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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 |
| 4753342 | Garment carrier A garment carrier includes an inner chamber. A stiff flap is hingedly mounted along a lower edge of the inner chamber between front and rear panels of the garment carrier. The flap includes a plurality of elastic shoe pockets for receiving shoes. A hanger... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4752008 | Utility bag A utility bag which is generally rectangular in shape and sized to fit into an athletic locker or under the seat of an airplane. The utility bag comprises: (a) a pair of transversely positioned, generally rectangular, rigid frame members longitudinally sp... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4738340 | Suitcase structure with compartments accommodating suits and the like The suitcase structure comprises a substantially parallelepipedal, flattened elongate body defining at a smaller lateral face thereof a recess provided on the bottom with a handgrip for carrying the suitcase. At the larger faces of the body there are prov... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4729460 | Cover for a carrying case A front cover with a pocket for a carrying case comprising a backing sheet with an array of panel sections and a pocket overlapping the edges of the panels and the exposed area of the backing sheet such that the pocket is a single thickness of skin materi... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4723657 | Microphone carrying case Microphones having attached electrical cords are stored for transport in a carrying case by providing separate mutually isolated compartments for the cords to avoid inter-tangling of the cords. The microphones are engaged in spaced parallel relation on th... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4694940 | Carrying case with a hinged lid and closure member The carrying case disclosed is of the attache-case variety. It includes a tray (3)located under the lid (2) of the case. The tray overlies, and closes, the compartment (14) in the body (1) of the case when the lid of case is un-zipped and raised. The tray... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4669587 | Portable receptacle A portable suitcase-like receptacle has two tray-shaped sections which are pivotally connected to each other and whose bottom walls are in the form of light-transmitting panels each of which has an outer portion welded to the sidewalls and two inner porti... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4657135 | Combined golf bag and equipment carrier A combined golf bag and equipment carrier is disclosed and comprises a generally cylindrical golf bag and an elongated box-like container into which the golf bag can be fitted lengthwise at a level above the bottom of the container to provide storage spac... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4643281 | Carrying case A carrying case such as an attache case or the like, in which one of its panels is foldable to provide access to its interior without having to open the entire panel. A clamp means secured to the side of the case swivels between two positions, one to hold... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4561525 | Utility bag with sustained open configuration A cloth bag having the property of maintaining a sustained open-bag configuration once opened and the sides arranged vertically comprising a flat base, a pair of flexible yet retentive side panels and a pair of supple end panels attached to the base, a fl... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4542777 | Carrying case A carrying case adapted to conveniently contain writing materials. A carrying case has a lower portion having inwardly facing surfaces that define an upwardly opening file chamber having a lower portion rim. An upper portion has inwardly facing surfaces t... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4538861 | Portable desk A portable desk of the kind having an exterior working or writing surface and internal compartments for storing writing or work-related items. The desk is useful in support of the activities of traveling business persons such as sales, engineering, and ma... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4529069 | Carrying case A carrying case of the type having its bottom and sidewalls formed of a U-shaped unitary member is provided which employs a structural frame made of a plurality of rigid members which are secured to one another by rivets. The frame includes upper and lowe... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4480774 | Crossbow carrying case The crossbow carrying case includes opposed based and cover sections having a generally triangular shape and interconnected along one edge to permit movement of the cover section between an open position and a closed position wherein the cover and base se... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4453623 | Bag having a cover member for shoes and other items A bag which has a cover member for shoes and other items. The cover member is placed on or fixed to the bottom part of the bag proper and comprises a bottom sheet and cover cloth which is of the same width as the bottom sheet and of the length long enough... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4437549 | Suitcase A multiple compartment suitcase defining an interior region has parallel rectangular panels, an interior side wall defined by coextensive spaced apart sides normal to the panels, a rectangular base parallel to a rectangular top and normal to the base. Int... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4433761 | Portfolio with frame and integral article retainers A portfolio for an attache case or the like includes a front panel assembly defined by a portfolio frame and a backing panel. The portfolio frame is preferably formed from a single piece of molded material, such as plastic, having flexible but semirigid c... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4424899 | Instrument carrying case The invention is for an instrument carrying case comprising an open-topped box, a lid having a substantially planar panel for covering the top of the box, and a flexible hinge joining the rear edge of the lid to the top edge of the rear wall of the box su... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4418806 | Three compartment travel bag A three compartment travel bag as three innerconnected sections forming the compartments. The connection between sections is a flexible hinge-like arrangement so that the sections can be folded out from a stacked relationship in which all compartments are... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4301898 | Peace officer's equipment bag A specialized equipment carrying bag designed expressly for use by police officers is preferably made of light-weight nylon or other synthetic fabric carried by a pair of looped carrying straps one of which nestles a billy club just over the junctures of ... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4244632 | Calligrapher's portable desk A sloped-top portable desk having a semi-soft covered writing surface, rounded on the front edge, which opens from the front having a hinge on the back wall where a carrying handle is located for portability; inside there are compartments fitted to the ne... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4243340 | Apparatus for the display and protection of awards Apparatus for the display and protection of awards. In a first embodiment the apparatus includes a piece of luggage having a wall containing a slit through which an award may be passed. A transparent sheet is secured to the outer surface of the wall aroun... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4212377 | Convertible bag A convertible utility bag has a divider panel spaced from and parallel to the bottom of the bag to provide, in a first position, two compartments of unequal size and to provide, when swung against the back of the bag, a larger compartment.... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4209085 | Portable recreational product assembly A portable combination recreational product assembly and conventional container designed and configured primarily in the structure of a briefcase or like conventional container, wherein the product assembly is formed in a predetermined portion of the inte... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4086945 | Bag for carrying motion picture film cans of different sizes A carrying bag for flat, cylindrical articles of different sizes, such as cans of motion picture film, has several upwardly opening pockets. A carrying strap is attached to the largest, rear pocket and a belt extends from the rear pocket, over the opening... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4054191 | Carrying case for toys, dolls, or the like A carrying case fabricated of sheet material which includes a box-like rear compartment having an open front defined partially by a pair of generally parallel vertical side edges. A pair of box-like front compartments each have an open side defined partia... | 10/18/1977 |
| 3963102 | Combination carry-on luggage bag with tote bag and clutch bag A carry-on luggage bag comprises a housing of flexible material including side, end and bottom walls with top closure flaps interconnected by a zipper. An elongated liner of U shape is mounted upon and spans the side walls, with the bottom wall of the lin... | 06/15/1976 |
