Abstract: A handgrip that is restricted to only being partially gripped thereabout and by reason of sloped sides causing the slippage therefrom of a closed loop, and consequently is effective in negating its use in suicidal attempts.
Abstract: An indoor basketball backboard and hoop positioned in an unfolding mode in a cater-corner orientation to maximize play area and in proximity to a door to cause opening movement of the door to restore by folding the backboard and hoop into a flat storage condition on the back of the door.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 24, 2006
Date of Patent:
October 16, 2007
Inventors:
Arthur Miller, Alfred Farina, James Dodich
Abstract: A bi-level illumination system for power conservation correlated to the needs of a building stairwell, which even during work hours is only nominal functioning as it does as a back-up to elevator-provided access to work areas, and requiring high level illumination during off-hours which also occurs infrequently, by its focused stairwell end use permitting use of occupancy and time clock sensing means control of the high and low levels of illumination without the undue complexity of bi-level illumination systems used in work areas with constantly changing illumination needs.
Abstract: A method transforming by eliminating with vacuum bulk and size of a marketplace diaper to a substantially size-reduced condition, preparatory to a traveled-to site of use, wherein the reduced size adds to convenience value during the travel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 12, 2005
Date of Patent:
July 3, 2007
Inventors:
Lynn Garone, LeeAnn Piazzola, Lori Wallace
Abstract: Adding a decorative panel in a display position about a handbag by positioning opposite panel side edges beneath straps that fold about outer edges over the panel side edges and are held against unfolding movement by the curvature of the outer edges.
Abstract: A hooded exhaust vent having walls bounding an exhaust opening covered by a guard, in the assembly of which the walls and guard respectively have laterally extending slides urged in sliding movement into slide tracks in the path of the movement to establish a sliding interconnection therebetween.
Abstract: The injection molding on a sprue of graduated sizes of artificial fingernails correlated to varying sizes of natural fingernails, in which packaging is according to their position on the sprue and obviates the tedium of measuring.
Abstract: High level and low level illuminating use of lamps in an office stairwell of the nature requiring a lamp break-in period of conditioning, wherein normally the former level is used during work hours and the latter level during off-hours, in which high level illumination is extended in its use even during off-hours in order to provide a continuous 300-hour break-in period to condition the lamps for their subsequent normal use, only one installation of the lamps thereby being required.
Abstract: Making accessible for replacement of a marble or like material constituted kitchen countertop at a jobsite, the transit in a truck of a construction material-cutting saw and a slightly oversized slab of the construction material to the jobsite, at which use is made of the removed kitchen countertop as a template on the slab as a cutting guide for the saw.
Abstract: In a boat having a rear transom of a type (1) transported on land on attached wheels in depending relation from brackets on the transom and (2) launched to provide a floating condition in a lake and (3) removing the wheels from the floating boat preparatory to making accessible the transom brackets and, using the transom brackets, to apply to a sun shade to the boat.