Including Saddle Patents (Class 248/219.4)
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Patent number: 7815157Abstract: A method for reinstating a pole standing in ground comprising, abutting an inner surface of a sleeve against an outer surface of the pole so as to have a lower portion of the sleeve penetrating the ground and an upper portion of the sleeve projecting above the ground, and sliding a secondary member against an outer surface of the sleeve so that the secondary member locates against the sleeve and projects above the ground and into the ground, wherein the construction is such that the sleeve and secondary member located against the sleeve jointly form a bridging beam incorporating a box section reinforcement of the bridging beam. The formation of this box section substantially improves the strength of the bridging beam above what would be expected from the strength of the individual components.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2005Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Andoria Pty. Ltd.Inventors: John Keith Knight, Robert Edwin Randell, Carmel Geraldine Chell
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Publication number: 20100258690Abstract: Slide and lock clamps for attaching to supports are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a clamp including a base plate comprising a first cradle. A rod is secured to the base plate. A sliding carriage is movably connected to the rod. The sliding carriage includes a lever, a cam, and a movable lock constructed and arranged for releasably locking the sliding carriage in place on the base plate. A second cradle is movably connected to the rod and positioned next to the sliding carriage for securing a support between the second cradle and the first cradle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2009Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicants: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., BAXTER HEALTHCARE S.A.Inventors: Andrew Kleitsch, Michael Niemotka, Jesse Schultz, Daniel M. Terhune
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Patent number: 7810265Abstract: A system, method and bracket for installing banners, including an improved bracket useful for mounting banners to a supporting structure is provided. The bracket is configured with a magnetic feature for facilitating installation of the bracket to a metallic support structure, and may receive banner mounting hardware, such as, for example, banner mounting arms and fastening members, and may be positioned and held on the structure to allow mounting straps to be installed in order to securely mount the bracket to the structure, and complete installation.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2007Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Inventor: Greg Beatty
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Publication number: 20100252702Abstract: Rapid attach and release clamps for attaching to supports are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a clamp including a threaded rod, an arm pivotally attached to the threaded rod, and a knob having an exterior surface and an interior surface. The knob defines a passageway sized to fit the threaded rod. A lock comprises at least one thread and is rotatably attached to the interior surface of the knob. The lock is constructed and arranged to move between a closed position with the thread entering the passageway and engaging the threaded rod and an open position with the thread not entering the passageway. A lever is moveably attached to the clamp and constructed and arranged to rotate the lock about a pivot point.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicants: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., BAXTER HEALTHCARE S.A.Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, JR., John Marchese
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Publication number: 20100249513Abstract: A laryngoscope and system are provided wherein the laryngoscope is comprised of a handle, an arm, a camera, a light, and a disposable sheath; the sheath being comprised of a canal capable of being threaded with a bougie; the handle being comprised of a remote ejection element. The system is comprised of a laryngoscope, a display device, and an IV pole attachment. The display unit is comprised of a container, a stand, and a screen. The IV pole attachment is comprised of an attachment receiver, an IV clamp, and a laryngoscope storage receptacle. In other aspects, the laryngoscope and display unit are sensitive to movement and may power on and off with motion or absence of motion. In another aspect, the laryngoscope is capable of wirelessly communicating with the screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventor: Jay Tydlaska
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Publication number: 20100243834Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adjustable clamp that is configured to hold a decorative ornament to a substantially cylindrical pole, such as, a hospital IV pole. The adjustable clamp may include a base member to hold the decorative ornament to the adjustable clamp. The adjustable clamp may also include an inverted L-shaped deformable locking member attached to the base member. The adjustable clamp may also include an O-shaped flexible clamping member with a plurality of finite locking step projections and a finger accessible shoulder portion extending away from the circular O-shaped curve of the flexible clamping member. A user should be able to mount the adjustable clamp onto an IV pole and place any decorative apparatus onto the IV pole via the clamping member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: POLE PALS LLCInventor: Deric Douglas Salser
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Patent number: 7789360Abstract: A pole mount bracket is provided. The bracket includes at least one extruded portion, a pole mounting portion and a band. The at least one extruded portion has an engaging surface. The engaging surface has a plurality of grooves that allow the extruded portion to bend to the form of a pole. The pole mounting portion is connected to the at least one extruded portion. Moreover, the pole mounting portion is further configured to be selectively coupled to a device. The band is configured to deform the at least one extruded portion about the pole to attach the pole mount bracket to the pole.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Qualy, Cindy M. Ruby, Michael J. Wayman
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Publication number: 20100148020Abstract: A flat-screen monitor support comprises a body having means for attachment of a monitor thereto and a locking means operable to lock against a support post extending through the body and through the locking means. The locking means supports the body to prevent the body from sliding down the post under the weight of a monitor attached to the body. The body is rotatable relative to the locking means about an axis of a support post extending through the body and locking means, when the locking mechanism is locked to the support post. In addition, a support base for securing a flat-screen monitor support to a table surface, comprising a support post having a support plate secured to one end thereof, a seat cup to sit on a table surface and receive therein the support plate with the support post upstanding from the table surface, and a clamp bracket to sit on the support plate with a tightening means positionable against an underside of a table surface, to clamp the support plate, seat cup and table top together.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: Colebrook Bosson Saunders Products Ltd.Inventors: Andrew Wills, Seiyo Ezure, Alex Lau
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Publication number: 20100139188Abstract: An apparatus for use with a post (602) and a corresponding pivoting barrier (601) comprises a post-mountable bracket (300) and a pivoting barrier-mountable bracket (500). The former comprises a frame (301) configured to be affixed to the post, a barrier pivot (305) that is affixed to the frame, and a linear actuator arm mounting bracket (307) that is also affixed to the frame. The pivoting barrier-mountable bracket can comprise a frame (501) configured to be affixed to the pivoting barrier, a post pivot (505) that is affixed to the frame and that is configured to pivotally mate with the barrier pivot, and a linear actuator arm mounting bracket (507).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Donald Richard Callentine, Anthony Thomas Iacovetti
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Patent number: 7681361Abstract: An apparatus for bracing a masonry wall that is bowing or has begun to buckle as a result of hydrostatic pressure and/or other forces as may occur with the foundation or basement wall of a building. The wall restraint system includes a vertically disposed beam, which is positioned against a vertical concrete masonry wall and secured in place by a bottom bracket and a top bracket. The beam reinforces the wall and prevents further bowing, buckling, or potentially collapsing of the wall. One end of the beam is secured to the floor by a bottom bracket. The bottom bracket preferably receives the lower end of the beam. The upper end of the beam is secured against the basement wall by a top bracket or offset connector, which in turn is secured to one of the overhead floor joists. The beam may be offset to avoid piping or the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2007Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Engineered Foundation Products, LLCInventors: James F. Jendusa, Robert J. Zidar
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Patent number: 7644899Abstract: A saw horse comprises a pair of frames each assembled from a plurality of wooden struts joined by metal formings of sheet stock. Fabric hinges join the frames at their upper ends. The metal formings are positioned and closed around the beams with piercings engaging the fabric hinges. Spreader struts are also hinged by a fabric strap that permits the spreader struts to lay in horizontal positions when the frames are pulled into an A-shape, and to be oriented in side-by-side vertical positions when the frames are folded together.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2004Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Inventor: Anthony Fasanella
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Publication number: 20090321597Abstract: A hanger mounted to an upright member (20) of a sectional rack for rotating movement around the member. The hanger is kept against getting broken away from the upright member even if any heavy load or object is hung thereon, and also less intrusive to other usages. The hanger is composed of a major body (1) surrounding around the upright member for rotating movement in a circumferential direction and a hook (6) coupled to the upright member to put any object thereon. The major body (1) is made up of a pair of first and second halves (1a, 1b) which are joined together at their confronting edges (10) for pivotal movement to allow their other edges (9) to swing open and/or close one another and made circular on their inside surfaces in conformity with an outside configuration of the upright member. The hook (6) makes engagement with at least any one edge of the first and second halves.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventor: Tomonori Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20090321596Abstract: A connecting bracket, for attaching a columnar building member to a structural support member, includes a horizontal ring-shaped base surface having an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, with a plurality of spaced non-uniform apertures disposed along the horizontal ring-shaped surface. A vertical ring-shaped surface extends from the inner perimeter of the horizontal surface, with the perimeter of the vertical surface conforming to the inner perimeter of the horizontal surface, and with a plurality of spaced non-uniform apertures disposed along the vertical ring-shaped surface. The columnar building member is attached to the connecting bracket via a fastening device through one or more of the spaced apertures disposed along the vertical ring-shaped surface. The columnar building member and connecting bracket are attached to the structural support member via a fastening device through one or more of the spaced apertures disposed along the horizontal ring-shaped surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Joseph Phillip Ehrhardt, Miguel Gonzales
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Patent number: 7594631Abstract: A novel quick connect mounting device for connecting to rails and other tubular structures, such as handrails on sport craft, sail and motor boats and recreation vehicles, and handlebars in general including but not limited to handlebars on a motorcycle or all terrain vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2008Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Inventor: Jeffrey D. Carnevali
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Publication number: 20090230266Abstract: A bracket for attaching an advertising unit to a support structure includes a metal plate having multiple cavities. A first bite member extends into a first cavity and is oriented to engage the support structure in a first bracket orientation when the support structure is received in the first cavity. A second bite member extends into a second cavity and is oriented parallel to the first bite member. The second bite member engages the support structure in the first bracket orientation when the support structure is also received in the second cavity. A third bite member extends into a third cavity and is oriented to engage the support structure in a second bracket orientation. A fourth bite member extends into the third cavity and is oriented parallel to and oppositely facing the third bite member. The third and fourth bite members engage the support structure in the second bracket orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2008Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: Marketing Displays, Inc.Inventors: David U. Hillstrom, Thomas Pilarczyk
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Publication number: 20090230258Abstract: A device to hold open a trash bag for easy deposit of garbage in a camping or outdoor picnicking environment while securing the invention to a tree or pole/post while also providing a closable lid to cover the opening and keep out insects. A geometrically shaped frame/bracket is secured to a backing frame in which the entire invention may be mounted to a tree by a strap or mounted by brackets onto a pole or post. The trash bag holder frame is encircled by two tension closed arms which hold the bag firmly in place so it does not slip out when loaded with trash. A lid connected by a pivoting swing connector device is positioned in a manner so it may be lifted up to open position to deposit trash and closed to seal off bag opening from intruding insects and minimize odors from wild animals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2008Publication date: September 17, 2009Inventor: Jeff Noel McFadden
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Publication number: 20090188751Abstract: A fall protection device for protecting a person from a fall from a surface includes a lower saddle and an upper saddle configured for coupling to a column, the lower and upper saddles include tongues projecting from sides thereof. An aperture is formed in the tongue of the upper saddle and the lower saddle includes a stop structure. An elongated safety post is configured for removably engaging the saddles so the lower end of the post rests against the stop structure. A tie-off structure is mounted on the upper end of the post. The tie-off structure is configured to rotate around the upper end of the post, and includes a platform portion for supporting a restraining device coupled to a worker.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventor: Virgil Douglas Gilliam
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Patent number: 7556052Abstract: A tree mounted blind that includes a plurality of articulated arcuate arm members forming a suspension frame which is attached at each end to a mounting bracket, which in turn is affixed to a tree trunk without any cords, cables, or bands surrounding the tree. A fabric blind is hung from the framework to provide a hunting blind, a military blind for observers and the like, or a privacy blind for campers and the like.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2007Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Inventors: Clifton P. Wright, Holly L. Huelskamp, William M. Reavis
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Publication number: 20090152419Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for securing a movable soccer goal to a fixed football goal or other vertical post. When in use, the apparatus functions to prevent the soccer goal from being overturned, thereby, making it considerably safer than an unsecured soccer goal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: ABT, Inc.Inventor: Timothy Harold Wallace
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Publication number: 20090020659Abstract: The invention relates to a microphone mounting device for mounting a microphone to a musical instrument, and more particularly to a microphone mounting device suitable for mounting a microphone to a cymbal arrangement. The mounting device includes a body having a first end zone and a second end zone. The first end zone includes an engagement formation provided thereon for engaging the cymbal stand and the second end zone includes a threaded connector suitable for engaging a microphone assembly, the first end zone and the second end zone being displaceable relative to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2007Publication date: January 22, 2009Inventor: Kevin Henri Crous
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Patent number: 7478971Abstract: A shelf connector includes a sliding sleeve and a locking sleeve. The sliding sleeve is formed with a locking body thereon. The locking body is provided with an open groove along the axial direction of the sliding sleeve. The locking body is provided on both sides of the open groove with clasping portions. The locking sleeve is provided with a locking groove thereon. After the clasping portion is inserted into the locking groove, the width of the open groove can be reduced. With the above arrangement, in assembling, the sliding sleeve can be conveniently positioned to any suitable position of the supporting rod and locked thereto with the insertion of the locking sleeve. Since the locking sleeve itself has mounting portions for mating with the frame body of the shelf, or the locking sleeve itself is the end portion of the frame body of the shelf, the connection of the whole shelf becomes very simple.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2005Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Inventor: Xiangming Li
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Patent number: 7424992Abstract: A removable mount to be secured to a utility pole or the like for the attachment of a stabilizer wire including a generally flat, rectangular base plate having a top surface and a bottom surface with an integral upwardly extending attachment loop positioned centrally on a boss on the top surface of the base plate. The loop is configured to accept a stabilizer wire. The top surface of the base plate also includes at least one pair of transverse raised ribs, one each of the pair of ribs being positioned on each side of the boss and spaced apart from the boss to create a pair of shallow channels between the boss and the ribs for the seating of attachment bands. The bottom surface of the base plate has downwardly depending serrated edges disposed to bite into the mounting surface when the attachment bands are tightened to prevent slippage of the mount on the mounting surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1999Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: Aluma-Form, Inc.Inventor: Edward Dziedzic
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Patent number: 7387294Abstract: A method for distributing power has developed without cutting off power supplying while a live electric wire is replaced on the electric poles by using a wire changing device for replacing the electric line, relocating the electric poles and alteration of the power distribution route. Replacement operation of the live electric wire is sequentially performed by connecting new wire and separating old wire by the wire changing device mounted on each electric pole without using bypass cable. The wire changing device comprises a cross-arm fastening unit, wire replacing unit and axial-rotating unit having a central arm fixture, axial shaft, arm coupling and position locking unit. The wire changing method comprises the steps of: mounting the wire changing device on each electric pole, replacing new and old wires without cutting off power supply, arranging the wire space, installing and tightening the new wire on each LP insulator of the electric pole, and removing the separated wire.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2007Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Daewon Electric Co., LtdInventor: Sae Won Kwon
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Patent number: 7341230Abstract: Disclosed is a device removably attachable to a vertical rod-like structure to hang articles such as flower pots. The device has a main body on which the article to be hang can be attached and a U-shaped bracket. In use, the main body and the U-shaped bracket are assembled in such a manner as to surround the rod-like structure. The article to be hung once attached, generates a cantilever action that presses the main body against the rod-like structure and causes the device to lock on the structure. Advantageously, the rear part of the main body is carved in a stepwise manner in order to fit rod-like structures of different sizes and shapes. The device may also be advantageously used with interchangeable supports for use to hang articles of different sizes and shapes. The device and the support are easy to use and can be installed without tools.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Inventor: Bernard Beaudry
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Publication number: 20080011919Abstract: A fixing device is suitable for fixing an object onto a post, and includes a base and a pair of clip plates. The base connects the object. Each of the clip plates has a pivoting side and a fastening side opposite to the pivoting side, wherein the pivoting sides are pivoted on the base, and the fastening sides are connected to each other in a detachable mode. The pair of clip plates and the base together form an enclosure space for holding a segment of the post. Therefore, the fixing device is easily to fix the object onto the post.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2006Publication date: January 17, 2008Applicant: ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Szu-Cheng Wen, Hung-Feng Tai
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Publication number: 20080001057Abstract: A device mount for mounting a device such as a video camera, range finder, game caller and the like to a structure such as a weapon. The device mount includes a support plate and a threaded attaching portion. The support plate is adapted to support a device resting thereon. Moreover, the support plate has a plurality of mounting apertures passing there through. The threaded attaching portion is coupled to an end of the support plate. The threaded attaching portion is adapted to selectively engage a threaded recess of a structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2006Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventor: Larry Holmberg
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Patent number: 7216850Abstract: A device for changing an electric wire and method for distributing power without cutting off power supply has developed for replacing the live electric line on the electric poles, relocating the electric poles and alteration of the power distribution route. Replacement operation of the live electric wire is sequentially performed by connecting new wire and separating old wire by the wire changing device mounted on each electric pole without using bypass cable. The wire changing device comprises a cross-arm fastening unit, wire replacing unit and axial-rotating unit having a central arm fixture, axial shaft, arm coupling and position locking unit. The wire changing method comprises the steps of: mounting the wire changing device on each electric pole, replacing new and old wires without cutting off power supply, arranging the wire space, installing and tightening the new wire on each LP insulator of the electric pole, and removing the separated wire.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2002Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Daewon Electric Co. Ltd.Inventor: Sae-Won Kwon
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Patent number: 7155860Abstract: An umbrella mountable flower pot apparatus includes a container that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The container has a hemispherical shape. A dividing wall is attached to and extends across the container. An aperture extends upwardly through the bottom wall and through the dividing wall. The container has a break therein so that the first portion is separable from the second portion and a pair of dividing walls is defined. A coupling apparatus is attached to the first and second portions and is configured to secure the first and second portions together and to a post extending through the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2005Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Inventor: George W. Ferguson, III
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Patent number: 7044542Abstract: In one form of the invention, a rounded bicycle seat is provided. The seat has no front pommel that is a significant factor in causing most pressure and pain to the crotch area of a rider. As such, the bicycle seat is designed to relieve numbness. In one embodiment of the current invention, the seat is provided with a rounded dome portion that minimizes or makes no contact with the crotch area of the rider when the bicycle seat is in use. Further, the seat may pivot in multiple directions in connection with the rider's movement, giving the rider proper coordination and alignment with the seat and the bicycle pedals. The seat is anatomically correct and provides support for the rider with a snug comfortable fit, while at the same time improves balance, flexibility and improves body strength with the least amount of friction and pain experienced by the rider.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2003Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Inventor: Armond Muscat
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Patent number: 6913422Abstract: A shoring post suitable for use with ledger frames uses node sleeves which surround the shoring post. Preferably, the node sleeves are an extruded component with a center cavity that closely conforms to the exterior of the shoring post. The node sleeves are secured in a manner to maintain the center of the shoring post unobstructed. In a preferred form, the node sleeves are mechanically fastened to the shoring post.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2004Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Aluma Enterprises Inc.Inventor: Peter Rogers
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Patent number: 6896229Abstract: In this invention a hanger is used for attaching cross members to a vertical support structure. The hanger is made up of a box part that includes a mounting surface, two spaced distal openings and a central opening that is located between the two distal openings. The distal openings have been adapted to accommodate a fastening device. The central opening is designed to accommodate a cross member. When in use, the mounting surface of the hanger is placed against a vertical support structure and secured into position using the fastening devices. Once two hangers have been secured, a cross member is slid into and through the central openings of the two hangers, being supported by the hangers. The cross members can then provide a base onto which a platform may be assembled for such uses as hunting, camping, or other outdoor activities.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2003Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Inventor: Larry D. Westgate
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Patent number: 6856302Abstract: A support system used for affixing antennas to a pole or column includes a plurality of clamps, pipes and triangular supports for positioning about a section of a column or pole. The preferred embodiment uses three pairs of clamps, three pipes and three triangular supports contoured to mount securely to a variety of pole diameters. Each pair of clamps is connected by a fastener. The pipes have a plurality of slots or openings to allow for adjustments to different column or pole diameters. The pipes are joined and interconnected to the triangular supports by two fasteners. The triangular supports guide the pipes and secure them to each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2003Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Inventors: João Paulo Sanmarful Gonçalves, Jorge LuÃs Silva Mendes Maria, Miguel António Picareta Jorge, António Marino Naeff Ferreira
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Patent number: 6799744Abstract: A clip structure for supporting ornamental items on a pew support includes a mounting portion for gripping a portion of a pew support. The mounting portion has a pair of opposite inner and outer faces, a pair of side edges, and a pair of end edges. The mounting portion includes an elongate longitudinal extent having opposite end regions, a pair of transverse extents each extending from one of the end regions of the longitudinal extent in a generally transverse orientation to the longitudinal extent, a pair of return extents each extending from one of the transverse extents, with each of the return extents extending towards each other. The mounting portion includes a pair of free end extents each extending from one of the return extents. Optionally, the clip includes a securing portion mounting on the mounting portion for removably securing an ornamental item on the mounting portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2001Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Dakota Plastics CompanyInventor: Stevan A. Koistinen
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Patent number: 6795036Abstract: Mast for a source of electromagnetic waves, comprising a number of peripheral rods (1) extending in vertical direction, the peripheral rods being mutually connected by transverse rods (2), and forming a space for accommodating the electromagnetic wave source in, or at the top of, the mast. The mast is provided with a stabilization device for reducing uncontrollable natural vibrations in the event of hypercritical wind speeds, said device being accommodated in, or on top of, the mast. The mast advantageously supports a lining of dishes (7).Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2002Date of Patent: September 21, 2004Assignee: Koninklijke KPN N.V.Inventors: Willem Yvo Schotman, Peter Veldt
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Patent number: 6766992Abstract: A mounting bracket is defined by three pairs of parallel planes. Each pair is orthogonal to the other two pair. The first pair provides a first plane for the mounting of an object thereto and a second plane for the attaching of the mounting bracket to a flat surface. The second and third pair are configured for use in a cooperative fashion when attaching the mounting bracket to a cylindrical surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventor: Robert Parker
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Publication number: 20040108425Abstract: Disclosed, for surroundable and removably attachable usage with the upright column of a retail displaying environment, twinnably employable Columnarly Abuttable Display Brackets collarwise uprightly abuttable along mutual 45°-angle second-planes, each such Display Bracket having a tri-walls type columnarly surroundable collar and which includes an uprightly trapezoidal second-wall uprightly delineated by a horizontal first-plane and a 45°-angle second-plane, an upright and flanged first-wall, and a loftily arrested third-wall that is designatable as situs from collar removable attachment to said upright column, and each said first-wall (nearer to said second-plane than to the first-plane thereof) being provided with a horizontally extending elong-arm and which resultant twinned elongate arms are extendable radially colinearly away from a said environmental column.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2002Publication date: June 10, 2004Inventor: Joel Alperson
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Patent number: 6726163Abstract: A shooting rest for supporting a firearm while a hunter is hunting from a tree stand, a tree seat, a ground blind or a field, including a mounting bracket and an arm pivotally attached thereto to allow horizontal aiming adjustment having a pair of forks from which a cradle is supported for resting a firearm therein. Vertical aiming adjustment is allowed by swinging the firearm forward or backward within the cradle and/or adjusting the cradle along the fore-end of the stock of the firearm.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2001Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Inventors: William M. Eppard, Thomas J. McMurray
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Patent number: 6663065Abstract: A portable boom for use with a support, such as a tree, has a support extendable from a mound. The mount secures to a tree and supports a lifted weight connected to the support. The portable boom is designed to be portable and easy to connect to the support.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2002Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Inventor: Franklin Whittenburg
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Patent number: 6581891Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a system for supporting fixtures such as birdhouses, lanterns and feeders from differentiated supports. The apparatus includes a mounting board having front and back major surfaces. At least a first and preferably first and second horizontal rows of a plurality of slots pass through the backplane member from the back to the front major surfaces. A retainer strap is fitted through a pair of slots in each row and is closable to form a circuit, which may be sized to fit around a post, branch or trunk abutting the back major surface of the backplane. A support is pivotally attached to the front major surface and is positionable to provide a ledge.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Inventor: David A. Byrd
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Publication number: 20030094553Abstract: A device for suspending animals after a hunt includes a pair of legs, and means for mounting the device to an upright member. One leg is used to suspend or hang the animal, and the other leg has a serrated member, which secures the device from lateral and vertical motion when in place. A brace can be used to provide further support for suspension of animals, and the device can be made collapsible for ease of transport and storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Inventor: Frederick James Mullis
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Patent number: 6563475Abstract: A mounting assembly for affixing an antenna platform or mounting arm to a pole. The mounting assembly includes a plurality of clamps for positioning about the circumference of the pole. The preferred embodiment uses three clamps and each of the clamps has a pole mounting surface contoured to mount securely to a variety of pole circumferences. The mounting assembly also includes a plurality of interconnection members extending between the clamps for securing the clamps to the pole. In the embodiment shown, each of the clamps includes a pair of identical spaced apart side plates. The side plates include connecting extensions for attachment of the interconnection members. The clamps include reinforcing plates attached to the connecting extensions, and the reinforcing plates having apertures for receiving the interconnection members. The mounting assembly also includes a middle support plate attached to and interconnecting each pair of side plates.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2001Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: PiRod, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J Ianello, Thomas N Strantz
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Patent number: 6561473Abstract: A pipe mounting clamp assembly for mounting a pair of pipes to one another. The assembly also includes a bracket, and at least one pair of fasteners. The bracket has a base, and at least one saddle member attached to and extending from a surface of the base. In the preferred embodiment, the saddle member has at least two different radial support surfaces for supporting pipes of different diameters. The support surfaces are knurled or ridged to provide a good grip of a pipe supported thereon. In one embodiment of the invention, the bracket has two saddle members, two pairs of elongated slots, and two pairs of apertures in the base. One of the fasteners is secured to the base through the apertures and the other fastener is secured to the base through the elongated slots. The major portion of one fastener extends above the surface of the base from which the saddle member extends, and a major portion of the other fastener extends from a surface of the base opposite the surface supporting the saddle members.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: PiRod, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Ianello
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Patent number: 6550730Abstract: A retaining device for a replaceable hanger frame comprises a main supporting post and a retainer. The retainer encloses the main supporting post, and a buckle sleeve in the enclosing sleeve. A lower end of an inner surface of the enclosing sleeve is installed with a cambered groove. The buckle sleeve is formed by two opposite wave-like cambered sheets which are assembled to the interior of the enclosing sleeve. The wave-like cambered sheet of the buckle sleeve is installed with a plurality of stop ribs. The wave-like cambered sheets have outer tips which resist against the enclosing sleeve. A concave space formed on the outer surface of the buckle sleeve and an inner surface of the enclosing sleeve provides a margin for compressing and deformation as the main supporting post is engaged. Thereby, the enclosing sleeve and buckle sleeve are positioned to a predetermined position of the main supporting post.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2002Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Inventor: Yi-Fa Hong
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Publication number: 20030038218Abstract: A shooting rest for supporting a firearm while a hunter is hunting from a tree stand, a tree seat, a ground blind or a field, including a mounting bracket and an arm pivotally attached thereto to allow horizontal aiming adjustment having a pair of forks from which a cradle is supported for resting a firearm therein. Vertical aiming adjustment is allowed by swinging the firearm forward or backward within the cradle and/or adjusting the cradle along the fore-end of the stock of the firearm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2001Publication date: February 27, 2003Inventors: William M. Eppard, Thomas J. McMurray
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Patent number: 6508446Abstract: A portable swing system is provided for securing to a support, such as a pole or tree. The system comprises a vertical member adapted to be secured to the support and a horizontal member connected to the vertical member by a hinge. A swing depends from the horizontal member. Adjustable support bars are secured to the horizontal member and the vertical member. The adjustable support bars provide support during the swing cycle through alternating tension/compression cycles, depending on which side of the horizontal member the swing is located. The adjustable support bars may be moved along the vertical and horizontal members to maintain the horizontal member in a parallel relationship with the ground.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2000Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Inventors: Julie H. Addison, Rodger A. Addison, Heather H. Lammers, Gerald E. Lammers
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Patent number: 6478272Abstract: A portable hanger, for attachment to a wood structure such as a tree, supports equipment for outdoor activity such as hunting, fishing, camping, or photography. The portable hanger comprises a rigid mounting member for attachment proximate one end to a wood structure and a swing arm pivotally connected proximate one end of the swing arm to the mounting member proximate another end of the mounting member. The swing arm extends from the one end of the swing arm to another end of the swing arm and comprises at least two rigid members pivotally connected to one another. The mounting member and the at least two rigid members of the swing arm are pivotally connected such that the portable hanger is selectively arrangeable in a compact configuration, wherein the mounting member and the at least two rigid members of the swing arm are juxtaposed, and alternatively arrangeable in an expanded configuration wherein the mounting member and the at least two rigid members of the swing arm extend end-to-end.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2000Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: Jordan Outdoor Enterprises LtdInventors: Michael B. McKinsey, Thomas Earl Maybin
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Patent number: 6409131Abstract: A system for holding small objects such as flashlights, containers of liquids for intravenous dispensing, tools, clamps, containers, receptacles, fishing rods, cooking utensils and the like. A bracket that attaches to an elongated prop such as an electrical conduit, pipe, railing, i.v. stand, wheel chair frame, stake, hospital bed guards, or post is disclosed. Bracket attachment is accomplished by placing the bracket perpendicularly over the prop and twisting the bracket ¼ turn. A variety of holders may be detachably attached to the bracket to enable a variety of objects to be held in a desired position. An interlocking, linked, positionable extension may be disposed between the bracket and the holder to enable the holder to be positioned as desired.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 1997Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Inventors: Ronald L. Bentley, Bruce R. Rosenau
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Patent number: 6378821Abstract: A mounting rack is provided for supporting electrical equipment on a utility pole or other support. The mounting rack includes a mounting plate for attaching to the utility pole, a support member and at least one support bracket for coupling with the electrical equipment. The support member has at least one mounting arm coupled to the mounting plate to space the support member from the mounting plate. The mounting plate can have a mounting arm coupled to the support member. The mounting brackets are coupled to the mounting plate and to the support member by an intermediate bracket assembly. The intermediate bracket assembly has a pair of arms coupled to the mounting plate and the support member to space the respective mounting bracket from the mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2000Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Marvin D. McKelvy, Melvin E. Clutter
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Patent number: 6378823Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for vehicle fuel tanks, which includes a tank (1) having a rounded rectangular cross section with rounded corners (5-8) and an upper limiting plane (15) which substantially coincides with the upper side (9) of the tank. A lower limiting plane (16) coincides substantially with the bottom side (10) of the tank. Carrying brackets (2) cooperate with a flexible strapping unit (3) for attaching the tank to the vehicle. The carrying brackets (2) are shaped as a substantially vertical cradle, having a web (21) and a support surface (30) facing the inner side (12) of the tank and, at the top, merging into an upper support protrusion (22) and, at the bottom, merging into a lower, laterally pointing support protrusion (23). Both support protrusions have a support surface (31, 32) arranged to bear on respective rounded corner (7, 8) of that tank.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 1999Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar ABInventor: Anders Edholm
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Patent number: 6378812Abstract: The present invention is a cable attachment method and device used with a fastener to secure a cable, hose, or hydraulic line to a rigid member to prevent slippage. The device includes a soft, flexible, cylindrical body having a longitudinal bore configured to accept the fastener. The body has an opening adapted to accept the cable. The body operates to create a high level of friction between the cable and the rigid member and to protect the cable from vibration of the rigid member.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2000Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Alderon Industries, LLCInventor: Gene H. Utke