...Daniel Webster invented a "bull plow" to pull out tree stumps. It didn't catch on because it was huge and required four oxen to pull it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5636820 | Bracket for supporting a drawer guide in a furniture article A bracket for mounting a drawer guide in a furniture article such as a desk or cabinet has a base provided with opposing retaining flanges on the front of the base for receiving a drawer guide for lateral adjustment and fasteners disposed on the back of t... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5610733 | Beam-homogenizer A beam homogenizer for converting an incident beam of non-uniform spatial power or energy distribution into an output beam of uniform spatial power or energy distribution. The homogenizer is a holographic optical element constructed from an array of facet... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5604956 | Single pivot hinge with self-closing mechanism A hinge with self-closing mechanism includes a hinge arm fastened swivelable to a hinge cup and also includes an elastic element which lies with one end of the elastic element on the hinge arm and disposed outside the hinge cup under the bottom of the hin... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5584550 | Ledgeless pull-out guide for supporting a moveable structure such as a drawer A ledgeless pull-out guide for supporting a moveable structure such as a drawer in a furniture article for use with a guide rail includes a pull-out rail movably supportable by a guide rail, the pull-out rail having a web portion and one or more support m... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5562333 | Bracket for use in a cabinet or similar furniture article with a false drawer front and with a drawer guide having a tongue portion A bracket for use in a cabinet or similar furniture article with a false drawer front opening and with a drawer guide has a base attachable to a false drawer front and an engaging member upstanding from the base with a locking projection lockable in the f... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5562282 | Ball pitching device A ball pitching device includes a pivotable pitching arm spring biased in a ball pitching direction by a spring and pivoted in a direction opposite the ball pitching direction by a rotating member engaging a cam surface of the pitching arm. The pitching a... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5549378 | Panel adjustment component for adjusting the incline of drawers pull-outs, or other similar items A panel adjustment component for adjusting the incline a front panel of a drawer with railings and a front panel makes use of an angle member having a horizontal leg fastenable in a hollow railing of the drawer and a vertical leg to which the front panel ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5548870 | Hinge cup with releasable fastener in a cabinet component A hinge cup with releasable fastener for use with a cabinet component having a bore hole includes an assembly component anchorable in the cabinet component bore hole. The assembly component is provided with a receptacle, and a cup casing is receivable in ... | 08/27/1996 |