"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6175970 | Towel warming system for spa tub A spa enclosure for a spa tub is provided with a cabinet having at least one towel bar or towel hook and which at least partially recesses into the wall of the enclosure. The cabinet is provided with vent openings which permit heat cogenerated by a water ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5548855 | Vanity for use with a bathtub A vanity including a cabinet and a door is mounted next to a bathtub. The door closes the cabinet in an up position and serves as a tray in a down position.... | 08/27/1996 |
| 4884767 | Lavatory module for a passenger airplane A lavatory module for a passenger airplane, enabling a serviceman to carry out a task for replenishing and changing the stock of amenities from outside the lavatory module in a reduced time, facilitating the work for achieving the task, and facilitating p... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4357721 | Bathing assembly A collapsible bathing assembly utilizes a flexible liner housed within a cabinet. Rigid side walls for supporting the side walls of the liner are pivotally joined to the cabinet, and by pivoting action move the liner into and out of the cabinet. The rigid... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4305165 | Portable shower bath Apparatus for aiding in the showering of bathing of bed patients, which apparatus includes disposable non-porous sheets adapted to be fitted within a basin for collecting shower and bath water after use. The basin is removable from the bathing apparatus f... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4237561 | Sedentary bathing system A sedentary bathing system utilizes a seat and back reclinably mounted to it so as to form a chair; associated with the chair is a perforated pipe for spraying water on a subject sitting in the chair.... | 12/09/1980 |
| 3956780 | Slidably mounted closet structure A closet structure slidably mounted between a first and a second position for use in conjunction with a bathtub or the like. In the first position the closet structure is disposed vertically above and covers a bathing facility such as a bathtub. When the ... | 05/18/1976 |