Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7302896 | Table for self-service shops A table (1) for self-service shops includes a base frame (2) with four tubular feet (3), two side frames (16) arranged parallel and each having a first and a second wall (17, 18), and a bottom (22) arranged above the base fr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7234603 | Swing-arm rack with drop-arm locking mechanism A swing-arm rack for storing and/or displaying hanging articles, the rack comprises a swing-arm that is pivotally attached by its upper terminus to a vertical support such that the swing-arm hangs substantially vertically in a folded configuration. The fixed terminu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7210722 | Pull-out desk unit for mobile vehicle A pull-out desk unit for a mobile vehicle. The pull-out desk unit has a cantilevered dual surface table component. The cantilevered dual surface table offers truckers a legless table for eating and general tasks, as well as desk area that keeps their belongings as t... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175061 | Belt supported carrier A hook-like carrier adapted for attachment to and support by the belt of a user includes an attachment member having a pair of generally vertical, spaced slots which are adapted to receive the user's belt. Attached to an outer portion of the attachment member is a f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7040048 | Folding ironing board An ironing board that folds in half to occupy only about one half its extended length to facilitate packaging and storage. An iron rest can be slid to latch the folded front and rear sections of the board. The board has front and rear legs allowing it to be set up o... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6968924 | Self-aligning escape system anchor A compact, portable, self-aligning anchor for anchoring an emergency escape system to a building. The anchor is comprised of a thin wall hemi-spherical housing, a tubular rope guide extending through the housing, a short rope extending through the tubular rope guide... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6604473 | Laundry center with ironing board A laundry center has a plurality of grooved vertical posts connecting together a top storage shelf and a middle snake wire frame. Plural sorting sacks are attached to the middle snake wire frame by ties. A height-adjustable, downwardly foldable ironing bo... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6431093 | Truck catwalk system A truck catwalk system for allowing an individual to easily access the interior of a truck box. The inventive device includes a pair of support brackets, at least one pivot bracket, a pair of chains attached to the support brackets, a catch mechanism pivo... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6282084 | Transportable support apparatus for portable computers A support apparatus for portable computers utilizes a plurality of legs removably coupled to a pedestal that incorporates a storage compartment within which the plurality of removable legs may be stored when not in use. By incorporation of a storage compa... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6116166 | Child's collapsible travel tray A fully collapsible child's travel tray that fits closely to the child to prevent playthings or food from falling into the child's lap or to the floor of a vehicle in which the child is riding and restrained. The tray includes a bottom member and upstandi... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5749306 | Portable, steering wheel mountable, computer table A table assembly for support of a notebook computer or other material and of the type which may be attached to a vehicle's steering wheel during use. A table structure (28) is pivotally attached to a support structure (26) which is secured to the steering... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5653178 | Railing supported folding table A folding table adapted to be hooked to the handrail of a vertical railing is disclosed herein. The table includes a pair of upright supports comprising adjustable hooks to allow for different widths of handrails. A table top is pivotally mounted, between... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5590607 | Portable shelf for notebook computers A portable shelf apparatus for a notebook computer adapted to be mounted on a stationary body such as a table having an edge in which a pair of folding supports each includes an elongated support arm and a hanger for suspending the support from the edge, ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5193598 | Portable support stand attachable to a sawhorse A portable support stand having a platform for supporting the power tool or workpiece and brackets for releasably attaching the power tool to the platform. Right and left support arms are attached to the support stand for supporting the ends of the workpi... | 03/16/1993 |
| 4909423 | Car serving tray This car serving tray is designed to be supported quickly and easily to the dashboard of an automobile. Primarily, it consists of a rectangular panel having a pair of hooks on one edge that will engage with a pair of hinge rods mounted to the dashboard, a... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4846432 | Foldable work stand A portable working surface that can be suspended below the edge of a conventional table at a convenient height with a pair of hanger rods. Attached are two spaced pair of three arms adapted to be folded and stacked on the work surface which together with ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4770107 | Portable travel tray A portable and collapsible travel tray assembly is provided for mounting in conjunction with a conventional automobile seat positioned to the front of the user of the tray and the seat of the user, particularly a child's car seat. The portable tray assemb... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4582168 | Hunter's tree seat A portable tree seat for hunters which includes a support arm which is pivotally attached to a tree clamp. The arm can be fixed in several rotatable positions with respect to the clamp. A seat is supported from a fork support which is adjustable along the... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4579198 | Collapsible tree stand assembly A readily transportable, foldable tree stand for hunters. The stand preferably comprises a first, lower frame member adapted to be unfolded for deployment as a foot rest, and a second, cooperating frame member pivotally coupled in offset relation to said ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4575149 | Attachable household service tray device for furniture A household service tray device easily attached and removed from the arm of an article of furniture, by a clamping body securely held on and by the furniture arm. In one form, it provides a rotatable tray which, supported by the clamping body, swivels to ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4508038 | Collapsible end table A collapsible end table unit which, in collapsed condition, occupies a very narrow space alongside a chair or sofa and is steadied or anchored by engaging, by a base extension, the underframe of the chair or sofa. The table may be pulled lengthwise and pi... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4357881 | Hospital bed tray A tray is adapted to conveniently attach to the siderail of a hospital bed such that when not in use it can be easily collapsed and swung out of the way in depending position from the upper rung of a standard hospital bed siderail.... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4328846 | Extension assembly for a work bench An extension assembly adapted to be attached to a conventional work bench to permit elongated and bulky work pieces to be supported thereon. The extension assembly includes a horizontal member having a portion to be supported on the work bench and a verti... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4113058 | Portable seat for hunters A portable seat for hunters consisting of a vertical body to be placed on a tree trunk and held at the desired height by a chain having one end attached to one side of the body so that the other end may be wrapped around the tree and then removably attach... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4108086 | Drafting board and support structure therefor A drafting board and its support structure wherein the board may be easily mounted upon and removed from the support structure by only one person, even though the board may be too bulky or heavy to be lifted in its entirety by that person. On-site assembl... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4067606 | Trolley table and seat A trolley table has a chassis mounted on casters and adapted to support generally horizontally a table-top or tray which may be detachable, and a seat articulated to the chassis to pivot between folded and unfolded positions, the trolley table being so co... | 01/10/1978 |
| 3990537 | Portable seat A sportsman's accessory for convenient temporary attachment to a tree or post to provide a seat. A flat seat member is secured to a mounting bar projecting rearwardly therefrom. The bar terminates in a threaded fastening member for screwing into a tree or... | 11/09/1976 |
