Open Hook Patents (Class 248/692)
  • Patent number: 5065977
    Abstract: A clip for holding a tool in a container in a vertical position is provided and consists of a structure formed in the flat heel portion between the flat handle portion and the flat blade portion of a substantially one piece construction of the tool. The structure will attach the tool to an open annular rim of the container so that the tool will be held in the vertical position within the container, while maintaining the handle in a convenient position for the user to grasp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Inventor: Warren Desjardin
  • Patent number: 5050832
    Abstract: An adjustable mounting system for removably supporting modular storage units on a vertical wall is comprised of at least two substantially identical C-shaped brackets and a wall channel. The C-brackets are adjustably mounted on a storage unit, and one of two opposed hooks on each bracket is hooked over the wall channel to mount the storage unit on the channel. The C-brackets also include an outboard flange with a slot and screw hole, providing the adjustable mounting of the bracket to the modular storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Lee/Rowan Company
    Inventors: E. Desmond Lee, Charles Camilleri
  • Patent number: 5044038
    Abstract: A foldable hook assembly (11, 30) for a paint brush (10) is described. A hook (20, 32) in foldable laterally on a body (12) of the brush so as to be out of the way when the brush is used for painting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Inventor: Zvonko Matkovic
  • Patent number: 5042525
    Abstract: A dust cover is provided with a transverse hook such that when the dust cover is secured in place on the first stage of a scuba regulator, the regulator assembly can be handled and hung by the hook without damage to the regulator or damage or kinking of regulator hoses. Embodiments for both American and European (DIN) configured regulators are enclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Inventor: Raymond S. Clark
  • Patent number: 5013004
    Abstract: A suspension pack for supporting articles in point-of-sale advertising. The suspension pack includes a body folded to provide wall portions in face-to-face contact, and a suspension member extending through a slit in the fold. A base portion of the suspension member has at least one resilient tongue which engages the fold to resist withdrawal of the suspension member from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Andre Philip Wilkins
    Inventors: Andre P. Wilkins, Brian Lee