Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7246866 | Drawer stop device with dual-side mountable roller A drawer stop device having a dual-sided mounting portion and an interchangeably mountable roller element is used for both left and right-sided mounting for performing a bump-stop function on a sliding cabinet drawer. The mounting portion has a Z-shape or 3-flanged ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7147290 | Modular workbench system A heavy-duty workbench with strong metal legs and a thick hardwood top. The workbench can provide docking space for three modules that can function as an additional work surface when pulled out from under the workbench or when used alone. The modules can be provided... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7021730 | Drawer bracket A drawer bracket is configured for connection to conventional wall mounted standards and provides for supporting a drawer in a generally horizontal orientation. A drawer receiving channel allows for sliding movement of the drawer supported by the drawer bracket. A s... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001004 | Removable dishrack track stop A removable track stop for a dishwasher track movably carrying a dishrack. The track stop has a hollow sleeve that fits into the end of a generally C-shaped track and has a grip that extends from the sleeve and the end of the track. A movable lock member in the slee... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6926265 | Vehicle post safety guard A protective bumper or guard having a substantial thickness of semi-rigid material formed in a geometric configuration, such as a dome, which will not catch or snag personnel or garments moving about structures such as posts having jagged edges or points. The protec... | 08/09/2005 |
| 5421653 | Slide system A slide system for movably connecting adjacent articles having support channels and cooperating flanges affixed to first and second articles movable in a parallel relationship with respect to each other. An internal sleeve is located within the support ch... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5403097 | Three part glide on solid bearing drawer slide The invention lies in a solid bearing drawer slide with an innovative reinforced plastic intermediate channel resulting in smooth, silent operation. The new low cost slide has the action and durability of a ball bearing and drawer slide while costing a fr... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5090787 | Drawer runner A drawer slide arrangement for smoothly sliding a drawer in and out of a cabinet comprises a runner firstly adapted to be secured to at least one side of a cabinet and including an end-stop 44 and a steering wall 58. The arrangement further comprising a r... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5046861 | Vertically oriented drawer slide A drawer slide device for suspending and supporting a drawer which permits the drawer to be opened and closed and limits the travel of the drawer includes a guide bar ridgedly attached to a drawer holder and having a slot therein, and a slide bar suspende... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5018800 | Ashtray for vehicles A container, like an ashtray, particularly for use in a vehicle. A housing with an open side and a drawer like insert slidably guided for movement into and out of the housing. A plurality of guide members fastened to each of the opposite sidewalls of the ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4932792 | Anti-rebound device for drawer slides In file cabinets and drawer storage assemblies, where drawer slides are employed, a unique anti-rebound device not only cushions and resists rapid closure of a drawer but also resists reopening of the drawer by rebound. The slippage outward of the drawers... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4832509 | Drawer guide structure A drawer guide and track member with minimal frictional engagement thereof in which the guide member is formed a generally C-shaped cross sectional configuration adapted for to and from movement on a cooperating track member. The upper surface of the trac... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4832423 | Double wall drawer frame A drawer has metal drawer frames or side walls and a front plate connected thereto by holding devices. At least one strip of plastics material or the like is fastened to the outer side of each of the drawer frames. The strips cover holes in the drawer fra... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4761081 | Glide system for mini-load warehouse rack A glide (10) for a shelf (25) of a mini-load warehouse rack has a bearing plate (12) held in place on the shelf by a detent (24) raised up from the upper surface (26) of the shelf and fitting a hole (18) in the bearing plate. A clip (14) on an edge (15) o... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4605265 | Drawer slide bumper The specification discloses a one-piece polymeric bumper to be installed on the forward end of a drawer slide to prevent the slide from marking the door of a cabinet in which the slide is mounted. The bumper includes a body abutting the end of a drawer ra... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4603923 | Inner race for a swashplate mechanism An inner race for a swashplate mechanism comprising an inner race having on its outer surface a ball groove extending at an angle to its longitudinal axis, and an outer race surrounding the inner race and having a ball groove formed in its bore, and a rin... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4566743 | Drawer slide clip A drawer slide clip for detachable connection to a track having a plurality of apertures. The clip includes an elongate body having opposite ends. A tab means is at one of the said ends and is intended to engage a selected aperture in the track so as to c... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4469371 | Bearing device for a lengthwise-displaceable and pivotable telescoping tube Bearing device for a telescoping tube of a sliding roof for vehicles, especially motor vehicles, said tube being displaceble lengthwise and being pivotable about a pivot axis running transversely to its lengthwise axis. The bearing device is provided with... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4279198 | Refuse compactor slide bearing A refuse compactor slide bearing for use in guiding the movement of the compactor ram along suitable guides to and from a compacting position within the compactor. The slide bearings are formed as one-piece elements having angularly related slide portions... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4200342 | Combination solid bearing and ball bearing slide A drawer slide mechanism for detachably mounting a drawer in a cabinet includes a first slide member for rigidly mounting on the cabinet, a second slide member slidably engaging the first slide member, and a third slide member for rigidly mounting on the ... | 04/29/1980 |
