Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D573683 | Elastomeric fish net tube with flexible tentacles | 07/22/2008 |
| 7322146 | Fishing net retraction system A fishing net retraction system for efficiently retracting a receiving net during non-use to avoid entanglement while allowing expansion of the receiving net upon receiving a fish. The fishing net retraction system includes a base attachable to a handle of a fishing... | 01/29/2008 |
| D549800 | Hoop frame | 08/28/2007 |
| D526042 | Grip | 08/01/2006 |
| D515261 | Hand-held pool skimmer with extensible handle | 02/14/2006 |
| D489789 | Floating bait net | 05/11/2004 |
| 5018295 | Roller purse ring A pursing ring used by fishing boats and ships that purse fishing nets up to a mile in length. The purse ring has a roller that cuts down on friction and wear on the cable passing through the purse ring. The purse ring has structure which allows the cable... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4961981 | Weighted netting A cover article that comprises a plurality of compartmentalized members connected together to form a geometric shape, a netting connected to the plurality of compartmentalized members and extending across the interior of the geometric shape, and a plurali... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4815227 | Anti-drifting fish landing net A fish landing net having a cord attached to the apex of the net webbing for preventing drifting of the webbing during landing of a fish. One end of the cord is attached to the apex of the webbing and the other is attached to a weight slidably received wi... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4785897 | Portable scale A weighing device for attaching to the handle of a fish landing net or gaff has a tubular inner housing telescopingly received within a tubular outer housing, with a spring received between an annular collar centrally located on the inner housing and an i... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4765420 | Weigh scale for fish landing device An improved weigh scale and fish landing device wherein the spring scale can be adjusted or zeroed in a tamper-proof manner. In one embodiment the fish landing device is a fish landing net having an elongate handle. The weigh scale includes a cylinder axi... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4578888 | Fish mobile structure A fish mobile structure adapted to be displayed in a windy environment, such as near an open window or in a patio area, or the like, is disclosed, including a plurality of segmented portions collectively forming a fish body structure, each of the segmente... | 04/01/1986 |
