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...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4961602 | Latch mechanism Disclosed is a latch mechanism particularly adapted to be used with helicopters or other structures subject to intensive vibrational forces. The latch mechanism includes a hook member which grasps a striker rod. The hook member is carried in a body member... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4829880 | Fluid powered linear slide Disclosed is a fluid powered linear slide employing either a rodless or rod-type cylinder. The slide includes a base which has a movable carriage mounted thereon which moves reciprocably in response to pressurized fluid being fed to the cylinder. In the e... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4793643 | Door closing and locking mechanism Disclosed is a mechanism for closing and locking two doors of the cowling of an aircraft engine. This mechanism includes a bolt which is received in a chamber of a receptacle. The bolt is connected to one door and the receptacle is connected to the other ... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4784303 | Water dispensing system A sink and faucet assembly is disclosed for use in an aircraft environment. The assembly includes a source of hot and cold water that is pressurized to dispense through the faucet and also contains a vent to purge the system when the aircraft is on the gr... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4520992 | Slow-closing valve mechanism A slow-closing valve mechanism for controlling metered flow of water for a predetermined time interval from a main inlet to a main outlet in which a timing chamber is provided with a valve seat at one end and an inwardly adjacent main flow inlet and a ble... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4510779 | Aircraft door lock actuating mechanism An aircraft door latching bolt actuating mechanism in which inside and outside handles are provided to selectively actuate a crank having connections with one or more door latching bolts. The outside handle is supported for movement between a normal, gene... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4487440 | Aircraft door bolt actuating mechanism An aircraft door latching bolt actuating mechanism in which inside and outside handles are provided to actuate a crank having connections with one or more door latching bolts. The outside handle comprises a T-shaped handle with oppositely extending hand-g... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4141520 | Fail-safe lock for an airplane rudder A locking mechanism for a swingably mounted flight control surface member of an airplane, such as a rudder, which is embodied in a unitized frame structure that can be applied to either new or existing airplanes, which includes a bracket mounted assembly ... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4025096 | Latch mechanism for cabinet closure means Latching mechanism for releasably securing a closure panel or door member to an open side of a cabinet structure, in which latching means in the form of a latching bar is mounted on the outer surface of the closure for reciprocable rectilinear movements i... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4006951 | Locking mechanism for a slide drawer Manually controlled locking mechanism for a cabinet drawer of the slide mounted type, wherein a plurality of actuators are selectively manually operable to provide a plurality of different locking functions with respect to the slide drawer. One of said ac... | 02/08/1977 |
| 4003614 | Drawer handle with locking mechanism A drawer handle for use in the normal operation of opening and closing a cabinet mounted slide drawer, and which also includes manually operable components including a pivoted hook for engagement with a recessed keeper on the cabinet, and being operable i... | 01/18/1977 |
