Patents Examined by David Heisey
  • Patent number: 6010109
    Abstract: A towel is formed by a sheet of absorbent material having two panels connected by a bridge. Each of the panels has a shoulder opposite a separation extending from the bridge. The bridge is positioned through the carrying handle to suspend a substantial majority of the panels below the carrying handle with the shoulder of each panel contacting an opposite side of the carrying handle. The shoulders and the suspended substantial majority of the panels located on opposite sides of the handle resist removal of the towel from either direction from within the handle. The separation is formed by slitting the golf towel into its middle region to define the oppositely facing retaining shoulders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Inventor: Steve Green
  • Patent number: 6007040
    Abstract: A seat slide apparatus includes: a lock plate axially attached to a side surface of an upper rail of which a portion near a base portion is axially attached in a freely rotatable manner; a lock hole formed in a lower portion close to a free end of the lock plate; and a lock spring engaging the lock hole with a lock tooth of a lower rail by using an urging force. In the construction, the engagement of the lock hole with a lock tooth prevents a seat main body mounted to the upper rail from moving in a longitudinal direction and canceling the engagement makes the seat main body freely move in the longitudinal direction. A lock plate guiding long hole is formed in the upper rail. A lock spring locking means is provided on the lock plate at a portion corresponding to the lock plate guiding long hole in such a manner that the lock spring locking means is inserted into the lock plate guiding long hole and projects from the lock plate guiding long hole so as to lock the lock spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Fujikiko Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadashi Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Kanda
  • Patent number: 5996955
    Abstract: An engaging member is provided for engaging two cross rods consisting of a first rod and a second rod. The engaging member includes an inverted U-shaped section having two ends. Each end of the inverted U-shaped section extends in a direction transverse to a plane on which the inverted U-shaped section locates, thereby forming an upwardly facing receiving section through which the second rod is extended. The receiving sections are parallel to each other and respectively joined with a first inclined section and a second inclined section. The first inclined section has a distal end extending across the second inclined section, thereby forming a first inverted U-shaped retaining section that is located above the first inclined section and the second inclined section. The second inclined section has a distal end extending across the first inclined section and, thereby forming a second inverted U-shaped retaining section that is located above the first inclined section and the second inclined section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Inventor: Ding-Kuo Chen
  • Patent number: 5996951
    Abstract: A device designed to cooperate with the hanging hooks of a drying rack includes a levered suction cup whose body, in the shape of a circular dome, has an extension parallel to one diameter and a plane end face substantially perpendicular to the surface against which the suction cup is applied. The device further includes a transverse, rectilinear mounting bar with a plane central supporting surface that abuts the end face of the extension of the body and a mounting structure for attaching the bar to the extension of the suction cup body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Inventors: Alain O'Burill, Gines Canovas
  • Patent number: 5975477
    Abstract: A rigid support bracket mounts a transformer to an electrical light fixture. The bracket is formed with end portions adapted to receive fasteners therethrough for mounting the bracket to the electrical fixture. The rigid support bracket resists undesired shifting or bending of the bracket before and during transformer installation, thus providing easy and quick installation of a transformer to a light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Inventor: Brian L. Spitler
  • Patent number: 5971336
    Abstract: A water heater restraint for securing a vertical cylindrical water heater adjacent a wall. The restraint has an elongated strap surrounding the water heater and is secured to a wall by a pair of clamps which each have at least one hole. Each clamp guides one end of the elongated strap on its rear surface before fastening the end of the elongated strap to the wall by at least one fastener which extends through the hole(s), through the wall, and into wall studs behind the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Inventor: W. Jeffrey McCraney
  • Patent number: 5967476
    Abstract: A wall hook includes a wall mount having a receptacle portion and a peripheral notch at the receptacle portion, a hook member having a mounting plate at one end fitted into the receptacle portion of the wall mount and fixedly fastened with the wall mount to a flat wall surface by nails and at least one hooked portion extended out of the peripheral notch at the receptacle portion of the wall mount for hanging things, and a shield covered on the receptacle portion of the wall mount to keep the mounting plate and the nails from sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventor: Fang-Yin Chen
  • Patent number: 5950974
    Abstract: An apparatus for fastening and wiring of a plurality of electrical units, particularly in a switchgear cabinet. At least one mounting crosspiece (12-15) accommodating the electrical units on its mounting side can be fastened to at least two bearing rails (10, 11) arranged vertically and behind them, fasteners for fastening the electrical units on the mounting crosspiece (12-15) being provided. This mounting crosspiece (12-15) shaped like a flat strip has, on its rear side opposite the mounting side (29), an integrally formed holding rib (28) extending over its length and having a mounting groove (30) open toward the mounting side (30) designed for accommodating the heads (33) of mounting screws (34) for fastening the mounting crosspiece (12-15) by means of the holding rib (28) on the bearing rails (10, 11). At least one of the two opposite longitudinal edges of the mounting crosspiece (12-15) shaped like a flat strip can be provided with a wiring comb (39).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Gerhard Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 5904327
    Abstract: A wrist support is detachably connectable to a computer keyboard by means of two connector plates which are received within two cavities formed on the wrist support and movable between a stow position where the connector plates are completely received within the cavities and an extended position where an end of the connector plates is extended out of the wrist support to be pivotally connected to the keyboard. Each of the cavities has two side walls each having two spaced flanges defining therebetween a rail for receiving and guiding a lateral side edge of the plate so as to allow the movement of the plate within the cavity. The plate has first paws which are engageable with ends of the flanges to define the extended position and a second paw engageable with stop blocks provided in the cavity to define the stowed position. The second paw is releasable from the stop blocks to allow the connector plate to move from the stowed position to the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Behavior Tech Computer Corp.
    Inventor: Chun-Wei Cheng