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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299753 | Table A table may include a table top with a first section that is selectively movable between a use position and a collapsed position, and a second section that is selectively movable between a use position and a collapsed position. The table may also include a first ped... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7240705 | Table for portable miter saws A table for portable miter saws or the like comprising a hinged flat rectangular surface portions from which depends a centrally located, longitudinal keel. A sawhorse-like collapsible stand of two opposed leg assemblies forms a keel gap or slot upon erection within... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7171909 | Adjustable display rack An adjustable display rack or stand for displaying products on at least two panels of the display rack. The panels being adjustable about respective generally horizontal pivot axes to adjust an angle or degree of tilt of the panels relative to a base of the display ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7040048 | Folding ironing board An ironing board that folds in half to occupy only about one half its extended length to facilitate packaging and storage. An iron rest can be slid to latch the folded front and rear sections of the board. The board has front and rear legs allowing it to be set up o... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037165 | Container for holding component parts of a construction toy A container for holding component parts of a construction toy. The container preferably is a suitcase or briefcase configuration, with a carrying handle at the top. An access cover, comprising a large portion of the front wall of the container and a portion of the b... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6971316 | Restraint A restraint for retaining a person within a seat. The restraint has a lap bar and a shoulder bar which can be independently adjusted. The lap bar can be rotated either to retain a person or to permit a person to enter or exit. Also, the lap bar can be pulled farther... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6923410 | Contractible table leg structure The present invention discloses a contractible table leg structure, comprising: an external sleeve; a folding rod, being a rod member with a cross section substantially in successive V-shaped turning surfaces, and having an included angle in the middle, a plurality ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6766747 | Game table with recessed game board storage area A game table includes a storage area with a center leaf horizontally mounted in the storage area. When the top cover is in a closed position, the center leaf is positioned at the bottom of the storage area. A pulley system is used to raise the center leaf into a pla... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6553920 | Table extensible by turning over its side boards A table extensible by turning over its side boards, constituted by a horizontal plane, having peripheral parts with upper side boards and lower side boards shaped as circle segments and a central part enclosed thereby. The central part is able to rotate o... | 04/29/2003 |
| 5464236 | Portable musical instruments cart A portable musical instrument support for storage, transport, and performance support of musical instruments. The portable musical instruments cart provides for the efficient setup, breakdown, storage and transport of a multiplicity of musical instruments... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5388530 | Lap top desk A lap top desk includes a pair of stacked and spaced apart plate-like members which both provide respective work surfaces to a user of the desk, and which are both pivotally and translatably connected so that the user may refer to a portion of the lower m... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5362063 | Folding lap board A folding lap top game table is provided for two persons seated side by side and has a pair of flat, rigid rectangular panels joined together along mutually abutting straight interior edges. The lap table is provided with a raised ridge extending across i... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5345880 | Table having a pivoting support extension A table includes a main support platform having an upper surface; opposite side walls fixedly mounted on the main support platform at opposite sides thereof; a rear wall fixedly mounted on the main support platform at a rear edge thereof, with the opposit... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5142995 | Dressing kit A dressing kit is provided for dressing infants. The kit includes a base and a cover which is pivotably mounted to the base. The base includes a pair of opposing side walls and a shelf extending therebetween. The cover is pivotable between a first rotatio... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4865325 | Jigsaw puzzle support and storage board A jigsaw puzzle support and storage board includes a base with a table portion upon which a puzzle may be assembled. A peripheral wall around the table portion forms a cavity, with the table portion forming the bottom thereof. A pair of bi-fold doors are ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4735151 | Latch and hinge assembly A hinge and latch assembly for use in mounting an extension leaf to a support comprises at least one telescopic hinge mechanism mounted to the underside surface of the support at one end and mounted to the underside surface of the extension leaf at the ot... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4693187 | Latch and hinge assembly A hinge and latch assembly for use in mounting an extension leaf to a support comprises at least one telescopic hinge mechanism mounted to the underside surface of the support at one end and mounted to the underside surface of the extension leaf at the ot... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4677919 | Transformable low drawing-room table The transformable low drawing-room table of the invention comprises a bearing surface formed by four upper flat rectangular, side by side arranged, elements which are equal to one another, overlapping according to the same direction and suitably hinged on... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4637321 | Retractable ironing board construction The known built-in ironing boards are disposed on a pull-out which is movably mounted in ways so it can be swung via parallelogram guide arm pairs from a lower position at rest into an upper working position. When ironing on such an ironing board, the pul... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4345758 | Convertible table, especially for games A convertible table which is primarily intended for games comprises a stationary horizontal bottom panel and a movable panel slidably mounted for outward withdrawal or inward return to the storage position by means of at least one pair of roller-tracks ca... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4319367 | Bathroom space expander A bathroom space expander including a first member removably but securely connected to a toilet tank cover, a second member swingably connected to the first member, hinge means connecting the members to a first closed storage position and a second open op... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4282817 | Expandable furniture An article of furniture forming a cube when side table height and comprising hingedly connected side and top members and a pedestal which lifts to enable said cube to open to form a large size dinner table. The top can also be opened when at side table he... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4253715 | Sewing machine console having a lowering device A console for a sewing machine comprises a supporting base which includes a rear wall with respective opposite sidewalls and a front wall hinged to one side wall which is openable and is provided with a cover at right angles to the upper edge thereof so t... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4109589 | End leaf table A glass top table has pivotally supported end leaves mounted between spaced side frames for movement between an inwardly projecting storage position and an outwardly projecting use position. Each side frame has an upper frame member and a pair of legs pro... | 08/29/1978 |
| 3999490 | Security top or guard for an infant's dressing table or the like A top or guard for an infant's dressing table or dresserette is provided which is so designed and constructed as to reduce or minimize the possibility of the infant rolling or falling off the table. The top is of such construction that it can be shortened... | 12/28/1976 |
