...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 |
| 7650858 | Pet grooming tool and method of manufacturing pet grooming tools A pet grooming tool comprises a pet engageable portion formed of polymeric material and having a plurality of teeth. A method of forming a pet grooming tool comprises molding a pet engageable portion out of a first polymeric material and thereafter over-molding a ha... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7650857 | Pet grooming tool and method of manufacturing pet grooming tools A pet grooming tool comprises a pet engageable portion formed of polymeric material and having a plurality of teeth. A method of forming a pet grooming tool comprises molding a pet engageable portion out of a first polymeric material and thereafter over molding a ha... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7587992 | Shedding blade with adjustable blade length An article for removing dead hair from animals includes a handle and a shedding blade that is attached to the handle. The shedding blade includes a flexible, elongated member having at least one serrated edge. Advantageously, structure is provided to permit adjustme... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7182043 | Animal grooming tool An animal grooming tool (10, 10′, 10″) that allows a user to spray an animal with a liquid and squeegee excess water from the animal. Spraying and squeegeeing may be performed substantially simultaneously with one another in one motion, if desired. The gr... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159274 | Vacuum grooming tool A vacuum grooming tool is disclosed that includes a vacuum nozzle attachable to a vacuum source and has a hollow body with a mouth opening. A grooming device selected from a variety of standard animal grooming hand tools, such as a shedding blade, rake, or de-mattin... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7077076 | Pet grooming tool A pet grooming tool, for use with a furry pet such as a dog or cat having loose hair and non-loose hair, is adapted for removing the loose hair from the pet. The grooming tool comprises an elongate handle portion extending generally along a handle axis, and a pet en... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6955137 | Article for grooming an animal An article for grooming an animal includes an elongated handle and a plurality of dematting blades, each of which has a sharp edge for aiding in removing mats from the fur of an animal. The article further includes a comb having a plurality of combing tines for comb... | 10/18/2005 |
| 5960745 | Horse grooming device A grooming brush for a horse having both relatively stiff and relatively flexible bristles extending in generally opposite directions to one another. A currycomb is formed by projections extending from the sides of the brush, and a rigid hoof pick is supp... | 10/05/1999 |
| 4799457 | Grooming comb for pets A combined shredding and grooming comb formed of an elongated strip of plastic, having one edge provided with uniform V-shaped teeth and a second edge with uniformly straight shaped parallel teeth. The plastic strip terminates at each end with a handle me... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4198928 | Combs for removing bot eggs and the like from hair A comb for use in removing bot eggs from the coats of horses is a thin, reinforced blade with the teeth formed by photo-etching. The spaces between the teeth have a minimum width in the neighborhood of 0.006 to 0.008 inches and a maximum width at their ou... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4190924 | Animal grooming device Animal grooming device comprising, a hexagonally-shaped flat top with a downwardly extending skirt from said top and forward extensions with said skirt having disposed circular apertures, extended triangular slots in combination with alternately placed tr... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4047504 | Grooming implement for horses A grooming implement has hand grips and two blades corresponding edges of which have a lengthwise series of teeth. The blades include parallel, spaced-apart grooming portions that remain substantially parallel when the implement is held by the hand grips ... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4046109 | Implements for such uses as animal grooming, fish scaling, and vegetable grating Implements for use in grooming animals, scaling fish, and grating vegetables have at least one blade of the band saw type which includes a loop portion and tail portions and a handle of a material that the blade teeth will cut and having a socket. Each so... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4040390 | Animal grooming tool A multi-purpose grooming and shedding tool suitable for removing dirt and shedding hair and simultaneously grooming animals, such as horses, is made in the form of an oval-shaped, molded plastic body member having depending grooming teeth formed in a port... | 08/09/1977 |