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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050018935 | Endplay adjustment and bearing decoupling in an electric motor An electric motor 10 has an armature structure 12 including a shaft 14, a lamination stack 11 coupled with the shaft, a commutator 16 coupled with the shaft, and windings 13 carried by the lamination stack and connected to the c... | 01/27/2005 |
