Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6871912 | Highchair A highchair comprising a base portion, a pneumatic cylinder and a seat portion. The base portion is connected to the pneumatic cylinder by a retaining clip and a fixing block. The pneumatic cylinder is connected to the seat portion and can pivotally rotate to a fold... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6799360 | Process for precessing an infant seat body used in vehicles A process for molding an infant safety seat body for vehicles includes the steps of forming a contoured seat frame, disposing the contoured seat frame in a mold having the shape of the infant safety seat body, pouring foam into said mold and polymerizing the foam to... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6729791 | Foldable mechanism for playyard The present invention discloses a foldable mechanism for playard, comprising a connection element for connecting a pair of hollow rods, having an U-shaped cross section, two pairs of guiding grooves and a plurality of through holes for rivets being provided at both ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6728980 | Bassinet The present application provides a bassinet comprising a cart including a lower portion which has two substantially U-shaped members, and an upper portion movably coupled to the lower portion, a bed portion detachably coupled to the upper portion of the cart; height... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6725475 | Foldable mechanism for a base of playyard A foldable mechanism for a seat of a playyard comprising a center seat pivotally connecting with a plurality of bars with pins; a stationary block having horizontal grooves and being fixed in the center seat; a movable block having inclined grooves; movable pins pen... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6223366 | Foldable mechanism for playpen A foldable mechanism for a playpen includes a connection element having substantially an U-shaped cross section with two open side faces, one front face, and one rear face, the front and rear faces being provided with a U-shaped cutout and a plurality of ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6158067 | Convertible crib An improved crib structure includes a crib capable of swinging in a natural rhythm, comprising a supporting frame having an upper rectangle and lower crossbars, the upper rectangle and crossbar being connected through four vertical rails at four correspon... | 12/12/2000 |
