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...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6640400 | External strap buckling assembly of luggage A strap buckling assembly is used for holding an attachment to the exterior of luggage and is formed of an outer housing, an inner housing, an urging block, a locating plate, an elastic body, and a male retainer. The outer housing is fastened to the exter... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6571435 | Seat belt buckle with controlled tongue entry A seat belt buckle assembly including a seat belt buckle, the buckle including: a frame (26) defining a tongue-receiving slot (40); a latch plate (34) operably positioned in relation to the tongue-receiving slot and movable between an unlocked position an... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6202269 | Seat belt buckle A buckle for a seat belt has an interlock that provides impact resistance between an ejector and a support for a securing element for securing the locked state, the interlock being maintained during the retensioning process.... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5941337 | Anti-theft seat belt A seat belt arrangement selectively enables vehicle drivability when a buckle member carried on a restraint belt is engaged with a mounted buckle receiving mechanism. The buckle member is removable from the restraint belt, and may be hidden or carried on ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5845376 | Side release buckle A side release buckle is composed of a female part and a male part. The female part has a compressive device consisting of a spindle, a compression spring, and a wedge-shaped element. The male part has two latching elements and two locking elements and is... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5836564 | Fail safe hold open telescoping rod A fail safe hold open telescoping rod movable from a retracted to an extended position. A locking member coacts with telescoping tubes of the rod to allow the tubes to be fully extended by pulling the member away from the tubes and locking the same in a r... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5806152 | Compliant latching fastener A latching fastener having cocking and triggering mechanisms is provided. The fastener has two flexible fastening latch arms each fixed at a proximal end of the arm and having a free distal end. The two arms are located relative to each other to cooperate... | 09/15/1998 |
| 4926854 | Protective helmet with a strapless breathing protection mask A protective helmet with a strapless breathing protection mask which is in detachable connection therewith. The detachable connection is formed by connecting elements that can be plugged into each other and locked, and these connecting elements are locate... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4920620 | Buckle device with switch for detecting tongue lock A buckle device with a switch for detecting tongue-lock comprises a base, a latch piece supported on the base so as to move between a tongue-lock position and a tongue-unlock position, a lock plate provided so as to move between an engaged position at whi... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4766654 | Push button buckle assembly for a seat belt A seat belt buckle assembly, for quick release engagement with a mating tongue, has a latch mounted on a base for pivotal motion between a latching position, where the latch engages the tongue against withdrawal from the buckle assembly, and an unlatching... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4736497 | Buckle, especially of safety belt for a motor vehicle This buckle is characterized by a device stressing a locking member (5) towards its locking position and a device for ejecting a bolt consist of a first elastic element (20), one end of which intended to interact with the bolt when it is inserted or eject... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4690190 | Securing device for a vehicle tire chain A tire chain adapted to be mounted on and readily removed from a vehicle tire includes an inner support extending, in the mounted state of the chain, circumferentially along and in engagement with an inwardly oriented tire side. The inner support has a sp... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4685177 | Buckle, especially for a safety belt for an automobile vehicle This buckle comprises, housed in a casing (1), a body (4), a member for locking (5) a bolt, a sliding block (10) mounted in the body so as to be capable of travelling in the direction of travel of the bolt and which cooperates with a spring (12) for eject... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4663808 | Safety belt buckle A two-stage latch type safety belt buckle is provided with a first latch member directly engaged with a tang and a second latch member for preventing the tang from being disengaged from the first latch member. The second latch member is a two-layer struct... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4660260 | Buckle device A buckle device is adapted to retain a tongue plate inserted thereinto by a lock plate. The lock plate is supported by a leaf spring member and biased in a direction in which it is engaged with the tongue plate. The leaf spring member is integrally formed... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4587696 | Buckle for seat belt A buckle for a seat belt includes a latch piece pivotably supported by a buckle body and having a latch portion engageable with a tang when pivoted in a first direction, a release button pivotably supported by the buckle body and engageable with the latch... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4571788 | Double action pressure release An apparatus for use in a fluid medium which activates at a deeper depth and then releases at a lesser depth. A rod depresses a spring in a housing. The rod is prevented from being ejected from the housing by a ball bearing which engages between openings ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4567629 | Buckle device In a buckle device in which a tongue plate is inserted into a buckle body secured to a vehicle body and is latched to a lock lever disposed in the buckle body, an opening portion of the tongue plate and a pawl of the lock lever are caused to contact with ... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4496052 | Blister package with means for securing blister A first part of plastic material (7), preferably a component of a package, is secured to a second part (2). Tubular projections (9) are formed in the first part and are introduced through a hole (4) in the second part. The projection (9) is shaped with an... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4425689 | Separable fastener for garments, belts and the like A fastener for a piece of apparel, e.g. a nursing bra, comprises a male and a female portion of resilient plastic material, the female portion being partly shaped as a substantially rectangular frame forming a guide channel for the introduction of a flat ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4358876 | Necklace retaining clasp A safety clasp for necklaces, bracelets and the like is provided with a leaf spring member having its ends canted outwardly so as to enter and engage receiving apertures formed in an outer member. Retaining rings are provided at each end of the separable ... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4301576 | Tongue and buckle fastener for a safety belt harness A tongue and buckle fastener for a safety belt harness has a tongue 1 with a radiused head portion 3 shaped to mate with a recess 8 in an ejector 17. A latch plate 20 moves at right angles to the direction of insertion of the tongue 1 to engage behind the... | 11/24/1981 |
