Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104100 | Suspenders A suspenders assembly including a pair of suspenders having a pair of front strap portions configured to be coupled to a front portion of a pair of trousers and a pair of rear strap portions configured to be coupled to a rear portion of the pair of trousers. The ass... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7168103 | Height adjustable protective garment A height adjustable protective garment including an outer shell shaped to fit about the chest, torso and legs of a wearer and having a waist portion shaped to be located at or adjacent to a waist of a wearer. The garment further includes an adjusting strip having an... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6167573 | Suspenders A pair of suspenders comprises two comparatively long straps of a given width. Each of the comparatively long straps has a front portion terminating at a front end and a back portion terminating at a back end. The back portions cross each other. Moreover,... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6163890 | Suspenders-- and method of suspending trousers Suspenders for suspending trousers. The suspenders include straps and hooks generally fixed at ends of the straps. At least one of the hooks has a strap-hold at a first end thereof for engaging at least one of the straps and a hook portion at a second end... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6125475 | Utility suspenders Utility suspenders for use by individuals in the construction trades. The suspenders include a pair of padded and stretchable straps for suspension from the shoulders of a user. Clips, adapted to firmly grip a tool belt, are secured to the front and rear ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6088839 | Method of suspending trousers Suspenders and methods of using them have general-purpose properties necessitating no special processing as long as normal type trousers with belt loops are concerned, and realize quick, certain and easy fastening and undoing, and also successive applicat... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5623735 | Suspender to be worn with a belt A pair of suspenders is worn to support pants having a belt threaded through a plurality of belt loops. The suspenders contain a pair of straps that are worn over the shoulders. A connector is attached at each end of each strap for hooking the suspenders ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5560045 | Multi-purpose apparatus braces/suspenders and methods of their use An attachment device and method of operation is described for securing an article of clothing, such as a pair of suspenders, to a pair of pants or a skirt. The attachment device is connected to the suspenders by a loop of flexible material. An embodiment ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5353479 | Suspender clip carrier A clip carrier for supporting a suspender clip comprising double ply flexible material having a pocket between the plies and an opening through one of the plies into the pocket. The opening has a first portion that is utilized to insert the suspender clip... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5177814 | Shirt retainer A resilient shirt retainer for retaining the shirttails of a garment in tucked, fully extended or deployed configuration on the body of a wearer. The shirt retainer includes a pair of narrow, elastic cross-straps disposed in an X-configuration and stitche... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5133092 | Protective suit A protective suit having a crotch, in combination with a longitudinally adjustable support belt removably connectable to the crotch of the protective suit in such a way that when the suit is being worn the belt extends essentially vertically between the p... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5129105 | Fireman's suspenders with padding and fire-resistant inelastic construction A pair of suspenders and a belt for use in securing firefighter's pants are manufactured of an inelastic material to prevent the firefighter's pants from sagging. In conventional suspenders, the elastic nature of previous designs tended to lose their stre... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5036549 | Combination vest-suspenders garment A combination vest-suspenders garment includes full front vest portions which meet in the front and button down the center, which taper at their upper ends to form relatively narrow shoulder portions and which flare outwardly in the traditional manner tow... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036552 | Fastener A fastener includes a buckle in the form of a plate connected to a strap. A lower clamping jaw is mounted on the plate remote from the strap. A spring arm is mounted on the plate and has an upper clamping jaw. An actuating lever is disposed above the clam... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4967421 | Physiologically conformable suspenders for firefighters' bunker pants Adjustable fire fighters' suspenders that are physiologically conformable when used with bunker pants. The suspenders are designed for comfort, proper fit, and flexibility in movement that corresponds with the movement of the wearer during normal fire fig... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4903874 | Shoulder holster A shoulder holster having right and left hand pairs of front and rear shoulder straps, rear neck and back straps joining the rear shoulder straps, upper fasteners joining the upper ends of each pair of straps, a handgun sheath or holder secured to the low... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4888830 | Quick release adjustable tension strap An improved releasable tension strap is disclosed. A main strap is provided with a connector strap segment attached thereto and extending generally outwardly therefrom. One end of the main strap bears a first connecting means, while one surface of the con... | 12/26/1989 |
