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...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6993807 | Floor cleaning apparatus including dispenser for dispensing particulate cleaning material A dispenser for dispensing particulate cleaning material onto a floor surface includes a hopper holding the particulate material and a dispensing aperture extending across the hopper through which the material may be dispensed. A separator, which may for example be ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 5597092 | Collapsible drop spreader A collapsible drop spreader having a hopper for supporting a wheel axle bearing member, an upper U-shaped frame pivotally connected to a pair of parallel leg members supported on the hopper for use as a handle for the spreader, the hopper further having w... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5570814 | Collapsible broadcast spreader A collapsible broadcast spreader having a lower frame for supporting a wheel axle, an upper frame pivotally connected to the lower frame for use as a handle for the spreader when the upper frame and lower frame are in an extended position, a hopper also s... | 11/05/1996 |
| 4392595 | Apparatus for dispensing particulate material Apparatus for spreading particulate material comprises a frame; a hopper supported by the frame, the hopper having a lower gravity-fed outlet aperture; a feed platform at said aperture; means for reciprocating the feed platform at said aperture relatively... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4280663 | Scattering apparatus A vehicle-mounted spreading apparatus includes a container for the material to be spread, at least one spreading disc rotatable about a vertical axis and a dosing device for conveying material from the container to the spreading disc as the vehicle moves ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4263858 | Seed and fertilizer drill drive A machine (FIG. 1) for dispensing seed and fertilizers, which is equipped with two hoppers one for the seed, and the other for the fertilizer. The materials flowing from outlet apertures of the hoppers while the machine is in operation are introduced into... | 04/28/1981 |
