Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6430971 | Spherical surface drive block for washing machine basket A wash basket alignment system for an automatic washing machine having a wash basket with a drive block partially inserted through a central aperture in the bottom wall of the wash plate. A spin drive tube extends longitudinally through the central apertu... | 08/13/2002 |
| 5980058 | Modular assembly and method for a refrigerator A modular lighting assembly is provided for a refrigerator which has a molded base plate carrying a light bulb, a light switch and electrical connectors between the light switch and light bulb. The light switch may be either a plunger type switch or other... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5422460 | Glass ceramic cooking hob with a reflecting surface arranged in a position corresponding with a light and/or heat generator, in particular a halogen lamp cooled by air circulation A glass ceramic cooktop includes a free surface on which containers containing food to be prepared are placed, below surface there being provided a light and heat generator, such as a halogen lamp at which there is positioned a reflecting element having a... | 06/06/1995 |
