Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4173037 | Lamp support device Luminaire lamp support device for vertical and angular adjustment of vertically-mounted lamp. The device includes a pair of spaced L-shaped plates secured at their bottom to the luminaire reflector in which the lamp is positioned and secured at their upwa... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4160285 | Point locating apparatus A point locating apparatus is disclosed for precisely locating a point from a known point where the position of the point to be located has been previously known. The apparatus of the present invention may be used to repeatedly locate an object, such as a... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4112486 | Remotely controlled positioning device for illuminating unit and the like A mechanism for adjustably supporting a light unit for movement in any direction throughout a wide range, which mechanism is electrically powered and arranged for remote control. The mechanism includes a fixed driving unit having a reversible motor, the s... | 09/05/1978 |
| 3962678 | Lighting apparatus There is provided a lighting apparatus particularly adapted for use as a stand type lamp which comprises a light assembly composed of an electric bulb and a shade; and a stand essentially constituted by a rubber-made elongated stem member of a generally r... | 06/08/1976 |
