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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7273197 | Adjustable shopping cart and baby stroller stand An apparatus for a storage stand for a shopping cart 12 and baby stroller 13 which will keep the shopping cart or baby stroller erect and immobile with a pair of adjustable spring-hinged arms 19 having bungee cords 20 positioned on the ou... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7255206 | Shopping cart brake Shopping cart brakes slow or render a shopping cart immobile. A brake lever has one end pivotably connected to a clamp that is attached to one end of a vertical member of a shopping cart adjacent to its handle. Two brake cables are enclosed by brake cable housings a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7188845 | Combined wagon and associated brake assembly A wagon and brake assembly includes a wagon including a platform having a top surface, a handle section attached to a proximal platform end, and sides protruding upwardly from the platform. The platform is provided with a bore that is intercalated between the platfo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7124859 | Manually actuated brake system for manually towable vehicle A brake system for a vehicle having a plurality of wheels and a frame comprising a mechanically actuated braking assembly operably coupled with at least one of the wheels and being operable between braking and non-braking conditions, a handle coupled to the braking ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7048109 | Transport system for containers, in particular an airport baggage handling system, and incline conveyor for a transport system A transport system, in particular an airport baggage handling system, includes a container having an underside formed with a grooved recess which defines a leading edge and a trailing edge, as viewed in a transport direction of the container. The transport system ha... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6752404 | Brake-operated dolly A brake-operated dolly for controlling the use of a dolly especially on sloped surfaces. The brake-operated dolly includes a dolly having side rails, cross members, wheels, and handles; and also includes a pair of brake support members being securely attached to the... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6508479 | Wagon with wheel braking device A wagon includes a cart body having front and rear wheel units mounted on a bottom side. A steering rod is connected pivotally to a pivot seat that is connected to the front wheel unit. A wheel braking device includes a transmission unit interconnecting t... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6123348 | Brake system for downhill wheeled board A brake system slows and/or stops a downhill wheeled board for simulating snowboarding on a snowless terrain. The downhill wheeled board includes a platform having a top and a bottom; at least a first wheel, a second wheel and a third wheel, each wheel ha... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5947491 | Brake and retractable rear stabilizer apparatus for a hand dolly Hand truck or dolly apparatus includes a main frame and a pair of main tires and brake elements secured to the main frame, including a pair of plates movable against the tires. The brake plates are actuable either by a foot operation or by hand operation.... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5927441 | Braking device for trolley A device for trolley of the type which is provided with four mounting brackets and each of which is mounted with a caster socket. Each caster socket is rotationally mounted with a caster. The trolley frame is further provided with a pair of hand grips at ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5884744 | Wheel brake A brake for tandem wheels comprising a block that is shaped to conform to a portion of the circumferential surface of each of the wheels. The block is positioned to be in continuous frictional engagement with the circumferential surface of each of the whe... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5799959 | Hand truck brake application system A manually propelled, two-wheel supported hand truck for use in transporting products has a frame normally supported by the wheels in generally vertical inclination and comprises connected side rail members, and a fixed frame handle surface near its upper... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5779251 | Brake and retractable rear stabilizer apparatus for a hand dolly Hand truck or dolly apparatus includes a main frame and a pair of main tires and brake elements secured to the main frame, including a pair of plates movable against the tires. The brake plates are actuable either by a foot operation or by hand operation.... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5765665 | Brake assembly for simultaneously holding a pair of wheels The present application relates to a brake assembly for simultaneously holding a pair of wheels, which is used in, for example, the rear wheels of a stroller, wherein the two rear wheels are each provided with a pivotal block having a protruding brake mem... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5722515 | Hand cart braking system A braking system is provided having a rotatable split axle mounted laterally between the wheels of the hand cart. The axle is split in the middle of the axle to form two distinct segments. The adjacent ends of the axle have a longitudinal hole drilled in ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5540308 | Parking lock for vehicle A parking lock includes a support structure with steerable and rotatable wheels operatively mounted on the support structure. A locking wheel is operatively mounted on at least one of the steerable and rotatable wheel. A locking lever is pivotally mounted... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5524732 | Dead man's brake for hand truck A normally engaged (dead man's) brake for a manually operable pallet truck. A spring-biased, levered cam is housed within a wheel subassembly frame. Two wheels that are axle-mounted to the frame contain integral brake drums and are mounted so as to circum... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5524731 | Universally mountable brake assembly for a hand truck A brake assembly is universally mountable to any one of several different types and sizes of hand trucks. The complete brake assembly includes a brake control handle that is removably attached to the upper frame of the hand truck; a brake bar assembly hav... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5513940 | Removable dolly for steerable movement of a load A device for lifting, steerably moving and putting down a load includes a removable dolly which cooperates with an anchor plate fixed to the load. The removable dolly includes a chassis provided at its front part with a lifting and abutment system which c... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5433464 | Brakeable hand truck A kit capable of converting a hand truck to one which is brakeable. A set of brake shoes are provided within appropriately sized wheels which are actuatable by a cable connected to each cam follower. At the mid-point of the cable is located a lever releas... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5393081 | Hand truck assemblies and methods of constructing and operating them A hand truck has a pair of horizontally spaced, vertically extending side rails connected laterally to form a hand truck frame which has a handle incorporated with the upper portion thereof. Unique axle supporting brackets fixed to the inner sides of the ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5390943 | Hand brake device for handtruck A hand brake apparatus for installation on handtrucks of the type which have a load bearing platform and vertical load supporting frame with at least two fixed parallel wheels. An embodiment of the invention includes a single brake actuating lever which o... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5113977 | Lift truck parking brake An improved parking brake is provided for use on a movable machine, in particular a lift truck with an elevating platform. A pin-type brake is provided with a buffered slide mechanism which engages and disengages a slotted disc mounted on a wheel to brake... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4424885 | Brake assembly for pallet lift truck In a pallet lift truck having a base, an upright axle shaft, a wheel fork and a transverse axle mounting a pair of spaced resilient wheels, and a normally upright steering handle pivoted at one end to the base. A mechanical brake assembly comprises a brak... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4264082 | Stair climbing cart A hand truck is disclosed including unique wheel assemblies for supporting the truck and permitting it to move heavy loads up and down a flight of stairs. Each assembly having three wheels mounted in an equilateral triangle configuration for providing mec... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4258634 | Lawn combine with improved brake assembly An improved lawn combine includes a frame having a plurality of rotatable wheels, including a pair of spaced-apart rear wheels, supporting and coupled to the frame, drive-actuated feed devices mounted on the frame for feeding materials in prescribed dosag... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4142732 | Hand truck Disclosed herein is an improved hand truck having stair climbing capabilities of the general type employing a pair of star-like plates journaled on a main axle and carrying a plurality of stub axles on the projecting legs of the plate with each axle carry... | 03/06/1979 |
| 3968974 | Brakeable hand truck A hand truck having a flat, rigid, annular disc coaxially fixed to each of a pair of outboard wheels between the hand truck frame and the wheel. A respective caliper having two parallel fingers which hold respective brake pads is mounted on the hand truck... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3945472 | Lever actuated brake assembly A brake assembly is disclosed in which a first pivoted lever receives and transmits brake actuating force to a second pivoted lever via rollers which transfer force between the two levers at a point which, due to the geometry of the second lever, moves pr... | 03/23/1976 |
