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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331586 | Vehicular storage system A vehicle storage system for a vehicle includes an inclined guide configured to be coupled to a vehicle and a storage structure coupled to the guide and configured to move along the guide while maintaining a substantially horizontal orientation. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7249617 | Vehicle mounted compressed air distribution system A pressurized gas system controls a gas flow from one or more gas pressure storage vessels by means of an electronically controlled electro-mechanical shut-off valve located in close proximity to each of the vessels. The shut-off valves are electrically wired to act... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7210721 | Side mounted ladder rack for pick-up truck A ladder rack to carry a ladder on a pick-up truck having a front and rear rack mounting openings in a top portion of the side wall of the bed box, comprising: a front and a rear ladder support each having, i) an upright insertion portion sized to be closely receive... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182163 | Positioning mechanism for a vehicle The invention contemplates a selectably operable hydraulic means for laterally shifting one end of a non-moving vehicle in order to provide a desired alignment. The present invention is particularly applicable to vehicle-mounted equipment which has an invariant late... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7137456 | Firefighting equipment An articulated fire truck (T) has an extendible and retractable boom (11) mounted on the truck and extendible to a height above the ground where a fire is burning within a building (B). A drill assembly (1) is affixed to the end of the boom for drillin... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7111744 | Crane mount assembly for utility truck A crane mount assembly having a mounting base and tower, the base having a pair of longitudinal members in parallel spaced alignment with transverse members positioned therebetween, and a top and bottom plate secured between the longitudinal members and the transver... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097409 | Ladder rack system A ladder rack for supporting a ladder in a stowage position and for moving the ladder between the stowage position and a loading/unloading position at which the ladder can be loaded onto the rack or unloaded from the rack. The ladder rack includes: a frame assembly ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6959741 | Method and apparatus for loading and unloading material from a storage medium A portable material transfer unit allows for the loading and unloading of a material from a storage medium. The portable material transfer unit is a self-contained unit that can be moved to any location accessible by motorized vehicle without the need for pneumatic ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6811161 | Fire engine having extension ladder and lateral stabilizers A fire engine having an extension ladder mounted thereto, wherein said extension ladder may be rotated through a full 360 degrees while the ladder is fully extended—regardless of the vertical angle or position of the ladder with respect to the longitudinal axis of... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6612591 | Multi-function truck A multi-function truck of the present invention has a load-carrying platform, a pump having a motor driven by electric power from an AC power supply and mounted in a space below the load-carrying platform, and a liquid collector loaded on the load-carryin... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6213515 | Hydrant servicer cart An aircraft refuelling cart includes a chassis (10) having ground-engaging wheels (11, 12) and a refuelling platform (20) upon which an aircraft refuelling operator can stand. The platform (20) is mounted to the chassis (10) by a scissor-action mechanism ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5651484 | Ladder support accessory for truck rack A ladder support accessory is disclosed for pivotally supporting a ladder on a truck rack. The ladder support accessory includes, in one embodiment, a pair of joints mounted to a side rail of the truck rack and a pair of ladder support members pivotably c... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5467827 | Modular fire truck A fire truck having a flat bed includes a conveyor system for loading a number of interchangeable firefighting modules onto the bed. The conveyor system comprises a frame carrying a number of rollers or casters which allow the units to be easily slid on a... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5433405 | Fire hose and pole support combination A combination support for carrying a length of hard suction hose and a pike pole on a fire pumper engine. The support includes an elongated open ended metal trough sized for supporting a length of hard suction hose placed within an open top of the trough.... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5368317 | Fire truck torque box chassis frame A torque box chassis frame for firefighting vehicles or the like constituting a platform for extendible aerial ladders. The vehicle torque box chassis frame includes elongated lower and upper members significantly spaced from each other having rigid braci... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5305805 | Fixed hydrant cart with non-articulating coupling A hydrant refueler is provided for refueling an aircraft. The hydrant refueler is suitable for use in an airport having a hydrant for supplying fuel. The hydrant refueler includes a hydrant cart and a self propelled land vehicle. The hydrant cart includes... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5104280 | Apparatus for use with an emergency vehicle for storage and retrieval of remotely located emergency devices An apparatus particularly usable with an emergency vehicle for storage thereon and facilitating removal of remotely located emergency devices such as ladders, tanks or hoses and the like including a mounting bracket fixedly secured to the vehicle with at ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4886282 | Hydrant refueler A hydrant refueler for aircraft is provided with a plurality of decks each at a different fixed height above ground to enable the refueler operator to connect to the fuel tanks of aircraft having wings at different heights above ground. The uppermost deck... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4844490 | Fire truck ladder support In a fire truck having a central hose bank and outwardly protruding cabinets containing emergency equipment, an improved ladder rack is utilized. A frame having a plurality of protruding tines at each end is utilized. The tines are connected by a crosspie... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4730180 | Hose payout alarm system A hose laying vehicle employs a mechanical connection between a loop of hose and a switch for activating a warning device for a predetermined period.... | 03/08/1988 |
