Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7153080 | Hydraulic level-loading and dumping trailer A trailer, having the capability of lowering its deck to the ground surface for ease of loading and unloading from the ground; raising its deck to a loading dock height for ease of loading and unloading from a loading dock or other elevated surface; and tilting its ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 5951234 | Pallet loader The invention concerns an improved device in pallet loaders, comprising an upright frame (1) and a pair of horizontal lifting fork members (2) which may be raised and lowered together with said frame (1) by means of a lifting mechanism. The lifting fork m... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5727920 | Vertical lift towing dolly including variable, attachable platforms The present invention has many inherent advantages, such as we provide "A VERTICAL LIFT TOWING DOLLY INCLUDING VARIABLE, ATTACHABLE PLATFORMS" with each platform being individually designed for a specific purpose, such as hauling a boat, car, motorcycle, ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5334077 | Lift assembly for lowrider model cars In a scale model of a lowrider vehicle including a chassis and first and second spaced axles supported on the chassis, a lift assembly includes the chassis being provided with guide structure for maintaining the transverse orientation of the first axle wh... | 08/02/1994 |
| 4759683 | Automotive dolly An automotive dolly for supporting one end of a vehicle above the ground. The dolly comprises an elongated beam supported on a wheeled axle. The beam has a load end and a free end connected by a chain restrained against vertical movement as by passing und... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4487267 | Agricultural apparatus with tool supported thereon and wheel adjustment structure therefor Apparatus for adjusting the depth of operation of a ground working tool on an agricultural apparatus comprises a strap which extends across a plurality of separate frame sections of the apparatus and incorporates a chain coupling which passes around a pul... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4302022 | High-low trailer A trailer bed having ground wheels at the rear and tractor engaging means at the front is formed of front and rear portions joined together by pivoted links, the rear portion being vertically movable relative to the front portion and the wheels to convert... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4077643 | Drop frame trailer A utility trailer has a frame which may be lowered to ground level at both the front and rear portions of the trailer to permit easy access and to facilitate loading and unloading of heavy vehicles or other items. The trailer frame is attached to a U-shap... | 03/07/1978 |
