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 |
| 6892419 | Scalloped edge dustpan The scalloped edge dustpan is eliminates the line of dust or debris that is often left on the floor when dust or debris is swept in to a conventional, straight-edge dustpan. is a dustpan in which the front or leading edge of the base or blade has is formed with a co... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6497439 | Snow shovel having light weight and greater strength A shovel includes a base panel portion, a shovel member secured on the base panel, a handle secured to the shovel member, and a blade secured to the bottom and front portion of the base panel and extended forward beyond the base panel for engaging with ma... | 12/24/2002 |
| 5845949 | Reinforced delta scraper snow shovel A snow shovel comprises a longitudinally elongated handle and a curved generally rectangular blade receiving an end of the handle on the convex surface of the blade. The blade is curved respecting a transverse axis and includes a scraper support edge exte... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5727830 | Shovel for packed and heavy snow A snow shovel is presented capable of reducing the amount of work needed to clear heavy and packed snow. The shovel is composed of a handle, shaft and scoop each of molded plastic. The invention comprises a scoop with a front edge and two stainless steel ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5039151 | Snow shovel A snow shovel is disclosed which combines the straight transverse front or leading edge with the shape of a shallow scoop which forms a major part of the front face of the scoop of the shovel. The advantage is in that the shoveled snow tends to accumulate... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4248466 | Snow scoop with wear strip along lip and method of attaching the wear strip in a blow molding process A blow molded plastic snow scoop with a wear strip automatically attached to the lip during the blow molding procedure. The wear strip has two elongated slots, at opposite ends, each extending closely adjacent the respective ends. During the blow molding ... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4166330 | Hand snow plow A pusher type hand snow plow in which the lower edge of the blade is supported by runners and the supporting frame for the blade has a raised center to which side frames incline upwardly and rearwardly from the lower edge of the blade. The raised center p... | 09/04/1979 |
