Did You Know...
...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967369 | Fold-out trailer A fold-out trailer, including a trailer frame, the trailer frame having a tongue joined to a hitch, the tongue being joined to a stationary platform, and the stationary platform having a major surface defining a stationary plane, a plurality of side edges, a front e... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7810866 | Reconfigurable travel trailer A travel trailer is provided. The travel trailer may include first and second bed platforms. The platforms are capable of being positioned in a travel configuration for use during transport of the travel trailer. A camping pod is included that has tent fabric. The c... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7789452 | Reconfigurable travel trailer A travel trailer is provided. The travel trailer may include a camping pod that contains tent fabric. The travel trailer may also have a telescoping member that is configured for raising and lowering the camping pod. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780222 | Folding camping trailer with flushable toilet The folding camping trailer includes a trailer body having partial height sidewalls and end walls, a vertically extendable roof section, an expandable enclosure connecting the sidewalls and end walls to the roof section, and a flush toilet disposed in the trailer bo... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7712820 | Easy open collapsible trailer A collapsible trailer including a base, a shell hingedly secured to said base, wherein said shell engages with said base to form a sealed vessel when said trailer is in a closed position, a rear wall hingedly secured to said base, wherein said rear wall is entirely ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7419201 | Roof-raising/lowering mechanism for a-frame style folding trailers and method for using the same In accordance with one embodiment, a roof-raising/lowering mechanism for an A-frame style folding trailer comprises a mechanical lever arm assembly. The lever arm assembly is coupled to the rear roof section, which underlies the front roof section when such sections... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7380867 | Camper-utility trailer assemblies A camper-utility trailer assembly has a convertible trailer and at least one enclosure structure communicating therewith. The convertible trailer is convertible between a stowed configuration and a set-up configuration. In at least one of the configurations, the con... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360814 | Interior space expansion system An interior space expansion system for use with a structure needing collapsible and/or expandable space, including: a base structure having an aperture therethrough; a movable structure disposed within a central region of the base structure when in a sunken position... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357440 | Camper A camper having passive solar climate controls. The camper has a solar structure carried by a base. The solar structure includes a cover, a window panel, a ridge vent, a plurality of awnings, and a plurality of side panels. The ridge vent and the awnings are carried... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7322637 | Vehicle cargo bed tent camper A vehicle cargo bed tent camper consisting of split rigid covers that when closed are locked together and have a dual function: secure covers that lock both the entrance and the cargo bed. They also protect the contents in the cargo bed from the weather and theft. S... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293723 | Material handling device for vehicle A material handling device for a vehicle includes a receiving portion for receiving material, a material moving system operable to move material along the receiving portion, a material processing device attachable at a rear of the receiving portion, and a power sour... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290372 | Expandable container A container, especially intended for use as a workroom, with an adjustable volume includes a base container with a floor panel and a roof panel, and at least one box-shaped expansion element that can be extended from the base container. The expansion element include... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273245 | Camper and trailer combination having collapsible canopy A camper and trailer combination includes an open-topped, wheeled enclosure, a plurality of spars which span the open top of the enclosure, a canopy which is positionable over the spars to cover the open top of the enclosure. The spars are connected to the open-topp... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258390 | Camper trailer A camping trailer adapted for towing behind a motor vehicle comprising a body divided into a sleeping portion, a kitchen portion, and a bathroom portion, wherein the bathroom portion is substantially located over a forward “A” shaped towing frame of the trailer.... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255526 | Rapid assembly game blind transport trailer A rapid assembly game blind transport trailer that breaks at pivot points in folding fashion and stands upright along with the attached game blind as a driver moves in reverse, and which allows rapid standing and easy separation or attachment of the blind and traile... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246843 | Extendable and retractable support system An extendable and retractable support system for raising and lowering structures, including covers or tops of mobile and immobile dwellings which includes a plurality of telescopic assemblies. The telescopic assemblies include at least two tube members that are prov... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246844 | Folding toy hauler tent trailer A trailer comprises a trailer body having a side portion. A trailer cover is coupled to the trailer body and is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the trailer body. The trailer cover in the first position is sufficiently rigid to supp... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226115 | Folding camping trailer with flushable toilet The folding camping trailer includes a trailer body having partial height sidewalls and end walls, a vertically extendable roof section, an expandable enclosure connecting the sidewalls and end walls to the roof section, and a flush toilet disposed in the trailer bo... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219914 | Trailer jack and method A trailer for coupling with a motor vehicle including a frame with at least a pair of wheel supporting the rear and a trailer support for supporting the front. The trailer support is pivotably mounted within a central member extending longitudinally along the center... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207614 | Convertible cap/cover assembly for a pick-up truck A cap and cover assembly is for use with a pick up truck having a truck box. The cap and cover assembly includes a top panel and opposing sides. Each side has a flexible side portion hingeably attached to a rigid side portion. The flexible side portion has one side ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204538 | Sliding storage compartment The invention provides a moveable storage compartment designed for camper trailers that provides for top access even when the camper is in use and is folded out and over the top of the compartment. The storage compartment's unique design and placement on a sliding t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201431 | Camper A camper having passive solar climate controls. The camper has a solar structure carried by a base. The solar structure includes a cover, a window panel, a ridge vent, a plurality of awnings, and a plurality of side panels. The ridge vent and the awnings are carried... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198314 | Passenger cabin extension member FIGS. 3a and 3b show two side elevation views of a vehicle passenger cabin defining a passenger space wherein are featured an actuation device, generally designated 2, balancing gas springs, generally designated 65, pivoting... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178857 | Camping system with cargo capacity A camping system convertible between a transporting configuration and a camping configuration. The system includes a large storage compartment to allow storage of large items such as all terrain vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and other large items even when in the ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175219 | Expansion linkage In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a vehicle mounting bracket having an adjustable linkage mounting portion. The mounting bracket is fixed to the vehicle and the linkage system, while adjustment bolts on the mounting bracket allow the user to ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165779 | Convertible combination utility/camper tow trailer The present invention features a combination utility/camper tow trailer capable of being converted between a first utility functioning configuration or position, a second utility functioning configuration or position, and a sleep functioning configuration or positio... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159893 | Tent assembly for use with utility trailers and vehicles The present invention features a combination utility/camper trailer capable of being converted between a first utility functioning configuration or position, a second utility functioning configuration or position, and a sleep functioning configuration or position vi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152827 | Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft, including a container having a guide structure for aircraft components Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be assembled from a container with little or no manual engagement by an operator. The container... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144070 | Combination multipurpose trailer and rooftop storage container and method therefor A combination trailer and rooftop carrier for transporting objects has a frame having an axle and wheel assembly. The frame has a trailer hitch to couple the frame to a vehicle. A main storage compartment is coupled to the frame and axle wheel assembly. A lid assemb... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7090286 | Powered camper top lift system A cableless power lift assembly for raising and lowering the roof structure or camper top of a pop-up camper includes an elongated drive housing mounted to the base of a pop-up camper and a pair of aligned left and right threaded screw drives mounted in the drive ho... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066517 | Moveable floor section for lifting and lowering slide-outs A recreational vehicle having a slide-out housing, wherein the slide-out housing may be positioned in either a retracted or deployed configuration. In the deployed configuration, the slide-out housing extends outwardly from a main housing of the recreational vehicle... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055878 | Multipurpose trailer system A multipurpose trailer system for providing a trailer, a fish house, a deer stand, and a scaffold within a single structure. The multipurpose trailer system includes a frame with a plurality of wheels, a housing, a plurality of first arms and second arms pivotally c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032956 | Recreational vehicle with storage container A recreational vehicle, for example, a folding camping trailer, includes a chassis having wheels and a towing hitch, a trailer body attached to the chassis, and a storage container attached to the chassis. The storage container includes a seamless body defining an i... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021010 | Demountable building A structure such as a demountable building (10) including a base (11), a plurality of modular units (12–17) which are arranged for connection to the base (11). Each unit is fitted out with functional elements to enable that unit to perf... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017975 | Equipment-hauling expandable shelter A versatile equipment-hauling expandable shelter is disclosed configured to both provide shelter and store, transport, and launch equipment, such as motorized toys, military equipment, tools, and the like. The equipment-hauling expandable shelter includes a chassis ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6981729 | Drive assembly for a retractable top of a mobile housing A drive assembly for a lifting the top of a mobile housing includes a first and second pairs of push-pull springs. The springs are connected to an drive assembly and to the top. The drive assembly includes a threaded shaft having a threaded block which travels there... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6948280 | Assembleable and towable/trailerable ice fishing shanty/hunting blind A portable and assembleable enclosure having a floor constructed of a first rigid panel and a second hingedly interconnecting panel, a recessed channel extending about an outer perimeter of the floor panels. A plurality of walls are each constructed of a rigid mater... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6840569 | Caravan A caravan having a lower body portion and an upper body portion with at least one hinge connecting the lower body portion to the upper body portion at one end of the caravan. The hinges connecting the upper and lower body portions allows the upper body portion to ro... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6802327 | Retractable portable shelter with an attachment for vehicles Disclosed is a retractable portable shelter apparatus with an attachment apparatus for vehicles. The shelter apparatus includes a stationary frame, a plurality of pivotably rotatable frames, a collapsible canopy stretched over the rotatable frames, and an attachment... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6722726 | Toy-hauling tent trailer The invention is a toy-hauling tent trailer, designed to store, transport, and launch motorized toys such as jet skis, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles. The invention comprises a trailer chassis and a tent attached to the chassis. The tent is designed to be sto... | 04/20/2004 |
