Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8286825 | Hand-held paint tray A hand-held paint tray including a body portion and a generally u-shaped handle. The handle includes first and second side portions and a connecting portion extending between the first and second side portions. The first and second side portions arc upwardly from th... | 10/16/2012 |
| 7152755 | Plastic container with integral bail A one-piece, molded plastic container (10) comprises a base (16) and a circumferential sidewall (20) extending upwardly from the base. The upper end (18) of the sidewall forms an open top of the container which is closed by a lid (19 | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131807 | Functional element, method for fixing it in a sheet metal part, assembling element and swaging assembly The invention concerns a functional element, in particular a bolt, consisting of a shank portion (14) and a head portion (16) designed to be assembled riveted with a plate element, in particular a sheet metal part. The invention is characterised in tha... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6783021 | Canister with air-tight lid and spring camping handle An animal feed apparatus comprises in combination, a circular container having a peripheral sidewall closed by a bottom panel, and at a top end outwardly extending with an integral lip. An interior surface of the sidewall is formed with an inwardly directed slope, a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6779680 | Molded plastic container with opposite exterior lifting elements with finger protection A molded plastic container having an open top and bail receivers molded integrally into the side wall at opposite positions. The receivers are shaped and sized to act as lifting handles as well as to receive the ends of a wire bail. Flexible finger guards are molded... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6352169 | Bucket handle A replaceable bucket handle having a bend in the middle and configured like an inverted V for mounting inside the bucket below the rim to resist sliding of the handle on a hook and to raise the bucket relative to a seated user. The handle resists damage t... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6095333 | Child safety bucket A bucket that children cannot put over their head, having a bottom wall, side walls, a removable lid and a non-pivoting U-shaped handle. The side walls project upwardly from the bottom wall and form an opening having circumscribing edges. The removable li... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5941381 | Utility carry all A Utility Carry All for transporting numerous spray bottles in connection with a fluid handling or transporting central container having a handle positioned for balanced transport. The Utility Carry All includes a number of bottle neck size adapter insert... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5842593 | Two part plastic container lid A plastic container lid is adapted for openable attachment to a container. The lid comprises a main lid member having a peripheral, annular outer first wall. The lid also comprises an outer ring member carried on the annular outer wall of the main lid mem... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5474201 | Structure of a foot trash can A structure of a foot trash can is to improve the disadvantages of a conventional foot trash can which lifts up its cover vertically right above the opening of the can and easily spreads bad odor out of the trash can; the user can use his toes to press do... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5457850 | Plastic bail handle A plastic container includes a plastic bail-type handle. The ends of the handle include an improved bayonet-type connection. The connection has a solid cross section permitting it to withstand greater forces imposed on the handle. An elongated shoulder is... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5441199 | Sonically welded handle A rotatable handle for a container is provided by sonic welding an inner disk to an outer strip of a handle, the disk permitting the rotation of the handle and providing a seal for the container openings through which the handle is connected.... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5373959 | Container with a cover A container is disclosed for packaging food, paint or the like. The container includes a cover having a lip which engages a top edge of the container and is sealed on the container by one or more sealing elements. The sealing elements include a hook which... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5322177 | Screw cap closure for a drum A container (10) of the type having side walls and top and bottom ends, the top end (2) including an access hole 4 surrounded by an upstanding neck (5) adapted to receive a suitable closure, wherein the neck is integrally formed from the material of the t... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5269438 | Container for liquids An open topped container (1) for liquids such as paint, which container is provided with a pivotally mounted carrying handle(5), wherein the handle is pivotally mounted substantially off-center with respect to the container body (2), whereby when a user h... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5251781 | Method for steadily holding a container Method and apparatus for steadily holding a container in one hand are disclosed. The container has a bottom, side and a swing handle. The apparatus of the invention includes a loop attached to the swing handle for receiving a person's thumb. The loop is s... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5199571 | Nestable buckets having lockable bails A bucket (10) has a bottom surface (11) and opposed side walls (12, 13) as well as adjoining opposed end walls (14, 15) extending upwardly from the bottom surface (11) forming an open top defined by a rim (21). A bail (24) has one end pivotally attached t... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5088615 | Pail having an improved bail The present invention provides an apparatus for containing goods. A bail member is connected to a pail in such a manner that the pail and the pail member are able to withstand a centrifugally directed impact upon the bail member. A contact portion of the ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5082631 | Transport tray with pivotal circular cam ramp for biological samples A biological vial transport tray is provided comprising an open top tray portion having a base wall, a plurality of end walls and a plurality of side walls. The base wall includes a bottom surface and a top surface. The end walls and the side walls form a... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5050760 | Clothespin caddy A clothespin caddy that features a waterproof enclosure and drainage for protection of the pins from moisture and ultraviolet radiation, a removable cover for easy access to the pins, a collapsible handle with a specially designed hook for slideably secur... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5044513 | Holder provided with a lockable lid The invention relates to a holder provided with a lockable lid and a carrying handle connected with the holder, the ends of which carrying handle are attached to the holder wall, the ends of the carrying handle sticking eccentrically in openings of rotati... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5035339 | Universal sprayer canister A plastic disposable canister for use with a conventional paint spray gun. The canister is a cylinder having a closed bottom, an open top, and two diametrically opposed external stiffening ribs extending the height of the canister. The canister includes t... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5027973 | Container having integrally formed bail hinge and reinforcing ring A container, such as a pail for holding paint or the like, integrally molded from a resilient plastic material. The container includes an integrally molded bail having ends joined to wall portions of the container by relatively thin, flexible, diametrical... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4998622 | Plastic pail and lid A plastic pail (23) and a plastic lid (22) are constructed at their rims so that the lid securely seals and catches in. Pockets to receive a carrying handle are part of a cylindrical ring (28) which surrounds the pail wall concentrically. This ring is dra... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4995526 | Scrubbing pail handle A scrubbing pail having a support attached to the rim of the pail, two brackets attached to the support, a grip pivotally attached between the brackets, and two elongate, curved members spaced apart so as to define a channel therebetween that is narrower ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4982868 | Bail type pitcher for thin walled container A carrier assembly for thin walled containers is provided which includes upper and lower carrier portions. The lower portion includes an open-top bucket like member and the upper portion includes a pair of straps extending away from a container neck engag... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4976369 | Container A container used for selling powders such as a washing powder and the like comprises a main body for filling the powders therein and a lid member for covering an upper opening of the main body. A band member is disposed through a score at a peripheral edg... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4941586 | Container An upwardly open container, such as a bucket, includes a receptacle portion and a handle for carrying the receptacle portion in a suspended position. A receptacle of a suitable depth is formed in the receptacle portion for receiving material and is define... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4923394 | Portable torch A portable torch including: a gas tank containing therein a combustible gas and another gas tank containing therein a combustion supporting gas; a plurality of pressure regulating mechanisms, in which the primary pressure sides are connected to said gas t... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4827562 | Liquid extraction surface cleaning apparatus A liquid extraction surface cleaning apparatus has an upwardly opening recovery tank and a top for the tank which contains a suction fan having a suction inlet opening into the tank. A wand connects to a source of cleaning liquid and has a dispensing and ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4799306 | Method of securing handles to plastics containers A plastics strap handle is secured to a plastics container body by means of a spigot which is pushed into the wall of the container body to form a socket. Material from the wall around the socket is coined into an annulus surrounding the shank of the spig... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4646929 | Life-saving basket A life-saving basket and equipment handling device having a plurality of parallel horizontal frame elements connected to at least two U-shaped hoops arranged in planes perpendicular to the planes of the frame elements to form mesh sides of the basket, the... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4624382 | Multi-purpose container which may be reduced in height This invention relates to a multi-purpose plastic container which may be reduced in height in that it is made up of three cylindrical sections of successively diminishing diameter which means that they can fit into one another like a telescope. Furthermor... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4399926 | Resealable easy-opening container A resealable easy-opening container comprises an elongate body portion closed at a lower end and open at an upper end which includes a neck having an inner surface and a threaded outer surface, the container having means recessed within the body portion f... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4396128 | Bail structure A bail structure comprising an elongate polymeric strip including a handle portion, and two end anchor portions adapted to be adhered to opposite sides of a container. Each of the anchor portions includes a first part projecting away from the handle porti... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4387922 | Carrying handle A carrying handle is formed by a continuous band adapted to encircle the container and provided with a handle member integrally connected hereto. A projection extends outwardly from the band and a tab projects inwardly from the handle in a position to eng... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4351448 | Packaging container for mining and construction tools A heavy duty packaging container for tools includes a body portion having an open end, a closed base, a front wall, a back wall, and a pair of opposed sidewalls. The body has a pair of cover engagement members each having a cutout portion, each being fixe... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4333599 | Crimped-on drum cover handle A hinge member for securing a handle on a drum. The hinge member is in the form of a bent strip of metal which interlocks to a conventional crimped-on cover and, once the cover is applied to the open end of the drum, the hinge member is securely fixed in ... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4323172 | Liquid container with cup holder A liquid container having a supply of drinking cups nested within the periphery of the jug and accessible by means of a slot in the wall of the container for removal through a top opening differing from the opening through which the liquid is put into the... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4293073 | Container with collar A simple, smooth, strong yet light weight plastic container having an open top end and a tapered sidewall with only an annular integral collar positioned near the top end and to which a bail is connected. The collar is of a lesser dimension that a closure... | 10/06/1981 |
