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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6082302 | Self-cleaning litter box A self-cleaning litter box for cats employs a comb drive to drive a comb through litter to remove waste from the litter. A sensor for detecting the presence of an obstruction is coupled to the comb drive and stops the comb drive upon detecting an obstruct... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6084210 | Rotatable hair curler set with electric heater A hair curler set for heating a plurality of hair curling rollers includes an electric heater assembly. The set includes a housing having a rotatable shaft mounted therewithin. The longitudinal axis of the rotatable shaft is disposed substantially horizon... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6058829 | Food preparation device A food preparation device is provided with a toaster portion and an attached slicing mechanism. The device may be used to prepare toasted bagels and other food products. The toaster portion and the slicing mechanism are arranged to provide a compact const... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5852279 | Clothes iron with automatic shut off system controlled by multiple switches A clothes iron comprises an automatic shut off system that is controlled by multiple switches. A first switch located on the iron's handle is closed when the iron is held by a user. A second switch located on the iron's heel is closed when the iron stands... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5727331 | Dual switch electric hair dryer A hair dryer including more than one switch to control air flow rate and/or temperature. The switches are located on different portions of the hair dryer, allowing the user to select air flow rate and/or temperature when gripping the dryer in different wa... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5160831 | Multi-mode control circuit and indicator arrangement for an electrical appliance A time-based electrical appliance multi-mode control circuit and indicator arrangement which is connected to a power supply and an on and off switch. Upon turning the switch on, power is simultaneously supplied to the electrical appliance load and to a du... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4974613 | Hair curler A hair curling roller having an oval-shaped, elongated body with two rounded ends and a U-shaped clip attached to an annular pivotal housing embedded through one rounded end of the body. The opposite end of the U-shaped clip has an enlarged spherical tip ... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4881559 | Hair curling system A hair curling roller system having a plurality of post members having substantially the same outer diameter for heating the rollers and a plurality of rollers having inner cavities for mounting the rollers on the posts with such inner cavities having sub... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4791272 | PTC hair roller A heat generating curling implement includes a generally cylindrical body member about which hair may be wound and containing two heat radiating U-shaped plates with interlinking base portions with a positive temperature coefficient heating element sandwi... | 12/13/1988 |
