Did You Know...
...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7269869 | Golf tool A combination golf tool comprises a clubhead brush including a bristle portion mounted in or on a housing portion; an extendable, retractable measuring tape being disposed in the housing portion for selective deployment. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7111402 | Hand tool A tool generally consisting of a handle, an implement pivotally connected to the handle, a first magnetic element mounted on the implement having a magnetic field of a selected polarity intersecting a path disposed circumferentially relative to the axis of the pivot... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7013516 | Hammer The present invention is directed to a hammer having a number of accessories including a storage cavity adapted to efficiently and conveniently hold tools, supplies, and the like and/or an additional number of accessories. The hammer comprises a hammer head having a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6760941 | Accessory attachment for magnetic retrieval tool An accessory attachment device for a magnetic retrieval tool includes a ferrous base member having a substantially flat surface for magnetically securing to a magnetic tool and an accessory attachment member extending from the surface; and an accessory member connec... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6640370 | Hand tool for removal of metal chips from blind holes A hand tool includes a handle sized and provided with an outer shape and finish to be comfortably grabbed and manually turned, and a shank extending from one end of the handle coaxially therewith. The shank is formed with a chip-engaging free end portion ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6260980 | Pick-up tool A tool having a handle assembly, a workpiece assembly extending from the handle assembly. The handle assembly is a flashlight mechanism, the front end of which is transparent so that lighting the flashlight will emit light through the transparent front en... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6173467 | Multifunctional tool A multifunctional tool includes a main body including a connecting end with a socket. A rigid tube has a first end securely and releasably engaged with the socket of the main body. A first hose is telescopically received in the rigid tube and has an end e... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6119560 | Telescoping magnet folding screwdriver A hand tool includes interchangeable screwdriver bits and a pivoted sleeve which pivots from an inoperable position to an operable position, and one of the screwdriver bits is slidably non-rotatably operably disposed in the operable position. The hand too... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6073983 | Magnetic remote-retrieval device A device (20) for the retrieval of a ferromagnetic object (22) from a remote area is provided. The device (20) contains a retractable tape measure (24) and a magnetic gripping head (26). The tape measure (24) has a blade (30) with a first end (64), an opp... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5896606 | Tool having an extendible magnet A tool includes a driving stem secured to a handle for engaging with a tool bit, and a telescopic member engaged in and secured to the handle and having one end extendible outward of the handle. A magnet is secured to the telescopic member for allowing th... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5339473 | Tapping chip extractor tool A tool includes an elongate shank having an extractor threaded screw member, including a barbed projection extending therefrom to secure chips within a priorly tapped blind bore. The barbed tip is of magnetic material to enhance securement of chips relati... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5210895 | Combined screwdriver and file A combination screwdriver and file including a handle, with the screwdriver and file being in various combinations such as a slot screwdriver with the shank being a round file or a phillips screwdriver with the shank being a three-cornered file. In a seco... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5070563 | Tool bearing rings A device in the form of a ring for wearing on a finger bears a variety of implements including a magnetic pick-up for engaging ferromagnetic objects. It may include other tools such as screwdriver blades, line cutters, prying claws, glass cutters and the ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4905335 | Magnetic rings, bracelets and necklaces A device in the form of a ring for wearing on a finger, a bracelet for wearing on a wrist or a necklace for wearing on the neck bears a magnetic pick-up for engaging ferromagnetic objects. It may include other tools such as screwdriver blades, line cutter... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4899050 | Ceiling fan control wand A control wand for use in connection with a ceiling fan for grasping the pull chain and for movement of the motor directional control button thereon. The control wand includes an elongated rod-shaped body with an integral handle formed at one end. The end... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4633740 | Combination receptacle opener A combination receptacle opener including a plate member having at least one aperture with serrations for gripping for twisting off a twist-cap inserted into the aperture. The aperture also includes a segment for engagement beneath the lip of a crown cap ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4554703 | Magnetic eraser dust collector A device for use with an eraser of a rubber composition having magnetic particles dispersed therein. The device has a permanent magnet for attracting the magnetic dust created by use of the eraser. For the ready removal of the collected dust the device fu... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4524646 | Tab can opening tool A hand-held tool for opening tab open cans. The tool includes an elongated body having an opening with converging surfaces which can be slipped over the tab. A narrow edge at the lower margin of the opening assists initially in lifting the tab away from t... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4455895 | Beverage can opener tool A beverage can opener tool for opening a container having a pull tab attached to a non-removable section of the beverage can top for opening the container for beverage consumption. The tool is a thin, rigid bar of metal that is generally flat throughout a... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4433597 | Combined bottle cap opener A bottle cap opener for prying off or twisting off tapered caps including a palm size top, a base holding a tang for engaging the cap. In a modified form the top is formed of transparent plastic. A plastic or paper member for receiving an imprinted logo i... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4398277 | Conductive elastomeric fabric and body strap A fabric and body strap having both electrically conductive and elastomeric properties. A fabric is formed by interlacing at least one yarn into a series of interlocking loops and preferably knitted. The yarn includes an end having an electrically conduct... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4317284 | Flatware eating utensils A knife, fork and spoon are held together magnetically. The outside edges of the fork tines correspond to the curvature of the spoon bowl, and the tines are curved to correspond to the interior of the spoon bowl. The major faces of the knife blade are per... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4075749 | Tool for closing a wall opening A tool of the nature of a pair of pliers which has on one jaw a magnet for holding a plug to be inserted into an opening in an electrical box and which has on the other jaw a backing member so that when the tool is operated the plug is pressed into the op... | 02/28/1978 |
