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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| 20070169764 | Air swirling device An air swirling device comprises a pipe member connected in between an air cleaner and an internal combustion engine; a plurality of swirl-flow ducts spirally formed in the pipe member; and a central-flow duct axially formed in the pipe member and surrounded by the swir... | 07/26/2007 |
| 20070144504 | Engine efficiency regulator A regulator for increasing the efficiency of an engine, the regulator being locatable in or adjacent to an engine manifold and comprising a propeller (18) connected to a power supply (58) for driving the propeller, and a means for mounting the propeller (<... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20060162690 | FLUID SWIRLING DEVICE HAVING ROTATABLE VANES The device includes a set of rotatable vanes and a set of stationary vanes which are mounted within a cylindrical housing. The set of rotatable vanes are connected to a post located at the axis of the housing and rotate relative to the post in response to the intake or ... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060048745 | Fuel vaporization system A system and devices to actively induce turbulent flow in the intake tract of an internal combustion engine. At least certain of the devices include moving components which induce a swirling or rotating movement about a major intake axis. The adjustment to the flow prov... | 03/09/2006 |
