Hook Type Patents (Class 211/106.01)
  • Patent number: 11957258
    Abstract: A top item holder is configured to be placed on top of a screen. The top item holder includes an anti-tilt device, at least one slider, a slide rail and at least one holder unit. The anti-tilt device is for preventing the top item holder from being relatively tilting with respect to the screen. The slide rail is disposed at a top of the anti-tilt device. The slider is slidably disposed on the slide rail and can slide in a sliding direction within a sliding travel. The holder unit is disposed on the slider. Thereby, top space of the screen can be effectively utilized, and relocation of the holder unit becomes more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Peng-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11511674
    Abstract: A multipurpose rail system is described. Embodiments of the multipurpose rail system can include, but is not limited to, one or more rails and one or more accessories configured to removably couple to the one or more rails. The one or more rails are configured to be secured to a variety of different objects and provide a means for attaching an accessory proximate the object. For instance, a rail may be coupled to a side of a recreational vehicle so that kitchen accessories may be removably secured to the side of the recreational vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventor: Ron Johnson
  • Patent number: 11351925
    Abstract: A multipurpose rail system is described. Embodiments of the multipurpose rail system can include, but is not limited to, one or more rails and one or more accessories configured to removably couple to the one or more rails. The one or more rails are configured to be secured to a variety of different objects and provide a means for attaching an accessory proximate the object. For instance, a rail may be coupled to a side of a recreational vehicle so that kitchen accessories may be removably secured to the side of the recreational vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: Ron Johnson
  • Patent number: 11141005
    Abstract: Adaptable bracket assemblies may be used with a plurality of different slotted standards. The bracket assembly may include two tabs or teeth, three notches, and a fastening mechanism (such as a tightening screw). The depth and shape of the tabs or teeth may be provided to allow attachment of the bracket assembly to a plurality of different vertical slotted standards. Further, the dimensions of the bracket assembly may allow the bracket assembly to be used adaptably on any of a plurality of different vertical slotted standards (i.e., A line, B, line, C line) that may be installed in a retail environment. Thus, it is not necessary to procure different types of brackets depending on which slotted standard is being used within a retail environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: KASTON FIXTURES & DESiGN GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: John Steger
  • Patent number: 10583369
    Abstract: Peel-and-stick apparatuses for building blocks generally comprise peel-and-stick plates for disposing on surfaces, such as tables, walls, floors, or other like surfaces to provide surfaces whereby building blocks may be appended. Other embodiments of the present invention comprise peel-and-stick table drawers, peel-and-stick mount tubs, curved plates, and scored plates for easily breaking the same to change the sizes thereof. Systems and methods of using the same are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventor: Adam Hinkle
  • Patent number: 10486300
    Abstract: A device includes a body portion including: a top portion, a bottom portion, a first track, a ledge connected to the bottom portion and multiple through-holes. A first magnet element is disposed within the first track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventor: Luis Lopez
  • Patent number: 10465843
    Abstract: An article for attachment to a hinge for holding items is disclosed. The article includes a magnetic member for attachment to a door hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Eneflux Armtek Magnetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony R. Mantella
  • Patent number: 10312707
    Abstract: A hand tool case holding device includes: a holding device housing, a case accommodating area, and at least one charging coil, which is provided for the purpose of transferring energy into the case accommodating area in a direction perpendicular to a charging surface of the holding device housing. The holding device housing has a case support surface, which is provided for the purpose of causing a support force at least essentially parallel to the charging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Friederike Dietzel, Juergen Mack, Marcin Rejman
  • Patent number: 10220866
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shopping cart bagging station that couples to a shopping cart, and can be used by customers to bag their purchases as they shop. The shopping cart bagging station can be made from recyclable materials and is lightweight and portable. The shopping cart bagging station can be supplied as a kit, where the kit includes a sheet of rigid material, with each of the shopping cart elements outlined with perforated lines in the sheet of rigid material. The shopping cart bagging station is constructed by separating elements along the perforated lines, and then fitting the shopping cart bagging station elements together to form the shopping cart bagging station. The shopping cart bagging station elements fit together with slot joints formed by connecting slots in the elements. The customer can separate the shopping cart bagging station elements and construct the shopping cart bagging station themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventor: Yurgis Mauro Bacallao
  • Patent number: 10136767
    Abstract: A personal care accessory support system is provided with a rail with at least one fastener configuration to fasten the rail to an upright support surface. A plurality of receptacles is formed in the rail. At least two accessory holders are provided. Each of the at least two accessory holders is provided with a base to receive and support an accessory. A retainer is sized to extend over the rail in a horizontal orientation of the rail to mount and support the accessory holder on the rail. The retainer is also sized to extend into one of the plurality of receptacles in a vertical orientation of the rail to mount and support the accessory holder on the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
    Inventors: Christina Hurley, Adam Callif, Nathaniel Faltin Dutton Schultz, Earl David Forrest
  • Patent number: 9797550
    Abstract: A decorative accessory holder for suspending decorations such as Christmas ornaments, stockings, lights, garland and the like from a mantel or shelf. The holder comprises a telescoping rod assembly with a clamping mechanism and end leg spring members adapted to fit securely over the upper surface of a mantel under tension, with a gap between the rod assembly and the upper surface of the mantel for inserting one or more detachable decoration holders such as hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel P. Grant, Douglas M. Schaub
  • Patent number: 9681781
    Abstract: A personal care accessory support system is provided with a rail with at least one fastener configuration to fasten the rail to an upright support surface. A plurality of receptacles is formed in the rail. At least two accessory holders are provided. Each of the at least two accessory holders is provided with a base to receive and support an accessory. A retainer is sized to extend over the rail in a horizontal orientation of the rail to mount and support the accessory holder on the rail. The retainer is also sized to extend into one of the plurality of receptacles in a vertical orientation of the rail to mount and support the accessory holder on the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
    Inventors: Christina Hurley, Adam Callif, Nathaniel Faltin Dutton Schultz, Earl David Forrest
  • Patent number: 9656385
    Abstract: A hand tool frame has a track base, a positioning board, and at least one positioning mount. The track base has a bottom panel and a slide rail. The positioning board is mounted in the track base and has multiple engaging holes formed through the positioning board. The at least one positioning mount is slidably mounted on the track base and has a sliding seat and an extending element. The sliding seat is slidably mounted in the slide rail and has a body, a positioning portion, and an engaging protrusion. The engaging protrusion is formed on and protrudes from the positioning portion, and selectively engages with one of the engaging holes to enable the sliding seat to securely mount on the positioning board without sliding relative to the track base. The extending element is formed on and protrudes from the sliding seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventor: Jui-Chien Kao
  • Patent number: 9532672
    Abstract: A system for storing unfolded garments, such as shirts and sweaters, on multiple shelves. The shelves may be curved from side to side and raised in the middle. The shelves may be placed at intermittent variable points along a vertical support member which attaches to a wall or to a base. The multiple shelves attach to brackets which extend from the vertical support member at vertically spaced points along the length of the vertical support member. The system permits the shelves to slide out from the vertical support member for convenient access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: David Sandgrund
  • Patent number: 9486073
    Abstract: Methods and devices for under-cabinet storage are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Excede Designs, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Paul Hopkins, Michael William Allen
  • Patent number: 9428003
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for mounting vertebrate skulls using a skull foramen magnum cavity and a skull cleft, the apparatus including a body; an at least one upper tine extending from said body and being configured for insertion into the skull foramen magnum cavity; and an at least one lower tine extending from said body and being configured to nest within the skull cleft when said at least one upper tine is inserted into the foramen magnum cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Inventor: Gene L. Gill, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9125502
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hanger panel which assists in hanging a variety of articles, such as a tablet PC, a smart phone, a cup holder, a pencil holder, etc., to a table, a desk, a wall, or the like, and a hanger device using the same. The hanger device includes a hanger panel provided with a plurality of hanging grooves, stands spaced apart from each other in parallel by a predetermined distance to support the hanger panel, and a slide fixing member movably fixed to the stand to fix the hanger panel to the stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ACE-HINGE TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Su-Man Gwag
  • Publication number: 20150102001
    Abstract: A display fixture has a bin with multiple sections. A clip attached to a back panel of the bin has an aperture for receiving a fastener to fasten the bin to a peg board. A back support is mounted to the bin and has a downwardly extending leg that is sized to fit between the peg board and a back surface of a base that the display fixture is seated upon. The bin includes a lower tier of product sections defined in part by a front panel and has a lower sign support with two legs attached to the front panel and a lower label holder connected between the two legs such that there is an open space defined between the two legs and between a top of the front panel and a bottom of the lower label holder. The bin also includes an upper tier of product sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin L. Zobel, Jason W. Johnson, Christopher A. Hammond
  • Patent number: 8960454
    Abstract: A combination is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the combination includes a suspension bar, a tool holder adapted for attachment to the suspension bar, a hook device for suspending an object and a fastening device which enables the hook device to be releasably attached to the suspension bar. In at least one embodiment, the fastening device includes a first and a second portion for retaining engagement with the web of the suspension bar and its respective flanges. The first portion forms the upper portion of the fastening device, when mounted, to which portion the hook device is fixedly attached either directly or indirectly. The second portion of the fastening device is pivotally attached to the first portion by way of a joint, which, with the tool holder in its mounted state, is oriented parallel with and located between the flanges of the suspension bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Elfa International AB
    Inventors: Reine Magnusson, Rolf Henriksson, Joachim Wenstrom, Peter Nilsson
  • Patent number: 8919583
    Abstract: An accessory merchandiser for displaying products. The accessory merchandiser includes a modular unit including a plurality of first members and a plurality of second members, wherein the first and second members form a grid structure, a plurality of indicator marks formed on each second member, and a plurality of coupling members configured to removably couple the modular unit to a fixture. The plurality of indicator marks form a marking grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy G. Brasher
  • Patent number: 8800945
    Abstract: A pool caddy for stowing an automatic pool cleaner includes a support tube for providing structural support to the pool caddy. A deck mount disposed on the support tube secures the pool caddy to a pool deck edge. A container disposed on the support tube is configured to hold the automatic pool cleaner. A retainer disposed on the container is configured to secure the automatic pool cleaner to the container and to the support tube. A suction cup disposed on the support tube secures the pool caddy to a pool surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventors: James Michael Brasell, Sandra Lee Brasell, Justin Michael Brasell
  • Publication number: 20140202969
    Abstract: A peg board hook, for insertion into a peg board, the peg board hook includes two tangs, each tang configured complementary, such that tangs from adjacent peg board hooks can be inserted into the same hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Burton Kozak, Ira Kozak
  • Patent number: 8777023
    Abstract: A hanger for hanging of garlands and the like around a doorway can be removably placed within a doorway, where it is secured by pressure and friction, thereby avoiding any damage to the door or door frame. The hanger includes outward extensions that extend outward of the door frame to permit hanging of garlands and the like on either side of the doorway. The hanger may also include one or more central extensions for supporting the garlands or the like centrally above the doorway so that the garland or the like does not hang downward too much, thus keeping the doorway clear. The hanger can also be a part of the decoration around the doorway. Various configurations of the hanger may fit different widths of door frames, including a wide range of door frame widths, and features of the hanger provide additional flexibility for different door configurations including sidelights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Treekeeper, LLC
    Inventors: Jared Hendricks, Erik Bornemeier
  • Patent number: 8740167
    Abstract: A container holder system for attachment to a lawnmower handle assembly. In operation, the container holder system receives a beverage container and pivots with respect to the ground to prevent spilling from the beverage container. Optionally, the container holder system rotates with respect to itself to provide ease of use. The container holder system includes a cage assembly and a mounting device for securing the cage assembly to the lawnmower handle assembly. The cage assembly includes cage arms and a flange interface defined by the cage arms. The mounting device includes a gripping sleeve positioned between the cage arms and the lawnmower handle assembly and includes a clamp for drawing the cage arms and the gripping sleeve against the lawnmower handle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Inventor: Suzy Collins
  • Patent number: 8662322
    Abstract: A combination is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the combination includes a suspension bar, a tool holder adapted for attachment to the suspension bar, a hook device for suspending an object and a fastening device which enables the hook device to be releasably attached to the suspension bar. In at least one embodiment, the fastening device includes a first and a second portion for retaining engagement with the web of the suspension bar and its respective flanges. The first portion forms the upper portion of the fastening device, when mounted, to which portion the hook device is fixedly attached either directly or indirectly. The second portion of the fastening device is pivotally attached to the first portion by way of a joint, which, with the tool holder in its mounted state, is oriented parallel with and located between the flanges of the suspension bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Elfa International AB
    Inventors: Reine Magnusson, Rolf Henriksson, Joachim WenstrΓΆm, Peter Nilsson
  • Patent number: 8646625
    Abstract: A combination hook rack includes a rack frame formed of two elongated frame plates and spacer blocks fixedly set in between the two elongated frame plates and kept apart from one another at a distance, hanging belts affixed to the rack frame and provided with a respective hook at the free end for hanging the rack frame on a high place, and hook assemblies affixed to the rack frame for hanging things, each hook assembly including multiple lower hooks that define at least one space therebetween and come into contact at their ends, so that the lower hooks of each hook assembly can be used as a whole to hold a heavy thing or can be separated into individual hooks to hold light things.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Inventor: Wen-Tsan Wang
  • Patent number: 8636154
    Abstract: A litter support system for a vehicle, the litter support system comprising a support arm assembly for supporting a litter in a horizontal position, the support arm assembly including an adjustable hook assembly at a free end of the support arm assembly having an open position and a closed position, the adjustable hook assembly comprising a ratchet system that locks the hook assembly between the open position and the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Ferno-Washington, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Chinn
  • Patent number: 8613416
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus employing two or more members arranged in a mounting configuration to pierce a ceiling and reconfigurable into a deployment configuration to suspend a load from the ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Inventor: Brian Keith White
  • Patent number: 8607994
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a bottle holder apparatus comprises an elongated element comprising a first end joined to a first arcuate neck retaining portion, a first arm joined to the first arcuate neck retaining portion and to an arcuate loop, a second arm parallel to the first arm and joining the arcuate loop to a second arcuate neck retaining portion that is aligned with the first arcuate neck retaining portion, and a second end joined to the second arcuate neck retaining portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Vinotheque Wine Cellars
    Inventor: Thomas Schneider
  • Patent number: 8602228
    Abstract: A compactable wall mounted storage assembly is provided for organizing and storing items in a position elevated off of a floor surface. The assembly includes a mounting plate configured for being coupled to a support surface. A plurality of arms is pivotally coupled to the mounting plate. Each arm is pivotable into a retracted position parallel to the mounting plate and further pivotable to extend outwardly from the mounting plate. A plurality of clips is provided with each clip being coupled to an associated one of the arms proximate a distal end of the associated arm relative to the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Inventor: Jaymie M. Martinez
  • Patent number: 8550265
    Abstract: Support systems for supporting useful articles such as shelves, racks, bars or hooks include a support structure that can be attached to the article. The support structure defines a shaped channel, and an insert component of the system is receivable within the channel and has an exterior surface shaped to correspond to the shaped channel. The shaped channel can define one or multiple grooves, and the insert component can have one or multiple ribs that cooperate with the grooves to stabilize the insert component/support structure combination. The insert component can include at least one displaceable rib element for cooperating with a groove of the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventor: Kirk J. Botkin
  • Patent number: 8540088
    Abstract: An accessory merchandiser for displaying products. The accessory merchandiser includes a modular unit including a plurality of first members and a plurality of second members, wherein the first and second members form a grid structure, a plurality of indicator marks formed on each second member, and a plurality of coupling members configured to removably couple the modular unit to a fixture. The plurality of indicator marks form a marking grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy G. Brasher
  • Patent number: 8511485
    Abstract: A display rack that permits a vendor of goods to display goods for sale in an advantageous way, that permits maximizing the number of items that can be displayed in a fixed linear space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Alltrade Tools, LLC
    Inventors: Hector R. Hernandez, Paul Carbajal
  • Patent number: 8459472
    Abstract: An aperture board assembly includes a panel having an array of apertures, a modular array of receivers attached to the panel, and hook assemblies for detachably engaging the receivers. The modular array is attached to the panel so that each receiver is substantially aligned with a corresponding aperture in the panel. Each hook assembly passes at least partially through an aperture in the panel and into a receiver aligned with the aperture. Each receiver in the modular array includes spring clips that are equally spaced apart around a perimeter of the receiver. Each spring clip includes a pair of opposing spring fingers disposed in a spring clip aperture. Each pair of opposing spring fingers detachably engage the hook assembly as the hook assembly is rotated with respect to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Top-Wok Metals Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: James A. Hofman
  • Patent number: 8439210
    Abstract: A storage unit for wigs. The unit is attached to a door and hangs from the top of the door. The unit has head-shaped pedestals on which wigs are mounted as well as a ventilated accessory storage container and accessory supporting hooks which are pendently supported from the accessory storage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Inventor: Tanya Griffith
  • Patent number: 8439207
    Abstract: The drapery display hanger comprises a plurality of drapery arms and a support surface. The support surface can be easily and reversibly mounted to a pre-existing display fixture without the need for special hardware. The support surface can include brackets having opposing surfaces angled from vertical for ease of installation and protrusions for securing the support surfaces in place once installed. Additionally, the drapery arms can be reversibly attached to the support surface using attachment devices at the end of each arm. The attachment devices may include segments that are inserted into the holes in the support and then secured against the walls of the support for bearing the weight of drapery on the drapery arms. Sliding and pivoting functionality is also provided. The drapery arms are sized so that full-sized draperies can be displayed facing the customer and without compressing the drapery in the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Newell Window Furnishings, Inc.
    Inventor: Jim Currin
  • Patent number: 8376151
    Abstract: A merchandising display for heavy and cumbersome products includes a rail that is supported by a display wall and arms attached to the rail. The arms are spaced from other arms to create columns and rows of retail product stock. The merchandising display further includes structure for providing indicia that assists a viewer to quickly and easily locate desired retail products and other complementary products. Customer accessible back-up inventory is provided behind the first retail product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Winston Products LLC
    Inventors: Winston Breeden, Thaddeus T. Brej
  • Patent number: 8365927
    Abstract: A curtain holder includes a mounting plate having a flat surface for mounting flush against a vertical surface. A substantially annular body is pivotally mounted to the mounting plate for pivotal movement about a horizontal pivot axis extending parallel to the mounting plate, such that the body moves up and down about the horizontal pivot axis. The body has at least two body segments pivotally connected for pivotal movement about a substantially vertical pivot axis which is offset from and independent of the mounting plate. The body segments pivot relative to each other about the vertical pivot axis between a closed position in which the body defines a curtain confining enclosure and an open position in which at least one of the body segments pivots away from the mounting plate to permit insertion of a curtain into the curtain confining enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventor: Zenon Koziak
  • Patent number: 8360381
    Abstract: A rotary adjusting hook contains a hooking member including a circular first loop fitted on one end thereof, a first vertical segment extending downward from another end thereof, and a hook segment extending outward from the first vertical segment; a first retainer including a circular second loop fitted on one end thereof, a second vertical segment extending downward from another end thereof, a second retainer including a circular third loop fitted on one end thereof, and a third vertical segment extending downward from another end thereof; a positioning set including an axial connecting member and an adjusting member, and the axial connecting member including a first coupling segment to connect with an adjusting member; the adjusting member including a second coupling segment to connect with the first coupling segment of the axial connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Inventor: Tsung-Ying Lee
  • Patent number: 8308116
    Abstract: A hanger assembly has a rail having a front portion, a back portion, and a rail opening therethrough. The rail opening has a shape having a larger diameter at the back portion and a smaller diameter at the front portion. A plug conforms to the shape of the opening, has a plug opening therein and a lip disposed upon an internal surface thereof. The lip engages a hook having an extension for insertion into the plug opening and engaging the lip within the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventor: James Daniels
  • Patent number: 8286808
    Abstract: A vertical file folder rack adapted for mounting on a wall and holding various sizes and shapes of files, posters, drawings and like items. The vertical file folder rack includes a plurality of triangular-shaped wire frames mounted and equally spaced along a length of a rectangular shaped elongated wall base. The wall base is adapted for vertical attachment to a wall. A top portion of each wire frame is pivotally attached along the vertical length of the wall base. A center portion of the wire frame includes a pair of support arms, which extend downwardly and vertically. A lower portion of the wire frame includes a pair of outwardly extending file support arms with an upwardly extending arch-shaped file keeper disposed between the two support arms. A file is received on top of the support arms and held therein between the file keeper and the two support arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventor: Steve Setlik
  • Patent number: 8286928
    Abstract: A wall hook includes an inserting head and a levering handle. The inserting head has a front penetrating tip and a rear fulcrum end. The levering handle includes a cable holder and a fastening enhancer. The cable holder is transversely and integrally extended from the inserting head, wherein the cable holder defines a receiving cavity and an access opening communicating with the receiving cavity for allowing a user to dispose at least one cable in the receiving cavity via the access opening. On the other hand, the fastening enhancer is transversely and inclinedly extended from the inserting head in such a manner that when the inserting head is rotatably inserted on the wall surface, the fastening enhancer is arranged to be rotated until the fastening enhancer basis against the wall surface for restricting a further axial displacement of the wall hook while providing an enhanced torque applying structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventor: Chin-Hsiung Lien
  • Patent number: 8286806
    Abstract: A storage device for items connectable to a power source, particularly in patient care facilities. The device is attachable to an electrical power box in a support surface. A backing plate securable to the support surface has an upper free edge and a lower region defining a substantially planar intermediate region therebetween. A power supply aperture in the intermediate region allows for selective power connection between the power box and stored items. A base shelf at the lower region of the backing plate, and a projections from the free edge of the base shelf, provide securing locations for selected items. Removable bracket units for specific items can be secured on the projections. The device provides improved means of secure, hygienic, compact and efficient storage and access to the items, while overcoming disadvantages of health and safety hazards of the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventor: Joseph William Norris
  • Patent number: 8251342
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention involves a wheeled sports board holder for hanging a wheeled sports board on a vertical surface, the wheeled sports board including a support deck with an upper portion supported by one or more upper wheels, and having an upper edge, and a lower portion supported by one or more lower wheels. The wheeled sports board holder includes a base with a front and a rear, the rear of the base mountable to the vertical surface; a wheel holder projecting forwardly relative to the front of the base, and having a wheel guide; and a clasp projecting forwardly relative to the front of the base, above the wheel holder, the clasp configured to hold the upper edge of the wheeled sports board towards the vertical surface so that the one or more lower wheels do not contact the vertical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Inventor: David Carl Weiner
  • Publication number: 20120181244
    Abstract: A combination hook rack includes a rack frame formed of two elongated frame plates and spacer blocks fixedly set in between the two elongated frame plates and kept apart from one another at a distance, hanging belts affixed to the rack frame and provided with a respective hook at the free end for hanging the rack frame on a high place, and hanging hooks affixed to the rack frame for hanging things, each hanging hook having a hooked lower part suspending outside the rack frame and one open space transversely formed in the hooked lower part between each two adjacent hanging portions of the hooked lower part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: WEN-TSAN WANG
  • Patent number: 8210366
    Abstract: A rack for storing and displaying surfboards, sail boards and other kinds of sport boards and sporting equipment. The rack is conveniently though not necessarily wall-mountable, and can also support an additional system for the hanging, drying, storage and display of wet suits and other dampened gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Inventor: Dennis Kahn
  • Patent number: 8096517
    Abstract: The present invention may be used for retaining a laptop computer on a generally horizontal member of a structure. One or more hooks may each have an arm rotatably attached at a first end to a screen housing opposite a screen of a laptop computer. The hooks may have a first projecting member attached approximately orthogonal to the arm at a second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Inventor: Steven Hamilton
  • Patent number: 8074812
    Abstract: A rotary hanging track storage unit for mounting in a corner cabinet includes a circular hanging track 4 and hanger assemblies 10, hanging guard assemblies 11, and hanger extensions 22. The track 7 is attached to and supported by hanging track brackets 3, hanging track clamps 5, track supports 6, and center shaft 7. The assembly can be rotated within the corner cabinet 2 where cookware and utensils can be hung from assemblies 10 and extensions 22 to be accessed and stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventor: Michael Sean Bradbury
  • Patent number: 8066130
    Abstract: In one aspect, a storage system includes a base comprising a bottom channel, a top channel and a protrusion therebetween, at least one arm having an upturned tab and a rearwardly extending tab, wherein the upturned tab is configured to engage the top channel and the rearwardly extending tab is configured to engage a bottom surface of the protrusion and further wherein the bottom channel is adapted to receive a second arm under the first arm. In another aspect, a storage system may be mountable to a friable substrate and include a base having a plurality of holes for accepting a plurality of drywall fasteners; a plurality of self-drilling drywall fasteners having a crest diameter of at least about ΒΌ inch; a plurality of arms operatively connected to said base; a shelf; and at least one hook or bin operatively connected to the base at the lower channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Bruce Shaha, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster, Ronald M. Llanes
  • Patent number: 8047492
    Abstract: A hanger includes a body member including two hanging ends, a pivoted portion between the hanging ends and two slide rails provided between the pivoted portion and hanging ends respectively. A fastener unit is coupled to the pivoted portion for positioning the body member in a horizontal direction. Two slide members are respectively slideably disposed on the slide rails, with each slide member including a first receiving groove inserted by the related slide rail and a second receiving groove. Two hook members are pivotally coupled to the slide members respectively, with a longitudinal direction of each hook member being perpendicular to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventor: Dennis H. Wang