...When G.G. Hubbard learned of his future son-in-law's invention, he called it "only a toy." His daughter was engaged to a young man named Alexander Graham Bell.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7082975 | Method of bending wood materials and an apparatus for bending wood materials The method of bending wood materials inserts cylindrical or board shaped wood material of uniform lateral cross-section into a bending template shaping channel via a driving mechanism to bend the wood material in the shaping channel. Further, the bending method of t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6330894 | Wood bending jig A jig having particularly advantageous application in the construction of custom spiral staircases. The jig for bending a wooden board comprises: a trunk; and, multiple arms each arm having an inner end portion releasably attached to the trunk and an oute... | 12/18/2001 |
| 5232031 | Wooden cummberbund apparatus and methods A novel arcuate wooden cummerbund with or without associated accessories. Two methods for making the wooden cummerbund are disclosed. When accessories are included, they may comprise coordinating wooden ties, matching cuff links. A storing and carrying ca... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5088755 | Snow ski, procedure for its manufacture and device for the implementation of this procedure This snow ski, the sides of which have an inclination which is variable in relation to the plane of the sole of the ski, at different points along its length, and are constituted by curved convex or concave lines, in which the profiles of the sides are of... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4972891 | Apparatus and method for shaping shingles A method and apparatus for shaping flat rectangular shingle blanks into curved shingles includes a heating chamber and shingle shaping device. The shingle shaping device is comprised of an elongate upwardly convex fixed shaping member and a plurality of h... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4711281 | Curved wood bending machine A curved wood bending machine for bending solid, veneered or laminated wooden members has a support frame with a generally planar top member on which a plurality of guide rails are connected in predetermined circumferential relationship and radial planes ... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4688612 | Machine for cutting and finishing curved wooden members with cut-off and routing attachments A machine for precision cutting and finishing of curved wooden members, includes a generally vertically disposed column; a support assembly including a plurality of spaced, relatively narrow support guides; a radially adjustable clamping assembly on each ... | 08/25/1987 |