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 |
| 4579398 | Towel dispensing apparatus Towel dispensing apparatus (12) comprises a cabinet (10) to house a roll of clean towelling (14), and a take-up roller (36) in cabinet (10) and onto which the towelling is progressively wound during use of the apparatus. Dispensing of the towelling is con... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4573750 | Dispensing apparatus A towel dispensing apparatus comprises an electrically-operated towel winding mechanism for winding-up the tail end of a used towel. The towel winding mechanism comprises a battery operated electric motor coupled to a towel winding roller. A limiting mech... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4243278 | Linen towel cabinets A mechanism for a towel cabinet including a frame, a rear roller arranged frictionally to engage a portion of dirty towel to be wound onto an idler roller, a front roller over which clean towel is entrained before passing over a pinch roller and emerging ... | 01/06/1981 |
