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."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309205 | Vehicle loading and unloading method A trailer unloading system anchors one or more trailers to a deck, with, or without tractor attached. The sides of the trailers are free to pivot from a top, longitudinal, pivot axis once unlatched from the edge of the trailer floor. The deck tilts the trailers side... | 12/18/2007 |
| 6572197 | Vehicle latch assembly A vehicle latch assembly for a vehicle that has a cargo bed with a gate that is pivotal between a horizontal transporting condition and an inverted dumping condition. The vehicle latch assembly includes a latch for keeping the gate closed when the cargo b... | 06/03/2003 |
| 4710087 | Bale accumulator and discharger A bale accumulator is provided for use in conjunction with a baler from which, during operation, bales successively are discharged. The accumulator comprises a bale receiving table movable between a home position for receiving a bale from the baler and a ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4595210 | Fruit bin trailer The invention is a trailer suitable for hauling fruit bins or the like, pivotally connected to a hitch and supported by an axle assembly which includes an offset cross shaft. An hydraulically actuated cam assembly rotates the cross shaft so that the rear ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 3958829 | Safety assembly for dump beds A mechanism for automatically shifting the tailgate latches of a vehicle-mounted dump bed as the same is being raised to insure that the tailgate is free to swing open and permit the load to begin discharging during raising of the dump bed and thus avoid ... | 05/25/1976 |