Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7380763 | Seat height adjusting device A seat height adjusting device includes first and second brackets spaced away from each other, an arm disposed between the first and second brackets and having first and second ends pivotally mounted on the first bracket and a seat support, a spur gear operable to r... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7073854 | Back supporting device for a motor vehicle seat A back supporting device for a motor vehicle seat includes a pair of hollow left and right sliding rails that are disposed fixedly on two opposite sides of a passenger seat portion disposed immediately behind a driver seat portion. Two slidable elements are received... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7025418 | Positionable floating chair A floating chair includes a buoyant member attached to a seat member (“seat”) for maintaining the seat above water. A maneuvering device is operatively attached to the seat. A battery and a CPU are in communication with the maneuvering device. A solar panel is i... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015545 | Split source RF MOSFET device An RF MOS transistor having improved AC output conductance and AC output capacitance includes parallel interdigitated source and drain regions separated by channel regions and overlying gates. Grounded tap regions contacting an underlying well are placed contiguous ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6910738 | Device and method for assembling a recliner mechanism An adjustable pivot rotatably supports and adjusts a position of a pivoting member within a housing. The adjustable pivot includes a central cylinder defining a first axis and rotatably supporting the pivoting member. A second cylinder extends from the central cylin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907952 | Cruise control bike A bicycle having a cruise control system and various components designed to prevent discomfort and fatigue are disclosed. The cruise control bicycle preferably includes a flexion handlebar, a parallel brake lever, a removable bicycle backrest, and an adjustable sun ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6783181 | Buoyant pool chair A buoyant pool chair supports a swimmer in an upright, semi-reclining or sitting position while the chair is floating in a swimming pool. Interconnected rigid frame members collectively form an open chair frame including a seat frame, left and right arm frames attac... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6758524 | Compact recliner assembly for a vehicle seat A recliner assembly for selectively locking a seat back in one of a plurality of reclined positions relative to a seat cushion on a vehicle seat. The recliner includes a cylindrical shaft extending axially and longitudinally between first and second ends and having ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6755470 | Seat reclining apparatus for automotive vehicle A seat reclining apparatus for an automotive vehicle which employs a differential transmission mechanism in which an inner gear and an outer gear having slightly smaller number of teeth than the inner gear are supported in their partly engaged states by a rotation s... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6736451 | Foldable frame with positions locking device for use in a hook-on type baby seat The foldable frame of a baby seat includes a seat member, a backrest member, and a position locking device. The position locking device includes a first positioning member mounted on the seat member and formed with a first receiving space, a second positioning membe... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6719372 | Cone recliner/clutch mechanism A seat frame recliner mechanism includes a cylindrical element defining an inner surface with gear teeth, a journal contact area, and a notch formed in a radially extending surface. The cylindrical element, including the gear teeth, the journal contact area, and the... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6682137 | Adjustable frame of rocker An adjustable frame of rocker includes a rocking frame and a supporting frame foldably coupled with the rocking frame, wherein the rocking frame includes a pair of coupling means for pivotally coupling two supporting arms with a supporting frame, so as to... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6572191 | Chair, in particular office chair, having a synchronous mechanism A chair, in particular office chair, comprises a pedestal; a seat support supported thereon by a chair column and having front and rear seat support elements which are interconnected by a pivot axis; a seat supported on the seat support elements; a backre... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568759 | Adjustment device, especially for adjusting a seat in a motor vehicle An adjusting device for carrying out an adjusting function particularly for adjusting a seat of a motor vehicle comprising a housing (5) and a pivoting lever (3) whose one end is applied to a clamping roller switch gear (1) arranged in the housing (5) and... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6543851 | Adjustment mechanism for an automobile seat, particularly an incline adjustment mechanism for the seat back An adjusting mechanism for a seat includes two mechanism parts that form parts of a staggered transmission. An eccentric cam consists of an eccentric segment and two wedge segments completing this eccentric segment. The wedge segments are arranged one abo... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6527343 | Buoyant pool chair with adjustable angle of recline A buoyant lounge chair supports a swimmer in an upright, semi-reclining or fully reclining position while the chair is floating in a swimming pool. Interconnected rigid frame members collectively form an open chair frame including a seat frame, left and r... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6527342 | Cone recliner/clutch mechanism A recliner mechanism includes a cylindrical element attached to a back portion and a conically shaped element attached to a seat portion. The cylindrical element has an axially extending central opening formed therein defined by a conically tapered inner ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6312054 | Buoyant pool chair with adjustable angle of recline A buoyant lounge chair supports a swimmer in an upright, semi-reclining or fully reclining position while the chair is floating in a swimming pool. Interconnected rigid frame members collectively form an open chair frame including a seat frame, left and r... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6085386 | Hinge for a seat in particular for an automobile vehicle and seat provided with said hinge The hinge includes two flanges (24, 26) adapted to be fixed to a seat cushion and a seat squab (backrest), respectively. The flanges (24, 26) can turn relative to each other about a hinge axis (X) that is substantially perpendicular to them. The hinge add... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6023994 | Double-sided reclining apparatus A double-sided reclining apparatus comprises outside and inside reclining devices, each comprising a base and an arm having an inner toothed portion, a pivotal shaft through which the arm is rotatably supported on the base, and a set of cam and toothed bl... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5727846 | Double-sided reclining apparatus A double-sided reclining apparatus, comprising a first reclining device equipped with a reclining-lever handle and a second reclining device. Each reclining device includes a base to be fixedly connected to a seat cushion and an arm adapted to be fixedly ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 4717169 | Convertible bed and wheelchair unit A wheeled structure is readily convertible as between a full-sized single bed and a wheelchair. The structure comprises three pivotally interconnected sections, namely a foot section, a seat section and a head section. In the bed forming position of the u... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4657303 | Incremental adjustment device for seat assemblies An adjustment device for incrementally adjusting the inclination of a backrest member of a vehicle seat assembly, which backrest member is pivotably mounted with respect to a seat member. The adjustment device comprises a first hinge bracket rigidly secured to... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4621866 | Armchair structure having an adjustable anatomical configuration An armchair structure having an adjustable anatomical configuration comprises two lateral stringer assemblies (2) composed of sets of interlinked articulation elements (3) each of which is constituted by flat plate part (4) having connector portions (5,6)... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4313639 | Motorcycle backrest A motorcycle backrest for mounting to the frame of, and working in cooperation with the seat, of a motorcycle. The backrest comprises a pair of elongated frame arm members having bracketry for universal mounting to various makes and models of motorcycles.... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4248161 | Adjustable locking mechanism for tilting tables and the like Two sets of positive-locking tilt adjustment mechanisms are mounted between a drafting board and a supporting frame therefore. Both sets of locking mechanisms include identical left and right halves having crown gear portions positioned thereon for aligne... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4236753 | Seat reclining apparatus A seat reclining mechanism, for example for vehicle seats, is of the kind having first and second arms for attachment to portions of a seat. Each arm has a respective internal gear secured to it, and the gears are coaxial and the arms can rotate mutually ... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4188064 | Vehicle seat hinge mechanism The hinge mechanism for supporting the back part of a vehicle seat for pivotal movement relative to a base part has first and second hinge arms secured respectively to the back part and base part and interconnected by an eccentric device. The eccentric de... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4184714 | Reclining seat back hinge The invention concerns a seat hinge comprising a first flange integral with the sitting portion carrying a first toothed sector having axis A, a second flange integral with the seat back carrying a second toothed sector having axis B adapted to coact vert... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4175301 | Seathinge A seat hinge comprising a first flange 1, integral with the sitting portion, carrying a toothed sector 2, and a second flange 3, integral with the seat-back, carrying a toothed sector 5 able to vertically engage in the sector 2, further comprises a cam 16... | 11/27/1979 |
| 3966253 | Vehicle seat with tiltable backrest A pair of hinge fittings is mounted at opposite lateral sides of the seat. Each fitting includes a first strap that is fixedly connected with the seat member and a second strap that is fixedly connected with the back member. A pivot connects the straps of... | 06/29/1976 |
