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...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281645 | Glove shaping device Disclosed herein is a glove shaping device for heating and shaping the wrinkled and sewn portions of a glove. The glove shaping device includes a plurality of heating plates to be inserted into the finger portions of the glove. A body portion is provided in its inte... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7080762 | Leather softening apparatus for baseball gloves An apparatus for softening or “breaking-in” the leather on baseball and softball gloves comprises a cabinet having a hinged cover with a concave center portion of a gum-type rubber. A mushroom shaped ball head extends upwardly from the cabinet surface to engage ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6085436 | Glove dryer attachment for boot dryers A glove dryer attachment for a boot dryer includes a boot dryer attachment flange that is configured to mount on a boot dryer. A panel on the boot dryer attachment is provided with ribs projecting from the panel and defining air duct passages, including a... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5267677 | Athletic glove pocket former, shaper and conditioning device An athletic glove pocket-forming and shaping device has been invented which, in preferred embodiments, comprises a pocket formation bulbous member in a generally pear-shaped configuration, with a first large end for forming a pocket and a second smaller t... | 12/07/1993 |
| 4697724 | Resilient glove tree A glove tree formed of a resilient material. The device includes a display stand means suitable for displaying a glove carried by the tree. The respective distal ends of the fingers and thumb of the glove tree or glove form are enlarged with respect to th... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4472836 | Method to retain shape of curved gloves There is provided a method for retaining the shape of gloves e.g. leather golf gloves with one or more curved fingers by placing a glove on an electrically heated form having a shape corresponding to the curved gloves, with a sheet of paper between said f... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4209913 | Method and device for drying gloves A method and device for drying gloves, particularly golf gloves, comprises a drying member shaped to resemble a human hand. The drying member is sufficiently rigid such that the golf glove is inserted thereon and retained in an open orientation substantia... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4199089 | Glove blocking apparatus A glove blocking apparatus comprises a heated mandrel which consists of first and second separate glove receiving members. The glove receiving members can be moved between a first adjacent closed position and a second mutually separated position by power ... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4085519 | Drying device A device is described for drying boots, shoes, gloves, etc. in association with a household forced hot air furnace. The device includes a cover plate for fitting over and completely enclosing a standard warm air outlet of a forced hot air furnace, this co... | 04/25/1978 |
