Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20060102431 | Portable sink for hand-dipped ice cream, gelato, frozen yogurt, and frozen custard catering and vending A portable sink having a hot and cold water faucet connected to an electric water pump and fresh water tank and a wastewater outlet from said sink connected to a wastewater tank and cabinet mounted on wheels having one upper door that has a dipwell attached that is conn... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20050133307 | Magnolia carts two-piece, mobile and detachable ice cream cart for hand-dipped ice cream The hand sink portion of this ice cream cart easily connects and disconnects from the dipping cabinet at the ¼″ tube connection under the ball valve at the dipping well and at the large gray PVC coupler connecting the wastewater line just inside the left door of the ... | 06/23/2005 |
