Did You Know...
...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7207343 | Tilting umbrella with actuator having operating location on lower shaft to tilt upper shaft An umbrella frame includes an upper shaft part 2 and a lower shaft part 1, the two parts being connected by a tilting joint to enable the upper part to tilt with respect to the lower, a runner 4 sliding on the lower shaft part 1, for spre... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6516820 | Tilting umbrella A tilting umbrella frame includes an upper shaft part and a lower shaft part, the two parts being connected by a tilting joint to enable the upper shaft part to tilt about an axis with respect to the lower shaft part. A runner slides on the lower shalt pa... | 02/11/2003 |
| 5048152 | Umbrella handle An umbrella handle has an aperture at one end into which an umbrella shaft can be inserted. The handle has a sleeve-shaped integral axial extension on the shaft side for receiving a tip-cup to be slidably mounted thereon, the sleeve having an abutment ove... | 09/17/1991 |
