"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7291810 | Hand-held electric heat sealer A hand-held electric sealer used for sealing a plastic bag or the like, including a casing, a sealing mechanism, a press bar, and a safety device. The sealing mechanism has a heating wire, which produces heat for sealing the plastic bag or the like when turned on. T... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7069606 | Device for attaching a slat to the frame of a slatted base The present invention relates to device for attaching at least one slat of a slatted base to a frame of the slatted base, the device comprising a first member (2) arranged to be attached to the inner side of the frame of the slatted base and comprising first ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7034252 | Hand-held electric heat sealer A hand-held electric sealer used for sealing a plastic bag or the like, including a casing, a sealing mechanism, a press bar, and a safety device. The sealing mechanism has a heating wire, which produces heat for sealing the plastic bag or the like when turned on. T... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017201 | Table structure which can be converted into a bed The present invention relates to a table structure that can be converted into bed or table according to user's needs. Wherein a base frame of the present invention is respectively provided with a bed having two L-shape side frames and a table having two side shelves... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6976732 | Convertible furniture system comprised of modular convertible box frames and methods of forming various furniture configurations therefrom Modular convertible furniture systems include a pair of similar open-ended box frame assemblies which are nestable one within the other. A pair of slotted support rails are attached pivotally at respective opposing corners of one of the box frame assemblies so as to... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6936790 | Electric heat sealer with safety device An electric heat sealer for sealing workpieces such as plastic bags or the like includes a casing defining a battery chamber, a press bar pivotally connected to the casing, a sealing mechanism supported on a compression spring in a spring holder inside the casing, a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6901614 | Sleeping bag with clasp for facilitating rolling A sleeping bag that includes at least one clasp configured and arranged to hold sections of a sleeping bag together while the sleeping bag is rolled for storage. In use, when a user desires to roll the sleeping bag, sections of the sleeping bag are folded together, ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6594837 | Service bed A service bed comprising a chassis, a guide mechanism movably supported by the chassis, and a mattress having an undulation formed by routing the mattress through the guide mechanism. The guide mechanism includes dispensing and collecting rollers for inst... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6381777 | Telescoping bed slat A method of installing a bedrail slat system includes engaging two bed side rails with a bed headboard and footboard, and telescopically engaging a first slat member to a second slat member to form a telescoping slat. The ends of the telescoping slats are... | 05/07/2002 |
| 3952342 | Multipurpose furniture An article of furniture basically comprising a combination bed and table, such as a drawing table. Four vertically disposed columns support a bed platform upon which a mattress may be located, and a table is supported directly above the bed platform on th... | 04/27/1976 |