Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7735804 | Sealing valve A sealing valve is disclosed. The valve comprises a valve seat, a power element and an elevation section. The valve seat is provided with through hole from front to rear, and the upper end of the valve seat is connected to a guiding body having a guiding slot and a ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7399007 | Tube clip structure A tube clip structure is disclosed. The clip structure comprises a lower clipping body, an upper clipping body, a pulling plate, an elastic member, the internal side of the lower clipping body being a lower clipping ring for firmly mounting on the protruded edge of ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7290805 | Pipe clip A pipe clip includes upper and lower clip members that are pivoted at one end and form upper and lower slots with a locking bar fixed in the lower slot. The upper and lower clip members form upper and lower grooves for receiving and thus engaging flanges of pipe sec... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7237567 | Vacuum valve A vacuum valve is disclosed. The vacuum valve comprises a body and a cylinder, mounted at the upper end of the body having a cavity including a piston, the center of the piston provided a piston rod extended into the cavity and the two sides of the body and the bott... | 07/03/2007 |
