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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7175143 | Portable accessory hook A portable accessory hook includes a C-shaped clamp formed of a pair of jaws one of which is movable for tightly securing about a support surface. A J-shaped hook member is removably attachable to the clamp for retaining accessory items such as a purse or coat. The ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168665 | Display apparatus A display apparatus having a display main body provided with a screen, and a base unit to support the display main body. The display apparatus includes a supporting unit provided between the display main body and the base unit to support the display main body to be ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165752 | Cup holder with double balance The invention relates to a holding device (1), preferably for storing drinks containers (12), particularly for use in motor vehicles, with a receptacle (4) having a supporting surface (11) for the drinks container (12) and at least... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159828 | Display panel supporting device with cushion mechanism A display panel supporting device with cushion mechanism comprising a fixed supporting column, a sliding column fitted into the supporting column and arranged to move in sliding manner relative to the fixed supporting column for adjusting the height of the display p... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159833 | Coupling device for portable terminal A coupling device couples a first member and a second member to be relatively slidable and horizontally rotatable. The device is provided with the first member having a keyboard unit section and the second member having a display unit section in respectively separat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159829 | Height adjustable support for food service equipment A support (10) is disclosed for use with food service equipment. The support has a tubular upper portion (11) and a tubular lower portion (12) telescopically mounted within the upper portion for adjustable vertical movement. The upper portion ha... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159826 | Hose clamping device A universal hose clamp includes a universal hose locating mechanism, a hose coupling for connecting a hose to the hose clamp, and securing structure for securing the locating mechanism to a support structure. The universal hose clamp may be employed to secure a hose... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159831 | Adjusting device An adjusting device (3) is suitable especially for use on a stand (1) for a surgical microscope (2). The adjusting device (3) makes it possible to move the surgical microscope (2) in a plane (9) perpendicular to the optical ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156358 | Interior rearview mirror assembly with polymeric components An interior rearview mirror assembly for vehicles incorporates a reflective mirror element and a first polymeric pivot joint allowing pivotal adjustment of the field of view of the reflective element. The assembly includes a polymeric support element, a polymeric re... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156356 | Foldable stand The invention relates to a foldable stand having a left leg, a right leg, and a brace pivotably connected to both left and right legs. The brace has a first part and a second part where the first and second parts are pivotably connected to each other and wherein the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152614 | Foldable, expandable framework for a variety of structural purposes A foldable, deployable framework for a structure has a lower hub having a first central axis, sets of tracks, masts, and rafters connected pivotally to the lower hub, to one another, and to an upper hub in a manner that allows the framework to be folded into one, tw... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152834 | Adjustable attachment device for attaching an object to a tubular member An adjustable attachment device includes a clamping member for securely clamping a tubular member, a sleeve securely mounted to the clamping member, a ball received in the sleeve, a connecting seat having a portion securely coupled to the ball to move therewith, and... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150442 | Ice shelter modular seating system An ice shelter modular seating system includes a base unit, one or more seat mount units and one or more seat leg units. The base unit is a generally rectangular tub-like member having a front wall and a floor. The floor includes a longitudinally extending and integ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147191 | Display tilting apparatus A display tilting apparatus includes a moving bracket that supports a display, a ratchet mechanism that controls pivoting of the moving bracket to a first direction, an anti-tilting mechanism that inhibits pivoting of the moving bracket to a second direction that is... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140582 | Quick connect ladder clamp First and second C-shaped clamping members are provided to engage a ladder and a roof rack. One of the clamping members is mounted on an actuator rod, the other on an actuator housing. A pistol grip handle and trigger mechanism enable the two clamping members to be ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134714 | Highchair helper improvements Detachable bottle and food holding subtrays, clips and support attachments for juvenile chairs such as highchairs, strollers, booster chairs, car seats and activity chairs. The clips can be a snapable C-shape, use a screwable post or a spring biased post for attachm... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131806 | Grommet and anchoring structure An anchoring structure for components such as a ball-stud grommet includes a head and a plurality of retention legs defining lips in spaced, confronting relationship with a surface of the head. The legs are arranged in a circle and are provided in sufficient number ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131244 | Door system A door system for providing a door that is easily constructed and has interchangeable panel members. The door system includes a frame assembly comprising a pair of frame portions. Each of the frame portions defines a window aperture of the frame assembly. The frame ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128300 | Stand for a surgical microscope A stand (3) for a surgical microscope comprising at least one vertical rotary bearing (4). A pivot arm (5) is mounted rotatably in the rotary bearing (4). An electromagnetic brake (6) for blocking the pivoting motion of the pivot a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124990 | Potato chip bag holder A device for supporting a potato chip bag in an upright position includes a semispherical base member having a rounded bottom portion and a substantially planar top portion. The rounded bottom portion is weighted to ballast the base member in an upright position. A ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124984 | Stand for display monitor In order to provide a stand for a display monitor capable of preventing the occurrence of abnormal noise when the stand moves upward and downward and capable of being intended to be thinner in thickness by exercising ingenuity especially in a raising and lowering me... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121518 | Portable workstation and carrying case A portable workstation that is collapsible into a carrying case. The portable workstation comprises an articulating support structure and an enclosure structure that cooperate between an open usable position and a closed carrying case position. In the closed carryin... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118079 | Telescope with foldable and extendable base A telescope with a foldable and extendable base that can be extended before use and folded after use, including a telescope main body being cradled in a socket; a stanchion having an upper joint connecting to a joint base of the socket; a left base having a ring wit... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104514 | Post protector A barrier for protecting a post, or similar vertical column secured to the floor. The barrier being formed to provide an interior enclosure and to be spaced away from the post when positioned around the post. The barrier having structure entirely interior thereto fo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093997 | Coupler for cable trough Couplers for a cable trough system including a terminal end sized to receive a terminal end of a trough member along a longitudinal direction of the body. A spring may be coupled to the body for securing the terminal end of the trough member to the coupler, the spri... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093394 | ACM soffit clip assembly A mounting clip is provided for enabling a snap fit attachment of an ACM fascia to an existing building fascia. The mounting clip includes at least one flexible arm integrally attached to a base portion so as to allow the flexible arm to move away from one of the fa... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090177 | Device for optics alignment and mounting A method of aligning an optics deck in six degrees of freedom comprising: mounting an optics deck having a scanline slot on an optics alignment station by means of three adjustable leveler assemblies located at three apexes of a triangle which enclose the slot and w... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090187 | Adjustable display base An adjustable display base primarily for use in retail stores such as supermarkets to hold merchandise. The adjustable display base includes four equal frame members, located at the corners of the device, that support the merchandise. The base can expand at least in... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077373 | Mount for TV monitor A mount for an appliance such as a TV monitor which includes a box-like frame having a catch part at the top of the frame. A swivel part which may be attached to either the ceiling or the wall is provided. The catch part has a slot into which the swivel part is fitt... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063294 | Flat-panel display locating tool A tool for lifting, relocating, rotating, and holding a commercially available flat-panel display/TV screen and other associated operating components within any computer operator's or TV viewer's optimal viewing and reaching positions, as are necessary to suit the r... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063297 | Mounting assembly A mounting assembly includes first and second mounts that connect two objects, such as an electronic instrument housing and a surface. The first mount engages the second mount at a receptacle by way of cooperating detent members. One mount includes a resilient membe... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055288 | Pre-stressing sheath A pre-stressing sheath for preventing wet concrete from penetrating between the sheath and strands being debonded, and for covering sections of reinforcing strands in pre-stressed concrete beams such that any potential strand tension transmitted to a beam is nullifi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040588 | Anchor assembly An anchor assembly is described and which includes a plurality of individual article engaging portions, each having opposite first and second ends, and wherein the individual portions are pivotally mounted at the opposite ends thereof to the adjacent portion, and wh... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029195 | Coupler for cable trough Couplers for a cable trough system including a terminal end sized to receive a terminal end of a trough member along a longitudinal direction of the body. A spring may be coupled to the body for securing the terminal end of the trough member to the coupler, the spri... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028439 | Channel-reinforced concrete wall panel system A wall system employing channel-reinforced lightweight precast concrete wall panels. The precast wall panels include a concrete slab, a pair of spaced-apart elongated generally parallel metallic side channels, and a plurality of spaced-apart elongated generally para... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028963 | Magnetic mounting bracket for ceiling fan canopy A mounting bracket (30) for securing a ceiling fan (12) to a ceiling joist (10) has two mounting arms (68) and a support ring (60). The two mounting arms (68) are disposed on opposite sides of the support ring (60) an... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025315 | Geodesic mounting apparatus A multi-positionable mounting device that provides a substantially stable, load-bearing but relatively adjustable ball and socket mounting device. An interior surface of the socket is formed of first and second opposing part hemispherical socket portions that are re... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021595 | Slide rail A slide rail has a pair of inside rails in which V-grooves having a V shape in cross section are formed in a lengthwise direction in outside faces of the pair of inside rails which have inside faces provided so as to face each other. V-grooves are formed in inside f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019220 | Supporting device for discrete electric component A supporting device (21) for a discrete electric component is so designed as to include a supporting part (22), and this supporting part includes a main body (26), and a pair of first flange portions (27a, 27b) and a ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7012675 | Knuckle arm A knuckle arm interconnects a machine body and a top cover of a machine, and includes a base fixed on the machine body and having a receiving frame, an inner sliding seat slidable within the receiving frame and having a cam surface, a resilient member disposed betwe... | 03/14/2006 |
