Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7048159 | Collapsible bootjack A bootjack for use in removing foot wear from the foot of a user includes a body which is pivotally linked to a body for movement between a stowage position and an operative position. In the stowage position, the body rests in juxtaposition upon the base. In the ope... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6808094 | Apparatus to aid placement of boots on user's foot The apparatus to assist a user thereof to dress themselves with boots having side pull straps which includes a base plate, a pair of uprights extending upwardly therefrom, and a pair of pins projecting rearward, toward the hole of the user, from which pins the boots... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6702163 | Boot jack A boot jack which is maintained in position by one foot while the walking boot on the other foot is removed. A V-shaped recess extends from one end of the boot jack. The lower edge of the recess extends parallel to the bottom surface of the boot jack and ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6446848 | Boot jack A boot jack that is removably attachable to a distal end of a rod so that the individual can grasp a proximal end of the rod and use the boot jack to remove their shoes while either sitting or standing. The boot jack has a v-shaped part between which the ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6283343 | Foldable bootjack A bootjack having first and second elongate arms hingedly connected along their long dimension is disclosed, the bootjack being rotatable about an axis defined by the hinge between open and closed positions. In its closed position the bootjack has a long ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6135331 | Snow ski boot remover A ski boot remover 1 of minimal size that can be attached to a floor or alternately attached to a portable base plate 6. The remover has a horizontal engagement lip 2 and left and right mounting flanges 4. The lip 2 is spaced above the bottom of the flang... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5806729 | Collapsible bootjack for putting on and removing boots A collapsible bootjack for use in both putting on and removing boots having boot straps. The bootjack has a base member for supporting it on a flat surface and an elongate platform pivotally connected at a rear end to the base member with a generally V-sh... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5516015 | Portable folding boot jack A portable folding boot jack for removing different size boots and other types of footware. The boot jack includes a first and a second boot engaging member. The first and second boot engaging members have a first end hinged on top of an upright support. ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5385279 | Boot jack A boot jack for gripping a boot to assist a user in removal of the user's foot therefrom, of the type comprising a frame and a plate, secured to the frame, having a U-shaped notch for receiving and gripping the boot above the users heel. In this type of b... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5345641 | Portable footwear cleaner A device for cleaning soiled footwear with a contoured brush attached to a base section made of flexible carpet or the like, the brush member having one end with affixed bristles pointing upwardly and outwardly for cleaning the instep portions of soiled f... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5152439 | Bootjack adapted for vehicle bumper A unitary planar element is formed to have a generally V-shaped opening in one edge, the opening having a generally rounded bottom, and a channel structure formed along an edge of the planar element obverse to that containing the generally V-shaped openin... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5133488 | Footwear remover A footwear remover having a body portion and a head portion secured to the body portion. The head portion has a plurality of ridges on a top planar surface and a V-shaped recess for receiving a heel of a shoe, boot, or the like. The body portion has a pai... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5121861 | Boot jack A boot jack is described which provides a step tread surface on the top thereof having a generally V-shaped opening arranged about a longitudinal axis for receiving the heel of a boot to be removed from one leg of the user. The opening is formed by a pair... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5086959 | Boot jack The boot jack includes a generally rectangular base having two bores in one end. A rod-like member forms a V-shaped stirrup having portions extending vertically and horizontally with respect to the base so as to form a loop. The ends of the horizontally e... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5054667 | Boot remover with cone driven plates to clamp heel from sides A boot remover is provided and consists of a structure for angularly positioning a platform on a floor with its V-shaped forked end elevated therefrom. When a person steps on the platform it will be retained in a stationary position. The V-shaped forked e... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5050784 | Bootjack stand with removable bootjack and support posts A bootjack stand includes a broad, flat support plate having at least one bootjack detachably mounted thereon between with a pair of upstanding support posts detachably secured to the support plate to assist a person in maintaining balance during boot rem... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4760942 | Boot lifter for elderly and handicapped A boot lifter comprising two elongated members arranged in side-by-side relation, the two members having forward and rearward ends and substantially flat coplanar surfaces thereon, each member having a cut away portion within its forward end forming a sub... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4537337 | Boot removal apparatus Boot removal apparatus includes a platform portion, an undercarriage portion and a boot gripping portion. The platform portion includes a substantially rectangular bed section with a length significantly longer than the width thereof. The undercarriage po... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4355744 | Portable bootjack A portable bootjack which includes a substantially planar body formed from a metal rod bent into a U-shaped configuration to form a yoke at the front end for the heel of a boot and having U-shaped leg portions extending longitudinally and rearwardly from ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 3964117 | Combined boot jack and shaper A generally horizontal panel member having upper and lower surfaces and first and second front and rear ends is provided. The central portion of the forward end of the panel member has an edgewise outwardly opening generally U-shaped notch formed therethr... | 06/22/1976 |
