Patents Assigned to Markers, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7100529
    Abstract: A decorative residential or commercial flag for attachment to a supporting upright pole having flag attachment means comprising a linear sleeve adapted to loosely slip over the upright pole to enable unobstructed rotation of the flag in response to wind direction along with a flexible tab secured to the top of the linear sleeve adapted to rotatably engage an upwardly extending narrow pin located at the top of the upright pole. The flexible tab contains an opening larger than the narrowed upright extension to enable free rotation of the tab around the narrowed extension, while the opening is smaller than the upright pole to enable the larger diameter pole to vertically support the flexible tab. The flexible tab supports the decorative flag vertically on the upright pole while the sleeve enables circumferential rotation of the decorative flag about the axis of the upright pole. The decorative flag can be attached directly to an upright pole or inclined pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Markers, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale J. Hlavin
  • Patent number: 7062873
    Abstract: A golf marking flag for attachment to a supporting upright pole having flag attachment means comprising a linear sleeve adapted to loosely slip over the upright pole to enable unobstructed rotation of the flag in response to wind direction along with a flexible tab secured to the top of the linear sleeve and adapted to rotatably engage an upwardly extending narrow pin located at the top of the upright pole. The flexible tab contains an opening larger than the narrowed upright extension to enable free rotation of the tab around the narrowed extension, while the opening is smaller than the upright pole to enable the larger pole to vertically support the marking flag. The flexible tab supports the marking flag on the upright pole while the sleeve enables rotation of the marking flag about the upright pole. The golf marking flag can be attached directly to an upright pole or adapted to be interconnected to an intervening swivel harness to provide indirect connection to the upright pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Markers, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale J. Hlavin
  • Publication number: 20040043844
    Abstract: A netting material attached to a football goal post where the netting is secured at the upper two corners to the back side of the vertical uprights to provide a slack loose netting attachment behind the goal pots to collect successfully kicked footballs kicked between the uprights and the horizontal crossbar. A plurality of retainer ties are secured to the vertical border of the netting and loosely looped around the adjacent vertical upright, while a bottom retainer tie or ties are looped around the crossbar, provided the netting is sufficiently open at the bottom to enable successfully kicked footballs to drop to the ground beneath the goal post. The retainer ties maintain loose engagement of the netting with the uprights and crossbar to provide slack loose attachment to the backside of the goal post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: MARKERS, INC.
    Inventor: Dale J. Hlavin
  • Patent number: 6149135
    Abstract: A movable pole system supporting divider material such as fencing, netting, or rope divider between a plurality of laterally spaced vertical poles orientated in a predetermined ground pattern. Each pole contains one or more connectors secured to the exterior surface of the pole for supporting the mesh material. Each connector includes a quick connect and disconnect mechanism comprising at least three outwardly extending elbows each with a vertically disposed arm. The upwardly extending vertical arms are in cooperative combination with the downwardly depending vertical arms to facilitate connection and disconnection of the fencing, provided the exterior vertical arms are opposed in direction to the intervening interior vertical arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Markers, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale J. Hlavin
  • Patent number: 5186119
    Abstract: A modular marking system for permanently marking the playing field on an athletic field with removable upright visible markers containing a variable diameter spring means for attaching an above ground, upright visible marker to a ground anchor. The variable diameter spring means comprises heavy gauge coiled steel having a large diameter coil section disposed within the ground anchor and a small diameter coil section secured within the upright visible marker, where the intermediate diameter reduction area is approximate to ground level to facilitate bending at ground level upon impact from any direction. The ground anchors permanently mark critical intersecting points of playing field lines, where the ground anchors can be used for aligning and visible marking playing field lines and subsequently for supporting the upright visible markers. The modular marking system is particularly useful for permanently marking different playing fields on the sme athletic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Markers, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale J. Hlavin
  • Patent number: 4999875
    Abstract: An elastomeric cap fitted to a circular valve handle of a fluid shut-off valve comprises a polygonal solid ring structure having an open center and containing a plurality of radially directed sockets molded in the ring structure. The sockets are adapted to engage circumferentially spaced peripheral lobes of the circular valve handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Markers, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard A. Rybak
  • Patent number: 4787601
    Abstract: The invention pertains to decorative border fence system comprising a ground anchor, a vertical posted fitted into the ground anchor but adapted to be easily removed therefrom, where the border fence system comprises a plurality ground anchor with fitted vertical posts. If desired, the fence system can include intervening chain-links means interconnected between adjacent vertical posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: Markers, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard A. Rybak
  • Patent number: D308937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Assignee: Markers, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard A. Rybak
  • Patent number: D826333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: MARKERS, INC.
    Inventor: Dale J. Hlavin