Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6976291 | Tape-mounted fastener and methods for manufacturing and using the same A male-mounted tape is composed of a plurality of synthetic resin male snaps moulded and fastened onto a cloth tape at certain intervals in such a way that their engagement sides and non-engagement sides, which are asymmetric to each other, are on the front side and... | 12/20/2005 |
| 5704933 | Elastic strap fastening system with button fasteners An absorbent article includes a fastening system having first and second buttons bonded to an elastic strap member in respective first and second end regions. The straps are adapted to attach to a garment and maintain the garment in place during use. Rein... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5575043 | Button for clothing A button for clothing, comprising a metallic dome associated with an equally metallic bell-shaped part, which contains a core and is associable with the fabric of the item of clothing by means of a nail. The core is provided with a disk-shaped portion wit... | 11/19/1996 |
| 4813110 | Snap connector, lever A snap connector lever for mating threadless buttons or fasteners for securing overlapping sections of materials such as garments such as men's shirts or women's blouses that are usually secured by buttons. The snap connector lever may be a replacement fo... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4608734 | Snap connector, lever A snap connector lever for mating threadless buttons or fasteners for securing overlapping sections of materials such as garments such as men's shirts or women's blouses that are usually secured by buttons. The snap connector lever may be a replacement fo... | 09/02/1986 |
