| Umbra LLC Patent applications |
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| 20120055893 | COAT RACK - A coat rack adapted to support a plurality of clothing articles in a hanging position comprising a base member and a post body being secured to and extending upwardly from the base member. The post body includes at least one groove that is longitudinally disposed therein, and a plurality of hooks where each hook is pivotally secured within each groove and operatively arranged to be positioned into a plurality of hook formations. The post body has a non-planar outer surface, and each of the hooks has a non-planar front surface. The front surface of each hook becomes flush with the outer surface of the post body when the hook is pivotally moved to a first position. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120024809 | DRAPERY ROD ASSEMBLY - A drapery rod assembly adapted to be secured to a substantially planar surface comprising a right bracket and a left bracket. The right bracket includes a substantially gamma shaped wall portion having a slot, a mounting plate that is operatively arranged to be mounted to the surface. The mounting plate is operatively arranged to complementarily engage the slot and hold the wall portion. A substantially J-shaped extension portion that extends outward from the wall portion and terminates in a rod attachment end arranged perpendicularly with respect to the mounting plate and in parallel spaced apart relation to the surface. The left bracket is an enantiomer of the right bracket. A first and second rod, each rod includes a proximate and distal end. The distal end of the first rod is releasably engaged with the left bracket, and the distal end of the second rod is releasably engaged with the right bracket. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20110290747 | DISH RACK - A dish rack having a base, a plurality of substantially straight partition members integral with and emanating upwardly from the base, the plurality of partition members spaced apart and parallel with one another, where the plurality of partition members in combination with the base form a corresponding plurality of channels, where each channel is formed by the base and two adjacent partition members, and a plurality of drainage apertures, each aperture located in the base and in the plurality of channels, each of the plurality of drainage apertures having a longitudinal axis, and each aperture arranged in the base and in each channel such that the longitudinal axis is arranged diagonally with respect to each of the plurality of partition members. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110239511 | PICTURE FRAME - A device for holding and displaying an article, such as a photograph, comprising a concave front member having a window therein, and, a convex back member having attachment means operatively arranged to releasably secure the device to an external wall, wherein the front and back members are secured to one another to form an envelope for holding and displaying the article, and to form a slot for insertion and removal of the article, wherein the envelope comprises the slot. The device resembles a curved POLAROID® photograph in appearance. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20100300900 | JEWELRY TREE - A jewelry tree including a base in the form of a saucer having a concave top surface and an aperture, a cylindrical rod including an opaque material and a first end, a first tubular sleeve including a translucent material, and a second tubular sleeve including a translucent material and at least one branch extending therefrom, wherein the first end is adapted to be removably secured in the aperture, the cylindrical rod is arranged to extend upwardly from the base when the first end is removably secured in the aperture, the first tubular sleeve is adapted to slide onto the cylindrical rod and rest upon the base, the second tubular sleeve is adapted to slide onto the cylindrical rod, stack upon the first tubular sleeve, and rotate on the cylindrical rod, and the at least one branch is adapted to hold at least one item above the concave top surface. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100276384 | WALL-MOUNTED ORGANIZER - An organizer having a front wall including a first recess and a first hook arranged to pivot into and out of the first recess, a back wall having a means for mounting the organizer to a substantially vertical surface, a left wall, a right wall, and a bottom wall, wherein the front wall, the back wall, the left wall, the right wall, and the bottom wall define an inner chamber adapted to hold items therein. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100219192 | DIVIDABLE STEP GARBAGE CAN - A garbage can including a can portion having a bottom wall, a tubular wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall and including an upper rim, an inner chamber defined by the bottom wall and the tubular wall, and an open top, a bar adapted to be removably secured simultaneously to a first location and a second location on the upper rim, a ring having a recessed under surface adapted to receive the upper rim therein, the ring being pivotally coupled to the container and arranged to pivot onto and off of the upper rim, and a lid pivotally coupled to the container and arranged to pivot onto and off of the ring when the ring is arranged on the upper rim, wherein the ring is adapted to secure a flexible material between the recessed under surface and the upper rim. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100162603 | Photo display device - A photo display device including a top portion, a bottom portion having an upper surface and a cuboid member extending upwardly from the upper surface, and a middle portion having a translucent material, an outer surface having an elliptical curvature, a cuboid inner chamber defined by an inner surface and adapted to receive the cuboid member therein, wherein the top portion, the middle portion, and the bottom portion are adapted to be assembled as the photo display device such that the top portion rests upon the middle portion and the middle portion rests upon the bottom portion, and wherein the photo display device is adapted hold at least one substantially planar item between the cuboid member and the inner surface, and the middle portion is adapted to magnify the at least one substantially planar item when held between the cuboid member and the inner surface. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100154267 | Picture frame message board - A picture frame message board including a frame having an outer perimeter, an inner perimeter, a window defined by the inner perimeter, a front surface having at least two adjacent ridges defining at least one grooves, wherein the frame is arranged to hold and display a substantially planar item in the window, and the at least two ridges are adapted to receive and secure a substantially planar structure therebetween. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100154266 | Magnetic photo display assembly - A magnetic picture display assembly including a base and a first frame including a frame portion having an inner perimeter and a window defined by the inner perimeter, and at least a first wire stand extending through the frame portion and having a first end having an upper magnet extending upwardly and a second end having a lower magnet extending downwardly, wherein the lower magnet is magnetically securable to the base, and the at least first wire stand is arranged to support the first frame in an upright position when the lower magnet is magnetically secured to the base. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100086904 | MODULAR ORNAMENTAL MAGNET ASSEMBLY - A modular magnet assembly including a first module having a first whorl of members extending from a first magnet and defining a first cavity, and a second module having a second whorl of members extending from a second magnet and defining a second cavity, wherein the second module is stackable on the first module such that the second whorl is nested within the first cavity and the first magnet and the second magnet are aligned along an axis, and the first magnet and the second magnet and operatively arranged to magnetically secure the second module to the first module when the second whorl is nested within the first cavity. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100086903 | Modular ornamental magnet assembly - A modular magnet assembly including a first module having a first whorl of members extending from a first magnet and defining a first cavity, and a second module having a second whorl of members extending from a second magnet and defining a second cavity, wherein the second module is stackable on the first module such that the second whorl is nested within the first cavity and the first magnet and the second magnet are aligned along an axis, and the first magnet and the second magnet and operatively arranged to magnetically secure the second module to the first module when the second whorl is nested within the first cavity. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100086902 | WALL-MOUNTING DEVICE - A wall-mountable device including a body, a plurality of members extending from the body and defining a substantially cylindrical recess having a substantially annular ridge, and a tack having a post extending from a disc-shaped head, wherein the post is adapted to be inserted into a wall, the disc-shaped head is adapted to be inserted into the substantially cylindrical recess and entrapped by the substantially annular ridge, and the body is removably secured to the tack when the disc-shaped head is entrapped by the substantially annular ridge. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100025551 | Membranous organizer - An item organizer including a base having a first membrane, the first membrane being substantially planar, an item holder having a second membrane, the second membrane being substantially planar and having at least one aperture, and at least one support arm extending between the base and the item holder, wherein the first membrane and the second membrane are substantially parallel, and the at least one support arm is operatively arranged to suspend the holder over the base. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100018100 | Picture frame drawing pad - A picture frame drawing pad including a frame housing having a window that includes a perimeter, and a front surface, the frame housing being operatively arranged to house and display an item in the window, the front surface being arranged substantially around the perimeter of the window, and a drawing pad including a first sheet of substantially planar material having a front surface and a back surface, and a plurality of sheets in the form of a stack, wherein the back surface of the first sheet is secured to the front surface of the frame housing, substantially all of the back surface of the first sheet is arranged flush against the front surface of the frame housing, and the stack of sheets is removably secured to the first sheet. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100018019 | Pleat-forming drapery clip ring - A drapery clip ring for hanging drapery on a drapery rod, the drapery clip ring including a ring arranged to receive the drapery rod therethrough, a gripping means connected to and extending away from the ring, and a pleat endoskeleton connected to and extending away from the ring, the pleat endoskeleton being arranged proximate the gripping means, wherein the pleat endoskeleton is adapted to provide an internal framework of a pleat formed in the drapery, and the gripping means is operatively arranged to secure the pleat formed in the drapery. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20090321374 | Tubular organizer - An organizer for storing items including at least three receptacles, each of the three receptacles having an upper section and a lower base section, each of the base sections having a non-planar bottom surface such that each of the receptacles is incapable of standing on its own when resting on a flat surface, wherein each of the at least three receptacles is fixedly secured to at least one other of the at least three receptacles, such that the at least three receptacles function to support one another in a standing orientation when placed on the flat surface. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090178947 | Stackable storage device - The present invention broadly comprises a stackable storage tray that includes a bottom having an upper surface and a lower surface and an edge extending around the perimeter of the bottom. The tray also possesses a hollow stacking post functionally attached to the bottom in a position that is offset from the center of the bottom as well as a receiving hole defined by the lower surface and extending into the hollow stacking post. The tray may be stacked to form a stacked storage device in which individual trays are rotatable by inserting the hollow stacking post of a lower stacked tray into a receiving hole of an upper tray. In preferred embodiments, the stacking post and receiving hole are tapered. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090166504 | Protective cookbook stand - A protective book stand including a base, a support member removably insertable in said base, and arranged to extend upwardly at an angle from said base, and a transparent shield pivotally secured to said base, wherein said support member and said transparent shield are operatively arranged to hold an object therebetween at substantially said angle relative to said base. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090145782 | Spinning mirrored jewelry box - A spinning mirrored jewelry box having a plurality of walls defining an inner chamber, at least one wall of the plurality of walls including a rotatable panel having a first side opposite a second side, at least one of the first and second sides including a reflective surface, and at least one of the first and second sides including a compartment. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090144941 | Modular drapery assembly - A modular drapery assembly including a plurality of rods and a plurality of connecting elements. Each connecting element in the plurality of connecting elements is fastenable to respective ends for a pair of rod assemblies formed from the plurality of rods and each connecting element is flexible to modify an angle between the pair of rod assemblies. In one embodiment, at least one connecting element in the plurality of connecting elements includes an embedded flexible metal wire. In one embodiment, at least one of the rod assemblies is a single rod. In one embodiment, at least one of the rod assemblies includes at least two rods. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090049727 | Picture frame assembly - A picture frame assembly, including a central picture frame and a plurality of picture frames. Each picture frame in the plurality of picture frames is fastened to the central picture frame or to another picture frame in the plurality of picture frames. In some aspects, each picture frame is fastened to the central picture frame, each picture frame is fastened to another picture frame in the plurality of picture frames, or each picture frame is fastened to the central picture frame and to another picture frame in the plurality of picture frames. In some aspects, the plurality of picture frames encircles or is continuously disposed about the central picture frame, the plurality of picture frames is intermittently disposed about the central picture frame, or the assembly includes a peripheral picture frame connected to at least one picture frame in the plurality of picture frames and disjoint from the central frame. | 02-26-2009 |
