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 |
| D577871 | Shoe cleaner device | 09/30/2008 |
| D552809 | Handheld shoe cleaning device | 10/09/2007 |
| D551811 | Simple sole washing device | 09/25/2007 |
| D545010 | Shoe mounted cleaning accessory | 06/19/2007 |
| 6938296 | Portable golf club washer A portable golf club washer has a first golf iron brush that has a bristle side. A second golf iron brush has a bristle side. The second golf iron brush and the first golf iron brush are connected to end plates so that the second golf iron brush bristle side faces t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6651288 | Shoe sole cleaner box A simple, fast, and effective sole cleaning and drying device mainly for removing the dark residue that clings to shoe and boot soles after walking and playing on some types of asphalt paving. This box apparatus can be used for various types and sizes of ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 4024599 | Shoe cleaner machine A machine for cleaning the bottom of a wearer's shoes. The machine is mounted in a free-standing housing fitted with a platform on which the user stands. An endless motorized belt, fitted with bristles, is mounted under the platform to project through cut... | 05/24/1977 |
