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...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303146 | Pipe fitting with length adjustment A length adjustable conduit has a hollow tubular body and a hollow tubular shaft coaxially disposed in fluid tight communication with the hollow tubular body. The conduit further includes an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the combined length of the tubular body ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300077 | Pipe connecting structure A pipe connecting structure for connecting a pair of sleeve-like pipes integrally in an axial direction by inserting a male side end portion of one of the pair of sleeve-like pipes into an opening of a female side end portion of the other sleeve-like pipe so as to s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7240909 | Telescoping handle for paint cart A paint pump cart having a telescoping handle assembly including a paint pump frame having a pair of standtubes, a handle having a pair of extensions received in the standtubes, and a pair of knobs mounted on the standtubes. Each knob is rotationally movable with re... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7118403 | Connector clip and method An apparatus includes a female connector (106) having a first shell (302), at least one pot (318), and a latching tab (310) having an opening (314). A male connector (104) has a second shell (214) that fits within the... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7025383 | Telescopic extension for an electric household appliance A telescopic extension (1) comprises an inner tube (2), an outer tube (3) and a sleeve (4) in which a constraining element (21) and a thrust slider (30) are movably supported; the constraining element (21) is capable ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6905143 | Fluid conduit quick connector and stuffer pack A fluid quick connector adapted to be releasably mounted in a bore in a fluid use component. The quick connector includes a housing having a through bore releasably receiving a tubular endform. A retainer is mountable in the housing to latch the endform in the housi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6832784 | Control mechanism for retractable tube assembly A retractable tube assembly includes an inner tube movably received in an outer sleeve and both of which extend through a sleeve. An operation member is pivotably connected to the sleeve and engaged with an opening defined through a wall of the sleeve. A protrusion ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6789751 | Collapsible handle for a shower head A collapsible handle for use with a shower head includes a hollow tubular handle provided with a pair of oppositely formed tracks formed on an inner face of the tubular handle. An inner tube is selectively and slidably received in the tubular handle so that the inne... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6634674 | Telescopic dust-collecting pipe for vacuum cleaner A telescopic dust collecting pipe includes an outer pipe, an inner pipe inserted in the outer pipe, and a locking mechanism used for locking the relative position of the outer and inner pipe. The inner pipe and the controlling rod form an outer layer orie... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6612617 | Telescopic dust-collecting pipe for vacuum cleaner A telescopic dust collecting pipe for a vacuum cleaner having an outer pipe and an inner pipe slidingly arranged therein and connected to the outer pipe by a locking device. The locking device includes an oriented locking mechanism and a locking element. ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6565123 | Latch for telescoping vacuum-cleaner tube A vacuum-cleaner wand has an inner tube formed with an axially extending row of radially outwardly open recesses, an outer tube, and a latch base part fixed to the outer tube and formed with an elastically deformable web carrying a latching block displace... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6494492 | Suction pipe of a vacuum cleaner The present invention is related to a suction pipe of a vacuum cleaner which permits arbitrary stretching and control of the length of the suction pipe which is combined with a vacuum cleaner. The suction pipe of results in a more compact and stable opera... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6454308 | Telescopic pipe and extendible suction pipe of vacuum cleaner using transparent material A telescopic pipe having an inner pipe; an outer pipe complementarily connected with the inner pipe; and a positioning portion disposed between the inner and the outer pipes, for adjusting a length of the telescopic pipe by extending or contracting the te... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6431607 | Telescopable vacuum-cleaner suction pipe A vacuum-cleaner pipe assembly can have inner and outer pipes telescopingly engaged with one another and on a sleeve surrounding the inner pipe, a locking body which engages in selected detents formed on the inner pipe. A rocker or rotatable eccentric in ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6347642 | Air pump adapter assembly An air pump adapter assembly is hereby provided which includes an air pump adapter used in conjunction with an air pump adapter slide. In an exemplary embodiment, the air pump adapter includes a base and an elongated tube which further includes a series o... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6315333 | Flexible hose formed with integral connector housings A flexible hose for establishing a fluid connection between remote components of a fluid line system includes an integral housing formed directly in at least one end. Male member portions of the system components are received and retained in the integral ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6237962 | Telescopable wand assembly of a vacuum cleaner A telescopable wand assembly of a vacuum cleaner. The assembly has a first pipe communicated with a nozzle portion and including a main body made of synthetic resin and a notch portion made of metal, a second pipe communicated with a handle portion and te... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6213672 | Telescoping pole & cleaning tool A telescoping self-aligning tube having an inner tube dimensioned and configured to fit within an outer tube which is equipped with a guide slot for receiving a snap button, thereby preventing rotation of the inner tube relative to the outer tube. The gui... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5951063 | Quick connector with snap-on retainer having enhanced engagement A retainer for releasably locking together the male and female component of a quick connector. The retainer is releasably insertible into a transverse bore in the female component and includes a surface slidable over a radial flange on the male component ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5941575 | Telescoping vacuum-cleaner suction pipe assembly A telescoping vacuum-cleaner pipe assembly has a guide sleeve on an outer pipe which cooperates with an actuating sleeve displaceable against the force of a ring spring on the guide sleeve to lock and unlock a detent engageable in recesses on an inner pip... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5762646 | Blood collection system and coupling A coupling and system for collecting blood or other biological fluids are described. The system includes first and second containers and a coupling for joining the containers. The coupling holds the containers together in two different longitudinal positi... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5738140 | Adjustable height extension stem and valve box assembly An adjustable-height extension stem and valve box assembly is provided for use with buried valves that is lightweight, readily adjustable to a large range of heights, and is capable of absorbing loads and impacts such that the loads and impacts are substa... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5692782 | Telescopable vacuum cleaner suction pipe A telescopable vacuum cleaner suction pipe has an outer pipe, an inner pipe having arresting depressions, and arresting element coupled with the outer pipe and engaging in the arresting depressions, a manually actuatable slider unblocking the arresting el... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5593239 | Extendable support pole A telescoping support pole suitable for supporting tarpaulins or camouflage netting is described. The pole is made up of a plurality of tubes that nest within one another for storage. To deploy the pole, the tubes are extended in a telescoping fashion. Ba... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5579638 | Adjustable exhaust system An adjustable-length exhaust system for use with two-cycle motors is disclosed. An insert section of pipe is interposed between a header pipe and a conventional tail pipe so that, when it is rotated, the overall length of the exhaust system is adjusted. T... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5568943 | Telescopic tube connection for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner having a hose (13) which is connected to a vacuum cleaner housing, the outer end of the hose having a tube handle (12). The tube handle is connected to a nozzle (10) by a tube shaft (11). The tube shaft (11) is movable relative to the tub... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5332266 | Telescopic extension for a vacuum cleaner The invention relates a telescopic extension for a vacuum cleaner comprising an internal tube, an external tube, and a sleeve, wherein the internal tube is provided with a row of notches suitable for receiving a constraining element. According to an aspec... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5182885 | Extendable wall sleeves A one-piece, unitary, molded resin wall sleeve precursor has two cup-shaped end sections of external diameter D1 each having a hollow transition section of enlarged diameter that connects the end section to a sleeve of internal diameter D1; one transition... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5035257 | Toilet tank valve A toilet tank valve having a vertical riser with a collet thread and a plurality of flexible collet fingers. A slider tube is fitted into the riser. It has a plurality of peripheral grooves that can be engaged by the fingers to adjust the elevation of the... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5002318 | Variable length pipe connector and method of manufacture and use The pipe connector which may be varied in length and a method for installing the connector is disclosed. Also disclosed is a tool for aiding in the fabrication of a portion of the connector. The connector consists of two telescoping pipes which are joined... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4998756 | Adjustable connection apparatus An adjustable connection apparatus for joining tubular members including a first tubular member with a central bore, a counterbore on one end thereof, a flange on the other end thereof and external fine pitch grooves and ridges, a second tubular member wi... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4827539 | Adjustable closet floor flange Adjustable fixture and closet floor flange having an upper flange part with an upper flange; a downward facing rib section which has circular horizontal ribs joined by vertical ribs, which are connected with the upper flange. It also has a lower flange pa... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4793646 | Adjustable interlocking telescopic handle and arm assembly By providing at least two elongated, telescopically engaged tube members which incorporate therein a spring biased, dual locking pin structure in combination with tube aligning and centralizing zones, a unique, adjustable handle and arm assembly is achiev... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4526241 | Adjustable length drilling sub An adjustable length drilling sub is disclosed for placing in a drill string between stabilizers to allow the distance between the stabilizers to be changed while the drill string is in the well bore to adjust the rate the angle of the well bore from the ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4340082 | Adjustable ballcock standpipe assembly A ballcock assembly adaptable for use in a variety of sizes and types of toilet flush tanks. The ballcock assembly comprises a standpipe having a ballcock valve at its upper end and having an adjustable height mechanism for varying the height of the ballc... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4256179 | Indexing tool for use in earth borehole drilling and testing An index mandrel body, which connects with a well string in a borehole, is received by a tubular body have a plurality of splines, which slidably engage teeth on an indexing sleeve rigidly affixed inside the mandrel said splines receiving seatable lands r... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4182364 | Adjustable ball cock riser An adjustable riser for a toilet tank is formed of a pair of mutually telescoped members slidably sealed to each other and readily locked in any one of a selected number of longitudinally adjusted positions by means of a number of tapered fingers having p... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4135835 | Latch unit for adjustable bed frame rails A latch unit for a pair of rectangular telescoped bed frame rails having overlapped side walls with aligned openings therein. The latch unit consists of a hollow rectangular body of one-piece, non-rigid construction, preferably yieldable plastic material,... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4108202 | Ball cock having vertically adjustable outlet tube An end of an inlet tube communicates through a tank wall with a water supply and an inner end of the inlet tube communicates through a float controlled valve with a generally vertically downwardly extending outlet tube. Thus, the tank water level through ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4100928 | Ball cock construction for controlling the level of liquids such as water in tanks Telescoped inlet and outlet tubes having a valve between upper extremities thereof are each formed with end telescoped, upper and lower parts, the tube upper parts being assembled movable together and the tube lower parts being assembled movable together ... | 07/18/1978 |
