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...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6006558 | Cash box FIG. 2 shows a cash box 1 provided with a hinged lid 2. The internal width and length dimensions of the lid 2 are slightly larger than the external length and width dimensions of the base 4 to provide a snug, overhanging fit. Lid 2 has a downwardly depend... | 12/28/1999 |
| 4611711 | Cash box A cash box which is of rectangular shape, and comprises a top lid part and a bottom receptacle part of similar shape and depth which are hinged together at the back. The bottom part supports a coin-receiving tray having an outwardly-extending flanged rim,... | 09/16/1986 |
