Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6401312 | Hanging hook Hanging hook including a hook section, a latch member, a spring, a restricting column, a ring body and a C-shaped latch ring. The hook section has a stem body a lower end of which is formed with an annular stop section. One side of the stop section is cut... | 06/11/2002 |
| 5860198 | Anchoring device having a rapid release clasp An anchoring device having a clasp region and a closure means for rapid release, a body for grasping, and an attachment means for receiving a tethering means such as a lead, leash, rope or the like, is provided. The clasp region has a gateway opening at i... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5797171 | Buckleless belt A waist belt with a first end having a hook, and a second end having an inner surface with a series of engagement wires. The hook engages one of the wires, and the second end of the belt overlaps the first end, covering and hiding the hook mechanism from ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5581855 | Hook fastener for connecting a belt A ball-hook fastener for connecting a belt to a bag has a hook body having a turned portion, a ball housed in a hole formed in the hook body, and a leaf spring for supporting the ball. The hole is formed in a base portion of the hook body. The leaf spring... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5351506 | Fastener for jewelry A fastener for jewelry has a closing body having two diametrically opposite ends as considered in one direction each provided with a stud arranged so that a space is formed between the body and an end of each of the studs, two rings provided on ends of a ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5351505 | Fastener for jewelry A fastener for jewelry has a bottom body having a stud forming a male part, a safety disc movable relative to the bottom body between an open position in which it leaves a space between the stud and the safety disc and a closed position in which the space... | 10/04/1994 |
| 4894944 | Snap ring connector An apparatus having a curved member in a substantially closed configuration so as to define an ovate shaped confinement area wherein the curved member is formed from a material having a first hardness. A cross piece is connected to the curved member withi... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4850295 | Davit system for an inflatable dinghy or other small inflatable boat A davit for an inflatable dinghy or other small inflatable boat including a pair of lock devices secured to the stern of the carrier boat for engaging and supporting hanger assembly mounted on the inflatable dinghy and enabling the dinghy, to be swung bew... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4483050 | Spring-ring closures for necklace-collars bracelets and others A closure for necklace, bracelet or the like comprising a spring-ring with a gapped annular or similar form and a sliding catch therein actuated by a spring contained therein, the closure having a lug with two approximately parallel generally flat laminar... | 11/20/1984 |
| 3973301 | Spring hook A spring hook having a hook mouth closeable by a slide guided on the hook shank, which slide is spring loaded in the direction of the closed position of the hook mouth. A plug in - snap assembly is provided between the slide and the hook shank.... | 08/10/1976 |
