Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6868553 | Baseball glove A conventional baseball (softball) glove includes at least one layer of protective padding in the areas above and below the center axis of rotation of the metacarpalphalangeal joint of the index finger. Preferably, two layers of padding are used. One layer of paddin... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868554 | Hair salon accessory garment A clothing accessory for directing hair and water downwardly and away from a user's neck includes an inner layer provided with an annular neck portion that is removably positionable about a user's neck. The accessory further includes an outer layer that is non-integ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868555 | Device and method of use for converting style of clothing and decorating clothing A device and methods for converting and decorating clothing are disclosed. The device includes a center connection part, and a plurality of extensions, each with one end connected to the center connection part and with another end connected to an attachment structur... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868556 | Shirt with hook and loop fasteners The shirt with hook and loop fasteners has a front panel, a rear panel, and a collar portion. The front panel is split, defining an overlap and an underlap. The overlap and underlap are detachably connected together by mating hook and loop fastener segments which ar... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868557 | Garment with subpanel ventilation assembly A garment with a subpanel ventilation assembly includes an upper air impervious panel having a top edge and a bottom edge, a lower air impervious panel having a top edge and a bottom edge, an air permeable vent panel having a top edge continuously joined with the bo... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868558 | Outerwear garment An outerwear garment comprises an inner shell having first closure means at first front edges thereof and first fastening means spaced from the first front edges on an outer surface of the inner shell. The inner shell is adapted for removable engagement with an insu... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868559 | Multi-size cap A multi-size cap comprises a crown portion having a plurality stretchable gores, a double-layer, seamless headband composed of a stretchable material connected to the peripheral edge of the crown portion, and an elastic band external to the headband extending the en... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868560 | Safety headgear The present specification protective headgear including a unitary shell (1) having a bell shape with a non-uniform thickness, the shell being of sufficient size to enclose at least an upper part of the wearer's skull, the shell having an upper crown portion (... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868561 | Easy access commode seat A commode seat for selectively permitting increased manual access to a perianal region of a human seated on the seat following use of the commode includes a base plate and first and second arm plates extending from the base plate along the rim, wherein at least one ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868562 | Skimmer protector with intregral blow tube A skimmer protector having an integral blow tube is formed from two parts. First, a hollow, blow-molded body of resilient thermoplastic resin material having a cylindrical projection on one end with external screw threads for threading into the intake pipe of a swim... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868563 | Spa-based speaker System and techniques to movably attach speakers to a spa. A system includes a spa, and a speaker coupled with an exterior surface of the spa in proximity to a location where a spa cover resides when on the spa, the speaker being useable in connection with the spa c... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868564 | Sanitary fitting, particularly kitchen mixer A sanitary appliance for use, for example, as a kitchen water control and temperature mixing valve, has a base part which is fixed to a plate and a housing surrounding the base part. The base part receives all functional parts of the appliance but is not visible fro... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868565 | Bed including user adaptable support structure A bed including user adaptable sleep support structure is disclosed, the support structure having a frame and a plurality of flexible support straps anchored between side members of the frame in selected spaced relationships relative to one another, a number of unsu... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868566 | Swaddling blanket A swaddling blanket to alleviate colic has a back panel long enough to support a child from neck to feet, a leg pouch to loosely contain the child's legs, arm restraints to hold the child's arms against and parallel to the child's torso, a tapered short blanket arm ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868567 | Height and angle adjustable bed A height adjustable bed includes a sliding hinge mechanism for attaching each of two articulated supports to wheeled bases. A linear actuator is connected between an actuating frame that is attached to each of the articulated supports and a horizontal linkage member... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868568 | Adjustable head rest A head rest device is described. A plurality of spherical components are coupled via a plurality of adjustable connecting members. At least one end of each of the plurality of connecting members are coupled to a spherical component of the plurality of spherical comp... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868569 | Reversed air mattress A person-support apparatus for use with a suction source comprises a core having a one or more foam elements and a cover having an interior region in which the core is situated. The cover is in fluid communication with the suction source and the suction source opera... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868570 | Tool for opening utility vault lids A hand tool is usable as a wrench and a hook. One end of the tool has a hand grip and the other end a hook. The hook has a pry tip usable to pry open service vault lids. A wrench socket is disposed on the hand grip. The hook is usable as a handle to rotate the wrenc... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868571 | Memo recorder/tape measuring module A selectively detachable measuring and recording module for use with a hand tool including a module housing configured to be assembled to the hand tool, a measuring device coupled to the module housing, and a sound recording and playback device disposed within the m... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868572 | Screwdriving and countersinking bit The invention provides a bit (10) for use with a rotatable tool, said bit including: a shaft (12) having a rearward end adapted to be held by a chuck of the rotatable tool, and a forward end (18) having cutting tips formed thereon; a reaming hea... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868573 | Method for operating a programmable washing machine and corresponding washing machine The washing machine has a drum, which rotates inside a fixed suds container about an axis that rises toward the loading opening. Scooping devices mounted on the drum scoop suds onto the laundry with a scooping power that depends on the direction of rotation of the d... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868574 | Folding ramp A folding ramp is provided that includes an upper ramp, a lower ramp, and at least one handle assembly for providing ease of transport of the folding ramp. The upper ramp extends between a first end and a second end, and includes an upper ramp loading track, an uppe... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868575 | Cleaning device A cleaning device and method for making which is constructed from a flexible base member of thermoplastic material to which a plurality of fibers are fused and protrude therefrom, and formed into a curvilinear configuration such as a helix-like, or U-shaped-like con... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868576 | Roller mop connection system A connection system for a roller mop has an operating rod to control the positioning of a deformable cleaning member between spaced apart rollers. At the end of the operating rod is a lateral extension with a raised medial section. The extension is inserted into dua... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868578 | Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic separation An upright vacuum cleaner with a small cyclone separator is mounted on and in fluid communication with an elongated rigid tube that forms part of a working air conduit and also forms part of an upright handle that is pivotally mounted to a base module with a suction... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868579 | Locking device for exhaust filter cover of vacuum cleaner The present invention relates to a locking structure for an exhaust filter cover of a vacuum cleaner. According to the present invention, there is provided a locking device for an exhaust filter cover of a vacuum cleaner, comprising locking protrusions formed to pro... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868580 | Self-locating fastener and method A method of forming a self-locating fastener includes determining a shape of a first contoured surface and a shape of a second contoured surface. The method continues by determining an offset of the shape of the first contoured surface and an offset of the shape of ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868581 | Garden cart handle A garden cart handle having a main shank having a principal axis, a first end pivotably connectable to a garden cart and a second end opposite the first end. A handgrip portion is connected to the second end of the main shank, having a principal axis disposed substa... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868582 | Computer hinge A computer hinge includes a hollow cylindrical sleeve which is to receive therein the first extension and the second extension of the first stem and the second stem respectively. The sleeve has an arcuate block integrally formed on one end face of the sleeve to opti... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868583 | Locking pin A metal locking pin of locking device for a wheeled luggage provides a projected plastic contact member at a front most end thereof for both increasing structural strength and eliminating the noise when the locking pin is in a position of compression and being retra... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868584 | Handle accessory for vehicle A handle assembly suitable for use by a passenger on a motorcycle, the handle assembly preferably being secured to the fuel access opening on the fuel tank, the handle assembly having a base member and handles secured thereto for gripping by the passenger. ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868585 | Web adjuster device A web adjuster device includes a frame defining a first web engaging surface. A web clamping member is movably mounted to the frame and defines second and third web engaging surfaces. A web is received between the first and second web engaging surfaces, and in one d... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868586 | Fastening means for a bungie cord A new and improved method and apparatus for securing a stretchable cord to be used in association with exercise equipment is disclosed herein. ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868587 | Strap tensioner An improved strap tensioner that allows a user to manually shorten the strap by applying greater tension on the strap and easily lengthening the strap after being tightened. The tensioner includes a tension lever, an intermediate member, and a brake lever all pivota... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868588 | Assemblies comprising fastener with ergonomically balanced removal to insertion ratio Assemblies comprising a fastener, which has engagement springs in opposite sides of the fastener. Each engagement spring has an engagement region comprising a hindrance portion, which increases considerably the removal to insertion force ratio as compared to such ra... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868589 | Electrical cord anchoring apparatus A cord securement apparatus comprises an elongate elastic band having a hook integral with one end of the band, and an eyelet integral with the other end of the band. The eyelet is slidingly engaged medially with the band thereby forming a loop at the other end of t... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868590 | Quick-turn panel fastener A self-contained assembled fastener (11) includes a retainer (15), a through-pin (24) assembled to an over-molded knob (13), a rubber sleeve (17), and an end cap (19). The retainer (15) includes a radially disposed up... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868591 | Infant buckle A buckle for use with a safety belt includes a buckle housing formed to define a cavity, an actuator aperture in communication with the cavity, and an insertion opening in communication with the cavity. An actuator of the buckle is coupled to the buckle housing and ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868592 | Stentering machine A stentering machine having a horizontal drying zone and a vertical pretreatment zone for a strip of material held spread out between tension chains configured as slide chains is described. The tension chains are brought from the vertical into the horizontal positio... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868593 | Tandem interlacing textile jet nozzle assembly An apparatus and method for improving multifilament textile yarn interlacing includes two spaced apart interlacing jet nozzles 2a and 2b positioned so that the yarn channels 4a and 4b of the two nozzles are ali... | 03/22/2005 |
