Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4720880 | Protective lining for toilets provided with seats A protective lining assembly made of biodegradable material of the paper type and intended to be used in toilets provided with seats. The lining comprises a flange intended to engage the seat, and bag located into the basin and integral with the flange. T... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4621380 | Toilet assemblies The invention or inventions involve various sanitary toilet systems, assemblies, subassemblies, embodiments or structures comprising components, the majority of which are relatively light in weight, readily constructed or formed into the shapes and dimens... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4593929 | Wheelchair The vehicle has a pair of spaced apart side frames disposed and spaced apart in parallel relationship. Each of the side frames is provided with a caster wheel and a drive wheel. A seat base assembly is provided above the frame assemblies and is movably in... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4519104 | Device for collecting solid or fluid waste This invention relates to a device for collecting solid or fluid waste on which one end of a tube (7) made by thin, flexible and preferably impermeable material of considerable length which is folded or pleated in an accordian-like fashion and kept outsid... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4346002 | Waterless vacuum toilet An improved waterless toilet for aerobic biological transformation of organic waste material is disclosed. The toilet is located at a position remote from a compartment wherein waste material is aerobically transformed. The toilet is connected to the comp... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4343053 | Disposable bedpan liner A disposable bedpan liner in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes an elongated liquid impervious flexible sleeve having oppositely disposed open ends. The mouth of the liner is defined at one end of such sleeve and has first handle means a... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4324088 | Refuse storage apparatus with sealer for sealing pliable bag top A refuse storage apparatus comprising a hopper having an opening, a frame mounted under the hopper cooperating with the opening to form a recess for receiving a pliable bag, and a sealer located adjacent the top of the recess for sealing at least an upper... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4312085 | Sanitary waste disposal packets Mass producible, compact packets disposed in a moisture impermeable container adapted to store and dispense the packets for use in receiving and disposing of solid human waste in a sanitary manner in disaster areas or under other conditions in which norma... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4279217 | Liner for a litter box A disposable plastic film liner for an animal litter box is improved by having an opening in the liner, at about the center thereof, which communicates with a collapsible pocket adapted to lie flat beneath the liner when in use lining the inside of the li... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4228551 | Baby toilet The present invention relates to a portable baby toilet, comprising a toilet bowl which serves also as a cover, a basal part and a handle.... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4162547 | Pocket cuspidor An improved pocket cuspidor is provided which preferably includes a cooperating three component system. The first component is a mouthpiece provided with a disposable waterproof flexible bag releasably secured thereto. The first component is arranged with... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4025969 | Sanitary closet The present invention relates to a sanitary closet of the kind in which a hose preferably made of plastic is fed downwards by a down-feeding mechanism. Two disc means are arranged for feeding down provided with closing elements arranged to close the hose ... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3956778 | Portable urine disposal device A portable urine disposal device comprising a flexible bellows-shaped main body including the closed bottom and the flared open upper end and including a plurality of pleat units, a diametrically opposite handles in the periphery of said flared open upper... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3952336 | Disposable bedpan device A collar of soft foam material is provided around the open mouth of a waterproof soft-textured material bag. The foam material is adherent to the skin of a user to insure a snug fit when in use. A flexible wire is embedded in the collar and extends around... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3950794 | Camp toilet A lightweight, collapsible camp toilet having a supporting frame, a toilet seat carried by said supporting frame, and a bag-type receptacle suspended beneath the toilet seat. Linkage means are provided to automatically open the bag when weight is applied ... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3943578 | Method and apparatus for deodorizing the dipping up system of a lavatory The apparatus comprises a throttle valve comprising an upper cylindrical resilient deformable membrane having an upper flange at the upper end thereof and a lower cylindrical resilient deformable membrane having a lower flange at the lower end thereof and... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3936890 | Bio-disposable bag-type liner for bedpans and the like A liner constructed of bio-degradable material in the form of a bag for use in combination with a bedpan, diaper or in any other location where a disposable bag-type liner is desired for receiving waste material where the waste material and the liner may ... | 02/10/1976 |
