Robert W McFarlin

1900 - 1988  (88 years)

• Name	Robert W McFarlin
  Birth	25 Jul 1900	Lincoln, Adams, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Aug 1988	Florida, USA
  Person ID	I16326	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Bennett Shepard McFarlin,   b. Sep 1873, Wisconsin, USA d. 1915 (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Josephine L Rucinski,   b. 25 Sep 1877, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, USA d. 19 Sep 1960, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1897
  Family ID	F4511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth A Grass,   b. 20 Mar 1905   d. 26 Sep 1986 (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Robert Leonard McFarlin,   b. 21 May 1933, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, USA d. 17 Feb 1985, Florida, USA (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. David Joseph McFarlin,   b. 7 Jun 1937, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, USA d. 1 Jul 1998, Florida, USA (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Kathleen A McFarlin,   b. 1940   d. 16 Apr 2008, Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Lincoln, Adams co, Wisconsin Tap-A-Line are "Electrical outlets featured by elongated slots and bus -bar connectors to receive closely spaced appliance plugs for such us e as in modern kitchens and the like." They were designed by Robert W. McFarlin and initially manufactured i n Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was re-located to Pompano Beach, Flor ida in the later 1950’s. The design was patented in 1954 (US patent No . 2680233). Images 1, 2 and 5, belo w, show the original, non earthed m odel. A version for earthed plugs was patented in 1972 (US patent No . 3668601). Tap-A-Line never received U/L* approval and production finally ended , possibly in the l980s. * Underwriters Laboratories, a testing facility and developer of safet y standards.