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...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7513521 | Suspended drawbar control with selectable operating modes A control for a drawbar of a hitch for a work machine, and at least one method of operation thereof, which provides operator selectable operating modes having different characteristics for different operating conditions and operator preferences, some of which modes ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7100704 | Implement mounting trailer An implement support unit for cooperating with an implement-mounting device for an implement for mounting the implement on a trailer unit. Preferably, the support unit is a three point hitch type support unit. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7017934 | Tractor dolly A portable dolly for use in towing a tractor including at least one wheel for moving the dolly, a king pin configured for placement in a mating engagement with a fifth wheel on the tractor, and a plurality of chains for connecting the dolly to the tractor, wherein t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6964427 | Trailer accessible from each end and method Apparatus and method for facilitating access to articles from a rear end and a front end of a trailer (A) disclose the use of a hydraulic cylinder (D) exerting a force between a towbar (C) and the trailer for pivoting the trailer on its wheels (B) to make the traile... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6874807 | Coupling device for a handling trolley A coupling device for a handling trolley comprises a drawbar (22) arranged at the front of the trolley and designed to co-operate with the hook (24) provided at the back of a tractor, in particular a trolley preceding a line of trolleys. The drawbar ( | 04/05/2005 |
| 6443475 | Movable drawbar control system A movable drawbar control system for use on a typical tractor and specifically on endless track type tractors. The drawbar control system is hydraulically controlled by the user of the tractor via controls in the cab. The system uses a hydraulic cylinder ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6273449 | Tongue latch mechanism The device consists of a two stage hydraulic tongue swing mechanism and a tongue latch mechanism for controlling and affixing the tongue of a pull type implement while the implement is being laterally transported. The two stage hydraulic tongue swing mech... | 08/14/2001 |
| 5531468 | Trailer articulation device An articulated trailer utilizing two pivot points and an angular transfer system to control the radial movement of the front axle during turning is disclosed. The articulated trailer comprises an elongated carriage having two spaced-part, wheeled axles. T... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5152545 | Trailer tow bar lift mechanism A lift mechanism is provided for lifting the tow bar of a trailer to facilitate connection of the trailer tow bar to a truck's pintle. In the preferred embodiment the lift mechanism includes a bladder which may be connected to a pneumatic system on the tr... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5136828 | Farm machine which detects an intermediate position of a connecting device The invention relates to a farm machine. According to the present invention, the farm machine features a detection device which detects an intermediate position of a connecting device and cuts off the supply to a maneuvering element when the connecting de... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4770436 | Adjustable position trailer hitch A drawbar type trailer hitch comprising a frame supported telescoping tongue extended and retracted by a first pressure cylinder while a second pressure cylinder may be operated to position the rearward end portion of the telescopically extended tongue in... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4730974 | Tilt trailer in particular for a road transport vehicle carrier In a trailer adapted to be connected with a front end thereof to a rear-end of a carrier vehicle, and where the front end of the trailer is held at a predetermined height above ground when connected to the carrier-vehicle, the trailer includes a frame def... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4552224 | Hitch assembly for a tandem disc implement A tandem disc implement is provided with a hitch assembly for interconnecting the implement in articulated, trailing relation with respect to a tractor. The hitch assembly includes a draw bar which is pivotally connected to the tractor and is shiftably co... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4552374 | Pulling hitch assembly A pulling hitch assembly, which includes a front beam which can be attached to a pulling unit, such as a tractor. An angle beam is pivotably attached to the front beam, and a pivoting device is provided which is associated with the front beam and the angl... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4508359 | Automatic latch for draft member of bale handler A mobile transport carrier for large articles of agricultural products, such as bales, including an elongated frame having an elongated draft member pivotally connected at one end to a side rail of the frame, latch mechanism carried by the draft member to... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4346909 | Transport mechanism for single and multiple unit pull type implements In its simplest form, a single unit implement such as a swather or the like, can be moved from field position to transport position by moving the rear offside wheels to the desired angle and fixing them in this position and allowing the near side rear whe... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4196917 | Hydraulic lock for the swingable tongue of a towed machine A pull-type mobile harvesting machine includes a header supported on a main frame and an arch-like tongue swingably connected to the main frame and extending forward over the header for pivoting connection to a tractor. A double-acting hydraulic steering ... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4123081 | Beet harvester hitch A hitch for a beet harvester including a hitch frame traversing the entire width of the harvester with outer ends connected to the harvester frame, a transverse beam with obliquely forwardly extending side portions affixed together at an apex located inte... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4050598 | Bale wagon A bale wagon for loading, unloading and transporting bales of hay, straw or the like of a size not capable of being handled and maneuvered by a single person comprising a wheel mounted, bale supporting frame, a bale loading means pivotally mounted to the ... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4044906 | Multiple round bale mover Large round bales are gathered in the field with a towable implement having a long bed that may be tipped forwardly or rearwardly to the ground about an intermediate transverse axis in order to accomplish front or rear loading of the implement. Bales are ... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4037395 | Tractor pulled crop harvester A crop harvester having a mobile frame to be pulled by a tractor and movable between paths of travel at opposite sides of the path of travel of the tractor. The frame includes front and rear longitudinal frame members extending transversely of the directi... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4019644 | Large round bale handling apparatus An apparatus for handling large round bales or the like includes a transverse mobile frame and a bed assembly pivotally mounted thereon. The bed assembly includes elongated, laterally spaced rails being interconnected by transverse members and pivotally m... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4019643 | Hay carrying apparatus A wheeled carrier for hay or the like has a low bed that may be tilted from a horizontal transport position rearwardly for rear loading or forwardly for front loading, and has a draft tongue secured by a transverse pivot adjacent a front corner of the bed... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3964559 | Apparatus for applying tape marking material on road surfaces There is described an apparatus for forming traffic regulating indicia on road surfaces by applying tape material on a predetermined marking line trace. The apparatus consists of the combination of a service motor-van provided with steering means and driv... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3952895 | Large round bale handling apparatus An apparatus for handling large round bales or the like includes a transverse mobile frame and an elongated bed assembly pivotally mounted about a generally horizontal axis generally intermediately between its opposite ends to the frame. A hydraulic cylin... | 04/27/1976 |
