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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334531 | Knock-down table A knock-down table that can be quickly assembled and disassembled for compact storage or shipping. The apparatus includes a table top, a plurality of detachable legs and a ring-shaped brace. Coupling members are provided on the bottom side of the table top and proje... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322300 | Space saving table A table comprising a support for a first tabletop section having a first edge including a first recess and for a second tabletop section having a second edge including a second recess. A plurality of fasteners releasably joins the first edge to the second edge to fo... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7270138 | Joint mechanism A joint mechanism for use in a rod for bearing at least a portion of a user's weight and a corresponding flexible tip for contacting a substantially horizontal surface. The joint mechanism includes a spring mechanism, a first bushing, and a second bushing. The sprin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7093691 | Portable scissor-lift-assembly A lift assembly includes a first platform provided with a top surface, a pair of opposed sides, and wheels and brackets connected to one of the sides for rotating the assembly. A plurality of rectilinear support shafts have opposed end portions conjoined to the plat... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6926240 | Strap-on multi-functional apparatus with integral supports and work surface for use during fishing, boating, camping, etc Disclosed herein is a multi-functional apparatus for use during fishing, boating, camping, etc. that typically comprises a flat horizontal surface, two hinged support panels attached to the underside of the horizontal surface, three adjustable-length attachment stra... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6889618 | Foldable table A foldable table adapted to be attached to a center support is disclosed. The table includes two planar sides connected by a hinge. The hinge allows each side to rotate between opened and unopened positions. This allows the table to be maneuvered onto a support stru... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6837386 | Space saving support shelf for column mounting A space saving support shelf for column mounting comprising pie-shaped segments which may be singularly or plurally attached and interconnected to a lolly-column or the like and wherein such segments are plastic molded in one integral piece for maximum load bearing ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6477966 | Modular rotatable tray system A modular rotatable food tray supported by a vertical support member features tray segments that are easily removable and free standing. Each tray segment has a depending clip that is received in a hub of a bearing for rotatably supporting the tray. The i... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6394006 | Garden table A handicapped accessible work table having a horizontal transparent table top, with removable plant trays, cushioned arm rest edges, and vertical legs with caster wheels. The tabletop is supported by parallel identical one piece aluminum franes. Each fram... | 05/28/2002 |
| 5996511 | Tray device for attachment to a vertical pole A support device that attaches to a vertical pole so that objects can be supported along the length of a vertical pole. The support device includes a platform that has a midpoint and a peripheral edge. The platform defines a slot that extends from the per... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5947036 | Shelving system A shelving system features two spaced apart pairs of support rods deployed roughly vertically with a number of shelf assemblies supported thereby. Each shelf assembly is constructed from an open ended, molded polymer shelf having two openings in the upper... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5904420 | Frame for automatic paint stirring equipment An improved frame is disclosed for automatic paint stirring equipment of the type which stirs cans of paint in a side-by-side relationship. Each can includes a cover having a stirring element rotatably mounted to the cover and a driven member secured to t... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5791264 | Water heater stand A kit for assembling a stand for supporting a water heater above the floor. The stand is fabricated from sheet metal pieces and may be assembled without the use of nuts and bolts. A circular sheet metal top member has pockets for four generally C-shaped l... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5522514 | Modular stacking shelves for umbrella tables Any number of generally identical shelves can be formed from any pair of generally identical semicircular shelf halves by removably attaching the shelf halves along the straight edge which subtends the semicircle. Each shelf half has an aperture in the st... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5143108 | Beach umbrella A portable beach umbrella is provided having a plurality of rotatable accessible utility levels for storing necessary beach equipment. The umbrella also includes a refreshment support member, entertainment devices, and is easily secured to sand or ground ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4688684 | Vertical display system A free-standing vertical display system for displaying merchandise, such as beverage containers, at the point of purchase, is described. The system includes a base and one or more trays which are slidably received on a center pole. In a first embodiment a... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4682813 | Underseat tackle container A tackle container assembly mountable below a deck-mounted pedestal seat, including an upper principal member secured to the lower surface of the seat and means depending therefrom to support one or more containers in positions spaced well above the deck,... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4559877 | Corner work table, in particular for office work The invention relates to corner work table (1), in particular for office work, comprising a subframe (2) and a corner table top (3). The table top has the form of a circular segment, the radius sides being formed as connection sides (5,6) to further adjoi... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4512262 | Article display stand An article display stand, has an elongated upright support with a plurality of recesses, and an article supporting element having a projection engageable in each of the recesses and including a substantially horizontal base plate arranged to support artic... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4336759 | Article display stand An article display stand has an elongated upright support having a pluraity of recesses which are spaced from one another in the direction of elongation of the support, and an article supporting element mountable on the support in any of a plurality of po... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4290504 | Tree-mounted deer stand A frame has upwardly convergent legs which support a plate on which a seat is swiveled. The frame provides a socket which fits over the upper end of an upwardly disposed tree stump or limb stub. A foot rest extends around three sides of the frame so as to... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4124094 | Portable platform device A generally flat platform member is reinforced by a pair of support struts mounted to its bottom side, with a flexible fastener adjustably coupled between the two reinforcing struts by a tension clamp. The flexible fastener is adapted to extend generally ... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4019443 | Table A table having a sliding table top supported on a base for edgewise adjustment of the top relative to the base, and means for releasably locking the top in fixed position relative to the base. The table is designed for use in combination with a bench seat... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4010698 | Multi-shelved display assembly A multi-shelved collapsible display assembly having an array of light weight shelves spaced longitudinally along the length of a standard comprising a lineally segmented pole structure. The standard passes through holes formed in the shelves and segments ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3975068 | Column mounted tool holder An improved column mounted tool holder for mounting on typical basement or factory support columns of varying sizes. The tool holder includes a pair of complementay structural members that are bolted to each other about a support column to define a work s... | 08/17/1976 |
