Hook Type Patents (Class 248/301)
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Patent number: 7201355Abstract: A support bracket for hanging differently sized buckets comprises a bracket body which can be secured to a vertical support surface such as a wall. The bracket body includes a lip that forms an upwardly facing hook that hooks into a downwardly facing channel on the rim of the bucket. The bracket body includes fixed upper and lower seats for receiving the pivotal bail on the bucket. The pivotal bail of a larger bucket will be received in the upper seat and the pivotal bail of a smaller bucket will be received in the lower seat when the rim channel of the bucket is hung on the lip. A pin retains the pivotal bail of the bucket in whatever seat holds the bail.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Miller Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jerry J. Zien, Nathan J. Friberg
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Patent number: 7185864Abstract: A door hook including a U-shaped bracket having a top member and front and back sides attached to the top member. The front and back sides are separated by a first distance, which corresponds generally to the thickness of a door over which the door hook is to be placed. A J-hook is attached to the front side, while a spacing member is attached to the back side or top. A hinge element is formed in the back side or top such that the spacing member is pivotable toward a position under the top member. With the spacing member in this position, the spacing member and the front side are separated by a second distance, less than the first distance, which corresponds generally to the thickness of a thinner, second door over which the door hook may be placed. In this manner, the door hook may be easily adjusted to fit over doors having different thickness, such as, for example, exterior and interior doors.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2003Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Adams Mfg. Corp.Inventor: William E. Adams
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Patent number: 7121515Abstract: A redetachable self-adhesive device a) whose reverse face is bonded with a strip of a double-sidedly adhering adhesive sheet in such a way that one end of the adhesive sheet projects beyond the device as a grip tab, b) the adhesive sheet is such that the bond made with it is redetachable by stretching pulling on the grip tab of the strip in the direction of the bond plane, wherein c) on its reverse face (2) the device (1), in the region (3A, 3B) situated against the grip tab (6) of the adhesive sheet strip (5) or and also partly against the free adhesive composition, has an average roughness Ra of 0.4–25 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2001Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: tesa AGInventors: Achim Franck, Andreas Junghans, Bernd Lühmann, Thorsten Krawinkel
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Patent number: 7104411Abstract: A system for detachable suspension of shelves (5), drawers or the like from essentially vertially positioned supporting elements (1) with slots or grooves (3). Plate-shaped brackets (4) are adapted to carry said shelves (5) and, by means of hook-shaped portions (7), are adapted to be inserted into a selected slot (3) for suspension of the brackets (4) from the supporting elements (1). The system also comprises a frame (14) which carries said shelves (5) and which can be detachably fastened to a pair of neighbouring brackets (4) by means of ears (20) which protrude from the frame (14) and which are inserted into L-shaped grooves (9) in the respective brackets (4). The frame (14) is locked onto the brackets (4) by means of locking elements (21) which protrude from the frame (14) and which are moved into engagement with the grooves (9), slots (25), indentations (26) or holes (27) in the brackets (4).Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2002Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Elfa Sweden ABInventors: Reine Magnusson, Peter Nilsson
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Patent number: 7004433Abstract: An organizer for a clothes iron and accessories thereof is disclosed. The organizer can be mounted on a wall in either a left-handed orientation where a clothes iron can be placed in the organizer from a left side of the organizer, or a right-handed orientation where a clothes iron can be placed in the organizer from a right side of the organizer. A support arm is attached to a base of the organizer. The support arm and the base, together define a pocket in which a clothes iron is suspended for support. The organizer can include an ironing board support for mounting/supporting an ironing board.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2002Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventors: Ken Clausen, Lisa Kern, Mike Maczuzak, Erin Q. Riddell
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Patent number: 6959937Abstract: A running board support assembly (200) for fastening a running board step (104) to a vehicle includes a support bracket (204) for engagement with the running board step, and a mounting bracket (202) for coupling the support bracket (204) to the vehicle. The mounting bracket (202) includes a hooking end (212) and a pin (214). The support bracket (204) includes a hook (226) for engagement with the hooking end (212), and an aperture (218) for engagement with the pin (214). When assembled, the hook (226) and the aperture (218) cooperate to tension the mounting bracket (202) and thereby secure the support bracket (204) to the mounting bracket (202).Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2002Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Decoma International Inc.Inventors: Steven E. Schneider, Michael A. Quesenberry, Thomas M. Pilette, Leszek T. Derbis, Bruce E. McDougall
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Patent number: 6932310Abstract: A one-piece metal bracket having a flat main body terminating in a U-shaped downturned lip at one end for snap-fit engagement within an inverted channel formed in a vinyl siding member generally adjacent the point of attachment of the siding member to a support structure. Ends of the lip edge are radiused to facilitate attachment and removal of the clip to and from the siding member. A second end is formed into a support hook forming an acute angle with the main body for supporting an object thereon. In an alternate embodiment, a series of holes in the main body selectively receive an S-hook for supporting an object on the bracket. The bracket is formed as a one-piece member of stainless steel.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2003Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Inventor: Derek F. Diss
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Patent number: 6866235Abstract: An adhesive sheet strip for a redetachable bond, removable from a joint by pulling in the direction of the bond plane, having a nonadhering grip tab and a subsequent single-sidedly or double-sidedly adhering strip, which comprises of: a) a backing composed of a film having a tensile strength of 2-20 N/cm and an elongation at break of 200-800%, and b) applied to at least one side thereof, a polyurethane-based adhesive comprising: 60-80% by weight of an aliphatic isocyanate/polyol crosslinking system, 15-35% by weight of a filler, and 0.05-0.20% by weight of an activator, based on the total weight of the adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2002Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: tesa AktiengesellschaftInventors: Dieter Zimmermann, Holger Kartheus, Jürgen Christian Quandt
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Publication number: 20040200940Abstract: A seat attachable bag hook for suspending a purse or a bag, comprised of a “S” figure Hook which rests on the seat back.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2003Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventor: Charles M. Pacheco
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Publication number: 20040159756Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus and method for a user to carry item-carrying devices such as bags and briefcases without the use of their hands. In one embodiment, the invention provides a clip apparatus configured to hold the handles of one or more carrying devices. In another embodiment, the invention provides a locking clip apparatus that supports and locks a carrying device being held to the shopper's belt or clothing to prevent unauthorized removal therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2003Publication date: August 19, 2004Inventor: Mark S. Albertson
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Publication number: 20040159766Abstract: A hanger device in an assembly of a clip and a support member for installation upon a wallboard. The clip is formed as one piece, having an upturned arm, a downwardly turned leg and a horizontally oriented extension member connecting the two together. A hook is mounted on leg and a pointed end is provided on the terminal end of the arm. An opening is formed in support member so as to mate geometrically to the rectangular cross section of extension member to prevent turning of clip after installation of device in wallboard. A plurality of spaced-apart apertures is provided in the support member for insertion of fasteners to attach support member to the wallboard. The device of the invention carries much more weight than do the present state-of-the art hangers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2004Publication date: August 19, 2004Inventor: Richard Skorka
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Publication number: 20040144898Abstract: A system for fastening a mesh cable tray on a support section is described, including at least one retaining member for retaining the tray on the section and capable, on the one hand, of engaging a bottom wire of the tray and, on the other hand, of engaging the free edge of a lateral wall, or of penetrating into an aperture provided on a lateral wall of the section and of engaging the contour of said aperture, at the transverse section plane in which the bottom wire is disposed, in such a way as to assume a stable coupling configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2003Publication date: July 29, 2004Applicant: LEGRAND S.P.A.Inventor: Gian Piero Spagnoli
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Publication number: 20040135037Abstract: A ladder support bracket (11) for receiving a rung of a ladder intended to be placed against the gutter (19) of a building and thus restraining it, and hence the ladder, from sideways or downwards movement, is disclosed. The bracket comprises a first region (12) for affixing to a rigid portion of the building, a second region (13) which spans the gutter, and a third region (14) in the form of a cradle for receiving the rung of the ladder. The ladder support bracket preferably has the first region for fixing the bracket to a rigid portion of the building in the form of a relatively planar sheet like portion which may be attached by suitable means such as screws (22, 23) or the like to the rafters (18) or other timber members of the roof support structure of the building such as battens (21), this portion then being covered by the roofing material whether tiles or metal roofing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Inventor: Arvo Poldmaa
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Publication number: 20040129846Abstract: A device is provided for mounting decorative lights has a ribbon-shaped body having a front face, a rear face, and two ends. One end has a spiral curvature of sufficient size, shape and resilience to enable the spiral end to be opened and placed upon a rail or post having at least one substantially flat side. The spiral has at least one flat segment that is positioned on the spiral to press against the substantially flat side of the rail or post preventing the device from being dislodged by common winter winds. A hook at the second end defines one or more openings of sufficient size to receive a decorative light socket, a rope light or an electrical cord. Straight surfaces can be provided on each of the hook end and the spiral that are opposite one another so that a decorative light socket can be held between the straight surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: William E. Adams, Robert Schreiber
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Publication number: 20040069919Abstract: A hanger for use with chain link fence wherein the hanger starts as an updside down L-shaped flat metal element (12) and is shaped into an integral unit having a first vertically disposed element (10) integral with a second horizontally disposed flat fold portion (3), integral with a vertically disposed second element (2). First element and flat fold portion share a ninety degree fold line (8). Flat fold portion and second element share a ninety degree fold line (9). Notches (4a-b) are constructed and arranged on the side edges of the flat fold portion fitting into the wires (5a,b) of cyclone fence offset between the wire diamond pattern. The flat fold portion (3) fits securely into the diamond pattern of the cyclone fence with the staggered notches straddling the wires of the fence. The second element (2) is further formed and shaped into an assortment of hooks, systems, and/or arms for supporting sports equipment, clothing, yard hardware, ladders, and anything needing to be hung from a cyclone fence.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventor: Donald Studer
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Patent number: 6702240Abstract: A saw caddy (10) for conveniently holding a saw (14) within easy reach of a user broadly comprises a mounting segment (32) to secure the saw caddy (10) to a leg (18) of a workstation (12), a offsetting segment (34) to offset the saw (14) from the workstation leg (18), and a retaining segment (36) to retain the saw (14) on the saw caddy (10). A bottom edge (44) of the mounting segment (32) abuts a top edge (54) of the offsetting segment (34) at a first angle (60) of approximately twenty-five degrees. A bottom edge (58) of the offsetting segment (34) abuts a bottom edge (66) of the retaining segment (34) at a second angle (70) of approximately forty-five degrees and forms a vertex (72) which is offset approximately one half inch from a plane (74) of the mounting segment (32).Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2003Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Inventor: Carl E. Bradley
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Publication number: 20030201369Abstract: A rivet assembly having improved mechanical and aesthetic qualities to secure suction cups to a functional member, such as a hook. The rivet assembly comprises a head portion and a base portion. The base portion is integrally formed with the suction cup and comprises an annular, outwardly projecting post which couples with a corresponding hollow and annular receiving portion located on the underside of the rivet head. The engagement between the two secures the suction cup to the functional member, such as a hook.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2002Publication date: October 30, 2003Applicant: InterDesign, Inc.Inventor: Philip C. Dretzka
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Publication number: 20030189144Abstract: A clamp (50) to enable the location of an article, such as a hanging basket, relative to a member, such as a brick, having a pair of spaced surfaces, the clamp having a pair of arms (51, 52) which may be generally parallel and which have a spacing which can very from a spacing which is greater than the distance between the surfaces to a spacing less than this, means (58) to cause the spacing to be reduced when the arms (51, 52) are adjacent each of the surfaces, to firmly locate the clamp (50) relative thereto, and means (61) on the clamp (50) to permit connection of the article thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2003Publication date: October 9, 2003Inventor: Christopher Russell Byrne
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Patent number: 6612529Abstract: A duct hanger used to connect ducts to supports includes a main shaft with a hook disposed at one end of the shaft and a loop connected to the other end of the shaft. The loop allows the hangers to be disposed back-to-back. The loop also allows the hanger to pivot with respect to the support.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2002Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Snyder National CorporationInventor: Darryl L. Snyder
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Publication number: 20030155475Abstract: Automotive maintenance involving tire removal from automobiles is made more convenient and safer by a tire-hanging device. The tire-hanging device attaches to the automotive hoist. The tire-hanging device provides a place for the tire to be located while it is removed from the vehicle. The tire is maintained at a comfortable work height relative to the workspace and prevents the worker from having to repeatedly bend over and lift a relatively heavy weight from the ground to the work height.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2002Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventor: Isreal Hicks
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Patent number: 6592091Abstract: A Hair-Dryer Holder to provide a safer, more economical, and stable receptacle with multiple hair dryer handle insertion slots permitting a variable positioning feature and upright installation to the right, left or forward wall relative to the user's stance in front of a bathroom mirror and the user's preference to insert the hair dryer so that the handle can be parallel to the wall and therefore less obstructive. The receptacle provides three handle insertion slots being 90 degrees offset from each other in series, each said slot similarly as said receptacle being variably sized and tapered to accommodate most said hair dryers. A built-in hook at the front of said receptacle to accommodate most attaching electrical cords.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2002Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Inventor: Peter Michaels
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Publication number: 20030127577Abstract: A stationary hanger for tools that provides a safe way to suspend tools at an elevated position while not inhibiting normal tool functionality. The inventive device is a single L-shaped hanger having vertically and horizontally oriented pieces formed by approximately a 90° bend, the horizontally oriented portion has one or more apertures, whereby the number and/or pattern of the aperture(s) permit secure connection of the hanger to a tool. This new hanger for tools provides safety and convenience measures not heretofore available.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventor: James Brown
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Publication number: 20030066938Abstract: A decorator light string bracket for securely cradling exterior Christmas or other festive decorator light strings and rope lights to building eaves, rain gutters, walls, window and door frames, wood and ornamental iron fences and railings, and the like includes a base segment and one leg that is bent up at an appropriate angle from one end of the base segment to form with the base segment a secure cradle for holding the wire bundles and/or rope lights. Extending from an opposite end of the base segment, the bracket may have a second leg that is bent to conform with the base segment to a support object's corner or second and third legs bent to form with the base segment an inverted U-shaped mounting member to fit over a fence or railing. The bracket may also include a pair of cradles for holding two light strings.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2002Publication date: April 10, 2003Inventor: Arlen J. Zimmerman
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Publication number: 20030025053Abstract: The purpose of this product heretofore known as The Hook is to provide the ability to hang personal items on slotted tracks of office systems furniture and residential wall tracks. It is unique in that there is currently no provision for a small, light, inexpensive hanging device available in a choice of so many colors which serves this purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2001Publication date: February 6, 2003Inventor: Richard F. McKeon
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Patent number: 6513776Abstract: A hand tool for securely supporting an article during painting includes a mounting portion adapted to secure the article thereto, a handle portion connected to the mounting portion, the handle portion being adapted to be grasped by an operator, and a supporting portion connected to the handle portion, the supporting portion being adapted to support the article after a painting operation is completed and while the paint dries. The hand tool may be of a general “L” shape or a general “T” shape. Preferably, the hand tool is of one-piece construction.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1999Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Inventor: Mark G. Bissett
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Patent number: 6499261Abstract: A fastening sealing member configured to fasten siding boards to a building framework, including a base plate portion having a flat rear surface, spacing portions at left and right ends of the base plate portion, each of which has a front face forward from the base plate portion, a central horizontally rising plate portion projecting forwardly in the horizontal direction from the base plate portion, a central front plate portion in the vertical direction at a front end of the central horizontally rising plate portion, supporting portions projecting forwardly in the horizontal direction from the base plate portion at left and right sides of the central horizontally rising plate portion, an upper-board engagement portion bent upwardly from the supporting portion, a lower-board engagement portion bent downwardly from the supporting portion, and a connecting portion in the vertical direction between the upper-board and lower-board engagement portions.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2002Date of Patent: December 31, 2002Assignee: Nichiha Co., Ltd.Inventor: Satoshi Hikai
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Patent number: 6491271Abstract: A magnetic hook, jaw-type clip or spring clip has a rectangular housing containing magnets. A conventional hook or clip is attached to the housing. A finger tab extends from one edge or wall of the housing. When a user desires to remove the magnetic hook from a mounting surface he or she places a fingertip on a curved portion of the finger tab causing the upper edge of the magnetic hook to move away from the mounting surface. This results in a pivoting action forcing the magnetic hook away from the mounting surface with little or no sliding. A flexible fin may be adjacent the magnets and extend slightly beyond the housing. When the magnet is placed against a metal surface the flexible fin will bend to a smaller height and bear against the metal surface thereby improving the load carrying capacity of the device.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: December 10, 2002Assignee: Adams Mfg. Corp.Inventor: William E. Adams
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Patent number: 6478283Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for securing a wheelchair brake handle extension to a wheelchair when the brake bandle extension is not in use. The invention has an aperture that allows the invention to be placed onto an existing brake handle. The invention fits securely onto the brake handle and allows a portion of the brake handle to extend beyond the top portion of the invention. A brake handle extension can then be placed onto the exposed portion of the brake handle and the brake can be actuated via the brake handle extension When the brake handle extension is not in use, the brake handle extension can be stored in the hook of the invention by frictional engagement with the inside of the hook.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2000Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Inventor: Kathleen J. Figurel
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Patent number: 6463961Abstract: A hanger comprises a contact portion that makes surface contact with one face of the duct; a tongue piece as an engagement member that protrudes from the contact portion toward a tip end; a base portion bent continuously with the contact portion and away from the duct so as to form a guide rail accommodating space between the base portion and the tongue piece; a pressing portion formed continuously with the base portion, for pressing a face adjacent to the one face toward the tip end of the tongue piece to allow the guide rail to be securely retained between the pressing portion and the tongue piece; and a member for mounting a hanging member to the base portion. A method for hanging the duct comprises inserting a tongue piece of the hanger into the groove-shaped space of the duct; and bending the pressing portion toward the guide rail to press the face adjacent to the one peripheral face of the duct, thereby fixing the hanger to the duct.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2001Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Air System Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shozo Iizuka
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Patent number: 6457692Abstract: A hanger bracket for supporting suspended equipment from a support rail. The hanger bracket includes a rail cap adjoined to a side bar. The rail cap also includes a lip parallel to the sidebar. The rail cap rests on the top surface of the support rail. The lip adjoins to the rail cap at an opposite end of the rail cap from the sidebar. The hanger bracket, with the sidebar, the rail cap and the lip, has an inverted “J” shape. The sidebar of the hanger bracket mounts onto an element of the suspended equipment, so that the rail cap rests on a top surface of the support rail. A plurality of hanger brackets can support the equipment element on the support rail. The hanger bracket is first mounted to the equipment element of the overhead equipment, which is then lifted to raise the rail cap above a support rail. The equipment element is then shifted, to position the rail cap over the support rail. The equipment element is finally lowered to contact the rail cap with the top surface of the support rail.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2000Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Northwest Refrigeration Contractors, Inc.Inventor: Wayne F. Gohl, Jr.
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Publication number: 20020121581Abstract: An at least two-part hook, which is composed of an adapter plate which, for adhesive bonding with a strip of a double-sided adhesive film whose bond can be broken by being pulled, is designed in such a way that a tab of the adhesive strip projects beyond the adapter plate, and a hook body which is located on the adapter plate and which is placed on the adapter plate, a cover, which covers at least some sections of the adapter plate, being plugged onto said adapter plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2002Publication date: September 5, 2002Inventors: Achim Franck, Tobias Reiss-Schmidt, Norbert Koop
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Patent number: 6439534Abstract: A recipe holder system for supporting a recipe document at eye level for a user during cooking. The recipe holder system includes a main body having a lower surface and an upper surface, a clip member attached to the main body, a vertical member extending upwardly from an upper end of the main body, and a horizontal member extending orthogonally from the vertical member. The vertical member and the horizontal member are formed for being received between the front lip and the lower edge of a door of a cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2001Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Inventor: Ronald F. Hensel
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Patent number: 6378827Abstract: A support unit for supporting articles hung from a generally planar surface is provided that includes a support arm for placement on a top surface of a generally planar surface. The support arm contacts the top surface of the generally planar surface. A mating portion contacts a bottom surface of the general planar surface opposite the top surface of the generally planar surface contacted by the support arm. A curved portion connects the support arm to the mating portion. The curved portion provides the gripping force between the support arm and the mating portion. A hook extends downwardly from the mating portion and towards the curved portion. The hook supports articles hung therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1999Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Inventor: Jeffrey J. Kacines
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Patent number: 6375137Abstract: Supporting apparatus (10) is mounted to a brick wall having mortar recesses (14, 18) between adjacent rows of bricks, for supporting a planter pot, hanging basket, garden hose or the like. Member (11) hangs adjacent the face of the brick wall with hook (13) at one end fitting in mortar recess (14) between brick (16) and adjacent upper brick (17). Member (12) has a distal end and a proximal end and is pivotally connected to member (11) at a position spaced from hook (13) by a distance equal to the height of brick (16). The proximal end of member (12) fits in mortar recess (18) between brick (16) and adjacent lower brick (19). Members (11, 12) cooperate in use to grip brick (16) between hook (13) and the proximal end of member (12) upon a weight being applied to the distal end of member (12).Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Inventors: Donald Joseph McQuade, Joan Vivian Munks
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Patent number: 6364260Abstract: A gripping and fastening device comprising a bendable strip of material having integral slots is provided. The strip can have a formed hook or hanging shape for holding or hanging articles. The strip can be bent through at least one of the slots to grip the upper edge of a structure such as a wall partition or door, or other article. The integral slots allow for multiple repeated bending and unbending of the strip while preventing or delaying the material from work hardening through the bending area, and thus, fracturing. When straightened, the device retains its original shape. Preferably, there is no indication that bending has occurred. Preferably, the slots are rectangular shaped, but other slot shapes can be used, such as dog bone shaped slots.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1998Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Assignee: Moore Push-Pin CompanyInventors: Eugene M. Lorincz, Marlin J. Hoskinson
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Patent number: 6315489Abstract: A fastening member which comprises a substrate; a horizontal portion perpendicularly projected from the substrate; an upwardly inclined hook portion obliquely extended upward from a distal edge of the horizontal portion; a downwardly inclined hook portion obliquely extended downward from the distal edge of the horizontal portion; and a flat plate portion extended parallel with the substrate from a distal edge of the upwardly inclined hook portion and/or of the downwardly inclined hook portion. The substrate may be provided with an urging means for pressing the back surface of a siding board to prevent slipping.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1999Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Nichiha CorporationInventor: Morimichi Watanabe
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Patent number: 6305655Abstract: A golf club display hanger having a golf club engaging member configured to support the weight of a golf club after the golf club engaging member is inserted through a deformable hole in the golf club's handle. After the golf club engaging member is inserted through the deformable hole, the display hanger engages an interior portion of the golf club. The golf club display hanger and golf club combination can be hung from a stationary hanging support member.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2000Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: US Kids Golf, LLCInventor: Dan Braly Van Horn
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Patent number: 6202969Abstract: A duct hanging bracket device that easily fastens to both an air handling duct and a support structure is disclosed. The device includes an elongated linear segment with opposing parallel legs at each end. The legs each have an aperture, one for fastening to the duct and the other for fastening to the support surface. A stop member is spaced from one leg, such that the duct fits between the leg and the stop member, allowing for easy fastening of the duct to the leg.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1999Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Inventor: Patrick C. Orr
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Patent number: 6199811Abstract: A safety hook is provided for supporting an article on a structure. The hook has a base portion for mounting the hook to the structure and an article supporting portion which extends from the base portion. The article supporting portion is provided to support the article on the structure to which the hook is mounted. The hook also has an article retaining portion extending generally upwardly from the article supporting portion and operates to keep the article on the article supporting portion. The article retaining portion is formed from a material and has a configuration that allows the article retaining portion to flex and resiliently deform upon impact.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1998Date of Patent: March 13, 2001Inventor: Larry S. Fargo
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Patent number: 6158180Abstract: A communications conduit connector mounting device comprising a support member having a forwardly directed front surface and a rearwardly directed rear surface spaced from the front surface, the support member having a thickness defined between the front surface and the rear surface, an aperture extending transversely through the support member throughout the thickness of the support member opening through both the front surface and the rear surface, a slotway extending transversely through the support member throughout the thickness of the support member open through both the front surface and the rear surface laterally from the aperture to a side of the support member. Preferably, the mounting device includes a hook member coupled to the support member for suspending the support member.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1998Date of Patent: December 12, 2000Assignee: Office Specialty Inc.Inventor: John R. Edwards
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Patent number: 6079679Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for securing material. In particular, the invention is basically an S-shaped device comprised of three substantially planar members and two substantially U-shaped connections used in conjunction with a toolbox mounted in a pickup truck. The exact configuration of the device can be modified to fit different types of toolboxes or other vertical supports, for example, inserting an L-shaped section for form fitting toolboxes. The device provides a tie point for securing cargo with ropes or similar restraining material. The device itself is secured by closing the lid of the toolbox and is essentially reversible in application due to its S-shape. Furthermore, the device can be used without restraining material to secure cargo with handles or loops. In this manner, the cargo, such as grocery bags, are secured and transported by looping the cargo handle over the tie point.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 1999Date of Patent: June 27, 2000Inventor: Patrick Mitchell
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Patent number: 6073335Abstract: A method of supporting an ornament on the exterior of a door uses a peep hole fixture to mount a hanger piece. The hanger piece is a flat metal strip having a hole in one end sized to be received on the peep hole fixture barrel while being captured by a flange on the fixture. A hook on a depending end of the strip provides an attachment feature for holding the ornament.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1998Date of Patent: June 13, 2000Inventor: Nicholas J. Lampers
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Patent number: 6068232Abstract: A removable support strut for bracing the rear seat of a sports utility vehicle when the seat is tilted vertically. The elongated strut member has a seat anchor slot formed in its top edge adjacent its rear end. During installation of the strut member, the seat anchor slot is passed downwardly over a seat anchor rod mounted in the floor of the cargo space of the sports utility vehicle. The front end of the strut member is then rotated forwardly approximately 90 degrees at which time the contoured bottom edge of the strut member mates with the various wall surfaces of the recess that surrounds the access opening for the seat anchor rod. A latch slot is formed in the bottom edge of the support strut member adjacent its front end and a latch assembly is mounted adjacent thereto.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 1998Date of Patent: May 30, 2000Inventor: James K. Bentley
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Patent number: 6059241Abstract: A clip-type fastening device having a deformable and resilient body which is constructed of first and second deformable aperture defining portions which in combination define an aperture within the body. First and second engaging members are integrally formed with the deformable aperture defining portions and are inter-engageable to clamp the body around a fixed member in a step-lock fashion. The aperture defining portions and engaging members may be deformed and separated in a twisting manner to release the body from the fixed member and a deformable clip portion is likewise separable to releasably secure an object such as a length of cord or a flag grommet.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1998Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Inventor: Michael A. Martone
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Patent number: 6010103Abstract: A new hook for air guns and air nailers for enabling air guns and air nailers to be safely hung at an elevated position. The inventive device includes an L-shaped hook portion having a vertically oriented portion and a horizontally oriented portion joined together at a bend. The horizontally oriented portion has an aperture therethrough disposed inwardly of a free end thereof. The aperture is dimensioned for fitting over a pneumatic air fitting and threading an air hose therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1997Date of Patent: January 4, 2000Inventor: James Ashworth
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Patent number: 5910351Abstract: A multi-purpose hook for a message board having an edge along its front surface, the hook including a substantially flat extension member having first and second ends, a retaining grip extending from the first end, and a curved hook extending from the second end. The hook generally curves in a plane oriented substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the extension member, thereby preferably defining a portion of a cylinder, preferably defining a substantially half-cylindrical cross-sectional shape. The retaining grip includes a substantially flat portion extending between front and rear portions of the retaining grip, and preferably extends substantially perpendicularly from the first end of the extension member. The retaining grip is attachable to an edge of a fixed member, such as a frame of a message board, the retaining grip including a tip extension and a lip on the front and rear portions, respectively, for engaging similarly shaped front and rear channels in the edge of the fixed member.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 1997Date of Patent: June 8, 1999Assignee: Boone International, Inc.Inventors: Bradley C. Davis, Michael K. Boone
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Patent number: 5908119Abstract: An integrally formed hanger fixture includes a substantially vertically oriented wall having a top end and a bottom end. A substantially horizontally oriented wall is connected to the top end of the vertical wall. A retainer element is disposed on the vertically oriented wall. A wing overlies the horizontally oriented wall. A hinge connects the wing to the horizontally oriented wall. The hinge enables the wing to pivot in relation to the horizontally oriented wall until the wing is disposed beneath the horizontally oriented wall. The retainer element can be a wall, a layer of adhesive, a channel or an aperture. A rear retainer wall is preferably connected to the bottom end of the vertically oriented wall and extends upwardly therefrom in a substantially parallel manner. The hanger fixture can be used in a number of different ways to fasten display racks to a variety of different types of store shelving.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1997Date of Patent: June 1, 1999Assignee: Fasteners For Retail, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Kump, Joseph P. Kosir
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Patent number: 5876009Abstract: A new Portable Clothes Hanger Holder for providing a device from which clothes hangers may be suspended. The inventive device includes a unitary member including a trough-shaped portion and a clip portion extending from the trough-shaped portion. In use, the trough-shaped portion is adapted for receiving the hook of a clothes hanger and the clip portion is adapted for removably securing the unitary member to a horizontal door frame molding.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 1997Date of Patent: March 2, 1999Inventor: Otello M. Simoncioni, Jr.
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Patent number: 5845887Abstract: A hole bracket comprising two or more bracket members. Each bracket member comprises a hook for engaging an edge of a hole, a tab for inserting into a tab hole on another bracket member and a tab hole for receiving a tab from another bracket member. The hole bracket is assembled by interlocking the tabs and holes of the bracket members. An object hole may be provided in each bracket member for receiving an object that is to be attached to the hole bracket.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1997Date of Patent: December 8, 1998Inventor: Tony Patti
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Patent number: 5727698Abstract: A hook device includes an elongated horizontal positioning plate having upper and lower longitudinal edges and a rear face formed with a plurality of insert grooves which extend between the upper and lower longitudinal edges, a plurality of hook members, each of which has a straight portion with upper and lower ends, each of the upper and lower ends being formed with a forwardly extending hook projection, the straight portion of each of the hook members being received in one of the insert grooves of the positioning plate, and an elongated horizontal retaining plate mounted on the rear face of the positioning plate in such a manner that the straight portion of each of the hook members is sandwiched between the positioning plate and the retaining plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1996Date of Patent: March 17, 1998Inventor: Yung-Tsai Lai