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The contract led to the invention and patenting of the world's first wall plug, which became a standard solution for attaching things to walls. [1] John Joseph Rawlings , who is credited with the invention of the wall plug, named his product Rawlplug, using the first syllable of his last name, and renamed his business Rawlplug in 1919.
In 1957, Oswald Thorsman from Sweden received a patent for a plastic wall plug; around the same time, German inventor Artur Fischer created the plastic Fischer wall plug. [4] [5] The Fischer wall plug, due to its innovative shape, was the first to be suitable for all wall types, and has since been the most produced and sold wall plug worldwide ...
Figure 1 of the original patent for the molly bolt, U.S. Patent No. 2,018,251. The molly bolt was patented in 1934 by George Frederick Croessant. [3] Although his patent acknowledges that expandable fasteners of this general kind were already known, Croessant's patent is intended to provide "an improved and adequate anchoring grip that may be retightened if necessary and that will permit ...
Winter weather continues to ramp up this autumn with snow falling in the northern Rocky Mountains and the far northern Plains this weekend.
Hoda Kotb is reflecting on the moment a former boss body shamed her.. On the Dec. 2 episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna, the 60-year-old discussed Timothée Chalamet’s starring role in the ...
The College Football Playoff projection after Week 11 got some major changes after upsets. Indiana, Alabama are among the teams joining the field.
An anchor plate, floor plate [1] or wall washer is a large plate or washer connected to a tie rod or bolt. Anchor plates are used on exterior walls of masonry buildings, for structural reinforcement against lateral bowing. Anchor plates are made of cast iron, sometimes wrought iron or steel, and are often made in a decorative style. [2]
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump has secured the White House, now raising the question: who will serve in his administration? Trump admitted on the Joe Rogan podcast just ...