Ring Patents (Class 248/315)
  • Patent number: 4957259
    Abstract: A double hooked utility hanger having a top attachment hook and a bottom suspension hook, each opposite one another along a connecting shaft, said ends rotated to be perpendicular to each other, or nearly so. A suspension hole is located centrally along the connecting shaft, opening on a plane perpendicular to the top attachment hook of the present invention. This suspension hole is the suspension point for a second and subsequent double hooked utility hanger, providing the means whereby the user may suspend a series of double hooked utility hangers, said series being suspended from a single attachment point from which is suspended the top attachment hook of the first member of the series. Any item capable of being stored in a suspended manner may be thus suspended from the bottom suspension hook of the present invention, either singly or multiply by use of the aforementioned series of double hooked utility hangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Inventor: Edward J. Wolf, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4941629
    Abstract: An accessory attachment is provided in two components for supporting one end of a recreational vehicle sewer hose while cleaning the hose after use. A first component is a circular adapter support ring having overlapping terminal ends. One of the terminal end projects outward to form a support hook. The adapter support ring is expandable for fitting onto the exterior of differently sized sewer hose adapters. A second component of the device is a ring support plate formed of a flat annular metal disc adapted for attachment to the exterior of a recreational vehicle. The ring support plate is designed to releasably hold the support hook with the ring attached to a hose adapter and hold a sewer hose opened end up allowing the user to wash out the sewer hose without having to manually support the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Inventor: Chris C. Horn
  • Patent number: 4905131
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for installing and displaying exterior decorative lighting on a roof structure. The apparatus comprises a face portion having an aperture for receiving a decorative light bulb or socket and a base portion that is inserted between adjoining layers of shingles or other building materials and is maintained there by frictional engagement until manually removed. One or more tabs are preferably provided on the base portion to enhance frictional engagement with the support surface. An annular collar with a tapered inside surface defining the aperture is provided to enhance frictional engagement between the face portion and the decorative bulb or socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Gary Products Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Lonnie F. Gary
  • Patent number: 4851977
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for installing and displaying exterior decorative lighting on a roof structure. The apparatus comprises a generally L-shaped bracket having an aperture for receiving a decorative bulb which is then operatively coupled to a socket in a string of decorative lights. The bracket is installed by inserting its base between shingles or other overlapping layers of a roof structure, and is maintained there by frictional engagement until manually removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Gary Products Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Lonnie F. Gary
  • Patent number: 4787586
    Abstract: A container support device for attachment to a ladder, particularly to support paint can or buckets. A paint bucket is suspended in receiving notches between elongate vertical members, and can swing freely to maintain the bucket rim level even if the angular position of the ladder is changed. The vertical members are adapted for attachment to an upper ladder rung and to rest against a lower rung. An adapter for using the device with smaller paint cans is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Inventor: W. Kenneth Crain
  • Patent number: 4759523
    Abstract: A supporting structure for a large laboratory flask comprising a supporting frame, a ring or hoop swivelly attached to said frame, flask supporting straps suspended from said ring, and locking and unlocking means cooperating between said frame and said ring in a fixed or swivelling condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1988
    Assignee: Instruments for Research and Industry
    Inventors: George Yakulis, Jr., David M. Cannon, Robert M. Newland
  • Patent number: 4759252
    Abstract: A mute holder for a musical instrument such as a trumpet, cornet, or trombone, as a clamp portion for attaching to a music stand, and a ring portion for holding the mute. The ring portion has a C-shaped fixed arcuate member and a pivoting sector that allows the mute to be taken out or replaced from the side. A spline-type joint between the clamp and the ring portion locks the angle of the mute holder at a selected one of a number of possible angles. A cam and lever clamp arrangement has several flat surfaces and adapts to fit music stands of any of a number of thicknesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1988
    Assignee: Lyons Music, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Occhipinti
  • Patent number: 4757641
    Abstract: A decorative device for camouflaging a well casing which projects above the ground comprises a base place adapted to be secured on the upper end of the casing, a clamping assembly on top of the base plate, and a plurality of rod members secured in and projecting from the clamping assembly, the outer end of each of these rod members being configured to support a flower pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1988
    Assignee: Dayton Precision Mfg. Co.
    Inventor: Bernice B. Penrod
  • Patent number: 4730799
    Abstract: A glue gun organizer including a metal base for glue to drip on, a U-shaped member for holding the glue gun, a specific area for the storage of extra glue sticks, a tray for the presentation of parts, a pair of members for storage of an electric cord and a wall mounting bracket for hanging the equipment out of the way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignee: Best Tool, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald E. Foss, William C. Magnuson
  • Patent number: 4691473
    Abstract: A circular plant mobile comprising a plant pot supporting ring and a hanging hoop that are pivotably related to one another and may be locked either in plant supporting position with the ring at right angles to the hoop or in a position in which the ring and the hoop lie in the same plane for storage or shipping, the lock being made more secure because it is secured against unlocking by the presence of the pot within the ring, and pot supporting brackets that may be hung from the ring to further increase support for a pot or to alter its location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Inventor: Peter D. Ragen
  • Patent number: 4673148
    Abstract: A holder device adapted to be affixed to a vertical wall accommodates an electric hair dryer having an elongated barrel and permits easy insertion of the dryer into and removal from the holder. The holder has a mounting bracket and an arm pivotably engaged by the bracket and adapted to be easily moved between a vertically pendant position and a horizontally disposed position. When the arm is in its horizontal position with the dryer engaged therein, the dryer may be utilized in a hands-free mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Inventor: James A. Oliver
  • Patent number: 4653711
    Abstract: A flat sheet of resilient material, such as rubber or plastic, is molded or cut to form a flat loop or ring encircling a central opening. A tensioning tab on one side of the loop projects into the opening toward the opposite side of the loop, and a retaining tab is mounted on a support which projects into the opening from the opposite side of the loop. The hanger has front and back surfaces, and the retaining tab projects outwardly away from the front surface of the loop. Adhesive on the back surface of the loop is used to support the hanger in a generally planar, vertical disposition on the vertical inside wall of a fuel tank access door in an automotive vehicle. When the access door is opened, the top of the loop may be resiliently folded downwardly away from the surface of the access door, and the neck of a fuel tank cap may be inserted into the central opening in the hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Inventor: Edward L. Marshell
  • Patent number: 4637582
    Abstract: A towel ring assembly comprising a split ring which swings in a pair of holes in a base is constructed so that the ring will not separate from the base when the ring is pulled with a heavy load. For this purpose, the base includes an integral web which is located between the holes and which is formed with a hole for receiving the screw of a fastener assembly. The fastener assembly ties the ends of the ring to one another and, when tightened, draws the ends of the ring toward the sides of the web. Lugs are formed integrally with the sides of the web and engage the ends of the ring to limit swinging of the ring beyond predetermined positions in either direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1987
    Assignee: Amerock Corporation
    Inventor: John W. Boda
  • Patent number: 4531246
    Abstract: A removable garbage bag holder for holding garbage bags open in kitchen sinks, such as the plastic food bags used in bringing food home from grocery stores, for receiving peelings of fruit and vegetables being peeled above it, and for receiving leftover food from dinner plates and the like, comprising a cylindrical ring, a first mounting bracket with a first suction cup, a second mounting bracket with a second suction cup, with the first suction cup facing 90.degree. away from the second cup so as to attach to adjacent walls in a corner of a sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1985
    Inventor: John J. Earley
  • Patent number: 4256281
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a cup holder assembly particularly adapted to be secured to a variety of supporting surfaces which cup holder assembly is uniquely designed to support cups having downwardly converging side walls such as for example conventional paper cups or the like. The cup holder assembly includes a cup holding member having a generally circular opening provided therein which is designed to receive a portion of the cup in a manner so as to supportingly engage the side walls thereof. The cup holding member is designed to be supported upon a variety of adjacent surfaces by means of a mounting assembly. In one form the mounting assembly includes a support member adapted to removably receive and support the cup holding member in cantilevered relationship thereto and which support member is particularly suited to be secured to a generally cylindrical member such as the handle bars of a bicycle or the like by means of a strap clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Assignee: Galactic Concepts & Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Linda D. Harris, Frank J. Paretti, Sharon L. McWhorter
  • Patent number: 4220311
    Abstract: A special clamping block in combination with a screw clamp fitted with a pair of bores, one bore provided on the top face of the screw clamp and the other bore provided on the outer side face of the screw clamp, the special clamping block having a clamping ring at the end thereof adapted to receive the neck of an electrical hand drill at said end and having a projection plug which fits either into the top face bore of the screw clamp or the outer side face bore whereby the drill may be positioned to the side of the screw clamp or over the top surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1980
    Inventor: Robert Wolff
  • Patent number: 4133509
    Abstract: A hanger assembly for mounting a container from the head of a nail, which nail may be driven into a wall or mounting board. The hanger comprises a hoop portion adapted to embrace the neck of a container and a tab which is attached to the free ends of the hoop portion by a pivot on one end and cam the other end, so that by turning from a horizontal to a vertical position it not only draws the free ends of the hoop together closing it about the neck of the container but also disposes a nail-admitting slot downwardly for reception of the shank of the support nail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1979
    Inventors: William H. Kalbow, Wayne R. Kalbow
  • Patent number: 4088250
    Abstract: An insulating carrier for containers comprises a receptacle adapted to receive and enclose a container holding hot or cold contents to be kept at substantially a desired temperature for an extended length of time. The receptacle includes a generally cup-shaped open-topped body formed from insulating foam plastic material and providing an upwardly opening container-receiving chamber. An external generally radially extending and axially elongated lug handle on the receptacle body is adapted for assembly of an adaptor for mounting the carrier on a support. The adaptor includes a body portion for engaging the lug handle of the receptacle, and has means for securing the adaptor to the receptacle body and means for attaching the adaptor to a support on which the carrier is to be mounted. A neck on the upper end of the receptacle body projects upwardly above the upper end of the lug handle, and an insulating cover for closing the open top of the body has a skirt flange for retaining engagement with the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1978
    Inventor: Donald J. Schaefer
  • Patent number: 3991961
    Abstract: A mounting bracket carries pivoting means which, in turn, carries a holder portion for holding a related article to be supported; such pivoting means providing for the easy movement of the holder portion from a first operative position to a second inoperative position when the use of such holder portion is no longer needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1976
    Inventor: George E. Platzer, Jr.