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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 |
| 5680974 | Articulating cupholder assembly A cupholder assembly includes a housing adapted for mounting in a vehicle, and a cupholder unit comprising a cupholder base for supporting the bottoms of a pair of cups, and a pair of cupholder arms pivotally connected with respect to the base and moveabl... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5462212 | Cigarette lighter keeper A cigarette lighter keeper comprising a one-piece base plate formed of a rigid material in a rectangular configuration having short parallel side edges with a vertical center line therebetween and long parallel upper and lower edges with a horizontal cent... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5199449 | Tiltable ashtray or storage bin for motor vehicles, or the like A tiltable ashtray, e.g. for motor vehicles, includes an ash receptacle, a support housing for a lighter and a lighter which are removably disposed in a receiving housing that is tiltably pivotally supported in an external frame receivable in a recess. Th... | 04/06/1993 |
| 4865237 | Carrier for a beverage container A carrier for adjustably encircling and simultaneously positioning, a beverage container or article on a vehicle door, includes an insert portion and a support portion, both preferably resilient, and a receptacle. The insert portion, functioning in conjun... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4537439 | Ash tray assembly of vehicle An ash tray of the drawer type is movably installed in an instrument panel of an automotive vehicle. The ash tray in its right position functions to receive ash of a cigarette in its ash receiving cavity formed on its right side, and can take its reverse ... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4392683 | Retractable ashtray, particularly for motor vehicles A retractable ashtray, particularly for motor vehicles, comprises a release mechanism made integral in a plastic material. This mechanism comprises essentially a base plate and a body hinged to said plate and having two opposite walls one of which bears a hook... | 07/12/1983 |
