...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316286 | Pressure washer with vibration dampener A light weight portable pressure washer with improved vibration damping includes a plate member disposed between the engine and the supporting frame of the pressure washer. The plate member is mounted to the base of the engine and extends laterally beyond the base o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7284573 | Hose for installing loose fill insulation The present invention provides tubes for, in an exemplary embodiment, dispensing loose fill insulation. The tube comprises an inner web formed in a tubular shape and having a plurality of spaced helical projections disposed along an inner surface thereof and extendi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7234534 | Firefighting vehicle A firefighting vehicle includes a frame, a fluid pump, and a body having a compartment. In one embodiment, a drive line of the pump passes through a transverse cross member of the frame. In another embodiment, the body includes opposite side sections sandwiching the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7165627 | Portable airborne firefighting and sensing system A firefighting apparatus is adapted for use in a host aircraft comprising a fuselage defining an interior and an exterior. The firefighting apparatus includes a pressurizeable retardant tank disposed in the interior of the host aircraft, the retardant tank being cap... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7114664 | Texture sprayer with removable engine-compressor module A texture sprayer is provided with a hopper feeding an air operated double diaphragm pump. The sprayer is provided with a removable power pack which includes a gas engine, an air pump, an air unloading regulator, an air cooler, an air QD and a mounting base with han... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6766966 | Portable spray car wash device A portable, battery powered spray applicator car wash device capable of holding and dispensing liquid cleansers and waxes for rubbing into the body and windows of a vehicle; thereby, enabling complete and portable mobile washing and cleaning services and complete de... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6702201 | Agricultural sprayer An agricultural sprayer including an induction unit capable of occupying at least one transport position and at least one filling position. A movement of the induction unit automatically predisposes a water circuit of the sprayer with a view to preparing ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6595438 | Portable spray car wash device A portable, battery powered spray applicator car wash device capable of holding and dispensing liquid cleansers and waxes for rubbing into the body and windows of a vehicle; thereby, enabling complete and portable mobile washing and cleaning services and ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6547169 | Crop residue spreader for an agricultural combine A crop residue spreader for an agricultural combine including a unique support element which is an elongate tube, including a center portion and a pair of legs extending outwardly in opposite directions from the center portion, each of the legs including ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6488846 | Paint sprayer filter system A paint sprayer filter system includes an intake tube having a rigid paint flow control and filter support frame connected to the open end thereof. A reusable filter is connected to the frame and surrounds the frame, the reusable filter being releasably c... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6206302 | Attachment mounting structure An attachment mounting structure is provided for cargo bed and sprayer assembly attachments usable on a utility vehicle adapted for use in turf related applications. The structure includes pivotable supports between each attachment and the vehicle frame t... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5890445 | Anhydrous ammonia applicator An applicator for injecting anhydrous ammonia into the soil. The applicator includes a pulling vehicle and a tool bar which are releasably coupled to one another. The pulling vehicle carries a large anhydrous ammonia storage tank and is preferably provide... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5709793 | Apparatus and method for in-situ application of chemical in a swimming pool or spa An apparatus 10 or 15 and corresponding methods for applying chemical/acid wash solution 65 from a container 60 in a swimming pool/spa 100 to clean and remove stains, scale deposits, and the like from desired areas. The apparatus 10 or 15 generally has a ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5201953 | Vehicular paint applicator for corrugated surfaces A continuous or intermittent vehicular paint applicator for applying paint to a corrugated surface, has one of four types of a carriage body attached to a wheel-roller skid assembly or a wheel tractor belt assembly. The carriage body and wheel-roller asse... | 04/13/1993 |
| 4865255 | Self-contained, mobile spraying apparatus A sprayer and self-contained, mobile pumping apparatus for spraying liquid herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, fertilizers and the like. The sprayer includes an adjustable nozzle, a grip, and an on-off switch. The pumping apparatus includes a supporting... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4408720 | Demountable wheeled liquid sprayer A demountable wheeled liquid sprayer comprised of an elongated handle having an angulated forward end portion supporting a battery driven electric motor with a depending drive shaft rotatably mounting a cup having inwardly and upwardly extending sidewalls... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4269328 | Line marking machine with heaters A line marking machine having a carriage which an operator can push along a road or parking-lot surface. The carriage supports a hopper containing marking fluid. A discharge opening in the hopper is fitted with a gate which is actuated by a mechanism cont... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4037664 | Fire fighting-foam producing module A modular fire-fighting unit can be used on the ground as an individual fire piece connected to a water source such as a hydrant, for producing foam or as a nurse unit to other fire apparatus, or it can be quickly mounted on, or demounted from, a portable... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4003504 | Pump frame A pump assembly including a wheeled frame supporting a pump in an elevated position with the intake to the pump depending below the pump and into the interior of a container equipped with a bail, the container being supported by the frame from the bail in... | 01/18/1977 |