Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7075195 | Electrical safety lockout mechanism for power tools and other hazardous machinery An improved electrical lockout mechanism includes a first connection means to a power source, and a second connection means to a power input terminal of the machine being protected. The machine includes a manually-operated ON/OFF switch. A switching element, which i... | 07/11/2006 |
| 5135056 | Plough apparatus Plough apparatus comprising a wheeled support structure (10) that supports a plough beam (20) that is pivotable in a horizontal plane about the center of the support structure between first and second plough beam positions. The plough beam (20) carries a ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4219208 | Steerable wheeled assembly A steerable wheeled assembly for a vehicle such as a harvesting or windrowing machine of the type adapted to be drawn over crop rows in the ground is disclosed. The assembly includes rotatable vertical members and a horizontal axle member which are arrang... | 08/26/1980 |
