Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353665 | Clasps, interchangeable jewelry pieces, and methods for connecting the same A clasp for releasably fastening two objects is disclosed. The clasp includes a male member and a female member. The female member includes a displaceable member that is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the displaceable ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 4196500 | Seat belt buckle A seat belt buckle having a laminated or reinforcing plate construction. A main body has a cavity in which a spring is positioned. A latch plate located in the cavity has a pair of outwardly extending arms slidably mounted in pair of mutually opposed upri... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4128924 | Laminated seat belt buckle A seat belt buckle having a laminated construction. A main body has a cavity in which a double leaf spring is positioned. A latch plate located in the cavity has a pair of outwardly extending arms slidably mounted in a pair of mutually-opposed upright cha... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4092767 | Laminated buckle with no false latch The buckle includes: at least three laminate plates, a movable latch means, a manually operable actuation means, and a no false latch biasing means. The biasing means includes: a tongue engaging portion which may be at least one upper arm, an energy stora... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4084298 | Closure for safety belts A closure, or latch, especially for passenger seat belts in which a housing on the end of one belt portion has a slot for reciving a tongue on a member on the other belt portion. Within the housing are roller bodies engaging each other and spring biased t... | 04/18/1978 |
| 3969795 | Safety belt buckle A safety belt buckle is provided with a laminated housing formed of top, center and bottom plates. The top and bottom plates have an opening in the central portion thereof. The center plate has an opening extending from an edge of the plate into the cente... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3935618 | Closure for safety belts A closure, or latch, especially for passenger seat belts in which a housing on the end of one belt portion has a slot for receiving a tongue on a member on the other belt portion. Within the housing are roller bodies engaging each other and spring biased ... | 02/03/1976 |
