Magician Harry Houdini patented a "Diver's Suit" enabling the wearer to "quickly divest himself of the suit while being submerged and to safely escape and reach the surface of the water."
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416252 | Backpost unit of wooden dining chair with reclining mechanism A backpost for use in wooden dining chair. The backpost unit provides reclining movements for a wooden chair of the type having a stationary frame section within which the backpost unit is secured. The backpost unit consists of an interlocking mechanism with minimum... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7063384 | Flexible chair back A flexible chair back provides a preferred elastic effect than conventional plastic chair backs, which comprises a back supporting board having a flexible member integrally extended from the back supporting board, a rear board and a spring sandwiched by the back sup... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6974188 | Chair with pivotable chair back A chair comprises a frame, a chair back, and a chair back return device. The chair back is mounted to the frame for pivotable movement away from a home position. The chair back return device is arranged to return the chair back to the home position. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 5921627 | Automatic hunter's prop An automatic hunter's prop is adapted for quickly lifting a hunter lying on his back in a camouflage position to a ready position for shooting game. The hunter's prop includes a base frame for being positioned on a ground surface, and a launching frame co... | 07/13/1999 |
| 4720142 | Variable back stop A varible back stop is provided for tilt back charis, and other similar seating, such as the type having a stationary support, and a back which tilts with respect to the support. The variable back stop comprises a stop surface, and at least one stop membe... | 01/19/1988 |