Hook Type Patents (Class 248/339)
  • Patent number: 7740222
    Abstract: A hanging electronic device, for hanging on a H thickness wall, comprises a main body and an adjustable hanging mechanism. The adjustable hanging mechanism for mounting the main body on the wall comprises: at least one cantilever bar and an elastic member. The cantilever bar has a first rod, a second rod, a third rod and an elastic member. The first rod has a rotation axis for the cantilever bar to rotate on the main body, and the second rod is coupled to the first rod. The third rod coupled to the second rod is substantially parallel to the first rod. The elastic member is coupled to the first rod. When the cantilever bar rotates relatively to the main body with a rotation angle ?, the third rod is firmly against the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Inventor: Xian-Jun Wang
  • Patent number: 7740216
    Abstract: A support system for a bird feeder. The support system allows vertical and circumferential adjustment of the bird feeder, and prevents dislodgement of the bird feeder from the support system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Droll Yankees, Inc.
    Inventors: Betsy P. Puckett, Paul Artigues
  • Patent number: 7730923
    Abstract: An adjustable hanging apparatus for blind valances is provided. The hanging apparatus includes a hanging device and a mounting device. The hanging device has a hook, which can be slidably hooked over a headrail. In addition, a base of the hanging device has an opening. The opening is disposed with two resilient mounting plates, and each mounting plate has a plurality of troughs. A neck portion is formed therebetween the mounting plates. The mounting device has a joint portion, which can engage with the valance. Also, a jam portion passes through the neck portion and mounted therein. Positioning flanges can be engaged with the troughs of the mounting plates so as to limit the vertical movement of the mounting device, and the mounting device can be inserted through the opening in the vertical direction of any positions to adjust the valance to desired positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Niem Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: De-Jun Zhang
  • Patent number: 7726619
    Abstract: A wall hook includes an inserting head defining a rotational axis, and a levering handle. The inserting head has a front penetrating tip adapted for rotatably inserting into a wall surface of the wall and a rear fulcrum end rearwardly extended from the penetrating tip along the rotational axis. The levering handle has a transverse arm integrally and transversely extended from the fulcrum end of the inserting head to substantially prolong a torque distance along the transverse arm with respect to the rotational axis, and a controlling arm integrally extended from the transverse arm in such a manner that when the levering handle is rotated, the inserting head is driven to rotate for rotatably penetrating into the wall so as to minimize a torque required to directly apply at the inserting head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Inventor: Chin-Hsiung Lien
  • Patent number: 7703735
    Abstract: A hanger system includes a first part and a second part, which is connected to the first part in different directions. The first part has a first body and a round first hanger and a first housing connected to the first body. The first housing has a first polygonal tapered recess. The second part has a second body with a round second hook, a polygonal tapered end piece, which can be inserted into the first polygonal tapered recess in a desired direction so as to meet different needs in practical use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Inventors: Kevan Fryer, James Houston
  • Publication number: 20100078541
    Abstract: This invention provides a combination clip and hook (clip) for use generally in suspending articles having shoulder or hand straps, or carrying other accessories, such as keys, 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 strap or loop on an item or piece of clothing, and a second position in which the two portions of the structure are rotated out of the enclosed shape, and into, for example, a substantially S-shaped hook in which one portion of the structure supports the strap of the item and the other portion can be applied to a clothing hook, chair back, table surface, door top, or other supporting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: CLIPSY, LLC
    Inventors: Farvardin Fathi, Imraan Aziz, Michael J. Strasser, Thomas E. King
  • Patent number: 7677525
    Abstract: A vegetation attachment device for supporting plant limbs is used in combination with an overhead support member, such as the horizontal support wire of a trellis system used to support grape vines. Embodiments of the device generally comprise an attachment hook configured to engage the overhead support wire, a closing hook, a catch member for engaging the closing hook, a deformable limb containment structure, and biasing means for maintaining the engagement of the closing hook to the catch member. The deformable limb containment structure deforms to accommodate limited lateral deflection or growth in the vine or plant limb. Embodiments of the disclosed apparatus may be used instead of currently known devices, such as wire ties, for supporting vines and branches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Inventors: Martin Solario Sanchez, Leonardo Favio Sanchez
  • Patent number: 7669821
    Abstract: A retractable accessory hook assembly for a vehicle. A housing has a cavity with an opening. A hook is pivotably coupled to the housing and is movable between a stowed position substantially within the cavity and a deployed position at least partially extending from the opening of the cavity. A cover is also pivotably coupled to the housing and is configured to selectably close off at least a portion of the opening of the cavity. The cover is movable from a closed position proximate the housing to an open position away from the housing while the hook is being moved to a stowed or deployed position. The cover is also movable from the open position to the closed position to retain the hook in either the stowed or deployed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Amy L. Martin
  • Patent number: 7669822
    Abstract: A wall-mounted storage rack assembly facilitates storage of articles such as bicycles, lawn care implements, tools, and the like by providing a pair of independently pivotally movable support arms, which are pivotally supported on an associated mounting bracket. The support arms are independently movable about respective pivot axes arranged in intersecting, angular relationship to each other, whereby in a lowered position of the support arms, they are arranged in a generally V-shaped, diverging orientation, while in a raised position of the support arms, they are positioned more closely together in a relatively compact configuration. By this compact configuration, efficient storage, shipment, and display for retail sales of the storage rack assembly is promoted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: John Sterling Corporation
    Inventors: Richard G. Kluge, Mark A. Hunsaker
  • Patent number: 7661639
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying an object on a structure is provided. Generally, the apparatus contains a holding portion that is fabricated so as to allow the apparatus to hold to the structure. The apparatus also contains a hook that is capable of allowing the object to be set thereon, and a central loop that is capable of allowing a second object to be situated therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Inventor: Jeffrey Jackson
  • Patent number: 7651065
    Abstract: A storage system for inside a Sea-Land shipping container provides at least two hanging brackets, each bracket having a vertical beam with a hook at an upper end portion for releasable engagement with a lashing ring carried on a wall inside the Sea-Land shipping container to depend therefrom adjacent the wall. Supports extend forwardly outwardly from the hanging beams and are reinforced by braces communicating between the support and hanging beam. A squaring foot at a lower end portion of each hanging beam extends perpendicular thereto preventing axial rotation of the hanging beam. A vertical member at end portion of each support, opposite the hanging beam, prevents materials from falling off the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Inventor: Michael Jeffrey Sloan
  • Publication number: 20100012806
    Abstract: A portable hanger for hanging a purse from a table has a base adapted to rest upon and frictionally engage the table. A plurality of links are pivotally linked to each other in series to form a chain having a first link and a last link. A pivot pin pivotally connects the base and the first link of the plurality of links. The plurality of links are adapted for pivot between a stored configuration in which the plurality of links are positioned generally adjacent the perimeter of the base, and an operative configuration in which the plurality of links form a hook adapted for hanging the purse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Kalika N. Yap, Catherine A. Mangan
  • Patent number: 7641356
    Abstract: A bedside flashlight cradle for supporting a flashlight from the side of a bed frame for ready access. The cradle includes a grasper end for connection to the bed frame, a middle section, and a cradle. The grasper end may attach to the bed frame without fastener, for example, by sliding over the vertical side wall of the bed frame. The middle section may cant backward in order to support the flashlight flush with the edge of the bed frame. The cradle may be provided in spaced apart pairs to support the flash light or in other configurations such as an integral unit that has sufficient width to support a flashlight or an integral unit that has a single grasper end of sufficient width with a pair of spaced-apart cradles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Inventor: Robert F. Pieroth
  • Patent number: 7617649
    Abstract: An article hanging system capable of easily changing an exhibit position and an exhibit height of an article such as a goods exhibited in a shop, a hanger and a display shelf comprises a ceiling rail assembly, a wire holder slidably retained to the ceiling rail assembly, a wire hanging down from the wire holder, a gripper fixably attachable at a desired position along the wire, a wire holder attached to a lower end of the wire and a floor rail assembly to which the wire holder is slidably retained. Each of the rail assemblies comprises longitudinal rails extending in a longitudinal direction (the Y-direction) and lateral rails slidable with respect to the longitudinal rail as being spanned between the longitudinal rails. Each of the wire holders are slidable along the lateral rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: A.G.K. Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideo Arakawa
  • Patent number: 7603814
    Abstract: A hanger for attaching a load-bearing object to a rib includes a gripper having a gripper body, the gripper body having a plurality of tabs depending therefrom; a cradle having a cradle body, the cradle body defining a gripper body receiving recess for receiving the gripper body, the gripper body received within the gripper body receiving recess; a fastener passing through the cradle body and the gripper body; and a stop threadably secured to the fastener, wherein the cradle is positioned between the gripper and the stop, the fastener coacting with the gripper and the cradle, whereby movement of the stop in a first direction causes the cradle body to coact with the gripper body causing the plurality of tabs to move toward each other. A kit for assembling the hanger and a hanger system utilizing the hanger are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Epic Metals Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel L. Hartmann, Thomas G. Ryan
  • Publication number: 20090256045
    Abstract: A hanging system that includes a hanging device having a hanger strip with an upper hook section on one end of the strip and at least one hook attachment position on the other end of the strip. The plurality of hook attachment positions are positioned along the length of the hanger strip for attachment of at least one hook. The hanger strip may be hung by the upper hook section from a top of a vertical surface. The hanger strip may also be hung from a support bracket installed on the vertical surface. The at least one hooks may be inserted into the hook attachments and used to hold a hanging object suspended from the vertical surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas Tunberg
  • Publication number: 20090223640
    Abstract: A hanger assembly for displaying the louvers of vertical window blinds, being used to hang a group of louvers comprising a plurality of overlapping louvers. A hanging hole is formed passing through an end towards a major axis of the group of louvers. The hanger assembly comprises a hanging member and a connection member passing through the hanging hole of the group of louvers, in which one end is formed at a predetermined position of the hanging member and the other end is provided with at least a stopper corresponding to an extreme outside of the group of louvers to make the group of louvers axially wiggle along a predetermined portion of the connection member and to further house the hanging member in the group of louvers, preventing the hanging member from being damaged during shipment or carry and reducing a material of package and cost of stock and shipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: NIEN MADE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tung-Jung Chen
  • Publication number: 20090220704
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for powder coating shelving panels made of MDF or other particle board materials, peg board panels and other articles made of MDF, peg board or other wood-based products. The process comprises first mounting of the panel on a hanger assembly attachable to an overhead conveyor. The panel is passed through a preheat oven having a temperature of preferably from about 260° F. to about 280° F. for a period of from about 15 minutes to about 30 minutes. The preheated panel preferably having a surface temperature preferably of about 110° F. to 112° F. is then carried through a powder coating booth on a preferred hanger assembly where electrostatically charged particles are sprayed onto the surfaces of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventor: BRIAN EUSTACE
  • Publication number: 20090218465
    Abstract: A delivery device comprises a base member configured to hang from a door knob, the base member having a front surface and a back surface. The base member includes an upper hanging portion and a lower carrying portion. The upper hanging portion is configured to hang from the stem of a doorknob. The device further includes a holder engaged with and extending out from the front surface. The holder is positioned at the lower carrying portion. Additionally, the holder is substantially rigid and is configured to hold an article intended for a recipient, the holder defining a top opening for insertion and removal of the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventor: John L. Wechsler
  • Publication number: 20090212186
    Abstract: A hook device includes a hook body, a decorative panel, and a retaining frame. The hook body has a wall mounting portion that has a front mounting surface and a lower end, and a hook portion that extends from the lower end of the wall mounting portion. The decorative panel is disposed on the front mounting surface, and has a decorative picture and a transparent face plate through which the decorative picture can be viewed. The retaining frame is mounted on the wall mounting portion, and has an opening through which the decorative panel can be viewed, and an outer rim capable of securing the decorative panel on the hook body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventor: Sam S. Wang
  • Patent number: 7575213
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for a hanging device that is used to support ductwork, pipes, wiring, conduit and the like from support beams such as I-Joists. The disclosed embodiments take advantage of I-joist geometry and utilize the flanges of the joist to provide a quick and reliable means for securing ductwork and other elongated objects in construction projects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Inventor: Matthew S. Rausch
  • Patent number: 7568673
    Abstract: A suspender for a fluid reservoir having a drinking tube includes a grip structurally coupled to a hanger. The grip is oriented to hold the drinking tube and the hanger configured to support a weight of the reservoir. The reservoir includes flexible walls forming a compartment for holding a liquid. An expander for the reservoir includes a body insertable inside the compartment through an opening defined by a collar of a fill port. Formed on the body are a first collar engaging surface and a second collar engaging surface. The collar engaging surface are separated by a distance substantially equal to a width of the opening. An expansion member, integral to the body, is oriented to maintain at least a partial separation between the flexible walls when the body is inserted inside the compartment and the first and second collar engaging surfaces are engaging the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Inventor: John Evingson
  • Publication number: 20090189037
    Abstract: Hangers and methods for supporting an item from a structure. In some examples, the hanger includes a body configured to support the item and lines configured to bear tension, the lines supporting the body from corners of the structure. In some examples, the hanger includes an adjustment mechanism mounted to the body and coupled to the lines, wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to selectively adjust the position of the body relative to the structure. In some examples, the method includes forming a portion of a first line into a first loop, forming a portion of a second line into a second loop, placing the first loop over the first corner of the structure, placing the second loop over the second corner of the structure, securing the item to the first line, and securing the item to the second line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Dorota Shortell
  • Publication number: 20090184219
    Abstract: A display hook assembly includes a flat body which includes an extension extending therefrom and the extension shares a common plane with the flat body. The extension includes a metal plate received therein so that the extension can be bent to form a hook. A positioning member such as a suction disk is connected to the flat body so as to connect the display hook assembly on a wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventor: Ying-Ju Chen
  • Patent number: 7562856
    Abstract: An article hanging system capable of easily changing an exhibit position and an exhibit height of an article such as a goods exhibited in a shop, a hanger and a display shelf comprises a ceiling rail assembly, a wire holder slidably retained to the ceiling rail assembly, a wire hanging down from the wire holder, a gripper fixably attachable at a desired position along the wire, a wire holder attached to a lower end of the wire and a floor rail assembly to which the wire holder is slidably retained. Each of the rail assemblies comprises longitudinal rails extending in a longitudinal direction (the Y-direction) and lateral rails slidable with respect to the longitudinal rail as being spanned between the longitudinal rails. Each of the wire holders are slidable along the lateral rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: A.G.K. Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideo Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20090173864
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for holding at least one collapsible tube. A retainer is adapted to be attached to the collapsible tube and a hanger is adapted to hold the retainer so as to bear the weight of the collapsible tube attached to the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Donald Lee Wenskay
  • Publication number: 20090108164
    Abstract: Provided herein are table-edge hangers having a hook for hanging personal items such as a purses, jackets, and handbags. A hook as provided may be user-customizable, to display various images, including such things as photographs, pictures, and drawings. A hook as provided also has a means for illumination of the main case of the hook, which can serve as a beacon to the user or to otherwise provide a useful level of illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Greg Washio, Ka Chuen Chan
  • Patent number: 7523907
    Abstract: A hanger for an electronic apparatus. The hanger comprises a base mounted to a wall, a bracket pivoting on the base, a first link pivoting on the base and comprising a ratchet with a plurality of teeth, and a second link with a stopper rotatably connecting the first link and the bracket. The angle between the bracket and the base is varied by the stopper engaging each tooth of the ratchet. The bracket can rotate between a first position and a second position. When the bracket is in the first position, the bracket overlaps the base, and in the second position, the angle between the bracket and the base is maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: BENQ Corporation
    Inventor: Min-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7523910
    Abstract: An apparatus for the suspension of objects from stable and overhanging locations. A method for the installation and use of such an apparatus is also included. Apparatus is especially useful in the decorative display of lanterns created from pumpkins and other gourds and melons including cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Inventor: Sean Thomas Moran
  • Publication number: 20090084922
    Abstract: A retractable accessory hook assembly for a vehicle. A housing has a cavity with an opening. A hook is pivotably coupled to the housing and is movable between a stowed position substantially within the cavity and a deployed position at least partially extending from the opening of the cavity. A cover is also pivotably coupled to the housing and is configured to selectably close off at least a portion of the opening of the cavity. The cover is movable from a closed position proximate the housing to an open position away from the housing while the hook is being moved to a stowed or deployed position. The cover is also movable from the open position to the closed position to retain the hook in either the stowed or deployed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Amy L. Martin
  • Patent number: 7484701
    Abstract: A suspension device can be used to support a musical instrument for display. The suspension device has a holder and a mounting portion. The holder may be a clamp, is able to clamp and hold a musical instrument in position. The mounting portion has a stationary hook and a movable hook. The movable hook is connected with a resilient element that provides a force to pull the movable hook to move toward the stationary hook and therefor engages stably two support bars or support members at any intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: K.H.S. Musical Instrument Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wu-Hong Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20090020675
    Abstract: A temporary fixing structure includes one hooking part 14a provided on a ceiling of a compartment or a room; the other hooking part 7a that is provided on an information device 1, and is rotatably hooked on the one hooking part 14a; and a stopper holding back rotation of the information device due to self-weight moment exerted on the information device 1 in hooked condition of these hooking parts 14a and 7a in a temporally fixed posture of the information device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Shinji Serizawa, Takahiro Ikunami
  • Patent number: 7472881
    Abstract: An article hanging system capable of easily changing an exhibit position and an exhibit height of an article such as a goods exhibited in a shop, a hanger and a display shelf comprises a ceiling rail assembly, a wire holder slidably retained to the ceiling rail assembly, a wire hanging down from the wire holder, a gripper fixably attachable at a desired position along the wire, a wire holder attached to a lower end of the wire and a floor rail assembly to which the wire holder is slidably retained. Each of the rail assemblies comprises longitudinal rails extending in a longitudinal direction (the Y-direction) and lateral rails slidable with respect to the longitudinal rail as being spanned between the longitudinal rails. Each of the wire holders are slidable along the lateral rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: A.G.K. Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideo Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20080296466
    Abstract: An apparatus suspending a personal article from an upper surface of a fixture is provided. The apparatus includes a vertical member, a first arm extending from a first end of the vertical member and resting on the upper surface of the fixture and a second arm extending from a second end of the vertical member from which the personal article hangs. The first arm includes a light source and the second arm includes a utility space storing personal items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventor: Marlene Alfin
  • Patent number: 7438742
    Abstract: An apparatus for preventing wear of an electrode holder on a discharge electrode frame of an electrostatic precipitator includes an electrically conductive member having a central portion generally contoured to a shape of an electrode holder. The apparatus is fastened to at least one of the electrode holder and an end portion of a discharge electrode such that, when the end portion of the discharge electrode is attached to the electrode holder, the electrically conductive member is disposed between the end portion of the discharge electrode and the electrode holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventor: James Glendon Smith
  • Publication number: 20080251673
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (1) of equipment for bathroom accessibility, equipped with at least one horizontal guide (2) fixable to the wall, at least one hooking element (3), which slides with respect to the guide (2), and at least one supporting element for equipment (4), engaged with the hooking element (3). The hooking means (3) comprises regulation means (5) for selectively varying the height of at least one supporting element (4) for equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventor: Luca Mammi
  • Patent number: 7410139
    Abstract: All-purpose hanger comprising a hanging block and two S hooks; the hanging block comprises a front surface, two side surfaces, a rear surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a clamping port; the clamping port is at a forty-five-degree angle relative to the front and rear surfaces; the hanging block further comprises a plurality of S hook insertion holes and a threaded bolt that extends through the top surface and into the clamping port; one S hook insertion hole is located on the front surface and is at a forty-five-degree angle relative to the front surface; another S hook insertion hole is located on the rear surface and is at a forty-five-degree angle relative to the rear surface; two S hook insertion holes are located on each of the side surfaces; and the S hook insertion holes located on the front and rear surfaces exit from the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Spanwell Service, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Rohrich
  • Patent number: 7407138
    Abstract: A one-piece cable support having a box-shaped mounting assembly. The box-shaped mounting assembly extends over a cable tray portion of the cable support and includes several optional mounting apertures. Once secured to a building structure through the box-shaped assembly, the weight of a suspended bundle of cables is distributed evenly below the box-shaped assembly, thereby permitting the load to be balanced evenly below the assembly and reducing the bending moment and therefore the stress on the wall portion connecting the cable tray and mounting assembly portions of the support. A bracket assembly is provided on the bottom of the cable support to allow easy ganging of multiple cable supports without the need for specialized brackets. Stiffeners are included on the cable support to improve the withstanding of bending forces. A cable retaining arrangement secures cable bundles within the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Arlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Gretz
  • Publication number: 20080169401
    Abstract: A portable holder for a monitor is taught, whereby a flat-panel monitor can be suspended in a portable holder from a ceiling or from a vertical object. The holder comprises a body, a mechanism for holding a monitor and the body together, a stem with a ball-type terminus, an optional attachment, and a mechanism for suspending the monitor holder from a ceiling, using the stem, or a vertical object, using the optional attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventor: Geoffrey Alan Fryer
  • Publication number: 20080083864
    Abstract: A carabiner or hook is formed with a screw which enables the carabiner or hook to be mounted on a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventor: Ryan D. Davis
  • Patent number: 7354023
    Abstract: A tool and part holding tray includes a panel that has a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge. The panel has a generally rectangular shape such that the peripheral edge includes a front edge, a back edge, a first side edge and a second side edge. A peripheral wall is attached to the peripheral edge and extends upwardly away therefrom. A plurality of magnets is attached to the bottom side of the panel. Each of a pair of brackets is attached to the panel. The brackets are spaced from each other. Each of a pair of couplers is removably attached to one of the brackets and each is adapted for selectively coupling the brackets to a support beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Inventor: Michael J. Wappler
  • Publication number: 20080042034
    Abstract: A hanging device is provided to hold a workpiece, where the workpiece has a preformed hole therein. The hanging device has an expandable element, such as a cup, that is adapted to be selectively retained within the hold in the workpiece. A hook is connected to the expandable element for use in supporting the expandable element and workpiece affixed thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Rockler Companies, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Krohmer
  • Publication number: 20080029675
    Abstract: A portable desk for use in a vehicle having a steering wheel. An exemplary embodiment of the desk includes a generally planar working surface portion and a retainer portion adapted for engaging the steering wheel to hold the desk in a working position on the steering wheel. The exemplary embodiment of a portable desk is adapted for ready engagement with the steering wheel to support the desk in the working position and ready disengagement from the steering wheel for storage or vehicle operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventor: Waldemar S. Thorwaldson
  • Patent number: 7322157
    Abstract: A paneling system for ceilings of a building structure in which the panels are suspended by hook shaped flanges, on opposite sides of each panel from flat arms of L- or Z-shaped panel carriers or support rails. One flange of each panel extends over the flange of a neighboring panel atop the horizontal arm of a panel carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Industries BV
    Inventor: Wei Zhan Hang
  • Patent number: 7296772
    Abstract: A special hangtag for plaster trowel, which is in flat shape, has a hanging hole on top. The limit section of the grip is placed in the middle of the hangtag, which can be lifted up forward, and the structure is designed to place the grip of the plaster trowel. On one side of the hole for supporting rod is a guiding slot coming from one side of the hangtag, which makes the supporting rod that is located between the grip and the low profile of the plaster trowel to be located in the hole for supporting rod from the guiding slot. Thus, the grip of the plaster trowel and the supporting rod are horizontally and vertically supported by the limit section of the grip and the hole for supporting rod, and forms a one-unit position with hangtag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventor: See-Tuh Wang
  • Patent number: 7255313
    Abstract: A bracket assembly to suspend objects, having a bracket and a suspending tab assembly for organizing objects in a suspended manner. The bracket comprises a rear and front wall joined at a top edge and a bottom edge. An interior seam defines the interior area where the rear wall and the front wall join. The front wall comprises at least one aperture having a longitudinal channel defined by edges. The suspending tab assembly comprises a generally elongated torso having a first tab at its distal end. The first tab is shaped to snugly fit within the at least one aperture. Opposite the first tab, the torso has a second tab. The second tab has adhesive means. A peel-off sticker initially covers the second tab to prevent unwanted matter from sticking to the adhesive means. The rear face of the rear wall also has adhesive means and also has a peel-off sticker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Inventor: Terry Lane
  • Patent number: 7252274
    Abstract: A clamping device for stainless steel sinks having rolled rim edges used for suspension of weighted items from a sink's rolled rim edge for better organization around the sink work area comprising, a hanger bracket, a compression gib, and a fastening means. The hanger bracket is further defined by a front having an elongated vertical slot, a supporting member, and a crispate top. The compression gib includes a generally horizontally disposed bracing arm having an integral arm which extends upwardly and vertically in relation to the bracing arm. The integral arm further has an elongated vertical slot which extends the length along a longitudinal axis. Attached to the upper most portion of the integral arm is a crispate top which is substantially identical in configuration and shape, to the arcuate portion of the underside of the rolled rim sink to which it is attached. The fastening means is received by the slots of the hanger bracket and gib and detachably holds the device together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Inventor: Russell H. Brannen
  • Patent number: 7234671
    Abstract: An adjustable wreath hanger, preferably made of molded plastic, is disclosed herein that preferably comprises a hanger strip attachable to the top of a door or other object and a hook strip that slidably engages the hanger strip to permit selective variation of the distance between a rearwardly facing door hook and a forwardly facing wreath hook. The hanger strip preferably comprises a plurality of forwardly facing detent members into which a tooth projecting rearwardly from an engagement tab on the hook strip can be selectively engaged or disengaged to vary the relative positions of the two strips, thereby effectively elongating the length of the wreath hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Emerald Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew G. Avinger
  • Patent number: 7219868
    Abstract: A hook device for securement to the substantially horizontal, bottom surface of a table top, bar top, or the like for supporting personal items. The hook device includes a base, a hook, and an attachment mechanism pivotally securing the hook to the base. The attachment mechanism includes a torsion spring that biases the hook into a stored position in which the hook is substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the table top. To use the hook, the hook is pivoted away from the table surface and a personal item, such as a purse, handbag, backpack, coat, or the like is placed on the hook. Once the personal item is removed, the hook returns to its stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: REC Enterprises, Ltd
    Inventors: Rebecca L Marler, Jon R Marler
  • Patent number: 7201355
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Miller Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jerry J. Zien, Nathan J. Friberg