...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110005692 | MODULAR EXHIBIT STRUCTURE Components for assembling a modular exhibit structure are provided. These components include: frames, connectors (for connecting together frames), panels (for mounting within frames), cover plates (for mounting over sides of frames), and dust covers (for mounting over t... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100051211 | Partition System A partition system for office or room includes a first and second partition wall, a pivot mechanism connected between the partition walls and a glide set mounted on the bottom of the partition walls. The pivot mechanism can allow the partition walls to relatively rotate... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090151877 | FLEXIBLE FURNITURE SYSTEM An article of flexible furniture having a core formed from a plurality of laminar panels of a flaccid material and each panel having a pair of oppositely directed major faces, adjacent faces of said panels being inter-connected to provide a cellular structure upon movem... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20080257502 | Novel systems furniture and method of manufacture The present invention provides a customizable cubicle skin and a method of manufacture. A pre-selected image is digitized and manipulated by imaging software to create a template with the image and a border. The template is printed onto a canvas using known large format... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080251217 | Decorative adjustable screen Presently, room screens or dividers are made for office cubicles; privacy in medical facilities and one size fits all in decorating homes. The current decorative tri-fold screens are not adjustable in size or patterns. They are heavy, cumbersome and expensive. The consu... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080099158 | Portable designer beach windscreen I searched the patent files and could not find a similar product, therefore, I wish to obtain a patent on my invention.... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080040982 | Marker board A mobile furniture and accessory system for an office environment includes storage components, table or desk components, screen or partition components, paper management components, marker board components, computer support furniture and the like, for use in facilitatin... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080023156 | FLEXIBLE FURNITURE SYSTEM An article of flexible furniture having a core formed from a plurality of laminar panels of a flaccid material and each panel having a pair of oppositely directed major faces, adjacent faces of said panels being inter-connected to provide a cellular structure upon movem... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070199666 | Support System The invention relates to a support system which is used to place a support onto a wall, for example, a building wall (2) comprising at least one elongate, support, base element (3) which can be secured to the wall (2), whereon additional functional ... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070193612 | Reconfigurable portable hunting blind A portable reconfigurable hunting blind assembly is disclosed comprising six rectangular frames joined together side edge to side edge along five hinge lines for accordion folding, and a camouflage covering mounted to each of the frames to define six panel-shaped wall u... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070175597 | Floor-to-ceiling portable room divider A fabric panel room divider includes tension members biased against horizontal surfaces to support a fabric panel utilizing little floor space without any additional support structure or mounting hardware. The fabric panel room divider includes sleeves enclosed at a top... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070137797 | Upright post with mounting collar A structural post arrangement and cooperating clamp assembly positioning and supporting related furniture components, such as beams. The clamping assembly includes a split clamping collar which surrounds the post and defines upper and lower rims for engagement with top ... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20070107853 | Modular folding screen A folding screen includes top and bottom folders, and a plurality of upright posts. Each folder includes a plurality of links which are interconnected in an end-to-end manner and which are foldable one over the other, at least one hinge unit interconnecting two adjacent... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070062651 | Expandable room barrier for children and pets, and system of use A soft, foam panel in a trapezoidal prism shape, multiple units of which can form an adaptable and expandable security barrier for children or pets. The foam panels come in a variety of lengths, heights, and end configurations, and are designed to be stable as independe... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20060060310 | Portable privacy screen The portable privacy screen is a system comprising: at least one or more panels, one or more column assemblies, and an attachment means for attaching said one or more panels to said one or more column assemblies. ... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060037719 | Stackable folding screen Screen panels are held together pivotally and respective screen panels have an interior decorative panel fitted within a groove of the side panels and a removeable border panel enabling the decorative panels to be changed as desired. The border panels preferably have ou... | 02/23/2006 |
| 20050109470 | Plastic sheet barrier enclosure, system, and method A method of forming a safer and more secure containment for the removal or isolation of harmful and/or noxious particulate materials. The containment is formed using adhesive coated plastic sheeting to form an isolated enclosure. The adhesive holds the sheeting under ne... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050077015 | Temporary partition system A novel clamping device for use in conjunction with a temporary partition system is provided. The present invention is a telescoping pole system having a unique clamping end that retains a sheet of plastic or other sheeting material for the establishment of temporary pa... | 04/14/2005 |
| 20050077014 | Collapsible partition structure and backstop system A partition structure defining compartments shielded from moving objects, such as baseballs, from other compartments. The structure comprises a central support and at least three partition walls extending substantially radially outwardly from the central support to defi... | 04/14/2005 |