Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7219623 | Animal water dispensers and the like that resist fouling and method of maintaining same An animal water bowl assembly is maintained clean by allowing a bowl to dry out after a use period, before refilling. Uses include: birdbath and pet and farm animal watering. Two bowls can be coordinated so that one is in use with water while one is drying out. A tw... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7090144 | Water fountain attachment for a faucet A water fountain diverter device connectable to a faucet for selectively directing water from a normal downward direction, to an upward direction for direct drinking by a user. The device has a body connectable to the faucet, a body inlet for receiving water from th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6971451 | Firefighting penetration tool A firefighting penetration tool for penetrating a surface and ejecting a fluid into an area on fire. The firefighting tool includes a weighted head, a planar surface area affixed to the weighted head and an interchangeable penetrating body projecting from the planar... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6830733 | Artificial flower An artificial flower includes a hollow stem and a flower portion disposed adjacent one end of the hollow stem. A fragrance source is associated with the artificial flower. In one embodiment, the fragrance source is disposed within the hollow stem of the artificial f... | 12/14/2004 |
| 5701934 | Rotary diverter valve A diverter valve comprising an upper housing section which defines a fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet. Rotatably connected to the upper housing section is a lower housing section which defines a second fluid outlet. The lower housing section is select... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5337956 | Combination toy and faucet fountain A combination toy and faucet fountain comprises a faucet fountain core including a tubular body with a long front wall and a short rear wall. The tubular body is adapted to frictionally fit over a faucet aerator and has a closure member of sufficient size... | 08/16/1994 |
| 4934597 | Fountain attachment for a faucet A plastic fountain attachment for a faucet is either cast or injection molded in a single piece or fabricated from separate parts. A tubular body is adapted for attachment to the discharge end of a water faucet and has a discharge opening inclined to its ... | 06/19/1990 |
