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...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4126228 | Bicycle rack with lock There is disclosed a bicycle rack with channel means to receive the wheels, and latching means including a plurality of arms to simultaneously latch the wheels in the channel, and the frame to the channel. An upstanding support arm is operative to support... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4050583 | Bicycle stand A bicycle stand separate from the bicycle that may be formed either generally as a single-piece body or as a composite body, for one or a plurality of bicycles, from a variety of suitable materials, such as cast concrete, for example, for use either above... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4008587 | Bicycle lock assembly An assembly includes a face plate which is mounted to an exposed wall stud in an enclosure such as a garage. The ends of a U-shaped locking member formed from a bar of hardened steel extend through transverse openings in the face plate and encircle a port... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3996775 | Anchoring device for securing bicycles An anchoring device for securing bicycles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, power mowers and other similar items stored in home garages. The anchoring device has an elongated bolt which can be permanently installed in a wall of the garage. A non-rotatable head i... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3989327 | Cycle safety and locker device A locker device designed to accommodate various types of cycle-type vehicles, whether motorized or not, and designed to accommodate all shapes and sizes of such cycles including safety equipment and related paraphernalia and including a locker in the form... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3988910 | Locking device for a spoke wheel of a bicycle, moped or similar vehicle A locking device for locking a spoked wheel carried in fork prongs comprises a housing mountable on one fork prong, and locking pin receiving means mountable on another fork prong. The housing is provided with a lock lever that is movable between a releas... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3970196 | Method and apparatus for securing a bicycle on a bicycle rack This invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for securing a bicycle to a bicycle rack. In particular, this invention may be used to secure bicycles to a bicycle rack which mounts on a car bumper.... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3970197 | Rack and bicycle locking unit A rack and locking unit for a bicycle includes a pedestal, a lock box mounted on the pedestal and at least one arm member mounted to the lock box and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the pedestal. The lock box has at least one locki... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3964611 | Bicycle rack A device is provided for supporting and locking a bicycle. It comprises a channel member for receiving the front and rear wheels of the bicycle, a supporting section which includes a support member fixed with respect to the channel member, a pivotally mou... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3964610 | Locking bicycle rack An improved bicycle locking rack which comprises a pair of parallel sidewalls attached to a solid ground base between which the bicycle is placed. One side of the stall has attached thereto an adjustable locking bar which may be lowered against the frame ... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3955847 | Wheelchair hold down assembly A person seated in a wheelchair or other wheeled patient carrier is enabled to board a vehicle while remaining in the carrier. A hold down device secured to the vehicle floor restrains the carrier against movement regardless of acceleration or emergency b... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3945159 | Anti-theft vehicle shelter A large rigid plastic bubble or pod is provided for removable and tilting attachment to a frame on which a motorcycle, bicycle, snowmobile or other small vehicle is positioned, the frame being removably anchored to a curbstone of a suitable parking space ... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3944079 | Clampable bicycle stand A bicycle stand which holds a bicycle upright in place, and to which the bicycle may be locked. An upright member, embedded in cement, or anchored to a base plate, has an arm pinned hingeably, with parallel plates welded on each side of the arm that proje... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3942646 | Bicycle stand An elongated, cast concrete block including a top, bottom, two ends and two sides has a median, vertical, longitudinal slot formed therein for the retention of a bicycle wheel. A locking channel extends through the block from an opening on one end of the ... | 03/09/1976 |
| 3941406 | Bicycle carrying rack A multiple bicycle carrying rack comprising a bed or base member having raised grooved tracks of alternately staggered heights onto which bicycles are rolled and handle-bargripping clamps which are lowered from an overlying support to forceably engage the... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3934436 | Standard for parking and locking a bicycle A standard for parking and locking a bicycle including an upright post, a clamp depending from the post to grip the frame of a bicycle and hold it alongside the post and a wire rope retractably carried within the post to be extended therefrom to lash the ... | 01/27/1976 |
