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...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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| 20080155735 | Energy-Absorbing Liners and Shape Conforming Layers for Use with Pro-Tective Headgear A multilayer shell for use in the construction of protective headgear, the shell including an outer layer, an inner layer, a middle layer disposed between the outer and inner layer which resiliently compresses in response to an impact to the outer layer, and an internal... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080066217 | Protective Helmet A protective helmet is described comprising: an outer layer (1); an inner layer (5) for contact with a head of a wearer; and an intermediate layer (3, 4) comprising an anisotropic cellular material comprising cells having cell walls, the anisotropic... | 03/20/2008 |
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| 20070000032 | Helmet padding An improved helmet padding includes a multi-layered liner including an innermost layer consisting of a comfort liner designed to engage the head of the user, and having an outer surface covered by an inner surface of a relatively low density foam layer. The relatively l... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20060242752 | Impact absorbing, modular helmet An impact absorbing, modular helmet that uses impact absorbing layers outside the hard casing of the helmet to prevent and/or reduce injury to the user is described. The protective layers on the outer side of the hard casing increase the time of impact and thereby reduc... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060112477 | Energy absorbing sports helmet Slow recovery viscoelastic polyurethane foam with a surface impregnation of silicone, coupled with a rigid helmet shell, is used for athletic headgear. The helmet shell should have a rigid construct to provide dispersion of impact energy, absorbing at least thirty perce... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20060075544 | Helmets and vests Disclosed is an assembly which can include a hardened outer shell and an inner surface comprising a polymeric gel. The polymeric gel is enclosed within an envelope having opposed layers and is attached to the outer hardened surface cover. The hardened outer surface cove... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060070170 | Shock absorbing and cooling structure A shock absorbing structure comprising a foam base defining a plurality of recesses, each of the recesses receiving shock absorbing inserts therein. Each insert includes a generally planar surface made of a foam layer and a flexible plastic layer and including a plurali... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060070171 | Shock absorbing structure There is provided a shock absorbing structure comprising a generally planar surface made of a flexible plastic material. A plurality of upstanding, hollow support members extends from the planar surface. The support members are made of flexible plastic material. There i... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060059605 | Layered construction of protective headgear with one or more compressible layers of thermoplastic elastomer material Protective headgear is described having an energy-absorbing shell attached to a compressible internal liner. The shell includes an outer shell layer, a non-compressible inner shell layer, and a compressible middle layer disposed between the outer shell layer and the non... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060059606 | Multilayer air-cushion shell with energy-absorbing layer for use in the construction of protective headgear A multilayer shell for use in the construction of protective headgear, the shell including an outer layer, an inner layer, and a middle layer disposed between the outer and inner layer which resiliently compresses in response to an impact to the outer layer. The middle ... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060026742 | Helmet protection system According to some embodiments of the invention, a system for protecting a device formed from polystyrene is provided. The system includes a body formed from polystyrene. The system also includes a protective layer formed from thermoplastic elastomer. The protective laye... | 02/09/2006 |
| 20060000009 | Protective helmet for children in automobiles A children's protective helmet for use by children riding in automobiles, includes an impact absorbing structure having a soft outer wall surface which a child may wear while in an automobile to diminish the amount of force applied to the head of the child when an impac... | 01/05/2006 |
| 20050273911 | Lightweight impact resistant helmet system A strong, lightweight, impact resistant helmet system protects the wearer from impact injury and minimizes bodily injury to other players brought into contact therewith during blocking and tackling events. Weight reduction is achieved by reinforcing inner and outer surf... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050251898 | Sports headband to reduce or prevent head injury An adjustable or custom-sized improved headband of uniform vertical height and thickness along its entire length that reduces the force of impact on the player's head and provides the player with better control in redirecting the ball. ... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050246824 | Helmet, helmet liner and method for manufacturing the same This invention relates to a helmet, comprising an external shell (9) and an impact-absorbing helmet liner (10) in which the helmet liner comprises a layer provided with protruding, deformable and impact-absorbing hollow knobs (7) distributed on an s... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050241048 | Protective helmet and relative method for its production Protective helmet (1) of the type comprising an outer rigid cap (2) to which a shock-absorbing shell (3) made of expanded material is internally fixed and an internal lining (5) for the comfort of the user. The helmet (1) comprises at ... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050241049 | Helmet with in-mold and post-applied hard shell The invention is related to a helmet having an interior foam liner with at least two shell portions. The helmet includes an exterior in-mold shell portion covering a portion of the liner. The helmet also includes an exterior post-applied shell portion covering a portion... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050015855 | Lightweight impact resistant helmet system A strong, lightweight, impact resistant helmet system protects the wearer from impact injury and minimizes bodily injury to other players brought into contact therewith during blocking and tackling events. Weight reduction is achieved by reinforcing inner and outer surf... | 01/27/2005 |
