Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033038 | Ironing station An ironing station having an ironing board stowably mounted in the cabinet for movement between a stowed position and a use position, with a docking station provided on the top wall of the cabinet and having an electrical outlet. An elevation mechanism may be provid... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033037 | Ironing station An ironing station has a cabinet defining an interior space, an accessible storage area defined within the interior space of the cabinet, an ironing board stowably mounted in the cabinet for movement between a stowed position and a use position. The ironing board ca... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7603801 | Device for de-wrinkling garments A garment de-wrinkling device (1) comprises an enclosure (10) for moistening garments (20). An ironing board (40) and an adjacent standby area (41), which are both permeable to steam, are arranged on top of the enclosure (10... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7555856 | Ironing station An ironing station comprises a cabinet defining an interior space, an accessible storage area defined within the interior space of the cabinet, an ironing board stowably mounted in the cabinet for movement between a stowed position and a use position and a docking s... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7310898 | Modularized multifunctional ironing board with fan The invention relates to a modularized multifunctional ironing board with fan, consisting of an ironing board with ventilation holes, a cotton fabric layer on top, a fan, and supporting all the above a rack assembly base. By conjoining the ironing board and the fan ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310899 | Ironing board The present invention provides an ironing board assembly which includes an ironing board and a sliding rail assembly for attachment with a partition in a closet system. The sliding rail assembly includes at least one fixed member slidingly and pivotally engaged to a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7278229 | Ironing board storage device The present invention is an ironing board storage device that removably attaches to a wall and rests on a support surface. The device includes an ironing board moveably mounted within a housing and a lift mechanism operatively engaged with the ironing board that can... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7216444 | Ironing board An ironing board including a support (1); and, an ironing surface (2) having a substantially convex shape, the ironing surface (2) being movably mounted to the support (1) to allow the ironing surface (2) to be moved between first ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210254 | Trouser press/ironing board A combined trouser press and ironing board assembly is disclosed. It comprises a heatable pad (14) against which a surface of a pressure plate (4) is clampable in a first position to sandwich a garment to be pressed therebetween. The pressure plate ( | 05/01/2007 |
| 7162819 | Ironing board attachment apparatus Ironing board attachment apparatus for use on conventional ironing boards comprising a laterally movable extension arm positioned adjacent one side of the ironing board which can move laterally towards or away from the board, the arm comprising an arcuate surface in... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7143478 | Computer display device and method of operation A display device comprising a display encasement and a handle mechanism pivotally attached to the display encasement. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131222 | Ironing board and container support ensemble An ironing table and container support ensemble comprises an ironing board movably mounted to leg stands to support the board in a first working position for ironing items on the board and fold with the board to a second folded position. A support movably mounts rel... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7062871 | Stowable ironing board installation providing increased storage capacity A stowable ironing board installation in a cabinet system provides increased storage capacity within the associated cabinet system by minimizing the volume of dead space. The ironing board installation may include a frame of a shallow height substantially shorter th... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6976662 | Ceiling grid sign hanger The invention relates to a sign hanger A, for facilitating the hanging of items such as a banner or the like from suspended ceiling grids in a store. The sign hanger is adapted to have a twist-lock releasable connection with a ceiling grid. A friction lock structure... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6014827 | Ironing board with laundry sorter and drying rack An ironing board having a table with a top surface to carry out ironing functions and opposing first and second sides bisected by a longitudinal axis and a frame extending form the table for supporting the table above a support surface is provided. The fr... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6000158 | Pull out ironing board A removable ironing board (2) enclosed in a piece of furniture (1). The ironing board (2) is mounted on extendible rails (19 and 20) so that the ironing surface (2) projects out of the enclosure (3) when in use. A panel (4) is attached to the ironing surf... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5909964 | Crease ironing apparatus A crease ironing apparatus is provided that is adaptable to be either attached to an existing ironing board or as a stand alone apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes two elongated members, while one member's longitudinal transverse cross section resem... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5778573 | Two-way swivel bracket with ironing board assembly A portable ironing board having a two-way swivel bracket assembly. The ironing board may be affixed to a dryer and stored in the space between a washing machine and dryer and is attached to the dryer by means of an attachment assembly. The attachment asse... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5581919 | Steam-generating device A device includes a heating body and a steam-chamber head which form the housing for a steam chamber. The inside walls of the heating body and of the steam-chamber head form an annular steam chamber. An impeller is disposed in the steam chamber as a rotar... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5472157 | Combination electrical cord support and article holder An apparatus mounts on an ironing board for guiding a cord of an iron and providing a holder for an article. The article has a clamp section for releasably securing the apparatus to the ironing board. A cord support is pivotably attached to the clamp for ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5452531 | Cabinet and latchless adjustable ironing board An ironing board apparatus includes a horizontally oriented ironing board mounted on an arm such that the ironing board continuously pivots about a first vertical axis spaced near a distal end of the arm, which, in turn, continuously pivots about a second... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5444928 | Telescoping built-in ironing board The ironing board has a rear board part (3) and a front board part (4) pivotably connected by a hinge (5), where the front board part (4) can be folded on top of the rear board part (3) into the resting position or can be folded away from the rear board p... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5329710 | Folding table top for an ironing board A foldable table top for converting an ironing board to a utility table comprises equivalent rectangular sections coupled together by a flexible hinge. Two handles on opposite ends of the table top latch together to hold the table top in a folded position... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5290998 | Cordless iron and electrically heated ironing board combination An electric iron is provided together with a temperature control module whereby the iron is electrically connectable to the module and is temperature controllable from circuitry therein. The iron is cordless and the control module includes a support platf... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5241766 | Foldable pull-out ironing board A built-in, pull-out ironing board includes a rear part and a front part which is foldable onto the rear part. The rear part is connected to a pull-out system which is slidably mounted in a guide. The connection of the rear part with the pull-out system i... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5161319 | Portable ironing board and case cover A portable, collapsible ironing board and case cover designed for travel, convenience and compactness. The ironing board and core cover consists of the following parts: The case/cover, three board sections, two hinges, five legs, six draw catch fastners, ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5136798 | Retractable work station attachment for ironing board and retractable ironing board system A workstation tray device for easy connection with a plurality of collapsible ironing board configurations, for temporary but secure storage of containers of compositions applied to articles being ironed, in hinged cooperation for retractable storage in c... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5038502 | Retractable work station attachment for ironing board and retractable ironing board system A workstation tray device for easy connection with a plurality of collapsible ironing board configurations, for temporary but secure storage of containers of compositions applied to objects being ironed, in hinged cooperation for retractable storage in co... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5016367 | Ironing board having swingable extensions and a detachable suspended table, for ironing trousers, shirts, and large items An ironing board that includes a main board and two swingable board extensions retractable attached to the main board. The main board comprises a relatively wide section and a comparatively narrow section forming a single planar ironing surface. The narro... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4956928 | Apparatus for securing an iron to an ironing board cover An apparatus for securing an iron to an ironing board includes a strap attached to the upper surface of an ironing board cover. The strap is adapted to engage the handle of an iron which is standing on its heel. In the preferred embodiment, one face of a ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4910894 | Garment press with expandable buck and pressing plate In a press wherein an expandable buck and a heated pressing plate are utilized, provision is made for the expansion of the buck without interrupting the overall press finish of garments of varying dimension. The expandable buck includes a thickened longit... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4894935 | Steam board with adjustable garment support A board is vertically mountable to a wall or door and features an upwards extending support structure to which a garment hanger support bracket is attached. The garment hanger support bracket is itself vertically adjustable to permit hangers to be support... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4799321 | Ironing board An ironing board which is designed to be supported in a standard drawer is disclosed. The board has a transverse vertical ridge adjacent one edge which prevents it from being pulled out of the drawer, and a slidable saddle which fits over the top edge of ... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4783916 | Garment pressing and ironing appliance A wall-mounted garment pressing appliance provides an outward pivoting clamping panel, for removably clamping a garment or fabric against a heated pressing panel, and also provides an ironing board deployable into a horizontal ironing position and retract... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4612717 | Retaining guide for electric iron cord A retaining guide for an electric iron cord which extends between an electric outlet and an electric iron atop an ironing board includes a ring for sliding extension of the cord therethrough during movement of the electric iron atop the ironing board. The... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4231157 | Drapery clamping device The present invention discloses a new and useful clamping arrangement for use in an upstanding drapery manufacturing device including frame means; a vertically adjustable trolley means; reference means defining a horizontal reference plane adjacent the lo... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4120740 | Tape applicator for drapery tabler This invention describes a process for applying a reinforcing or stiffening tape such as buckram or Pellon (registered trademark of the Pellon Corporation, New York, N.Y.) to a panel of drapery or other material directly, without the necessity of pre-mark... | 10/17/1978 |
