Did You Know...
...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5257424 | Foldable bed A foldable bed comprising a frame including a body section, a cavity section, a seat section, and a foot section, each of which includes a pair of side rails, each of which are pivotally interconnected and which are movable between an unfolded position an... | 11/02/1993 |
| 4999865 | Foldable bed assembly A foldable bed assembly is disclosed. A foldable bed frame having a series of foldable sections is positioned within a cabinet for storage and is moved through a wall opening to a horizontal operating position. Links connect the bed frame to the cabinet. ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4619005 | Waterbed, sofa and table A combined waterbed, sofa and sofa table includes a waterbed frame, a sofa mounted on the frame and covering a portion of the waterbed, and a foldable table secured over another portion of the waterbed adjacent the back support of the sofa. The sofa can b... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4592102 | Mechanism for a sofa sleeper A rectangular mattress support frame has side rails formed of rail sections which are pivotally interconnected for movement between a folded seating position and an unfolded sleeping position. In the sleeping position, side rail portions projecting forwar... | 06/03/1986 |
