Hook Type, Stationary Mount Patents (Class 248/304)
  • Patent number: 8662463
    Abstract: A temporary bracket includes a mounting bracket, an absorbing dish, and a placing member. The mounting bracket includes a mounting body. A mounting opening is defined in the mounting body. The mounting opening includes a wide part and a narrow part communicating with the wide part. The absorbing dish includes a suction cup for sucking a surface, a neck portion extending from the suction cup, and a securing portion extending from the neck portion. The neck portion is disposed in the narrow part. The securing portion is used for extending into the wide part and moves to the narrow part to enable the neck portion to be disposed in the narrow part. The placing member is secured to the mounting bracket for supporting an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Lung Chen, Chuan-Kai Chang, Tsung-Te Tai
  • Patent number: 8616512
    Abstract: A cable support has a body formed from a strap of self-supporting material, with a hook portion having a free end and an opposite attachment end. A stem is formed by the attachment end and includes an end segment movable relative to a main segment between a first, linearly-aligned position, and a second, normally-oriented position for facilitating selective mounting of the support on vertical and horizontal substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Justin C. McMath, Asim Siddiqui, Anthony Caringella, Tom Colangelo
  • Patent number: 8616385
    Abstract: The present invention features a dugout organization system for baseball or softball equipment for use by a participant in a dugout. The system features a generally planar chain link fence panel located in an erect position having a plurality of formed chain link fence wires intertwined to form a mesh chain link fence surface. The system features a base member having a top attachment tongue that projects out and away from a base posterior surface. The top attachment tongue features a top attachment tongue first groove located on a top attachment tongue first side and a top attachment tongue second groove located on an opposing top attachment tongue second side. The base member flares from the top attachment tongue forming a first side shoulder on a base first side and a second side shoulder on a base second side and then tapers approaching a base bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventor: John Doran
  • Patent number: 8585002
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are purse hanger comprising a housing (1) having a bottom surface (14) and a locking cavity (20), wherein the bottom surface being adapted to rest upon and frictionally engage a flat surface; a first link (3) and a second link (2) pivotally linked to each other; a connection pin (10) extending from a terminal end of the first link (3), wherein the connection pin (10) is rotatably attached to the housing (1) around an axis (15); a locking pin (5) extending from a terminal end of the second link (2); and a frictional element (4) in the housing (1); wherein the frictional element (4) is adapted to frictionally engage with the locking pin (5). In some embodiments, the axis (15) passes through the housing at an angle to the bottom surface (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Inventor: Yat Hung Ho
  • Publication number: 20130269162
    Abstract: A hanger configured to be mounted to a supporting surface includes a fastener receiving body configured to be positioned on the supporting surface. The hanger also includes a hook portion positioned adjacent to the fastener receiving body and configured to receive a retainable object therein. The hanger additionally includes a first datum surface associated with a first orientation direction of the fastener body. The hanger further includes a second datum surface associated with a second orientation direction of the fastener body. The relative positions of the first datum surface and the second datum surface are arranged such that when a fastener tool abuts the first datum surface and the second datum surface, a fastener applied by the fastener tool is positioned within a bounded area of the fastener receiving body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
    Inventors: Vincent COOK, Keith M. LOMBARDI
  • Patent number: 8556220
    Abstract: A locking device for a display mounting assembly comprises, a base frame, two mounting racks and two locking members, wherein the assembly and disassembly of the mounting racks and the base frame can be easily achieved by a simple action of pulling and pressing of the locking members. Furthermore, it doesn't have to drill through holes and the elongated holes in the mounting racks, which consequently reduces manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignees: Hi-Max Innovation Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 8550417
    Abstract: A retaining system for an articulating support hook held in snap-in relation to a support surface underlying a vehicle headliner. The support hook assembly includes a hook member which is adapted to pivot between open and closed positions as desired. The hook assembly is stable in both the open and the closed positions and is not reliant upon internal springs for operation. The retaining system for the support hook assembly is not dependent upon screws or other attachment elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Joel R. Lee, Robert L. Charlton, Dion Harris
  • Patent number: 8544806
    Abstract: A system for mounting an item to a wall is provided comprising a plurality of stakes, each stake having a proximal end and a distal end and an extension member there between, and each stake comprising a hook at the proximal end and a piercing element at the distal end. At least one stake comprises an extension member having a uniform width, and at least one stake comprises an extension member having a width greater than the width of the hook such that when a plurality of stakes are positioned adjacent each other within the wall, the plurality of hooks functions as a single hanger upon which the item to be hung may be suspended on the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Inventor: Steve Van Dang
  • Patent number: 8534621
    Abstract: An assembly for hanging ladders from surfaces such as ceilings and walls. The assembly includes a first ladder hanger that defines an aperture that receives a first end of the ladder and a second ladder hanger that receives a second end of the ladder. The second ladder hanger includes movable members that can be moved to permit the second end of the ladder to be stored in the storage space and can further retain the ladder in the storage space. In one implementation, rotating members are used to manipulate the ladder hanger into a storage configuration, in another implementation; pivoting members are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventor: Paul W. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20130233985
    Abstract: A plurality of adjustable hangers for storing an aboveground pool cover in an elevated position and in close proximity to an associated pool comprised of a generally U-shaped hanger portion for receipt of the pool cover, a lateral support for engaging the sidewall of the aboveground pool and a hook portion for removable attachment to the sidewall and rail or the above ground pool. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, portions of the hanger are adjustable in size to accommodate a wide variety of aboveground pools. By storing the pool cover in an elevated position, the pool cover is not as susceptible to damage and/or damaging the surfaces upon which it would be otherwise stored, and is far less likely to transfer dirt, leaves, grass clippings, insects and other undesirable elements into the pool water when the pool cover is reinstalled on the surface of the pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventor: James Mapes
  • Publication number: 20130200237
    Abstract: An attachable pad for a support includes an attachable pad body, an attachment sheet boned to the attachable pad body, a cap covering the attachable pad body, an operation cap fixing the cap to the attachable pad body, and a support-connecting fixing ring between the cap and the operation cap. A main body wing is integrally provided in the attachable pad body between the attachment sheet and the attachable pad body. A fixing screw nut is integrally molded to the attachable pad body. A fixing screw bolt is separated from the nut in order to fix the fixing screw bolt to the fixing screw nut. A support section is provided inside the cap to support the body wing. The support section can press the body wing together with the body to the surface of an object while a circumferential pillar is pressing the body to the surface of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventor: Min Sik Park
  • Patent number: 8490936
    Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative light hanging system for presenting a lighted outline of a building structure, and includes a decorative lighting strand, a plurality of releasable magnetic alignment holder pairs each pair comprising oppositely charged magnetic disks including a first disk attached to the building structure and a second disk with a conduit mount attached thereon for receiving the decorative lighting strand therein, and a hanger for positioning and aligning the second disks upon the corresponding first disks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Inventor: Lance Rinck
  • Publication number: 20130168517
    Abstract: A reinforced hook structure may include a hook body, having a back board which is a curved hook portion made in one piece, and a space is formed between the top portion of the hook portion and the back board to engage with a hanging unit. The front portion of the hook portion and the back board has some reinforced ribs, while the inner portion of the hook portion and the back board has a reinforced section to enhance the structural strength between the hook portion and the back board. When the hanging portion wedges in the hanging unit to hang subjects, the hanging portion has to sustain the weight of the subject and the hanging unit and when the hanging portion is weaker, it may be bended or broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Hung-Wei Chu, Man-Chu Wang
  • Patent number: 8459472
    Abstract: An aperture board assembly includes a panel having an array of apertures, a modular array of receivers attached to the panel, and hook assemblies for detachably engaging the receivers. The modular array is attached to the panel so that each receiver is substantially aligned with a corresponding aperture in the panel. Each hook assembly passes at least partially through an aperture in the panel and into a receiver aligned with the aperture. Each receiver in the modular array includes spring clips that are equally spaced apart around a perimeter of the receiver. Each spring clip includes a pair of opposing spring fingers disposed in a spring clip aperture. Each pair of opposing spring fingers detachably engage the hook assembly as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Top-Wok Metals Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: James A. Hofman
  • Patent number: 8448910
    Abstract: A substrate-mountable holder system, comprising: a first portion comprising a base having first and second front surfaces, a rear surface, a top and a bottom, a hook extending from proximate the bottom, a lobe extending rearwardly from a rear surface proximate the top, a pad extending rearwardly from the rear surface, an opening for receiving an anchor extending through the base, the opening between the lobe and the pad; and a second portion for operatively engaging the first portion; wherein the first and second portions each include at least one, and preferably a plurality of, interfacing protrusions and indentations for engaging the second portion with the first portion. Each of the protrusions and indentations on the first and second portions may be proximate the bottom of their respective portions. The system further may include a self-drilling drywall anchor having a bore, and a fastener for operatively engaging the first portion and the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Ernst, John P. Grimm, Mark E. Gonciarz
  • Publication number: 20130126690
    Abstract: Units or hook assemblies arranged and configured to adequately capture and hold personal items which have some type of handle, rope, strap or the like. Preferred embodiments include a mounting plate for attachment to a restroom stall wall, door or the like. The mounting plate includes an upper end and a lower end. Preferred embodiments further include a first and second hook elements extending outwardly from the mounting plate. Preferred embodiments are arranged and configured to hinder theft of personal items stored on the hook from an over the stall door or wall attempt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas J. Portz
  • Publication number: 20130112830
    Abstract: An improved hanger 19 for a lavatory treatment device 10 which comprises: a top plate portion 20 which from an approximate midpoint 21, depends a downwardly extending stalk 22, wherein the top plate portion 20 includes a left arm section 20A section and a right arm section 20B which extends outwardly from the midpoint 21 and in a forward direction with respect to the stalk 22, wherein the left arm section 20A and the right arm section 20B are preferably essentially symmetrical about the midpoint 21 and are angled forwardly with respect to the stalk 22, and at the ends of each of the left arm section 20A section and a right arm section 20B are each a downwardly extending to grip arm, 23A, 23B, which grip arms 23A, 23B are parallel and spaced part from one another, and also each is located forward of the stalk 22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser LLC
    Inventors: Stella Louise Knorr, Sasha Miu, Adrian Charles Ian Scott-Murphy, Saravanabhavan Selvalingam
  • Publication number: 20130105653
    Abstract: A device for hanging and storing articles. The device comprises a track and one or more hooks releasably securable thereto. The track includes a downwardly oriented longitudinal lip and a longitudinal rib. The longitudinal lip forms a downwardly orientated longitudinal channel. The hook includes a flange member and a recess. The flange member of the hook is receivable within the downwardly oriented channel of the track and the recess of the hook is receivable about the longitudinal rib of the track to releasably secure the hook to the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventor: Robert Borys
  • Publication number: 20130099076
    Abstract: A mountable bracket for hanging strands of decorative lights through a cylindrical hook with flared ends which permit the unhindered movement of the light strands through the cylindrical hook. The bracket may be remotely attached and detached to a gutter along a roof through the use of an attachment device attached to a painter's pole which couples with the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventor: Lawrence Mickelson
  • Publication number: 20130062491
    Abstract: A construction hanger comprising a brace including a first elongated member; an arm extending from one end of the first elongated member at an angle thereto, the arm and the elongated member cooperating to engage the surface of a construction support member; a guide at the end of the elongated member opposite the one end, the guide being capable of receiving a hanger member, the guide being positioned on or formed within the brace and at an angle thereto; the guide tying the hanging member to the construction support member by means of the brace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: DAYTON SUPERIOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy J. Cormier, Andrew P. Magee, Richard G. Lindstrom
  • Patent number: 8387292
    Abstract: A rotatable pennant assembly comprising a pennant formed of planar material having a grommet of predetermined diameter “d” proximate an edge, said grommet providing a circular hub having a bearing surface. An elongated, unitary molded member terminating in a bulbous first stop member having a diameter greater than the diameter “d,” an axle portion of diameter less than “d” proximate said bulbous portion, and a second stop member spaced from said first stop member adjacent said axle. Said elongated member including a handle portion adapted to be gripped by a user and said second stop member being sufficiently flexible to permit said grommet to pass over it and thereafter to trap said grommet over said axle portion between the first and second stop members, whereby said pennant may be attached to said elongated member through said grommet by a quick-connect snap action for rotation about the axis of said elongated member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventor: Antonio G. Rasmus
  • Patent number: 8376297
    Abstract: Units or hook assemblies arranged and configured to adequately capture and hold personal items which have some type of handle, rope, strap or the like. Preferred embodiments include a mounting plate for attachment to a restroom stall wall, door or the like. The mounting plate includes an upper end and a lower end. Preferred embodiments further include a first and second hook elements extending outwardly from the mounting plate. Preferred embodiments are arranged and configured to hinder theft of personal items stored on the hook from an over the stall door or wall attempt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas J. Portz
  • Patent number: 8376300
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a supporting body, a rotating body assembled with the supporting body and rotating at least between a standard position and a deployed position through an intermediate position, and a biasing device for applying a biasing force to the rotating device in a direction of returning the rotating body to the standard position. A speed switching device changes a rotational speed of the rotating body from the deployed position to the intermediate position different from that from the intermediate position to the standard position in a return rotational movement of the rotating body. The speed switching device includes at least two damping devices; at least two first gears attached to the damping devices for applying damping forces of the damping devices to the rotating body; and at least two second gears formed integrally on the rotating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: NIFCO Inc.
    Inventors: Ryuhei Nishida, Keiji Yamaguchi, Takehiko Nemoto
  • Patent number: 8371546
    Abstract: A purse hanger for hanging a purse from a flat surface has a rigid interface member defining a substantially planar interface area that is co-planar with the flat surface during use. A rigid arm has a proximal end swivelably coupled with the rigid interface member and a distal end, which, in use, is oriented by gravity to a position vertically beneath the planar interface area. A flexible member has a first end coupled to the distal end of the rigid arm, and a second end coupled to a purse engagement member such as a rigid loop securing the purse strap. The flexible member allows the rigid interface member to be stored in the purse while the purse engagement member remains secured to the purse strap. The rigid interface member can have a storage cavity for storing personal items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Inventor: Shelly Lenna Bauerly
  • Patent number: 8360473
    Abstract: A luggage support hook is attached to a center tunnel immediately above a storage unit, which is provided at a rear portion of a leg shield of a saddle-type vehicle, in order to provide a degree of freedom in a manner of hooking a hanging strap of an article to be hung on the luggage support hook, and to retain luggage in a stable state during travel. The luggage support hook is formed in a substantially Y-shape, when viewed from a front side, by a base member attached to a recess portion, a plurality of first arms projecting radially from a rear end of the base member, and a second arm member projecting from a position of the rear end of the base member. The second arm member is different from the first arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Yamazaki, Takehiro Ishikawa, Yu Miyajima
  • Patent number: 8333356
    Abstract: A substrate-mountable holder system comprising: a first portion, a cover, an anchor and at least one fastener, the first portion having a hook extending therefrom and at least one opening for receiving the fastener(s), a cover configured to engage the first portion and hide the fastener(s). The first portion may include a lobe proximate the top of the rear surface and a pad spaced from the lobe, the opening between the lobe and pad, for controlling deformation of the first portion. The first and second portions also may have a plurality of releasably engaging detents to lock the second portion in place, and the bottom of the second portion may angle rearward so as to bear against the substrate when the second portion is installed. Moreover, the first portion may include a barb on the lobe and/or one or more tangs extending from a recess in the rear surface of the first portion to embed in the substrate and inhibit rotation of the holder system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Ernst, John P. Grimm, Mark E. Gonciarz
  • Patent number: 8317148
    Abstract: A substrate-mountable holder system comprising: a first portion, a cover, an anchor and at least one fastener, the first portion having a hook extending therefrom and at least one opening for receiving the fastener(s), a cover configured to engage the first portion and hide the fastener(s). The first portion may include a lobe proximate the top of the rear surface to bias the bottom of the first portion toward the substrate to aid in more stable mounting of the first portion and further may include a tang projecting rearwardly from proximate the bottom for engagement with the substrate or a second fastener spaced proximate the first fastener to inhibit rotation of the system when installed. In addition, the first portion and the cover may have various features to fasten the cover securely to the first portion and provide the appearance of a unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Ernst, John P. Grimm, Mark E. Gonciarz
  • Patent number: 8313273
    Abstract: A hook assembly comprises a body, a securing portion, a hanging portion, a connection portion and a pair of arc-shaped wings. The securing portion and the hanging portion are respectively extending from two opposite sides of the body. The securing portion comprises an extending portion and a hook portion parallel with the body. The extending portion is extending between the body and the hook portion. The connection portion is extending from the body, the wings are respectively extending from two opposite sides of the connection portion. Junction portions between the connection portion and the body and between the wings and the connection portion are cut, and the connection portion and the pair of the wings are respectively folded along corresponding junction portions resulting in the connection portion with the pair of wings together defining a receiving space to receive the body and the securing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Jun Chu
  • Patent number: 8308116
    Abstract: A hanger assembly has a rail having a front portion, a back portion, and a rail opening therethrough. The rail opening has a shape having a larger diameter at the back portion and a smaller diameter at the front portion. A plug conforms to the shape of the opening, has a plug opening therein and a lip disposed upon an internal surface thereof. The lip engages a hook having an extension for insertion into the plug opening and engaging the lip within the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventor: James Daniels
  • Publication number: 20120280098
    Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative light hanging system for presenting a lighted outline of a building structure, and includes a decorative lighting strand, a plurality of releasable magnetic alignment holder pairs each pair comprising oppositely charged magnetic disks including a first disk attached to the building structure and a second disk with a conduit mount attached thereon for receiving the decorative lighting strand therein, and a hanger for positioning and aligning the second disks upon the corresponding first disks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventor: Lance Rinck
  • Patent number: 8282046
    Abstract: A device having a surface on which an intravenous administration set is organized and temporarily retained in a desired configuration to prevent undesirable tangling during setup of the set. The device further includes a plurality of clips to retain various components of the intravenous administration set in a desired orientation to improve priming of the components. The intravenous administration set is released from the device by pulling a terminal end of the set in a direction away from the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Weston F. Harding, Bryan G. Davis
  • Patent number: 8272610
    Abstract: In one aspect, a holder assembly includes a substrate-mountable holder having a metal base having a centerline, the base having a plurality of openings to receive a plurality of fasteners, a generally symmetrical wireform having a pair of legs with a portion therebetween, the portion welded to the base, each leg having a first segment extending parallel to the base and a second segment extending outwardly of the base. First segment of each leg may be generally parallel to the centerline, or first segment may be angled with respect to the centerline. Second segment of legs may extend generally linearly outwardly of the base or may have radii of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Ernst, John P. Grimm
  • Patent number: 8251331
    Abstract: A fence hanger apparatus is generally comprised of two vertical hanging support brackets. The two vertical hanging support brackets each have an upper portion terminating in a U-shaped hook for hanging the apparatus over the top rail of a fence, and a lower portion. A vertical member has an upper end and a lower end and is positioned approximately midway between the two vertical hanging support brackets and is substantially parallel to the upper portions of the two vertical hanging brackets. The upper end of the vertical member extends substantially to the same height as the U-shaped hooks. The vertical member has a front face, a rear face and two side faces. The front face of the vertical member is provided with means for attaching hanging members. A U-shaped latch is pivotally mounted to the lower end of the vertical member for attaching the apparatus to a vertical post of a fence. The lower portions of the two hanging support brackets are secured to the lower end of the vertical member with securing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Inventor: Robert B Fowler
  • Patent number: 8245858
    Abstract: A sports equipment accessory holding device featuring a generally pentagonal-shaped base; an extension platform extending outwardly from the front surface of the base; hooks extending forwardly from each the first and second side edges of the base; a two-prong bracket extending outwardly from the bottom edge of the base, wherein the extension platform, the hooks, and the two-prong bracket each function to hold an object; a first mounting component extending outwardly from the back surface of the base; and a second mounting component disposed on the back surface of the base below the first mounting component, wherein the first mounting component and second mounting component together function to engage a fence for mounting the holding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Inventor: John Doran
  • Patent number: 8245367
    Abstract: There is provided a fastener which can be fixed in a mounting hole in an ensured fashion and which can be removed from the mounting hole in an easy and ensured fashion. This fastener 10 includes a main body 20 which is fixed in a mounting hole and a pin member for releasing the engagement of the main body 20 with the mounting hole. The main body 20 has a base portion 21 and a leg portion 30, a pair of elastic engagement pieces 35, 35 are provided on the leg portion 30, and distal end portions 37 of the elastic engagement pieces 35 are extended towards an insertion opening 23 in the pin member 40. The pin member 40 has a head portion 41 and an insertion portion 43, and a pressing surface 48 is provided on the insertion portion 43 for pressing the distal end portions 37 so as to deflect the pair of elastic engagement pieces 35, 35 inwards to such an extent that the elastic engagement pieces are not brought into engagement with the mounting hole when the pin member 40 is pushed in a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Piolax Inc.
    Inventors: Kouichi Kato, Shigeo Okada, Takeshi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8240625
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a functional component mounting structure includes: a functional component having: a base body; a functional portion formed on a front surface of the base body; and a latching portion extending from a back surface of the base body; a component receiver having: a base portion having an opening into which the latching portion is inserted from a front surface side to a back surface side thereof; and a latch receiving portion on which the latching portion is latched; and a cover member pivotally fitted to the component receiver to open and close the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Piolax Inc.
    Inventor: Kouichi Kato
  • Publication number: 20120199714
    Abstract: The novel hook of the present invention comprises a hook having a hook portion at one end for use in securing pots and pans and then extending axially to its opposite end wherein it has a C or U shaped bend and then extends down towards the hook portion while rotating about the axis of the hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventor: John Joseph Rinaldo
  • Publication number: 20120160977
    Abstract: A multipurpose hook having a fragmentary breast member, a head integral with and extending upwardly from the breast member, the head having a face portion, a beak extending outwardly from the face portion, the beak having an upper member and a lower member, the upper and lower members separated by a slit, and a magnet embedded in the face portion adjacent and below the lower beak member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: UMBRA LLC
    Inventor: Alan WISNIEWSKI
  • Patent number: 8191849
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an adjustable hook with a rotating hook secured to a locking plate within a housing. The rotating hook is adapted to move within the housing allowing the orientation of the hook to be modified into a desired position. Once the desired position is achieved, the hook then locks in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Nathan Lembke
  • Patent number: 8191845
    Abstract: A multi-function hook is provided. The multi-function hook includes a hook unit and a plug unit. The hook unit includes a fixing board and at least one hook body. The fixing board includes a first L-shaped sheet and a second L-shaped fixing sheet having a hole respectively. The fixing board further includes at least one first protruded hook member, and an assembling hole disposed corresponding to the second L-shaped fixing sheet. The hook body is fixed on the front surface of the fixing board. The plug unit is assembled to the assembling hole and is fixed on the fixing board. The plug unit includes a cover and at least one second protruded hook member connecting with the cover. The cover includes a hollow hole disposed corresponding to the second L-shaped fixing sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Clair Home Products Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Yu
  • Publication number: 20120132773
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting and hanging purses, handbags, jackets and the like from the edge of a table, desk or other elevated platform. A support hook is pivotally coupled within a housing into which the support hook may be stored. The housing comprises first and second planar panels in parallel, spaced relation to each other and is adapted to be positioned upon the top of the table, desk or surface adjacent the edge thereof. The planar panels are secured in parallel spaced relation to one another by at least a single interior wall. The support hook is pivotally coupled to a pivot block in a manner which permits it to be moved in planes both perpendicular and parallel to the housing panels. When not in use, the support hook may be positioned for storage between the planar panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventor: Laurie Cohen
  • Publication number: 20120126081
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method that allow users to mount digital media players.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: INNOVELIS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Jeffrey Wengreen, Eric John Wengreen
  • Patent number: 8162276
    Abstract: A combination clip and hook (clip) for use generally in suspending articles, which is rotatably movable about a rotary joint between a first position in which two opposing, rotatably joined portions of the overall clip structure are oriented together to form a continuous, enclosed shape that can be secured around another, and a second position in which the two portions of the structure are rotated out of the enclosed shape, and into, for example, a S shaped hook where one portion of the structure supports the item and the other portion can be applied to another supporting member. The joint between the two portions can define a spring-loaded rotating pivot assembly with at least two indexing positions opposed by 180 degrees. The rotary joint can be constructed with a pair of confronting male and female wedge and detent inserts that are biased toward each other by an embedded spring assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Clipsy, LLC
    Inventors: Farvardin Fathi, Imraan Aziz, Michael J. Strasser, Thomas E. King
  • Patent number: 8149576
    Abstract: Since an information processing unit of the present invention includes a protrusion portion on a back face side of a first casing, it is possible to reduce an impact transmitted to a notebook PC when the notebook PC is placed in an upright position on the surface of a desk. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the notebook PC from being damaged. Furthermore, since the protrusion portion is provided to the back face side of the first casing, it is possible not to allow the notebook PC to stand self-supported in an upright position. Therefore, the notebook PC will not be placed carelessly in an upright position on the surface of a desk or the like; thus, it is possible to prevent the PC from being broken or damaged due to a fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shintaro Tanaka, Hitoshi Nakatani, Haruka Kaneko, Yoshiaki Nagamura
  • Publication number: 20120074277
    Abstract: A hinge hook has a pair of rotatable hooks that are mounted coaxially and side-by-side that move independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventor: Geraint Krumpe
  • Publication number: 20120061540
    Abstract: A hunting hook may include a first bend having a front end and a back end located at a top portion of the hunting hook; an elongated member extending downwardly from the back end of the first bend away from the top portion of the hunting hook; a hook shank extending downwardly from the front end of the first bend away from the top portion of the hunting hook, the hook shank being angled toward the elongated member; and a second bend having a front end that extends radially away in a clockwise direction from the hook shank, the second bend front end being angled toward the first bend, wherein the elongated member extends downwardly beyond the second bend away from the top portion of the hunting hook. A hunting hook system for hanging hunting equipment and a method of hanging hunting equipment are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventor: Greg Platt
  • Publication number: 20120056060
    Abstract: An antler rack assembly that may be used to attach and mount antlers onto a tree or other stationary object in an easy and quick manner. The antler rack assembly according to the present invention allows for the insertion of antlers into spring clips that extend from tubing. The spring clips allow for the insertion of the antlers and therefore places the antlers in a stable vertical position. Another tube is used to insert the antler rack into the tree or other stationary object and therefore creates the antler rack assembly in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventor: Greg Parton
  • Patent number: 8128049
    Abstract: A mounting system for providing resilient mounting of a display device at a defined tilt angle. A surface mounting bracket configured to be attached to a mounting surface includes an engagement member and an engagement lip which are in communication with at least one engagement feature disposed on a display device bracket configured to be attached to a display device such as a flat panel television. The engagement feature, engagement lip, and engagement member are configured such that communication among these features results in an assembly that is resilient to inadvertent physical contact with the display device. The display device bracket is tiltable with respect to the surface mounting bracket, providing a defined tilt angle of the display device. Provision of a plurality of engagement features disposed on the display device bracket offers alternative assembly configurations, each capable of having defined tilt angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Peerless Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Walters
  • Publication number: 20120049474
    Abstract: A collapsible hand cart is provided for transporting shopping bags, boxes, and other items. The hand cart comprises a support panel having a plurality of hooks nested within a common plane therewith. The hooks can be individual nested hooks, or nested rows of hooks. One or more accessories such as baskets, shelves, straps, and other accessories may be provided, each of the accessories adapted to attach to said nested hooks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: Joey Del Rosario
  • Publication number: 20120043444
    Abstract: Devices and methods for hanger devices are provided. In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an attachment device is provided. The attachment device comprises a hanger receiving portion, the hanger receiving portion having at least a first surface and a second surface and a receiver located between the first surface and the second surface and extending into the hanger receiving portion, and a set screw opening extending from the first surface to the receiver, the second surface adapted to releasably attach the hanger receiving portion to a mounting object, and a hanger including a first portion and a hook portion, the first portion sized to be removably inserted into the receiver, the hook portion having a shape to hold a decorative object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Kingery