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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313882 | Hold adjustment device between fore-end iron and action body in a break-open firearm A hold adjustment device between fore-end iron and action body in a break-open firearm comprising at least one barrel (13) mobile by rotation about a fixed hinging point (15) arranged on an action body (14) between an aligned closed position and... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7012169 | Disposable finger sleeve for appendages A device that can be used to treat appendage ailments is provided. The device, or appendage sleeve, can be used for wounds, cuts, and blisters, as well as joint related ailments, such as arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome. In some instances, the appendage sleeve c... | 03/14/2006 |
| 5915935 | Cocking trigger device A cocking trigger mechanism is disclosed. The cocking trigger mechanism includes a hammer element that is moveable between a front position and a rear position, and a drive part that is moveable between an uncocked position and a cocked position. The driv... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5758444 | Hammer cocking bolt locking system for lever operating firearm A lever action firearm having a receiver, a hammer, a lever pivotal about a fixed point, a bolt and a link which link is pivotal on both the bolt and the lever. The pivotal lever includes first surface means to engage second surface means on the hammer to... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5469649 | Firearm top lever adjusting system A break open firearm having a top lever adjusting system that allows the radial position of the centerline of the top lever to be easily positioned just to the right of the centerline of the frame top tang when the action is closed.... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5433027 | Double barrel break-action shotgun A double barrel break-action shotgun includes a breech and a mating breech housing. The breech and breech housing include a bifurcated lug which absorbs recoil forces which would otherwise be imposed on the pivot pin via which the breech is connected to t... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5233775 | Hammer cocking arrangement for break-open firearm A break-open firearm having an improved cocking mechanism in which the hammer strut is extended to interact with the cocking rod without an intermediate energy-consuming arrangement.... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5063699 | Break-open firearm with readily exchangeable firing pin A firing pin exhibiting a notch or annular groove laterally engaged by a stud whereby the axial path of the firing pin is limited, can be simply and quickly disassembled and assembled, if the stud can be removed and inserted without complications. It is f... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4964232 | Single barrel break-action trap shotgun The trap gun stock has a projection which mates snugly with a complementary-shaped depression in the rear end of the receiver and is secured therein by a spring-loaded stock bolt which extends through the stock and screws into a stud on the receiver. A la... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4283873 | Breech loading shotgun or the like Sliding movement of the trigger guard of the firearm controls desired aspects of the operation of its firing and breech-locking mechanisms. Improvements are provided in a firing mechanism of the type that is maintained in a cocked condition by a toggle li... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4199886 | Guns A gun comprising a stock having a lock housing and a barrel pivotable relative to the lock housing and having a forked member provided with guide grooves engaged by guide ribs on a locking block so that as the gun is opened the grooves slide up the ribs a... | 04/29/1980 |
