Did You Know...
...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6463626 | Hinge of the frame type with an independent dual adjustment A hinge of the frame type for hinging of a door to the front frame of a piece of furniture, comprising a base (11) having a rest surface (17) to be fixed to the frame of a piece of furniture, an element (16) for fastening to the door and a wing (12) which... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6378969 | Guide for drawers with braked opening A guide for drawers comprises two elongated metal parts, mutually slidable along each other. One of said two parts has a wall conveniently bent to define a raceway (15) with play for a wheel (13) rotatably fastened to the other part. In the raceway (15) a... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6361241 | Base for quick fastening of a hinge for furniture A base for fastening of a hinge to a piece of furniture comprises a body (11) from which, at the lower part thereof, a pair of anchors (12) of the radial expansion type for fastening to a piece of furniture and, at the upper part thereof, an element (13) ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6279200 | Hinge with levers for fastening to a piece of furniture A hinge for furniture comprises a bowl (11) intended for being flush-recessed into a piece of furniture. Close to one side (20) of the bowl, arms (12) for hinge articulation are pivotally mounted. The bowl is provided with wings (13) having fastening dowe... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6200081 | Mounting devices with an externally ribbed anchor, in particular for furniture hinges An expansion fastener for hardware elements for furniture comprises an externally ribbed anchor (11) in which an insert (13) is fitted, which insert has a cam surface (14) sliding on a corresponding cam surface (15) in the anchor body for causing a radial... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5927841 | Element for manufacturing furniture drawers An element 10 for manufacturing a drawer is made of a bordered strip (11, 111, 211, 311, 411) which can be folded crosswise to its extension along scored lines (12, 13) to form the sides of a drawer. The strip has, on a first face, a rib (14) close to one... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5887316 | One-pin furniture hinge with adjusting system A single-pin furniture hinge of the box type comprises a first (11) and a second (12) fastening element designed to be fastened to two furniture parts to be hinged together and an arm (15) provided at one end with the first fastening element (11) and at t... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5842759 | Device for adjustably fitting a drawer runner on a furniture unit A device (10) for adjustably fitting a drawer runner on a furniture unit, comprises a first plate (11) with fastening means (12) for securing it to the furniture unit, and a second plate (13) with fastening means (14) for securing it to the runner. The tw... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5617612 | Single -pin furniture hinge A furniture hinge (10) comprises a first cup-shaped element (11) and a second arm-shaped element (12) pivoted together to rotate reciprocally from an open position to a closed position. The arm-shaped element (12) is made of sheet metal with one end (20) ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5586364 | Fastening element for hardware parts and hinge embodying such elements A fastening element for fastening hardware elements (31) to parts of furniture units (14) comprises an expansion plug (11) having an axial through housing (17) which can receive an expanded pin (23), which can rotate between a position in which the plug i... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5535504 | Machine for applying runners to a drawer A machine for fitting metal runners on a drawer comprises an actuator (44) for mechanically operating at least one hammer (24) for clinching gripping tabs against a side panel (16) of the drawer. The gripping tabs are laterally disposed along a longitudin... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5468109 | Quick removable fasteners in particular for furniture A removable fastener (10, 110) for a part (25, 28, 122) such as a furniture accessory with a hole in a surface (24, 120) comprises a dowel anchor (11, 11', 111) with ribbing thereon (23, 112) for lateral engagement in the surface hole. The dowel anchor co... | 11/21/1995 |
