Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
248318000 | Receptacle or bowl | 13 |
20080296458 | Retention spring for recessed lighting fixture - Preventing air leakage in a recessed lighting fixture. A plaster frame extends between hanger bars fastened to ceiling supports or joists. The plaster frame includes an aperture sized to receive a can. The can includes a pair of slots. A pair of retention springs are coupled to the plaster frame, on opposite sides of the aperture. Each retention spring is associated with one of the slots of the can. Each retention spring includes a base member and an elongated engaging member extending from an end of the base member. The elongated engaging member has a surface that has a contour corresponding to an outer profile of the can, proximate the slot. For example, a radius of curvature of the surface can correspond to a radius of curvature of the can. Thus, the retention springs engage the can in a substantially air-tight manner. | 12-04-2008 |
20090078842 | Hanging Basket - A hanging basket has a basket, multiple suspension lines and multiple basket connectors. The basket has a sidewall, an edge, a connecting ring formed around the edge and multiple mounting holes formed around and through the sidewall of the basket. The basket connectors are connected respectively to the suspension lines. Each basket connector has a lip hook and a post, The lip hook and post are formed opposite to each other. The lip hooks of the basket connectors and the connecting ring of the basket selectively hook to each other. The posts of the basket connectors are selectively mounted respectively in the mounting holes. The basket will not detach from the suspension assembly even though the hanging basket hangs in high places and sways or bumps other hanging baskets or objects. | 03-26-2009 |
20090114789 | Hanging vessel - A hanging vessel includes a hanger and a containment vessel shaped as a solid of rotation having a central axis, a closed bottom, an open top, and a lower sidewall with a diameter that increases from the bottom upward. The hanger includes a first hoop located around the lower sidewall, and a second hoop located above the first hoop. The first and second hoops are open hoops having respective first and second gaps, and are connected by an intermediate section aligned with a tensile section extending from the second hoop to an attachment point on the axis above the open end. An alternative hanger has helical turns conforming to the vase. The hanger is preferably formed from a single piece of resilient wire. The vessel may be a vase having a bulbous portion that can be positively retained by the hoops or turns. | 05-07-2009 |
20090121108 | HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN/JACK-O-LANTERN DISPLAY HANGER - A device to display a Halloween jack-o-lantern for display by suspending in air. A circular or other geometrically shaped ring with multiple cords provides the base support for the pumpkin while the cords extend up and through a second lock ring which slides up and down the cords to provide a means to lock the pumpkin in securely between the base support ring and the sliding lock ring. The cords are secured above to a platform in which an eyelet or hook is fastened for whole apparatus to hang from. | 05-14-2009 |
20090140115 | Modular suspended wine bottle holder - A suspended bottle holder has substantially vertically disposed first and second straps, each of which has an upper strap portion and a lower strap portion. A bottle base holding loop has proximal and distal longitudinal ends, the bottle base holding loop being attached to the upper and lower portions of the first strap, for engaging at least a portion of a bottle base. A bottle neck holding loop has proximal and distal longitudinal ends, the bottle neck holding loop being attached to the upper and lower portions of the second strap, for engaging at least a portion of a neck of the bottle. A connector connects the first and second straps to a structural member. The bottle base holding loop and the bottle neck holding loop are sufficiently spaced and the first and second straps are of a substantially equal length both when a bottle is removed from, or received in, the bottle base and bottle neck holding loops, so as to maintain the bottle in a substantially horizontal disposition. | 06-04-2009 |
20090212187 | HANGING BASKET - A hanging basket has a basket, multiple suspension lines and multiple basket connectors connected respectively to the suspension lines. The basket has a connecting ring formed around an edge and multiple mounting holes formed through a sidewall. Each basket connector has a lip hook formed on a wall, a first connecting part formed on another wall and a second connecting part formed on the lip hook. The lip hooks of the basket connectors and the connecting ring of the basket selectively hook each other. The first connecting part is connected with the second connecting part through a corresponding mounting hole of the basket. Therefore, no matter how heavy an article being mounted in the basket is, the basket is not detach from the suspension assembly even though the hanging basket hangs in high places and sways or bumps other hanging baskets or objects. | 08-27-2009 |
20120006961 | APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTABLE STORAGE - An apparatus for hanging a storage device comprising a mounting strap, a frontal strap, a lower strap and a connector. The frontal strap is oriented to support the storage device and at least partially wrap around the storage device. The lower strap is configured to at least partially wrap around a bottom portion of the storage device. The connector has multiple connection points and is configured to connect the mounting strap, frontal strap, and lower strap. | 01-12-2012 |
20130134277 | SELF-BALANCING, STABLE BEVERAGE CONTAINER SUPPORT - A cup-holder includes a side-of-the-cup supporting element for supporting a cup. The side-of-the-cup supporting element has contact with the side(s) of the beverage container at at least three points distributed around the side(s) of the beverage container. The contact points may be continuous or discontinuous. The points of contact are provided by a side-contact element that that bridges at least the 200° of circumference and has a vertical support element that provides direct support to the side contact element. The three points of contact also must be at a height of the beverage container that is at least 25% upward along the height of the container, and preferably above the center of gravity of a liquid-filled beverage container to provide vertical rotational stability to the system described herein. | 05-30-2013 |
20130146730 | JOIST STORAGE SYSTEM - A joist storage system with a pair of hangers mounted to adjacent joists. The hangers are configured to removeably receive and support a storage container with the channel between the joists. | 06-13-2013 |
20130161470 | Suspension Device for Containers - The suspension device is formed: by a ring incorporating two opposite radial pins and being ascendingly seated and locked against an external peripheral rib of the body of the container; and by a U-shaped handle having end portions articulated in the radial pins and being angularly displaced between inoperative and operative positions. The ring incorporates a lock means to retain the handle in the inoperative position. Each end portion of the handle has a through opening, supporting a radial pin and presenting a width, in the direction transversal to the extension of the handle, sufficient to tightly support, in said direction, the radial pin, and a length, in the longitudinal direction of the handle, sufficient to support the radial pin, both with the handle in the inoperative position, and with the handle in angular displacement from the inoperative position to the operative position. | 06-27-2013 |
20140027595 | Fresh Wipe Hammock - The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, is a device for suspending toiletry products such as a box of fresh wipes, an extra roll of toilet paper, etc, from an existing toilet paper roll holder. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fresh wipe hammock device is comprised of cloth and requires minimal assembly. | 01-30-2014 |
20140084123 | Overhead Storage System - An improved storage system, with a mechanism for easily mounting and detaching containers has been developed. The mounting mechanism consists of mounting rods attached to a storage container, which engage in suitably-shaped slots in hangers that can be attached to an overhead structure. The hangers can either be attached to the inside faces of adjacent joists or mounted to an overhead surface. The mounting mechanism is simple in construction and allows easy and rapid mounting and detaching of the storage container. The storage system results in a user-friendly and economical, overhead storage container that can easily be installed with simple hand tools. | 03-27-2014 |
20140246554 | INCLINED BOTTLE HOLDING DEVICE - A flexible support for the necks of bottles stored within a refrigerator has a sling suspended from a refrigerator shelf compatible with the shelf surface. The sling attains a generally U shape to retain objects at the bottom of the sling when placed inside of it. The sling holds the neck of a bottle when the bottle is at an angle upon the shelf below the sling as when the bottles are too tall, to stand upright and to prevent leakage at the cap. The sling connects to a shelf using cooperative fasteners such as clips, hooks, suction cups, and adhesives. The clips can be used in pairs or as a single clip made as a plate. The sling resists the moisture and cool temperatures found within a refrigerator. The sling collapses readily towards a shelf when not in use. | 09-04-2014 |