Did You Know...
...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5695073 | Hanging shoe rack A hanging shoe rack for supporting shoes in an angular manner. A pair of side frame members having an elongate body section. A plurality of support arms project outwardly and downwardly from each main body section. Pairs of retaining bars are positioned b... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5617959 | Shoe rack A shoe rack is provided that includes a pair of side frames configured in a substantially rectangular shape. Each side frame includes a plurality of V-shaped support members containing two intersecting support bars. Each support bar within a support membe... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5558307 | Garment/towel hook A hook for hanging clothing, towels or other articles. The hook includes an enlarged rigid base secured to a wall or other vertical surface. A rigid rod extends from the base to a free end having a reduced diameter. A friction knob is mounted upon this re... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5415297 | Storage rack for optical disc storage cases A modular storage rack for optical disc storage cases consisting of a plurality of rods extending between, and supported by, a pair of side frames. A slide abutment is removably connected to at least one of the rods for positionable sliding movement there... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5178287 | Collapsible support rack A collapsible support rack having a mounting member adapted to be placed on a vertical wall and a support member, attached to the mounting member, adapted to support the objects intended to be stored. The support member includes a plurality of rods spaced... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5172816 | Shoe rack A modular shoe rack consisting of a pair of rods extending between, and supported by, a pair of side frames. The side frames are generally rectangular in configuration and are identical in construction. Each side frame includes a groove arrangement in the... | 12/22/1992 |
