Supports inventions 02/08

20080048071 - Neon tube support saddle with mating tube restraint: This invention is geared towards the manufacturing and secure shipment of neon signage, which has historically used restraining devices that restrict the view of the neon tube after the sign has been installed. This invention uses clear plastic and mating locking devices to create a new neon tube support saddle... Agent: Richard S Missimer

20080048073 - Frame mounted hose clamp: A hose clamp retainer assembly for an implement includes a retainer welded to the implement and having an apertured wall leading into a cavity. A bolt having a headed end is slidably received within through the apertured wall for support within the cavity. A hose clamp received by the bolt... Agent: Deere & Company

20080048072 - Clamp for elongated member such as pipe: A clamp 10 for an elongated member comprises a receiving portion 22 and a resilient retaining wing 27 which has a connection end 33 connected to an upper edge of a side wall 25 of the receiving portion 22. The resilient retaining wing 27 has a first portion extending from... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080048075 - Anti-toppling band and display apparatus having anti-toppling band: According to one embodiment, an anti-toppling band includes a band main body having a flexibility and a plurality of through-holes formed in the band main body and arranged in a longitudinal direction thereof at an interval. The band main body includes a plurality of first portions where the plurality of... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080048074 - Stackable instrument stadium hardware stand: An expandable musical instrument stand where the components of the stand are constructed with tubular sections. The tubular section are extruded to include dovetail cross sectional areas that can be stacked and a semi-circular locking collar slides into the dovetail guide and locks the tubular sections together. The expandable construction... Agent: Buhler Associates Buhler, Kirk A.

20080048076 - Multifunctional mounting bracket for an electrical device: A multifunctional mounting bracket 1 for an electrical device 25 is proposed comprising means for mounting 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19 the electrical device 25 on a first support whereby a first mounting angle between the electrical device 25 and the first support is defined and... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080048077 - Device for attaching a decorative element to a vehicle: A device for attaching a decorative element to a vehicle including a support member attachable to a load surface of the vehicle, the support member having a shaft support, a shaft having first and second opposing ends, the first end of the shaft being attached to the shaft support, the... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080048078 - Beam-column clamp: An apparatus for clamping a beam to a first end of a column is disclosed. The apparatus includes first and second clamping members positioned in opposed relation to each other. The first and second clamping members include hook portions to clamp the beam. First and second legs project downwardly from... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080048079 - Concealed bracket mounting arrangement: The present invention is a concealed bracket wall mounting arrangement. The disadvantage of axial spinning and disengagement present in prior art concealed bracket mountings is eliminated by the disclosed mounting arrangement. A mounting bracket having angled walls for mounting on a generally flat surface is disclosed. A fixture base is... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080048080 - Clamp for adjustable height scaffolds: A lock for mounting an angle bracket on a dimpled upright comprising a first side member and a second side member, a load bearing inner jaw and a load bearing outer jaw coupled to the side members with at least one of the jaws comprising a roller jaw having a... Agent: Carl Johnson Jacobson & Johnson

20080048081 - Device realizing removable brackets, variously adjustable and positionable in the sense of height: Device realizing removable brackets, variously adjustable and positionable in the sense of height fundamentally constituted by couples of vertical rod (11) of guide inside which can slide idoneous hanger (3) of relative shelf (2), said device (1), inside the vertical rod (11) are placed, in the rear position of the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080048082 - Vehicle door strut support: A support for a gas prop (hydraulic strut) for a vehicle access door includes an elongate sleeve that is positionable around the cylinder and rod of the gas prop. The support secures a weak or otherwise defective gas prop in its position in which the vehicle access door is held... Agent: Dennis S. Schell Overhauser Law Offices, LLC

20080048083 - Suction cup: Herein disclosed a suction cup including: a suction cup body formed from an elastic material and having a surface on one side in the thickness direction thereof as a concave suction surface; and a spring element provided as a part of the suction cup body, having a concave shape along... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080048084 - Suction cup: Herein disclosed a suction cup including: a suction cup body having at least one surface having a gel, the surface being a suction surface; and an elastically deformable spring element provided in or on the suction cup body, having a concave shape so as to make the suction surface have... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080048085 - Apparatus and method for automatically maintaining the viewing angle of a customer display: An apparatus and method is disclosed for automatically maintaining the viewing angle of a first display, mounted to a second display, regardless of the viewing angle of the second display. In one embodiment, such an apparatus includes a first display and a pivot mechanism to connect the first display to... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20080048086 - Seat slide apparatus for vehicle: A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail, a lock mechanism releaseably locking the upper rail relative to the lower rail, and a belt anchor bracket fixedly provided to the upper rail and attached with a belt anchor. The belt anchor bracket includes a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080048087 - Seat sliding apparatus for vehicle: A seat sliding apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail including a base bottom portion, first inner and outer side portions, upper portions, and second inner and outer side portions, an upper rail movably supported relative to the lower rail and including a base top portion, first inner and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080048088 - Book holder stand: A book holder stand has two shallow box like parts hinged together along one side to be openable to extend the parts from each other in opposite directions and define a generally planar support. A pivoted shelf is mounted at the bottom of each part able to be flipped down... Agent: John R. Benefiel

20080048089 - Folding support or frame structure: A structure is described that has an open and closed configuration. In the open configuration, the structure is free standing and is able to support weight. In the closed configuration, the structure is flat. The structure is formed of two elements that are interlocked at their corners in a manner... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20080048090 - Gear mechanism and robot having the same: The present gear mechanism includes a base body member (27), a first gear (21, 22) supported on the base body member (27) so as to rotate about a first rotational axis (L2, L3), a second gear (23) capable of being meshed with the first gear (21, 22), a support member... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080048091 - Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus having a display supported by an arm mechanism is provided. The arm mechanism has a first arm member and a second arm member. A turning mechanism is provided at a base end portion of the first arm member and a turning mechanism is provided at a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080048092 - Card product display system: A display unit for hanging products comprising a substantially planar base having a front side, a back side, a left edge, and a right edge. The display unit may further comprise an elongated hook extending forwardly from the front side of the base, the hook having a proximal end joined... Agent: J. Michael Martinez De Andino, Esq. Hunton & Williams LLP

20080042017 - Directional bushing: A directional bushing is provided for a pinned joint of an articulated structure such as a front end loader used with a work vehicle. The bushing has an annular ring portion and an oblong flange portion. The flange portion extends angularly outward from one side of the ring portion so... Agent: Deere & Company

20080042018 - Acoustic dampening pipe shoe: Pipe shoe can include pipe retained by clamp attached to top plate. Acoustic isolation block is disposed for compression between top plate and bottom plate. Top plate is retained to bottom plate by stud(s) and nut(s). Flexible peripheral seal is disposed around acoustic isolation block between top and bottom plates.... Agent: Kellogg Brown & Root LLC Attn: Christian Heausler

20080042019 - Glass substrate carrier assembly: A glass substrate carrier assembly has a shelf and multiple pickup caps. The shelf is connected electrically to ground and has a bar, two stands and two brackets. The bar has two ends. The stands are mounted respectively on and extend down from the ends of the bar, are connected... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080042020 - Information transfer device support stand: The present invention relates generally to support stands for information transfer devices. There is provided a support stand for an information transfer device comprising a hollow mast having a first end and a second end, the first end comprising a bracket attached to one or more walls of the mast,... Agent: Suzannah K. Sundby Smith, Gambrell & Russel, LLP

20080042021 - Spill-resistant carrying apparatus: A spill-resistant carrying apparatus includes a platform having a top surface and a bottom surface supported on legs. The platform includes one or more cavities which each have a set of female threads disposed into the bottom surface, and a set of male threads disposed into and extending from the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080042022 - Anchor for installing a lectern: The invention relates to an improved anchor for installing a lectern, comprising a support column (1) which is fixed to an electric cable guide (5) by means of a base (3). According to the invention, one of the lateral edges of the base (3) comprises a rib (7) which corresponds... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080042023 - Roller foot for an article of furniture: A wheel-type support for an article of furniture includes a laterally extending support member defining an outwardly facing end opening and a downwardly facing recess spaced inwardly from the end opening. A wheel is positioned within the downwardly facing recess, and a wheel retainer arrangement is secured to the support... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080042024 - Felt laminated to plastic leg tip: A floor saver for furniture comprising a felt sole laminated to a plastic part. Felt protects hard floor surfaces from scratches and reduces sound made by a furniture leg being dragged across a floor. The plastic part is molded and comprises a support platform and a joining part mounted directly... Agent: C/o Paul Biron

20080042025 - Nestable multi use floor protector apparatus: The present invention concerns a set of pads quickly interchangeable, which can fit to furniture or appliances. The set is composed of a round cup in which a textured rubber puck and a felt puck are inserted. These three elements can be arranged in such a manner to offer several... Agent: C/o Paul Biron

20080042026 - Pegboard wall-plug storage system: A system and apparatus for storing an item is provided that includes a pegboard wall-plug having a plate including a central opening. A tube projects outwardly from a rear surface of the plate in surrounding relation to the central opening. A plurality of circumferentially arranged, spaced-apart parallel ridges project outwardly... Agent: Duane Morris LLPIPDepartment

20080042027 - Cover frame support clamp for pontoon boat rails: A series of adjustable padded support clamps attach to pontoon boat rectangular rails to support the structural frame members of a boat cover. Each two-part support clamp comprises a first padded square C-shaped channel bracket member having an aperture in a top arm thereof, and a second post and plate... Agent: Donald W. Meeker Patent Agent

20080042028 - Container mounting assembly: A mounting assembly for holding and moving a propane cylinder between a first operational position and a second lower loading/unloading position with respect to a support structure of a forklift is provided. The mounting assembly includes a base member adapted for connection to the forklift support structure, a cradle for... Agent: Alvin R. Wirthlin

20080042029 - Expansible, variable depth hole anchor: An expansible, variable depth anchor is adapted for inserting into a hole formed with a structure. The anchor includes a load cable and a first chock attached to an end of the load cable. A second chock resides adjacent to the first chock, and is adapted for movement between an... Agent: Clements Walker

20080042030 - Roofer's lifesaver: A Roofer's Lifesaver is a set of (2) units. These units attach to any pitch roof using adjustable roof pads (34),(36),(40), and (42). There is a handle with a nut attached (22) used to tighten Roofer's Lifesaver to the roof. A pipe is then placed between the units and used... Agent: Thomas J Holling

20080042031 - Detachable mounting assembly: A detachable mounting assembly is disclosed to include a mounting unit formed of a mounting plate for supporting an external member and a coupling plate coupled to the mounting plate, the mounting plate having a hook rod extended through the coupling plate, the coupling plate having L-shaped top hooks and... Agent: John G. Chupa Law Offices Of John Chupa & Associates, P.C.

20080042032 - Portable hanger for purse: A portable hanger for hanging a purse from a table has a base adapted to rest upon and frictionally engage the table. A plurality of links are pivotally linked to each other in series to form a chain having a first link and a last link. A pivot pin pivotally... Agent: Law Offices Of Eric Karich

20080042033 - Tethered remote control holder: A remote control holder to encase and protect a remote control device, that includes a case defining a pocket large enough to substantially enclose a remote control device and a tether having a first end attached to said case and a second end capable of being attached to another object.... Agent: Patrick R. Scanlon Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios LLP

20080042034 - Workpiece support apparatus and method: A hanging device is provided to hold a workpiece, where the workpiece has a preformed hole therein. The hanging device has an expandable element, such as a cup, that is adapted to be selectively retained within the hold in the workpiece. A hook is connected to the expandable element for... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080042035 - Holder for mixer buckets: A device for holding a bucket during the mixing of the contents thereof includes a base plate having an upper face and a lower face adapted to be placed on a supporting surface and a ring-shaped, upstanding semi-flexible wall member extending upwardly from the base plate which together form a... Agent: Law Offices Of Adam H. Jacobs

20080042036 - Adjuster device for adjusting and holding a first part of a vehicle seat relative to a second part: The seat adjuster device, for setting a first part of a seat in a motor vehicle relative to a second part, comprises a curved piece (40), connected to the first piece, having a centre (46) and a regular front face (48), a support piece (52), connected to the second part,... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20080042037 - Convertable, multi-use book rest: e

20080042038 - Binocular display having an adjustment system: A binocular display device can include first and second display assemblies. A rail system can adjustably support the first and second display assemblies. The rail system can have a first rail slidably secured to a front region of the display assemblies, and second rail slidably secured to a rear region... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080042039 - Device for mounting an electric blower drive motor on the housing of a heating, ventilating and/or air conditioning unit for vehicles: In a device for mounting an electric blower drive motor in a housing of a heating, ventilating and/or air conditioning unit for vehicles, having a motor adapter (12), which accommodates the driving motor, and a damping device (16), which connects the motor adapter (12) with the housing (10) so as... Agent: Valeo Climate Control Corp. Intellectual Property Dept.

20080042040 - Clamping mechanism for computer peripheral device: The present invention relates to a clamping mechanism, and in particular to a clamping mechanism for a computer peripheral device. The clamping mechanism includes a base for receiving a resilient button at one side, and a clamp positioned at the other side of the base. The clamp has a first... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080035800 - Installing structure of wire harness: An installing structure of a wire harness on a link includes a link which pivotally connects a movable structural body to a fixed structural body, a wire harness which is installed along the link so as to extend from the fixed structural body to the movable structural body, a singular... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080035801 - Cable mount: A cable mount for receiving and carrying cable bundles comprises a shaft and a cable tie receiving member. The shaft comprises a top end portion and a bottom end portion and first and second adjacent projections spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The adjacent projections extend radially... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20080035799 - Installing structure of wire harness: An installing structure of a wire harness includes a link which has an end portion and is pivotally connected to a mating member by a shaft portion provided on the end portion. The wire harness extended from the mating member is installed along the link. A guide portion is provided... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080035802 - Supporting apparatus for display devices and display device having the same: Provided are a supporting apparatus for display devices and a display device having the same, which make it possible to simplify construction, compared to the conventional ones, to provide easier production and to reduce production costs, as well as to maintain uniform motion of a main body of the display... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080035803 - Self-leveling roof utility bucket with second pivotable bottom: A utility bucket has a second bottom attached by a hinge to the first bottom. Adjustable locking rods slide in tracks at one end to adjust the angle of the second bottom relative to the first bottom to maintain the bucket in a vertical orientation for any roof angle.... Agent: Donald W. Meeker

20080035804 - Intravenous stand: A portable intravenous stand comprising: (a) a base including a plurality of wheels; (b) a plurality of vertical supports extending from the base; (c) a plurality of cross-members mounted to the plurality of vertical supports to maintain the vertical supports in relative position to one another; and (d) an intravenous... Agent: Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP

20080035805 - Telescoping pole mount: A telescoping pole mount having a clamping mechanism, formed of a substantially rigid platform forming a substantially planar contact surface and having a clearance hole therethrough that is substantially crosswise to the platform contact surface; a substantially rigid arm formed with spaced-apart opposing substantially planar proximal and distal contact surfaces... Agent: Charles J Rupnick

20080035806 - Adjustable leveling radar mounting tower: An adjustable and leveling radar mounting tower for use on a marine vessel. The mounting tower is capable of being adjusted to different angles and is capable of being raised and lowered as well.... Agent: Sung I. Oh, Professional Law Corporation

20080035807 - Accessory clips and mounting apparatus using same: The present invention is directed to mounting clips and structures to support the mounting clips. One such clip is substantially annular in nature. The mounting clip may have internal grip strips within its interior to better enable the clip to engage the supported item. Other clips involve the use of... Agent: Michael A. Guth

20080035808 - Stand for supporting a display in multiple orientations and a display used in combination with said stand: An adjustable stand for rotatably and releaseably supporting a flat panel display is disclosed together with a display device usable with the stand. The display includes a boss projecting from a rear surface thereof, which boss is received in an arc-shaped channel in a plate portion of the stand. The... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080035809 - Height-adjustable furniture leg: The furniture leg has a foot from which a lifting column projects transversely that comprises an external tube and an internal tube that is telescopingly movable relative to the external tube. The external tube is attached to a fastening part of the foot. In order to configure the furniture leg... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080035810 - Offset brackets for expanding electronic equipment cabinets: An offset bracket adapted to mount two oversized enclosure panels on a frame structure for supporting electronic equipment includes a first portion, having a first mounting element adapted to connect to the frame structure, and a second portion, having a second mounting element adapted to connect to a first oversized... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20080035811 - Apparatus for supporting display device: An apparatus for supporting a display device having: a fixing member, which is fixed to a wall; an upper supporting unit, which is coupled to the fixing member to support the display device and a cable accommodating unit, which is provided at the fixing member to accommodate electric cables connected... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080035812 - Electronic device hanging mechanism: An electronic device hanging mechanism aims to hang an electronic device on a mounting rack mounted onto a wall. The hanging mechanism includes a holding dock located in the case of the electronic device and a bracing strut movably coupled on the holding dock. The bracing strut is extendable outside... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080035813 - Extension mechanism for a mounting system: An improved mounting system for use with display units and other devices of various sizes. A mounting system of the present invention includes a surface mounting bracket and at least one device mounting bracket. At least one of the surface mounting bracket and the at least one device mounting bracket... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080035814 - Joint, main beam of container semi-trailer provided with the joint and the connecting method thereof: A main beam of a container semi-trailer provided with the joint, and the connecting method thereof. The joint is used to connect a main beam and has a first connecting plate connected to the main beam; a second and a third connecting plate secured to the same side of the... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080035815 - Speaker with monitor mountable stand: A speaker system with a mount pivotally secured to a speaker frame for detachably securing the speaker system to a display monitor is disclosed. The mount pivots relative to the frame so as to allow the display monitor to be operably received between the mount and frame thereby holding the... Agent: Ipsolon, LLP (jrd)

20080035816 - Mounting system with adjustable moving capabilities: A mounting system for providing horizontal adjustment to a device mounted on the mounting system. At least one first articulating arm is rotatably connected to a carriage assembly, where the carriage assembly is slidably engaged with groove guide of a wall plate. The wall plate is mounted to a wall... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080035817 - Track jack system: A method and apparatus for adjustably mounting tracks that suspend horizontal sliding doors at a freight elevator landing. The apparatus comprises a plurality of brackets adapted to be mounted in the shaft on the header above the landing opening. The brackets are each secured to the header with anchor bolts.... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080035818 - Portable item holder and method for using the holder: An item holder mountable by suction on a mounting surface including a deformable body. The body includes an outer surface and an inner surface having a concave portion. The body further includes a periphery extending around the body and surrounding the outer and inner surfaces. The body also includes a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080035819 - Beverage-container holder and blank therefor: The invention disclosed herein is a beverage-container holder comprising suspension arm means with an upper end and a lower end arm suspension means with a container securement means for securely holding a beverage container attached to the suspension arm means at its lower end, and bar gripping means attached to... Agent: Susan Wendy Garfin

20080035820 - Ceiling-suspended apparatus to assist in pain free personal movement: A ceiling-suspended apparatus comprising a stiff, slender four-foot plastic rod having a length-long internal steel-cable strength member, said rod having a spring-biased metal hook at its upper end to engage and lock onto a ceiling mounted eyehook, and having three hand-grip assist elements, the first, an adjustable-position fleece-lined wrist sling,... Agent: Oriz W. Johnson

20080035821 - Swivel device and video display apparatus equipped with swivel device: A swivel device includes a motor as a driving source, gears for transmitting a driving force of the motor, a ring member to which the driving force of the motor is transmitted, and a disk member made of a metal sheet to which the driving force of the motor is... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080035822 - Folding table leg: Disclosed is a table leg system including a leg, an anchor pivotally supporting the leg, and a locking sleeve slidingly engaged with the leg. The locking sleeve is at least partially encircled by at least a single ridge. An embodiment of the table leg system includes a leg, an anchor... Agent: Nath & Associates, PLLC

20080035823 - Laptop computer stand: A laptop computer stand, for holding a laptop computer having a keyboard portion and a display portion that is pivotable relative to the keyboard portion. The stand has a base adapted to either sit on a surface or be coupled to a structure, and a support member coupled to the... Agent: Brian M. Dingman, Esq. Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee, LLP

20080035824 - Mirror mount: The present invention relates to a mirror mount. In particular, the present invention relates to a two-axis mirror flexure mount with increased stiffness in all but the desired degrees of freedom. The present invention recites an integrally formed support for a mirror comprising; a rigid portion; a plurality of base... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080035825 - Picture hanging system for stretched artist canvas hung without a frame: A picture hanging system for stretched artist canvas intended to be hung on a wall without a frame, comprising a frame support means attached to the inside of the wood frame upon which said artist canvas has been stretched, and a specially designed hanger intended to support said picture when... Agent: Ralph H. Torrey

20080035826 - Pole-type member support device and method therefor: p

20080035827 - Tree supporting device and method: A pole-type member support device and method may be utilized to support, among other things, Christmas trees. A molded receptacle body has a multi-sided opening therein, to receive the pole-type member. The pole-type member is secured in position by a moveable support member, which may be a threaded shaft, which... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20080035828 - Aircraft interior equipment support: A equipment support for aircraft and the like comprises a base to which a lower link, an intermediate link, and a equipment platform are attached. The lower link rotates horizontally about the base. The intermediate link rotates horizontally about the end of the lower link and the equipment platform rotates... Agent: Goodrich Corporation C/o The Cavanagh Law Firm

20080035829 - Fixture for display unit for allowing displayed image to be seen with ease even upon vibrating: A rack has a first shelf and a second shelf disposed upwardly of said first shelf, and a display unit is placed on the first shelf and disposed between the first shelf and the second shelf. The display unit is fixed to the second shelf by a display unit fixture.... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080029654 - Adjustable gutter fastening bracket: A front portion 12 of the gutter bracket may be formed with a rearwardly opening, upwardly and rearwardly curved or hooked end 16, which is sized and shaped to engage a downwardly and inwardly turned front lip 18 of a gutter 20. The front portion 12 may also be formed... Agent: Wm. Cates Rambo 508 Mercantile Library Bldg.

20080029655 - Support structure of exhaust system heat exchanger: In an exhaust system structure for a vehicle, an exhaust system heat exchanger that is provided at an exhaust system path of a vehicle and comprises a heat exchange portion which carries out heat exchange between exhaust gas and a cooling medium is supported at a vehicle body via a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080029656 - Guide for cords, cables and wires: A guide device for cords, wires, and cables, possibly at or associated with a desk or table upon which is disposed a computer center in the home or office, includes an elongate guide member having a base portion which may be secured adjacent to an edge of the desk or... Agent: Law Office Of Terry L. Miller

20080029657 - Support systems for portable containers: Portable container support systems are disclosed which include at least one re-closable enclosure which is operable to be coupled to the exterior of a portable container, and which has an integral support coupling adapted to receive supports used for supporting the portable container in a preferred orientation, such as a... Agent: Keith L. Jenkins

20080029658 - Leaf bag funnel: An article to aid loading a leaf bag is disclosed. The article has a tubular body member configured and arranged to fold substantially flat and insert into a leaf bag and a funnel structure extending from the tubular body member, which is also configured and arranged to fold substantially flat.... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20080029659 - Universal motion master #3: A decoy stand for attachment to a duck decoy includes an attachment member to attach the decoy stand to the duck decoy, a bias member to variably bias the attachment member, a stake member to variably bias the attachment member, a tapered stopper member positioned on the stake member to... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20080029660 - Sign panel holder: A receiver for a sign panel having a vertical rib defines upper and lower spaced-apart internal cavities, one of which receives the vertical rib and the other of which receives a vertical support from a sign stand, for example. A catch extends into the upper cavity so as to engage... Agent: Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd.

20080029661 - Monitor support structure: A monitor support structure generally comprises a clamping unit, a rotatable arm, a support arm, a pivotal connecting unit, a linking rod, and a shiftable unit. The clamping unit is provided for fixing so as to allow the monitor support structure to hold and support an article. The pivotal connecting... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080029662 - Tool holder attachment for rigid pipe tristand: A device for supporting tools on a tristand is disclosed. The device consists of an elongate beam and two tool holding attachments affixed to opposite ends of the beam. The device may be placed on top of the base of a tristand in order to allow the user to conveniently... Agent: NationalIPRights Center, LLC Scott J. Fields, Esq.

20080029663 - Laptop holder for extension arm: The present invention provides a device for holding a laptop computer or other portable devices. The laptop is placed on a support having a generally planar surface. A pair of adjustable arm members is pivotally connected to the support. The user may adjust one or both of the arm members... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080029664 - Electronic device with pad height adjustable: An electronic device with pad height adjustable is provided. The device includes a housing with an accommodating hole and a foot with a body and at least one pad. The body is disposed in the accommodating hole and presses against the housing with one of the pads, such that the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080029665 - Mounting mechanism: A mounting mechanism for attaching an article to a wall includes a first portion adapted to be attached to the wall and a second portion adapted to be attached to the article. The first portion includes at least one aperture formed therein, and at least one projection depending therefrom. In... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080029666 - Attachment method and apparatus using removable panels: An attachment apparatus may have a fixed engaging surface, and a movable unit that can be attached to any of a series of holes in the fixed engaging surface. The movable unit has a mating surface and a locking mechanism. The user selects a series of holes, inserts a series... Agent: Altera Law Group, LLC

20080029667 - Plug and method for fixing at least two devices: A plug and a method for fixing at least two devices, includes a tension element, a pin, a lever element and a compression element. In one example, the tension element includes a tension stamp on a first end and a coupling member on a second end and a lever element... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20080029668 - Positioning device with an angle-adjustable function: A positioning device includes a fixing component including an arc slot with a first end, a positioning plate connected to the fixing component in a rotatable manner relative to the fixing component, and a first adjusting component positioned on the positioning plate in a slidable manner inside the arc slot.... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080029669 - Flat screen tv bracket for a vehicle: In one preferred embodiment, a mounting bracket is described for a thin profile media display. The mounting bracket includes a wall mounting plate which supports a pivotable, jointed arm that is connected to a a display (e.g., an LCD TV). The jointed arm can be selectively locked in place with... Agent: Inskeep Intellectual Property Group, Inc

20080029670 - Support apparatus for suspending a monitor: A support apparatus for suspending a monitor with a back has a mounting seat, a support arm assembly, an extending arm and a mounting device. The support arm assembly is mounted on the mounting seat and has a proximal bracket, a positioning device, a upper arm, a lower arm, a... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates

20080029671 - Spill prevention device: A spill prevention device is formed of a desk top/table top cup and/or mug holding device that comprises a base having one or more apertures therein, at least one of said apertures being adapted to receive a beverage container, wherein the width, length and height of the base is such... Agent: Keevican Weiss Bauerle & Hirsch LLC (formerly Known As Dkw Law Group LLC)

20080029672 - Cup holder: A cup holder includes a box-shaped body having a holder opening at the top, a supporting arm, an urging element urging the supporting arm to come inward into the holder opening of the box-shaped body, an engaging element engages temporarily the supporting arm at a retreated position, an enabling/disabling element... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080029673 - Hanger: It is an object of the invention to provide a hanger with which a height position of an object can be adjusted easily after the object is hung in hanging the object by using wire rope. There is provided a hanger with wire rope inserted through a lock case and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080029674 - Self-leveling sign hanger: A device for raising and lowering a sign suspended from a ceiling, comprising a reversible motor adapted to be mounted to the ceiling at a first location; a sign carrier for holding a sign to be suspended from the ceiling; and a line running from the motor, to the sign... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20080029675 - Vehicle desk: A portable desk for use in a vehicle having a steering wheel. An exemplary embodiment of the desk includes a generally planar working surface portion and a retainer portion adapted for engaging the steering wheel to hold the desk in a working position on the steering wheel. The exemplary embodiment... Agent: Law Offices Of Larry K. Roberts, Inc.

20080029676 - Resilient protector to protect a structure from an impact: The invention relates to a protecting apparatus (10) for protecting a structure (100) from an impact. The protecting apparatus (10) is arranged to be mounted on the structure (100) and includes a bumper member (12), a structure positioning member (14) and at least one resiliently flexible joining portion (16). The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080029677 - Table component assembly: An assembly table has a leg of a round tube, a beam, a combining unit, and wherein a table body is assembled by the upper end of the leg by using of the combining unit to combine the beam. The leg is a hollow tube. The straight positioning holes are... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080029678 - Beach umbrella stand including foot operated drive assembly for anchoring and method of use: A beach umbrella stand is provided including a foot operated drive assembly. A pole of a beach umbrella stand has a hollow interior portion housing the foot operated drive assembly. The foot operated drive assembly includes a ratchet assembly operated by a foot pedal. The ratchet assembly further includes a... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080029679 - Theft deterrent bracket: A theft deterrent bracket for holding and presenting at least one item from a wall or panel, the bracket including at least one socket for receiving a portion of said item. The casing comprises: a) a locking component positioned within the casing and comprising a locking element having first and... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080029680 - Adjustable shim: An adjustable shim for aligning a component of a manufactured device comprising plates for mounting or abutting the shim to the component to be aligned and to a stationary portion of the device, an adjustable retainer wall extending between the plates and enclosing a volume filled with thermoplastic material having... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20080029681 - Base isolation structure: A base isolation structure capable of securing stable operation since there is no such a possibility that micro-vibration usually produced does not exceed a requested allowable vibration value by developing base isolating effects in earthquake to prevent heavy damages from occurring and effectively isolating a structure in which vibration-sensitive equipments... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080029682 - Fine stage \"z\" support apparatus: An apparatus for supporting an object is disclosed. The apparatus includes an air bearing coupled to a structure consisting of rigid walls for pressurized fluid. When used in a vacuum environment, the apparatus preferably includes an air bearing housing with vacuum to remove the pressurized fluid used in the air... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080029683 - Variable angle outboard motor support: An outboard motor support includes a trailer mount attachable to a trailer. A first arm extends from the trailer mount, and a second arm extends from an outboard motor and includes an outboard motor mount. The outboard motor support includes an adjustable coupling connecting the first arm and the second... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080029684 - Equipment pad with integrated riser: An equipment pad for a condensing unit including a base and at least one substantially hollow riser affixed to the base, wherein the at least one substantially hollow riser extends substantially vertically from the base to support the condensing unit. The equipment pad may be stackable or nestable with a... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP