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...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6158908 | Head drive mechanism A head drive mechanism capable of improving color shading in an exposed image due to a variation or nonuniformity in speed of a photosensitive head corresponding to pitches of teeth of a toothed belt. The photosensitive head includes a dot block which is ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 4687361 | Rack mount for a rack and pinion carriage moving mechanism A carriage moving mechanism includes a carriage movably mounted on a guide shaft, a travelling motor fixedly mounted on the carriage, the travelling motor including a pinion mounted on a rotary shaft thereof, a rack provided in substantially parallel to t... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4150903 | Typewriter-like toy A toy simulating a typewriter for enabling a child to compose a large number of sentences from a limited number of words, the toy having a keyboard with a plurality of keys, each key having a word imprinted thereon. A carriage is provided with paper recei... | 04/24/1979 |
| 3978961 | Typewriter carriage actuating mechanism Typewriter carriage actuating mechanism includes ratchet teeth which are successively pushed by an actuating-type pawl to move the carriage. The actuating pawl is swingable toward and away from the ratchet teeth, to permit the teeth to move beneath it, an... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3949854 | Typewriter carriage construction A compact lightweight typewriter carriage having a rail supporting an escapement rack, tab rack and margin rack located relative to carriage supported control elements as to minimize twisting moments relative to its frame support incident to actuation and... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3934698 | Carriage mechanism for printer A simple carriage mechanism for a thermal printer or the like is provided wherein an escapement mechanism advances the printer from one character to the next.... | 01/27/1976 |
