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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7339298 | Compliant motor driven variable electrical device A motor driven electrical device includes: a variable electrical device having a rotational variable control; a first support plate positioned above the variable electrical device; a motor support plate pliably attached to the first support plate using a pliable sep... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7301253 | Vehicle electric fan motor with universal mount A vehicle fan motor for an electric fan assembly includes a motor housing, a motor assembly enclosed in the motor housing, and a universal mounting arrangement radially and outwardly extended from the motor housing for securely mounting the motor housing to the elec... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7173779 | Kinematic mount having connectors with beveled edges The kinematic mount includes first and second plates and three connectors. The first plate has three grooves therein. The grooves are spaced 120 degrees apart from one another. The second plate has three indentations therein. Each of the indentations is located at a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7083026 | Engine frame with counter-roller support for an elevator drive An engine frame and counter-roller support assembly provides for adjustable positioning of the support with respect to the engine frame, thus allowing differing cable-line spacing to be accommodated. The support includes a pair of carrier elements. The counter-rolle... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7021599 | Universal motor bracket for motor operators A mounting bracket for the motor within a motor operator for a circuit breaker may be secured within the motor operator's housing a first orientation, thereby permitting it to support a first type of motor. Placing the mounting bracket within the housing in a second... | 04/04/2006 |
| 5848778 | Engine block mount An engine block mount for use in holding engine blocks in a secure manner during cylinder boring is disclosed. The engine block mount includes an electromechanical clamping system that has a hydraulic system for balancing the pressure exerted on an engine... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5533705 | Drive for deodorant apparatus A drive for providing an air stream for generating vapor from a wick or ceramic wafers or discs containing vaporizable deordorant. The drive includes a socket assembly in which a socket for a motor of larger dimensions and a socket for a motor of smaller ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5369925 | Post protector A post protector which is placed around a portion of a column to be protected from impact or shock loading. The post protector is fastened to the floor and non-destructively absorbs impacts from objects which would otherwise impact the column. The post pr... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5292096 | Apparatus for removably mounting a generator unit to a pair of parallel spaced apart flanged beams An apparatus for removably mounting a device such as a generator unit to a pair of parallel spaced apart I-beams includes a cross member having a pair of slots at opposite ends and a pair of clamp plates removably bolted to the cross member through respec... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5178062 | Apparatus for compressing waste materials A preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed to a compactor for compacting waste materials. The compactor includes a compression unit for receiving and compressing waste materials and a power unit detachably connected thereto. The compressi... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5158259 | Vehicular manipulation-lever mounting assembly An assembly for mounting a shift lever and a transfer lever, which has a shift-lever mounting portion provided at the center of the body of a manipulation-lever mounting device with the transfer lever selectively mountable on the right or left of the shif... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4776553 | Telephone cradle mount A telephone cradle mount comprises a mounting member for mounting a telephone cradle and a fixing member, each of the mounting and fixing members comprises a generally rectangular mounting plate section, a first and second stationary bearing sections each... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4732360 | Combination underslung and front wall mounted electric generator unit housing for use with refrigerated freight containers A housing for a generator unit which is for mounting on a freight container unit is provided where the identical housing may be mounted on the container on a clip-on fashion or on a chassis supporting the container in an underslung fashion. The provided h... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4650425 | Technology teaching apparatus A system of technology teaching equipment including a support structure providing both horizontally and vertically disposed support areas with means for the removable attachment of components, the support areas including T-slots for the engagement of comp... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4635894 | Multi-purpose furniture swivel assembly A multi-purpose furniture swivel assembly includes a ball bearing race base providing a pair of back-to-back bearing races, one being deeper than the other and includes a ball bearing assembly. In a first configuration, the bearing race base is pivotably ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4604874 | Evaporative coolers The volute of an evaporative cooler is provided with a flange, and there are provided interengaging surfaces on the volute flange and discharge panel of the cooler retaining those elements in contiguity, and there are further provided at least two pairs o... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4492356 | Precision parallel translation system A precision parallel translation system including a pair of tables or upper and lower tables movable parallel to and in directions perpendicular to each other, and a pair of drive means for rough movement each detachably connected to one of the tables to ... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4257538 | Liquid dispenser A liquid dispenser, for dispensing discreet amounts of a liquid, such as a mouthwash, comprised of a container for a supply of a liquid and a base member which may be attached to the container in a horizontal position to provide for a free standing condit... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4239459 | Fan with adjustable legs for improving building heating and cooling Method and apparatus for improving building heating and cooling, wherein relatively cooler air is circulated upwardly from adjacent the floor of a room or other space. The upwardly projected relatively cooler air displaces relatively warmer air from the u... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4220311 | Clamping block for electrical hand drill A special clamping block in combination with a screw clamp fitted with a pair of bores, one bore provided on the top face of the screw clamp and the other bore provided on the outer side face of the screw clamp, the special clamping block having a clampin... | 09/02/1980 |
