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 |
| 7694918 | Wire clamp for machine A wire clamp for protecting a wire in a reciprocating machine includes an upper clamping member and a lower clamping member configured for slidably sandwiching the wire therebetween. The upper clamping member or the lower clamping member is pivotably mounted to the ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7429701 | Power cord automatic retainer A cord retaining apparatus includes a receptacle for receiving a head of a cord. A brack is mounted near the receptacle including an upper stop. An arm is pivotally attached to the bracket. A first length of the arm extends distal from the receptacle and a second le... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7360929 | Luminaire with multi-purpose mounting feature A luminaire including a housing and a multi-purpose mounting feature formed at an interior of the housing, where the mounting feature is configured to receive and retain a mount for mounting of the luminaire on a vertical surface, and where the mounting feature is c... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7229051 | Support device for guidewires and catheters and method of use thereof A support device for supporting at least one medical wire adjacent a supporting surface. The support device comprises a plate-shaped holder portion defining a peripheral edge, the holder portion comprising a support slot defining a loading opening made in the periph... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219767 | Serving utensil on retractable tether A serving utensil, used for serving food on a salad bar, is attached to a retractable tether device. The retractable tether device is coupled to the under surface of a sneeze shield extending over the food on a salad bar, effectively elevating the retractable tether... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7196285 | Structure for managing umbilical member of welding torch in arc welding robot An umbilical-member managing structure for a welding torch in an arc welding robot. The umbilical members include a welding wire fed to the welding torch, a tubular liner surrounding the welding wire, a tube for supplying an assist gas to the welding torch, and an e... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7168973 | Extension cord retention and plug retention system A retaining system including a power cord retaining system and a cord plug retaining system for use with a power tool. The power cord retaining system is configured for accommodating an extension cord and includes a cord capture formation for retaining the extension... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7125277 | plug retention system A retaining system including a power cord retaining system and a cord plug retaining system for use with a power tool. The power cord retaining system is configured for accommodating an extension cord and includes a cord capture formation for retaining the extension... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7062870 | Electric flatiron with power cord easily wound up An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up includes a flatiron body which has a base plate and inside an electric heater which heats the base plate, the electric heater is connected with a power cord which extends out of the flatiron body. A hand grip por... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062995 | T-connector holding tool and method A T-connector holding tool is a tool for immobilizing or applying a torque to a T-connector. The tool has an elongated handle portion and a head portion fixed to the handle portion. The head portion includes a pair of rigid claws, each including an interior surface ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7021955 | plug retention system A retaining system including a power cord retaining system and a cord plug retaining system for use with a power tool. The power cord retaining system is configured for accommodating an extension cord and includes a cord capture formation for retaining the extension... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004785 | Cord wrap for clippers A cord wrap for use with a clipper is provided. The cord wrap accommodates a power cord associated with the clipper and has at least one retaining structure for retaining the power cord on the clipper. Provided on the at least one retaining structure is a cord chann... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994300 | Device for fastening elongate objects onto a flat support A fastening device may include, in some embodiments, two end parts, each of which has a bearing face for resting on a flat support and which can be assembled to each other by a sliding connection with marked positions. A cradle of the device, for accommodating an el... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979221 | Retainer for securing two connected electrical cords A retainer receives and secures together the male and female terminal blocks of a pair of electrical cords where each cord includes an end segment that extends immediately from the male or female terminal blocks. The retainer includes a generally flat and rigid memb... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6957978 | Cord retainer A cord retainer is utilized in association with a portable electrical device, such as a cellular phone or a portable disc player. The cord retainer includes a base which is connected with the electrical device and a flange which is connected with and extends from th... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6655648 | Outdoor mechanical equipment mounting system An air conditioning or heat pump condenser assembly has a base mounted on a molded plastic pad. The pad is mounted on four, auger-type stabilizer rods screwed into the ground. Nuts threaded onto upper ends of the rods in recesses in the top of the pad, fi... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6588052 | Vacuum hose and cord holder A vacuum cord and hose holder has a base with a vacuum cord and hose support, which includes a pair of oppositely disposed wings protruding upwardly therefrom to support the vacuum hose and cord; on one wing is the cord hook; a standard hose extension to ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6578800 | Apparatus for fixing a cable guidance hose The invention relates to an apparatus for fixing a cable guidance hose to a device, such as in particular a robot. In order to ensure an optimum, damage-free fixing of a cable guidance hose and in particular the cables guided therein, the cable guidance hose (... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6543730 | Pneumatic structural element The pneumatic structural component includes an essentially cylindrical airtight hollow body with radius rh and length rh and two caps, made from a flexible, but low-stretch, preferably textile material. The hollow body on its side ex... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6536063 | Guide channel structure In a guide channel structure, for instance for an energy transmission chain, designed for fastening on a substructure which, as on a crane with pivotable jib, for example, displays a stationary section and a section pivotable about a first axis of rotatio... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6186450 | Peripheral interface cable support An interface cable support arrangement to assist in the unimpeded operation of a user hand-operated input device connected to a computer system by an interface cable. A base is included having a sufficient mass to provide stability even when a supported i... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6105687 | Portable power tool with a power supply line support device A portable power tool comprises a housing (10), a motor, a handle (11), and a connection device for fixed connection of a terminal end of a flexible power supply line (16), wherein a support device (17) is mounted on the housing (10) for supporting the po... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6003804 | Enhanced storage system for electrical appliances, powercords and adapters A storage system for organizing, handling and storing small electrical appliances with powercords and adapters, in an orderly and efficient manner for ease of access, and especially for handling and storing loose powercords. The system comprises a powerco... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5957721 | Cord retainer A retainer for an electric cord on an electric power device or the like includes a handle with a slot or passageway through the handle. The handle is loop shaped and has a hook inside the loop spaced from the slot or passageway. The slot or passageway is ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5913495 | Auxiliary support for vibration data collection sensor The auxiliary support concerns an auxiliary support for vibration data collector sensor comprising a telescopic rod 1, on which forward end is attached fork 4 made from an U-shaped bent flat rod which open ends are to be fitted with part (5) provided with... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5901712 | Curling iron cord storage device A curling iron attachment is provided to assist in storing the electrical cord of a curling iron. The curling iron attachment includes an elongated rod receiving member, a cord wrap member extending upward from the rod receiving member, and a tongue attac... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5821458 | Substantially rigid strain relief bracket for electrical appliances A substantially rigid strain relief bracket is provided for use with an electrical appliance having a power cord which extends from a handle and is attached to the handle through a conventional flexible strain relief device. The strain relief bracket can ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5816736 | Robot arm assembly The invention is directed to a robot arm assembly including a plurality of elongated elements for attachment with a tool carried by the robot arm assembly. The robot arm assembly includes a robot arm, an arm clamp assembly clamped around the robot arm, an... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5730397 | Electric lawnmower cable supporting device An electric lawnmower cable supporting device including a mower handle clamp adapted for securement to a U-shaped handle of a lawnmower. An adjustment clamp is secured to the mower handle clamp. An arm portion is secured to the adjustment clamp for extend... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5727745 | Enhanced storage system for electrical appliances, powercords and adapters A storage system for organizing, handling and storing small electrical appliances with powercords and adapters, in an orderly and efficient manner for ease of access, and especially for handling and storing loose powercords. The system comprises a powerco... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5711055 | Electrical cord strain relief apparatus A cord strain relief apparatus attaches to an electrical device and includes an adjustable electrical-device-attachment assembly and a tether assembly connected to the electrical-device-attachment assembly. A handle assembly is connected to the tether ass... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5702075 | Automatically collapsible support for an electrical cord for use with an ironing board An ironing table has an ironing board with a top surface, a vertical wall depending from the periphery of the top surface, and a bottom. The ironing board is adapted to receive an ironing board cover assembly over the top surface and the vertical wall. Th... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5694813 | Industrial robot An industrial robot is disclosed having a base which is secured to a ground support surface. A robotic manipulator is pivotally mounted to the base about a predetermined axis. The base and robotic manipulator, furthermore, form a channel therebetween arou... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5644844 | Filament trimmer A filament trimmer comprises a lower housing, an upper handle and a single handle tube connecting the two together to form a completed trimmer. The handle tube has approximately the same length as the length of the lower housing, and the upper handle has ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5620336 | Cable retainer for electric cable A cable retainer (6) for retaining an electric power cable (26) for a portable electrical appliance (10) comprises a substantially L-shaped hook member (8). The substantially L-shaped hook member (8) comprises two arms (16,22), the first of which arms (16... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5580021 | Power tool suspension mechanism with momentary tension relieving device A suspension mechanism for a manually manipulated power tool which, upon actuation of the power tool momentarily relieves the tension supporting the power tool and enables the power tool's weight to be utilized to augment the axial force required to perfo... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5560581 | Hinged base for a shoring strut for use in construction and steel structural work The hinged support base comprises a support element shaped semicubically and exhibiting two quadrilateral faces, which are of like dimensions, two triangular faces, of like dimensions, a diagonal face affording a hemispherical cavity, and a terminal eleme... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5531333 | Storage system for electrical appliances, powercords and adapters A storage system is provided for interfaced storage of powercords with electric appliances and electric adapters. The system comprises an powercord storage tool and an appliance storage bin rack. The powercord storage tool provides means for gripping, win... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5524327 | Malleable clip A malleable clip for reversible application to a power line which connects a power tool to a power source to alter the angular relationship and/or offset distance of the power tool with respect to the power line. Malleable clips comprise one or more malle... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5497963 | Induced-draft fan pipe mounting device for electric soldering irons An induced-draft fan pipe mounting device for mounting an induced-draft fan pipe to an electric soldering iron, including a mounting strip mounted around the handle of the electric soldering iron and having a series of through holes along the length, two ... | 03/12/1996 |
