Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334535 | Flagpole ornament A flagpole ball ornament comprising opposed, hollow, hemispherical parts interfitted to each other at a circular rim formed on one of the parts and interconnected by an elongated diametral rod-like brace member. The brace member is internally threaded at opposite en... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7290748 | Breakaway support for overhead lines The breakaway support for overhead lines is a coordinated failure control device. The breakaway support for overhead lines sacrifices itself to ensure that the supporting structure is not damaged. The device has an intentional weak link. The breakaway support for ov... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7076923 | Simulated exposed roof rafter end An exposed rafter end is simulated by a frame and complementary sleeve. The frame is attached to a building eave and the sleeve is inserted over the frame. In an alternative embodiment, the sleeve is inserted over an exposed rafter end. In yet another embodiment, th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055787 | Sheet material clamp A sheet material clamp having a rigid clamp base of a pre-selected length. The rigid clamp base has a clamping surface and at least two clamping apparatus attached to the clamping base for applying clamping pressure through a pressure foot toward the clamping surfac... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7021855 | Clamping device for clamping girders In order to also be able to use a clamping device with structural components and girders with different dimensions or inclinations, a clamping device is proposed that comprises a tension element, to which a force can be applied, and a bearing element, which interact... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6979151 | Timber pile connector A timber pile connector for splicing timber pilings together comprising a section of pipe having a continuous sidewall and a hollow bore, a pair of opposing slots through the sidewall, and a bar passing through the slots. A first end of the bar has a first cut there... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6926109 | Hydrostatic motor drive mount A tracked vehicle includes a track operatively connected to a driveshaft. An output shaft of a hydrostatic motor is selectively rotationally engaged with the driveshaft via a clutch mechanism. When the clutch mechanism is engaged, the motor drives the track. When th... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6547473 | Fastening device for conveying cart A fastening device for a conveying cart is used for fastening the conveying cart to a to-be-fastened apparatus. The device includes a flange provided on a side of the to-be-fastened apparatus, and having a pin standing therefrom, and a recess formed there... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6394032 | Device for simulating static load of a connection to a rack for animal cages The present invention relates to a device for simulating static load of a connection to a ventilated rack of animal cages when at least one of the racks are not connected to a central ventilation system. Accordingly, the device assures that the ventilatio... | 05/28/2002 |
| 5336014 | Manually operated dispensing appliance, in particular for a double dispensing cartridge for two-component substances In a manually operated dispensing appliance for a double dispensing cartridge for two-component substances, said cartridge in plugged onto said appliance by means of a flange. For the purpose of a solid attachment of said cartridge to the housing of said ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 4895470 | Drive mechanism for generator shafts A drive mechanism which couples a generator shaft to a gear box or other source of mechanical power is disclosed. The drive mechanism is an assembly of a drive shaft, a rod, a bar shaped nut and a compression spring. The rod is inserted into a bore in the... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4784510 | Structure composed of at least two structural elements joined together by connection means The structure comprises at least a first and a second element connected together in correspondence with respective flat walls by a connection unit consisting essentially of a screw and a pair of plates each of which comprises a bore in a central position ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4553872 | Load cell clamping apparatus Structure for mounting a load cell enclosure on a bending beam is disclosed, wherein the load cell enclosure has a pair of mounting flanges extending from the enclosure and the flanges each have opposed mounting and exposed surfaces. A swivel footed clamp... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4449842 | Sleeve bracket The sleeve bracket includes three attached sleeves, each sleeve having open ends for receiving and connecting similar frame members. Each sleeve is oriented in a direction which is perpendicular to the other two. The sleeves of the sleeve bracket intersec... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4407601 | Cross-arm brace An improved cross-arm brace for supporting a cross-arm (24) on a utility support pole (23) is described. The brace has two support members (10) which lie along the support pole (23), one on each side of the support pole (23), and between the support pole ... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4340317 | Splineless coupling means In the first embodiment, the invention comprises an imperforate turbine wheel having a hub of polygonal cross-section engageable with a hollow shaft of polygonal conformation, and a thrust collar and bolt for fastening the shaft and wheel together.... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4129392 | Rolling cutter arrangement A mounting structure for rolling cutter assemblies, especially gauge cutters, is disclosed wherein a saddle on a support structure is provided with a first sloping wall, a base portion joining said sloping wall and an abutment region facing the sloping wa... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4067528 | Mounting device for a flat structural part projecting from a vehicle body A mounting support for a flat structural part projecting from the outer body of a motor vehicle, such as a firm emblem, a radiator figure, or the like, which is connected with the body by way of a first pivotal connection and a second pivotal connection, ... | 01/10/1978 |
