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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331470 | Magnetic rake with release mechanism A magnetic raking device that agitates a ground surface and uses magnetic attraction for collecting ferro-metallic debris, such as nails and screws, at construction jobsites and other locations, includes a release mechanism that temporarily eliminates magnetic attra... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7299614 | Collapsible rake A novel rake minimally consists of: at least two tine frames, each tine frame having a plurality of tines coupled thereto; a tine frame coupling for coupling to proximal ends of each of the tine frames; pivot mechanisms coupled between the tine frames and the tine f... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7162857 | Scraping adaptor A scraping adapted for attachment to the raking head of a conventional rake includes a substantially elongated adapter body defining a body first longitudinal edge, an opposed body second longitudinal edge and a pair of substantially opposed body longitudinal ends. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150238 | Bulber with dirt release mechanism A handheld bulber for use in planting and gardening is disclosed. The bulber has a rigid steel inverted conical frustum body of at least two opposing and slightly overlapping sidewall members pivotably joined together and a handle attached opposite a serrated cuttin... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134263 | Combination weeding and raking tool The present invention relates to hand operated gardening and landscaping tools for use in cultivating soil and/or removing inferior or unwanted plants from a selected area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a combination scuffle and rake assembly. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7083001 | Multipurpose, hand held, weed extracting, garden tool A handle is attached to a multipurpose gardening implement that has six narrow, parallel (in full length) tines, separated by no less than 6 mm nor more than 7 mm, on one side of the implement head and two narrow, parallel (in full length) tines, separated by no les... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6761021 | Sand rake A sand rake for grooming sand comprising a head portion having a lead edge and a drag edge; a handle extending from the head portion at an acute angle in the direction of the lead edge; a tine assembly having a plurality of tines and extending downwardly from the he... | 07/13/2004 |
| 5927057 | Rake for golf course bunkers A rake for sand golf course bunkers having an egg-shaped head shape, a row of tines extending outward from one surface of the head, each of which taper from a wide oval shape at the surface of the rake head to a round tip, and a ridge on the opposite surf... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5758480 | Farming and gardening tools with two sets of tines A tool comprising a tubular head having closed ends with an axially enlarge central extend and with an enlarged annular central region with a fixed abutment surface, a plurality of radially extending male threads formed in the head adjacent to the abutmen... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5626009 | A-rake-a-hoe A-Rake-A-Hoe is a combination raking and hoeing implement wherein a sliding head allows the tines of the rake to be fully extended for raking leaves, fully retracted for tilling or adjusted to any position therebetween. A hoe is mounted to the sliding hea... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5477667 | Gardening implement A gardening implement is disclosed having a handle, a base attached to the handle, and a series of tines extending from the base. Between the distal ends of the tines and the base, perpendicular to the tines, and extending between them, is a rod or member... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5461849 | Versi-rake attachment A new and improved versi-rake attachment comprising a clamp adapted to be secured to a handle of a tool. Two apertures are formed on the clamp. Two thumb screws are adapted to be received through the apertures formed on the clamp. The two thumb screws fun... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5425226 | Rake-hoe device of single piece construction A combination rake/hoe device integrally formed on a common structural member and usable in an alternative arrangement with an elongated handle includes a rake portion having a series of rake teeth mounted in a spaced, substantially parallel array along t... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5311733 | Combination golf ball retriever and trap rake A golf ball retriever which can also be used as a trap rake. A head mounted upon an extendible handle includes a plurality of elongated spaced tines extending from pivoted arms. The arms are pivotal between a folded storage position and an extended open o... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5142855 | Push or pull leaf rake Disclosed is a rake for raking leaves and other debris which is operable in either a pulling or pushing mode, depending upon the rotational position of the handle. The rake head has two sets of oppositely directed tines thereon, the tines and head having ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5003760 | Garden tool A combination cultivator, rake and hoe having cultivator tines of uneven length parallel to one another and inclined with respect to the handle. A hoe blade, preferably with a sharpened forward edge is connected on one or both ends of the row of cultivato... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5004053 | Multiple use cultivating tool A multiple use cultivating tool includes a generally planar rigid blade support defining a plurality of outwardly extending cultivating members and a lower tamping surface. A generally triangular pick blade and a plurality of pointed rake teeth extend out... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4901801 | Hand implement having alternately usable tooth and blade assemblies A hand implement for cultivating the surface of the earth, the implement including an elongated shaft which mounts at its distal end a toothed assembly and a blade is mounted on the toothed assembly, the toothed assembly and blade so disposed relative to ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4843667 | Work implement A combination rake, broom and pruning knife is disclosed. The invention features a detachable broom head which when in place serves as a backing for the rake. The rake tines are retractable into the handle. The invention also features a knife with a handl... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4644740 | Reversible rake A reversible rake having an elongated handle member for raking leaves and grass clippings which may be adapted to being pushed along the ground on a bearing member or is reversed and used in a more conventional pulling mode. The rake includes a transverse... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4593520 | Rake head for a raking implement A raking implement, which is especially well-suited for use as a sand trap rake, comprises a rake head which is formed from a resilient, elastomeric material. A plurality of tines extending from the crosshead are integrally formed from the same resilient,... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4483133 | Work implement A work implement having a tubular handle, a tool having tines mounted within the handle for movement between an extended position and a retracted position, and a pendulum-action tool mounted on the handle.... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4478033 | Gardening tool A gardening tool having a long straight handle with a rake head on one end and a hoe head on the opposite end. The rake head has tines which extend beyond the one end of the handle at an obtuse angle to the longitudinal axis of the handle and terminate in... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4212150 | Rake attachment for garden tool Disclosed is a combination weed cutter and rake which cooperate by utilization of a common handle to permit weeds cut with a weed cutter to be raked into a pickup pile with the same implement. The rake is pivotally mounted on the handle at its lower end a... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4174003 | Rake attachment kit A kit for converting a conventional rake having one row of tines to one having two rows of tines in back-to-back relation. The kit comprises a straight attachment bar having sawteeth on one edge and three clamping plate assemblies, each of which consists ... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4011612 | Combination lawn and garden implement A combination lawn and garden implement having a hollow elongated handle provided with a furrow forming and closing tool on one end shaped to form a furrow in the soil or close the furrow when used in a furrowing mode with the user in the standing positio... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3930544 | Garden implement A garden cultivation implement equipped with a plurality of cutting edges for cutting and removing weeds or other undesired growth in the cultivation of a garden. Tines are also provided from the body of the cutter for use as a rake or cultivator and the ... | 01/06/1976 |
