Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7886900 | Tiered hinge-lid pack of smoking articles A hinge-lid pack of smoking articles such as cigarettes comprises: a box portion; a lid portion hinged to the box portion; and at least two longitudinally offset tiers of smoking articles mounted in the box portion. Each of the at least two tiers comprises a separat... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7055272 | Construction site document storage apparatus A weather resistant construction site document storage apparatus comprising an elongated outer enclosure having a front panel, a back panel, two spaced side panels and a top panel, all of which are formed into a single weather-sealed unit having an open bottom there... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6446632 | Process and apparatus for detecting and eliminating defective and/or incorrectly positioned cigarettes A process and an apparatus for detecting and eliminating, defective and/or incorrectly positioned, in particular transversely located, cigarettes in the cigarette magazine of a cigarette-production and/or a cigarette-packaging machine. Thus, the avoidance... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6401931 | Collar stay storage device A collar stay storage device is provided in the form of a block having a slanted top portion with a plurality of slots extending into the block from the slanted top portion. Shims within the slots provide storage of different sized collar stays.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 5996588 | Pocket ashtray equipped for holding a packet of tobacco and protection for the base of the latter, with a deposit for extinguishing cigarette butts A pocket ashtray made of fireproof materials for holding a packet of cigarettes comprising a part for depositing ash and cigarette butts, a cigarette pack support part, an intermediate area including a tilting door for giving access to the depositing part... | 12/07/1999 |
| 4989728 | Cigarette package unit incorporating a match drawer The cigarette package unit is composed of an outer envelope defining a rectangular parallelepipedal volume similar to that of conventional cigarette packages and which contains an inner rectangular parallelepipedal compartment adapted for receiving the ci... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4646919 | Aromatic can with means for preserving the aroma A can, particularly a cylindrical can for maintaining aroma comprises a bottom carrying the contents of the can, which bottom is arranged slidably within the can and which bottom is movable by means of pulling means 3, which are attached to a rotatable ri... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4488644 | Packaging system for video cassettes The specification discloses a packaging system enabling both VHS and BETA video cassettes to be packaged in a common printed sleeve. The system includes a printed paperboard sleeve dimensioned to closely receive the larger VHS cassette. The system further... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4303159 | Video package A videocassette storage case for accommodating either Beta or VHS type videocassettes. The case has a generally rectangular shape and includes a hinged cover on its top. The interior of the case generally conforms in size to a VHS cassette, and the videoc... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4303154 | Adjustable container for cigarette packages A cigarette case is provided with adjustable features to accommodate cigarette packages of varying lengths and widths. A longitudinally slidable insert serves to accommodate variations in package length while a swingable side panel attached to the insert ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4241827 | Packet having spacer members A packet formed from a blank and adapted to hold a block shaped article, such as a foil wrapped group of cigarettes is disclosed. The packet is adapted to hold an article having a height less than that of the packet by means of distance or spacer elements... | 12/30/1980 |
| 3968874 | Convertible cigarette case Case for accommodating cigarette packages of three different lengths. Two supports of right-angled L-shape are pivoted on the bottom wall of the case for selectively swinging into and out of an operative position and holding each package of lesser length ... | 07/13/1976 |
