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 |
| 6973852 | Parking brake comprising mechanism for adjusting brake cable tension The present invention relates to a parking brake lever of a vehicle. The parking brake comprises a supporting member adapted to be fixed to a frame of the vehicle and provided with a ratchet portion; a parking brake lever mounted on the supporting member and oscilla... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6918316 | Adjustable pedal assembly An adjustable pedal assembly includes a mounting arrangement (1) for attachment to a vehicle structure (37), an accelerator pedal (6), a brake pedal (7), and a clutch pedal (8). The pedals (6, 7, 8) are pivotally supported w... | 07/19/2005 |
| 5339930 | Constant tension device for railway car handbrake A constant tensioning device in the form of an elastic member interposed in the handbrake chain between a railway car handwheel and a handbrake lever of the railway car brake apparatus for maintaining tension in the handbrake chain in accordance with the ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 4942946 | Bottom rod safety guard for railway brake rigging A bottom rod safety guard in the form of a loop is suspended from a brake beam. The cable ends are looped through holes in the beam, and a latch plate extends beneath the beam to provide a releaseable connection.... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4896751 | Self-line brake adjuster A device for maintaining the proper lateral position of brake shoes with respect to the wheels of a locomotive. An adjusting bar is used to adjust the distance between the pull rod of the brakes and a bracket supported by the safety strap. A supporting ax... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4630715 | Bottom rod safety guard for railway brake rigging In railway brake rigging wherein a bottom actuating rod extends beneath the bolster, a safety guard is provided to prevent a broken or disconnected rod from falling onto the track structure. The safety guard, which does not require any disassembly of the ... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4519480 | Brake lever retaining bracket A lightweight, brake lever-retaining bracket which includes two arms, each of which is equipped with a stiffener to provide extended bearing surfaces for brake lever mounting pins, and a safety platform to prevent loss of brake levers in the event of brak... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4312428 | Truck mounted brake apparatus Truck mounted brake apparatus comprising a saddle which clamps onto the bolster of a railway car truck and which carries a fluid actuable, piston and cylinder assembly at one side of the bolster. A first lever connected at one end to the piston rod and at... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4195715 | Adjustable support for bottom brake connecting rods for railway cars There is provided an improved safety support for adjustable mounting on brake beams of railway cars for supporting one end of a bottom connecting rod should it become detached from the brake rigging. A flexible cable is supported by a cable retainer mount... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4135608 | Adjustable support for bottom brake connecting rods for railway cars There is provided an improved safety support for adjustable mounting on brake beams of railway cars for supporting one end of a bottom connecting rod should it become detached from the brake rigging. In one modification attachment, pieces are arranged to ... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4085831 | Rod guard for bottom brake rod A rod guard adapted to be attached to a brake beam member to prevent a disconnected or broken brake rod from falling from a railway car. The guard consists of a looped hanger and a clamp having the general configuration of the brake beam member to which t... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4081060 | Brake adjustment device for converting double shoe clasp-type brake assembly to single shoe brake assembly A brake adjustment device for locomotives wherein the braking system of a locomotive truck may be converted from a double shoe clasp-type assembly to a single brake shoe assembly, and comprising a pair of brackets adapted to be secured to the locomotive t... | 03/28/1978 |
