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 |
| 7255143 | Quad wedge tip up log splitter A uniquely configured quad wedge allows for the creation of a tip-up log splitter that is capable of multiple splits in a single stroke of the drive mechanism. The quad wedge is attached to the piston of a hydraulic cylinder, and is slidably mounted to a framework t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7096901 | Manually operated apparatus for splitting wood Manually operated apparatus for splitting wood includes at least one axe-shaped blade vertically arranged on a support base. The at least one axe-shaped blade has an upward facing cutting edge. The axe-shaped blade is structured and arranged to receive thereon a low... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077121 | Block impact splitter A block impact splitter is comprised of a support frame connected on a swivel to a stationary frame. A hammer is provided with a hammer head and secured to a pivotal arm pivotally connected to the support frame at a pivot connection. An actuating piston has a cylind... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7040362 | Log splitter A log splitter comprising: a base; a lever having one end portion hingably attached to the base; a wedge slidably attached to a hinged end portion of the lever, to slidably reciprocate along the lever when the lever is swung; a log support for a cut log; and, an upp... | 05/09/2006 |
| 5941292 | Tool for rock breaking and log splitting A tool 10 for rock breaking, log splitting and similar operations includes a plate 12 having a plurality of identical apertures 14 formed therethrough. A frame 16 comprised of a skirt 18 formed from lengths of angle iron and a plurality of legs also forme... | 08/24/1999 |
| 4782867 | Apparatus for splitting logs Apparatus for splitting logs comprises a base frame carrying a splitting wedge which has an upwardly facing blade edge, and which is associated with means for supporting a log with its lower end resting on the blade edge. A post projects upwardly from the... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4561479 | Mechanical wood splitter A mechanical wood splitter comprises a weighted cutter which is raised on a support column by means of a winch and cable drive, and then allowed to drop, in order to split a log of wood positioned thereunder into segments, by uncoupling the winch drum fro... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4246941 | Wood splitter apparatus A wood splitter apparatus in which a wedge is fixed to a weight mounted slidably on two vertical spaced support tubes. A link chain is fixed to the weight and fitted over a sprocket pulley at the top of the support tubes to which a pulley and engine is fi... | 01/27/1981 |
| 3982572 | Manual log splitter A Manual Log Splitter comprising a frame having upright and laterally-spaced guide members, and a horizontal beam slidably-supported on the guide members. A splitting wedge is integral with the beam so as to be positioned in engagement with the upper end ... | 09/28/1976 |
