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 |
| 7896572 | Medical device system A first portable medical device is adapted for use in an interlocking system for interlocking the first medical device to a second medical device. The first device includes a housing having opposite sides, a selective element, a blocking element, and a clamp mechani... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7226234 | Arrangement and method for connecting a rod end to a headed pin A connection for a rod and pin includes a two piece housing molded from hard plastic which defining a cavity enclosing a soft elastomeric isolator on one end of the rod. The housing pieces also define a pin receiving cavity with retention prongs which engage and hol... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7155865 | Prefabricated housing structure A housing structure includes a first plurality of wall panels which form a lower course and a second plurality of wall panels which form an upper course. Each of the wall portions is generally rectangular and includes integrally formed interlocking portions which fa... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7090511 | Circuit module and method for its manufacture A circuit module (1) comprises a base plate (2) with a pivot slot (27), into which a retaining tab (26) of a cover (25) engages. The pivot joint formed by the pivot slot (27) and retaining tab (26) between base plate ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6910826 | Breakaway coupling A breakaway coupling for a light pole or the like is disclosed and is utilized on each of the anchor bolts of the foundation for the pole. Each of the couplings comprises a metal coupling nut which has a plurality of radially spaced-apart and vertically disposed sli... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6595664 | Quick-install, flush-mount bracket for light and other fixtures A bracket assembly for connecting a fixture to a support, the bracket assembly comprising in combination a male subbracket for connection to one of the fixture or support, a female subbracket for connection to the other one of the fixture and the support,... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6595267 | Liner lock key for tumbler liner segments A tumbling unit such as a casting shake-out unit, rotary media drum, sand reclaimer or the like, is provided. The tumbling unit includes a cylindrical outer shell and a cylindrical inner shell. The inner liner is formed of a series of interfitting segment... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6027378 | Combined-type connector A combined-type connector consists of a hood having at the front half a first connector-fitting chamber and at the rear half a side opening in a direction perpendicular to a connector-fitting direction; and a connector with a connector-fitting section hav... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5913605 | Rotary lock system for wear runner assembly A wear runner assembly includes a base which is representatively secured to an excavating bucket wall surface, and a wear runner which is releasably connectable to the base by moving the wear runner in a locking direction parallel to the surface to engage... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5769561 | Levelling head A leveling device with which to orient a workpiece--or tool--affixing upper part relative to a lower part connected to it, the device having at least one adjusting screw of which the shank rotatably passes through the upper part and engages a thread in th... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5628581 | Sheet metal construction system A sheet metal construction system is provided with a support strut having an elongated channel. A piece of sheet metal having an aperture is positioned on the strut with the aperture positioned over a portion of the channel. A rivet is received within the... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5624202 | Integral joint and mounting assembly for suspended linear structures An assembly and method for mounting linear structures in locked longitudinal alignment, which includes retainer bars joinable to a bracket for mounting linear structures and a pin assembly having wedge pins protruding outwardly from a base wherein the wed... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5499885 | Apparatus for joining structural components Method and apparatus for joining a first structural element, having a passageway formed therein which opens to the exterior thereof, to a second element. A plurality of members are assembled into a joining device which is then nested inside of the passage... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5485704 | Joining means and method for cast panels In a preferred embodiment, a system for joining first and second cast panels, including: first and second main structural members, cast into and extending along opposing, spaced apart edges of the first and second panels, respectively, and defining a cavi... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5482432 | Bearingless automotive coolant pump with in-line drive A coolant pump system features a pump impeller supported on a pump shaft without bearings, and an axially in-line drive shaft with bearings coupled to the pump drive shaft. The system minimally includes a pump body having a bore therein, a coolant pump im... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5439305 | Fixing device for inside rearview mirror A fixing device for an inside rearview mirror of a vehicle comprises an arm having a lower end articulately connectable with a mirror supporting frame of a rearview mirror and an upper end mountable on a vehicle ceiling, and means for mounting the upper e... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5431509 | Interlocking module system A system for interlocking a plurality of modules, such as medical instrument modules (e.g., infusion pumps), in side-by-side relationship such that not more than one module can be mounted on each side of a center module. The modules are interchangeable in... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5365627 | Stem brush with automatic insertion system An oral hygiene device has a handle and an automatic stem insertion system and comprises a pair of keys on the motor driven shaft. A bore receives the shaft, and slots receive the keys. A pair of sleeves each having a ramp for receiving and engaging the k... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5352058 | Rotatable clamp In order to allow a first element (2) and a second element (1) to be tightly clamped together, and yet be easily and quickly unclamped for adjustments to be made to their relative positions, a rotatable clamp is provided. The rotatable clamp comprises thr... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5222340 | Increasing uplift resistance of metal standing seam roof A seamed metal roof is formed from an array of panels having lateral edges interconnected by rolled seams, and a plurality of clamps, each comprising a first elongate part having a mating surface, a longitudinal recess having dimensions like those of the ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5219242 | Plug connector A plug connector for use in a computer system comprised of an upper shell side-hinged to a lower shell by a connecting portion. The upper shell has pins respectively inserted into pin holes on the lower shell, a pair of opposite eye end posts side-matched... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5205059 | Display frame and protective container A display frame having a transparent viewing area comprising a face plate and a back plate provided with a tongue and groove engagement when assembled, adhesive material in the groove whereby to form a sealed chamber within which a picture and/or indicia ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205716 | Composite material turbine wheel The wheel (10), which is made from a composite material having a ceramic matrix comprises a hub that bears a drive gear (16) formed of teeth (20) that extend radially on one of the wheel's surfaces (10a). Each tooth is asymmetrical with respect to the mer... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5176462 | Built-up screen coupling structure A built-up screen coupling structure, comprising at least two screen board frames side matched together by a plurality of fastening devices and at least an adjusting device. The screen board frames have each at least a side end having a slot at the top an... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5169062 | Newspaper delivery tube A newspaper delivery tube and mounting bracket for protecting the newspaper from the elements. The newspaper tube has a mounting surface that keys to a mounting bracket without fasteners or tools. The mounting bracket has a vertical leg adapted to be fast... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5163771 | Full engagement interlocking Interlocking surface elements are created in such a way that there is almost 100% engagement between the surfaces, so that they positively lock together, and will not cam with respect to each other. Each element comprises a number of uniformly dimensioned... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5161869 | Drawer The drawer comprises metal side walls, which define the drawer on its sides and are provided each at its bottom with an angled carrying flange for supporting a bottom plate of the drawer, wherein retaining elements which have been lanced from the carrying... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5144860 | Rotation transmitting mechanism for steering wheel A rotation transmitting mechanism for a steering wheel for use in an automobile. A rotational member of a coupling device has projections extending radially inwardly, while a cancel cam has corresponding U-shaped cutouts to receive the projections, respec... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5129168 | Moon lock A locking arrangement and method of locking a plurality of plate members (1) (FIG. 5) to a base surface, the base surface being provided with a plurality of locking anchors (5) provided in spaced apart relationship thereon. The locking arrangement is part... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5094564 | Push broom handle clamp A push broom including a handle and a brush block assembly characterized by latching means in the form of a metal plate cooperating together with the handle and the brush block to maintain the handle in the sturdy and properly interlocked position to the ... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5069362 | Escapement manifold for fastener feeding machines and the like A fastener feeding machine is provided with a plurality of fluid powered escapements for selecting and delivering fasteners in a predetermined sequence and orientation. The fastener feeding machine includes a manifold body with individual mounting station... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5056391 | Stripper for use in presses and ironworkers A stripper apparatus retains a workpiece in position relative to a punch press apparatus during the punching operation without marking or damaging a contacted surface of the workpiece. The stripper device is an axially elongate, resiliently compressible s... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5056251 | Card display apparatus A card display holder apparatus for a display item includes a clear base panel having a top surface and a bottom surface and a top surface area greater than the display item. The top surface has a recessed portion for containing the display item. A clear ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5035494 | Molded plastic article assembly means A apparatus for joining a pair of molded plastic pieces and an interference fit joint including a plurality of pegs on a first piece and a plurality of elongate sockets on a second piece. The elongate sockets have a first dimension less than 1.0 times the... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4944626 | Apparatus having two adjustable slide supports which have attachment surfaces for attaching two holding devices An apparatus having two slide supports, adjustable with respect to one another, which have attachment surfaces for attaching two holding devices. The balance of the holding devices attached to the attachment surfaces of the slide supports are compensated ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4938622 | Coupling device A first coupling device is particularly destined for a dispersing apparatus and comprises a first coupling part having a flange and a tubular connecting piece fixed thereto, the connecting piece having at least two borings for receiving one ball each, and... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4934114 | Lightweight line tower kit Disclosed is a kit of low cost, light weight, corrosion resistant components, including a plurality of extruded members, certain ones of which components are factory preassembled into climbable and unclimbable tower units selected one of which are adapted... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4915531 | Disc clutch A disc clutch for use in drive lines of automobiles, including a flange ding member and a yoke driving member, one flange having a through hole and the other flange having a cam with threaded bores as well as bored steps. Torque transmission is effected ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4913580 | Releasable connector assembly A connector aassembly for releasably joining a first structural member and a second structural member. The connector assembly includes a female connector component carried by the first structural member including a window having first and second ends, an ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4907908 | Adjustable rod joint A longitudinally adjustable rod coupling 1, especially for connecting rod fittings for windows, doors, or the like, in which one connecting rod has a U-shaped coupling shoe with fine teeth at the insides of its legs. The other connecting rod is equipped o... | 03/13/1990 |
