | Boat paddle having lateral force transmitting rib A paddle for watercraft is provided which has an elongate shaft on which is provided a handle. A blade is in fixed relation with the paddle handle and defines blade edges and opposed blade sides. A lateral force transmitting steering rib projects from one... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5813755 | Single blade whisk A flat, thin, somewhat flexible elongated member has a longitudinally extending centrally disposed axis of symmetry and upper and lower opposite ends. The lower end is flat, relatively long and disposed at right angles to the axis of symmetry and defines ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813756 | Multiblade whisk A whisk employs first and second members having the same shape and size. Each member is a flat, thin, somewhat flexible elongated element having a longitudinally extending centrally disposed axis of symmetry. The elements are connected together with coinc... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5788368 | Wire whisk A whisk having axially elongated handle assembly and a plurality of resilient wire whisk elements mounted in fixed position on the handle assembly and defining a wire cage projecting axially outwardly from the handle assembly and having a conical outer en... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5725305 | Whisk An adaptable whisk for smooth and pliable whipping, beating or mixing of ingredients, such as eggs, cream, sauce, etc., in containers with a variety of different shapes. The whisk includes a longitudinally extending handle (1) having two legs (4) at the l... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5482434 | Wave paddle A more efficient paddle construction having a blade and a stem extending there from and wherein the blade has a rippled like surface which are latitudinally running wave like curled fins. This arrangement is such that there is a greater resistance to the ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5482367 | Whisking device with rod and plural torroidal coils A device for manually whisking liquids or semi-liquids consists of a rod, to the end of which are individually attached torroidal coils of stainless steel fixed to the rod by wire loops twisted to tightness. Annular grooves are formed in the rod to provid... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5350332 | Combined toy bat and windmill A combined toy bat and windmill which has a toy windmill which is rotatably mounted in a transparent hollow bat through which a number of holes are formed, so that the toy windmill is rotated by means of air which flows through the holes when the hollow b... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5219223 | Whisk A whisk having a longitudinally extending handle with a front end. Several wire loops with open free ends extend from the front end of the handle and form a V-shape. Several rectilinear parts connect the open free ends of the V. The whisk is adapted to co... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5041037 | Oar An oar includes a blade portion, a loom including a grip, and a connecting member for connecting the blade portion and the loom together. The blade portion includes a frame and two blades. The frame includes two parallel vertical plates, a front plate, a ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4953790 | Low cost applicator and method of use A low cost sprayer and method of using the sprayer is disclosed. The sprayer is formed with a length of flexible tubing having an inlet end and a tubing outlet end. A nozzle is secured to the outlet end of the hose in a manner to provide a predetermined f... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4903582 | Passenger cooling device On hot and humid days, an air deflecting device suitable for placement in an open passenger window of a vehicle such as a car, a train, a bus or the like, and immediately adjacent a selected area of the body such as the chest, neck, face or head of a pass... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4865571 | Hand-held ice grab and water paddle A flat rigid rectangular plate has four corners bent down to form rigid V-shaped points to grip on an ice surface. The plate is larger than an adult hand and serves as a hand-held paddle in water. A longer spike or triangular point extends away from the p... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4842482 | Paddle construction A high-efficiency paddle construction having a blade and a stem extending therefrom, and wherein the blade has a pair of opposite, longitudinally extending edges, with flanges extending along the edges. The arrangement is such that there is provided resis... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4820216 | Adjustable kayak paddle An adjustable paddle (A) is disclosed which includes an adjustable joint (C) which allows for two handle sections (14, 16) to be fitted together in a desired axial and rotational positions to fix the length of paddle (A) and the relative blade angle setti... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4810217 | Propulsion device for small boats A propulsion device for small craft having a shaft, a flexible bag on the shaft at one end, the bag having a larger end which is open and a smaller end with a water flow opening, a cross member extending transversely of the shaft and across the larger bag... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4804345 | Equipment for towless skiing on water surface Equipment for towless skiing on water surface includes a pair of propulsion sticks having buoyant members at one end and handles at the other end. The buoyant members provide increased thrust against the hydrodynamic resistance of the water, and the shape... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4737126 | Paddle A blade (9) for a paddle intended for paddling a canoe or corresponding water-craft, which paddle comprises a paddle shaft and a blade arranged on at least one end of the paddle shaft and intended to be inserted fully or partially into the water with the ... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4650433 | Water ski with propulsion guide poles A single water ski and propulsion pole combination makes use of a buoyant hull of sufficient width to accommodate both feet of the user. Two buoyant poles are included, each adapted to be grasped at one end. On the opposite end of each pole is a propulsio... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4605378 | Breakdown boat paddle with variable configuration A double-bladed kayak paddle (A, B) is disclosed which includes first and second blade sections (10, 12) having a paddle blade (14, 18) carried on one end thereof, and jointed ends (16, 20) carried on opposing ends thereof. The jointed ends are fitted tog... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4493663 | One-handed paddle A one-handed paddle having a blade portion, a hand-grip portion and an arm brace portion. The arm brace portion has a resilient member which releasably grips the forearm of a user to maintain the arm brace portion in contact with the forearm of the user d... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4233925 | Paddles for boats A plastic paddle of unitary construction defining a hand grip with a wrist engageable portion at one end, and a blade portion at the opposite end, which blade has a tapered cross sectional shape with flanges defined along its marginal edges to achieve max... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4147469 | Replaceable paddle blade A paddle blade adapted to be mounted to a tubular handle for use as a kayak or canoe paddle. The paddle blade is replaceable and includes a blade body with an elongated recess having a cylindrical end cavity adapted to receive the handle. A tubular elemen... | 04/03/1979 |
