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U.S. Pat. No. 6,650,315: Mouse device with a built-in printer.
What is claimed is:
1. A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer, said mouse device comprising: a housing in which recording paper is loadable; and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer; wherein said printer unit comprises: a paper loading section in which the recording paper is loaded; feeding means for feeding the recording paper loaded in the loading section; a print head for printing on the recording paper fed by said feeding means; and a discharge port through which the recording paper is discharged by said feeding means out of the housing after printing by said print head.
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They Invented What? (No. 126)
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U.S. Pat. No. 4,377,249: Belt buckle gun holder.
I claim:
1. A belt buckle adapted for use as a holder for a gun, comprising means for receiving a gun, said means also retaining said gun on said buckle, some of said means comprising a cover over said gun and being releasable to permit said gun to be withdrawn from said buckle.
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They Invented What? (No. 125)
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U.S. Pat. No. 3,841,328: Airplane Hijacking Injector.
Having described my invention, I claim:
1. Injector apparatus comprising, a general frame; a rigid sheet having an opening extending therethrough; means to secure said rigid sheet to said frame; a door; means to moveably secure said door to said rigid sheet; a resilient cushion supported by said rigid sheet; link means pivotally secured relative to the frame; bumper means on said link means to move said door relative to said rigid sheet; a hypodermic syringe having a plunger slidably disposed therein; a hollow needle attached to said hypodermic syringe, said plunger being arranged to force fluid through said hollow needle; means securing the syringe to said link means; means to pivot the link means relative to the frame such that the bumper engages the door and the needle is urged through the resilient cushion; and means to move the plunger…
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They Invented What? (No. 124)
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U.S. Pat. No. 5,419,345: Hairpiece.
What is claimed is:
1. A hairpiece attachment device for attaching a hairpiece to a central scalp bald area of a user’s head, said device comprising:
a first component attachable to said central scalp bald area, said first component having an inner edge and a first plurality of hinge-type hollow cylindrical segments spaced along said inner edge;
a second component on which a hairpiece is attachable, said second component having an outer edge and a second plurality of hinge-type hollow cylindrical segments spaced along said outer edge;
said first and second pluralities of hinge-type segments aligned to interfit with one another to form a continuous passageway through said segments;
two flexible pins, each said pin insertable through an opposite end of the passageway of said hinge-type segments, thereby attaching said first component to said second component such that insertion…
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