Patents Examined by Ramón O. Ramirez
  • Patent number: 7654497
    Abstract: A system for securing a horizontal display component on different brands of slotted vertical rails, where the different brands of slotted vertical rails have different distances between the vertical rails, and different distances between slots. The system includes a pair of brackets, which slidably adjust their horizontal positions on the horizontal display component. Each of the brackets include a bracket front, secured to a bracket back, at a spacing which slidably encloses a horizontal member of the horizontal display component. A first hook is affixed to the bracket. A vertically slidable lower is slidable on the bracket. The vertically slidable lower has a second hook. The second hook has a slidably variable distance from said first hook, so that the first and second hooks may engage different pairs of said slots at their different distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: POP Displays USA LLC
    Inventor: Joel Karan
  • Patent number: 7651057
    Abstract: A device for fastening at least one object to a supporting part provided with a fastening bolt comprises an engaging arrangement (13) that can be brought into engagement with the fastening bolt. The engaging arrangement (13) is mounted on an inner cage (8) connected via a number of bent flexible connecting pieces (14, 15, 16, 17) to an outer cage (3), on which, in turn, at least one holding arrangement (1, 2) for holding the or each object is formed. This results in good tolerance compensation with regard to the position of the fastening bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: A. Raymond et Cie
    Inventors: Jiri Sedivy, Sylvain Giraud
  • Patent number: 7648110
    Abstract: Disclosed is a banner stand adapted to attach to and detach from a glassy surface. The banner stand includes a vacuum suction plate made of a soft material, a suction latching protrusion protruding from the vacuum suction plate; a lower support having a slanted lateral wall portion formed along a peripheral edge of an upper end of a base ring portion, the slanted lateral wall portion having operation ribs extending thereon at an interval; a suction plate operation member having rib guide protrusions guided on the operation ribs, a suction latching protrusion support, and a ball joint coupler; and a pole support having a pair of ball joints positioned on a bottom surface of a body so as to be coupled to the ball joint coupler of the suction plate operation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Inventor: Cheol-Seok Woo
  • Patent number: 7648107
    Abstract: Brace or pipe clamp with a deformable, essentially cylindrical housing, which has at least one longitudinal slot. The regions of the housing that are situated opposite one another at the longitudinal slot are formed as bent over lugs. The lugs are used to accommodate hollow bolts. The housing can be braced by means of clamping bolts, which penetrate the hollow bolts transversely and are arranged approximately tangentially to the housing, and nuts which can be connected to said clamping bolts. At least one of the clamping bolts is connected directly or indirectly with a handle for manually pretensioning the brace or pipe clamp and/or for operating the clamping bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Straub Werke AG
    Inventor: Hubert Mannhart
  • Patent number: 7648115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat slide locator for a seat mount assembly on a tractor, riding mower, or off-road utility vehicle. The seat slide locator has a first end, a second end, and a raised portion dimensioned to slidingly fit in a guide slot in the seat support. Each end has an aperture through which the seat securing member may be inserted. The seat slide locator provides a simple, economical component that helps maintain the seat securing members properly aligned and positioned so that the assembly can slide within the guide slot as the seat position is manually adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: John Paul Lambert, John Lee Thompson, Brian David Seegert
  • Patent number: 7641165
    Abstract: An adjustable rotation base includes a base housing and a transportation arrangement. The base housing has a bottom side, an upper side for coupling with the supporting post to support the outer umbrella in an upright manner, and a receiving cavity indently formed on the bottom side of the base housing, wherein the base housing includes a stationary unit provided at the bottom side for sitting on the ground surface in a stationary manner, and a plurality of transferring wheels rotatably supported at the bottom side of the base housing. The transportation arrangement is provided at the base housing to operate the base housing between an idle mode and a transportation mode in which the stationary unit is upwardly lifted to allow the transferring wheels being sitting on the ground surface, such that the base housing is adapted to be transported on the ground surface via the transferring wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Inventor: Wanda Ying Li
  • Patent number: 7641154
    Abstract: Devices for maintaining the mouth of a bag in an open condition. The device may comprise a housing with a cavity and at least one opening, and at least one support band which is at least partially positioned in the cavity, wherein a first end of the at least one support band is located in the cavity and at least a portion of the at least one support band extends exterior of the housing, and the at least one support band has at least two positions relative to the housing, a retracted condition in which a majority of the at least one support band is positioned in the cavity and an extended condition in which less than a majority of the at least one support band is located exterior to the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Inventor: Don Allen Register
  • Patent number: 7637471
    Abstract: A tool is provided for loading a component to a desired position relative to a body. The tool has a base adapted to removably hang on the body and a support that is mounted on the base by first track assemblies so that the support may translate in a first direction relative to the body. A carriage is mounted on the support by second track assemblies so that the carriage may travel in a second direction relative to the body. A turntable is mounted on the carriage by a pivot so that the turntable may rotate on the carriage. A component holding fixture is mounted on the turntable for supporting the component. A guide path mechanism acts between the carriage and the base and defines a path of movement of the carriage toward the body so that the component is carried to a desired location on the body for attachment thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel G. Tolan, Krishna P. Suryanarayan, Anthony W. Jablonski
  • Patent number: 7635110
    Abstract: A bracket system for retaining an outlet box in a hole in a floor. The bracket system includes an insert body configured to be positioned in the hole in the floor, a cover configured to cover the insert body, and at least first and second brackets. Each bracket includes a base plate configured to be mounted in the insert body. The base plate includes at least one leg extending therefrom and at least one barb extending therefrom. The insert body includes holes in an exterior wall thereof through which the barbs of the first and second brackets extend to resistably engage the wall of the hole to retain the insert body in the hole and the legs of the first and second brackets are secured to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Wiremold, Co.
    Inventors: Marc D. Galasso, Phillip Lombardo, Richard Arthur
  • Patent number: 7635066
    Abstract: A storage device has a first and second supporting surface. The first and second supporting surfaces are connected to each other by a first riser. The first and second supporting surfaces each have lips. The distance between the lip for the first supporting surface and the first riser defines the storage area on the first supporting surface. The storage device may also have a third supporting surface positioned below the second supporting surface and may further have one or more pockets located on the first supporting surface. The storage device may also have a stationary base wherein at least a portion of the storage device is capable of rotating about an axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Inventor: Terrence M. Harrison
  • Patent number: 7631841
    Abstract: A bracket with a horizontal displacement compensation capacity includes a base, a sliding stand, an elastic element, a displacement compensation linkage assembly, and a support body. The sliding stand slides on the base. Both ends of the elastic element are respectively fixed to the base and the sliding stand. The displacement compensation linkage assembly includes a first rod, a second rod and an abutting piece. The rods are for connecting to the base and the sliding stand. The abutting piece is pivotally connected to the pivoting portion between the other ends of the first and second rods. Via the above arrangement, when the support body is swinging, a displacement compensation action can be generated in the horizontal direction, so that the viewing distance between a supported article and a user can be kept constant. Furthermore, the vertical height can be adjusted and the horizontal distance can be kept simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Syncmold Enterprise Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Hui Yen, Chun-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 7631772
    Abstract: There is provided a childproof knife support for supporting at least one knife having a blade. The knife support is provided with a frame having a hole extending therein for receiving the blade of the knife. The support is also provided with a clamp mounted in the hole and having first and second adjacent jaws for clamping the blade inside the frame once the blade is introduced in the hole. The support also has a spring for urging the second jaw against the first jaw to prevent a movement of the blade away from the hole by clamping the blade. The support also has a releasing mechanism preventing an action of the spring on the second jaw, thereby allowing the movement of the blade away from the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Atlantic Promotions Inc.
    Inventor: Andre Lafleur
  • Patent number: 7631847
    Abstract: A bracket includes a body with a first clamp and a second clamp. The first clamp is pivotably mounted and operatively engaged with a first lever that is pivotable between a release position and a locking position. A second lever is operatively engaged with the first lever to prevent the first lever from pivoting from a locking position to a release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ryan Harrison, Robert E. McCracken, James A. Keith, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7628361
    Abstract: An exemplary adjustable support mechanism (50) includes a main bracket (51), an adjustable suspension member (52) slidably mounted to the main bracket and an elastic member (53). The main bracket forms at least two guide rails (516) including a first guide rail and a second guide rail disposed opposite to each other. The adjustable suspension member includes two crossed connected suspension frames (524, 525), at least two wheels (522) engaging the guide rails, and at least one stretching member (526, 527). The suspension frames are rotatably connected to each other. The at least two wheels are disposed at ends of the suspension frames. Two ends of each stretching member are connected to the suspension frames correspondingly. The elastic member has two ends fixed relative to the main bracket and the adjustable suspension member correspondingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Lin Gan, Jun-Wu Duan, Chang-Sheng Fan
  • Patent number: 7628371
    Abstract: An exemplary adjustable stand (20) for displays includes a main support (22), a movable rack (25), an adjusting system (26) and a balance mechanism (28). The movable rack is slidably mounted on the main support. The adjusting system includes at least one pinion gear (266) rotatably attached on the movable rack and at least one rack gear (267) fixed to the main support. The at least one pinion gear meshes with the at least one rack gear. The balance mechanism is mounted between the main support and the movable rack for balancing gravity of the movable rack and components fixed relative to the movable rack. The present invention further discloses a stand (10) including a support bracket (30), a base (40) and the adjustable stand for connecting the support and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignees: Hon Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Lin Gan, Tie-Zhu Wang
  • Patent number: 7628367
    Abstract: A mounting system for coupling an electronic display device to a fixed structure includes a support structure mountable to the fixed structure and a rotating assembly. When the fixed structure is a suspended ceiling, the support structure may replace a suspended ceiling tile, fit into a suspended ceiling tile, or may be affixed to the ceiling structure above the suspended ceiling tile. The rotating assembly may include a first turntable, a second turntable, and a structure for receiving a mounting column. The first turntable rotates with respect to the support structure about a rotational axis, and the second turntable is rotatable with respect to the first turntable about a second rotational axis. The first rotational axis and the second rotational axis may or may not be offset from each other. The mounting column is positioned on the second turntable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Milestone AV Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Steven E. Friederich, Steven E. Durkee, Derek L. Derks
  • Patent number: 7624961
    Abstract: A stand for supporting a computer includes a first receiving space configured for retaining a computer enclosure of the computer, and a second receiving space formed in the vicinity of the first retainer configured for retaining a power supply of the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Patent number: 7621490
    Abstract: A height adjustable holding apparatus for supporting a display comprises a holding component, a moving component, an elastic component, an active component, a first rolling component, a driven component, a second rolling component, a first cable and a second cable. The moving component is movable along the holding component. The display is connected to the moving component and is movable along the holding component. The elastic component is disposed in one end of the holding component and is stretchable along the moving direction of the moving component. When the moving component generates a first displacement, the first cable drives the active component to rotate together with the driven component. The second rolling component rolls back the second cable and makes the elastic component to generate a second displacement smaller than the first displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventor: Li-Tien Tseng
  • Patent number: 7621491
    Abstract: A portable supporting apparatus for a portable multimedia device includes a support housing and a mounting arrangement. The support housing includes a multimedia connector for detachably connecting with the portable multimedia device. The mounting arrangement is provided underneath the support housing, and includes a plurality of supporting legs, each having a predetermined shape, pivotally and downwardly extended from the support housing, wherein supporting legs are adapted to move between an idle position, and a mounting position where each of the supporting legs is pivotally moved to form a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to the support housing so as to bias against an external object for frictionally retaining a position of the support housing with respect to the external object, such that the portable multimedia device is capable of being securely supported by the external object through the portable supporting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Inventor: Hung Hi Law
  • Patent number: 7618202
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support of a computer peripheral device including a first frame, a second frame pivotally coupled to the first frame at a first end, and a movable arm connected to and movable relative to the second frame. The second frame has an extension at the other end for clamping an object between the extension and the first frame. A computer peripheral device is coupled to an end of the movable arm opposite the end that is coupled to the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kye Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Shi-Ying Xiao, Yi-Jun Lai, Zhong-Wei Lin