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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 |
| 8108976 | Impact resistant seat belt buckle A buckle for a seat belt that resists unintentional unlatching when subjected to rapid acceleration or deceleration. The buckle assembly includes a female buckle and a removable male tongue plate. The female buckle includes a spring-loaded pawl that lockingly engage... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7383620 | Buckle support assembly A buckle support assembly is provided including an anchor member and a buckle with a support member extending therebetween. A sleeve member is supported in position to extend between the anchor member and buckle and about the support member via interfering portions ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7373701 | Quick release buckle A quick release buckle assembly having a housing, two cams, a knurl bar, and two springs. Each spring is operatively arranged to engage both a respective cam and the knurl bar. The housing includes integral bearing walls for the cams. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7159285 | Seat belt arrangements for child safety seats A buckle mechanism for a seat belt arrangement of a child safety seat comprises a guiding member forming at least one internal cavity for guiding and receiving at least one tongue of a tongue member, at least one latch for engaging with and locking the at least one ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7073627 | Dorsal pad assembly for use with a safety harness A preferred embodiment safety harness includes two straps operatively connected to a D-ring, which is operatively connected to a biasing mechanism urging the D-ring to an upright position. The safety harness may also include an impact indicator for providing indicat... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6910973 | Golf swing training device A golf swing training device includes a grip including a grip bore, a shaft including a shaft bore, a tension cord received within the grip bore and the shaft bore, a first securing device configured to prevent the tension cord from slipping out of the grip bore and... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6694578 | Child safety belt buckle locking mechanism A safety belt buckle locking mechanism comprising a receiving buckle and an insertion buckle with spring-loaded safety locking bars and side-pins extending from each side of the insertion buckle. The receiving buckle has an internal spring-action latch ro... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6463640 | Strap connecting buckle A one-hand operated strap buckle capable of withstanding high forces and yet simple to operate and easily connected to a post and disconnected from a post. In a preferred embodiment, the buckle comprises upper and lower cases, the latter forming a slot fo... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6185797 | Lift-control buckle A lift-control buckle, which includes a female buckle member and a male buckle member respectively fastened to two distal ends of a belt, and a locking plate pivoted to two upright blocks inside the female buckle for locking the male buckle member after i... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5435047 | Lock for bracelets, necklaces and the like The invention is a lock for pieces of jewellery and bijouterie and consists of a first element (2; 300) connected with one end of one of said articles and of a second element (3; 400) connected with the other end of the same article, elements which are jo... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5406681 | Lock for safety belt Buckle for a safety belt, particularly a children's belt, comprising a buckle housing (10) and a lock tongue (13) constructet to be connected each to one strap part. The lock tongue is insertable into a guide (15) in the buckle housing which has a latch m... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5353482 | Releasable latching apparatus with an electrical engagement monitoring means A releasable latching apparatus having a monitoring means for electrically indicating whether the latching apparatus is in the engaged or disengaged positions. The apparatus includes a main housing with a tab member selectively engageable therewith. A tri... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5334099 | Restraining bar assembly for a swing A toddler swing (10) includes a restraining bar assembly (11) having a cross bar (12) and a lower extension member (13), the restraining bar assembly (11) being positively attached to and releasable from the swing (10). A latch mechanism (19) connects the... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5185910 | Reversibly releasable latching apparatus A latching apparatus including a tab member detachably securable with respect to a base and housing combination which includes a trigger assembly therein and an ejector assembly for selectively achieving securement or detachment of the tab member with res... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5136858 | Openable ring with interleaving member A ring to be worn as an article of jewelry about a portion of a body of a person includes first and second arcuate sections pivotally interconnected at one end for permitting pivotal movement of the arcuate sections between opened and closed positions. La... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5097572 | Positive lock for strap connector A parachute canopy strap connecting device comprises a male strap connector having a locking tang including a locking notch, a female strap connector having a housing including a slot for receiving the tang for insertion to a locking position, and a locki... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5010630 | Clasp mechanism A clasp is provided that is fixed to one end of a chain or similar device and includes an internal latch mechanism for releasably engaging the free end of the chain, wherein the latch mechanism includes a spring biased, deflectable member carrying a lug t... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4937923 | Positive-lock quick-release buckle A buckle assembly in which a base having upstanding sidewalls defines a passageway for receiving a tongue having a recess formed therein. A latch pivotally supported by the base sidewalls above the passageway has a catch portion adapted to extend downward... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4750244 | Actuator-equipped buckle A buckle is constructed of a tongue, a base, a latch means capable of selectively taking either a latching state, in which the tongue is connectable to the base, or a non-latching state in which the tongue is released from the base, an operation means for... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4646400 | Buckle apparatus A buckle apparatus employed in a seatbelt system for a vehicle is engaged with a tongue plate attached to one end portion of an occupant restraining webbing. The apparatus includes a pair of plate-like buckle bodies which are disposed substantially parall... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4644618 | Lock for safety bells Lock for safety belts having at least two hip strap parts and two shoulder strap parts, said lock comprising a lock housing to be attached to one hip strap part and enclosing a manually releasable lock mechanism (18), a lock tongue (11) to be attached to ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4625371 | Seat belt buckle In a safety belt for a car or the like, a buckle is provided to receive a tongue releasably. The buckle includes a latch member engageable with the tongue, a U-shaped base defining an opening in the direction of insertion of the tongue and supporting the ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4575908 | Lock for seat belt buckle A seat belt buckle includes a body having a latch lever pivotally mounted thereon and including a tang struck therefrom. The latch lever has a pushbutton portion which registers with an opening in a cover attached to the body. A spring biases the latch le... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4566160 | End release inverse clevis buckle A safety belt buckle wherein a conventional latch for engaging an apertured tongue of a conventional connector is pivotally seated within the base loop of an inverse clevis having an opening for insertion of the tongue and a solid transverse interior surf... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4408374 | Belt lock for a safety belt Belt lock for a safety belt with passageway in a lock-housing for belt tongue. Latch mechanism in lock-housing to arrest tongue. Lock mechanism can be unlocked by pressing pressure organ. Latching mechanism has a latch of wedge-shaped cross section swinga... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4205416 | Tilt release catch A tilt release catch comprises a housing member with an opening to receive a male member and the passage of belting completely therethrough, a dog adaptively mounted in the side walls of the housing, a spring of sufficient strength to keep the blade of th... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4122584 | Lock for motor vehicle safety belts Lock for motor vehicle safety belts with a metallic base plate which has a recess in which a latching mechanism is supported so that it can be swung about an axis extending transversely to the insertion direction of a plug-in blade from the closed positio... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4121327 | Clip ejector for safety seat belt buckle A clip ejector rides along a track in a belt buckle. The track is molded onto the inner surface of the cover. The ejector is spring biased into a protracted position. A clip when inserted, contacts two shoulders on the ejector, forcing the ejector back un... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4069559 | Ferrule buckle A buckle and tongue combination comprising a ferrule, channeled for acceptance of a bifurcated tongue. A latch member straddling the ferrule, and pivoted thereto, is biased for latching engagement with the tongue. The tongue may be disengaged by pressure ... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4064603 | Safety belt buckle An inexpensive safety belt buckle of relatively small size and lightweight, yet capable of meeting the legal requirements of safety, is disclosed. The buckle includes a latch plate attached to one portion of the safety belt or structural member for insert... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4052775 | Safety seat belt buckle A self-sufficient three-piece structure constituting an open top metal housing within which there is mounted a pushbutton lever and a V-shaped leaf-type spring between lever and base of housing. A single plastic insert providing a crush resistent wall bet... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4025992 | Device for safety belts for vehicles A receiving part for the coupling tongue of a vehicle safety belt with two spaced guides plates, a locking body for locking the tongue within the guide plate and being movable in a direction transverse to the guide plate, a lever-shaped lifting element lo... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4015094 | Safety seat belt buckle switch with coil spring contact A self-sufficient three-piece structure constituting an open top metal housing within which there is mounted a pushbutton lever and a V-shaped leaf-type spring between lever and base of housing. A single plastic insert providing a crush resistent wall bet... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3996648 | Seat belt buckle A push-button safety buckle, which is used to fasten together ends of safety belts about passengers, is constructed with an inverted channel-shaped, metallic, load-bearing buckle body encapsulated in a surrounding, nonload bearing plastic housing. Because... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3932917 | Buckle assembly for motor vehicle safety belts Buckle assembly for motor vehicle safety belts including a buckle member and an insert tongue secured to a belt, the insert tongue being insertable in a given insertion direction into the buckle member so as to be secured in a locking position therein, th... | 01/20/1976 |
