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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322551 | Portable article support apparatus An apparatus with a first and second loaf spring portions extending from a bridge portion, the second leaf spring portion provides an article support mounting aperture for attachment of an article support to the second leaf spring portion by structure for attaching ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316324 | Compact retractable towel bar An assemblage of mechanical components that provide support for hanging towels and for storing towels in a compact position for drying. The extension of the towel bar to an extended detented position provides sufficient clearance for hanging a towel. A modified keyh... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7275647 | Spice rack The spice rack of the present invention comprises a rotatable carriage having elongated tracks with opposite ends for frictionally engaging the sidewalls of spice containers so as to grip and hold the containers in the tracks. A plurality of containers can be receiv... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7086352 | Door suspended outward facing bird perch A door suspended bird perch includes an overhang over a door. An optional clamp tightens the bird support perch bar in any desirable position. The perch is positioned parallel to, the door, so that the door surface is at the bird's back, which is less confirming vis... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6935279 | Towel rail or towel holder A heated towel holder comprises an elongate tube formed into the general shape of a conical helix, supported by a mounting arrangement such that the smaller end of the conical helix shape is lowermost and the axis of that shape extends upwardly at a shallow angle to... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6920988 | Towel bar, ring or hook anchoring device and wet towel shield A device for anchoring a towel bar, ring or hook to a supporting surface and for shielding the supporting surface from wet towel damage. The device includes a plate upon which the towel bar, ring or hook is mounted such that the plate extends a distance equal to or ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6446927 | Paper towel dispenser A paper towel dispenser that includes an adjustable bracket for supporting a roll of paper towels. The adjustable bracket includes a pair of support plates that are adjustable to support rolls of a user selected width.... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6334541 | Washroom rack for holding an object A washroom rack which can also be used to hold an object such as soap. It includes: (a) a plurality of support frames adapted to be fastened onto a wall; (b) a plurality of support rods mounted on the support frames; and (c) a tray provided in one side wa... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6321920 | Rotatable rack A rotatable rack comprising a U-shaped fastening member having a first arm and a second arm each pivotally coupled to first and second L-shaped rods, respectively, by first and second fastening bolts, respectively. The fastening member is fastened onto a ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6273279 | Golf towel holder The golf towel holder has a body which carries an attachment hook by which the body is detachably attached to the top of a golf club bag. The body may include a panel which carries selected indicia thereon. The body carries two golf towel holder hooks. Th... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6257425 | Combinative device for clothes shelf and towel rack A combinative device for clothes and towel includes towel rack and clothes shelf; wherein the towel rack is formed by several rails mounted into a plurality of holes on two vertical supports and fixed with the corresponding plugs on the outwards of the su... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6250597 | Fitting adapted to be fixed on an upright wall of a bathroom A fitting includes an annular shielding member with a rear annular wall adapted to abut against an upright wall of a bathroom to define an abutment plane, and a front annular wall formed with a front major area of a faceplate member. The front major area ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5931427 | Bathroom rack A bathroom rack is composed of at least one U-shaped fastening piece, two connection heads, and one block body which is held by the U-shaped fastening piece. Two arms of the U-shaped fastening piece are held by the connection heads which are fastened onto... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5775401 | Drapery tie back rings A curtain tie back arrangement uses a plurality of pivotal and variably spaced rings through which the drapery material is decoratively laced.... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5647568 | Apparatus for retaining pliable material An apparatus for attaching a pliable material, such as a towel, to a more rigid structure, such as a golf bag, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a body. The body has a cylindrical, vertically disposed bore. The body of the apparatus is attached to the ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5467956 | Sheet roll dispenser A sheet roll dispenser of unitary construction is provided. The dispenser has no moving parts and includes an abrasive surface upon which the sheet roll rests. The abrasive surface serves to limit overfeed of the sheet roll.... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5465458 | Retainer for towels, garments, and the like A retainer for securing towels, garments, papers and the like to railings, fences, ground, etc. comprises two or more weight members spaced or separated by a generally flexible elongated connector which joins them together. Preferably, the weight members ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5385248 | Decorative multi-component hardware items and method of assembling the same Items of decorative hardware, e.g., handles, pulls, towel bars, tissue bars, etc., and a method of making the same. Each hardware item comprising an assembly of a pair of posts, a cross member, and an externally threaded rod. The cross member may comprise... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5180067 | Shower caddy A shower caddy (10) includes a wire portion (11) and a plastic portion (12). The wire portion (11) is formed with upper foot wires (45, 46) to engage grooves (73) in the plastic portion (12) and with a rear support wire (51) to engage lock tabs (74) in th... | 01/19/1993 |
| 4938382 | Dispensing cabinet for paper sheets A cabinet for dispensing a sheet of paper from a stack of paper sheets in the cabinet. Means are provided in the cabinet for restricting the length of the stack of paper that can be placed in the cabinet when the cabinet is open. The restricting means is ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4312453 | File hanging system According to the present invention, a file hanging system consists of a file edge backing means provided with a T-shaped member and bracket means provided with a U-shaped groove for engaging the T-shaped member, the arrangement is such that when the T-sha... | 01/26/1982 |
