Patents Examined by Kam Shah
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Patent number: 5624065Abstract: A safety sport belt having a waist belt and at least one shoulder strap slidingly connected to the waist belt. The waist belt and the strap comprised of a polyester mesh fabric coated with reflective material. A transparent strip is centrally aligned on outer surface of the shoulder strap and the waist belt, which is stitched over a non-transparent strip of a polyester reflective material. The waist belt has a holder for radio and another holder for liquid container and the shoulder strap has a container for holding lock key and a second container for holding a defensive spray applicator.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1995Date of Patent: April 29, 1997Inventor: Frank Steffe
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Patent number: 5620125Abstract: An apparatus supports an accessory on a bumper of a golf car. The apparatus includes an accessory support portion and a bumper engaging portion connected to the accessory support portion. An adjustable clamping portion is connectable to the bumper engaging portion to clamp the bumper between the bumper engaging portion and the adjustable clamping portion. A connector connects the adjustable clamping portion to the bumper engaging portion. Both the adjustable clamping portion and the connector are adjustable to accommodate bumpers having different physical size characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1995Date of Patent: April 15, 1997Assignee: Even Par Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Duncan, Patricia A. Duncan
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Patent number: 5611472Abstract: A bicycle rack is provided for use with trucks having a cargo box particularly of the type for use with a pick-up truck. The bicycle rack can carry a number of bicycles in an upright position in the cargo box of a truck, secures the bicycle without having to part the wheel from the bicycle or use clamps or straps to restrain the bicycle, can carry bicycles of different sizes, and can be adjusted to fit different makes and sizes of trucks. The bicycle rack comprises a cross member, having stakes at each end for fixing it to the side walls of the truck box, and forks for holding one or more bicycles in place.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 1995Date of Patent: March 18, 1997Inventor: Frank Miller
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Patent number: 5609277Abstract: A holder for enclosing and supporting a beverage can residing within an insulating sleeve. The holder includes a cylindrical container for receiving an insulating sleeve having a beverage can positioned therein. A lid is movably mounted over an upper end of the container and can be closed to seal the beverage can within the container and reduce a loss of dissolved carbon dioxide from a beverage in the can. Belt clips and a mounting projection extend from the container for securing to a belt or other support surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1995Date of Patent: March 11, 1997Inventor: Anthony P. McDonald
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Patent number: 5605262Abstract: A "C" shaped adjustable watch band having a pair of opposite orientated hooks on opposite arms of the band is provided. The arms of the band may be flexed toward each other and allowed to overlap. Hooks are positioned to allow the simultaneous engagement of apertures provided on the respective overlapping arms. Because the bands attempt to spring back to their original unflexed condition, the hooks are retained within the apertures and the band is securely held together.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1995Date of Patent: February 25, 1997Inventor: James R. Bond
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Patent number: 5597102Abstract: A device to be used with a mobile station, comprising a body to be attached e.g. to a belt with an attachment plate and a fastener attached to the mobile station with a fitting piece. The body includes control flanges bent inward from two opposite sides and from below to guide the fastener which comprises a neck and a wider end consisting of a flange placed behind the guide flanges. The body also includes a projection or a similar structure acting against a spring force, resisting the upward movement of the fastener when said fastener is in the locked position.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 1995Date of Patent: January 28, 1997Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.Inventors: Anssi Saarikko, Lassi Lahti, Pekka Niemi, Robert Hellier, Matti Makkonen
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Patent number: 5593075Abstract: A holder for parking garage keys and rectangular documents is to be used for storing credit card sized pass-keys, credit cards and similarly dimensioned items inside motor vehicles. The holder has a fold-and-finish construction. The holder comprises a back face, a front face connected to the back face at the bottom of the holder, and two side faces connected to the back face at the sides. The front face has a substantial indentation and beveled top edge so as to allow easy access to the contents of the holder. The holder is intended to be mounted in an motor vehicle in order to provide ready availability of parking garage pass-keys or other cards or documents, such as credit cards and visas, that might be necessary while travelling by motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1995Date of Patent: January 14, 1997Inventor: Donald A. Schumer
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Patent number: 5590825Abstract: Disclosed is a lightweight backpack and its frame. The design of the frame accommodates use as a structure for shaping and supporting a recreational hiking or military infantry backpack while in a folded and compact arrangement, and additionally, accommodates use for shaping and supporting material for use as a sleeping cot able to support the body weight of a human while in and unfolded elongated arrangement. In either the folded or unfolded arrangement, the backpack may be easily removed or reattached to the frame. The cot material is also easily detachable for purposes of replacement of worn material and its arrangement in conjunction with the frame is also intended to serve in part as padding and back support for the wearer. The hinge and lock at the frame's hinge joints aids the user in fold out and break down of the frame and also adds strength to the frame while in both the folded and unfolded position.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 1995Date of Patent: January 7, 1997Inventor: Douglas C. Murdock
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Patent number: 5570825Abstract: A rack particularly suited for carrying one or more bicycles held firmly in place with a three point connection without the necessity for removing a wheel and with the rack extensible to allow moving the loaded rack with minimal effort to gain access to the rear of the vehicle being used.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1995Date of Patent: November 5, 1996Inventor: John A. Cona
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Patent number: 5551615Abstract: A single strap-support neck harness for suspending a scanner or other electronic device from a user's neck includes a housing for receiving a scanner to be suspended, a rigid brace arrangement, and an elongated flaccid neck strap. The rigid brace arrangement comprises two rigid V-shaped angular support members, with each support member attaching to opposite sides of the housing and having converging portions projecting upwardly from the housing. Ends of the strap attach to the separate ends of the projecting converging portions of the support members and, when worn about the neck, the strap suspends the brace arrangement and housing oriented with one end of the housing engaging the user's torso to extend the scanner to face the user at an upward incline from the user's torso for easy viewability of the scanner.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1995Date of Patent: September 3, 1996Inventor: Raymond F. McIntosh