Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
294026000 | HAND-HOOK TYPE | 21 |
20080265594 | METHOD OF USING A DEVICE TO LIFT, MOVE AND FLIP FOODS - Double hooked device with the hooks being transversely positioned on the end of a shaft having a handle at its opposite end. The hooks may snag, lift, move and/or flip food or other articles by the hooks being rotated generally about the shaft's axis until one of the double hooks penetrates into the article to be lifted. A shield at the base of the handle is a guard to cover the tips of the hooks. | 10-30-2008 |
20090033110 | DEVICE FOR CARRYING BAGS WITHOUT THE USE OF HANDS - A bag carrying device that allows an individual to carry multiple retail store style plastic bags and/or any other type of bags with handles so the bags can be carried hands-free to allow a person to use keys or carry other items with their hands without dropping the bags. It is preferably made of light weight plastic and comfortably fits over the individual's shoulder. The āUā shape conforms to or rests on the shoulder with each side running down to form a generally V-shaped or J-shaped hook where the bags are seated. The bags are secured with a button extending from each leg that engages a slotted aperture within the end of the V-shaped or J-shaped hook. The part that drapes over the shoulder can include a cushion portion attached to it for comfort. | 02-05-2009 |
20090261607 | BLOCKING TOOL - A device is provided for aligning objects. The device includes an elongated body having a grabbing end that forms an arm extending from the body and terminates with a short nub, and a grip end that forms a loop with at least one curvature and a protrusion located generally intermediate the arm and the loop. | 10-22-2009 |
20090284032 | Hose Manipulator - A hose manipulator according to the present invention includes an elongate shaft having upper and lower ends and extending between about 3 feet and about 5 feet in length. The hose manipulator also includes a handle at the shaft upper end, the handle having a portion extending generally perpendicular to the shaft. A hook is positioned at the shaft lower end and extends between about 150 degrees and about 180 degrees and includes a diameter between about 3 inches and about 6 inches. The hook and the perpendicular handle portion are generally coplanar. | 11-19-2009 |
20100320784 | Hollow shaft barbeque tool - A hollow shaft barbeque tool is described. The tool includes a hollow shaft cylindrically tapering from a first end to a second end. The first end has a first diameter and the second end has a second diameter such that the second diameter is less than the first diameter, thereby creating the tapering form. A grip is attached with the first end of the hollow shaft to allow a user to grasp the tool. A tip receiver is press fit in the second end of the hollow shaft, with a solid turning tip press fit into the tip receiver. Thus, a user can use the turning tip to grasp and turn a piece of meat food while barbequing the meat food. | 12-23-2010 |
20120248802 | REMOVABLE LADDER HANDLE - A removable ladder handle allows a user to carry a ladder comfortably with one hand or a shoulder strap. The removable ladder handle has a bar, one or more compression springs and one or more spring clips that have a concave downward shape. A middle section of each spring clip is coupled to the bar. The compression springs are coupled to the bar facing downward. Both end sections of each spring clip have inside hooks that face inward and upward. The spring clips and inside hooks are configured to fit over one of the side rails of a ladder and snap on to inner edges of the side rail when the removable ladder handle is engaged to the ladder by a user pushing the removable ladder handle down onto the side rail. | 10-04-2012 |
20150130198 | FLIPPING HOOK APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING FOOD ITEMS - A flipping hook apparatus for allowing a user to reduce the number of cooking utensils needed for a given job, eliminating food dropping, moving a user's hand further away from a heating element while manipulating food, minimizing arm and wrist twisting while manipulating food, and more safely lower food onto cooking surfaces. The flipping hook apparatus comprises a hook member having an elongated shaft and a hook portion permanently attached to an elongated handle. The hook portion is defined by a 90 degree bend in the elongated shaft, followed by a 1 inch diameter roll in a 150 to 160 degree angle. It is contemplated that the hook member is constructed out of stainless steel and the handle is constructed out of wood having up to three coats of polyurethane so as to seal and protect the wood. | 05-14-2015 |
20150360867 | Barbed Pick for Handling Firewood - An apparatus for handling firewood contains a head and a handle. The head includes a structural body, a pointed portion, and a barb. When the user swings the apparatus by grasping the handle, a tip of the pointed portion traverses into the piece of firewood. When the pointed potion is secure with the piece of firewood, the barb prevents the apparatus from coming loose from the piece of firewood. The handle contains multiple gripping positions which can be used to carry, drag or move the piece of firewood. In particular, a lifting grip portion is used for heavy firewood and a swinging grip portion is used for swinging the device. Additionally, a grip protrusion can also be used for handling purposes. | 12-17-2015 |
294175000 | Pole mounted | 13 |
20110309646 | Weldan Puller - A telescopic tractor/trailer uncoupling tool for uncoupling a fifth wheel trailer from a tractor unit. The device may be used to hook a ring affixed to the spring loaded jaw release pin on a fifth wheel towing apparatus. The invention may be an extendable telescoping tool approximately thirty six inches in length when extended, with a hook affixed on a second or third slidable segment and a handle affixed opposite on the main column. The third segment slides into the second, the second segment nestably slides into the column when placed in the storage position wherein all segments are nestably housed within the column at a total length of approximately two feet or less. The device allows for in-cab storage because of the short storage length, and for conveniently reaching the jaw release pin handle when extended. | 12-22-2011 |
20120019017 | Multi-configuration Plant Pot Holder and Handle - The present invention directed to an apparatus for holding at least one plant, and preferably multiple pots having plants, typically 5 to 8 inches in diameter, which may need to be transported such as at a nursery, or loaded onto a semitrailer for transport. The apparatus allows a user to easily pick up and hold the pots with little strain on the hands and wrists, and without needing to bend over to pick them up off the ground. | 01-26-2012 |
20130001969 | HAND OPERATED REACHING DEVICE FOR ACCESSING ELEVATED DOORS - A hand operated reaching device is provided that comprises a rigid rod member, a handle coupled to the rigid rod member, and an attachment head coupled to the rigid rod member. The attachment head comprises an attachment mechanism configured to engage a pull device coupled to a door of an elevated doorway, such as an attic door. When a downward force is applied to the hand operated reaching device while the attachment mechanism is engaged with the pull device, the downward force causes the door to open downward. A system is further provided that comprises the hand operated reaching device, the pull device, and an optional fastener for fastening the pull device to a door of an elevated doorway. | 01-03-2013 |
20130033052 | TOOL FOR REMOVAL OF VINES AND OTHER VEGETATION FROM HOT POWER LINES - A tool for the removal of vines and vegetation from a power line is provided. The tool includes a shank, a base connected to a first end of the shank, and at least one prong extending outwardly from a second end of the shank for removing the vines and vegetation from the power line. The shank is adapted to attach to an insulated hand tool. | 02-07-2013 |
20130069382 | REACHING DEVICE - There is provided a reaching device particularly suitable for rural mail delivery. In one embodiment, the reaching device comprises an elongated member, a jaw, and an actuator for opening and closing the jaw. The jaw includes a pair of holding members, one of which has a tapered lateral side edge. In an illustrated embodiment, a reaching device is provided that allows a rural mail carrier to remain seated in the driver's side of a conventional (North American) vehicle, reach through the passenger's window, and perform the following tasks: open a mail box, retrieve mail from the mail box, place mail into the mail box, close the mail box, and raise or lower the indicator flag on the side of the mail box. | 03-21-2013 |
20130328336 | MANHOLE COVER LIFT DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A manhole cover lifting device has an elongated member which extends a length between a first end and a second end. A handle is connected to the first end and a scraping hook is connected to the second end. An adjustable member slides along the elongated member between a first stop and a second stop. A carriage hook is adjustably connected to the adjustable member. | 12-12-2013 |
20140239657 | Pneumatic Carrier Extraction Device - A component extraction device for a pneumatic carrier employs a hooking mechanism to select and dislodge a wedged carrier within a pneumatic tube assembly. The hooking mechanism is activated by springs when the carrier contacts the integral locking hinge thus enabling the hook to select the carrier in order for extraction from the tube. | 08-28-2014 |
20150015012 | DEVICE FOR PULLING THE RELEASE LEVER OF A TRACTOR TRAILER AND METHOD THEREFOR - A device for pulling and or twisting a release arm on a side of a fifth wheel of a tractor to release the tractor from the trailer has an elongated hollow body member. A hook member is attached to a bottom section of the elongated hollow body member. A rod member is positioned within the elongated hollow body n ember, wherein the rod member moved up and down within the elongated hollow body member. A locking mechanism is used to lock the rod member in a retracted position within the elongated hollow body member and in an extended position within the elongated hollow body ember. | 01-15-2015 |
20150042115 | Spring Loaded Fifth Wheel Release Puller - The Spring Loaded Fifth Wheel Release Puller of the present invention is designed to minimize the impact forces felt by a user when using the tool to release the locking mechanism from a fifth wheel by pulling on the fifth wheel release handle. The Spring Loaded Fifth Wheel Release Puller minimizes the forces felt by the user by dissipating the amount of reflected energy to the user as a result of delivering a large amount of energy to the tool. This is accomplished by utilizing an energy absorbing device such as a spring between the contact point of the delivered force and the user delivering the force. The Spring Loaded Fifth Wheel Release Puller of the present invention includes a fifth wheel handle puller, a housing, an energy absorbing device, and a grip handle; the energy absorbing device of the present invention being the spring system. | 02-12-2015 |
20150314435 | Fifth Wheel Release Handle Yanker - A fifth wheel yanker moves a fifth wheel release handle in the sequence needed to operate the release handle in the sequence used by, for example, the Yost brand of fifth wheel Jost fifth wheel safety catch release mechanisms. | 11-05-2015 |
20150323094 | Chain Valve Release Tool - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed with regard to a tool for actuating chain-operated assemblies. One embodiment includes a tool including an elongated member having a top, a bottom, and a length greater than a width. Further, the tool includes a first set of equidistantly spaced hooks in a linear arrangement along the length, wherein the first set is located closer to the top than the bottom. When one or more hooks engage the chain of the chainwheel, a further feature enables the tool to lock down on those engaged chains, and, thereby, provide safer pulling and pushing to open and close the chain-operated assembly. Further still, the tool includes at least one handle in an offset, parallel position relative to the first set, wherein the at least one handle may be located closer to the bottom than the top. | 11-12-2015 |
20160008975 | RAILROAD MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE SAFETY HANDBRAKE WHEEL UTILITY TOOL ASSEMBLY | 01-14-2016 |
20180021940 | PLACEMENT AND RETRIEVAL APPARATUS | 01-25-2018 |