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 |
| 5829100 | Sliver can spring plate retaining device A sliver can for receiving a sliver has a can body with an open upper end. A spring plate is vertically moveable by a verticle travel stroke in the can body. At least one spring is arranged in the can body biasing the spring plate upwardly into a rest pos... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5208946 | Grooved can coiler having pivotable sliver cutting blade A can coiler with an outlet channel for a sliver is provided, whereby the outlet channel is fastened to a turn table and follows a circular path. Calender rolls for transporting the sliver are arranged before the outlet channel. A stationary sliver cuttin... | 05/11/1993 |
